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Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-03-06
A CURIOUS N
rms bloody Hand of a Steamship Com
pany and Its Specification.

The Bloody Hand Of a Steamship Com.
pany and Its Specification.
The private signals of ships often
create curiosity which cannot always be
satisfied. Each line has some peculiar
mark which is known as the house flag,
and which serves for identification
where other signals might fail. One Of
the most curious of these signals is that
of the British steamship Dunmore
Head, of Belfast, ireland. 1t is the
representation Of a bloody hand on
each side of the funnel. and in the cen
ter of a white diamond in a blue flag
flying from the mainmast. Below the
wrist are elongated marks of crimson,
representing dripping blood. Ii is a
left hand, a is shown by the thumb
being forward on the port side and aft
on the starbOard side of the funnel.
This CORY symbol has a meaning 1t
Is the coat of arms of the province Of
Ulster, Ireland, which derived it from
the crest of the O'Neils, who were once
the royal family of that kingdom. The
whole is based upon a tradition which
the crew of the DunmOre Head take
pleasure in relating. Two SOM of the
king of Ulster were ~foraging in Scot
land when the death of their father
was heard.
The two agreed to row across the
channel in their primitive canoes, and
the first TO touch land was to be king,
to succeed the father. When nearing
the shore one of the brothers was about
to lose the race, when he drew his
sword, and placing his left hand on the
gunwale Of the boat chopped il of, and
picking il up threw il ashore. He he
came king, and the bloody hand be
came the crest Of the family.
In Us descent through ages it has in
these u|rilitarian times served To deco
rate the tunnels Of a fleet Of freight
steamships. The Dunmore Head be
longs TO the Ulster Steamship company.
The line Is better known as the Head
line, as all the vessels are named after
headlands in the maritime counties Of
Ulster. They are the Bengore Head.
Teelin Head, Innisshowen Head. Horn
Head, Black Head, Fair Head. White
Head, Dunmore Head and the Ramore
Head. On all these steamships the
officers wear the sanguinary hand on
their caps. The plates and cups and
dishes and table linen are likewise EN-.
blazOned. In fact the bloody hand Of
Ulster is prominent every WHERE. Bal
Inore Sun.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-03-06

\ o = man It the Polk street sta
ton tine other morning walked up to q
young mar whom he had observed
hurryiug e. and fro in "A feverish way
for an hour or more and sid
Ny friend. what is the trouble2 Il
there anything I can do for your
DO for met e-roo'sium! No; not
unless you can bring back that s IS
train. I'll bet a thousand dollars il left
ahead Of time.
Cant you go on another trainf'
Certainly. That's what I'm wait
ing for. But it doesn't leave till 3:3o
this afternoon. and won't get 90 where
I'm going till about midnight, and that
won't do az all"
IF it's anything important can't you
send a telegram
send a telegram I've sent half .
dozen already. The fact Is | am on my
way to a wedding to take place at Z
o'clock this evening. I've got som'
presents for the bride"
well" SAID the policeman, u .
case isa't so bad. You can deliver tie
presents the next morning. The wed
ding will be over, Of course. but
wedding overt Jumpin' Jupiten
II won't be over. That's the trouble
why notF'
Because il can't come of unless I'm
Un hand. I've got TO be there. In
the man that's going to be married.
Policeman, you mea well, bat you
can't pour any of the oil Of Joy into thh
wounded bosom. III feel obliged Il
you'll go away somewhere and sit down.
Chicago Timca
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-03-06
sTAMMERlNe A HAelT.

So Bad l. II in Germany That They
Have schools for Its Cure.
One Of the most unique schools in
this city is that in which Professor II.
Herchfeld teaches stammerers how TO
cure themselves Of their misfortune. IL
has been in existence now some five
years, and in that time nearly 200 peO-
pie have been made to speak straight.
There is no mystery about my art
at all, " said the professor to a reporter.
81 simply take n plain, ordinary, every
day view Of the matter. lam a gradu-
ate Of a German school, and my expe-
rience has proven that stammering is
simply a habit, a bad one, if you will,
but nothing more than a habit. do
not say it because Of my position, but
| can cure anybody from staInmering
who will come 10 me for two weeks
with a bona i1e intention Of doing his
best TO overcome his falling"
''In this theory about stammering
being a habit you are running counter
to the general opinion entertained in
Germany
Yes" lac replied, Ito the general
opinion, but not to the best opinion.
/ would be far from rejecting on my
eountrymen, but when they spread the
impression that stammering is not
merely not a habit, but that it is con
tagiOus, they are simply d~eceiving
themselves. Still, that they are
alarmed TO a certain extent is shown
by the fact that stamInering is increas-
ing to such a degree that they have
public schools for its cure which are
attended by more than SO, 900 pupils"
do you find any particular nation
alfties partial TO stammeringf'
81 cannot say that / do, but now
that remember / cannot recall a single
Russian who is a stammerer, nor do ]
have many Poles among my pupils.
This habit of lisping, which some silly
people believe is quite an fait, predis-
poses one TO stammering. You viii
find stammering more prevalent among
people Of a phlegmatic temperament
and in nations that have nothing else
10 do than try experiments with Ian
guage. Character in people asa whole
has a good deal to do with the habit.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-03-06

