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The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-07-19

4 hospital for incdrablcs is a very
noble and worthy charity, and J am glad
that no prolaina-.t city is without IA pro
vision for this class of sufferers. wish.
however. thai The hrutally descriptive
nalic Of s,ich institutions could be So
modified rs not tocultiin the death war
rani OF every person received within
their doors. "A place to die in is not il
cheerful title for ones last earthly home.
and the on,i sion of this reminder from
the official =. .le could SO easily be sup.
piled in the rules for aihlittancn that t.
parade it seems worse iLan useless. II
is wonderful how Il little consideration
sweetens the bread of charity.
once visited a home for broken down
gentlefolks. presided over by u woman
who made giving and receiving alike
blessed. alluded tEouyhtlessly to t.n
old people rs inmates" We ney
call them inmates" said she in u tole
of gentle rel:roof. Il always have then:
spoken Of as guests 1t makes SO little
difference to us and SO much to Them
Kate Fields Washington.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-07-19
Two Hundred Inches Of Rainfall.

Cherra Pnnji, i'll the Khasi hills. As
sam. British India, is the pole of the
greatest known rainfall" In other words.
it is the wettest region OIL the face of the
earth. Mr.. Blandford. at a meeting of the
London Meteorological society. read a
paper entitled Rainfall at Cherr Punji.'
in which he presented incontestable proof
of the extreme moisture of the country
in question. The records go back for
nearly s. years. but prior to 1872 are
rather incomplete. there being several
whole years in which no record was kept.
Carefully compiled data from these
weather journals. however incomplete
as they are, prove that quite frequently
during the summer, say from May to
September, the rainfall for a single month
ranges from 100 to ala inches. Think of
it! Nearly IS feet of precipitation in 30
days. Colonel Sir Henry Yule's register
for the year 1871 shows that there were
o64 inches of rainfall during the month
Of August. That was something phenom.
email even for Assam. however, and il
not taken into account liz tho deductions
made above.-St. Louis Republic.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-07-19
Ice In In. covS-n,A-nt buildings.

One gets "A vivid notion of the magnl.
tude of the departments from the vast
quantities of ice ard coal which are re.
qnired to quench the thirst of the 5000
clerks and keep them warm. The treas.
ury consumes a ton and "A half Of ice
daily. taking an average the e a round.
An equal quantity is used in the war
state and navy building. But the de
partlnent of the interior is the great de.
vourer of ice. Including the pension of.
nee. it gobbles mp from five to six tons
every "A hours.
The quantities utilized are variable.
Each department makes its Owl contract
for ice. bids being advertised for annual.
ly. No definite amount TO he provided
Is agreed upon. The contractor gets as
much for supplying all the frozen water
required. whatever it may be. All the
departments. together with their branch.
es. consume a4.nD pounds every day.
Washington Star.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-07-19

The ladies that We're with the Gould
party-Mrs. Edwin Gonld. Mrs. Shrady
and Mrs. Df. Harris~-are telling of how
they barely escaped u couple of wild
western adventures on the trip from
which they have just returned. As
their private car rolled into Arkansas
the train was behind time. If il hadn't
been, it would probably have been in
kindling wood long before now, for Just
a couple of hours ahead of them a cloud
burst and cyclone caime along and wiped
everything movable off the face of that
part of Arkansas. When this story is
told, the Goulds chuckle as they think of
State Treasurer Stevens of Missouri.
The world knows how Mr.. Stevens was
on a train which was robbed.
That afternoon the Gould train stood
in the st. Louis station on the next
track to Mr.. Stevens train. Mr.. Stevens
paid the Goulds a call III their car and
as he was leaving assured the ladies they
could subdue their fears as to train rob
bers, las" said he. there are no such
things now in Missouri as train robbers.
You're safe enough" Mr.. Stevens STEP
ned into his own train, which went the
way the Goulds had just come, and in
Less than two hours was stopped by train
robbers. The Goulds went in an oppo-
site direction. and the mex morning the
FIRST thing they heard of was Mr.. Stew.
ems little encounter.-New York Press.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-07-19
AMONG n GEMS.

