davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-08-16

streets. As they start east to look for
work, instead Of the fertile, virgin prairie,
or the rich veins Of undevelOped mineral
which greeted them on their former
fight, they are met by the chief OF po-
lice, as in Kansas City, to prevent them
entering that city; or as in Aberdeen,
where they lock them up in the csa
boose or chain them to the sidewalk.
The immediate danger threatening US
is from the overcroWding Of our large
cities with these unemployed, and treat
ing them as criminals. Without home
or hope, it will take but spark to ignite
flame that will destroy and spare not.
Any disaster Of this kind will be taken
advantage Of by the plutocracy to fasten
a standing army upon US to forge our
letters more strongly than ever. This, if
possible, must be sverted. The farmers
Of Nebraska have shown a commendable
spirit in meeting and feeding the Colo
RADIO miners passing through the state.
The farmers Of the Dakotss, Mime
sots, Iowa, Wisconsin, Kansas and Ne
brasks can and will employ many Of
them. Special effort should be made to
do this, and to induce them to remain
with us until free coinage Of liver per-
mits them to return to their mines again.
I am fully aware that on Accent wheat
there is not much room for charity. But
q general collapse this year, with vic
tory of the goldites, means 40 cents
and less per bushel permanently, for
wheat We must look to the future, and if
possible, first defeat the conspiracy
now on in congress, and second, avert, IL
possible, a pretext for the anarchists of
Wall street to use force in the settle
meht of this great problem. If we can
prevent this until after the elections in
1894, am firmly convinced that we will
carry enough states in the west and
south to deter them from any attempts
in that line. If we do, then in 1896 we
can give the whole Wall street coterie q
furlough to go fishing to the end Of time,
Our present duty is to extend all the aid
in our power to the less fortunate, and
counsel patience and prudence all along
the line. Thorough organization should
be the watchword of the hour. Through
that, and that only, can we hope to sue
ceed. II the republic is to pass safely
through this ordeal, it will be through
organized labor doing its whole duty.
See TO it that every member Of our order
understands and realizes the necessity
Of prompt, active, aggressive work at
this tune. DO yO,Ir oohOle duty.
FrRternslly, II. l.. LoUoKs.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-08-16

management of the asylum the same,
why don't the state board Of charities
fire the rascals out?-PsolR Times.
"Thou shalt not lend upon usury to
thy brother, usury CT money, usury OF
victuaIs, usury of anything that is lent
upon usury." This reads we'll, but how
is a man to live without work under such
rule? By changing the name from
usury to interest, good people escape the
penalty of dlsobedience to the Bible in
junction while they gather the fruit OF
their brothers toll. This was CalVinist
subterfuge. Twentieth Century.
The New York Times represents Mrs.
Lease as mournfully admitting that the
"expose" by the Times Of the military
organizations of Kansas chad caused
great CONSERVATION among the Popu-
lists" As the Times expose was limited
to it's own misinformstiOn, we are in
clined to doubt the reported words OF
Mrs. Lease. The Kansas Populists are
fighting nobly. The CONSERVATION is
much more likely to be in the other
camp.-New Nation.
A. G. Stacey is the man who thought ne
had a character worth defending, and
not many months ago commencedR q suit
for libel against Sol. Miller, whose char
acter in some respects is no better. 1t
was adjudged that Stacey had no char
scter to defend, and that even so mean
and vulgar man as Miller couldn't libel
him. This is the man whom D, r. An
thony stopped to employ as Topeka cor
RESPONDENT Of the Lesvenworth Times
for a year or more. He Is Eow for hire,
selling lies to the New York papers,
Marion Times.
How is this? The editor of the JEFF
fersonian met Capt. Wilder s. Metcalf,
one OF the hest "posted" military mon in
the state, and asked him his opinion
concerning the trial of Col. Hughes.
Notwithstanding the fact that ne is an
ardent republican and strong partisan,
| he replied: "Hughes is guilty OF the
grsvest crime, and had it occurred in
actual warfare, he should be shot. From
q military standpoint, Hughes should be
court-martisled. He has no right to
question the legality or judgment OF his
superior officers. The court-msrtisl Is
perfectly proper. The Jeffersonisn.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-08-16
TO THE N. F. A. 81. U.