The toad, which is one product Of
the tadpole. has some wonderful pecu-
liarities. Did you ever see this clumsy
and rather Iuy looking hopper in the
act OF catching a fiyi He darts his
tongue out several inches so quickly
that you can hardly see il. and with
all its activity the fly hasn't a ghost OF
a chance to escape. How does the
toad do thisl
You may have heard the saying that
A t~ennagant's tongue is hung in the
middle, and thus wags at both ends.
In the case Of the toad the tongue is
hung exactly the reverse Of the human
tongue-that IS to say, the fastening /:
at the front of the jaw. while the loose
end hangs backward to the throat.
Now, when the lazy toad sights a fly
he works his way up TO it slowly until
he gets within range for his tongue
shooter. Then he suddenly opens NJ
mouth. the tongue flies out like a line
from a fishing pole, il strikes the fly
and a glutInous substance on the tongue
holds the victim until it is dumped into
the toad's c1pacious mouth. EI
change.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-03-06

l one saw a little boy take "a SPLEEN
did medal in Paris, France, ina this
way: On his way to school with his
little dinner basket he came across a
poor, half starved dog, and lac pitied
the dog - that he just opcred his din
ner basket and gave il all his dinner
and went without himself.
The French society for the proven
ton of cruelty to animals heard of il
and awarded him a medal, and | was
present al the annual meeting Of the
society in the great hall of the SorbOnne
when the medal was presented.
When the little fellows name was
called. and he came forward to get the
medal. the whole vast audience Of
French men and women stood up and
eheered him.
Now whether you ever get a medal or
not, / hope you will always do to every
half starved dog or cat, or other creature
you may happen to meet, exactly what
you would like to have done If you
were half starved yourself George
TangeIrs Address in Our Dumb AMI
InAA
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-03-06

Those were bustling days on the
western rivers fifty years ago when EN-
igrants from the east tlOcked to the
prairies Of the west. Some of the en-
igrants, being poor, paid in part for
their passage by helping To wood the
boat"-that is, by carrying wood down
the bank at the wood landings and
throwing it on the boat. An inpecun
iOus Irishman who did not wish to
pay full fare nor 70 carry wood board
ed a western steamer al the landing
and asked the fare to st. Louis. Be
ing told lac then asked:
What do you charge for $50 pounds
Of freight
Upon learning the price, a small
amount, he said, I'm 90 as freight"
All right, replied the captain.
Put him down in the hold and lay
some -four barrels on him, so that he
won't roll about if we have heavy
weather. Century.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-03-06
Fought for Thar Lives.

Pour woodsmen from Ottawa, OA,
had a desperate fight with a pach
of wolves while returning from work tc
their camp on the Kippewa river. Two
brothers named Barrett stopped. on the
road to examine a trap, and their two
companions went ahead. The latter
had not proceeded far when they heard
loud shouting mingled with the bark
ing Of wolves.
They hurried back and discovered
the Barretts. with their backs to a tree,
desperately defending themselves with
their a~es against a pack Of .dvenous
wolves.
The men looked about them, and
were appalled, to see that the pack vas
being REINFORCED by a number OF
equally desperate animals.
After fully ten minutes Of fighting
for their lives the men fortunately
killed seven of the wolves, which had
an effect upon their companions, foi
they turned and fled. All the men
were bleeding from the legs and sides
where they had been bitten.-EE
change.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-03-06
COURT YOUR WIFE.

