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Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-08-18

She Didu't Keep Her old Clothes
II was a western girl who, IN visiting
an eastern acquaintance who was very
proud of her descent, and who showed
her first one and hen another precious
possession which was ancestral ex
claimed %pensively
Dear me- haven't SO much as an
old white hat to prove that ! ever had
a grandfather Youths Companion
old MeH ss Direotais.
A few days ago | was in the board
of a great banking institution in
the vicinity Of the Western Union
building. at a meeting of the board Of
directors. 1t WAS a famous corporation,
dealing with millions as a boy plays
with marbles. and its operations are
felt pretty much from one end Of the
country TO the other. There were eight
directors present, and without wishing
to be disrespectful or personal. ! must
say that they were the drowsiest and
sleepiest lot of elderly and rheumatic
men that had seen in many a day. At
least six of them were over seventy
years of age, and the remainder were
either bent by III health or overwork-
Three or four chatted amiably and gar
I rulously with one another and paid no
attention whatever to the reports of
the secretary OF the comments Of the
cashier. The president had a hacking
J cough. and was so peevish that all the
employees of the place were afraid Of
him, and the board as a body paid so
little attention to the proceedings that
vote after vote was recorded without a
voice being raised.
The secretary would say. Il take ii
that the opinion Of the board is in the
affirmative" and then jot down that
the yeas had it. Many of the directors
evidently did not know what he was
talking about. Ii occurred TO me then
that the policy of taking a lot Of elder
" financiers, whose faculties had been
worn out by. years Of arduous work, and
putting them1n charge of the affairs OF
great corporations, merely on account
I Of their accumulated wisdom, was a
fundamental mistake. Men in the tinan-
cial world do not retain their mental
vigor as late in life as men who follow
other avocations IN this country. The
! pace is too hot 1t seems TO me it might
be the part of wisdom to put younger
men Oh the boards of direction in the
big companies. 1t is certain that the
stockholders deserve more protection
than they receive under the present sys
TEN. -Blakely Hall in Brooklyn Eagle.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-08-18
AFTER Dinner Speakers.

Impromptu speeches generally are
prepared beforehand, however, al
though some men are so clever at con
eealing the fact that nobody catches
on" When a speaker begins this way
when l accepted the invitation to
attend this dinner tonight il was with
the distinct understanding that should
not be called upon TO make a speech,
and was thoroughly surprised and
very much embarrassed al being told
two minutes ago that ! was expected 70
make a few remarks'-
When a man begins that way look
Quit He has been preparing his speech
for a week and he isn't going to spare
anybody. As he progresses and gets
warmed up 70 his work, and as the
minutes slip by, it is pleasant to look
around the table and observe several
individuals who do not participate en-
Enthusiastically in the applause. They
laugh al the jokes absentmindedly,
They have a preoccupied, troubled
look. These are the other gentlemen
who expect TO be called on themselves
but are afraid that the man who 8
speaking will never leave Of.-Wash
/ ingtOn Star.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-08-18

A pair of rats, happily situated and
undisturbed, will in three years have
increased TO Csc. SOS. Calculating that
ten rats eat as much in one day as a man,
which we think is rather under than over
the fact, the consumption of these rats
would be equal to that Of Is, $50 men
the year round and leave eight rats in
the year to spare. Multiplying in this
rapid way it is p~rovidential that the rat
has so many natural enemies.
All these to the contrary notwith-
standing, he often proves sufficiently
troublesome to make the community
conspire against him. In Ireland they
SINCE the hair of a a which has been
caught but otherwise it is unframed.
In Germany they let one loose with a
small bell attached to his neck The
tinkling of this. as the belled rat chases
his friends. produces a panic among
them and causes them to fee the prem.
ises.-Boston Courier.
who Was the FooIT
stalking about April Fools Day
Jokes" said n OF a group OF oystano'
er, reminds me of an incident that
happened 10 me some years since on
the LIST Of April. / was walking along
the street when I noticed directly IN
front Of me a large, much worn pocket
book The minute l saw it ! came K
the conclusion that it was some mis-
chievous boys trick TO catch an unsus
pecting passer by, 50 l hung round
near il for several minutes, hoping Z
share in the enjoyment Of the joke
Several persons saw il, but passed o!
without paying any attention TO IT,
At length one man came along, say
It and stopped to pick it up, but re
membering himself suddenly, gave Tn
] pockafbook a kick which sent i nyinI
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-08-18
AN AWKWARD SITUATION.
The Trouble Caused by Selecting Two
Men to Succeed One JanitOr.

