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Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-10-16

No one dnows whether the umbrella
vas 1Zinally used as a defense against
rain or a screen from the sun. but II
seems probable that the first umbrellas
were sunshades. In countries where
very little clothing is worn rain does
not make much difference, but the sun
is a power. Why shouldn't the palm
leaf be the first sunshade, with its ribs
and handles @ orderi 1t hints at the
umbrella as well a. the fan.
Travellers among the Amos of Japan
often make temporary sunshades OF
gigantic dock leaves, which are some
times six feet high, large enough for an
account Of CULVER. The umbrella
has a very great antiquity. The word
itself means a little shadow" showing
that it was named for its protection
from the sun In this a Horace says
among the military standards the sur
beholds an Egyptian canopy Irish
Times
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-10-16

than the sides. THIS center was filled
With fine sand an inch deep.
AT the end Of the table was a wheel
IN which the letters of the alphabet
were printed so that but letter
would appear at a time; around the
table the smallest children of the school
were gathered and each furnished with
a stick. |. as the pedagogue appointed
by the head teacher, would take my
stand at the end of the table and along
side Of the wheel and rs ! moved it
would announce the letter that was
brought to view, which the children
would proceed tomake in the sand with
their sticks
When an had made that letter, ]
would level the sand with a comb, and
the wheel would be moved on to an.
other letter. And these little one'
we're called the sand class 1t was au
interesting sight. The system wa
somewhat like the kindergarten Of tho
present day. and it was certainly a.
economical mode OF supplying writing
material" This was the sand class d
SIXTY years ago. Harrisburg (Pa) To
eRraJu.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-10-16
The size of Hats.

Said a dealer in gents furnishID
goods: Mems heads, or at least their
hats. are growing smaller. 1 have no
ticed it year by gear in my business
and where a : II or z 81 hat formerl!
was not a miracle, today the average
nat is q :. and it is seldom we have a
call for a : "A. However. there l. a
reason for this. Besides the custom Of
wearing the hat perched on the corner
of the ear, it must also be admitted
thar almost all of the men wear their
hair closely cropped nowadays, and
this makes a great difference. | don't
believe peoples neads are growing
smaller.
''In olden times the men generally
wore long, bushy hair, and drew theiI
hats down so that they always left .
mark on the locks. Another thin6
worthy of notice is that hats of English
make always run in larger size than
American hats. A634 hat Of English
make equals a 6 rs hat of American
make. You al generally tell an En-
Rlish hat by the coat-of-arms IN ths
rOwD~-Bay City Tribune.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-10-16
Where He Made HI. ,Isney.

Years ago a gentleman settled in the
Outh and became very popular in tbs
-aeighborhood. The county families
could never discover how he had made
his money, but were satisfied by his
solemn assurance that it was not IN
trade. Nothing could exceed the Ordi-
aary gravity of his demeanor, which,
indeed, caused him 10 be placed on the
commission of peace, but now and
then, without any apparent provoca-
ton, he would burst into such a laugh
as no one ever heard before, except in
one place.
Where they could have heard it puL-
zled the county families for five and
twenty years, but at last he was be-
trayed unconsciously by his W grand
child. who, after a visit to a travelling
circus, ~innocently exclaimed, why,
grandpa laughs just like the clownl"-
James Payn
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-10-16
Untrustwortny.

The seminary where Mrs. Langhams
daughter vas a pupil n night gave .
reception at which that lady was una
BILE to be present Her husband, hoV-
ever, was there, and solemnly promised
before he left home to bring back in
formation regarding the prettiest dresses
worn by the girls
Now" said Mrs. Langham when he
returned, having left the daughter to
spend the night with a sc~hOolmate,
''what was the handsomest dress therei
Did Edith look as well as any of the
girlsF'
'Oh. yes, yes; better than most"
raid Mr.. Langham briskly.
what did Jenny Sears wearf'
We'll. | should think Jenny had on
q green sack, or something. and a hnS
Of a blue cape over her shoulders"
"A cape and a sack, and al a receP
toni Mydear, do think again"
"Oh. I'm quite sure of it! noticed
ner particularly. And then there was
Belle Smith. She had a light blue
dress. if | remember rightly, trimmed
with purple"
Mrs. Langham regarded her husband
IN some scorn. Then she deliberately
get a trap for him
MY dear" said she gently, what
did Edith wearF
'OE, Edith That black and white
check to be sure, that she wears to
school"
THAT proves it," said she. AFTER
tots I shali know exactly how much Il
depend on your knowledge of dress
Edith wore a new white muslin. NeveI
mind. dear. 80 to sleep We can
all be clever IN every dEection"-
Youths Companion.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-10-16
GAMBLER KNOB HAD SAND.
HLs Desperate and Unequal Fight with .
Bad Band of A~paches.

