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Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-10-24
III. Famous stonshsnrs.

Stonehenge is a famous ruin of great
but uncertain antiquity, situated in
the center of a plain nea Amesbury in
Wiltshire. England. At present it is
merely a confused mass of m~osscovered
stones. which must be closely inspected
In order TO rae out the original form,
which was two concentric circles Of
huge upright stones, inelosing two
eIipses. the whole surrounded by a cir
cuIar ditch and e~mbankment, the wall
being fifteen feet high and 1.010 in cir
cmnference.
There IL much difference Of opinion
among antiquarians as TO what the
original building. monument or dixie
was used for. Many eminent scientists
believe it TO be the remains of q Druid
tsh temple. erected long before the Ro-
man invasion Of Britain st Louis
ReDubic.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-10-24

The body may be looked on as a liv-
ing machine. delicate and complicated
in structure, made Z % run a hundred
years or so. but liable. by bad manage
ment. to be d~isarranged and brought TO
untimely destruction.
All continuous physical transgression,
however innocent il may seem, is fol-
lowed by a like retribution. Such is
the punishment which overtakes null
titudes who overwork their brains and
underworld their muscles; of not a few
who waste vital energy with anxiety,
fret and unstinted care; of many who
overlook the great law of their physical
being that makes daily recuperation
depend on the interchange of work and
rest. Even ministers of the gospel not
unfrequently allow well meant faithful
ness to end in a fatal mental strain.
One Of the signal facts connected
with many forms of physical transgres-
sion is It's tendency TO weaken the vital
stamina Of the transgressor's offspring.
The least a child Fan ask Of its progen-
itor is a fair chanceSf life. To squander
the vital Inheritance of ones offspring
is vastly worse than to squander its
large ancestral estate. youths Com
paniOn.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-10-24

Months .s go college girls belong
Iug 90 pho Harvard annex gave Dr.
Holmcsa r.ss-.on: with infinite pathos
and feeling the poet read Dorothy
o." and Ia- gHaIubcred Nautilus 20
Chattis- r'-satIy with one 81 the
senior a. ...l. he asked Miss b
10 you O. write poetry
With and a blush the bright
young v. n replied: "Oh, no., sir;
never il'.
The a poet smiled at the eace'
: disclliu.r. -l.l ;houehtfully shook his
gray laa aal said: Perhaps it is best
perrin best; real poetry is N
hard o. w many are called, bat
few are | Yet II o. wrote 3
Thousand Iaa. oido-aerel and nlt were
/ souud ll In two or three lines II real
poetry. v..'ll't th9 game De- worth
+ the cau5l EMILY 4 ThacEer1y =
New Yb-. EuOCh
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-10-24
SINGING sHAD.
oueer Fish That Are said to serenads
Residents Of Cape May.

ouser Fish That Are said to serenade
Residents of Cape May.
The singing shad has been seen and
heard In lower Delaware bay this year.
Ii hasn't been seen in large quantities,
OF course. for the appearance OF this
odd fish il these waters is a rare occur
renee. But few of the singing shad
have enchanted the fishermen. They
come from the south. and only when
the wind has died down and the water
Is quiet They come in schools. emit
ting musical notes as they swim along.
The sounds they make are soft and
something like those of an eolian harp.
It is hard to express, or rather initiate,
on paper. the melody they sing. 1t
runs something ike this: Wee no, he
hi do de; wee no. die di dunn"
This sound cannot be made with any
effect except when the shad travel in
schools. The singing Of a single shad
is too feeble to be heard above the rip
Die of the water. Captain Arnold,
one Of the oldest and Jos truthful Of
South Jersey fishermen, said the other
day that he had heard the singing shad
a number of times IN his p~iscatorial
career. They are rare, Of course, so
far north as this. Even when they do
come only old fishers arr apt TO hear and
distinguish them We know about
them and are more or less On the look
ont for their occasional arrival. They
really belong OF th, coast Of Bolivia
and Chill. There { icy are quite com
mon. All sorts of airy tales are mar.
rated about them y South American
fishermen. The singing shad also
breed in Japanes waters. The fisher
men Of japan ar delighted when they
strike a school, G. singing shad. They
follow them - reverently. because
they believe ne fish are inspired
They throw hem food and neveI
catch or eat EN-.
The singir- shad is different from
the common back OF roe shad 1t i
not so large and there is a slight differ
ence in the formation of the mouth
Only an expert fishermen can tell wher
he has caught one of the hnny song
sters Old fishermen regard the mu
steal shad as prizes and do not senC
them to market unless they are paid
very high price for them. 1t is est
mated that they travel in schools o
about 500. Their singing is pleasan
at first. but Dol grows m-onotonous
owing to the fact that it is a constan
repetition of the same few sounds
Whether many Of these peculiar fsl
ever go on up the Delaware or NOV,
on to New York and mingle with tn
plain every day Hudson river shad ]
not known. They lose their identit!
when they get in with other fish. AM
it is doubtful If they ever sing alone
Baltimore American
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-10-24
Pc WAS "us~ ca COIN Dates

