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The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-04

ohlique eyes are unfayorable. They
;hov. cunning ana deceit.
irregular teeth generally Indicate lack
d cllture and refinement.
If the forehead lie shorter than the
nos, the sign is If stupidity.
Very tightly closed lips are usually
found IN secretive characters.
IN obIiara mouth is q lad si"n =
indicates Il crooked character.
Freckles. Ike red halr, are al .Ld.ca
tion of an ardent temperament.
The upper lFtrt Of the countenauee is
the seat Of thought. labor aad restitution.
the lower hall indicates action.
\ forehead which in the upper part
projects and in tho lower sinks in toward
the eye shows mental weakness.
Foreleads wrinaled in the upper part.
while the lower half is smooth, general
ly Indicate dullness and stupidity.
Noses with wrinkles on the sides,
which never entirely disappear, gener-
ally belong to luoney getting natures.
Heavy. shaggy. ~overllanging eyebrows,
with lower forehead prominent, show
great powers of reasoning from premise
to conclusion. Darwin had such brows.
When the lower half of the counte-
nance, measuring from the nose down
ward. is divided by the mouth into two
equal parts. seen in profile. the indica-
ton is of stupidity.
\ perfectly formed face should be di-
vided into three equal parts: from the
roots of the hair to the root of the nose,
thence to the tip, and from the tip of the
nose to the tip OF the chin.
Persons whose temples are fuller above
the eyes than below, whose heads enlarge
above the ears. are usually more gifted
with musical taste than those with con-
trary characteristics Louis Globe.
Democrat.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-04
Of Trees.


Professor Abbott estimates the age
of the Woodbridge oak at about
1900 years. During the Revolution
airy war Lafayette and his army
rested under its limbs. Its remains
are now i'll form of seats for the
Quinnipiac club. donot know that
anybody in all the world cares who
the Quinnipiac club may be, but we
reverenced the Woodbridge oak.
An oak in Marion county, Fla, Is
reported as measuring over ten feet
in diameter and spreading its
branches over / diameter of ISIS feet.
A California s.quoia, telled i'll Gala
yelas county, had a diameter of tit.
teen feet at the height of Us feet
above the earth.
The German forestry report makes
the maximum age of European for.
est trees to be not above 500 years,
except in rare cases. The pine is
stated to reach 500 to 700 years; the
silver fir attains an age frequently
Of over 400 years; the birch stops at
200, and the red birch at $50 years.
Oaks begin to decay at the heart
when about 800 years old, the holly
oak excepted, which goes on to
above 400. Scotch frs are known to
live from 200 to 800 years. The Sc
quotas, however, are estimated to-
have covered 5000 years. st. Louis
Globe Democrat.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-04
What the College Gymnasium Does

The college gymnasium is a place not
for the production only of studious ath-
!etes, but of athletic students. A place
where an hours varied exercise. a run. a
spray and a rub down can be had regn-
larly, and where "a man may turn his
thoughts wholly from books and studies
for awhile by a bout at fencing, or box
ing, or by a game in the bowling alley, or
in the handbail court, from which he
a get increased capacity for greater
and better endeavors. Kept within its
proper sphere, it is as necessary for the
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 legitimate.-Harper's Weekly.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-04
TURF TOPICS.

Blue Bull, the famous old sire, had one
eye knocked out and a knee broken from
the kick of . mule.
The grand circuit for 1893 has nine
members. New York and Detroit having
been added to the list this year.
A German inventor has added to the
harness q line which instantly closes the
binders in front, SO that fractions ami
mails cannot see at all.
Seventeen PAGERS have beaten 2:10, and
it is strange that but one of this number
is \ ne, while of the nine trotters that
have beaten $40 five Of them are mares.
The two fastest trotters are Nancy
Hanks. 2:04, and STEAMBOAT, 2O7i. But
there are seven PAGERS having records be-
tween these. and most Of them race rec
ords.
At no time in the history of the Amer
lean turf has the PAGER been SO promi-
nent as 10 Severa, farms in the United
States are engaged in breeding him ex-
clusively.
Kentucky Onion (3), 2:13A, showed great
grief recently when a jolt OF the q in
which she WAS travelling threw out q
small terrier Of which she had made q
companion and friend.
This year Chicago will have N of the
grandest race meetings ever held. The
Northwestern Association Of Trotting
and Racing Horse Breeders will give a
$4,000 meeting at Washington park
Sept. 4 to IL
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-04
Several COiDcidences.

