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Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-12-15
One Thing lie DIdn,, Do.

He was the Office boy, a round faced.
undersized boy, who seemed TO live in
a neighborhood where water was scarce
and soap an unknown article. He had
a high pitched, strident voice that
made ones ears ache. And he always
talked. He was a disputatious boy
and would argue with the head Of the
firm on points which the head sales
man, who got SO, 900 a year and went
20 Europe, would not question. The
boy wore long pants" and suspender
and a cape overcoat He ''chewed"
gum. He was the bette noir of every
one in the establishment.
Suddenly, by a few words, this pes
tilential boy made himself a ~favorite.
He and another kid" were working in
the Office. The office force was sitting
around waiting for the time to go
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-12-15

Immense quantities Of crude cork are
brought into this country aud cut by
machinery The crude cork varies
from half an inch 10 ? - inches in
thickness, and it is Of many quail
ties. The finest quality is cut up by
hand into wine corks, the cheaper
qualities are cut by machinery into
soda corks, ~ cork soles and what not
There Is an enormous sale for small
corks such as are used by druggists
and tons Of cork are used every year
in eyesias, dips. Only the finest cork
D, used for this purpose, and 1t is diff
cult 70 obtain a proper quality-New
York sun.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-12-15

Superstition takes on some VERY
peculiar forms ia Hawaii said II. +.
Martins. Of Honolulu. For instance
some OF the natives believe thar if they
cross the threshold of the royal palace
with the left foot first a train Of Dad
luck will follow them in some way
either in health or business. And a
great furore was raised among the ma
tives when the United States warsbip
Charleston steamed into the harbor at
Honolulu. The average Hawaiian
would as o on welcome the sight Of an
ocean Of hot lava pouring over the
country from Mauna Loa as 10 see a
foreign warship anchor in the great
harbor. The natives believe a warship
brings bad luck To their minds the
arrival of the Charleston brought some
mysterious train Of circumstances that
caused the sudden death of the prince
regent Chicago Herald.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-12-15

After the defeat Of the Chill govern
ment troops at the battle Of Concou
Nina del Mar, near Valparaiso. a Iittl,
lad Of eight or nine years of age. hat
less and barefooted. arrived in the town
Of Nina del Mar and gave a tolerably
circumstantial account Of the fight. Al
first his story vas not believed. but
little by little his tale was credited and
listened 10 with establishment that a
child Of his tender age should have
been present at such a ~sanguinary en-
counter.
He quite a~rtlessly stated that when
the San Fernando battalion left the
town with banners flying and band
playing he imagined the troops were
going out 70 exercise. and followed
them till he found himself on the field
Of battle. When the defeat and rout
enNued he Joined a group Of stragyIer,
and az lest found his way back 70 Viua
del Mar. by way Of QuiIpue. at which
place somebody gave him a piece o..
bread and "a drink Of water. London
News
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-12-15
Election Brings Them Out.

You'll see men out on election
nights said John Chamberlain. the
club and hotel man, you never meet
anv other time unles, YOU 20 10 their
places Of business. Perhaps you fel-
lows who are always prowling around
and see each other constantly don't
think about this, but it is a curiou,
thing. meet people election nights |
never see at any other time. That is
why l come ont on those nights par
ticularly myself. / have known men
for thirty years whom I've never met
az any other time. They know all
about me and l know all about them
but our lines of life lie apart. somehow
touching only ON election nights.
Funny, isn't il. And yet your hotel
crowd is bur q very small part of rI..
world. IL d, the Same crowd almost
year IN and year ont, and You'll lr.
somebody who has 20 lie membership
il IL iu any uo,e! iu the world Vl,-.
you may happen 20 stop. / know D.
pretty thoroughly. auI it number.
many good fellows who seem 90 vurr.
along I'M this homeless fashion with DID.
appreciation of rIe Iame>tici-y Of tn.
man vino turns up iu do. lobby only. r
election nights and then rar.re- f.r ar
other year or twu .'-N.w York Herald
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-12-15