Pliny in the first century was the first
writer to describe the diamond.
The Regent diamond. the property of
he French government. weighs laG
carats and is valued at 1880. 900 francs.
The finest emerald in Europe belongs
to the car. 1t weighs only 30 carats.
hut is of perfect color and transparency.
The Mexicans carved the emerald with
wonderful skill. using only %siliceons
powder and copper tools alloyed with
tin.
The royal crown Of Great Britain Is
composed almost entirely of diamonds,
pearls and rufies. weighs 80 ounces and
) pennyweigh.s troy and is valned at
( .aOO. 900.
The ruby. sapphire, oriental topaz,
oriental amethyst. oriental ~a4llamarine.
oriental chrysolite. hyacinth, star ruby.
star sapphire. star topaz. are all corun
,iums of different colors.
Cortez obtained in Mexico five elner-
aids of wonderful size and beauty. One
vas cut like a rose. another in the shape
Of a horn. a third in that of a fish with
diamond eyes. a fourth like a bell with
IL pearl for a clapper. the fifth was a cup
with a foot of gold and with four little
chains. each ended with a large pearl
st Louis Globe Democrat.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-07-19
FAOS or FASHION.

Willow. moss. sala,l. stem and apple
green toilets Of elegant or dainty textiles
will be in highest vogue.
Toile Parisienne is used by French
dressmakers for foundation skirts and
skirt Innings 10 summer toilets. This fab
ric is much ike 4 heavy batiste with a
linen finish
AS u rule. taus. who -lsct for serge
dresses do not like the coarse weaves,
preferring IL. amer. softer grades. yet
this season 1t seems almost impossible to
obtain the Latter
For summer .isas IN mourning are new
semidiaphaaoI> silk and wool fabrics
initiating crepons an. china grapes that
that are very handsome. also grenadines
with alternate stripes Of silk yelling or
craped lnster.rss silk
Some of the French zephyrs have fine
broche designs. which are not printed.
but thrown III relief upon the surface by
a new and peculiar weaving of the goods.
A beautiful design is in roses shading
from sea shell pink to q rich crimson on
d ground Of palest golden green.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-07-19

The funniest street sign that eve
hung over q New York door is that Of a
barber on Hudson street near where thu
city's thoroughfares get tangled mp in
such confusion at Abingdon square
The owner of the shop is a darby and IL
very fond Of big words. So when he
had his sign painted he had it made to
read. .Tonsorial Parlor." instead of just
plain Barber Shop" This sign hung
for nearly a year. Then some wag
probably told him that there was n
NOR elegant wording which might
draw custom to his shop. Within a
week a new sign. respondent in red.
white and blue. hung out proclaiming
that a ''Tonsorial Abattoir" might be
found within. 1t is not known whether
the shop is more literally ~patronized
under its new designation as a hair
dressing butcher shop or not. but GER
tainly the darby is very happy over tn.
length and impressive appearance of the
new word on his sign.-New York
p5eeA
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-07-19

ivory Billiard isaii.~ta.ard With Blood.
The elote cf ivory wAict. is knocked
ahoit IA table ila game of billiards costs.
if Of good quat.ly. Al least $40 This rep
respnts its cost in money. There is.
however. a f:r more important and for
mi1ahle element in the price which has
been paid :or it. The billiard hall of
pure ivory represents as it lies white
and %glisreniny upon the cloth an expend-
iture of human likelihood as well as Of
money.
Elephants tusks are brought down to
the African coasts by general
" in charge of Arabs, which have been
trading in the interior. Very often they
have picked mp slaves as well as ivory.
But this phase of the matter may be left
out of the account.
1t is estimated that every large caravan
bringing ivory to the coas has cost more
than 1860 human lives through fights and
murders in the course Of the expedition.
Thirty more men are likely to have sue.
cumbed to fevers OF other diseases and
the fatigues of the march.
The hunting Of the elephants and thu
capture Of the ivory are very likely t.
have caused the death Of 10 men alto
gether. Such casualties are the rule
IN elephant hunting rather than the e Z
ception.
An average tusk does not furnish more
than enough material for two good bill.
lizard balls. OF course the remainder Of
the ivory in each tusk is made use of in
other ways. A perfectly cut billiard ball
requires special quality or so called
nerve" which is found only in n part
Of the tusk.
The chances are that q billiard ball OF
the first quality has cost at least one hu'
man life, and there is not ont such ball
which may not truly be said to be
stained with human blood. They al
hardly be considered. therefore. a cheer.
full accompaniment to a sensitive per
sons diversions. Youths Companion.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-07-19
Chased by "a Ball of Fire.

