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Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-09-23

The existence of a cholera demon is
still firmly credited in certain districts
of India a native in a village neaI
Allahabad recently assured an inspector
of police that the previous night his
home had been visited by the cholera
monster, with a head like a large earth
- pot. He and his brother drove
sway the spirit with bamboo clubs,
and fired a gun to complete its defeat
as the creature fears noise. Some years
ago, say the natives, three wise men
enticed the demon into an earthen pot
and carried it to a neighboring hostile
village to bury it by night. The rival
villagers objected, however. and a fight
ensued, in which the demons prison
was broken, and he escaped TO continue
bis evil works. London Graphic.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-09-23

An elderly lady, who was very
wealthy, and who had a very inflated
idea of her own Importance, owned a
pet monkey, which suddenly became
quite i'll. The lady, whom we shall
call Mrs. Portly Pompous had the as
surance to send for one Of the most
prominent physicians TO attend the all
ing simis.
When the doctor was introduced -
mis- patient he was very much enraged.
but he did not betray it. He examined
the sick monkeys pulse, and asked the
usual questions. In the corner Of the
was a little boy. a grandson OF
Mrs Portly Pompous. The doctor ap-
preached the boy, examined his pulse
and then said solemnly to the lady:
Madam. your two little grandchil-
dren are suffering from indigestion.
Give them light food. with plenty OF
exercise, and they will soon come
around all right"
After the doctor had said this he
bowed himself out, with a feeling that
he had in a Measure indicated his pro
fessional dignity. The bill which he
sent in was so heavy that Mrs. Portly
Pompous, who is somewhat stingy. al
most had a CT herself over it-IrisS
Times.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-09-23
when One Writer Smokes.

Many brain workers have found in
spiration in tobacco. R. E. Francil-
Ion. who is a very hard. very regular,
and not seldom an excessive worker,
finds that his consumption of tobacco
and his production Of work are in al
most exact proportion.
II cannot pretend to guess" he says,
whether the work demands the to-
bacco or whether the tobacco stimu-
lates the work but in my case they are
inextricably. and | believe necessarily,
combined. When | take a holiday,
especially If | spend 1t in the open air,
! scarcely smoke at all Indeed, I find
that bodily exercise requires no stimu-
iant of any kind whatever If ! read |
Tmoke little. but if ! produce, tobacco
takes the form Of a necessity, ! believe,
for | am indolent by nature, and to-
bacco seems TO me to be the best ma,
chine for making work go with the
grain that / can find"
His general conclusion is that bodily
labor and exercise need no stimulant at
all, or at most very little, but that in
tellectual and especially creative work,
when it draws upon the mind beyond a
quickly reached point, requires, being
a uonnatural condition. nonnatural
means to keep it going. New York
SIM
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-09-23
Stories of the Meeting House.

Mr.. Spurgeon has been reviewing a
book on Primitive MethodisIn on the
Yorkshire Wolds," and finds in it some
stories very much to his mind. He is
especially pleased with one criticism of
q sermon.
"Ah, say, mister, you preached a
soodish sermon tonight, but If it had
been cut short at heath ends, and set
afire in the middle, it wad a dean us
mare good"
Mr.. Spurgeon scarcely remembers a
better criticism than this"
Another story is of a not very fluent
young man, who, being in the habit OF
saying in his frayers. Lord, help me
to pray" was answered one night by
an old mans CALCULATIONS, And the
Lord help thee to give over"
Mr.. Spurgeon also likes the story OF
a clergyman who, at a noicy prayer
meeting, commanded silence and said
my dear friends, the Lord is not deaf
Now don't you think you could pray a
little more quietlyi You remember,
when the temple was being built al
Jerusalem. there was no sound of any
tool heard in it while building"
Ives. sir" said one of the brothers,
"Shars all very true; but, you see.
we're Nc: building the temple; we're
only blasting the =ocks."
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-09-23
seeing and

An eminent lord chief justice, who
vas Eying a right of way case, had be-
fore him a witness-an old farmer
who vas proceeding to tell the jury
that he had ''knowed the path for sixty
yeer, and my feyther tould | as he
heered my grandfeyther zey"-
''StopI" said the judge; I'VE can't
have any hearsay evidence herer"
mol" exclaimed Farmer Giles
Then how dost know who thy feyther
was 'cept by hearsayT
After the laughter had subsidized the
Judge said In courts Of law we can
only be guided with what you have
seen with your eyes. and nothing more
or less
"Oh, that be blowed for a taleF e
piled the farmer. Il ha' got a bile on
the back Of my neck. and / never seed
'un, but be prepared to swear that
he's there. dang 'unr
This second triumph on the part Of
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-09-23
WHY WOMsA FAIL.
In ne Telegraph Business They Marry
and Upset the Service.

