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Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-11-20
Noble Indian. In Canada.

At the stations along the Canadian
Pacific railroad where the Indians
gather at train time there is only one
lot which can be called fairly good
specimens Of their C That is a rem
nant of Sitting Bulls old band which
lives at Moose Jaw. There are sixty
of these Indians, and when Sitting
Bull returned 70 the land Of his fathers
they declined to cross the border, and
are settled down permanently in Can
ada A few other Sioux are also found
al Brandon They are all engaged in
the buffalo horn industry. One old
fellow at Moose Jaw was a noble speci-
men. He had a head that would not
have disgraced a philosopher or a gen.
eraL, and a mien that was eloquent in
its stateliness and dignity. and yet this
old fellow. who looked as though he
made TO preserve the best tradi-
tons Of his race. was having a quarrel
with a tourist over a difference Of a
quarter of a dollar in the price of a pair
of hornS.-BOston Herald
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-11-20
MANY POUNDS OF GHOST

Tts Mind Was Eased BY Getting Bach Its
Place. stnI IL Walks the Earth
Believe in ghostsG OF course ! dol
And you can find them right In this city
of New York If you will only look in
the right place and at the right time.
Why, you might as well say that there
was no sea serpent as to try and make
me believe that there are no ghostsl
We are just now awfully interested in
the pianomaker's ghost
Never heard Of it, Dear mel
About Two years ago a workman In
u of the biggest and best known
piano factories in this city was suddenly
discharged after he had been working
there for many years He was a big
fellow. weighing owe 300 pounds. and
naturally his grief was large and volum-
nous
He ven home, thought the matter
over. put a bullet into his head and
died. His heart was broken.
The boys turned out, of course. and
gave him an elegant funeral. and many
of them we're so overcome with mourn
ing that they did not get back to work
for several days
Then the fun began.
Every night at 8 O'Clock the spirit Of
that compiler of melody came 70 the
factory and lowered about his old
bench II wandered through the rooms.
toyed with the parts Of unfinished in
struments and filed the air with signs
and means and sounds Of anguish
Surely. never did sadder ghost return
10 the scene of its earthly heritage
At length il was discovered that this
ghost would answer questions by the
old fashioned telegraphy Of raps. and
its old time friends sought to alleviate
its pangs and ascertain the reason o.
its unrest All sorts Of questions were
asked
Are you unhappy, dear FritzT'
Rat, tat. tat-yes."
Are you sorry that you killed your
selff'
Rat, tat. tat-yes"
There was a pathos In those doleful
raps.
rs there something that you want
Fritz very badly
''Oh. yes. the answer came.
What could Il BET The workmen
put their heads together At length
one man Of genius asked
"Is il your old place you want back
Do you want 10 be reinstated. FRITZ
The reply was affirmative. followed
10y "a whole shower Of delighted raps-
a tattoo of exultation.
The proprietor was summoned. and
rs it cost him nothing be said that
Fritz might have his old place back.
and in a few moments the spirit was
heard at his seat pounding away with
great animation. A great load had
been removed from its nebulous mind.
Terhaps you think this is a fairy
story. Nay. verilyi | have il from
the lips of Professor G.. g. W. Van
Horn. psycho-magnetist and test and
developing medium. himselE-New
York Herald
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-11-20
A spIendia Herd Of EIk.

Reader. what would you have given
to have seen. as | have. a band of $50
bull elk all collected together on a beau
tiful piece of green grassy turf st am ell
ovation 1000 feeti Here was a sight
10 make a mans nerves tingle. This
was the largest band Of bulls. by actual
count, that l have ever seen. though
my cousin and partner once saw. in the
fall Of the year, including bulls. cows.
and calves 1900
This was the memorable occasion
when the only elk ever killed by any Of
my men gave up bis life, and we have
all concluded that this particular elk
was frightened to death. for though
three men shot at him and each was
confident he hit him. they always assert
ed afterward that nc bullet mark could
be found on him.--Arehibald Rogers In
Scribner'a
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-11-20
why He Called His Parrot Money

