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The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-08-01
His Plasnfiye Plea,

He had loved her very tenderly and
for IA log time. but she had scorned
him. He was no worm either. for he
would have T.. i. lien troi u:-on. b..
she rocked not this 1t was enough for
her that she did not car for him This
Is usually enough for any woman also
for any nan when tn. boot is on the
other foot. for Of such is the kingdom
of Cupid.
His CONDITION mad az last become un,
bearable to him, and he resolved to win
al or lose all. 1t was late one evening
when the Hateful moment came.
will you marry me-" he asked her
IN pain. untrimmed English. for he could
trust himself to nothing in the orna-
mental line.
She spurned him sc%ornfully.
Nor she replied. with sarcastic. hate
full, cruel emphasis. Nor
The word pierced the heart in his bos-
ON. His lips quivered. and at first he
could not speak.
Have you nc more to say?:" he asked
ct last pla%intively.
NO, sir" she replied What more
could | say?"
Again ne shrank at the cruel thrust.
Il didn't know. he murmured tremu-
lousy, but | think you might have said
No, ! thank YOU"
Then he fed away SO weary with dis.
ssters, trigged with fortune, that he
would set his life on any chance to mend
1t or be rid of it.-Detroit Free Press.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-08-01

Nltl refer nee to the protective effect
Of certain colors against the suns rays,
years ago on my way to India the second
time, having already been inva!ided
homie once from the effects of the sun,
1t occurred to me to try the photogra.
pliers plan. reasoned to myself that
since no II ever got sunstroke or sun
fever from exposure to a dark source of
heat or even 10 one which. though lumi
nous. possessed no great degree of chem
icai energy-the furnaces in the arsenal,
for example-it could not be the heat
rays. therefore, which injured one. but
must be the chemical ones only.
Ii therefore one treats ones own bod,
a. the photographer treats his plates
and envelops ones self in yellow or
dark red. II ought to be practically So
cure. and since the photographer lined
the inside Of his tents and belongings
with yellow it wa obviously immaterial
whether N wore yellow inside or out.
| had my hats and coats lined with vel
low, and with most satisfactory results,
for during five years and even extreme
exposure never ono did the yellow lin
ing fail me. but every time that either
through carelessness or overconfdenct
| forgot the p%recaution u very short ex
posture sutficed to send me down with
the usual sun fever. Many friends tried
the plan and all with the same satisfac
tory results. Cor. Lahore undia) Civil
and Military Gazette.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-08-01
A Custom That Is Very Old Indeed.

A bride made the confession to a yroun
of young women who gathered around
her after the wedding ceremony and the
congratulations had been said and
owned up to having worn Il yellow gar
ter for two years. that she had counted
the stars and carried out the various
bits of lore that are prophetic of a speedy
marriage and happiness ever after.
She wore something old and something new
something borrowed and something blue.
on her wedding night. and. moreover,
wore a silver COMA Columbian half
do!lar-in her shoe. She was showered
with the usual amount of rice when il
came time to get into the carriage and
drive away for the honeymoon trip. and
had old shoes and good wishes enough
sent after her to make the after wear.
Joyous ones II they all hold good. and,
moreover, when she opens her trunk and
travelling bag and the bridegroom opens
his umbrella enough rice will CONF to
light % make their first rice pudding. and
the shoe strapped III the outside of the
run will tell it own tale
1t Is strange how much enjoyment one
gets ont of such harmless things, but the
custom lasts. and the older it rows the
more r1gld'y L Is adhered to. buffalo
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-08-01
Chased by y Hall IT Fire.

During a 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 ball
of fire flew through another window that
had been left open. 1t struck the floor
within two feet of the lady, then bounded
mp and exploded, filling the room with
smoke. Mr.. Powell. who was living in
the adjoining room and was looking at
his wife at the time, saw her enveloped
in smoke and apparent fame. Fortu-
pately. 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 a hole through
the iue.-Cor. Baltimore American.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-08-01
1t Wa Too Much.

The hungry sea beat ferociouslv
against the pebbly strand. Il had been
cheated of its prey.
A swarthy sailor bent over the pros
frate figure Of a being whose hair was
dripping brine into his eyes and whose
breath came and went systematically.
Presently the being revived.
"Where am II he gasped.
The sailor gazed silently into his pale
face.
Am , savedg' demanded the being
skeptically.
The sailor nodded.
Did you ave me?"
Yes"
Here is something for yourself"
The being produced a wet s. bill. The
sailor shook his head.
Il have never
The seaman's c~ountenance was exalted
by the light of conscientiousness as h.
spoke.
-'yet accepted more for a servic.
than | thought it was worth"
Whereat the being rose painfully from
his recumbent posture and gazed V
the troubled waters with a hard, dissat-
isfed look.-Detroit Tribune.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-08-01
Earthquake Phenomena,