In ne Telegraph Business They Marry
and Upset the Service.
Not long ago a new telegraph service
was organized on one Of the West India
Islands under the supervision Of an
English governmental staff. The island
was a long way behind the times in its
method Of communication and every
thing else. AMI the establishment Of
postal telegraph stations all reund the
island was looked upon as maugurating
a more hopeful and progressive era.
The chief Of the department found that
women were cheaper than men, so the
stations were placed in charge of a
bright and promising corps of def
wrisged young ladies. who took kindly
to their new task. and for awhile every
thing went smoothly.
Presently. however. an epidemic fell
on many of these island towns, and 1t
invariably took the same form. The
clerk from n merchants Office or store
would be missing IN the middle Of the
day when the fierce tropical sun was
beating down On the white glaring
streets, ard driving every white man
within the ja'oUsies Of bis coolest
piazza; or tn horse Of the young
planter, who had ridden into town
from the cofI, mountains or the ada
cent sugar es- ate, would be hitched up
for an unco' scionable time under the
heavy shade , mango tree, the fruit of
which coulr be plucked from the win
dows Of 2 spick and span station,
which cor .ained the whole secret of
these nwonted phenomeEA
In a single year the service went to
pieces, and the chief had to face the
fact that nearly every member of his
staff had either resigned already or was
about to resign. H. s,r@equence of APP
preaching matrimory
The officers al tin Western Union
company seem "a be- having a similar
experience. They complain that the
innate propensity AZ lie telegraph girls
to get married y "a source Of constant
disarrangeIleEt AVID change in their
offices. Just as soon as a woman gets
broken in thoroughly and can handle a
utdNg MlF tl44-t-. US Nt4i t~ a IldL
she falls IN love U.sa so.le ~telegrapher
and marries In mcst cases the women
quit work and go TO housekeeping.
while the husband has TO thump the
key twice as hard TO stave Of bank
ruptcy.
This, however, makes no difference;
not a single one seems 70 be deferred
by the experience of her predecessor,
and the old story p~erpetually repeats
itself. In point of fact, the business of
matrimony seems to flourish better in
telegraph Offices than in the bureaus
where men and women are supposed to
meet their fate at 30 much per head:
and so seriously is the routine of the
telegraph Offices disturbed thereby that
the companies declare they would give
up ONE operators altogether in the
large offices if itwere not for the sake
Of economy.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-09-23
IN. Boy was Scared.

THE worst frightened man l ever
saw" said Judge Fitzgerald, was at Pea
Ridge, when we were attacked by the
Federal troops. For a body servant !
had a strapping big negro boy, whose
duty it was to look after my blankets
and r%ations, and negro like he was
forever crawling away into some out of
she way place to sleep. Just as we were
expecting the advance the Federals
opened fire on us at rather close range.
We were on the skirmish line, and in a
moment our men were deployed In
battle array. Just as the fire began to
grow heavy I heard a piercing yell and
saw my negro boy flying along between
the lines.
EVERY step would have measured
fifteen feet, and every time his foot
struck the ground he would yell %
Lordr loud enough to be heard in both
camps. With him he had my blankets
and rations, and at every jump be
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-09-23
ACCUSED BY A fEATHeReD WITNESS.
A Cockatoo's Declaration over the Body
Of Its Murdered Master.

