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The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-01-25


The planters Of the Brazilian forest
provinces sometimes burn down sey
eral square miles of woodland III OF
der to prepare the soil fortillagc. but
such is the yegetative energy TT that
moist. warm climate that in less than
four years Il clearing of that 4 will.
if left alone. he again covered with Il
tancle Of bushes and good sized trees.
In lucatan. too. yerltable forests
have sprung up from the ruins OF AN
Gent palace cities which once We're
probably surrounded with ii consid
cradle area of cleared field. In drier
climates. on the other hand. forest
fires cause often IL havoc which leaves
its traces fora half century OF more.
The fine mountain forests OF Attica,
which were burned several years
ago. have been plowed and replanted
with acorns and walnuts. but it has
been estimated that twenty years
must pass before the new plantations
will repay the outlay with shade or
All armful OF fuel. On the dry e
trail plateau Of continent burned
forests generally remain dead
wood" and even in Pennsylvania
and Michigan the traces Of a wood
land confiagration are visible fo,
a series of years. San Francisco
Chronicle.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-01-25
LiFS IL. ~. ELEVATOR.
The Youn. ,:ar :. ho Enus Til" LIT says
That Tough = M >atnc tor u.

Inc btthS s-tr no ~HbS '"' s'A' 80
Tina, Tm..h = >a same tor II.
When TIN az. I'm ~.
And wien ina dawn. Iui 'u" u.
And wien I'm tnlf wa. III.
THEN I'm neither NJ .ipr down.
That was the elevator boy, souG.
When he had sling II he Sighed. Tie
solitary ras~enggra>!.tsl. What the
matter with YOU.
.'uh." said the elevator boy. this
here profession . nine makes ~"
tired. It's 50 Giifrrrn, all the time,
First I'm mp IN The world. IN ti1"n
I'm dcwu. an nobody amt ,sltissir,i
with me and ! amt satisfied with 10
body. They WAS il man got III here
the other day smoking ii cigar, an /.
pointed to the sign up on the side OF
the elevator. which says. 'NoSnlokln
in the elevator. IN ! says. See tina;
sign
AN he looks at II an he says OH.
yes. But that amt no place 10 put
it. because. yen see. wien n man
goes INTO the elevator hr looks down
to see where hes >teppin an 50 ne
don't e the sign.
so | takes the sign down an !
stands it on the floor an lets II lean
against the back Of the elevator. an
says to myself. Now they'll e 1t.
sure. An then the superintendent
of the buiIdin. he gets into the eie.
vator. an he puts his foot through
the sign an he looks mad an he says.
Who put that thing down ther.t
An | says / did. People looks down
when they gets into an elevator.
An he says. i always thought
you was il bloomin IDIOT. an now I'm
sure of it.
An then this yoin up an down all
the time makes me dream when I'm
eleepin. dlpaimt the other night
that | was goin up AN up All ui. and
pretty soon | got up in the clouds.
an | felt fine. An the next night
when | went II bed | says to myself.
L hope Ill dream that dream over
again. But | didn't. dre;.mt that
was .uin down an down an down.
an | was thinkin all the time,
'S'posin | should strike on ii church
steeple. All pretty soon | see IL
steeple. Il very sharp steeple. ana
was falling straight toward II. An
then | woke up
SUPPOSE. said the passenger.
YOU hadn't woke up
Then said the elevator boy, I'D
"a been split up the back like shad.
Its pretty tough this life. arntit:
said the passenger as he got out.
Tough ain no name Tor IT. an
swered the elevator hoy, And he re
sumed his song. New York Times,
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-01-25
Not 10 Wanderer.

Though the man : HAIR wa. Streaked
with gray it was evident that he was
not old. yet there We're heavy lines
about the mouth and Il stool, i'll the
shoulders. 1t WAS plain that he hal
suffered much.
Perhap, he WAS too proud to beg
Anyway he merely stood close to
the reStaursln window and ghZe,;
longingiy at me apretizlng DISPLAY
His eyes had n eagereNpres-ion ana
his frame tlrrnhlei vi~ibiy.
a kindly cd fellow sitting at one
of the first table, noticed him. and
coming 10 The door said gently
Excuse me sir, but you look e,
all um are you hungry
Very hungry he replied with
downcast eyes
May beg pardon. but you d'
not have the appearance OF va
grancy. said the old gentleman
vii you dine with me-
Thank YOU. you IN very kind
l should like TO very much, he muir
INJURED sadly. turning away from the
tempting scene. but my wife, sir
would he very angry. She woui'
consider it treason She Is IA glalu
ate of a cooking school. "-Detroi'
Tribpne
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-01-25
THE LICK IN THE HORSESHOE.
How iron Came tn he Regarded rs IA Fro.
teCtor Among the ~upcr>titipUs.