RE WAS up" ca COIN Dates
SIN lie Couidr', Stau,i .--osperIty and
killed H,- Csoticr Goose.
I'm bet tina, I can teR the date on
any quarter or half dolla' which you
can pr,duce. said a nan the other
evening IN "A barroom not > thousand
yards from the New York end of the
Brooklyn bridge.
A dozen patrons looked up anxiou'
to take the bet offered.
Not the exact date" interpolateO
the Young man, but within " ear
Of it.n
Even ut this ne had many takers,
although he made the condition mat
he should have a chance 10 look at the
coin. all up. as it lag upon the counter.
One after another the men produced
coins Of the denominations mentioned
from their pockets and bet the young
man fifty cents a crack. He made no
attempt to read any ones mind. but
simply scanned the eagle on a coin
with special care and then called the
date. being within two years of il nine
times out of ten. and very often hitting
u exact.
When he was about ten dollars ahead
of the game the young fellow was good
uatured and proceeded 70 explain bis
trick to the crowd, which was only too
willing 10 listen. a%ttentively.
You see" said the man, who In
sisted on killing his golden goose,
that this coin pointing 10 a quarte-
which lay tail up. has a kind Of scroll
over the eagles head. This being ar
old coin, You cant see anything of the
scroll. but / think there are the words
L Pluribus Juum' on it.
amy way, whenever you find a quar-
ter or a half dollar with thot scroll
over the head OF tho -sy1v yo1 can bet
considerable Doodle that the dsle O.
. the coin IS 1876 OF within two years OF
it. You viii slip up occasionally, but
YOU are sure To win four times ont Of
five unless the other fellow Enows the
game and has loaded up with a lot Of
4 coins which you don't meet with iuEeD
sral circulation.
Now, If thar same quarter did not
nave that scroll above the eagles head
you would be safe 10 calling the date
1886. making the same allowance that
you should win If Won were within a
couple Of years Of the eXact date.
But If the coin had no scroll, but
showed a kind of blaze or a lot of fine
feathers showering down from the Top
Of the coin over the eagles head and
wings, you would want 70 shout aloud
that the exact date Of the piece waS
1853. and bet a house and lot that you
we're right too.
That is all there is 20 the trick by
which | woa your money, except, OF
course. if a nan showed me a coin
which showed on its face that il had
Just left the mint ! would be hy enougk
to say something about 1890
If you don't believe the young man
told the truth just watch your Own
quarters and half dollars.-New York
Herald.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-10-24
Grnnt Did Nnt Like Potatoes.

When there is any unusual event In
an interior town the hotel keeper is
forced to hire additional help for the
dining room. This additional help Is
not always selCcsed on account Of Pc
culiar fitness for the job. He may
cave been driving spikes ia railroad
ties.
Not longagca statue Of General Grant
was unveiled in Galena. Th- town was
crowded and so We're the hotels. At
the dinner table Of one Of the latter
places there was a new waiter. The
guest in question had ordered several
dishes and had been informed as he
named each that 1t was just ont"
Bring me some potatoes.
The new waiter vert with the order
and returned without the article asked
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-10-24
c.es fer the search LIrnL

There Is no doubt that If every large
Messenger steamer was provided with
several search lights many dangers
would be avoided and the yearly loss
Of life at sea world be greatly lessened
This statement applies specially to emf
grant steamers. in which so many lives
are in jeopardy in times Of danger Il
has been recommended that the equip
ment Of such vessels with search Light
should be made compulsory by the gov
ernments Of the countries under whose
lags they sail and at whose ports they
touch.
As an Instance Of the simplicity Of 4
search light outfit, and the advantageous
Use 70 which it can be put, it is only
necessary to look 10 the navigation OF
the Saez canal Vessel unprovided
with the electric light can hire a com
plete plant when entering the canal
/ either at Sucz or Port Said. The whole
/ arrangement can be set up in an hour OF
two. and the steamer n then "a
through the canal no night. Formerly
/ every ship In the canal had % tie up "a
the banks 40 night. and the pas>ag.
often occupied fifty or sixty hou-
Now It D., generally made in eighteen a
twenty hours and on some occasioni
even quicker time has Jeeu made 70
Electricity.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-10-24
El..triei,r - p.afn....