the result OF which the future OF our re-
public depends. Try to disguise it as
they NAV, the financial crash which has
been barely averted for three successive
years is upon MS. The failures thus far
are simply the slight shocks preceding
the earthquake, each shock growing q
little louder and lasting a little longer
The crash of 1893 will differ from pre-
cedipR ones 10 two respects. First, in
each preceding crisis the national ad-
ministr atoms made some effort towards
restoring confidence. The whole effort
OF the present admir- istrstion is directed
towards intsnsifyinR the stringency. L
know Of no parallel in the annals OF his
tory. AS an example OF extreme heart
less cruelty, it is recorded that Nero
fddled when Rome burned" 1t is q
mo9tsd question whether Nero started
the FIRE or encouraged the incendiaries in
their awful work. He, however, fddled
or amused himself and Courtessns, while
his chief city was being destroyed. Our
chief magistrate resliz ,s that our nation
is in peril. Our business interests are
psralyzed. The great Shylock Jugger-
naut is rolling bis merciless wheels over
every industry OF the nation. He has
almost unlimited power-At least equal
to that OF Nero. The people cry for re-
lief. His answer in effect is, your spirits
are not yet sufficiently broken. You
must learn to be content to occupy the
place for which you were intended.
There must always be the servants to
wait upon the masters. could bring
you relief by calling a special session OF
congress, but when you have suffered
more, you will be easier handled. / will
delay that special session until you have
been taught q lesson through financial
distress; and he stolidly goes s-ishiDgr
while the nation rushes to destruction,
There ia no question as to his completely.
At the proper time Gar Rothschilds
cracks his whip. The Indian council
strikes the blow that is to stampede u.s.
and then his fsctotum, Grover CleYeland
acts. The special session of congress ID
called, and with whip and spur the gold
standard must be fastened upon us. Nc
sutocrat ever used his power more re-
lentlessly. Even the appointment to 9
vacancy on the supreme bench is counted
az good for two votes in the senate. A
more humilisting spectacle than was that
of CaligulR in electing his horse to the
Roman council is this. Our chief mag
istrate is prostituting congress to crush
the people. Csliguls, to show his con
tempt for the Roman consuls, made hil
horse q consul. But he never tried X
bring the contempt Of the people on thu
horse by briblng, through peddlipg pub
lie patronage. In history, Nero will b
considered as much superior to Cleve
land Rs Pizarro is now to John Sherman
The second difference is, that in previoul
crises there was "the great west" t
which unfortunates might flee whel
they had lost all in the east. This is nj
longer SC. The fight of the sdministrs
tion on the great industry of the fa
west, silver, is practically destroyingtha
industry. In Colorado alone it is esti
mated that 10000 men are already out o
employment. For want of postal say
ings banks, their savings Of years ar,
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-22
What the College Gymnasium Does.

The college gymnasium is a place not
for the production only of stndious ath-
letes. but of athletic students. A place
where an hours varied exercise. "A run. a
spray and ii rub down can be had regu-
larry. and where IA man may turn his
thoughts wholly from books and studies
for awhile by a bout at fencing, or box
ing, or by a game III the bowling alley, or
in the handbail court, from which he
can get increased capacity for greater
and better endeayors. Kept within its
symmetrical and complete development
of the young scholar in politics" as is
the mathematical recitation. the histor-
ical lecture or the debating society, and
it is as observation-disclosures Weekly.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-22
The. Thumb,

Thumbs have been appreciated ever
since the world began. The ancients
used to call the thumb the other hand
Barbarous kings used to swear and make
compacts by their thumbs. In Rome it
was a sign of favor TO wiring and kiss the
thumb, and of disfavor or disgrace TO
lift them up or turn them outward. A
man who was hurt in his thumbs WAS
excused fro-a serving in the Roman wars.
Some of the scoundreily citizens used to
cut off thsir thumbs. 50 as to remain
home and get rich. Teachers used to
punish their pupils by biting their
thumbs.
The thumb is a great aud influential
member. | can look at the thumb of a
young woman and describe her figure. |
can tell whe her she is thin and bony, or
plump and round: whether her joints
are large and i'll shapen. OF small and
perfectly proportional. BY examining
a mans thumb l can tell what ought to
be his vocation.-New York Tribune.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-22