On. middle aged man. I've a word with you,
Az you SIT in your once this morn;
Has the worry Of lie. with its folly and strife.
Pierced your heart like q fostering thornf
Does the touch Of your gold feel too elammy an,
cold,
Are you weary Of hattery's scorn'
Alas, for the days when the passions OF youth
Burn low In the desolate heart.
When the laughter and tears Of our innocenf
years
Never more from the sympathies start
And the hiieous mien OF i~ndulgencs Is seen
Meath the hattering mantle Of art
Perhaps you've tried friendship. and only hav,
found
Deception and selhshness rife;
Perhaps you have poured 70 the needy your hoard
To be pdcked by ingratitudes knife;
And perhaps you have been through the Who'll,
round Of sin
Did you ever try counting you wife,
Nof Then take my advice and I think you viii
ind
IT'S a pleasure as charming as new.
Follow memory's track till at last you are back
To the days when you swore e. Be true
Yes. dream more and nlJrs I'll she seems as Of
yore
To be watching and signing or YOU
And when you 20 home to-nig 1t bay a bouquet
OF the dowersshe usei 70 @ lmi--
Put them into her hand " leu before her yog
stand.
With a lover like kiss Of q sire.
And Oh, r2tch her eyes VI u they pp- with sur
prise,
And lame up from a sn idering fire,
Then all the Iong evening ye tender and kind
Hover near her with e. er delight.
Gall her Daring" and sweet. the old titles re
peat
Till her face is with appiness bright
Try IL, world wearied ian, It's an excellent psan
co ACQUIRING your dear wife tO-night,
George Horton h Chicago Herald
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-03-06

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.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-03-06
Who rules in this town ?

Who rules in this town?
Depends o. he question up.
The lamp- chimney ques-
tion-what sort do you break ?
Whatever sort your dealer
deals in.
How, do you think, he
selects his chimneys?
He buys those that cost him
least; he can get the regular
price for them; and the faster
they break the more he sells.
That's how he reasons.
Tell him you want Mac
beth's pearl top" or pearl
glass, tough glass, transpar-
ent, clear, not foggy, fine, of
right shape and uniform. Tell
him you'll pay him a nickel
more a piece, and that will
cover his extra costs twice
over. Tell him you don't pro-
pose to break any more. Try
your hand at ruling.
Pittsburg. GEO. a MAoBErH q q.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-03-06

as San Diegoi I expect to send the old
lady and the girls TO Europe on that
cadaver yet. if | have TO wire it to-
gether to do it. No, my dear sir, your
metropolitan coroners mean well, |
know, but what you need is a little
nor enterprise, ingenuity and-and
ginger"
I'm afraid we do"
Exactly. But | must hurry up to
Bush street and get front seats for this
new farce comedy that opens tonight.
Great place to study up on anatomy, l
hear" and giving a late stockbrokeE
who had just been broueko in a punch
or two with his zane the doctor drifted
out San Francisco Examiner
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-03-06
WORKING The CORPSE LIKE 4 xaNe.

Dead Body Turned Into q Bo-
mama by an EnterprisIng Coroner.
The fact Of it is, said the coroner
of San Diego. as he was paying a fra
tenal visit to our local morgue the
other day, "the cold fact of it is that
you coSoners up in this section don't
really understand your business, and
how 10 make it boom for ait there Is in
II, as it were"
what do you meanr' asked our
newly elected official
why, you don't seem to savoy how
to get all there Is coming to you out of
a cadaver, somehow; don't handle 'em
scientifically, 81 to speak. Now, We
do that sort of thing better down Our
way"
"Do, chr
Yes. For instance, there was a
Chinaman killed by smoking opium a
few months ago down there. OF course
] dew around and had a jury sworn in
before you could wink-they come to
sometimes, you know-and what with
summoning witnesses, testimony, etc,
before night | had a bill against the
county for S9G. so"
'More-than the Chinaman was
worth, | should say, said the metro
politan official.
But wait I dug up the remains
from the county burying ground the
same night. rushed 'em round 10 the
laboratory and had 'em embalmed ali
ready for emergencies. Well. about
three days after that they had a ghost
dance and free fight out at the Digger
Indian encampment, and 80 | had the
Celestials pigtail cut short, a few feath-
ers twisted in il and hid him in the
bushes out hat way. Then | had him
found and reported, and as the jury
couldn't agree as to the particular tribe
the Indian belonged 70, | impaneled
another one-dOublos the fees. don't
you see-and gave the papers a rous-
ing good item. It's a great snap { o
stand in with the reporters, by the
way"
How much did that maker'
well, I was about S24O ahead on
the speculation then, so | waited until
a lot Of emigrants passed up country,
and the next day Of 'em was found
dropped dead on the road Of heart dis
ease-cafch on, don't your Same old
corpse with q big felt hat and rawhids
bOOt-pOckets full Of macaroni. |
think tapped the taxpayers for about
S175 nor that time. Well, / sorter let
up for a week after that, and then had
the remains doubled up in a packing
box and found among the unclaimed
freight down & the railroad station.
The papers wrote it up as a 'mysteri-
Gus murder case and we had a ten
days examination. Lemme see; /
think il was S446. so the whole thing
panned out before we were through
that time. How does that strike your
why. | never heard Of
Why, that's nothing, my dear sir;
nothing. | haven't got half through
with that Chinaman yet. When / left
home ! had Just got him nicely wedged
IN among the branches of a tree in the
woods just out of town, dressed in a
suit Of complete black, with an old
telescope in his coat tail pocket and .
pair Of big green goggles on his nose.
for all the World like one of those OBJ
servatory eranks. Grapple with ths
idea, don't your
Cant say | do"
why, that's the aeronaut dodge,
don't you sect Unknown scientific
patty fallen out of a balloon. Ny own
design entirely. Splendid, isn't it7 The
remains are a little worn by this time.
] know, but what are you going to do
in such an Internally healthy climate
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-03-06
Met His Maten.