While the belief in talismans and
omens is confined to the less educated
portion Of our population. even the most
skeptical read with interest coincidence
that simpler minds regard as prophecies.
President Garfield q few months before
his death related to q friend the follow
ing Incidents:
As General Garfield entered the con
yention the day of his nomination, .
man distributing leaves of the New Tes-
lament handed one to him which the
~engrossed politician folded and put 10
his pocket. Long after the nomination
he took down the suit he had worn that
eventful day. and before putting it on
proceeded to empty the pockets. He
drew ont q paper pressed into a narrow
fold, one verse only being visible. II
was this, THE stone which the builders
rejected is become the head of the cor
ner."
Again, at / o'clock in the afternoon,
the hour Of the nomination in Chicago.
an eagle, coming from no n knows
where, lighted on General Garfield's
house in Washington and sat there sev-
eral minuteA This occurrence was wit
messed by many persons in the capital
Wide Awake.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-04
Experimenting With Corn.

- made a queer and a very interesting
experiment with a growing cornstalk,'
said Harvey Samuels as he settled IN one
of the great rockers in the Lindell. Il
had always heard a great deal about the
effect of injecting medicines and food
into human beings. the method being pro.
nounced preferable and more beneficial
in cases of extreme illness than that Of
feeding through the regular channels.
My work with this cor plant was decid-
edly interesting. secured a small glass
syringe with a very fine point toit. After
the corn was two weeks old and only "a few
inches tall | began to inject the infer
mented juice of crushed apples. Ny frs.
injection was not quite a drop. Three
days later | repeated the dose, increasing
it slightly. In a little while the injection
was a daily occurrence and the dose in.
creased proportionately. The cornstalk
waxed fat and tall. All along it gave
promise of great size and large fruit.
Its height in July was fully 16 inches
above the tallest stalk in the field. Its
ears were much larger, while the silken
tassel was much smaller and lacked the
depth Of color characteristic of the other
plants. took an ear home ( 0 steam
and eat. al tell you that the quality
of that corn for eating purposes was ex.
cellent. 1t smacked a little of apple
just the slightest suggestion Of it, and
not at all disagreeable as. n might sup
pose. The grains were large and juicy
In fact the quality of the corn was far
superior to anything ! had ever eaten in
that line. am going to repeat the ex-
pertinent. st. Louis Globe Democrat.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-04
Drawbacks In Acting.

1t is sometimes hard work to be an
actor, for the humping and pulling and
hauling that a person may have to en-.
dure in an exciting scene are sometimet
more than a mere show. Miss Selma
Fetter had to give up her part in 1.-THE
Henrietta" tecause she was injured by
the fall req uired 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 at
the hands Of a brawny athlete in the
wrestling scane.-New York Sun.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-04
Il LATEST WhlMS.
ew saltcellars are heart shaped.

New saltcellars are heart shaped.
Combination services for convenience
At 5 o'clock teas and late impromptu sup
pers are useful.
A tea caddy is shaped like an ancient
vase with double handles and has q band
of raised work girting the body.
Cut glass cologne bottles are low and
have silver shoppers that are high and
look like the browning Of q minaret.
The scimiter seems the favorite shape
for the paper knife. The envelope cut
tiers and paper markers are also scimiter
shaped and very pretty in fligree.
The enameied ware in silver gilt de-
serves all praise. Its beauty is only
half appreciated until it is held up to
the light. when it has the translucence
of stained glass and looks like imbedded
jewels.-Jewelers' Circular.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-04
Weapons OF n Kindly Woman.

A regard for others feelings and 4
gentle though not fulsome tiattery that
stimulates rather than initiates are the
weapons which. when used by a clever
kindly woman, make her IA power among
any set in which she chooses to move,
though never for one moment does she
give any evidence that she is aware OF
the influence she wields through the al:
conquering scepter of her own graciouS
Observation-Disclosures Times.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-04
JEALOUSY.

My wife is jealous Of c+e IA maid
worship in my ytrsa,
And every dollar ! am paid
For them she deems 4 curse.
And thontrh through them | buy her gowns
Pay doctors bills and rent, - e.
Al their fair npthlnEness she frownss
Displeilsurc dare to ven
One little secret IA explain
'Twould set her m.ad at rest
But no. 'twould render her too vain
If she but dimly guessed.
Tlose maids | love for sordid pelf
Should go unwhipped of blame.
For every one is just herself.
Called by another name.
r. l.. Hendrick in Harrer's Bazaar.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-04
N.s.r,,i,t and the Snake Charner.