Why He Called His Parrot Money"
There was a man At the Lake Erie
depot, and he had a parrot Of which
he seemed very proud. and with good
reason. for it was an accomplished lin
guist- There was also an observer"
there, n Of those persons who call
themselves philosophers and students
of human nature. Quoth he to his
companion;
There is a curious fact in relation to
parrots. Nearly all are possessed Of
the same name. Now. I'll bet you a
box of cigars against a cigarette that
that birds name is Polly"
He accosted the parrot man with,
II say, my friend. what do you call
that birdf'
Money" was the reply.
What do you call it that forf'
~'Cause money talks. Seer
You're right. she does" said the
parrot as she winked the other eye
Pittsburg Dispatch
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-11-20
"LozsNeERs.S


A GamIn's simple Tribute to His Dead
Friend Of the Lodging House.
There were two names on the brass
plate that was nailed to the lid of the
cheap coffin in the parlor of the Boys
Lodging House" but to the gamins
who we're congregated on the pave
ment below. waiting for their com
rade's funeral services to begin, the
dead lad had been known as "Lozen
gers" In life he had been a lozenge
psidler in the city parks-one of those
child merchants that wander from
bench TO bench and drawl their monot-
onous 'Lozengers; all kinds; lent a
package"
That "LozengeG" had been popular
among the other boys of the lodging
house wa evident from the number OF
his fellows who had gathered to hear
de parsons send of" and from the
huge design in common flowers that
they had placed at the head of his
coffin The boys had Clipped in and
bought it from a florist, bargaining
sharply with him for de biggest show
de Doodle would buy"
When "~LOzengers' was living his bed
fellow and boon companion was a
newsboy. the oldest of the crowd of
youngsters who we're waiting on the
sidewalk, and in their terse, homeIy
way the Others expressed their sym
pathy with him. As the newsboy was
expected to make some reply 70 them.
he said:
~Lozengers never c'u'd a got long
in dis wurrul he he'd too much heart
fer a bizniss nan.
IVY wuI day me an him wuz up II
de park a. a lot NV g'uls girls fom
wup NV 'en ere homes come long wild
der keepe LOzengers tried ter sell
his stock ' can'y ter her fer de kids,
but she v u'dn't buy non. De kids wuz
crowdin roun' Lozengers an eyein de
sweets hungry like. an l KEEP a watchin
'em. sos non NV 'em w'u'd lift er pack
ige.
BE fust ting l knowed Lozengers
jist turned his back on der keeper an
begun hanin 'roun his box an de kids
dey help'd demselves. Wen de box
wuz empty. he chuck it onter de grass
an come back ter me. DenI axed him
wot he got fer de stock, an he sed. Not
a durn cent.
der keeper wudn't pay his price an
he hedn't enuf bizniss bout him ter
offer de goods at half price. He seen
de kids wanted de can'y. an ruther n
~ der mouths waterin fer nuthin he
Jist set up de whole box ter 'em.
Say. f%ellers, it's mebbe jist ez well
at Lozengers is gone, fer a man wild a
heart like his'n wuz amt got no call ter
be nuthin but a millyunaire, an yer kin
zee fer yerself dat he hedn't de bizniss
bout him ter git ter be a Wandybilt."
Alexander l. Kinkead in New York
EDoch.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-11-20
The DiridInr LIne % LoquaeIty.

Zone Of the greatest differences be
tween the east and the west" says a
veteran conductor. lis In regard 10
talking with strangers. The Missouri
river is the dividing line in regard 10
talk The very minute passengers get
east of Omaha and Council Bluffs they
freeze each other. Strangers are stran-
gers, and they grow more so until they
reach the coast. The difference is Just
as marked the other way. Passengers
who would lot dare to speak or be
spoken 20 quit playing clans as soon as
they reach the end of the Union Pa
ciic bridge. From that point on,
clear TO the setting sun, the tongues
get nimbler and nimbler.
You can ask any mar for his past
experience, present feelings and future
expectations. and he will give up every
detail with a smile. But get even a lit.
tie ways east, and if you ask a man the
time of day he will look at you as If he
was sure you intended to snatch his
watch. Yes. the Missouri river is the
line of loquaciE Omaha Bee.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-11-20