How from Came tn BE Regarded is II Fro.
tector Among. the ~upcr>tition>.
Everybody knows that almost ali
our existing superstitions date .stc!.
for their origin to heather times.
though they have often been slight
ly or specifically Chri-tianizeh at
later periods 81 as to bring them into
harmony with the general body of
public opinion. | think II probable,
therefore. that when re horseshoe
superstition first arose people special
ly selected the horseshoe as the best
available bit Of iron to relel the at
tacks of trolls and fairies. witches or
warlocks ard other evil influences.
because it lad itself Il certain i'll
herent sanctity of its " derived
from its connection with q sacred
animal.
And later | believe this very SAINT
sanctity might help the superstition
to persist, EVEN after the religion Of
Christ had partially ousted the reli-
gion of Wooden and Thunor, for
we know that Christianity made
very slow progress indeed among
the mass of the people i'll England
for many years; that heather prac-
tees continued to he performed III
secret by a large number Of the pop
ulatiOn. and that many usayes r.
sentially heather hold their place
to this day with u agricultural
classes.
Now no class would be more like
" to retain such beliefs and prac-
tees than the class that has to deal
most with horses and stahles-a
class who still firmly believe in all
sorts Of heathenish luckies and un-
luckies.
It seems probable. therefore, that
in many cases the horseshoe was set
up not only to brighten away the
evil eye. ghosts and trolls, fairies
and witches. but also, to some eek.
tent, to curry favor with the good
old gods by what was in many ways
a denial Of allegiance to the new
ones
1t was as much as to say to the lit
tie folk Oh the one hand, Dom
| come ear ware iron. we're under
Thor's protection, and able to hur'
you" and, on the other hand. t.
Thor, We're still your men; We've
never abjured you; take good ear,
Of u.s. If this were not the tru'
meaning of the horseshoe. | tiiinl
we should have had a crucifix or til,
sign of the ron in its place, which
is the ordinary and recognized Chris
tian way OF protecting ones sci
against the attacks of evil spirits
COrnhill Magazine.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-01-25
An Old Picture.

\ Harvard student on IL recent
visit to the south. wishing to witness
an ''old time" darky's method OF liz
ing, visited old Aunt Lucy cabin
She stepped ironing and giaciol>ly
answered his questions, There "a-
a political cartoon posted On TIL.
wall. dating back To the Blaine AM!
Cleveland campaign. which repre-
scented Cleveland clothed i'll Il tigers
skin and witha bludgeon in his hand
Aunty, he asked. whose picture
is this:
"Lor- young mastah. SHE replied
Il don kno. hut | reckin its John
de Baptis. o dey tells me lac
dresses a leetle different from y,nlder
gem men. Life.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-01-25

My lord. ] assure you there ~ no
understanding between U.S. ex
claimed an eminent English lawyer
who had been suspected Of collision
with the counsel who represented
the other side. Lord Eldon there
upon observed. Il once heard a
squire in the house OF commons say
OF himself and another squire. We
never through life had n idea be
tween u.s. but ! tremble for the suit,
ors when ! am told that two dis
tinguished practitioners have nc
understanding between them San
Francisco Argonaut.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-01-25

An oil! maei,nr made several
wears ii.,, for destroying railway.
tickets, has been intr1nlur.si on a
large scale 10 meet the requirements
of the Wei African rubber mer
chants Iii the cutting mp -. raw
rubber into shred>. By this process
the moisture is exutiei. and the rub
Der can be packed into less space for
shipment. The machine consists of
two sets of disks with very sharp
edges. carried on ii wooden frame
These disks are placed at suitabla'l's
tances and slightly mterst.ct each
other. A,sove them is Il wide
mouthed hopper Each set OF disks.
which are driven by hand with
ordinary gear. revolves toward the
center of the machine. and as the
raw rubber is fed into the machine
it is Immediately grasped and cut
into shretls. which are combed out
underneath and discharged. Me
chanical News.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-01-25
Crocoiil~s and AuIgatOrn.

