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The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-16

A Scotch laborer was dying. He had
four little children. After lying silent
for awhile he said he would like to see
them. and the poor wife brought them
to the bedside. All he did was to take
each of the three elder children by the
hand and TO say. Guide day
Then he said to the youngest, a wee
thing , years old. viii ye gle me a
bit kiss"
The mother, lifting up the wondering
child. said, say ta-ta to your father"
'Ta-ta," said the little boy in a loud,
cheerful voice. and then ran ont OF
the cottage 10 play. The poor father
closed his eyes,: the tears ran down his
cheeks, but lie said no more. The alum
dance of his heart chOked his utterance.
He was weary. too, and so guide day
was his only word of parting.-'Twen.
ty-fiye Years of St. Andrews"
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-16

THE suggestion that Judge Trip Of
South Dakota is to be named for com
missioner of the General Land Office by
President Cleveland may be taken as al
indication that the policy of the new
administration in the conduct of this
very important department will be such
as to meet the appreciation of western
men. Judge Trip is an old homestead
settler of Dakota. He knows. possibl.
from experience and certainly from oh
seryation, what trials and hardships be
set the lot of the man who achieves the
taste of earning a patent for government
land, and will certainly not seek to in
terpose new obstacles to that endeavor
rs was done by Sparks.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-16
Prior as "a Diplomat.

Prior had several qualifications for
diplomatic work. Though he must some
times have been hampercd by his hum
bic origin. he never failed to maintain
the dignity Of his official position. His
special knowledge OF commerce, hi,
readiness, his huinor, his iuency il,
French. his familiarity with Horace "a,
useful accomplishment in the Augustan
a.e) and even zee yisage de bois." as Boil
ingbroke called it. must often have been
of service to him. But Prior's life when
he had the honor of representing Queen
Anne at the French court was not happy.
His letters during that period show that
he was uneasy about the prospects of his
party and felt his own position to be ill.,
secure.
In those days, moreover, the British
government was o a good paymaster;
generals had sometimes to find money
from their W pockets to pay their sol
diers. and ambassadors salaries were
often in arrear. When the crash came
Prior found himself in an unfortunate
plight. He was looked coldly ON both by
the new administration and by his own
party. 1t was stated that he had made
revelations. and it was even supposed
that his indiscretion was the cause OF
Bolingbroke's i'll judged fight. For this
malicious report there is, SO far as We
know, no trustworthy foundation.-Lou.
don AthenRum.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-16
Patents and What Ti,ey Protect.

A business man in this city who is up
to his ears in the work necessary TO
gather capital to float an enterprise. and
at the same time TO keep Information of
the nature of it away from busy rivals,
found time Last week to say: Did yea
ever think that a patent does not patent
in this country: Well. its q fact. All
that the patent Office does is 10 give Won
a paper with some writing ON 1t. bat If
another man steals your idea and goes
to manufacturing Your invention the
patent Office will not lift a finger to pro-
tect you or TO stand by its own decision.
The fact that you've got a patent is Il
point in your favor. hut you've got to
hire lawyers and fight the thief in the
courts. and if he can Stand it to hire
lawyers LONGER than YOU can that settles
you. and you might as well make him a
present of your invention. There are lots
of men in the country who are getting
rich on the discoveries of other people.
All they had to do was TO take EN- and
fight the real discoveries into poverty.
The patent office. TO be respected and To
be of any use, ought to have the power
to canse the ~stealer of a patent to be sent
to prison."-New York Sun.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-16
Didn't Care to BE Presented,

The wife of a well known naval officer
tails IN amusing story of some Of her
experiences in Washington society. Or
one occasion when she was asked to re-
ceive at an army and navy german, a
Congressman entered with a lady lean
ing upon each arm. One of the floor
committee at once approached him with
the polite request that he give his name,
in order hat he might be presented to
Mrs. Blank. who received the guests of
the evening.
"No. thank you," wa the n~onchalant
rrIv Il don't ARE to be introduced
! have two ladies' now TO take care of,
and that is about as much as | can man.
age."-Kate Fields Washington.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-16
One Form of City Charity.