A farmhouse with an orchard sur
rounded by a thick hedge. formed a
most important point in the British
position at Waterloo. and was ordered
to be held against the enemy at any
sacrifice. The hottest Of the battle
ragged around this point. but the Eng
lish behaved well and beat back the
French again and again
At last the formers powder and bali
were found to be running short; at the
same time the hedges surrounding the
orchard took fire. A messenger was
sent to the rear for more powder and
ball. and in a short time two loaded
wagons came galloping down to the
farmhouse. the gallant defenders Of
which were keeping up a scanty FIRE
through the flames which surrounded
the post
The driver Of the first wagon spurred
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-11-20

The scallop eating public is well
acquainted with the ordinary small
sized pecten, but know little about the
pecten ~magellanicus, generally desig
mated as 1.-THE giant" Fishermen in
remote sections use queer names for
all marine creatures, and . to the
Penobscot nan a scallop is a ''hen
clam" Along the coast from Hatteras
TO Labrador there are ordinary seal
lops, but of the coast of Maine alone
are the big one Il is the largest
edible mollusk on the Atlantic coast
but big as it is il pales before the huge
edible mollusks Of the Pacific. New
York Times
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-11-20
onrlrIs,. sen.s.of Humor.

With Carlyle, as with all persons of
his temperament. the disposition to lay
the words on strong is half spOrtful,
and under the gravest overstatement
lies a humorous intent He has no
thought Of being taken literally. He
means much always. but he often means
much less than he says, and he trusts
to the readers sense Of humor TO make
the due deduction. II the reader
chances not to have a sense Of humor,
sad misunderstanding arise; but II he
have il, he ONE to greatly relish the
tasks that Carlyle demands Of it-E
@. Martin in Scribner's
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-11-20

his struggling horses through the burn
ing heat but the flames rose 6ercely
around and caught the powder, which
exploded. sending rider. horses and
wagon in fragments through the air.
For one instant the driver Of the second
wagon paused, appalled, by his CON-
rade's fate; the next, observing that
the flames, beaten back for a moment
by the explosion. afforded him one
desperate chance. he sent his horses ut
the smoldering breach. and amid the
cheers of the garrison landed his cargo
safely within. New York Recorder.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-11-20
HanKinE On Chains.

One of the last instances of an order
being made for hanging in chains is
that Of a chimney sweep, who ia 1897
murdered a man on the highway on the
east side Of Brigg The eulprit was
tried by Mr.. Justice Best at Lincoln as
sizes. At this time what used TO be
called the new law courts were build
ing. so the Dean and Chapter lent their
chapter house for the purpose Of an rs
size court. The trial lasted all day.
The poor wretch's body never under
went the proposed indignity. The in
habitants of Brigg took fright, thought,
it has been suggested. that the gibbet
standing so near the highway would
terrify people and hinder them from
coming e market They petitioned
against the judges order being carried
out. and the authorities RENTED the
horror. Mr.. HartshOrne believes. and
we have no doubt correctly. that the
last person hung in chains was a man
named Cook. who suffered for the muir
der Of a Mr.. Paas This occurred at
Leicester In 1884. the very year that
the custom was put an end to by stat
ute.-LOndon Athenaum-
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-11-20

The Cots esteem themselves TO be
the true descendants of the ancient
Egyptians as distinguished from the
conquering rae Of Arabians who have
now overrun their land. II is a conn
cal idea but they call upon Us to note
their close resemblance TO the mum
mics Constance F. Woolson In HaT
per's
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-11-20

Are these mackerel quite freshT
asked a lady Of a ragged but pompous
old ~hshmonger who came to her door
''Oh. yes. pufhckly SO, pufhckly so'"
was the reply jess nostrilize chem
and see"
"NostriliZe them1 What do you mean
by thatT
why. tady. said the fish purveyor
with a look indicative Of pity for her
ignorance. smell emil smell emf
London Tit Bits.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-11-20

tended to preach to them mo" they
replied well. then. | shall not tell
you. and he stepped down The next
Friday he asked the same question.
and now. taught by experience, they
answered. Yes we know" well. IL
you know. You do not need me to tell
you" and again he stepped down
The third Friday, when the same in
quiry was made. the people said:
Some of US know and some don't
know" 'ln that case" the preacher
rejoined. ''let those of you who know
tell those who don't know" And
again there was no sermon San Fran
cisco Argonaut
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-11-20
some Oriental ssorIsa