Les bijouX' are the remnants sold
by cooks Of large establishments an
by trst-class Partisan restaurant,
These are collected from door 10 door.
and jumbled together in no very appe.
thing fashion; but the seller Of the
bijouN sorts and arran-es the yar.ou,
articles which are then properly
adorned pare>I, scrapcd and cut into
neat pieces nicely garui,hcd and st
out On clean plates.
Customer, who are brave enough To
forget the autecedeuts Of such daiutie,
may thus purchase for a trife portion,
Of the choicest game or the best fish
served on high class tables. with many
therdelicacies attempting appearance
Many old RENTERS. so called. living iu
garrets and summing themselves all dav
on benches in the public gardens. where
they talk politics with their fellows. gat
really good dinners in this way.-Mur
rays Magazine.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-12-15
QUEER TELEGRAPH MESSAGES.
The Pathetic and the Ridiculous In th,
Operators Experience.

The Pathetic and the Ridiculous In III,
Operators Experience.
Probably it is the sense Of the incon-
gruous that takes effect, but il is GER
tain that death messages are more often
ridiculous than any others. Surely il
was a dutiful and sympathetic child
who wired, Mamma kicked YESTERDAY:
will try to make burial Monday" and
the number of people who do not hest
tate TO make funeral arrangements
while the prospective corpse is still alive
is simply astounding. I'VE are all well
but Sam, and he died yesterday" was
probably indicative only Of the sender's
desire To break the news gently-not o.
any fears for Sans" future happiness.
And it is scarcely to be supposed that
any ghostly visitation induced the com
m~uDication, Your mother is dead and
wants you 10 come home"
Just send five TO help me; am starry
ing by telegraph, - vas the cry Of one
~impecunious soul, and the wonder has
been since as to the exact method Of
procedure in a case Of starving bv
telegraph"
Another source of amusement TO the
telegraph operator is in the curiou,
names which come up in the course Of
business. When Mrs.. "Whctstoue"
and Mr.. "Firm,toue' send telegram,
in one day the question arises as To-
their possible relationship. and whether
Mr.. M~oruin-~tar" and Mr.. Winter
night are uei-hbor, might be- am inter.
e>tiug discussion.
Mr.. Raspberry Smith" give, inter
nal evidence of Afro-Amcrlcau uomeu.
clature. and "Goo~eb,rry" j.. beyond
all dispute. the name of a colorei fam
n.y. Mr. Richwiuc' and Mr. Cash
ier' might easily De- Germans. but the
nationality of the 'Buuebreak, and
rhe ''Guodhaul~' would Doe hard d.
guess Even "Humbiri" come, i'm Co., .
c@a>Ioually. aud "Bo>-hardt" Is too sug
gcstiye to Dee pleasant.
In offices where the operator must be-
also the receiving clerk many odd Incl
dents occur to euliygu the routine of
business. An old colorei man went
painting into a telegraph Office once
ami indicated his desire 20 telegraph q
small package that he held in his hand.
met with blank uubclief all the
statements 10 the effect that such "a
thing could not bee done, and persisted
his request. Its just got 10 20.
be exclaimed. They're my Wife,
.eeth. She Wen of and forgot EN-.
I've got 10 get 'em 10 her on th,
next train. After some ten minutes
discussion il was "A sadder and wiser
I'D man who shuffled slowly out Of the
'tice. Washington Post.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-12-15
what 1. the Meaning Of rnlrars

Sir Walter SCOTS daughter once
spoke in his hearing Of something She
could not endure because il was vuI.
gar. Ny dear replied her father.
you speak like a very young lady. Do
you know, after all. the meaning Of
this word vulgar' 1t is only common.
nothing that is common, except wick
edness. a deserve TO be spoken Of
with contempt. When you have lived
70 my years. you will be disposed 10
agree with me in thanking God that
nothing really worth having or caring
about in this world is uncommon. -
LOckhart's Life Of Scott.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-12-15