The extent 70 which electricity IL
being used in legitimate medical prac-
tee Is rapidly on the increase. and
many of the new devices for applying
Il have distinct merit An apparatus
for the curs Of deafness comprises a
battery, a belt an electrode supported
on the belt and shaped to rest on the
ear. an opening on one side to receive
the ear and connections between the
electrods and the battery. This pro
vides a convenient and efficient mode
Of receiving the current, which can b.
applied IN currents Of finely graduated
strength
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-10-24

for. Fearful that the guest might get
furious over repeated statements Of
'iust out" the waiter said, as be felt
OF his chin. ''Mebbe ye know, O that
this is Gineral Grant day in Galeeny,
and the gineral niver ate any rratieS
sor. and il would not do to how EN-
~ know. on this occasion. Chicago
Tribune.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-10-24
Does it Contain Ammonia

The charge is being made that the Royal Baking
Powder contains ammonia. We would have supposed that
the emphatic condemnation of ammonia baking powders
by the most eminent physicians throughout the land, and
the fact of the three leading chemists of Minnesota max
ing their report to the Senate Committee recently showing
that bread baked with the "Royal" contained ammonia
against all ammonia and alum baking powders would have
driven them permanently from the market.
In view of the fact that Baking Powder has become
an indispensable article in every kitchen, it is gratifying
to know that there are brands in the market to which no
suspicion of any kind has ever attached. DR.. Prices
Cream Baking Powder is a pure cream of tartar powder
free from every faint of ammonia, alum or other harmful
substance.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-10-24

The 5aalUtiolal history IF New
York is v-.y different from that Of New
England Tho tlr>t instrument was
adopted u i1,7, the second in 1921.
Several amendments were added to
this constitution from time 10 time, and
a conplrt. new constitution was adopt.
ed in 1916 This has since been rad
ically changed in some Of its most inn
portant provisions, especially in the
Judiciary article. which is again under
consideration by a constitutional com
mission TIE numerous and important
Icndlc.- II 1874 were demanded
by the ~ro~th e evils incident to the
state, -tam OF local government
II. l. -. iu IIarDcT's.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-10-24
NOTHING LIKE It'll

Blood is thicker thar water,
and must be kept pp-e to
insure good health
swUT's Specific is natures rSmeA1
for this purpose.
It never to fails eliminate the imp0
ties and build up the general hea,A
There il only one Swift's Specific
aod there is nothing ike it.
Be sure and get the genuine.
Treatise on Blood and skin Dtssa.ss
mailed free.
The Swift Specific Co.. Atlanta, O.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-10-24

n ,s' o.. .le evening, ! was look
ing tur l.- Allambra Not knowing
exactly boo a'ieA direction % 20. stop
ped 20 mcguire of "a passerhy, when. sud
denly. w.. iau4v 81 the theater escaped
me entirely SO | was Obliged 10 ask,
''Doyou know where that large theateT
b. near hen it lssgins with I'D AT The
man replied at once "Oh. you ;nean
the 'Aymarket. ! r."@COE San Fran.
disco ArgonJuL
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1891-12-24

LIFE - NORTH CaE0LISA.-
The Rev. DR.. Charles II. Hall. Of
Brooklyn. told story the other
evening illustrative OF lie in North
Carolina. lie said
Il was seated beside the coach
driver, riding along a mountain
road, when the driver pointed to
place on the valley road some dis-
taace below and observed:
'Man shot down there last night
"'Yes : | replied what had he
done 2
"'Reyenue officer was the re-
ply.
"'But what did they shoot him
for asked again.
" Revenue o1icer,' lie replied
again.
Yes, ycs,' ! said, thinking he
had misunderstood my question,
'but what crime had he committed
that he should be shot for Il 2
I" Why, hain't ] jest told 70 ?
m friend sharply replied; he was
areyenne officer; that vas enough,
wasn't it : And there's another
man down there uitAa .1de, look
in for the next one that comes
along N. Y. Tiues
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a CONFEDERATE t salsrMas.
From Romaneo.