The wild. untamed earthquake is q
terrible thing to encounter. The ''quak-
ing" the rending of the earth's surface
and the other incidental accomplishments
usually described are only a 1.-THE of the
real terrors of a seismic shock. To some
the noise which precedes the real shock
is more terror inspiring than the
quake" itself. Father Kircher describes
these subterraneal rumblings as "a hor.
rid sound resembling that Of an infinite
number of chariots driven ~fiercely for.
ward, mingled with the noise of crack
iny whips. neig!ling Of horses and the
cries of victory and despair on the part
of tie cliarioteers."
The sounds which preceded the great
Lisbon earthquake are said to have re.
sembled 1.-The rumbling of empty omni.
buses. chariots and barrels, the noise in,
creasing in volume until it e,,ualed the
roar OF a thousand cannons. Another
is the gyratory motion that
is frequently impaired to sections o.
earth OF greater or lesser area At Co
lares in 1853 several stone houses in the
lower quarters of the city were turned
around this, too, without
rendering them uninlIabitable.- St
Louis Republic.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-08-01
An Idyl Of the Sunshine.

The girl was fair. Soft blue her eyes
rs the skies, and pink and white her
cheeks az the mountain peaks at sunrise.
and golden light her hair as the moon
light air.
!. All, she was very fair.
Uncrowned save by her tossing ~tresses.
she stood facing the east. and the sun
came and kissed her.
Kissed her long and lovingly.
Her mother saw her there and called
TO her.
.Let me linger here, dear mother"
pleaded the fair being. THE air is so
sweet, the fragrance of the flowers So
rich. The skies above me are SO tenderly
blue, and. mother dear. / feel as if ]
were a little queen standing here in the
glorious reign Of the sum-"
The mother appeared at the door.
Fudge" she exclaimed. You ought
to have sense enough 70 ON IN out q
that SORT of "A reign. Don't YOU know
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-08-01
Marrying by = Formula

The woman that took part in . late
marriage at Newcastle, England, had a
mathematical formula to guide her. At
i6 she married a man Of 80. At 30 she
married again and chose a man of 20.
To conclude the series, she now at 42
marries a man If 81. Her first husband
was a Quaker. tie second a Catholic and
the present ole Il Protestant, Il she
lives much longer and is determined 20
go on with her mathematical raatriao-
NAL ventures. she will have to advertise
in the want columns for a centenarian Or
two AM specify a new religion as one Of
her provisions. Atlanta Constitution.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-08-01
Children Over six Hundred Years Ago

Children Over Six Hundred Years Ago.
Somebody has unearthed a book writ
ten by Bartholomew Anglicus about
1860. of which one Of the most amusing
chapters is on the children Of his day.
Of these he writes. They dread no
perils more thar betting with a rod. and
they love an apple more than gold and
make more sorrow and woe for the loss
Of an apple than for the loss Of a heri-
tage. They desire all that they see and
pray and asi. with voice and with hand.
They keep no counsel, but they tell all
that they hear and see. Suddenly they
laugh. and suddenly they weep. Always
they cry and jansle and jape: that un-
meth they be still while they sleep. When
they be washed ri tltll, anon they defila
themselves again. When their mothe.
washeth and ce,nhe.h them. they kicl
and sprawl and put with feet and with
hands, and withstand with ali their
might" All OF which sounds yery mod.
srn and up to date.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-08-01
six Months in Hades,''
\ truly marvellous tale Of to-day.
4l.ooo Primo Novel
IN GREAT
SUMMER NUMBER a.
OF
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Just Out.

In addition to the prize story Of lab pages there
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them back within the bounds of a wholesome
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All news and book stands or send price, 30
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Its society news. especially nf the dnins- If the
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The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-08-01
nv LITTLE KING.

] met y king this afternoon;
He had not on q crown indeed.
A little palm leaf hat was all.
And he was barefoot. I'm afraid.
But sure | ain he ermine wore
Beneath his faded Jackets blue,
And sure | am the crest he bore
Within that Jackets pocket too.
For twas too stately for an earl
A marquis would not 60 go grand
Twas possibly n car petite.
A pope. or something OF that kind.
II must tell you. of a horse
My freckled monarch held the rein.
Doubtless an estimable beast.
But not at all disposed I ran.
And such a wagon. While / live
Dare presume to see
Another such u vehicle g.
As then fransrpri I'd ne.
lWo o.! 7 ragged PRIZES
His royi.. safe partook-
Doubtless the first excursion
These S~overeign> ever took.
l question II the royal coach
Round which the footmen Ait
Has the Significance or hic,.
OF this barefoot estate.
Youths COMPANION.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-08-01
" hat She Would DO.