Inventions from tine hand Of man an.
always cumulative. He begins on Lu.
" account. taking nothing whatev,r
from the hand Of Jove. He BEGIN,
from small things. He Progresses from
small % large, and 40 last attain. per
lection. We could find M grand de-.
velopmeut in human mechanism that
had not been carried out Zoo this man.
her, step by step. Some little. it may
bee some childish. observation wa, f--t
made; then came an advance. hardly
p~erreptibIe and then another. 90 per
p"tual, onward ascending experiment.
The mechanical history Of electricity
was found to be- eloquent Of this fact
Dr B. W Richardson in Longmau,
Magazine.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-12-15

When the Iare p. T. Baruum invited
the late king Of the Sandwich Islands
TO his show In Madison Square garden
he was not satisfied with thar-whicb
was itself IN advertising card. but be
managed, by vl-u- the king % step
with him in one of the chariors $50 as 10
see better "a certain part of the perform
anceJ, 70 hurry il up TO a momeu Of
confusion and sweep the king around
the entire circuit of the track. The
papers the next day had "a notice Of the
king Of showmeu and the king Of the
Sandwich Islands iu "a chariot race He
could not have written a. good an ad-
vertisement ast the racy news item made.
IL was a neat eNp'D Tor. small a. the
kings kingdom is, be sense OF his dig
nifty as a monarch vas not small and
only by indirection, and on behalf Of a
supposed different motive. could he
have been induced 20 become a part Of
sue a spectacle Printers Ink.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-12-15

zone rarely hears Of a good sized
lobster nowaday-, said an icbthyolo-
gist. Yet it was not so many year-
ago that twenty-five Founders were
quite frequently caught. There is one
preserved In the collection Of crustacea
az the Smithsonian institution which
weighed eighteen pounds at tine time Of
its capture. Reliable record exists Of
specimens weighing forty pounds. One
Of that magnitude would be five feet
in length, including the claws. Wash
ington Star.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-12-15

home. The two Kids were disputlng
Il never sass my mother back. 3
said the tiresome Office boy To the
other who up to that time had beer
regarded As pretty decent"
You don't, ehf' sneered the mice
boy with contempt in his tone.
No, l have too much espec for
her, said the boy we thought "A nui.
sance.
There was an inaudible remark from
the nice boy and the other replied
Because | was raised that way. "
And we forgave him his squeaky
voice and his shutting gait and his dis
putatious ~propensities, because he re
spected his mother too much to Sass
her back. Chicago Tribune.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-12-15

The ghost Of Mrs. Teresa Mettman.
the woman who was murdered on the
Fort Leavenwortb reservation by little
Benson, appears at the scene Of the
murder precisely at noon every day
She dresses In white and sometimes
carries her ~dismembered foot and oc-
casionally the bloody saw with which
the foot was cut of A BLUSH vapor
surrounds the apparition and in a few
seconds it disappears, to return at mid
night, when it keeps up a shrieking
racket-Kansas City Star
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-12-15
THE WOMAN N THE RESTAURANT.
How She Is Treat~i la Places where Ser
Presence l. Not Desired.

