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Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-02-05
Dynamite

The Oxford County CAIe.) Advertiser
tells a good story about the enthusiasm
which Hon. T. A. Chapman, the dry
goods king of Milwaukee, infuses into
his business transactions. Mr.. Chap
man has been personally superintend-
ing extensive Improvements on his
homestead farm in Gilead and Bethel,
and at the suggestion of a neighbOr de
cided TO clearIOut the stumps from a
recently cleared piece of land by the
use Of dynamite, sending TO Cape Eliz
Abeth for an experienced man to do the
work.
Mr.. Chapman decided TO test the
power of the explosive on a giant oak
tree on the hillside. and ordered seven
cartridges placed under it and touched
of. The result was that the tree was
thrown high into the air and blown
into a thousand pieces. One big limb
came down through the roof of his ele-
CANT farmhouse, but he was so elated
with the experiment that he sent the
following telegram to Kendall & Whit
ney, Portland Dynamite farming big
success. Stunps and e going
heavenward. Send three boxes"
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-02-05

The most pitt ii sentence have read
in a newspaper n long time Ia that
brief line in on of the New York dali
lies the other morning in connection
with an author of good parts whom
bad luck had driven TO suicide, He
had no friends" The reporter who
wrote the article was merely filling in
the perfunctory details of a police rec
ord, and had already given the name,
nativity, sex, age, occupation and
dwelling place of the unfortunate.
Usuallv these descriptions end with
the statement that "a brother took
charge OF the remains" or the coroner
delivered the body TO the friends of the
deceased. or the lodge Of which the
deceased vas a member will conduct
the funeral" But this man. borne
down to despair and death in the
midst Of a teeming city where he had
lived and labored for twenty years,
had no friends" All. this world.
which looks 50 small when We measure
IT'S girth with a telegraph cable, how
infinitely huge it seems sometimes
when We try TO span the distance on
its surface between man and mani
Kate Fields Washington.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-02-05

We have heard different versions of
what constituted fun. but we heard a
new one the other day from an old
soldier. At Gettysburg, about the time
Of Pickett's charge, the relator was sta
toned down toward the edge of the
wheat field. and he was sent out In
charge of a squad 10 relieve the picket
In a copse Il woods. Meeting the ser
geant he was about TO relieve he asked
him what his orders were. He was in
formed, and among other things the
pickets were not TO fire.
why" said tho relieving sergeant,
they are firing right now. Why don't
you stop themf' 'NOh. well. they are
Just having a little fun in there. The
Confederates have got possession Of a
stretch Of stone wall, and our boys
swear they are going to take il away
from them" Our informant went in,
and soon he and his men we're ~ deep
In the fun" as their predecessors, not
withstanding their orders not TO fire
They kept it up, lodging behind trees
and working around the woods until
they got a flank fire, ran in on the
stone wall and captured IT, They had
their fun and accomplished their OBJ
tect-West Chester (Pa) Record
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-02-05

As DR.. johnson could brt live away
from Fleet street. 80 Balzac was ever
returning to the beloved mud and dust
the rain and Pickering lights. the
crowds on the bOuIevards. and the
LONELINESS of those dismal cutthroat
streets which he has shown as in =
stereoscope at the beginning of the
''HistOire DIES Trefze-" -Oh, Pars!'
ne exeIaims with enthusiasm. he that
has not admired thy somber landscapes
thy broken Jets Of light, thy deep and
silent alleys without issue; he that has
not listened to thy murmurs between
midnight and two hours after. knows
nothing of the true poetry which Il IN
thee, or Of thy large and curious con
trasts."
And he proceeds 10 sketch the Rue
Soly in eolors at nee ignoble and over
p~owering. Ignoblel IL Is the proper
word for Balzac's subject matter,
though unjust II applied to the man
He displays too vast an energy, too ex-
tensive a knowledge of human nature,
TO be thrust outside the temple of fame
on the score Of his III manner. But
the sculptor is more than the anato-
mist, and the question Of realism must
be decided by contrasting the Venus OF
Milo with Balzac's supreme creation,
the Venus Of the Pere Ia Chaise.-
Quarterly Review.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-02-05

The largest painting ever produced
mot including panorama pictures,
which are usually the work OF a half
dozen or more artists was that made
by Jacopa Robust, a Sixteenth century
artist, born in Venice, and a pupil Of
Titan. Paradise" the name given
his largest painting, which is now in
the grand salon of the doges of Venice,
Is "a feet long and "a in width. If we
include wall and ceiling decorations
that executed by Michael Angelo, in
the Sistine chapel of the Vatican,
will take the palm for magnitude, be-
ing 1873 feet in width. The painting,
which was made at the suggestion of
Pope Julius ii, represents the creation
of man. his fall and the early history
Of the world, with references 70 mans
final redemption and salvation st
Louis Republic.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-02-05