The true c~luculiles are distinct
from the alligators. Among the
points of distinction the following
are the most noticeable: IN the o
dies the SO called canine tooth. the
fourth counting from the front. fits
into a notch in the side of the upper
Jaw. and is therefore visible when
the mouth is closed. while in the al
ligator it is received in a pit in the
upper jaw. and is therefore invisible.
or nearly SO. Again. in the crocO
die the hind legs have q fringe OF
fattened scales which is wanting in
the alligators, whose legs are round.
London Saturday Review.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-01-25

Whether in the emhers or On a
hearth before which one sits in med
itative mood. or the companionable
glowing end of a fragrant Havana
on a dark night. or els. a molten fnr-
mace, a comet, the sun itself, or a
burning building. there i, a human
instinct that is somehow affected by
fire az the gnat is drawn II the flame.
Not only is this so as To fire itself,
but it something's seems to extend &
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-01-25

the evidences that agency leaves he
hind to mark its destruction.
This vas illustrated at The Ledger
building. Not only did thousands
from every quarter Of the town 60
to Sixth and Chestnut .tivats to view
the scene Of fire. but hundreds stood
around for hours doing nothing bit
looking at the wet and grimy walls
and broken windows. People stood
and looked and looked. and then
went away. only to come back and
look again. -riiladelpliia Times.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-01-25
4 Saving.

The auctioneer was making an ear
nest plea to the bidders for higher
prices.
Why, my friends he said per
suasiyely, Il am sure the gentleman
who owns these goods would rather
give them to you than sell at the
prices you are offering.
Ugh" grunted an old bidder,
he'd save commissions anyhow
and the a~uctioneer smiled grimly.-
Detroit Free Press.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-01-25
Only SAucy Girls DO This.

Saucy girls have "A way among
themselves of s~uprressing antique
anecdote that Is even more discOn.
certing than the small boys quOn
dam chestnut bell. When an old
story is INDUCED in the relator Is
brought To a sense of her enormity
by seeing another of the company
handing about what sine calls soul
yenirs i'm homer Of tho 20Oth appear.
anoe.n-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-01-25
\ Wise .'rp,isiea.

Did o ever notice when Il 1laa
smites his thumb with Il hammer
while putting down carpet under
his wifes supervision how quickly
he thrusts the bruised and thlubhin.,
member into Lis mouths: People
think it is because the application Is
soothing. But the movement Is pure
ly involuntary. like winhing. The
man cannot help it,
The fact is that nature knows what
a man j, apt to say under such cir
cumstances, and SO ha, provided him
with an automatic stopper. When
ever he hits his thumb hard enough
to hurt-and it doesn't take Il very
hard blow almost to kill Il MAJ when
he is doing something he doesn't like
to do-by Il sort of interIocking sys
tenn his thumb flies into his mouth.
and for the critical moment speech
is cut off. - Exchange.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-01-25
ALA rassEaEl,4 sRJNa.

II bid You. you will come
Ii | bid YOU. you Will 20.
iou are mine. and =" ! take sou
To my heart. So,tt h'i.,e,
Well. ait. well | know
shall not tor>ake you.
shall always haid you fast.
shall never sci you free.
You are mine. and possess you
Long a. fife shall last.
You will comfort me.
shall h.n~- .nti.
shall keep sou a. We keep
Flowers for memory. Ind away
Under many IA newer token:
Buried deep
Roses Of II gildier day
Rings and triIket>. bright and broken.
Other women | shall love.
Fame and fortune ! may win.
But when am and love for>ake me.
And the light is night ainSe.
You will let me- in.
You will take me
Arthur SNniaiis.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-01-25
4 CO0uudruss .

A clever society woman who holds
an especial aversion to that popular
form of entertainment, the afternoon
tea, from the incongruous menu gen
orally presented the guests, remarked
that while wholly eschewing teas 90
her own account she could not un
delstand how others should deliber
ately make Noah's arks Of their in
terror economy. Kate Fields Wash.
inUton.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-01-25
4 Surprising Answer.

A surprising answer was elected al
a recent examination at 4 board
school in London. Who was Da
yidg" asked the inspector. King Of
Israel and the son of Jesse. replied
the bright boy. Who was lesser
continued the inspector. The 1ow
er of Dunblane," said the scholar.
after a slight pause. San Francisco
ArQOOaut.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-01-25
M Detail Too small tn Interest Her.