Spirit rapping vocation for women in
Japan requires little apparatus. Rap
ping is perhaps moi the correct word, for
there is really 10 trapping at all--the
clients are simply put i'll communication
with any spirit with whom they desire to
speak. 1t i, not necessary that the spirit
should be that Of Il dead person. but the
medium always inquiries whether the
spirit whose presence Is desired Is living
or dead.
The mediums always carry about with
them a mysterious wooden box, about u
foot or less square. Like the medicine
bag of the Indian medicine man, its con-
tents are a secret to members Of the
anne profession. These wo1ne usually
nave "A bow of soft wood strung with a
single string. and this they twang on
the edge of the box like a caricature of
violin playing,
If the spirit required is that of a dead
person. a leaf plucked from IA graveyard
is used to splash some water ont of a
small cup that stands in front of the
medium. Ii the person is living, a sim
liar ceremony is performed with a piece
of stick instead of a leaf. Then follows
an incantation. and the spirit proceeds
to speak, through the medium. The
medium charges sometimes as high as Is
or 20 cents. San Francisco Call.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-22
How n Saber Cut Feels.

"Ihardly know how it feels 10 be shot,
but | well realize how it feels to be cut
said Mr.. 0. ID. Reeves of indianapolis at
the Lindeil. Il enlisted IN II cavalry
regiment when ! was l6 and put in four
years for Uncle Sam. Do you see this
scar? That was done ut Nashville" and
he held mp his left hand, which was al
most encircled by a deep scar. The
boys We're ordered 10 charge. and ! had
emptied my pistols and had just drawn
my saber when | saw bearing down upon
me one Of the largest men | ever saw.
'Our horses were both going at full
speed. and nc WIS headed directly for
me-. He launched his blow first, and
~instinctiyely threw up my hand and
lowered my head. The saber struck my
hand. which fell helplessly by my side
The man flew past me-, and | turned my
horse TO one -Ide and rode far enough
awa1 TO exar Inc my wound. No blood
escaped. neither did | feel any pain until
the wound was dressed a half hour later.
The reaction set in. and the strongest
opiates We're used for days to give me re-
lief from ldin."-St. Louis Republic.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-22

I7la aUser laalarrett The amount
was too t%rjfiin@. Ii would cost the whole
of il to collect Il
NO matter" said the client. Il don't
care If | don't get Il cent. 80 long as that
fellow has to pay il.
Sc the lawyer wrote the debtor a let
ter, and III d.e time the Latter appeared
i'll high dulgcon. He didn't owe any
s2.a0, and he wouldn't pay it.
Very well" sud the lawyer. then
my instructions are to sue. Bat | hard
ly think it will pay You to stand a suit
for SO small Il sum"
Who'll get the money if ! pay it,
asked the man,
The lawyer was obliged to confess
that he should.
..Oh. WE'LL" said the debtor, that
another matter. If Mr.. - isn't going
to get it. ! am perfectly willing to pay
it."
The debt was paid, the lawyer peck
eted the amount, and, what is very UNI
usual, all parties to the suit We're per-
fecrly satisfied. portland Argus.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-22
Its song Is Like the Filing of "a saw.

Of the Acadian owl. one of the rarest
of New England birds, Audubon says.
This little owl is known in Massachu-
sets by the name of the saw whet,' the
sound of its love notes bearing a great
resemblance to the noise produced by
filing the teeth of a large saw. These
notes, when coming, as they frequently
do. from the interior of a deep forest,
produce a very peculiar effect on the
traveller, who. not being aware of their
real nature. expects as he advances On
his route to meet with shelter under a
sawmill at no great distance. Until !
shot the bird in the act l had myself
been more than once deceived III this
manner"
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-22
Drying Brewers Grains.

A special machine has been devised for
effecting the drying of brewers grains in
at a low temperature. Brew
ers' grains are now largely employed
for feeding cows and horses, but the high
nutritive value of the spent grains known
by that name is not generally known.
The d~essicated product of the new proc
ess has proved to be of a highly satls-
factory character, being free from the
peculiar bitter taste SO often possessed
by brewers grains and showing on anal
ysis a very high percentage of proteids
and fat producing material.
The advantages claimed for the vac
uum drying process + The lowest
working expenses with greatest capac-
ity, rapid drying at lowest tempera-
ture and consequent excellent qualitJ
Of the dried grains; no loss Of material
Or nutritiye properties, as the grains ar
not pressed before drying; a clean aid
simple process, and the avoidance ii
vapor in the drying rooms or vicinity
New York Telegram.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-22
Deception. Of wild Birds.