A grocer complains bitterly because
wealthy patrons Of his establishment
send tramps and paupers there with
notes saying, Mr.. b, give this man a
pound of crackers and box of sa-slines,'
or 1.-THE bearer would like four bundles
Of kindling and a pound Of coffee
The applicants get the stuff because the
grocer want to retain the custom OF
those who send them and who have not
the slightest intention of paying for
goods thus given away. Its pretty
cheap charity for these rich peopleto en-
gage in" says he, but my experience is
that it hurts IA rich man worse to give
up q dollar than it does u poor man.
New York SUN.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-16

VIZ note with regret that President
Mont of the CHILEAN republic has not
improved his opportunities during the
period that has elapsed since he last had
occasion to appear over his own sigma
ture in American newspapers. In Il re
cent congratulatory note to President
Cleveland he signs his name Jorge" as
rOf yore.. 1t is painfully evident to the
most casual observer hat the Gillian
schoolmaster is abroad. and that the
president of the republic doesn't care
three whoops in ladies'. whether school
Keeps or not.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-16
CHUEi. FRIENDS.


Mothers Patience.
In no respect are the friends outside
h esanctuary of home crueler than III act
ing upon tine conviction that what Mrs.
Stowe defines as terms of undress inti-
macy" with us ~justifies them in parcel
ling out our time TO suit their conren-
fence and pleasure. Women are most
un~conscionablc in this species of torture.
Men have been slaves to business for so
many centuries that the masculine guest
or n%eighbor. albeit "A ~favorite crony. has
a glim,nerin- appreciation of the fact
that his associates must have time i'll
which to earn IA living. The cruelest of
friends is the woman who does nothing
in particular and at no particular time
and is so fond of you. who have "a sre-
cific occupation and set hours for carry
ing it on. that she cannot be happy away
from you and finds the day savorless
which has not been sailed by a comfort
able talk between you and herself.
A very tiend of affectionate barbarity
was a rich and idle wolnan who chose
as her bosom friend the busy wife of a
city clergyman and the mother OF five
children. OF these children she was also
the governess until the boys were ready
for the college preparatory school and
sent her three girls from the family
schoolroom to Smith aud Vassar. She
Judged rightly that she would lay the
foundation rudiments of thorough schol-
arship more co~nscientiously than hired
instructors and enjoyed the noble task.
Her husbands parishioners were cog
infant of her expressed desire that that
part of the day lying between 3 and
| o'clock should be devoted to her pupils.
and, to the credit of those who did not
aspire to the honor of such intimacy at
the rectory as might warrant reversal Of
household arrangements, it may be stated
generally respected.
The wealthiest ~vestryman's wife, by
virtue of her peculiar attachment to the
industrious llOusemother, spurned regu-
lations not If her own making and de
clared her independence by word and
deed. The rector's wife loved her for her
many excellent qualities and valued her
answering esteem. | think. neverthe-
less, that Mephistopheles would have
been a more welcome apparition than
the smiling visage that presented itself
twice or thrice each week at the study
door with the coaxing apology:
II know yon can't bear morning calls,
but | was actually furnishing for a
glimpse of you. III just sit over here in
the corne with my fancy work and new.
er lisp a syllable-iust feast my eyes and
ears. The children don't mind the pres
ence OF man. as dearest friend"
The children did mind, and mamma
more than they, an intruder who dis
tracted eyes and thoughts and embal-
raised Rotations none the less for the
frequency of the visitation. a grave.
stone in the shoe is one of the minor ills
of the daily walk to which the flesh is
slow to become reconciled. a coniino-.
acquaintance could have been deniea at
the outer entrance, or had she reach d
the penetralia could have been bowed
cut into the drawing oom. An unconl-
mon friend grappled with the sufferer al
a fatally short distance Marion Har.
land in Harper's Bazaar.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-16

You know the superstition which
claims that cattle have the gift of speech
at midnight Christmas eve. \ Schles-
wig story warns rs to take such asser.
tons by faith rather than crave for
knowledge by sight. An unbelievins
farmer once hid himself in his barn and
heard one of his horses say to the other,
''Dit Jaer waet wy noch unser Buer los
I'VE shall be rid of or master this year..
The prophecy so frightened the man tina,
he fell i'll and died, and the soothsaying
horse drew him to his grave. -Harper's
Bazaar.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-16
Thursday. March IL, 1893.