A Cockatoo's Declaration Over the Body
Of Its Murdered Master.
The officers who took the body of
William r de Rose, alias La Chapelle,
hon the bedroom in the rear of the
saloon where he was shot and killed by
Maggie Getty. tell a strange story of the
~loquacity of a big cockatoo that be
longed TO the murdered man.
The body lay on the floor at the foot
Of the bed when the officers arrived
The bird was perched upon the mantel-
piece overlooking the scene, and as the
bluecoats entered the room he ~screeched
out.
Maggie did it'll Maggie did itr"
The officers were startled. Where
did the strange voice come FRONT 1t
was not a human voice, yet strangely
clear and distinct
''Blaggie did itl Maggie did i'll Mag.
gle did it," again came the voice. \
light was struck by this time, and then
the source Of that inhuman screech was
discovered.
alag
Did whatT' said one of the officers.
interrupting, as it vas about TO screech
out again.
shot himl Shot him. Shot himi
Maggie did it, answered the cockatoo.
The officers bent e the corpse,
placed a hand on the heart to see If
life were really extinct, then stood
silently a moment, as il considering
the best means Of removing it.
well, what are you going TO do
with itf' broke out the bird again.
"Going to take it 20 the morgue.
Want to come alongf' said the officer,
bending an elbow out for the cockatoo
to perch upon.
"Yes, I'll go" said the bird, hopping
down on the elbow.
1t was with much difficulty that the
body was finally carried out to the pa
troll wagon without allowing the bird
to escape. When this had been done
finally, and the bird safely locked in
the room, his ghoulish screech could be
heard out on the street calling:
Maggie did It'll Maggie did it!"-
-SaL Francisco Chronicle.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-09-23

The people who sell typewriters and
teach their customers how 10 use them
have bothered their brains TO evolve
practice sentences which will contain
all the letters in the alphabet. Here
are "a couple Of ingenious sentences
Pack my box with Eve dozen liquor
JUGS Jack quickly extemporized
the five tow bags" The first Of these
sentences is remarkable as containing
every letter in the alphabet and only
five unnecessary characters. 1t is curl
Gus that not "a single consonant is re.
peated Ga the sentence. The five UNI
necessary characters r O, t. e, O, "a,
al vowcls. and al the vowels in the
alphabet except a. o is the only lettG
repeated twice. The second sentence
contains twelve unnecessary characters,
four vowels and eight consonants.-
New York sun
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-09-23

would leave a portion OF one o the
other in his wake. As FAR as ! could
zee him he was going Ike a frightened
deer, and long after lac was out OF
signt l could hear lin yell lie had
been sleeping exactly midway between
the lines when the battle opened, and
it is not surprising that he was scared.
Two weeks elapsed before he returned
TO camp. but he never could be induced
10 talk of his Pea Ridge experience.
San Francisco Call.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-09-23
Love Finda a Way.

BiIlson-Whose pOcketbook is that
you are advertising fort
Jimson-Mine, of course.
"Get out. 'PocketbOok containing
a roll of bills and a large number OF
checks and securities. Finder can keep
money if he will return papers Get
outl You don't see a roll of bills or a
check Once a year"
mo, but Bertha Billions father
axe the paper | advertised the loss in,
nd he'll see that advertisement. Seer
"Humphi Where did you get the
money to pay for that big adF'
Bertha loaned il to me, bless the
darling. New York Weekly.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-09-23

the witness set in a torrent Of hearsay
evidence about the footpath which OBJ
tanned weight with the jury, albeit the
judge told them it was not testimony Of
any value. and the farmers party
Irish Times.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-09-23
Notice for Publication
U. 5. LAND OFFICE.
Miles City. Mont, August 10. 1871.

[. 8. LAND OFFICE.l
Miles City. Mont. August 10. 1891.
Notice il hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice Of his intention
that said proof win be made before the Register
and Receiver Of the u. s. l.. o. at Miles City,
Montana. on Tuesday, September IS. 1891, at 10
o clock a. m, viz
JOHN II. CHARTERS.
H. Z. No. 612, for Es swk and VIZ SEX Sec.
q, Tp. IN, r. 5ee.
He nance the following witnesses 20 prove
his continuous residence upon, and cultivation
Of, said land. TO wit:
WIN. Harmon, james Dugan. Martin j. Rid
die, Simon Shaffer, all Of Ekalaka, Mont,
s. GORDON, Register.
First pu b~lication August II. 1871
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-09-23

Jonnson When l do marry Z intend
- :uarry a sensible girl. II I al 6cd
n
SUmsou Now there's Miss Sharpe
She iilt0' ,
JOnnsou 5ust the girl / want Won7
Vou 'ntrodp~ Epoch.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-09-23
August
Flower"