Nstaralist and the Snake Charmer.
A story used to be told at Cairo Of the
late Sir Richard Owen during n OF his
soiourns in Egypt. The great naturalist
was seated in the shade on the veranda
1t Sheppeard's hotel. y is the postpran-
dial wont of visitors to that famous hos
1elry, when the inevitable snake charmer
came to him and produced from his bag
Q lively specimen Of the horned asp-the
Daddy cerastes. The professor gaxed.
aed- nothing daunted stopped and
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-04

piuckcd the horns from the head of tle
reptile wri24l NJ 1T his feet, relnarhins
TO Il ~bystander thatthe m:,n would prob.
ably think twice before trying to palm
o. aroL any II else 4 harmless snake
rs a cerastes by the aid Of q couple OF
fish bones. With anybody else the
charlner would probably have succeeded.
He mad tried it on the wrong Il
London Tit-Rits.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-04
Long Waits,

Salesman great store)-This coat fits
your little girl nicely.
Lady thinking of next season)-Yes,
it does now. but | think we'd better take
= size larger,
Little Girl-Oh, yes. forgot. We have
20 wait for our change.-Good News.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-04
What = Pity:

Judge-The sentence of the court is
that you he committed to prison for Eve
years.
Prisoner-Oh. And only yesterday l
ordered . new suit Of clothes'-SpaA-
vogsa.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-04

Appropriate.

II want" said the astronomer, IA in
scription for my new telescope which
shall be in the nature Of an address to
the stars"
.How would Here's looking at you
doY'-Buffalo Express.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-04
All He He'd Left.

Wife fsignificantlyrThat pocketbook
on gave me for q present WAS empty.
Husband tgrimly-Yes, it was mine.
New York Weekly.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-04

Ous hOu1
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 eve
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."-''Englisb
Folk Rhymes"
Had to he Funny.
81 didn't see anything funny in the
story that fellow just told. What made
you laugh so over It'll"
'Do You know who he isF'
mo. Who il hey"
Hes the head Of our firm."-Life.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-04-03

A small hoop placed between the
slaves near the floor will make them
more firm, and coat of paint or var
nish will complete quite presen table
little table.
A kind Of round cabinet table can
also be made by saving out Zigzag
panels in the sides above the lower
hoops and inserting round shelf in
side at this level. Put round cover
on the top and paint it white, first
filling the cracks and imperfections
with putty and rubbing down with
sandpaper.
well-selected barrel heads, whose
parts are held together by a broad
cleat nailed on the under side of each
head. These are supported by four
upright pieces, with grooves sawed In
the edges at different levels. Brack-
cts strengthen the frame and secure
the shelves properly. The edge Is
finished with fringe or some other
ornamental decoration about three
inches deep.
A useful stand may be made of a
barrel sawed in half lengthwise and
resting upon framework of plain
boards with shelf below. This may
be filled with earth for winter win
dow garden or may have cover
hinged on for table and be draped
with cloth to hide the barrel shape
which affords spacious receptacle.
Still another may consist of two
ends of a barrel with the heads in
each part being sawed off just at the
second hoop. Through four holes in
the lower one run the supports of the
frame and let the top part rest upon
their ends. Some small brackets
under each barrel head will strength
! en- the whole. Covered and decorated
with cloth and plush and with cush-
ioned sides and pockets, this makes a
very convenient work table, or, deco
rated in rustic fashion, very pretty
| plant stand,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-04-03

were either sunk or seriously damaged
by the explosion of heavy gunpowder
mines submerged in the approaches
to Southern cities Submarine tor
pedo boats harassed the feet block
aiding Charleston; while the gallant
Gushing leaped a small steam launch
over barrier of floating logs and
sunk the formidable ironclad Albe-
marie by the explosion of an iron pot
full of powder lashed to the end Of a
spar.
Since that time, stimulated both
by the rapid advance in electrical en-
gineering and by the study of high
explosives, the development of the
torpedo, or sea mine, has been rapid
ly pushed forward both in this coun-
try and in Europe.
In 1869 the Board of Engineers for
Fortifications was instructed to ex-
perimentally study the general sub
ject of torpedo defense and to pre-
pare detailed plans Of applying the
approved methods to the several i'm
portant harbors of the United States.
Channels, rivers and anchorages were
carefully studied, and elaborate prof.
ects for their defense were submitted,
comprising plans for bomb-proof cleo
trio stations, tunnels to protect the
protect the insulated wires, and
maps showing the number and pro-
posed location of the mines. And as
the handling of high explosives held
in leash by the electric current al
lows no margin for ignorance, care
lessness or neglect the establishment
of school of defensive submarine
mining was recommended, where en-.
gineer soldiers could receive thor
ough training in this special service.
The magnitude of the work outlined
can only be appreciated by those who
were associated with Gen. Henry l..
Abbot in the development of a prac-
tical working system from meager
data and an absolute lack of material.
At that time reliable insulated Ca
bic was not manufactured in the
United States, and the electrical ap-
paratus had for some years to be pur-
chased in Europe, while special plants
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-04-03
Magnified by Mist.