Every II has noticed tine growing
height OF each successive year 5 bevy OF
debutantes, and the younger generations
promise TO be quite as tall if not taller
than their predecessors. Is It possible
you are only l2.' said a small oma to
3 little girl who was more than an inch
taller than herself. How big you are.'
''Oh. do you think So" answered the
child. Why. my friends consider me
lutte short. They are nearly all of them
taller than am" Good gracious.' ex-
claimed the little woman in dismay
What Neutrality-suspicious. you will all be.
and how will you get partners: If you
were my child, | would put a brick on
your head"-Chicago Tribune.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-08-01
WyOmin.'s sheen Pastures.

BY far the greater part of Wyoming is
upland that a never be reached BY ir-
rigation and must always remain a pas
toral and stockraising country. There
are nearly 40. OO0, 900 acres Of such lands
in the state. These. with grassy forest
areas Of $4,000 900 acres, are supplied
plentifully with water for stock.-New
York Sun.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-08-01
The Great Mistake Columh,,. Nd.

The Great Mistake Columbus Made,
Schoolmaster-W Why was it that his
great discovery was not properly appre-
ciated until long after Columbus was
dead:
Nineteenth Century Schoolboy-Be
cause he didn't advertise. sir.
Tit-Rits
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-08-01

you'll be freckle1 worse than a turkey
egg
And a heavy black cloud rose up and
swiped the sun across the face.-Dotroit
Free Press
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-08-01
Natural.

Castleton--i hear yon are engaged to
Miss Blggcroil". the girl You went horse
back with SO nuch last summer How
on earth did you manage it?
Summit couldn't help it. old man
We We're thrown together so much.
Truth.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-27
NEGROES AS MECHANICS.

They Would Be Successful IT Their High
Notions OF Liberty Did Not Interfere.
Can the negro be trained as inc
chanic, or is he by nature adapted to
other work than that of an unslkillcd
laborer? The question may confidently
be answered in the affirmative, says ex-
Gov. Lowry, of Mississippi. in the
North American Review. While this
answer cannot be successfully contro-
verified, and while it may have n ma
tcrial bearing on the prosperity of tho
southern states, yet it involves grave
questions the successful solution Of
which would tend to n better under
standing of the two sections of this
great nation. The negro was held in
bondage in all the colonies save one be-
fore the adoption of the federal consti-
tuition, and whether or not he was the
prime cause OF the greatest war of mod
crn times it is unqucstionably true that
he regards his liberation as the result OF
that struggle. Prior to the war there
were large number of negro me
chanics III the southern states; many OF
them were expert blaclismiths, wheel
Wrights, wagonmakers, brick masons,
carpenters, plastercrs, painters and
shoemakers. They became masters of
their respective trades by reason Of
sufficiently, long service under the con-
troll and direction of expert white me
chanics. During the existence of
slavery the contract for qualifying tho
negro as Il mechanic was made between
his owner and the master workman.
Now the negro being, in his own words,
freed man." will not consent to re-
straints. He cannot divcst himself of
the idea that apprenticeship in its most
modified form is species of slavery for
term of years. He may be assured of
the relation of master and apprentice as
it exists in almost every civilized couu-
try; still he is slow to embrace it. He
appreciates the advantages of superior
skill, yet his teachings of liberty are to
his mind inconsistent with the excr-
cises Of absolute and continued author
ity over him.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-27
A DISASTROUS CYCLONE.
Thirty-two People Killed and Twenty.fiv
Injured.


Thirty-two People Killed and Twenty. fl o
Injured.
GUTHRIE, o. r., April ga cyclone
passed over Oklahoma yesterday after
noon which did considerable damage
and was followed by second one last
night which resulted in great loss of
life and property. West of here one
man was killed aud three children wore
injured. Four houses were swept away
in Payne county and thousands of dol
lars damage done to property, but no.
body was killed. Tho village Of Keokuk,
forty miles southeast of here, is re.
ported swept away, but no particulars
are obtainable. East of Norman five
people were killed. One man was car.
ried long distance and hurled to the
ground, breaking his neck.
Several others were killed by houses
falling on them. One man was hurled
into creek and drowned. Eighteen or
twenty were swept clean of every thing.
Near Moore one man was killed and
several injured and number of houses
were dem olished. West of Norman ten
buildings we're swept away and half
dozen people seriously injured. The
village of Downs was almost completely
demolished, but no fatalities are re-
POi eo0. Atoh6 VIC Aiho "a 1uo Suorohoe
strip the tents of the boomers were
carried away and wagons were wrecked,
but no one was injured.
Eight miles north OF Norman the
largo house of Patrick O'Connor was de-
molished and twelve persons were
killed O'Connor's dead body was
found mile away. A school teacher
who boarded there was carried two
miles and her body fearfully crushed
and torn. People all over the neighbor-
hood had gathered into this house, be-
lievilg it was safe because it was built
OF heavy timbers, but it proved verit-
able death trap. The total number of
deaths in the neighborhood of Norman
is placed at thirty two and the injured
at twenty-five.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-27
a Loud Prayer.