|
The Trouble Caused by Selecting Two
Men to Succeed One JanitOr.
The janitor Of a fat is constantly
looked down upon. which is not so X
traordinary. living as he usually does
in the basement of the house. The
tenants are apt to regard him as an
autocrat, continually complaining Of
everything he does and showering
praise IN his presence on all other jan
itors IN the street
Who e praises the ~ianitor of his
fat. anyway Like children of other
parents. the ianitors of other houses are
more polished. more polite and neater
than our own No wonder that the
wner Of fats hold a good %ianitor in
such high esteem
Ii was a ianitor whose hide was in
vulnerable that presided over an up
town Hat Of which a friend of mine is
the owner. Ny friend used to tell me
that this man was an ideal ianitor-one
who did everything hat tenants did
not like, and raised Cain when they
complained But il went so far that
all the tenants we're on the point of
leaving the prem .Ses If their monarch
was not dethroued My friend was
compelled to act favorably ON their de-
mands. Accord ngly. the monarch alb
dictated by the consent of the owner,
and another wis advertised fer to oc-
cupy the vacaH1 throne.
Many applicants rrsponded-a con-
RlomeratiOn a. all ages and uationali-
fies-and one was selected. Days
Dassed, but ne never caune An adver-
Easement was again resorted to, and
etill a larger number OF ambitious men
applied. A suitable one was again Sc
llected and my friend breathed easier.
but, like his predecessor. he neveI
came. My friend became desperate,
30 did the occupants Of the Hat. They
hated janitors. but now they were
bowling for one. As a last resort my
friend advertised a third time, and to
make sure of not being fooled again be
accepted two men for the position.
Here was certainly some possibility OF
one making his appearance
Early the uext morning "a truck load
ed with furniture stopped before the
fat. Ny friend smiled with triumph
and satisfaction A ianitor was here
az last. He thought Of the other appli'
cant that had been accepted. and i'm.
mediately dispatched a messenger to
his address to inform him that his serv.
ices were not required But, alasl foI
cruel fate. The messengers unusual
celebrity had hardly brought him around
the corner when another truck hove in
sight and anchored directly beside the
other truck before the door. The two
applicants had come, and each wa.
ready to take charge.
The situation was indeed a trying
ore. Ny friend surveyed the prospec
i've battlefield for a moment and, sum
moning all his courage. he advanced tC
meet the new arrival, a burly gentle
man. with not a very friendly counte
nance.
There was wal in the air for the mex
sen minutes and there was danger o
my friend being demolished, but to hi
great relief a settlement was agreed
upon. He paid all expenses that thu
mar demanded. and thanked HEAVIER
10 see him depart satisfied
Nv friend assures me that there VII
soon be another owner to select j%anitOr
for that iat New York Herald
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-08-18

Tbeorizer-I can't understand Il, I
really can't Here you left a comfort
able home in Europe and came to this
country because you wanted 70 be your
own landlord; yet you settle right down
here IN a big city and pay more rent
for a dingy, slum cellar than you paid
10 Europe for your whole farm Why
don't you 60 west where you can get
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-08-18
A Rural Ignoramns.