That well known historical person
age, Augustus the Strong, eiectOr %
Saxony, has furnished the subject for
many a tale of his wonderful muscular
power. We need refer only to one
characteristic story, in which, however,
he net his match. On the occasion in
question he entered a blacksmith's shop
TO have his horse shod. To show his
suite how strong he was, picking up
several hOrseshOes, he broke one after
the other, asking the blacksmith
whether he had no better. When il
came TO paying the bill the ElectoI
Augustus threw a six dollar piece on
the anvil. Ii was a very thick coin
The blacksmith took it up, broke it 70
half. saying, Pardon me, but | have
given you a good horseshoe. and | eV-
pect a good coin in return" Another
six dollar piece was given him. but he
broke that, and five or six Others, when
the Inundated elector put an end 10
the performance by handing the black
smith a louisd'or. pacifying him by
saying. The dollars were probably
made Of bad metal. but this gold piece
/ hope is good. Chambers Journal
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-03-06

Where you finl men and women with
plenty of work you don't find many
stammerers, and when you do find
them, as | have, you have psople of
resolution to deal with and can effect a
m this city who cannot sure them.
selves. New York Press.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-03-06
Heed the Law.

Under the laws Of every state in this
Union the man who shoots another
man who may be stealing his fruit or
robbing his henroost can be prosecuted
for manslaughter. The idea :. that you
shall 60 out and argue with lin. and
if argument won't do whistle fa- Of
feer. Detroit Free Press
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-03-06

Literary workers do not like to dis
cuss their methods. Perhaps they are
sometimes a little ashamed of the ma.
chinery out of which they get nance
for their characters, just as they might
De of their rhyming dictionaries. How
many authors have written stories With
all the names left blank, or with the
actual names of their best friends or
the best known of people, and after
ward sat down with a directory, a tar
list, the catalogue of a college. or the
list of victims in a railroad disaster. to
select or combine labOriously the right
names to give to their people.
Others do not do this at all: they
think the name TO begin with. and in
the evolution of the story associate the
imagined character with the name so
Intimately that they could not 20 on
with the story if the parsonage were %
nave any other name. 4 good deal, It
is known, depends upon name. and
IN spite Of the PROGRESS and the power
IF the gospel Of realism there j. a. yet
no such thing as absolute, common
place, everyday realism in fiction names.
Boston Transcript.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-03-06

Printing of all kinds done promptly, neatly
and Oh
Samples of stock and estimates on all kinds of
work cheerfully given.
None but the best ottai ABLE workmen EN-
ployed in each department.
The Red Cloud chief., 1891-12-04
ON AN OLD WOMAN SINGING.