"Why did yen run away from homer
sks Joshua Wnitcomb Of the ragged
young tramp.
because ! wanted - have my owl
way"
"Well, you look a. though you'd
had it. is Whitcombs s~ententious r
ply.
The boy WHO is eager TO have hE
W way j. continually met with, and
many times IL Is on extremely hard
way. The tyran1r " home is Of the
mildeot surt. lie tic e compared with
what he has 70 'l'tryo IN endeavor
ing TO have his owl way. Many times
he falls into oyI company, and in i'm.
itating their way ard making it his
own he discovers himself N the way to
a reformatory or prison.
Ask the wretched old tramp whom
you find sitting on tive park bench how
he began his downward career. and i
he be candid he viii tell you it was by
trying to have his W way.-TeHai
Siffings.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-02-05
DROWNED IN A WHIRLPOOL
me Tragic Death Of President Brown IN
the Colorado Marble Canyon

me Tragic Death Of President Brown In
the Colorado Marble Canyon.
On the morning of July Q, Mr.. Brown
and the supplies having arrived, we
started into the unknown depths Of
Marble canyon, with three boats and
our little party of eight. That night
we camped at the lower end of the
Soap creek rapid. President Brown
seemed lonely and troubled, and asked
me TO sit by his bed and talk. We sat
there late, smoking and talking of our
homes and our journey on the II
When / awoke in the morning Mr..
Brown was up. and as 500 as he saw
me said, stanton, | dreamed of the
rapids last night, the fint time since We
started"
After breakfast We were again on h
river in very swift water. Mr.. Browns
boat with himself and Mcdonald vas
ahead, my boat, getting out from shore
with some difficulty, was a little dis
lance behind. In two minutes we were
at the next rapid. Just as we dashed
into the head of il | saw Mcdonald
running up the bank waving both
arms. We. had for a few moments
cH We could 60 - manage Z W
boat. IL wa but a moment. We
were through the rapid and turning
out into the eddy. / heard Melon
aid shout. Mr.. Brown is in there i
looked to the right. but saw nothing.
As our boat turned around the whiri-
pool on the left. the notebook which
Mr.. Brown always carried shot up on
ton Of The water and we picked it mp
as We passed.
Mr.. Browns boat was about ooehalf
minute ahead Of mine. His boat Vpent
safely thruugh the worst part Of the
rapid. but IN turning out into the EDDY
an upshooting wave. 81 common inuhat
river between the current N the
whirlpool- and eddies on the side, mp
set II without a moments warning
| Brown was thrown into the whirlpool
while Mcdonald was thrown into the
current. Mcdonald, a. he came up.
saw Brown on the side Of the current
| and shouted 10 him. Come on" He
answered with a cheerful "All right
Mcdonald. carried down by the
stream. ',gas threc times thrown under
by the .err.lc tossings of the mad wa
ter. and with great effort reached the
left bank. where the current rushed
upon the Sion. AZ a sudden turn % the
rgbt. - soon a. he recovered himself
he saw Brl~n still in the whirlpool.
swimming round and roand Rushing
up the bank a. shouted Ia ~ for help.
In that whirlpool poOr brown bartsed
FOR his life. till exhausted In the fight
he Sank-R Il. Stanton in ScribnerS
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nronped hi. ..BIanket.-

Said an Atlanta eating house keeper:
Il sincerely enjoy seeing a backwoods-
man 'knuckie' down 20 a dish Of soup.
The other day a big fellow came ramb-
ling up TO one of our tables and ordered
an oyster fry. He ate with such relish
and vim that I could hardly keep my
eyes off him. Presently noticed that
he seemed TO be hunting under the
table with one hand, as If he were after
a fallen spoon. His eating continued
with tho same vigor, and was curious
TO know If he was really searching for
anything. To my inquiry he made
this astonishing reply, Nothing, only
my blanket And at that moment he
fshed up his napkin from the floor" y
Atlanta Constitution
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-02-05
NY LADY OF THE GOLDEN HEART.