FROM AcafNfsfe.
1t was cutie the most expensive
dinner | have ever eaten. Alto
gether, it cost US exactly five hun
dred jollars-Confedprate money,
tits true, and fast becoming worth
less-many regrets and not a few
tears.
The last year of the war had
come, and as fast as the value Of
our money went down the price of
things went sp. A single pound
Of coffee meant twenty-five dollars;
o beefsteak fifteen, q turkey fifty,
and ! barrel of flour tgo hundred; !;
to say nothing of such SMALL things
as needles and pins coming to over
five dollars paper; SO, with these
prices as a guage, it is quite easy to
imagine how the cost of simple
little Christmas merry making could
mount UP into the hundreds. The
rawest Of Damp winters was upon
US, and We, a shiveying little fami-
ly OF Charleston refugees, were pen
niless and alone in "a strange city.
Some months before my father had
written from Morris Island, ssThe
Confederacy is on its last legs and
Charleston will probably be burn
ed." We were ordered straightway
to Columbia. Thither, two days
later, my mother fed, accompanied
only b. her little brood Of three. one
faithful servant and Lar four-year-
old child; and there, Tor nearly a
wiater q gaG weeks, sc led a doubt
ful and-to-moutb existence.
II Begin Nth, it seemed to our
homesick hearts that these inland
people were made of ! different clay
from our cOast-bred folk. Food
was scarce and times grew harder
every day. First, the small sum Of
money ny mother had seraped to-
gether before leaving Charleston
was spent. Then, piece by piece,
our small stock of silver was dug
up out of the cellar, where, in an
ticipation of "Yankees, it had
been religiously buried, sold, and
the proceeds eaten up. At last
came the saddest period of all
when goodly stock of antiquated
tinery was turned into food: when
a velvet cloak meant so many bits
of beef and quarts Of rice, and a
silk dress just such number OF
big wood fires; when we existed en-
tirely off the remains of once
splendid European trousseau that
had served my mother some ten
years before. These things were
bought by our well-to-neighbors,
fashion-loving ladies that the con-
tinued war and interrupted trans
portation had reduced to calico
frocks and venerable headgear; and
right cleyerly did they remodel
those ancient garments to suit the
hideous styles of the day. re-
member one particular sky-bIue
silk dress that had specially bril-
liant career.
1t made its first appearance at q
military ball, disporting its charms
on the back of our doctors wife; in
her turn, Mrs. Doctor sold it to a
milliner. This lady, who must tru-
ly have been great artist and in
spired in the bargain, resolved it
into bonnets, the dearsh of which
was just at that moment setting all
feminine Columbia mad. Fash
ioned the same shape, of an equal
size, and all trimmed with the
same rosettes Of the blonde lace
that had once ornanented the dress,
these freaks of wartime ingenuity
were looked upon as marveIs oi
loveliness and sold ike hot cakes,
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1891-12-24

bound up IN a msrsclions banaanna
turban, And Wit. ! atialy star>hed
purple caEiea acesul satiag t.r broad
hips vitl bagoonlise grace.
She hid h4dly sci dawn or
mammoth bird aud begaa g sgrestlc
win it than Fets esv . frightened
howl. Itwas 4cheed by one from
his mother.
With her eycs rolling wildly. she
glared part wilero ] So ta The vim
dow behind nae, cryinsalaad: g't
a sperrit 4 speras Then. with
a tremuloas Toni ny mother
rushed from the room. and l, too,
tarncd q be electrified. Ter there,
with its haggard face pressed to the
window pane, was . skeleton mulc,
aud on its back the wrath of man
our father. 1t was not long be-
fore VIC had him in ,hat warm
room, asking a thousand questions
and humping him MI over to see
if he was really alive ana whole.
'Wounded.' he cried. ilinging his
cap down and catching Us all ia his
arms at once. Nary u acra,ch!
just little blood spittin' that
follered a cole he declared. lAmd
L quote him literally, truth TINS
compelling me oadmit that, though
we proud Southron5 had many high
flown notions, We were not any TOO
choice with our Engl;sh.t The
doctor Of his damp fort had sent
him home to get Wei, but, alas.
though he little thought it then, 10
die.
All. what happy dinner that
was. Such pleasure to see that
weary soldier stretch his long limbs
to our fires cheerful blaze, to hear
him vow that he had never had 50
Moe meaior felt 50 good in All
his life before! What Il 'lnt
Jokes, too, we made that day. And
what roliicking toasts with our
beady persimmou beer!
Only, at the last, came a sad.
moment when, with a pitiful work
ing Of her face, my mother ac-
knowlodged the price she had paid
for this famous dinner. 1t had
been dearly bought, for our treasure
was gone to return 10 more.
'Oi course. It was an orful pity
20 sell i,. said my father, after we
hao bit, FL aawailcd The gacril gc
that Qua .argrr lad led 70. @a.,
rs You ss-. --.--..a~. .as Children
I'D .5. .#se ...ea ln# .5u
sor. D., .- @.s p.M.a, ca:
Well, oppose it couiln', be
he'll ed
Then. ap 20 biz feet and
taking his ia e.ol.on,c at-
titudc, onc thin b.. aust iu the
breast Of bis shabby gray coat
once So ualI uow So loose ovar
that hollow che l.--hc aAuou. .s5
that he had oao more .,a. &. ..o-
pose; but he Wouldu drink .uis
one ir weak beer; genuine old pop
skull this time.
Whist is il, pa:' asked eagerly.
as | handed him up the requested
few drops. JEFF Day.a-thc Con-
federacy:'
Not by long shot 10, kit,
my girl; the sweet thing that gave
Us our Christmas dinulr-ma's
weddin' frock.'
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1891-12-24