HLa Desperate and Unequal Fight with =
Bad Band of APaches.
We were sitting n night at .
freighter's camp fire, around which
Crere drawn half a score or more OF the
freighters, who. with their outfits, were
in camp for the night. Stories OF old
times when the Indians were bad, and
of the bravery of the white pioneers
had gone around the circle until it came
to old mar Wilson's turn, who said:
Talk about sand in a man! l tell
you il takes sand in a man to try anG
stand off single handed forty or fifty
! Apaches when he knows just how the
scrap will end. and that the end will be
his own death: but that was just the
] kind of sand hat was in Felix knoI
when he was killed by the Apaches.
You see. Knox was an all around gam
bier such as the tenderfoot from the
east scorn so much and know so little
about. but he had a heart in him big
ger than any tenderfoot's head
Well. it was in the spring Of lSo3
Knox. with his wife and baby and a
Mexican driver, were coming from Sh.
yer City to Clifton. They got to Nork'i
ranch. which is on the ella river, about
thirty miles from Clifton, ell right, hut
were told there that signsof Apachesha
been seen. and that they had better &c
in camp there for a few days, but knol
who had fought the Apaches dozeni
of times and didn't know what fear wa
said ne wanted to make Clifton thai
day.
They drove on, and were about two
miles from York's ranch when KNOB
saw an Indian come from behind 4
low, round topped hill, and feeling as
sured there were more of them, and
that it was a fight to the death, b.
filed kA pocket with cartridges, kissed
his little sleeping girl baby and his viii
for the last time, and, with a 'goodby
, 10 them, he jumped from the wagoi
md quickly turned the team. and toll
r he Mexican driver to whip them bacl
= 70 the ranch, and that he would STAN
} the Apaches of.
= As the wagon turned and was fur
5 ously driven away the Apaches, VIII
now came in sight. fred a volley, bu
killed no one. Then Knox faced hi
0 Goes and pumped the lead from IA
Winchester into them. The Indian
gradually circled around Knox and tn
9 end came. The Mexican driver lashe
his team back TO the ranch, where bSt
F" of the horses fell dead from wounds n
eeiEed from the Indians first vollny.
a party. after a little delay, Va
q made up and returned 10 the plaC
. where the fight took place, and ther
they found knox's body, and the II
; dams, contrary TO their usual custom
had not mutilated it in the least, bJ
q had taken a clean pocket handkerchi'
Is from Tnox's pocket and CAREFUL
10 spread IL over lis face, and had fas
d sned it there by putting a small stoI
an each corner Of it 10 hold it in i
d place and keep the sun from the dea
mans face. That was their tribute
the sand in Knox. Seventy emp
It SHELLS were found that had been EN-
lied from Knox's Winchester, and OF
10 Of the raiding Indians afterward sa
o lrir party numbered forty-two, an
that Knox had killed seven of ther
= Arizona Republican.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-10-16
Banquets and Dinners.

Styling a public dinner a banquet
is something of a mistake; that is, II
the use of the word banquet" is TO add
more dignity to the occasion. or even
to be more uppish or bumptious OF
'topIofty." Banquet" from the
French and Spanish. means a small
bench. a little seat. and when spelled
banqueta means a three legged stool
1t has reference to sitting while eating,
instead Of taking refreshment in stand
up" fashion. as at one of u WistaE
parties OF at a free lunch counter. The
truth is that banquet" is simply .
grandiose expression-ambitious and
somewhat affected" - Philadelphia
Ledger.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-10-16
Chinese Hands and Finger nails.

Chinese, when meeting, bow, their
arms to their sides; then, folding each
DIS own hands, raise them in front OF
the face and shake them gently at one
another. The practice is admirable for
foreign residents in the far east, for
Chinese hands are all fabby and fish
like. and most of them dirty. Besides,
the nails even on the right hand are In
ordinately long and never very clean
Here are the lengths of the left hand
finger nails of a Chinese dandy a
measured by a very competent author
ity: Thumb. 2 inches; first finger, 1 80
inches; second, l 3-16 inches; third
5 II inches; fourth. 4 is inches
Temple Bar.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-10-16

PHICL no CEH7n
- - So
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-10-16
OWES.