Two of Silver Bow %county's commiss-
ioners have put up bills II of SO and
one of 81 for county business at Hell
ena. per order of the board" and the
county auditor refuses to audit them
unless itemized. 1T last report. the
commissioners have refused to "itemize'
and the auditor holds the fort. The
Expenses" were incurred during the
session of the legislature.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-16

The solicitor of a mountain district Of
North Carolina a few years back was j.
NJ. Gudger. On n occasion five col
ored men of unusual blackness of tint
were on trial. When the case was called,
the judge. noticing the group, inquired,
what have you now. Mr. Solicitor
Instantly came the reply. "A flush of
spades, your h~onor."-San Francisco Ar
gonaut,
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-16
N
every HOUR

is easily earned by any one of either sex In any
part of the country, vino is willing To work indus
triously at the employment; which we furnish.
The labor is light and pleasant, and You run no
risk whatever. We tit YOU ont complete, so that
you can give the business Il trial without expense
To yourself. For those willing to do Il little work,
thi. Is the grandest offer made. You can work
all day, or in the evening only. If sou are EN-.
ployed. and have a few spare hours at your dis
posal, utilize them, and add to your income, =
our business viii not interfere al all. You will
be amazed on the start ut the rapidiiy and ease
by which YOU amass dollar upon dollar. day in and
day out, Even beginners TAR. successful from the
first hour. Any one can run the business none
fail. You should try nothing else until you see
which we offer. No capital risked. Women are
grand workers; nowadays they make as much
as men. They should try this business, as IL is so
wei, adapted 10 them. Write at once and see for
yourself. Address II. UALLETT n CO,
BOX $50. Portland, Ne.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-16

should share the fate of every other nuisance it ought to be abatcd.
You cannot be too fastidious for us. The more particular you ire
the more you will appreciate the attention which we give to every
thing that contributes to a fauhlcss clothing outfit. Even chronic
critics cannot crnicisc our stock of Clothing. Hats and Caps, Boots
and Shoes, Furnishing Goods. etc.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-16
When a Girl Has More Fun.

When a girl visits in town she nearly
always has a good time, but q young
man seldom does. The men pay him
hut lit'la attention and the young ladies
boli him at a distance because it is not
proper to become acquainted too rapidly.
-Auchison Globe.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-16
Too MANY Entertainments.

Little Daughter-Say, mamma, won't
you take me to Cousin James funeral?
Mamma-No, petite. You went to the
matinee yesterday and a party last night.
You mustn't have too many entertain
ments at a time. You don't want TO give
yourself up entirely to mirth and frivoi-
ity.-TeH1 SiftiDGs.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-16

Private Office. ~ Geary st. Diseases OF
men: structure, loss OF manhood diseases ofthe
skin and kidneys quickly cured without the
use of mercury. Treatment personally or ~
lett ,r. send TO. bool..
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-16
Merchant Tailoring Department.

We have received a full line of sample Cloth for Spring and
Summer Suits. Trousers and Ovcrcoats, among which arc some beau
tnul designs and rare novelties in the Clothing line. An early sclcc-
ton will insure you the choice Of the assortment, and a suit when
you want it.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-16

Are you particular about the
matter of a perfect fit: If'you
are not. you certainly ought to be.
There is only one sort of fit about
a suit Of clothes hat doesn't sit
easily they arc fit for nothing. If
it cramps you in one place and
hangs too loosely in another, it
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-10-06
FortifiCations For an Enelish port.