During IA thunderstorm lightning en-.
tered a second story window of the res.
idence of Harry Powell of York. Pa.
Mrs. Powell had just closed a window
and started across the room. when a hall
of fire flew through another window that
had been left open. 1t struck the floor
within two feet Of the lady. then bounded
up and exploded. filling the room with
smoke. Mr.. Powell. who was lying in
the adjoining room and was looking at
his wife at the time. saw her enveloped
in smoke and apparent fame. Fortu-
nately. however. Mrs. Powell escaped in.
jury. After the ball of fire struck the
floor. ripping up the carpet. the bolt en-
tered the chimney at the upper corner
Of the register. knocking Il hole through
the hue.-Cor. Baltimore American.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-07-19
The Australian'kea.

The Australian kea has been written
about considerably, and a writer in The
Cornhill Magazine ascribes to them an
intelligence which can be called nothing
but devilish. He says the kea was once
Q harmless bird, but with the introduc-
ton of slaughter houses it has developed
q taste for animal food, and especially
for kidneys. They like the kidneys ri
dead sheep SO well that when these failed
they proceeded to eat out the kidneys OF
living sheep. leaving the poor beasts to
die q most agonizing death.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-07-19

Chicago the other day they met n man
and his wife representing a great deal OF
money and quite AS much vulgar pre-.
tense. The oma wore a large amount
Of jewelry. there being among other
pieces a superb design i'll diamonds. OF
this particular ornament the wearer ap.
peared to be specially proud. and calling
attention to it she said to Mr.. and Mrs.
Scott. Il bought these diamonds in a
London shop. where they had been
pawned by some of vour royalty"
This coarse ii not insulting remark
did not rutiie Mr.. Scott at all. but Mrs.
Scott found it quite ont of the question
to forbear answering in her subtle. felhi.
nine way. '.les. III best people some.
times sell. hut they never buy in pawn.
shops."-Exchange.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-07-19
IN GREAT
SUMMER NUMBER q,
TALES FROM TOWN. TOPICS
Just Out.

In addition to the prize story of IL, pages there
are 10 racy short stories. sketches, poems and
wifticisms from the old Issue. of Town Topics.
that famous and spicy New York journal known
wherever English is read. No book published
this year will afford such delicious entertain
men, for hoIr. of summer leisure and travel.
What The independent says:-.Onee again
New Yerk's fashionable society. quarterly vol
ume. Tales From Town Topics has made its
appearance. The tales are spicy and the topics
inexhaustible. Some Of the tales skirt along
the very edge of danger. but a irm hand holds
them back within the bounds of a Wholesome
sense of propriety
All aew. and book stands or send price. 30
cents. to TOWN TOPICS. q West I'd Street,
New York.
sS~-.,. 90 pays rHKE mouths TRIAL. subscrip-
tian to Town Topics and you will get any back
number of Tales From Town Topics FREE.
Town Topics 500 per year.
LIBERAL CLUB OFFER Town Topics and
Tales From Town Topics will both he sent one
Town Topics, the great as-,age weekly. Is uni
yer-ally recognized as the m"st complete weekly
journal in the world,
It. .Saunterings'' columns are inimitahle.
Its society news. especially of the doinge If the
~ IF New York, Boston. Philadelphia, Chicago
and all over the world, j. not eqnalled by any
rev sraper. Its Financial Department is au-
fharity with all bankers and brokers. Its
''Afeii aud Afoate makes II the most interest
ing paper for all lovers of sport yachting. foot
ball. rowing, -hnotiny. fishing, etc. Its the
lassuas. poems and jokes are the cleserest. Its
stories are by the bes, writer--among them
amelie Rises, +. Mariont Tawfori, Julian Haw-
tharpa. Edgar Fawcett, Jerome X. Jerome. Gil
Der. Parker. Nary J. HaykaT f"Lanee Fall
coner"J, Barry Pam. Paul bonfsat, etc.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-07-19