How does he feel 2-He feels
blue, a deep, dark, unfading, dyed
in-the-wool, eternal blue, and he
makes everybody feel the same way
August Flower the Remedy.
How does he feel2-He feels a
headache, generally dull and con-
slant, but sometimes excruciating-
August Flower the Remedy.
How does he feel2-He feels a
violent hiccoughing or jumping Of
the stomach after a meal, raising
bitter-tasting matter or what he has
eaten or dr~unk-August Flower
the Remedy.
How does he feel Pie feels
the gradual decay of vital power ;
he feels miserable, melancholy,
hopeless, and longs for death and
peace-August Flower the Rom
edy.
How does he feeI7-He feels so
full after eating a meal that he can
hardly walk-August Flower the
Remedy. q
G. G. GREEN, Sole Manufacturer,
Woodbury., New Jersey, U. S. A.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-09-23
A DeabtfuI Compliment

Sometimes an expression of thank
fulness can be turned into one of things
which are better left unsaid. One
sunny day a sad eyed man, clad in
shiny raiment, found a prosperous
youth enjoying the warmth of Broad
street and besought him for aims. He
himself, quoth the applicant, had
known prosperity in earlier days, and
he knew what was due from one gen
tleman to another. Therefore he had
not hesitated to address the youth,
who, being happy himself, should try
TO make Others happy. All this had its
effect upon the young nan He pro
dueed a dime and handed it to the
stranger, who accepted it with a bow
and a flourish. "Ah, mister" he said,
II hope we shall meet again, and that
then l shall be in a position to reeipro-
cate" Then he went his way, leaving
the youth sadly puzzled a. to just what
he meant New York Timea
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-09-23
When q Lobster Drop. hi. Claws

The lobster Is greatly in dread Of
thunde1, and when the peals are very
loud numbers of them drop their elaws
and swim away for deeper water. Any
great fright may also induce them to
drop their claws. But new claws begin
at once 70 grow, and in a short time
are as large as the old n e and covered
with hard shells. The lobster often
drops its shell, wien it hides until the
new shell is hard enough to protect IT.
Exchange.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-09-23

The YELLOWSTONE JOURNAL reaches q
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 Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-09-13
REAL ESTATE TRANsF ERs.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4.

Transfers in which the consideration was nominal
are not included1
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-09-13
BUILDING PERMITS.

Permits to build to the following were
issued by Inspector Entwisle for the week
ending Friday, September IL:
One two-story frame dwelling, 1884 feet,
Clark Mills sub. for l.. w. Burke, to cost
81 200.
One two-story brick dwelling, 12Ix26 feet,
lOl6 alley northwest, for G. T. s. Brent, TO
cost $500.
Six two-storry brick dwellings, 14x30 feet,
Nos. 63l to GAL l. street southwest, for w. s.
Hoge, to cost $1,000.
One two-Story and cellar frame dwelling,
2Sx54 feet, I street, in lexington, for b. w.
Pond, to cost $1,000.
One two-story frame dwelling, 1890 feet,
Pleasant street, Anacostia, for James e.
HALEY, to cost $1,000.
One two-story frame dwelling, 2Ox24 feet
lot z square 1888 northeast, for William L.
Bramhall, to cost $500.
One three-story and cellar brick dwelling,
24X44, No. l434 Rhode Island avenue, for
George Gibson, to cost 81 900.
One two-story frame store and dwelling,
SOxoO feet, Fourteenth street, Mount Pleas
ant, for G. spaids, to cost 81. 600
Two two-story and basement frame dwell
lngs, l4x26 feet, Seventeenth street, near East
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-09-13
Should Receive Commissions.