NY lady OF the golden heart, she comes each day
Down by the lodge gate that : keep. she comes
demurely.
And her two hounds sedate do follow and obey
Her slightes; wish. and they do love my lady
surely
She comes each day, my lady Of the golden heart,
Sometime from riding or sometime she comes
a-walking;
The birds along the hedge, they do not even start
when she comes 10y. sometime oher big hounds
aialking
Good morrow. says my lady, she who's heart n
gold,
And go.l out Of her heart makes light the gate
way
The sunshine OF her face In winter time does hold
Green meadows and sweet flowers aud makes a
summer straightway
NY lady. she who's heart Is gold. my lady goes
Each day into the village bread and good vine
bearing
To thoss that sick be. AMI m gentle lady knows
All Of the village folk. aud for them she be
caring
Nov, as she comes each day Cgold is my lady's
heart,
Or goes upon some erralI Heaven has sent her,
The gates Of my poor heart they do hy far
apart;
But there my lady Z r and sweet she win NOE
enter.
Meredith Mich son in Washington Post
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-02-05

Funny, isn't it, about these flag
stonesf Did you noticel After the
rain-you can see il most any rainy
day-some parts of the stone viii be
wet as can be, and other parts IN the
same level viii be quite dry, as though
they had been wiped with a rag jus:
moist. Sometimes one flag will get
your shoes all wet and the next viii be
a dry one. It's just a difference in the
grain. that's all. This n is porous
and the water is all absorbed. and the
next one close grained and the water
stays on top until it evaPorates-Inter
view in Detroit News.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-02-05
AN AFRICAN CHIEFS BADGE.
Hussein Clings to a Brass Teakettls
which DIR. Peters Gave Him.

Hussein Clings to a Brass reakettls
Which DR.. Peters Gave Him.
Among the many wrecks of dark
continent royalty now drifting about
Germany is the Somali chief, Hussein
Farrar. He got a taste of Teutonic
civilization while aiding the German
Emin Pasha expedition, and could not
be kept from hurrying of to the empire
of the H-ohenzollerns a soo as he got
the $3.50 allowed him for his services.
Before sailing he invested $500 in two
cabs, two cabmen and a su~perintend-
ent, whom he left in charge Of his liv-
cry business in Alden.
He created a panic the first day he
appeared in Inter den Linden, and the
police had to be summoned to prevent
the crowd from stealing from him a
battered brass teakettle that he
clutched tightly with his right hand.
Every effort was made TO dissuade him
from disturbing the public peace by
swinging this kettle wherever he went,
but in vain.
He refused to explain his affection
for this rather curious adjunct Of his
street costume, and not until DR..
Peters, the explorer, came to Berlin
WIS acy sc.isfa".oy reason for his be-
havior obtainable. The rival Of Stan
ley, however, unraveled the mystery.
When the Emin Pasha expedition was
in the Nasal country. he said, Hussein
conducted himself with extraordinary
bravery. Peters wished to reward him,
but had nothing of value at hand to
give away.
While rumaging about in camp for
some kind Of present, he came upon an
old, leaky, brass kettle that was about
to be thrown away He had it pol
ished at once. called together the ma
tives, and in their presence gave * 10
Hussein. with the assurance that such
an article among white men was the
customary reward for great deeds.
Since then Hussein has hever let the
kettle out of his sight. When fighting
he wore it tied to his waist on ship
board he carried it in his arms, and in
Germany he always takes it to bed
with im.-Chicago Times.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-02-05
70 Pre.crirtlons.

A correspondent Of TIE Chicago Tri-
bune complains that he took a foreign
prescription to a druggist in Chicago
who declined 70 return tle paper after
putting up the medicine. Tie writer
claims that 10 England and Scotland
the apothecaries return prescriptions,
retaining copies. A Chicago druggist
thinks that a good ease can be made
out for both customs although under
ordinary circumstances in this city any
druggist viii give a customer a copy.Oi
the prescription he brings in unlesst the
physicians request is 20 the contrary"
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-02-05
lost the Game Through "ouackinr."

LDaN u eahhN AhNC1kh
There may not be much in a name,
but Martin Dock didn't like his. Now
it is Duke. The incident that led him
TO make the change is thus told: About
two years ago Martin was pitching in a
game up in Michigan, and in the ninth
inning his club led the opposing team
by one run. Two of the latter had
reached two corners neares the plare.
when a man in the grand stand began
initiating the quaek Of a duck
Martin didn't show at first that he
was annoyed by it; but as the ''guack.
qLack. quack!' continued his face be
came lobster colored. lie shoute1 to
his taunter that he would fix him after
the game. but the fiend gave the pitch
er the horse laugh and went ON with
bis ''quack. quack!" Duke was crazier
than the wild FROM Borneo, ,
and at last he lost his head entirely and
threw the ball with all his might at hi,
tormentor. Il didn't hit the mark, but
two runs came in and Martins side lost
the game. After that he dropped the
name Of Duck entirely. -Milwaukee
Wisconsin.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-02-05