Mr.. Scots impressions of wi country
have been highly favorable. and it is
presumed that. having become so closely
acquainted with us, both he and his
charming wife will revisit US often. Fa.
yored with a keen sense Of the humorous.
they have fully enjoyed the American
character in its various and varying
phases. Not all their experiences, how.
ever, have been agreeable. Tor example,
At q somewhat mixed dinner party IL
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-07-19
Spot Of Oil In the Sea-

Ten miles south of the Sabine river
and q mile off shore Is Q natural phe-
pomenon known to sailors as The Oil
Spot" No visible boundary divides it
from the open Yea around, but even dur
ing . storm, v though the waters be-
come red and turbid. they remain com.
p~aratively calm. st Louis Republic.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-07-19

The body Of Prince Menschikoh, .
favorite Of Peter the Great. on being ex-
humed after o. years burialin the frozen
soil of northern Siberia was found TO
have undergone hardly any change.
Corpses inferred in hot sand do not de-
CAY, but become mummified.-WasE
layton Star.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-07-19

We have just added a new and complete line OF
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-07-19
nays of Grace A bOlixhed.

In California. Vermont, Oregon, Idaho,
Utah and Wisconsin days of grace on
maturing notes, drafts. acceptances and
bills of exchange have been abolished,
nnisss there is express stipulation to the
contrary. Detroit Free Press.
Smyrna times., 1893-12-13

only few passages were handed down
to us, but what other orator with only
a few paragraphs left, he asked, could
so impress the world? His epistles
were masterpieces of logical thought,
cogent reasoning and depth of feeling.
This was especially so in the Epistle to
the Romans where he traces the tran
sitiOn from the ethics of Sinai to that
through the Cross, in the new dispen-
sation, with a strength, terseness and
Vigor of languages that was without a
parellel from any of the philosophers
who declaimed from Mars Hill. The
history of the ages shows that great
men were truly eloquent only when
stirred by mighty events and deep
emotions, and the great apostle, from
the day of the vision on the way 70
Damascus, until he was sent to Rome,
was ever in the midst of deep and often
tragic scenes.
Perhaps the most striking feature of
the discourse, was that part in which
he paid high tribute to the Jews.
Prefacing with short account of their
origin and settlement in Palestine, and
believing themselves to be the "chosen
people of God", he compared their
position in history to the Gulf Stream
that has its origin in the tropics, and
flows in broad wide stream on the
eastern side of our continent, thence by
Spain, France, England, Scandinavia
to the pole, changing the temperature
and carrying warmth and life where it
would be otherwise cold and barren.
Other nations have intermarried or
been subjugated and finally dropped
out of sight: the Jew under all con-
ditions and in all climes has for thous-
ands of years maintained his national
characteristic as distinct to day as two
thousand years ago. The heroes of the
Old and the New Testament had come
down through them-Moses in the law.
which was still the basis of our civil
code and Paul whose epistles por-
trayed the higher spiritual life-and in
their intellectual and virile strength as
maintained as a people, there seemed
to be Divine purpose.
There was a condition of expectancy
now-sOmething to happen-as there
was just prior to the time when the
Angels sang over the plains of Beth
lehem,and the speaker said he believed |
from certain indications that we were
approaching the time when the Jew
would cry out as did the Emperor
Julian in his extremity, 20, Gallilean.
thou hast conquered" When this time
comes and the Gracles of God are again
in their keeping, and like Paul and his
fellow apostles they proclaim Christ as
The Messiah sent to redeem the world.
great and mighty changes will be
wrought in the worlds condition.
Smyrna times., 1893-12-13
The Teachers Institute.