Could he. whom now we call "the late"
Steal past the watchful Cerberus
And visit once more his estate,
What would he think Of all this FUSS
We say his kincred are bereft,
Use speech polite about the dead,
Although he scarce has one friend left
OF reputation not a shred!
He boarded sto,Es and bonds for years
With fortune had his many spats;
All. could he know how few the tearsl
His heirs hghl like Kilkenny cats
he hoped the glory OF his gain
Would. like the comets, blaze behind.
Alas. they prove he WAS insane.
Who riches wins must lose his minis
He sowed the wind. this ~moneyhags,
They harvest 10 who break his trust;
The whirlwind not a m Lays.
His treasure gets no time 90 rust!
BE closed his eyes well satisfied,
But all were not So pleased as he.
Ee,vsYaners flourish since he died,
For Dives has now the leprosy.
Foihles and erro-- are reylewed;
LAWYERS parti.io ION hi> estate.
His virtues are ID court c,Chewed.
Il sounds cor .ct 10 say "the late"
Mrs. y. B Nora -e ia Traveller
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-10-16

Flower"

Mrs. Sarah NJ. Black of Seneca,
Mo-, during the past two years has
been affected with Neuralgia of the
Head, Stomach and Womb, and
writes: MY food did not seem to
strengthen me at all and my appe-
tite was very variable. My face
was yellow, my head dull, and ! had
such pains in my left side. In the
morning when / got up / would
have a flow Of mucus in the mouth,
and a bad, bitter taste. Sometimes
my breath became short, and | had
such queer, tumbling, p%alpitating
sensations around the heart. Iached
all day under the shoulder blades,
in the left side, and down the back
Of nv limbs. 1t seemed to be worse
in the wet, cold weather of Winter
and Spring; and whenever the spells
/ came on. my feet and hands would
turn cold, and l could get no sleep
/ at all. l tried everywhere, and got
no relief before using August Flower
Then the change came. 1t has done
me a wonderful deal of good during
the time have taken it and is work
ing a complete cure" .
G. C. GREEN, Sole Manfr, Woodbury. NJ
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-10-16

The growth Of nails on the left hand
requires eight to ten days o than
those On the right; the growth is more
rapid in children than in adults, and
goes on faster in summer than in win
Ter. II requires an average Of l32
days for the renewal of the nails In
winter and but lie during the summss
monthA st. Louis Republic.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-10-16
Tn. Sand claas Of sisty Years Ago.

SIXTY yeas ago I taught the sand
Glass IN the schools Of this city in the
grand jury room of the old court
house. said a gentleman to a reporter.
'aThe sand classi What in the name OF
Socrates is a sand elassf And then the
ancient pedagogue proceeded 70 say;
"sixty years ago the schools OF the
town occupied the old court house, and
was one Of the scholars. In the grand
fury room there was a long table about
eighteen inches high, with a strip OF
hoard fastened on top az around the
ddes thus making the center lower
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-10-16

An Insurance actuary in former days
would hardly have considered a poets
a good" lf The average was ser
lousy pulle, down 10y those favorites
of me Mus who thought that decent
living and gular habits we're inconsis-
tent witt their vocation. Byron,
Heine, NusSet. Poe and Others died
young. not because they were poets,
but because they did nOt keep their
passions and their appetites in good
order. But in these later days we know
that the greatest poet may be the
''sanest and pass into old age, hale
and green. as peacefully as if he had
never wandered yer the slopes of
Helicon
The great Goethe grew old as com
fortably ~ any well-to-do bourgeois,
and was full of life and vigor at four
score. So was Victor Hugo Brown
ing at seventy waS a constant diner-out
and the soul of every party in which
he found himself 81 james Gazette.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-10-16

To temper e%arthenware which is to
be used for baking. put the dishes in
cold water over the fire End bring them
gradually 20 the boiling point When
the water boils around them remove
them from the fire and let them re-
main lr the water tin it becomes cold.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-10-16
rai.inr ChIcl.n, for the CItr:

Chicken ranches" are numbered
among the most profitable of Long
Islands industries. New York city
and Brooklyn consume daily Abbott
GO, 600 chickens and $50, 900 eggs. Here
tofore a large proportion of these ar
ticles came from New Jersey and in
terror New York. Pennsylvania, Del
aware, Maryland and even Virgins
send a good many, but the possibili-
ties for profit have induced a great
many people to go into the business, 20
that there are now probably four or
Eve hundred ranches" scattered be
tween Bay Ridge ana Montauk, or
Long Island. Fowls of all kinds bring
good prices in New York. and a poul-
try trust would pay as big dividends AZ
sugar after a time. Aman can go into
the business with very little capital
and L he knows anything at al about
the culture OF fowls can make a fort
xne in a few years New YORK Letter
Aduiteration % Coffee.
The adulteration Of coffee in France
has reached such alarming proportion
that il has become a subject for inves'
I tiRation in the chamber. The aduiter
alton Is made by a mixture Of Hour and
sulphate Of iron. which is pressed into
the shape Of a coffee bean. the resem
blanee being difficult for ven an expert
10 detect by sight A small amount o.
chicory IS sometimes added, and th'
exterior is given a touch Of oil to maxi
e shiny New York Times
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-10-16
How ve..cl. $50 Tlr.neh ihe sne1 Canal.

How Vessel, G" Through the Suez Canal.
The avers-- rinr Of transit of.the
Suez canal by day g. tweuty-four hours;
by night with electric lights it is nine
teen hours. and has been done in tf-
teen hours. In order to navigate by
night a vessel must light the way by
carrying an electric protector at her
bow a. close TO the water as possible.
and pay the closest attention to the
orders from the passing stations or
cares Three white lights shown YER
tically indicate ''slow down" then the
display Of two white lights is the order
TO stop and haul into the gare. The
steamer presently hauls in, makes fast,
puts out all lights and lies snug in her
berth alongside the desert, while the
oncoming vessel looking ike a loco
motive at night, passes by. One white
light from the gare and lines are let go,
and the journey continued until Suez
is reached Lieutenant Ridgely Hunt
In Scribner's
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-10-16
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 Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-11
ALMOST A CoNFLAGRAr1oN.

Lime Stacked by the Rain Creates Con-
siderable Excitement.
Salem came very near being visited
by a serious fire Monday night at 10
o'clock.
The Office boy at Camps pharmacy
won't to the back door of the drug store
at that hour and suddenly beclme very
much amused, Crying out, Look at
those little buildings burning"
Mr.. Camp, DR.. Baird, Mr. Watts and
Mr.. Lovelock, OF tho Times Register,
who is always on hand when an item is
going to materalize, rushed to the yard
back of the store and found that the
lime in half dozen or moro barrels had
been Stacked by the rain, and such heat
created az to ignito the barrels. The
barrels were covered by boards, but the
rain had penetrated through tho cracks
in the boards. The barrels ignited the
boards, the boards tue fence, against
which the barrels were piled, and the
Z ence some small temporary buildings.
The entire back yard, which is not
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-11
SALEM ADVERTISEMENT
IOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS.

At meeting of the board of directors
of the Salem Improvement Company,
held at the company's office December
30th, 1891, the following order was pass
ed:
Resolved, That tho president and
treasurer be authorized to receive stock
OF the Salem Improvement Company at
$50 per share in full payment for all
lots as specified by number on price list
of December 18th and 18th, 1890 and at
the prices named in said price list, re-
naming unsold, in any section east of
Delaware street and south OF the line of
tho Roanoke Street Railway Company.
provided that tho right to purchase
under the above named terms Shall be
availed OF brtwoen the 18th Of February
and tho first Of April, 1891. and that a
copy OF this resolution shall he mailed
to each stakeholder OF record. S. d.
UNCOMMON, Secretary. feb1-eod
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-11
AN EXCELLENT ROAD.


One Can Cross Main stroot Safely without
II Life Prcserver.
Salem's progressivonoss is strongly
evidenced by her cndoavors in the be-
ginning almost of her boom to make
good streets. Although continuous
rain fell all day Monday yet yesterday
after the sun came out Main street
could be crossed at any place without
the need of overshocs.
This street is part OF a macadamized
road 101 miles long, stretching from
Buchanan to Seven Mile Ford, the
latter place being eight or ten miles
beyond Wytheville. There are twenty
nine miles of the roads cast of Salem
and seventy-two west.
Besides Main street, College avenue
has been macadamized from Main street
to the new passenger depot. a distance
of nearly mile, and a brick pavement
has been lad on the west side of the
avenue from Main street as far as the
new Bank of Virginia building, and will
be completed to the passenger depot.
The Salem Development Company has
done great deal Of macadamizing on
their property on tho other side of the
river.
Martin avenue. which is 80 feet wide,
has been macadamized for 200 feet
the entire length. King street, 600
feet long and 90 feet wide, has been
macadamizcd, and also 900 feet of Bow
man avenue, so feet wide
This matchmaking has been very
thoroughly done, in placcsa layer of the
crushed rock being laid upon Embedded
heavier rock.
The rock crushcr is being kept al
work all the time and the crushed rock
will be used in matchmaking the com
pany's land as soon as the weather i'm
proves.
Although Salem has no artificial sys
tenn of drainage, yet her natural situa
tion is such that most excellent drain
age is had. The main part of the towr
is on gently sloping hill and the rain
fall easily finds its way to the branchc
that run into the Roanoke river
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-11
BREVITIES.