A st. Petersburg Journal states that
a Russian civil engineer, N. de Nicalof,
has succeeded IN producing a fuel from
peat greatly resembling anthracite coal.
The inventor IRIS ohtained "A patent fof
his proccsg. Which T. said 10 DC econ
plished los the ad 81 certain Chemicals
and lately an imperial commission has
been engaged IL experimenting with
the fuel. the result having been very
favorable The peat was found to
give a little less heat than ordinary
coal. but more than fir OF birch wood,
which Is LARGELY used on railways and
steamers and 81 factories in Russia
In other respects. however, the peat IL
superior { o coal, being CHEAPER, con
tanning but "A small percentage OF sui
phur and being much smaller in bulk
The artificial fuel throws of no dirt
and emits no smell, while burning with
a clear white flame
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-02-05

In Switzerland the states flr't bust
ness is the education of the youth
Teachers must, first Of all. be univer-
sity graduates, or else be graduates Of
high. very high, class normals. They
are employed for long terms. almost
for life, and are pensioned when grown
old in the public service. The schools
stand at the head of everything; v
the army costs less than their schools
do.
Their system contains six kinds or
grades of preparatory schools below
the university. There are the primary,
the secondary, the repeating, the spe-
cial, the Real schools, and the gyInna-
stun. the last answering in rank to the
American college. The first two Of
these schools are compulsory and free,
but the pupil may choose between at
tending the secondary school and the
repeating school This latter is intend
ed mostly for tine benefit Of the very
poor, who cann0t spare the children
from labor after they have finished
with the primary school IS. H n
Byers in HarperS.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-02-05
AN CLUB.
The Queer Methods which Some Ss-

The Queer Methods witch Some reu
YOrk@rs Adopt to Gain NotOriety.
There are climbs and clubs, but of all
the clubs in the universe the Eccentric
club of this city is prominently n
titled to term itself unique. Its objects
are variously stated as tine abolish
ment If myth and the substitution
therefor Of science and reason" and
''the universaliZation and c~entraliza-
ton of the oneness Of the whole"
Perhaps the latter definition gives the
clearer idea of its aims. There is a dis
position on the part OF each of the 362
resident members and ISL nonresident
members which il has, according to its
official announcement, to believe that
some one Of the 542 other members has
possession Of the club constitution and
bylaws. but nobody has ever discov-
cred this mythical custodian.
None of the 543 members has any
idea of the location Of the club house
for club house the Eccentric club has
none. The club meetings are held
wherever and whenever two or
members happen to get together-two
members constituting a quorum. Not
infrequently "A member is surprised to
read in the papers that he presided al
"a largely attended meeting Of the &c
centric club last night, as. in emer-
gencies, one member may amplify him.
self into IA largely attended meeting, y
pass resolutions and give a report Of
f, his proceedings To the papers
In short the ways and constitution
Of the Eccentric club are calculated to
make a mar doubt his sanity on first
hearing them outlined. John Morris,
the veteran florist Of jefferson market
is the father and president Of the club;
Mai. Thompson y. McElath. son Of
Horace Greeley's old time partner, Is
IS secretary. and the Rev. Dr. b. r.
Ia Costa j. its treasurer. Mr.. Morris
says the club was organized July 4,
1876. and nobody can say him nay,
as he alone was present at its organiza-
lion. Occasionally he or Maj Neil
.afh goes through the directory, picks
out a dozen names or o and elects the
owners of these names 10 membership
IN the club. The sole requisite for
membership is that the name Of the
candidate-nOt necessarily the candi
date-must be known 10 some member
Of the club.
The club has tackled al! sorts Of bis
Jobs. and has still bigger mes in hand.
tat least, one member Of it-grew
tired Of hearing the squeaking Of the
brakes ON the elevated roads. de
nounceL the squeak by resolution, and
advertised. in the name Of Col Hahn
for some device 20 stop II. At the din
ner Of the Thirteen club, at Brghtor
Beach. August 1890. the Eocentn'
club rOsc up and presented CoruDel
MessenleI with a cane eccentncaily SAID
to have been whitfield out Of an oang'
tree planted on the grave Of COlumbul
a few Hundred years ago.
Just now a committee Of the club
wrestling with the problem e Persuad
ing Americans TO put aside the GregOr
ian calendar and start afresh from TN
date of the signing % the Declaration
Of Independence. Major McElRtb. IL
chairman. says he explained the idea
to an inmate Of Bloomingdale on a W
cent visit, secured his approval an'
has had thu Aforesaid inmate elected
nonresident vice president Of the elub
New York Sun
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-02-05