Pretty girl-Who is that handsome
stranger at the next tablet
Favorite waiter-I don't know, missi
some country gawk, s'pose. He don't
know nothin' bout fash'n'ble life
'Indeedl Why do you think sor
Hes sittin' there starvin' instead Of
feein' a waiter an gettin' somethin' TO
eat. New York Weekly.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-08-18
Notice for Publication.

u. =. a OFTTCE.
Mics City, Mont. August 10. 1891.
Notice Il hereby given that the following
named settler has hled notice Of his intention
10 make anal proof IN support Of his claim. and
that aid proof viii be made before the Register
and Receiver Of the u. S. L. o. al Miles City,
Montana. on Tuesday. September IS 1891, At 10
O'Clock q. m. vie
JOHN II. CHARTERS,
n. E. No. 6f2. for Ek sWh and WI SEA Sec.
20, np. 2h. r. Sc.
ne name the follouing witnesses 70 prove
his continuous residence nIon' and culifation
81. said land. 70 wit; -
Vim. Harmon, james Dugan, Martin ,, Kid
ale Simon ShahHer. all Of Ekalaka, Mont,
s. GORDON. Register.
First publication August II. 1891.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-08-18

Remember, my child, kind words
can never die"
Maybe So" said the suffering WON
an but they can go of and stay for
years and be given up for lost. "-Har
pers Bazar.
d. ..4sHf Know ne Sen.
Omeer J. a Hussey, Of the suprems
indicial court, has an ingenious S-year-
old youngster. The boy came running
70 his father the other day with ths
information that the family next door
had got a baby. "Is that soF said
Omeer Hussey. who told yonT
willie told me.
well, has he got a little brother o.
a little sister,
~hSw do you 'spose ] known ~
Ponded the young hopeful IT AMI
ahztened yet. IS itF-Bosson Record
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-08-18

land for nothing, or else go back to
your pastoral home in Europe2
New Arrival-The west is too far to
walk. and Europe is too far to swim
Good News
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-08-18

Flower"
For Dyspepsia.

A. Bellanger, Propr., Stove Foun-
dry. Montagny, Quebec, writes: Il
have used August Flower for Dys-
pepsia. 1t gave me great relief. 1
recommend il to all Dyspeptics as a
very good remedy"
Ed. Bergeron, General Dealer,
Lauzon, Lewis, Quebec, writes Il
have used August Flower with the
best possible results for Dyspepsia"
c. A. Darlington, Engineer and
General Smith, Sydney, Australia,
writes: August Flower has effected
a complete cure in my case. 1t act
ed like a miracle"
Geo. Gates, Corinth, Miss. writes:
81 consider your August Flower the
best remedy in the world for Dys-
pepsia. l was almost dead with
that disease, but used several bottles
of August Flower, and now con-
slider myself a well man. / sincerely
recommend this medicine to suffer
ing humanity the world over" Q
C. G. GREEN, Sole Manufacturer,
Woodbury., New Jersey, U. S. A
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-08-18
MAKE A NOTE OF THIS.

The YELLOWSTONE JOURNAL reaches a
larger. class of people in the city and surrounding
country and has a larger circulation than any
other paper, and is therefore the best advertising
medium.
The Forrest City times., 1891-12-04

ST- PAUL Minn-, Dee 3.-One of the most diabolical conspiracies ever con- cocted was brought to focus last night and eliminated in the arrest of a gang of incendiaries who for over a year have made regular business of setting fire to houses and stores in this city for the purpose of securing DOT tion of the insurance money. The scheme was unearthed by Detectives Mason and Barnes, assisted by Ham Floyd and Ben FinkeIburg, brought here from St. Louis, who stood in with the gang and nabbed them in the very act of applying the lighted match which was intended todestroy property
 At SIS Moritz Michael. in company with one of the detectives, fired a build ing upon which a policy of insuranc had been obtained by Floyd, the un- derstanding being that Michael was so receive part of the insurance Floyd had already trapped Michael into a confession that he has burned five houses in West St. Paul on the percent age of insurance plan One of these was that of his uncle, Max Michael Moritx Michael has also said that when he lived in Chicago under the name of John Myers he made lots of money by setting fires Max Michael, an uncle of Aoritz, was also arrested as being an accessory to the business
 Four of the gang of incendiaries eluded the officers and are still at large, but the mounted police are close after them and will doubtless over take them before long. One of the number is an insurance agent. who has been dividing the insurance money with the fiends- The house fired is al the corner of Water and Edwards streets Moritz Michael was arrested just as he had closed and locked the outside door and was leaving the house.
The Forrest City times., 1891-12-04
BODIES LEFT BURIED.
No Effort Co Recover Those Lest yenY
 Hot sprinxs- wAsh-