How She l. Treatei Ia Places where ueI
Presence J. Not Desired.
They were three very young an.
very swagger girls, evidently NOT Iou
out Of school. They sat around one q,
the tables in Delmonico's with am eid.
ly, portly old party, who impressed
as "A man who had been a man of o..
world a long time, and was prsUaI
All uncle Of u of the girls. judging Q
the way in which the sweet cr,algr
ordered the lunch. ~ soon 90. o.,
were seated they noticed a gorgeous.
costumed woman sitting NJ a table llc..
them. eating bread and butter an
drinking water. All the time they Wei
pulling and chattering over the bill .
fare, the woIna ate the brea.l :'.
drank the water and looked bul
about the room.
When the mOmeutOus question Is
been settled and they were waiting d.
their order, a waiter came 10 the won
an, and with very prufu~e apoIl-.r
brought her another plate of bread ar,
iA Ai'A' NAI.A A'N'h lNA hFff"I I.
lunch and went away. \ long tim,
after that, in fact when the r'rl, la#
arrived az the three kinds of salad t.Ip,
had ordered. another waiter came D..
the woman with more pr1lu.a apollo
giles, another plate Of bread and. uIf..-
her glass again. took her order uuI lur
r.ei away.
Vow. every uuy knows how long r
takes 'Hr.. kris 20 finish ID uuch..r
when .E .uilhIe OH JarIiu- te.I, them
t1 .rI.r just what they please. and d.
was u.t uur.l they were eating their
.ra~ that rIa woman concluded sine had
enough bread and butter and I.lt tnr
place with some real color Hu,lIu-
thr.I-I rra rouge un her checks.
ID Shouldn't think They'd Dc WON
au STA, 80 bong when she ,r..raI moth
Ing uur bread aud butter. said ADD OBJ.
-r., together when She I.r. bur -l.
e.Ihmlu just ,ou-uei AMI
looked guilty.
Iu ask brother Tom when I e,t
hHms the prsrJic~t girl of all said
Aud This b. VIVA, Tom said
That is JLe old trick If the r..
t.grHut keepers O. ria tlam,,Iv,, Of
women customers sup
posse ] take a lady iu % restaurant ana
One Of those notorious women come.
in. II tAe manager attempts 10 rut
A,r ont there is e scene. / get furiuu.
and leave the place, and t.II all the
boy, DO j. uu place % take Il lady. on
the other hand. You don't want 10 20
% place where such ONE an.
allowed a- regular customers. 50 what
does tle man DO.
He sends q waiter to take the won.
order. and Doe give, her the bread
utter and disappears. After "a
.pn- lme si asks another waiter 90
Ee her or r.. and with many apollo.
r"~ 10. begins all over again.
. .u-s read anu butter and dis,
P,rhap, she calls no the
Iea. p. but any way she finally
umut.s tp the situation and make.
ier~eif scarce without any scene or
disturbance. Il j. a great thing 20 keep
restaurant New York Sun.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-12-15

II II known that the pig has a Wig
o appetite for trutfles in France.
1t Is a decided passion with the race:
30 that, as the day dawns. out he is led
to perform duty which. though rather
odious and disappointing TO him. is
particularly lucrative to his master.
As the scent of the fox leads hounds TO
the trail, 50 the odor Of truffles attracts
the porker 10 the cherished bed. He
shifts about this way and that until he
locates the desired object, when he i'm
mediately begins TO root up the earth
with his awkward Snuut. He is closely
watched during the operation 10y his
owner, who, upon the swine uDruoting
the trutfie, whacks him sharply over
the nose with "a stick.
In the responsive grunt of pain which
follows this brutal blow. the soft.
moist fungus is dropped from the ami
mails jaws, and before he can again
pick it up il is bag-ed by the hunter
The beast, nothing dauutel. presses on
% another spot. where. hidden % few
inches below the surface of the ground.
are more of the epicureau daiuties
And thus, after uriIeruu, repetition.
Of the same perioruauee, the animal.
thoroughly disappointed. give, up in
disgust and submit, O. being led back
TO his pen: but on the morrow. thanks
10 the pig, short memory. the occur
of the day beef -e are completcly
forgotten, and be Experiences again
the same JOY and liza. hope aud dis
appointment. eZpeo alton aud defeat
Washington Lerr D..
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-12-15
Not Conclusive Evidence.