W. ~ Una ~ -
The Maine steamboat engineer WAS
polite and attentive. 1t may he that
he was iattered by the fact that IL
lady SO impressive i'll her manner
should have come to him for lnfor
nation AT any rate he told her all
about it Just where the steam Went
into the cylinder. where II escaped.
and how il was that the piston rod
attached to the crank turned the
wheel, that propelled the little vessel
through the waves. She appeared
TO be all wrapped up in the informa
ton, and when he had finished she
turned a beaming face upon him and
said, Now what is the object of the
boilers"-LewistOn journal.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-01-25

ABSOLUTELY PURE

ruu ia. Ersst - ,l;!.4lc. ttsti mt atu ~
nate. in!lel1ta! trait of ~hti~iantlry
was rooted r,l, III the Jews cbinpo@!
tion as completely a~ ii II bad never
existed there, AMI that oi commerce
was developed. until now til" nation
of farmers and l"rF!ri~ Of cattle has
changed INTO nation of merchants
and ~tinanclel~
Even If permitted IL occasionally
they were. 10 own land. what lew
proverblally known to have been
more intelligent than III, tmrliirn's
opprpssor would invest III land ~
property not easily convertible, when
it was liable Ia lm taken from HIM ut
any moment. or ii; hest he sacrificed
aud he ls. driven ont Of the country
A contemporary writer Of the Span
ish expulsion relates that he SAW :;
jew sell a hnl,s,. for an ;,sS ans. II
vineyard for Il few yards "t cloth. :
NJ. Kaufman III Fettrr> Southern
Magazine
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-01-25

The history Of the Jews shows why
they stopped farming and lost their
agricultural instinct to become trades
men. Thus having been by nature
and education a race of farmers, per
secuted for centuries. excluded from
agricultural az well as from all indus
trial pursuits. p~lundered. raylshed'
murdered and exiled whenever 2
needy king or a bankrupt noble need
ed money, or an ignorant populace
was excited into frenzy by all insen
safe and fanatic clergy, and deprived
AZ the right to possess land. their ac
tivity was compressed into the par
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-01-25
As Far NJ Possible.

Jones-If MI. Oldboy makes any
such assertion | will denounce him
as a liar.
President-Mr. Jones. ! call you to
order. Our bylaws do not allow
you to go that far.
Jones Then l call MI. Oldhoy a
liar as far as it is permitted by the
bylaws of this association. Elk.
change.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-01-25
4 Steamship ~>l"u,in. oih" u Nha'e.

Steamship >~p"",ins Like u W''a;e.
MIR. William ('un"ii the head 81
the company that !n'ars his .iil'ie
referred the Other day to the pioneer
ing period of transatlantic >tr;ining
when the system WAS necessarily III
a more tentative stage. aini related
an anecautr of the ingenuity ut "n''
OF the sLip'> carpenters III those early
DAYS.
One of the Shil~tTinm collision
and iiei bow was S.na>llr". IN y
bulkhc;ul was put IN at the h';i'">t
landiu. place Ia keep the watt' ont
of the shil, Then the ship r~ari"ntei
put up. connecting with the da'nae'Hi
portion 81, the vessel ii raiarl"u|
chimney. and Nj t'un;,'l asked what
on earth that was fni oh that :
for her to blow. WAS the rr,'lv
Sure enough. added III" relato:
Of this story experience showed
that he was right. for directly they
yot to sea and the waves washed
through. the damaged bows al, and
water spur1.sl from the chimney .lu>'
as from ii slnlltlng whale. and prob
ably they would not have got SAT.
through then voyage but foi the,rar
penters foresight London News
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-01-25
Too Literal.

Boarder ttackling tough steak. TO
boarding house keeper, When you
undertook 10 provide me with board,
madam, | was unaware that you
meant to do Sc literally = Exchange.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-02-02

By this time Jouett's position was
desperate, but he backed up the hatch
way pointing his revolver at the heads
of the enemy, and reached the deck
once more only to find that Carter was
again alone.
Drive those fellows back while
guard the hatch." shouted Jouett, and
Carter ran 70 the stern rail The boat
was some fifty yards away and he
shouted with blind rage: Go back,
you towards! Tell your ship-mates you
deserted your officers! Mr. Jouett and
! viii bring this vessel out alone!"
Stung by his bitter reproach the crew
again returned to the vessel Carter
then went below and drove mp all but
two and the captain They refused to
come up, and Jouett, threatening them
with a shell, lighted fire ball and
threw it below. leaping down the hatch
way after it. They thought it a shell
and sprang quickly to the deck. where
they surrendered. Jouett seized the
schooner's colors, got his party, prison
ers and all, into the cutter and showed
off. His peril, however was not over.
The enemy was in hot pursuit when
Jouett and his prize crew started for
their ship, seven miles distant. Sitting
in the gunwale of his boat, between the
captain and mate of the schooner, with
nothing but a red shirt wrapped around
his fingers to stanch the flow of his
blood, he commanded a retreat that
took three hours, though at times he
could hardly speak for pain and weak
ness. At six in the morning he
reached the Santee.
The secretary of the navy ordered
Jouett to come home and take COM
mand worthy of his valor. N. Y.
World
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-02-02
Deserving Praise