The British war department has mode
arrangements for having the works in
connection with the Notifications at
Chatham considerably advanced during
the current year. The chain Of forts
which for some years past have been
under construction In the vicinity of
Medway are intended for the defense Of
the dockyard and naval arsenal and the
military depots at Chatham and also Of
the approaches to London. The expend-
iture has already reached a total Of
many thousands Of pounds, and. it is es-
timated that further outlay of between
100000 and $150, 200 will be necessary
before the works are complete. OF this
sum it is expected that $4,000 will be
expended during the coming year $45,-
900 on the eastern defenses and $25, 900
on Darland fort. In both Of these cases
there has been q large increase in the
amount Of the original estimates.
It was anticipated that the works in
connection with the eastern defenses
would cost $48O, 900, but owing to the
substitution Of civil for convict labor
that sum has been raised to $3.50, 900.
The original estimate for the construc-
ton Of Darland fort CSC, 900 was also
found insufficient, but up to the present
time the actual expenditure on this par
ticular fort has been only about $40, 900.
When the system Of fortifcation is COM
plete, Chatham will be well nigh invul-
nerable both by land and water. --Ex-
change.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-10-06
New Use For Spring chickens.

Should the little daughter of Mr.. Ca
lissi ever recover she owes her life to an
Italian violinist in the city. Suffering
as she is with brain fever and the doc
tors giving up all hope Of her recovery,
this morning she spoke the first word
and ate the first morsel she has for sew
eral days. A friend of Mr.. Calissi, an
Italian, visited the sick child and re-
marked had he known her condition a
day or two ago he could certainly have
saved her. However, he was willing to
try it, and going out he brought in a
number Of spring chickens. Taking a
live chicken he split open its back with a
knife, opened 1t wide and placed the in
side Of the chicken, entrails, blood and
all, over the child's head. AS soon as
the chicken began to get cold he would
open another and place it on in the same
manner.
About the time the second chicken be-
gan to cool the child spoke, and after
ward asked for something to eat So
far 20 chickens have been used, and the
child is doing splendidly. What effect
the warmth Of the chicken and vitals
had upon the child's head the writer can
not tell, but should the child fully re-
cover the Italian professor wants the
credit He says he saved his sons life in
the same manner when it was necessary
to use 48 spring chickens. He prefers
rabbits when he can get them in his
treatment. Paducah News.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-10-06

The end has come, and to Mrs. Stan
ford falls the melancholy duty of carry
ing out great educational scheme such
as the world as never seen. That this
scheme should originate in California
seems in keeping with state which Is
itself an empire, self feeding in almost
every particular, as great In beauty and
wonders as in size and natural products.
Fortunately for the university, Mrs.
Stanford was essentially her husbands
helpmeet. She shared his sorrows no
less than his joys. She was a coun-
selor and friend to whom he confded
all his enterprises. Rising above per-
sonal loss therefore, Mrs. Stanford can
take her place at the helm and steer a
magnificent idea into the safe harbor
Of accomplished fact. Hers is glorious
task, in the doing Of which there will be
infinite comfort. Husband and son have
only gone before, and spiritual help will
come to her who humbly bears her Cross
and dedicates her life to the advance
ment Of humanity. Kate Fields Wash
inQton.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-10-06
a Rural Tourna,nent 81 song.

For two days the little town of KenGul
was given up to holiday life--a holiday
not on the ordinary lines of merrymak-
ing, but whose motif was the carrying
out of musical ideal, and whose raison
d'etre was genuine enthusiasm and a
strenuous devotion to art. The holiday
had been well earned. During long win
ter evenings the church and school choirs
of the villages Of Westmoreland and of
the contiguous parts Of Lancashire and
Yorkshire had worked with a thorough
ness and energy beyond all praise with
these two days in view. To take part
and if possible to excel in these compe-
titions has every year fired the conduct
ors Of these village bands to fresh exer-
tions, till now it may truly be said that
no rural district in England can supply
O pendant to this unique musical meet
ing. The competitions this year, as last,
extended over two days. The first day
was chiefly dedicated to soloist perform
ers and to the contests between thejunior
choirs.
The delight and enthusiasm with
which the children go through their per-
formance form a charming and pictur-
esque feature Of the festival The diff
ferent villages are distinguished by col
ored badges and rosettes. distinction
in which the children take evident pleas
ure. In many cases a choir is conducted
by lady belonging to the neighborhood,
to whom the children turn with a rapt
attention, their eager faces and keen eyes
hanging on each twist Of her wrist and
stroke Of her baton. This year 10 Junior
choirs entered the lists, and the really
admirable work that they did both In
singing and sight reading gives promise
for great results in the future. when
members of these Junior choirs will be-
come the nucleus Of larger village and
choral societies. London Saturday Re-
view.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-10-06
working a Neat Trick.