The oriental Joe Miller u parent to
many jests that are stil current among
"a For Instance a preacher In a
mosqns began the history Of Noah with
this citation from the Koran; II have
caIled Noah Unluckily be forgot the
rest Of the verse and repeated the same
sords over again At last an Arab en-
claimed. IF Noah vii not come call
somebody elss.r More careful was a
other preacher. who was sheik as well
One Friday. when the muezzin rang
out the cab for prayer, be mounted the
pulpit IN the mosque and asked the
people Il they knew about what be IN
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-11-20

How Elephants Express Their Feelings
Pleasure Is often expressed by ele-
plants in an ~excruciating squeak far
from pleasurable TO the auditor. Sat
isfed and contented the animal purrs
gently. Fear finds expression often in
a remarkable reverberating oar and
sometimes In a shrill squeak. A thor
oughly enraged elephant utters a deep
warning sound in the throat, often a
hollow. reverberating. rumbling sound.
When suspicious or DESTROYS of giving
a slight warning the tip Of the trunk is
tapped upon the ground, while from
the trunk is issued a volume of air,
which at times sounds like a sheet of
tin being rolled Young or baby ele.
plants express their wants by singular
sounds uttered from the throat An
other SOUND made by wild elephants is
produced by striking the trunk sharply
against the sides.
That elephants use these and other
sounds as methods of communication
or as language there can be 10 doubt
St Paul Dispatch.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-11-20
Pearl Fa.h.rls. in ne caIfsrnIa euIf.

Pearl Hh1hertes In the California Gull
II b only in the Gulf Of California
that regular diving gear is employed in
connection with the pearl fishery. The
beds there were pretty nearly destroyed
$50 years ago. when from 300 to 500
pounds Of pearls were taken from them
yearly. The latter were packed on
mules and literally sold by the busheL
Washington Star.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-04-22

the short parade, when the managers
were all busy. If the exhibitors had
been thoughtful enough to write out
the descriptions and pedigrees, to hand
to the reporter, our work would have
been easier, and the horses would, per-
haps, have received better notices.
Taken altogether the show was SPLEEN
did one. and our streets were thronged
with interested spectators.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-04-22

Drs. Turner 4 Mckee, dentists. OF
lice over Davis 4 Davis store. Best
work and lowest prices guaranteed. 80
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-04-22

The best all purpose horse IN this section.
lis colts from all classes of mares are very
impact. hardy work horses We have two or
three teams, the get of the two horses last
nentioned. for sale At prices to suit the times.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-04-22

Childs' Kid Button, ::
Spring Heel,
Ladies fine dress Shoes for
Ladies House Slippers,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-03-02
ELOPED TO EAST ST. LOUIS.
Harold Chambers and His Inam-
orata Are Located.