Hor STRINGS. Wash. Dee s.-The re- port that tweuty-seven men were left buried in the landslide on the Northern Eagle gorge of the Cascade mountains last Wednesday, So enphaticaIly denied by the Northern Pacific officials yester- day, has been fully confirmed to-day. There are probably buried in the edge of Green river under the rock and mud fully twenty men if not uOre. Laborers still employed in the gorge repairing the damage to the tracks from recent washouts say there was ter rible destruction of life. and most of them placed their estimates as high as thirty men Railroad employees and settlers in small communities in the mountains along the railroad are indignant at the cruel indifference of the officials and bosses A foreman named Murray says that sixty-two men were at work at the spot the morning of the accident Only forty-four, in- eluding dead and wounded. were a,- counted for after the accident Eivht men had been sent for help, lea z out Of this number te.L lllssing u lo could not be found. Two dies la knew of. Three other m . named Erickson, Martin, and OgillEille, said that twenty were got out and one fioated down the river that were left buried alive in the river Exeava- tions for the bodies of these men could be made only as great expense in building dam and the labor of large gang of men One boss is reported to have said that the men were buried just as well as they could be where ley were and that the bodies would make good riprapping- The citizens of Ellensburg have had an indignation meeting and demanded an official in vestigation by the State. No effort was then or has been made by the company to recover the bodies. Railroad officials still stoutly deny the story and say if any bodies were not taken out they
 were washed down the Green river be- fore they could be recovered
The Forrest City times., 1891-12-04
NEW TARIFF BILL.
FEATURES OF 4 NEW MEASURE
 TO sE INTRODUCED.
Represenrztis~ wuftam T. CSomss sf Broozfyn Has . New Tariff
 BnI Already Framed

NEW YORK Dec. 3.--A resolution rel ative to legislation for the reduction | of customs duties will be offered in the | House of Representatives at the open ing of the session of Congress by Wii- liam J. Coombs of Brooklyn the rep resentative for the Third district The committee of ways and means are , directed to prepare and present for the consideration of the house a bill for the collection of reveuue and other pu-- poses substantially upon the basis and principle of the following
 ~chedule A. To be composed of articles free of duty, including all raw materials necessary in the manufacture of goods.
 ScheduIe E. To be composed of articles which by their nature should not pay dnty exceeding 10 per cent
 Schedule (. To be composed of articles. principally wine spirits. to- bacco. cigars and cigarsttes- upon which duty must be charged sufficient at least to protect manufacturers who pay z tax under our intsrnal-reveuue laws. Also of Ia few weII-denied arti- eles ot lzxary which will bear rate of at least 70 per cent ad valorsn-
 Schedule D. To be known that the schedule for the protection of labor and which shall be made up from time to time in the manner hereinafter speci- fed.
 All articles not covered by the pro eeediur lists shall be grouped and known as ssunspeciaed'' and shall have a uniform rate of ad-valorem duty as provided hereafter
 The bill shall also provide that as soon as Congress shall ascertain the amount of money necessary for the con duct of the government for the current year it shall submit a report of the same. deciding theretrom the following items:
 A. Surplus revenue remaining over rum pre- seding year.
 B. Estimated income from internal revenue
 C. Estimated income from sched- ale B.
 D. Essimat.d income from sehed- uIe c.
 E Estimated income from sehed- ule D.
 F Estimated income from all other sources
 These amounts being deducted from the amount provided for the expenses of the government will leave as a re- suit the amount to be raised ou import tax on all .-unspecsfed" articles Con- yress shall. in it's report estimate the xross value of such importations for the current year and the percentage of duty necessary to be levied on the same in order, as near as maybe. to realize the amount ascertained as above
The Forrest City times., 1891-12-04
wAsHrSGrox.