The Milwaukee Realty and Building Record
gives the three following reasons why real
estate agents should receive commission
from those for whom they sell property:
First-Because the day has arrived when
would-be purchasers, who act strictly on bust
ness principles, always to the real estate
agent to find out what property is on the
market.
Second-Because the seller names to his
agent his lowest price and best terms, and to
purchasers highest figures.
Third-Because the agent holds in con-
fidence the names of both parties from the
meddlesome world if it is deemed expedient,
and he is requested to do so until all the pre-
liminaries are arranged The negotiators are
then enabled to close the bargain before
officious and disinterested parties have
chance to interfere
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-09-13
REAL ESTATE NOTES.

j. NJ. Portal has purchased for $4,000, of
Elizabeth Varney, the whole of block 6, Brook
land.
j. B. Nicholson has purchased the south
west corner of Third street and Virginia avenue.
from John Goetzinger for $4,000.
Ernest w. Young has bought of William
Mayse, for $5,175, sub. Sc, square 7SO,
1S.375xS5 feet on Fourth, between D and E
streets northeast.
G. d. Wolcott has bought of T. Franklin
Schneider, for $4,000, sub. 231, square 156,
20x95.50 feet on @, between Seventeenth and
Eighteenth streets northwest
N. P. Hormell has purchased for S5,65O, of
Emeline Lusby, part II, square 924, IS feet
inch by 100 feet l inch on Ninth street, be-
tween street and Pennsylvania avenue
south.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-09-13
A Cement of Great Strength.

The cement with which many bui ldings in
Paris are stated to have been renovated is de-
scribed as follows in Industries; "The pow
der which forms the basis of the cement is
composed OF two parts of oxide of zinc, two
OF crushed hard limestone, and one of pulyer-
lied grit, together with certain proportion OF
ochre as a coloring agent The LIQUID with
which the powder is to be mixed consists of a
saturated solution of six parts of zinc in com
mercial muriatic acid, to which is added one
part of sal ammoniac. This solution ia
diluted with two-thirds of its volume of
water A mixture Of one pound of the pow
der to two and one-half pints of the LIQUID
forms cement which hardens quickly and is
of great strength.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-09-13
sas. 500 Real Estate Purehase.

The records of the county clerk of Alexan-
dria County, Va, show the purchase by Mr..
George c. Videtto, of the epterprisiug firm of
Spear q Yidetto, real estate brokers, 610 +
street northwest Of lands lying on both sides
of Alexandra avenue, and extending from
the Washington and Southern Railroad to the
improved lands of the Northwest Alexandria
Improvement Company, distance Of three
quarters of a mile. Land has been reserved
on this tract for handsome depot, and Alex
andria avenue has been graded and turnPiked
with great care the entire length. 1t is re-
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-09-13
HONESTY PAYS.

Fulhllment of Promises in Real Estate
Matters the Best Plan.
Milwaukee Realty and Building Record.
In the real estate as well as in any other
business, "honesty is the best policy.n A
trickster may make a good haul occasionally
byroping in the uninitiated to invest their
money In schemes the substantial features Of
which are conspicuous for their absence.
Mere promises about great things that are
going to be done IN the Improvement of
property do not count. Words are CHEAP.
and unless they materialize into actualities,
property about which they are idly spoken is
good thing to be let alone. In buying and
subdividing, some start in with too little
ready capital They make small payment
on the land, aud even then do not have suffi-
cient money on hand to make proper i'm
provements. Profuse promises are made as
TO what is to be done, but weeks go into
months and months make the years often
way of Improvement. Such cases are
not the rule, however, this policy
pays neither the owners, the operator,
nor the purchaser. There are subdivi-
sions in and about the city that have been on
the market for years, in which lots are very
seldom sold, either by those who syndicated
the land by Others to whom lots have been
sold. 1t is noticeable fact that those subdi-
viders who do go ahead and thoroughly i'm
prove their property, when they determine to
place 1t ON the market, are the ones who find
ready sale for their lots throughout the en-
tire year. Those operators who grade and
gravel streets, put in curbng, build aide
walks, ETC., when they promise to do so, are
the ones who rapidly close out their subdivi-
sions and make money for themselves and
their investors.
The Record has in mind well-known sub
division just north of the city, which was
syndicated early last March, at about 81, 200
an acre. The subdivision was at once put
In first-class shape, the streets being made as
well as any graded streets in the city. All
but four or five lots in the entire subdivision
have been closed out during the past six
months at prices that show profit to those
in the syndicate of fully $1,S00 an acre, and
some OF the lots have already been resold at
decided advance over the original purchase
price. This simply shows what can be done by
converting promise into performance. Those
who adopt this policy seldom find difficulty
in selling lots.