Special to the Globe
ST. LOUIS, March Mrs. Edith Fl.
White, the dentist, and Harold Cham
bers. who eloped together from Mime
apolis about month ago. have. after
considerable travelling, settled down in
East st. Louis. The pair reached st.
Louis together about two weeks
ago. Chambers secured employ
ment III East st. Louis, and they
accordingly took up their abode across
the river. He bad letters from the au-
ditOr Of the Great Northern railway and
had little difficulty in securing. by means
OF his recommendations q clerkship in
the Ohio u Mississippi office. being
assigned to the freight transfer depart
ment. When the couple located in
East st. Louis they made lit lie or no at
tempt to conceal their identity. prob
ably Supposing that the people in this
section would never hear of an
elopement from Minneapolis, but,
despite this lack of caution, they would
have remained, for time at least, with
their true relationship unknown to
their new acquaintances but for one lit
tie word careleSsly let fall at an inop-
perfume moment by Chambers. They
contracted for lodgings and meals at a
boarding house on CollinSvilie avenue
the 18th inst. which was Tuesday. and
the next day they were given notice to
leave, the story of their elGpement hay-
ing reached the ears OF the landlady.
The couple are living near the Ma
tonal stockyardS, close to the Aliprton
mouse, and from appearances are hot in
cllned to give the public information
concerning the el0pement. The land
lady says she discovered their iden-
tlty by hearing the man call the lady
doctor. She says:
bers, as we called her, if she was a doc
tor, and she said yes ~ practicing
physicianp asked. No. she replied;
only a dental graduate She then
went on to tell me about the office she
had had in Minneapolis. which inter
ested me, as ! then remembered the
account of the elopement of a female
dentist. | questioned her further and
she was not at ali reticent about
her past history. She sad she
had been Mrs. White, but was divorced
from her husband six years ago, and
had married Mr.. Chambers last Christ
mas. Speaking of her former marital
relations, she said she had two daugh-
ters. one in st. Paul convent and an
other in Mississippi who lived with her
grandmother on plantation. Mr..
Chambers, she said, was wild
over when she married him
and had one child. When asked where
that child was she hcsitated, but finally
said she supposed it was with his sister,
though she had never seen it. What
she had said was enough to satisfy me
that they were sailing under false col
ors, and | was not surprised to find them
identical with the clipping couple from
Minnesota. | notified them to look for
accommodations elsewhere, and the
next Friday they lett my house."
The reporter endeav0red to see Mr..
Chambers, but was unable to obtain an
interview. A call at the transfer sta
ton. where he is employed. elected the
information that he was at home sick,
but upon applying at the residence the
reporter was told by the dashing -doc-
tor'' that her husband was mot in.''
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-03-02
SOLD MYTHICAL COTTON,
And Fell Into the Hands of New
York Police.

NEW YORK, March 1.-The police
here have man who says his name is
Max Rothschild, and who is said to have
been doing business with dry goods
merchants throughout the West. The
prisoner, who is man about thirty-fve
years of age, has, it appears, little
office at 344 Broadway, and has had a
drummer" travelling agent about the
country offering TO sell cotton goods at
rate 40 per cent cheaper than the
goods could be purchased of any other
parties. The drummer announced he
represented the firm of William Roth
schild, who owned big cotton mills in
Maine. The plan was to ask
for money before the goods Or
dered were delivered. Into the
trap many firms are said to have
fallen. 1t, however, remained for KOne
q Kimball and Morris Campbell IL Co.,
of Red Bluff, Cal, to give the needed
pointers in the case to the police of this
city. On this information Inspector
Byrnes acted. A reputable cotton firm,
William ROthschild d Co., of 46 How
ard street.has severely suffered through
the prisoners work. On the prisoner
was found Il check for S234 from Joseph
Meyer, of Salem, Or, also an interest
ing letter from G. Willis, president of
the Capital Adventure company, of Or
egOn. Mr.. Willis evidently was sus-
piciOus, for, in speaking of the personal
fiattery contained in Rothschild's circu-
lars, he says in regard to other Salem
houses: Il find you have given them
all the same song and dance and are
trying to run little game of bluff"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-03-02
PULP MILL DESTROYED.
One of the Workmen Meets In
Stant Death.

WATERFOWL, N. Y, March 1.-The
largest pulp mill of the Remington
Paper Company, about two miles below
this city, was almost totally destroyed
late last night by the high water. caus-
ing damages requiring about $4,000 to
repair, and killing John Murphy, an
employe, aged sixty-eight. Eleven pulp
grinders. the wheel and various other
machinery were carried down the river.
While the machinery had been shut
down for few minutes to make some
repairs. the floor suddenly began to rise
and the whole building moved. Then
with crash part of the building and
machinery fell into the river and the
roof fell down on the remaining ma
chfnery. The workmen rushed for the
doors and all escaped except Murphy
and Thomas Stevens, who we're struck
by the shafting and crushed to the floor.
Stevens succeeded in extricating him
self and made perilous trip over the
broken roof hanging over the water.
Murphy was terribly crushed, and prob
ably died Instantly,