The report of the Supervising surgeoa- General of the Marine H capital Service has been made.
 Delegate N. H. Smith will push Ari- roras Statehood claims in the coming session of Congress.
 New arrivals are making the Speaker ship lively contest for all hands- Hatch of Mi ssouri is on the ground.
 The Superintendent of the Free Deliv- err Postal Service has made recommsnda- lions affecting overtime cl&ims-
 Posrmaster-Genera Wanamzker has made . number of awards Of ocean mail subsidy eontraets-
 The President is anderstood to be en- gAgsd upon the foreign citations portion of his annual message.
 Rumors are again current that Secre- tary Blaine's health is suffering from ex- citenent and worry.
 Post O1,ce inspectors have decided to recommend radical changes in money order and register methods
 A countrynan applied at the Treasury Department for loan under the impress sion that the subsreasary scheme was In operation
 The Superintendent of the Life Saving Service has presented his annual report
 case involving much land in the vi- cinity of the Delmonico vas argued In the United States Supreme Court
 The Repahlican National Committes issued the formal convention call, com plessd it's routine work and adjourned sine die
 The withdrawal of Mr. Bynum from the Speakership contest hAs improved Mr. MiIls' chances, If that were possibls.
The Forrest City times., 1891-12-04
NEW YORK
TELEsKAPHrc BREyrrrEs.

Five tho uaand deer have been slAuzh- tered for their skins by Cts Indians in Colorado
 Judge EstsIi, in decision in Omaha, pronounced Seor2ska's fugitivs-from- justice act disgraee 10 the State
 Twelve men were killed in s Iandslids near Tacoma, Wash.
 The Indiana ininers' strike is to bs fought out, no eompromise being poe sible.
 Consumption experts of Germany are investigating the healing qualities of eli- mate In Colorado and Texas
 Dennis Q1igley of Pzter son, S- J., has lived for months on no food but tea
 A train on the Cincinnati Southern Railroad ran oS the track lew rods from the bridge over the Tennessee River. Fireman Wolf was killed and several persons were injured. The attempt Of Nicholas EichIer to prove that the wealthy New Jersey brew CT was his father resulted in his defeat Wallace Andrews, formerly president of theSev York Standard GAslixht Com psny, is in trouble over an issue of a, . ooo. .0oo of stock. The ssngamon River pearl hunsers arc ! nesting with remarkable suceess-
The Forrest City times., 1891-12-04
sTORMED THE JAIL,
AN INDIANA MOB BENT ON 4
 LYscHINc.
The Jan af Indianapolis Surrounded bv Nob sIamorinx for . Man
 LRe-Not ss~crssfaI-

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Dee a.-The county jail. situated in the center of the city. was surrounded by a mob of three hundred infuristed people short ly before midnight last night thirxtinr for the blood of Charles BirSoyv. who is confined within it's walls The man is an al-around criminal, and his lates. crime was an outrageous assault on a little girl named Blanche staton. ! years of age, living in the northeasteru part of the city.
 A few men gathered in the rear of saloon in the same portion of the city, and this was soon added to. A descent was made upon the jail by fifty sturdy fellows. and in the march force of POO men joined.
 The jail aimsy old structure, was easily entered. but the mob got no farther than the strong doors in the office. At one time they were upon the point of going into the jail with the blows of sledgehammers and pryinx of erowbars, but the sheriff and a posse of officers cleared the room by hard effort.
 Once dispersed the backbone of the gang weakened. and from then on only cries of, We want the brute" Lynch him." Give him to us" etc, were heard The office again filed, but there was no further attempt at break ing into the body of the jail
 Twenty minutes after the frxt at tempt the jail was surrounded by off, eers- The ringleaders held another meeting within two squares of the jail a few minutes later.
 After considerable discussion they finally dispersed without accomplishing anything.