A good man who lives in thinly set
tied locality has the misfortune to be
extremely deaf. His voice is remarka-
bly, loud in his dcvotions, and it is re-
ported that his morning prayer can be
heard for half a mile. a ncighbor, not
long since, having occasion to visit his
house in the morning, found it's owner
at prayer, and, not wishing TO interrupt,
he waited outside. The tones of the
voice within grew louder and louder.
Each sentence was spoken with more
vehemencc than the preceding, until the
prayer ended with a prolonged shout OF
"Amcn.' The visitor was about to
knock, when the sound of the wifes
voice arrested him. With skill born
of practice, she almost rivalcd the tones
of her spouse rs she shouted: well,
guess you've drove all the rabbits out O
the swamp this morningr'
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-27
PERSIAN POETRY.
Tho Knowledge OF That Language Pos
sossed by British officials.

Ino knowtcdGo OF Ihat Language Pos
sossed by British officials.
Sir Edward Strachey. in a recent
paper on Persian Poetry" in tho At
lantic, speaks of the knowledge of that
language and literature required by an
earlier generation of English officials
in India:
with the other institutions of the
moguls we took over the use of Persian
in all official business. and the munshi,
or Persian secretary and interpreter,
became Il part of the staff of the Eng
lish official in charge of political, rev
cnuc and judicial business. The lam
guagc of business was soon discovered
to be tic language of now ana fine
literature; and volumes illustrate the
enthusiasm which the magistrates.
Judges and collectors in our older
provinces, and our administrators in
those newly annexed, our political
agents and residents i'll the native
courts, and our military officers threw
into these studies from the time when
Warren Hastings set the example
but then generation of speculative
rcformcrs arose, who asked why we
should not act in the spirit of the mo-
guls, and, instead of carrying on their
method with literal scrvility, make
English the official language, and so
bring the several nations of India into
new and more intimate connection
with our own literature and civiliza-
ton A retired Bengal judge expressed
the general opinion of practical men
make Sanscrit the official language
int l,, x.4e
lish i'll the administration of Justice in
India.
''lie, indeed, though n man of ability
and cminencc in the company's service,
could see no Inconvenience in the en-
ploymcnt of Persian in the administra-
ton of justice; and such is the force of
habit that when he had occasion to
take notes of an important trial at the
Somcrsctshirc assizcs he actually wrote
them in Persian rather than in the Eng
l:sh words in which the evidence was
given, just as had done many years be-
fore when trying dalloits at Jcssorc.
But though the general opinion of
the native as well as the English Off
Gals. was against any change, Lord
Auckland, by the advice of Sir Charles
Metcalfe, took what probably now
seems to every one the obviously reason
able course, and by his orders in 1887,
finally confirmed in 1868 by the home
government all official business was to
be carried on in the vernacular Ian
guagc of the country.
Persian remained, and remains. the
language of diplomacy. 1t is not re-
quired in any other branch of the pub
lie service; and it is not possible that
men so hardworllcd as our Indian civil
ians and soldiers now are should find
time and energy for q purely literary
study. They all fall back on their
Homer and Horace; or, yet better, on
their Shakespeare and Tcnnyson."
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-27
THE TREASURY ALL RIGHT.
Gold Flows in and the Cabinet or on 8
Jaunt.

Gold Flows in and the Cabinet on on a
Jaunt.
WASHINGTON, April 26.-The financial
situation to day shows Improvement.
Gold in small quantities was offered this
morning from several points and ac-
copied. The policy OF the Treasury
Department Will be to accept all gold
offered, unless the conditions imposed
are disadvantageous to the Government
The President and Secretary Carlisle
show by their action in leaving the Capt.
tai at this time, palmer than words can
make 1t, their entire confidence in the
financial situation.
Gold will be paid out as dem anded for
Treasury notes without inquiring
whether the gold reserve is thereby in.
vaded or kept intact.
1t has been practically turned into
available Treasury cash since the Presi-
dents announcement that gold would
be paid for all Treasury notes. Secre-
tary Carlisle said this morning that
there was nothing new to say of the sit
uation except that he was daily receiv.
ing offers OF gold, which he was accept
inp