Falcons, hawks-the largest species
can compress their feathers and look very
slim, il they think it necessary to do SO.
As to the owls. they al hump mp into
any position thes think most suitable. Il
is useless to look for these self preserving
traits in any of the family kept in ZOO
logical collections. for the birds are sc
accustomed to See large numbers Of PEG.
pie passing and requesting, or standing ~
front of them, that they treat the whole
matter with perfect Indifference. They
know that at a certain time their food
will be brought them, and that they are
otherwise perfectly safe. Then the rap.
torres in a wild state have a bloom on
their plumage like the bloom ON a bunch
of grapes. which is not often seen when
in captivity.-Cornhill Magazine.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-22
Draw backs In Acting.

1t is sometimes hard work to he an
actor, for the humping and pulling and
hauling that a person may have to ell
dure in an exciting g are sometimes
more than a mere show. Miss Selma
Fetter had to give up her part III THE
Henrietta because she was injured by
the fall required of her in every perform.
ance of that piece. A young leading man
who has been playing Orlando in AS
You Like 1t" for three nights is raw
from wrists to elbows in consequence Of
the thumps, slides and falls endured al
the hands of a brawny athlete in the
wrestling scene.-New York Sun.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-22

A party Of farmers in Wales once set
out in search Of a bear which had es-
capped from a travelling menagerie and
roalned their lands with considerable
detrinient TO their live stock. In tn.
course Of their quest n Of the farmers,
observing . brown animal Of consider
able size lying apparently asleep under =
tree, discharged his gun at il with fatal
effect. The victim Of his zeal, however,
turned out TO be . common donkey. The
bear was ultimately tracked.-London
Tit-Bits.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-22
The Restless Man.

Of all tiresome things a restless nan is
the worst. A restless woman cannot be-
gin to come up to a restless man. She
gets physically tired out after awhile aid
must sit down. But a mamie al go
on and on forever.
In cafes, railroad trains, theaters-in
fact, wherever men do congregate-there
also is the restless man, driving every
one distracted with his ceaseless tramp
ing. He goes up, and he goes down, but
he is never weary.-New York Herald.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-22
His Regard For Himself.

The comfortable, well clad citizen was
going along Woodward avenue home the
other evening when a big, burly tramp
stopped him and asked for a dime. The
citizen looked him over and asked:
do you have no more regard for
yourself than to beg on the streets?
That's just it, boss was the reply.
s'It's because l have regard for myself
that / do. There's too many dogs in the
back yards."-Detroit Free Press.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-22
A FRONTIER FARMERS WIFE.
Her burdens Are Many. ara Her i'ieaSurot
Are J otf.

The woIEpa WIN live in c:iiu.. rssfF RIM
no c~4tiH5at. II t!3a work Gag,t Al "A.
day bv thn r.r.4er.s wife On lie fror.ier.
There Az aera:lgenicnf laan.! fi5s la!:os.
ies ur S,nra4 where 4hn could ruv die
ready maze articles she Is Cofnueliet ta
make for herself. II 81 unct. e.E5r vg5-.
with ler fram sar}y -=-riao uutft l-s
after the hoars ..se .ta7va IL
I'll hi. .Gie i.-lfs t..e lEl.s4 81 ias
Eowherc Is uaan 80 completely laga3
! and master - af the farm. Ills met.spr
vasa farwcr VIE ard lighted the fires.
his vie shall d. the same. " lille the
kettle Is boiling lie doe the l4Itki4l..
and c.lsas 80 not rare N.ltta a faf4arr's
wife lli,ks as MANY as s IN 10 cows.
twice a lar. the mill. i, carried into
the cellar in GREAT heavy pals ths.t
would try mans strt n-tA, and she re
turns to The work of getting breakfast.
| During the ,srueress of the meal she can
not sit back and eat and rest. as many
do, but is kept jumping no and down
waiting on tie men folks and children.
II is often a question to strangers Niic
visit on the frontier if she ever gets a
chance to eat at all. Then the children
are to be started off to school. and
| though the credit of their education. falls
to the father it is the mother who does
extra work that they may 60. and who
pulls them out of bed and starts them
off i'm time every morning.
The milk is to he strained and put
away. crooks scalded. butter churned,
| and the dishes and chamber work still
wait. Dinner and supper and afternoon
work take mp her day. Then in their
turns throughout the week there are
washing. ironing, baking every other
day, scrubbing. sweeping. sewing and
mending. In harvest time she viii have
as many as II to cook for and does it all
alone. 1t is seldom that Il farmer feels
that he car, afford to hire help Ill the
kitchen. She has the vegetable garden
to see to. To brighten the dreariness Of
her life she la, close to the seldom opened
front door Il bed of half starved LOOKING
fowers-old fashioned coNco'nb. fou,
o'clocks. grass pinks and a few other
cheerful lookin. plants that will thriyc
under neglect. She makes everything
that her family wears except hats and
shoes. She has no time to think of rest
or self.
1t is in most cases her lot to welcome a
new baby every other year. and the o "
time when help is employed to assist her
is for n period Of two or three weeks
when the little stranger arrives. The
births of the babies are about all that
vary the monotony of her life. Occa-
s~ionally death calls and takes from her
| tired arms n little life and leaves i'll its
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-22