Sweet ore the songs that I have heard
From green boughs and the building bird;
from Children bubbling DER with tune
While sleep still held me half In swoon.
And surly bees hummed everywhere
Their drowsy bass along the air:
From hunters and the hunting horn
Before the day star woke the morn:
From boatuen in ambrosial dusk,
Where. richer than a pun of musk.
The blossom breath they drifted through
Fell out OF branches drenched with dew
And sweet the strains that come TO me
When in great memories I see
All that full throated During throng
Go streaming on the winds OF song;
Her who afar in upper sky
Sounded the Wild valkyrie's CITY.
With golden clash OF shield and spear.
Singing for only gods TO hear;
And her who on the trumpet blaro
Sc.e ".=c-is Ever Bright and Fair"
He: voice, her presence. where she stood,
Already part OF angelhood
But never have I heard in song
Sweetness and sorrow 10 pfolonR
Their being as hushcd music rings
Along vibrating silver strings
As when. with all her eighty years,
With all her fires long quenched in tears.
A little woman. with Q look
Like some flower folded in . book,
Lifted "A thin and piping tone,
And like the sparrow made her moan,
ForgCtful that another heard,
And sang TIL all her soul Was stirred.
And listening, Oh. what Joy and grief
Tremblcd there like a trembling Leaf!
The strain where FIRST love thrilled the bar
Beneath the priesthood OF the stars;
The murnur OF soft lullabies
Above dear unconscnting eyes;
The hymns where once her pure soul trOd
The heights above the hills OF God
All on the quavering note avokc,
And In q silent passion broke,
And made that tender tune and word
The sweetest song I ever heard
Harriet Prescott Spoford. in Harpcr's Bazaar
The Red Cloud chief., 1891-12-04

IAe Post O0cs Dspartmsnt Coualderia
- Esteaai00 e the 00aoy Osas -

he Pest -Oaos Dspartnsat ConsideriaA,
- Eseeasise e the Asasy Osass syo'
TEN.
WARRINGTON. Nov. cat n meeting
Of post Office inspectors held here the
subject Of money order and register
systems were discussed at length. II
the recommendations made to the
postm aster-general and the legislation
asked Of congress is granted. il is be-
lieved that there will be some radical
changes in the methods OF conducting
postal business in the United States
Some very marked changes are recon-.
order system. These contemplate the
issuing Of money orders for any amount
upon all frst-class Offices: q maximum
order Of $500 in second-class Offices $500
In third-class Offices and 500 in fourth.
class Offices For money orders Of Sc
or less-those which the working classes
use-a reduction in the fee will be rec
commended 10 a figure two or three
cents less than that now charged by
express companies for the same amount
Another important change recon-.
mended will be TO keep money-order
Offices open q certain number OF nights
q week TO an hour later than $3.50. In
the registry business il is proposed TO
change the present method Of dispatch
ing registered letters from post Offices
by substituting a linen-lined envelope
with q !2-cent stamp upon il for this
special purpose Instructions will be
printed on the envelope and they can
be mailed Mt any letter box without
neces,itating the sender going in rer-
son to the post Office. as is now required
BY the postal regulations
The Red Cloud chief., 1891-12-04

out into the spow-covered prairie.
Unconsciously she let 1 sigh escape her,
and, though il was soft and low. the
quick ears of her mother caught IT.
Louise" Mary called. don't fret
about the books. for we shall try 70 get
them soon."
at Is not the books. mother" Louise
replied as she came and put her arms
about her mothers neck and laid her
face on her bosom. II a wait for
them"
Then what makes you sad, my
! child?" and Mary stroked her daughters
hair and tried to lift the bowed head
"Whas is IL you sigh forT"
lin afraid you and pa do M like
Paul. and Louise buried her face
deeper. on her mothers breast. '.Hc is
80 good and generous, and Is all tho
friend I have in the world aside from
you two, and I'm afraid you do not like
him"
why, I'm sure / have nothing
against him. child. He Is a quiet, hon
wasn't that he is a Markham ! couldn't
say n word against him"
lie is n Markham. mother, but he is
not like his father. He Is as generous
and kind as he can be, and I do wish
you and pa would be friendly with HIM"
Mary began Ia have a suspicion OF
something underlying this uncommon
interest felt by Louise in Paul, and for
several minutes she was undecided how
TO proceed. Finally she took the girls
head in her hands and lifted il up until
the face was opposite her OWL, and IL
she had wanted any further evidence -
confirm the truth Of her surmiscs, She
would have found it in the telltale
bushes that swept over the fair young
checks.
Louise" she said. don't keep any
secrets from me. but tell me why you
take such q deep interest in Paul"
"Because-don't think me silly, moth
or, for / can't help it. love HIM"
These last words were spoken in a
faint whisper, but Mary understood
them, and drawing her child. to her.
pressed her close To her bosom. and
thus they remained for a long time.
Mary was the first To break the silence.
Paul shall never receive anything
but the kindcst treatment from me-"