The magnifying power of mist has
often been described, but perhaps never
in more striking manner than by Mr..
Pike in the "Barren Ground of Northern
Canada" "We were travelling in 9
thick fog and saw au animal, apparently
at some distance, bounding along the
horizon at most remarkable pace. All
down the line there were cries oi
Musk oxl' 'Wolfp Guns were snatched
from the sieighs and the dogs charged
at a gallop in pursuit of the strange
animal. After a rush of ten yards the
quarry disappeared. The first man had
put his foot on it and it turned out to be
one of the small mice so common in that
country"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-04-03
MEXICAN PEONS.


sunny-Natured People Happy Even In
Their Poverty.
The peon population of Mexico live In
adobe houses or shanties of corn stalks,
writes Henry Ware Allen in the current
Review Of Reviews. They own but two
Or three garments each; sleep on straw
mats and exist on next to no wages. As
an official of the Treasury Department
recently stated it, The population of
Mexico is only half fed, quarter clad
ard an eighth illuminated" petroleum
retails for 20 cents per gallon) Yet
after all there is without doubt, more
real poverty, more distress and desper-
ate hardship in single New York tene-
ment house ward than in the whole re-
public of Mexico-for here the climate
IS gentle, nature is prodigal, the neces-
sites of life are easily obtained and the
horrors of many-storied tenement
houses are unknown. On the one hand
Is race of sunny-natured people
whose condition is steadily improving,
on the other hand q race whose social
adjustments are SO out Of order that an
Increasing proportion of the population
is being crushed under the wheel of un-
ayoidable poverty.
The peon is nothing if not contented
He could no more be induced to join a
band of calamity howlers" than could
the most villainous "plutocrat" of Wall
street. This characteristic is due to the
fatalism which prevails, and is further
result of centuries of servitude. Fa-
talsm is said to be factor in the army.
The Mexican soldier goes into battle
believing that if death comes it was
foreordained, and so he does not try to
evade the danger
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-04-03
USES OF FLOUR BARRELS.
Some of the Pretty and Practical Things
That Can Bs Made from Them.


That Can he Made from Them.
You think you are familiar with
the possibilities of old barrels. You
know how to make chairs of them.
You have improved vastly on the
rather primitive affair your ingenious
grandmother was proud of having
fashioned out of barrel
Did it ever occur to you that there
are other possibilities in an empty
barrel? Have you ever tried making
table of one? Four nicely curved
slaves will make the legs. Use the
head Of the barrel for the top, or, If
you like, buy piece of wood any
size or shape you fancy. Get a
square piece of timber few inches
long and about five and half inches
square. Take off the corners for
about an inch, making an irregular
octagon, and fasten on the sides the
four barrel slaves, with the ends well
squared and smoothed off. Between
them, where the corners were, fasten
on some brackets to support the top.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-04-03
A Parrots Conn.

A parrot belonging to a Glasgow
lady has recently died, and has been
buried in coffin OF a ridiculously
handsome character. 1t was made OF
rosewood, measuring l6 inches by 7
inches by inches. hand carved, with
Persian designs, and lined throughout
with pink satin. The parroUs head
reposes on an embroidered pillow. and
glass protects the bird from contact
with the wood. The edge of the
coffin was decorated with wooden
beads, fastened in after completion,
and seventeen golden screws hold the
lid in its place. This elaborate con-
structon cost $3.50.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-04-03

had to be established for the fabrica-
tion OF the steel cases and connec-
tions. AS the work advanced it was
found that certain general conditions
must be fulfilled.
The torpedo cases should be light.
easily handled, and sufficiently buoy
ant to support the charge, mooring
rope, and electric cable in sensibly
vertical position against the depress-
ing effects Of swift currents, or the
torpedoes will sink below the touch
of passing vessels; and the mechan-
ical arrangements should be capable
of resisting the shock from the ex-
ploslon of neighboring mines. The
adopted spherical case meets all these
requirements, and with anchor, wire
mooring rope, electric cable and con-