At bedtime. having tasted since noon,
two girls who wish to obtain a sight OF
their future husbands boil an egg. which
must be the first egg ever laid by the
hen. in a pan in which no egg has ever
been boiled before. Having boiled it
until it is hard they cut it in two with
something that has never been used as a
knife before. Each girl eats her half
and the shell to the last fragment, speak
ing no word the while. Then, still in
silence, they walk backward to bed. 'to
sleep, perchance to dream."-"English
Folk Rhymes"
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-22

A Portland lawyer says that not long
ego . man came into his Office thorough
" angry-as men usually are when they
70 on such errands. He had called upon
. debtor and asked him politely for the
payment of q bill of $50 and had been
abused for his pains. Now he wanted
fhe lawyer to collect it.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-22
REPRooF IN LOVE.

Because we are shut out from light,
Each of the others look and smile;
Because the arms and lips delight
Are past and dead II wcars while.
Because the dawn that joy has brought
Brings DuNT but certainty OF pain,
Nothing for soU and me has h@teht
The right to live our live, in vain.
Take not away the Gully lure
That leads me on my lonely way
To know you noble. sweet and pure,
Great in least service day by day.
Wives and Daughters.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-22

Men of sense often learn from their en-
emies. II is from their foes-not their
friends-that cities learn b lesson Ut
building high walls and ships Of war,
and this lesson saves their children. their
homes and their properties. -Aristoph-
anes.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-22
Hidnst kn0W 1t All.

Boy seen a card on y'r winder wild
BOY Wanted" writ on il. Got one yet.
Merchant have not found one to
suit me. Have you had any experience
in our business
Boy-No. not much. but ! s'pose you'll
be around yourself some o tn time
Good News.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-22

The stree. car system Of Tallahassee.
consisting Of one car. is operated by q
..nigger and a mule" both Of whom live
only I o please the people. Ii the car
happens to be going n way and a pas
senger wants to go in the opposite direc-
ton, he has only to say so. and the mule
is immediately hi.ched to the other end
and the a started in the desired direc-
tion.-New York Tribune.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-22
In Politics 1t Is PULL

From the Hopeful Young Man to the
Pastor--As | stand in the broad avenue
Of life l find so many closed doors l know
not which one to open. How a ] tell
which will lead me to success?
From the Practical Pastor to the
Young Man-There's only one, and you'll
find it labeled Push. "-Exchange.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-22

Saviag and Spending.
Il saved up sos last year" said Wal
Lis proudly.
"And I suppose you spent it on pres
snts for your papa and mammal asked
the visitor.
YES" said Wallis. THAT Is, all but
o of it."-Harper's Bazaar.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-22

When Frederick Robertson Of Brigh-
ton. the great preacher who had written
much about Tennyson's poems, and for
whom the poet had a high regard, first
called upon him, II felt" said Tenny-
son, las if he had come to pluck out the
heart Of my mystery. 50 | talked TO him
about nothing but beer
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-22
Difficult to Distinguish.

Bilkins-Is your friend an English Az
thorl
Wilkins-No; he's only 8 dyspeptic.-
New York Weekly.