On a Niagara street car the other
night was an aged Irishman who held a
pipe In his mouth. The conductor told
him he couli not smoke, but he paid no
heed. Presently the conductor came
into the ear and exclaimed with a show
of irritation, Didn't | tell you you
couldn't smoke on this carr
well, Dim not smokin."
You've got a pipe in your mouth"
80 Oi have me feet in me boots, but
Dim not walkin. Buffalo Courier.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-12-15


An Indian leger is rs follows. There
was once a stra ~, humauiihe crea-
ture, consisting IMPLY of "a head made
terrific with la ye eyes and covered
with long hair If he saw anything
that had the heath of life he groyvled
Il see thee. ! sec thee: thou shalt die
In a distant " ilderness there lived ten
orphans, all brothers. They all diSap-
peared oue after another save only the
youngest. He was out IN the woods
when he discovered an old man covered
with earth. The old man said that he
had a brother who was known a. the
Great Head-a frightful being whose
bowling could bee heard through the
hurricane. The only thing he liked 20
eat was chunks cut from a maple tree.
Accordingly a tree of that kind vas cut
down and chopped into sections.
The Great Head came TO the feast
and was so pleased that il conducted
the youth to the home Of the witch
who had eaten up the nine brothers.
Between them they killed the witch
and burned her 70 ashes. When thi,
was done they selected what they
thought were the bones of the nine
brothers and placed them together.
Then the Great Head cried Awake, "
and the BROKERS all rose to life, shout
ing for joy.
Among the O unpleasant spooks
believed in by Indians is a carnivorous
ghost in the shape of a skeleton. and
yet another is an apparition which emits
flames Of fire. Washington Star.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-12-15

To remove rust stains from nickel
grease the rust stains with oil. and af.
ter a few days rub thoroughly with a
cloth IuOistened with ammonia. II any
stains are left they can in almost every
ease be removed by the application OF
hydrochloric acid and a s~ub~oqueu; pol
i-hins with tripoI-New York Tele
gram.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-12-15

BouttOwn-Say, why did Klubbite
go of and get married.
OlebOy-Poor fellow He lost so
much in the wheat furry that he
couldn't afford 10 live at the Bachelor
club any lOnger.-New York Weekly.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-12-15

Mrs. Reider-I see the man who ha.
been exchange editor Of The Dali.
Night for twenty years is dead.
Mr.. Reider-My. my I'm sorry rD
hear that. Now they'll put some youu-
fellow in his place, and they'll o..
printing all the old jokes over again.
Good News.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-12-15

There is a farmer in Ventura county
whose nam is Stubblefield and another
named Haymaker. Los Angeles county
has still another honest Granger who
bears the euphonious name of John
Begnblossom Record.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-12-15

The coolest allure take the hottest
baths and are moi euferlIed hy them
II is blood heated by youth ur the f-.
of full life which likes the cool din Dr
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-12-15
MEMS FURNISHING GOODS.

Our large and constantly increasing trade speaks well for thz line, and
the popularity u our prices. We have just received for the holiday trade The
latest novelties in Genuemeus Ne,k~ear, silk Hardkerhief- and Muners.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-12-15
LITTLE FOLKS

Seem to know that ours D. the place for ovecat- and those Bes-ener Iron
Clad suits, n which ,ny can omp end Glide without constantly ripping ard
tearing them to pieces.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-12-20
~ TIE CLUTCHES.
Interesting Services Which win Take Place
in Richmond.