''I saw funny thing out in Chicago
while on recent trip to the Worlds
fair" said a gentleman from West Vir-
gi1ia. II was in the lobby Of the Palm
er House one evening talking with Colo
mel Jim Butt, our state commissioner
and several other gentlemen. Against
one Of the gilded pillars near us leaned
forlorn looking wretch in seedy garb,
who every now and then gave vent to d
consumptive cough that seemed to cause
him intense pain. Suddenly he fell in a
heap to the floor, apparently with great
force, and in minute crowd was
around him-a sympathizing crowd too.
One fellow, who was the most officious
in rubbing the unfortunate's head with
some kind Of liquid to restore him to
consciousness, said:
Gentlemen, tell you what ails this
man. It's nothing more or less than
starvation. He hasn't had mouthful
to eat In 48 hours. All he wants to bring
him around all right is good beefsteak
and some hot rolls
off that's what ails him. said Colonel
Butt, he needn't suffer any longer And
he pulled out a S5 note and handed It to
the Samaritan, who had gradually rubbed
his pal back to life. Then the pair am
bled of arm in arm to play the trick in
some other hotel, but they must have
gone at least block before it dawned
on Butt that he had been victimized. p
Washington Post.
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GRACE GREENWOOD. west have both
made contributions to its elegance and
comfort. A marble bust of the authoress
sculptured years ago is one Of the not
able adornments. 1t might be taken
for an ideal head, it is SO refined and
beautiful.
Grace Greenwood was the first woman
newspaper correspondent in Washington.
She began her journalistic labors there
as long ago as 1850, and although she has
published many volumes of poems,
travels and stories ner literary reputa-
ton rests chiefly on her journalistic
work. Her descriptions of Pacific coast
scenery when it was comparatively un-
known were SO vivid as to attract notice
everywhere, and her correspondence
from Europe during her nine years resi-
dence abroad added greatly to her
fame. In children's literature she is ac-
knowledged to be without rival, and
her poetical work is of a superior order.
She achieved fame as lecturer
at a time when no other woman
could secure the respectful attention Of
an audience, and she did it without the
least effort to initiate the masculine
oratory Of the day, trusting wholly to
her feminine eloquence and wit.
OF course it is well understood that
"Grace Greenwood" is q pen name, and
the real name of the authoress, Sara j.
Lippincott, is almost as well known as
that which has been signed to her lit
erary productions for so many years, but
there is story about her pseudonym
that is not generally known. Mrs. Lip
pincott's family name was Clarke, and
at her birth her mother named her Grace
Ingersoll, after a very dear friend, and
she was called Grace until she was 8
years Of age. The name did not please
her father, however, and he one day took
the child to church and had her baptized
Sara Jane Stewart, In honor Of two maid
en- ladies of prosaic names and lovable
characteristics.
When she wished to adopt a pen name,
her mother suggested Grace Ingersoll"
as appropriate, but her mothers friend
was still alive and prominent In French
social circles, and the young writer did
not think it wise to adopt her name.
The mother still chung to the name Grace,
however, and finally made the sugges-
tion that Greenwood" be added to it,
as the daughter was fond Of riding about
the forests. Thus originated the happy
ALTERATION that has since become SO fa-
NOUS. Although now il her seventieth
year, Mrs. Lippincott still does excellent
| literary work