Sponge would seem to be an unprom
ising material for a sculptor TO work
upon. but that a work of art may be
ehiseled. or rather scissored, from 1t Il
proved by a life size stat~e in spongr
now in the sponge department Of Nc
Kesson & Robbins, wholesale druggists
Of New York city. The statue repre-
ssnts a Greek sponge gatherer Standing
IN the bow of a boat, pole IN hand,
gazing intently through a water felee
cope at a piece of sponge which he 4
supposed to be endeavodng TO secure
The figure Is composed Of numerods
uiaces Of what Il known as leathery
potters sponge, carefully matched a.
20 color. texture and shape 30 that the
statue appears 70 Be cut from ore larss
piece Of sponge. The artist has done
hls work we'll. the face especially benl
a. arceIItnf uiece Of carving. -5cknrn
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-02-05

The medicine for the heart, of an
other organs. is pest-mental and bod
ly. This does not mean doing nothing
at all, but not OVERRIDING; least of ALL
not giving it anything in the way Of
physical III being to overcome This
must be provided for at all points.
Food may be delicate and plentiful, air
and sunshine generously admitted,
baths and massage do their utmost.
and chilly sleep for want Of some extra
blankets or dun days with a poor fire
will so disorder the circulation that the
other cares go for nothing az far as
positive gain is concerned
II takes an all round intelligence TO
secure the common health Most peo-
pie take the one chance OF il that Pours
out of a medicine bottle. Others add
to this care about food and baths, and
half care about pure air, while they
take little rest and next to no sunshine
or n cheerful stimulus Of pleasure.
OF course, the result is unsatisfactory
Shirley Dare's Letter.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-02-05
rz;.h., n all in Leavening Power-U. S. Govt Report, Aug. NJ 1889
Roe! Bssisa
ABSOLUTELY PURE
His Rock Bound Tomb.


We are now right in the midst of the
gold mines. Away up the sides of the
mountains are winding roads leading
up to the entrance of the great mines.
Others are SO inaccessible that they can
only be reached by the burro brigade.
Whole strings of these patient little
animals may be seen toiling up the
mountain with sixteen foot fence boards
trailing al their sides. six boards being
a load for each burro. Many of the
mines are so near that they can be
reached on foot, while carriages are in
waiting % carr persons 10 C dis
tant ones.
Away up near the snow line is a tall
shaft of pure white marble. 1t rises
out of the top Of a gigantic rock, and
marks the last resting place Of Clifford
Griffin. an eccentric brother Of the
owner Of the great 80 group of mines.
He was a young man who came from
the east for his health. He lived alone
in a lu~xuriantly furnished cabin, the
gift of his brother. In his wanderings
on the mountain young Griffin used TO
rest upon this great rock and became
so attached TO it that he expressed a
wish to be buried in its granite EN-
brace should any mishap bcfall him.
One beautiful morning they found him
dead in his cabin. In accordance with
his desire they chiseled his grave in this
great rock. and laid him TO rest IN the
spot he owed 50 welL.-Cor. Omaha
Rec
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-02-05

As handsome Isabelle Urquhart was
leaving Palmer's n evening she was
aecosted by a ragged little gamin who
besought her to take a paper. As Miss
Urquhart hurried on. paying no atten-
ton to his opportunities, he exclaimed,
in pleading tones: ''Oh. say do buy
one. Please do, Isabeller!" This ap-
neal claimed her attention. as he eV-
IDENTIFY intended it should. She stopped
and said. a. she made a purchase;
WHY n You call me thati DO you
know Mef'
s'Well, yer ken jest bet yer boots l
knows verl Yer front name Is Isabel
Ter an yer a actor~-Nev lork World
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-02-05

An ordinance in Sterling, Conn, ex-
empts blind persons from taxation.
Farmer Barbour claims exemption UNI
der the law, and proved to the salts
faction Of an intelligent judge and jury
that. though he could NOW, hoe and
load hay on a cart, he was stone blind
Hartford Post.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-02-05

Jamser-What are you doing nova
daysl
Spacer-I am Whiting the lives of
great men for a biographical dictiOn-
airy that is being compiled.
Jamser-Aren't you afraid TO under
take work of that sortl
Spacer.-Oh, mol The men ! ann
writing about are all dead--Puck.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-02-05

Professor Pickering thinks that the
term canal. applied to the marks on
the surface Of Mars, is a misnomer, and
that there Is no proof whatever Of any
one containing water. Had there been
anything Ike a watery vapor his own
powerful instrument would have devel
oped t.