A confidential talk to young men will be
held in the library and reading-room of the
Young Mems Christian Association at 4o'clock
this afternoon. DR.. j.. n. Upshur will make
HI address on '0ur Bodies. Boys under
sixteen years of age Will not be admitted. AT
the close of the meeting Secretary Cdudllsh
will take charge OF his Bible class.
Rev. DR.. Pitt. of the enable-street church.
viii begin tonight a series of special sermons
on Last Things. His subject tonight will
be The Intermediate State
Mr.. H.. T.. Michaels. general secretary Of the
railroad branch Of the 1oung Mem Christian
Association. will lead the kpw0rth League
meeting at BToad-street church az z O'clock
! this evening.
Rev. dr.. sample. an eminent preacher OF
New York, will exchange pulplts with Rev.
Or. HOge to-day.
Ref. Paul Whitehead. D. D.. presiding
elder, Will preach Ut Trinity church al both
services to-day.
The JOY OF Pardon" viii be the subject OF
DR.. Tudor's sermon tonight.
Bishop Van de Nyyer and Rev. Father
frlOl returned SATURDAY. from q visitation 10
Roanoke. Both arc III the enjoyment Of
good health.
Father Herman. Of ST. Pafriek's church.
has had IN attack OF the grip, but is now
much better, and viii Oficiate to-day.
Kew. J.. j. Spencer, pastor # COwardin
avenue church, Manchester, has formally
accented the call 10 the First Christian
church in Winchester. Ky. heretofore men
toned, and Will 20 to his new charge about
the first OF February.
During January Dir. Spencer will hold re-
yival services IN his old charge, Paca-street
Christian church. Baltimore.
There will be an important business meet
ing of tine congregation OF tae Seventh
street Christian church tins morning alter
the regular services.
Mr.. h. j.. Micheals will conduct the ser
vices of the tpworth League at Broad street
Methodist Episcopal church this evening
at 2 o'clock.
The following is the programme Of music
Tor Christmas Day at ST. Paul's Episcopal
church Nenlte IN Is tat, By Harrison Mil
lard; Gloria, banks, Mozart: TIE Deum in B
Tat, Lloyd; Jubilate in +. Rossi: Christmas
anthem. And There Were Shepherds by
Harrison Willard. Hymns. Shout the Glad
Tidines," Come All Ye Faithful ANGEL,
from the Realms OF Glory,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-12-20
NEW POSTOFFICE RULES.
4 scheme TO Transfer Employees From the
Local OFFICES 10 Washington.

4 Scheme TO Transfer Employees From the
Local Offices 10 Washington.
The Postmaster General has adopted a
postoaice civil service examination board.
applicable to the p0stoGices now under the
civil service rules. Richmond being the only
one in this State with IA Office force exceed
ing fifty, will have two civil service boards
after January ]. 1891. The present board
consisting Of the three superintendents of
divisions and Moses Carter, "a letter carrier. ls
appointed by and Is under the Immediate
Supervision of tine civil service commission at
Washington, and conducts the examination
Of candidates al large for positions III the
various departments IN the city.
The new board. which is separate and dis
tinct from the other. is specifically "a part
Of the machinery OF the Postoilice Depart
ment.
The duties Of this board will be to look
after the examination Of those employees in
the Richmond postofhce, aud more par
t~icularly the qualification Of those who de-
sire promotion TO the PostOfice Depart
mental service in Washington.
IhiAprOvIdes & new way Ofhlling vacancies
in thiydeDartmeut, and viii secure for tue
work experienced pOst0ihce employees III
stead of the fresh. not 10 say green material
heretofore drawn from the forces of the Civil
Service Commission.
Inc new DOdIl IN the hlclnlonN once VIII
consist of the following five members, who
have Just been appointed by the Postmaster
General. j. II. Mclaughlin, superintendent
of the money order division president: Mrs.
Ann Donnan. nance clerk, secretary, and
Major e. f.. Walker. superintendent of car
riers: Wray 4. knight. superintendent Of
registration, aud j. q. Fitzgerald, %superin-
tendent of mailing.
Postmaster Russell was seen by a TIMES re-
porter last evening. He thinks the idea a cap
ital one, and believes that It viii not ouly add
TO the efficiency of the departmental work at
Washington, but that Il Will create q com
mendable rivalry among the employees Of the
pOstOffices where the order applies.
The board viii make regular suited reports
Of tho standing of the postOfice employees
separate from aud without tho supervision of
the pCstmasfer.