HE FNIsH1o IIE J1B.-Dcc-
tor, said Nrz. %orri., Is # reelly
true tE4t ET r5 ere l-r.lt
alive Aeae c r g1tiease o,.r
are, rep.iea u. Grayes.-PacS.
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Real Estate Agency.

NEESSRS. HERBERT F. MOORE, OF
W Leonaritown, and T. J: MOORE, Of
Washington, ID. g., have entered into
o-partnership for the sale of real estate,
If parties having lands for sale will send
full description and the lowest price they
will take, We will literally advertise their
lands free Of charge and make every posi-
be effort % make speedy sales.
HERBERT Y. MOORE.
T. JACKSON MOORE.
Leoaardtown, Md.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1891-12-24

II n l.
Folding uaes hands
cd gsves 40 hAr3ga = shan his
To watch tic turning fate,
Whose iap Is his
To SIT upoa 4he shore
And ses - gEcal a1.s 81 ti.eir sails
Far pas wiiIin aash aal
And vhgfs 10 nnse lssr.
To see Ia life "a
One e Es5ii4a esa striEe ;
To seek = in. 70
Tie las + each l1aa
And still 81 aIone,
And; yer Y year, E lFn ihe sans
lox ahnre
The rolllrg 1yea. all sea weeds
And gaEEsF sheIls--s5 Fi3se
This is the ariest fate
This is Pc saddesl pain lh-t hearts can
know;
The dull, cold pressure Of lies iron Sessh,.
Is froa 'he dark shore, dunb and des
olste,
We watch lies ebb anu a3w
-Ne1 Ci.eaas Picayane.
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BILL HEADS
ExcJrrD vlTH xEArsEssaxp DrsrA~cH

Parties having Real or Personal Proper
ly for sale can obtain descriptive llandsills
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1891-09-11
SECCION DE ANUNCIOs
Almoneda publica

!. POr cuenta del due1o de la barca argentine
ZELMIRA de 866 toneladas, surta en- este puerto
con Ia Intervention del Sr. Consul de Santo- Do
miegO, hacienda para este case las veces de agen-
te comercial de la Repdblica Argentina por de-
creto del Excmo. Sr. Gobernador General de la
isla falta de Consul en- esta plaza de dicha Re-
p1blca, ell dia 18 del corrionte q la UNA de la
tarde frente la Aduana do esta Capitnl, SO re-
matara por Totes la dicha barca, todos los ense
que contiene, de conformidad con el inventa.
rio que existe en- poder de los consignatalios los
Sres. J. M. Izquierdo y Co donde podran consul
tarlO todas las personas que tergan clio interes
Sera pOr cuenta de los rematistas ell pago de
los derechos de Aduana que cobre este centric por
q venta en- subasta. IL e
Si en- este dia termina la suba STA cont
nuara el dia siguiente la misma hora que in dicA
este anunco. Todos los efectos que SO remat ten ell
Almoneda pdblica es "al barrer" Y no SO admitira
reclamation alguna. Sc avisa al p1blico para. co
nocinlento de licitadores. @r
Puerto Rico Setiembre 10 de 18ol-El Almo~
nedero-Francisco II. TuruH. I'll 4as
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Coronas funerarias

En- 81 ESTABLISHMENTS La Fer do Mayo, calle
surtido dc dicha mercancfa; de primorosas labo
res, complota elegancia gran novedad, las cna-
les Sc estan detallando haratos precios.
Convene al pdblico que aproveche la OCCASION
sin p6rdida de tempo, para que mas adelante u 8
tengaQue comprar Ell Artfculo tipos oievados
Puerto Rico, Agosto 2s de 1891 Rs1rtguss
Qha1srt %. l5-9