We desire to say to our citizens. that
for years we have been selling DIR.
Kings New Discovery for Consump'
ton, Dr. Kings New Life Pills. Buck
lens Arnica Salve and Electric Bitters-
and have never handed remedies that
sell as well, or that have given such I'M
iversal satisfaction. We do not hesitate
to guarantee them every time, and we
stand ready to refund the purchase
price, if satisfactory results do not fol
low their use. These remedies have
won their great popularity purely on
their merits, j. T. Bennett Druggist.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-02-02
PRINTING.

All sizes and qualities of
Envelopes and Paper furn-
ished and printed in neat style
at reasonable prices.
Bill Heads, Statements, or
any style of Notice printed
promptly.
Wedding Invitations, Ball
Programs, Tickets, with or
without coupons.
Sale Bills, Posters, in any
Color, at sizes and prices to
suit.
We can furnish anything
desired in the printing line at
short notice.
Give us a call,
THE HERALD,
Lancaster Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-02-02
A Fashion Item.
Worth makes the maid.
The want OF him the gswky,

The want OF him the gswky,
In every town from Denver 10 she caw-gy.
The author of the above lines evident
" does not agree with Thomson, that
'.loveliness is. wben unsdorned. adorn-
ed The most" We shall not attempt 10
be an r. ,iler II Taste in femenine fash
ions. but are lie DIV to back up the man
who said that tn American maid (and
ma'ron) is the most attractive female
individual on Tie round globe. In q
good many eases, of course, the maids
gowns are not designed by Worth, but
no one dare say THAT the lack of the
Paris msn mjlliner's work makes any
one eawby, ia qny town from Denver
to Chicago. ANY one who has Travelled
To any extent on the Buriintton Route
on which are situated almost al the
towns 81 any importance between Den
yer and Chicago (and for that matter,
the towns from Minneapolis and St.
Paul TO Chicago and St. Loujs) -cannot
have failed to note the number of we'll
dressed and handsome ladies who favor
this magnificent line with their presence
and patronage. Worth (not the
Parisian) makes the man; the want of
it the fellow" and its sterling worth in
equipment, operation, and reliability is
what makes the Burlington Route the
peer of any and general favorite in
ten great states of the West. Any agent
of this or connecting lines can sell you
ticket and give you valuable iuforma-
tion--or YOU can address w. j. c. Ken
yon, Gen. Pass Agent, st. Paul, Mimi.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-02-02
No Danger.

Ladies that use Horsford's Baking
Powder say they do not know what it
means to have bad luck in their bak-
ings. Pastry, cakes. biscuits, are al
ways light, moist and sweet. and there
is no danger whatever that you will
spoil the dough by accidently putting in
too much baking powder. Buy bottle
at your grocer's and test it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-02-02
Catarrh in the Head

Is undoubtly disease of the blood, and
as such only reliable blood purifier
can effect a perfect cure. Hoods Sar-
saparila is the best blood-purifier, and
it has cured many very severe cases OF
catarrh. 1t gives an appetite and builds
up the whole system.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-02-02

A gentleman in Union County. Mo-,
who is too modest a man to have his
name mentioned in the newspapers, was
cured of rheumatism by Chamberlain 5
Pain Balm, after trying other medicines
and treatments for thirteen wears. 80
cent bottles for sale by J. /. Bennett
Druggist
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-02-02

Avarice often produces opposite
effects; there is an infinite number of
people who sacrifice all their property
to doubtful and distant expectations;
others despise great future advantage
to obtain present interests of a trifing
nature.-La Rochefoucauld.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-02-02
Rheumatism Cured in a DaY.

"Mystic Cure for Rheumatism and
Neuralgia radically cures in ! to 3 days.
Its action upon the system is remark
able and mysteroas. 1t removes st
once the cause, and the disease inn
mediately disappears. The first dose
greatly benefits, - cents. Sold By,
Stone & Hassell, Druggists, Lancaster
4Sly
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-02-02

To grow old gracefully, one must live
temporarily, calmy methodically; be in
terested in all that is going on in the
world, be cheerful, happy and content
ed, and above all, keep the blood pure
and vigorous by the use of Ayers Sar-
saparira. Be sure you get Ayers