The Institute of the Teachers Oi
Kent County held in this town from
Wednesday till Saturday of last week
proved, we are glad to say, a success
in every way. The chief engineer in
bringing this about was Supe rinten-
dent G. c. Tindal, who planned for
success from the beginning in a thor
oughly business like way. 1t would
be proper just here to say that Prof.
Tindal is possessed of indomitable
energy, coupled with that zeal and
cleverness that is such a necessary re-
quisite of the Office of Superintendent
that it could hardly have been other
than the success it was.
The teachers produced a decidedly
good impression. The first Institute
IS years ago-was, we think, held in
Smyrna under Prof. Groves, Whose
field then embraced the State,) fol-
lowed by several others in the succeed
ing years. Our people who remember
the first Institutes, noticed a great i'm
provement in the personnel of the body
as a whole. The ladies especially who
are in the majority, were attractive in
face, up with the styles of the modiste
in attire, but more noticeable in the
one object of their coming-intent in
absorbing the information that was i'm
parted through the Institute.
The evening entertainments were
well selected and rare in quality. The
citizens mingled with the teachers
largely in the day sessions, while at
night, though at high prices, the Opera
House was filled at each sitting. These
are noted elsewhere, with the names of
those whose effectively gratifed the
senses and sharpened the intellect. If
the teachers were pleased with their
visit to Smyrna, it was reciprocated by
the town with mutual pleasure, with a
general desire, we think, to have them
meet with us again.
Smyrna times., 1893-12-13
sOnaI.

Miss Sara Jefferis, of the Schumann
Concert Company, remained over from
Friday until Monday, guest of Miss
Sara Cosgriff.
John H. Hofecker, went to Brook.
lyn Saturday to join his wife who went
thlther two or three weeks ago. Tbev
are expected home tomorrow.
Miss Annie Stewart, of Dover. was
the guest of Miss Bertha Smithers dur-
ing the Institute.
Dr. }. ID. Milligan, of Charlestown.
Mass, who has been manager of the
heeley Institute at White Plains. NV
and who took charge of the one at No
OH West street, Wilmington. this week
was IN Smyrna on Friday, and made
the TIMES Office a call.
The Tuesday Club will meet newt
tuesday evening at the residence of
Mrs. W. p. CRmmins.
Inc b. M. ). K, met Monday even
ing with Miss Bertha Hoffecker.
Alfred Reading and wife. nee MabeI
Dockendorf, were the guests of Miss
Ella Smithers on Sunday. Mr. Reading
sang solo very effectively at the
evening.
The Daily Leader, of Marion. Ind of
the 4 tn inst, has the following in its
local news; "Dr. and Mrs. E. B. Good.
win rejoice in the arrival of ten and
one-half pound girl baby which ar.
rived at their home last Fridav
~, mother and child are both doing well'n
Inc parties it will be remembered were
until nine months ago residents of Ken.
Ton, and have the congratulations of
their Delaware friends.
FRANK Wingate, of the Dover Inder
visited the TIMES office Saturday.
Wm. Il. Baker, of Philadelphia, who
had neen called to Thorougfare Neck
70 attend the funeral of his wife's
Orotner, made the TIMES office a call
Monday, on route home.
Presiding Elder Smith went down to
Galena Saturday to fill his official
dutles, but was so indisposed Sunday
with the grippe or something of the
klnd, that he was unable to preach.
he returned home Monday, and is
about again.
Rev. I. H. Haynes and wife have
both been confined to their bed the
past week from the grippe, and quite a
number of our citizens have been more
or less affected.
Revs. Stengle, Hynson and Now
bray walked out TO Clayton Monday
evening to hear the lecture of Rev.S. r.
Maxwell, of Frederick, on "Fools and
their Follies." The lecturer had
reached there, but was taken down
with such a sudden and severe attack
of grippe as TO put him in bed with the
need of the services of a physician,
The lecture was promised at later
date.
Miss May Benson, of Bombay Hook
Light House. has been on a visit to |
Miss Nellie Brown.
Miss Mary Reese, daughter of David |
Reese, and Eddie Steele, will be mar.
ried at the residence of the brides |
parents near Clayton, on Christmas
day.
J. Harry Cotton reached home last
evening from from New York.