A. +. White, prominent real estate
man of Clifton Forge, spent few days
this week with his friend, Rush Bur
dettc.
John V Rhiter, of Salem, spent Sun
day with his sister at lIollins Institute.
DR. j. j. Lairrrty was registered at
the Hotel Luccrne yesterday.
Mrs. w. L. Summers. wife of one of
Salem's prominent real estate brokers
and sister of Mr.. J. l.. Swindellr. of
Blretield, spent several days in Blue
field this week, the guest of her
brother.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-11
a SALEM INDUSTRY.
The Salem Gas Healer Plant
Nearly Ready to Start.

The Salem Gas-H Heater Manufacturing
Company is one that promises in the
spring to give employment to large
number Of laborers.
The company's capital stock is $780,,
600, and already largo building 12O
feet long with two ellis each 80 feet in
length has beef completed on the lands
of the Salem Development Company
acrOs, the river.
Il. III. Bryan, tho inventor and general
manager of the company, is in Balti-
more at the present time purchasing
tho necessary outfit for tho works.
Work will begin as soon "a tho outfit
can be placed, which is expected to be
done in 30 days.
When the mandatory is running at
full capacity. as at present arranged, it
will employ between $50 and 200 work
men.
The 'Pcrfect Gas-Heater," as the
patent is called, was invented by II. A.
Bryan in 1887, although it has been
perfected since then, the last patent,
there being three in all. being granted
in 1889. The inventor, Capt. II. a.
Bryan, was formerly in tho wholesale
confectionery business in Baltimore.
The chief charoc teristic of Capt. Bry-
ans invention is the perfect combustion
of the gas used as fuel. Tic claims, and
has testimonials from persons who have
used his perfect heater" that suhsta
tiate his claims, that thcrc IS absolutely
no waste OF the materials used. He
says: I'VE completely consume every
thing in the gas and have no trace of
the deadly carhon!c oxide gas, ono OF
the most dangerous results Of all i'm
perfect cOmbuS:ion'
The temperature can he regulated by
means of four burners in tho heater.
The inventor says that gas heating is
tho most perfect method of heating
when there is complete combustion and
adds: eve claimed and vera allowed by
the United States Vatcnt office, posi-
tive consumption OF this csrbonic oxide
gas" Not only heaters hut cooking
stoves will be manufactured by the
company.
The heaters will be sold Mt prices rang
ing from about five to fifty dollars ac-
cording to the ornamentation on the
heater
The heaters are adapted to either il
Illuminating, natural or gasoline gas.
One thousand feet of gasoline gas can
be used in the heater at n cost of only
80 cents.
Capt. Bryan was induced to como to
Salem by L. a. Roberts. of Salem. and
DR.. Pedigo, of Roanoke. lie was an old
friend and fcllowsoldicr of Mr.. Roberts.
The officers of the Salem Gas Heater
Manufacturing Company are Geo. w.
Palmer, of Saltville, Va. president; A.
M. Bowman, vice-president; 7. A.
Bryan, general manager, and Il. A.
Roberts. secretary and treasurer.
The directors are j. w. II. Allemong.
j. t. Crabtree, r. II. Logan. w NJ.
Nelson, L. a. Bryan j. II Palmer. II.
IL. Ligon, AMI Y. I. Pres ton. OF Salem,
and E l.. Palmer, Of Baltimore.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-11
g ALIEN NEWS.

large. is filled with dry remnants OF
timber used in the erection of the block
of buildings in which Comps pharmacy
is situated, and wnicn has recontly
been completed.
The gentleman mentioned, by strcnu.
Gus cxertions, succeeded in cXtinguish-
ing the fire without alarming tho town.
They had to scrapc away tho timber
and blocks of wood in the neighbor-
hood Of tho burning barrels in order to
keep the fire from spreading, and in so
doing they had their clothes and shoes
almost ruined.
Messrs. Comp and Lovclacc had their
best Sunday trousers eaten into in
places by lime, and all the gentlemen
came out victorious, though dishevelled