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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-07-08

And his objections prevailed. No more
foxes are brought to the state house, but
the hunting goes on just the same. The
farmers in the western township are ar
ter that five dollars bounty, aud when
the foxes In the state give out they will
burrow over into Connecticut, drive the
IN Rhode Island, just as tsolemnly and
earnestly NJ the Little Compton farmer
will tell you that the turkey brought to
HIS farm from New York state. only one
NJ Ok before Thanksgiving. Is Rhode
Island born and bred bird.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-07-08

Navy Blue and Black. double width, and
all wool.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-01
Manner, at a Tea Drinking,

On one point at least we may con
graduate ourselves, and that is OF the
improvement i'll tea table manners
Some old fashioned folk used To s,rnal-
ize the conclusion of their tea drinking
by turning the cup upside down in the
saucer. In other circles the recognized
sign of Il Discrimination .Dr more tea was
the placing Of The spoon i'll the emp in
stead of IN the >.lnrer When il gaeen's
first prime minister, Lord Melbourne.
was a lad. residing 1t Glasgow in the
house of one If the university professors
about the end of the last c~elIturv-lIe
wrote to Lis moth'r All account of the
Glasgow table ma ners.
We drink healihs at dinner he
writes. hand roa.ll the cake at tea and
put -slr spoons 4tto our caps when we
desire to have IL more exactly III the
same manner titt we Used TO behave II
Hatfield. III Fl n and ut tilmbr.
All the Year Round.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-01
An Buiert g.e.>un In Gutility.

They were talking about futility and
for some rae-,n known only 10 each
other failed to agree. Finally she asked,
We'll. nov, suppose you give me I'M
example If what yon cal! futility."
"-Al right" said he Multiply 3.0i6
by afi,"
She took ..s. little gold pencil ii hand,
seized !, piece of PAPER and afte.' few
mi,.ate> Of d!!i,ent figuring announced
cile result:
Two milliu.i eight huulr dad furtv-
five thousand ana siXty-siX. said she.
..Diviie that by two" IL continued.
'Dne million four hundred and TWEEN
ty-two Thousand five hundred and tlir.
ty-three." she said.
"Nerv well" said he. Now. add sever
to that and then subtract 1.ia2.5l0 and
tell me what yo,l get.
The result is zero" said she. after
figuring IL little More.
well. that's what | call futility,'
said he. with IA laugh. You've covered
a sheet of paper with figuring to arrive
at nothing"
Whereupon she became so angry that
she refused 20 argue further on the sub
ject.-Iiairar's.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-01
Effect ri NJ usic on Animals.

At the zoo the zebra, wild ass. deer
and ostrich Went into paroxysms of rag
at the sound of the piccolo, although
they had manifested various signs Of
pleasure over the violin and flute. The
tiger was asleep. and refused to be awak-
ened by the fiddler and fiutist. But
when the ma with the piccolo began e
play the animal sprang furiously to its
feet and rushed angrily up and down the
cage, lashing its tail. So extreme was
the beasts anguish that the piccolo man
speedily gave place to the fiutist. The
difference in effect was at once apparent.
The tiger stopped, listened, Icy down
and purred like a kitten in its enjoyment
of the grateful sounds, and presently fell
asleep in luxurious repose. - London
Spectator,
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-01

Professor FARMLAND speaks unfavor
ably of the condition Of water when
taken for consumption in London dur
ing November. He says that on Nov
23 the Thames at Hampton was chem.
ically in an even worse condition than
on Oct. II. though bacterially it was con
siderably better. The water was very
turbid and brown. but was in every case
except one efficiently filtered before de-
livery.
The untiltered water, taken chiefly
from the Lea by the New River com
pany, was on Nov. 23 both chemically
and bacterially in an unusually bad con
dition. Compared with the sample
taken in the previous month. it con
tanned more than twice as much organic
matter and nor than four times rs
many microbes. 1t WAS also turbfd and
yellow. but before it was distributed it
was efficiently filtered and improved
The deep we'll waters of the East Lon
don and Colne Valley companies con-
tanned more organic matter than usual
but they were or1anically much better
than any of the river derived supplies.
London Public Opinion.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-01

What becomes of the lead pencils is IA
insolvable II problem as what becomes
of pins NO one even really Uses mp lead
lencil>-no one drinks them. SO to -leak.
TO the very 'lrcg-. unless it is II Of
those admirable people who keep iour-
mails and cash accounts. ami who Usually
carry /, sort Of %lenholAer arrangements
i'll which they insert IA half le:lgth
pencil and 70 on and on usin" it and
s%h.rpenin. it until it is all gone. Very
few people eser get pencils o d"wn
as far as Il half length. They disappear
before that stage is reached. What be-
comes of them all. Hundreds of thon-
sands of them annually are lent to young
children and never seen again. but what
do the children do with them: Do they
eat them up Possibly.
Everybody has seen lead pencils the
upper end of which have been chewed
into IA brush. but children do not possess
such ostrich stomaclls as would enable
them TO consume all the pencils that dis
appear. Boston Transcript.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-01
The Daily Dinner In some Houses.

In no way has the spirit of the times
brought more change than in the dinner
hour and costume. The grandfathers of
the present generation thought 6 o'clock
a late hour to dine, but now s:30 is con-
sidered early. The master should also
don his dress suit, although the Tuxedo
The mistress dresses as though for ball.
the only difference being i'll the ma
terial, which is palmer, and the s~eeyes,
which are worn long. The same formal
ity must be observed in serving the dim
ner as obtains when a number of guests
are present.-Sogue.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-01

Dogs are ili very "eIi ~ f'.str place,
bat thai t!2"" Is r5& yi'ii1 NOT tie'.Esi"
LlG room @ttof'f.. /" ne rela4fts re-
ceiFoi 81 q ~ I ,t1tH3 ts.t tfion E.FtH
BY soclStE hcite M ! airs. 1"tiilng tour
bzue hl"odrd si@ineis WHOSE in'lneis
were well idg5 ,@eri"ct. she decii!@! I"
gifcan afternoon la for thrtt'if iti'H1N
where they coii.d meet 4 it" "iHei "Lia
]toefs4ts ct 's"Sa.otn. Inc four entertain
ers were trained to sit oh a.'I-i ct.Hhiet.S
never go "..-@It Iii ''laS s"r4'@9
with ii nir"lh. ami II 'act behaNi'i" III
ne laas. detoransiN ao@liEe manner pos
able.
Cards were Issued. ana on tte day -
tine swell &t2sts. accompanied ny thefr
owners. dfi1Nfd f"ott.i@a ii Sof=f3tis
hver5t, were I" wat 4n i!9lr canine
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-01
oddities 4 bout Mems Weight.

Professor Huxley declares that the
proper weight of man is l54 pounds
made up as follows: Muscles and their
appurtenances. Is pounds: skeleton, "a
pounds: skin. 10. pounds: fat. % pounds,
brain. 3 pounds: abdominal v~iscera. II
pounds: hipm! that which would drain
from the body1. :. pounds. The heart #
such IA man should beat - times Ill "A
minute. and he should breath u times
during each minute. At that rate. in "a
hours he would vitiate l.150 cubic feet
of pure air to the extent Of | per cent
In the same length of time he should
throw off through the skin IS ounces of
water, 800 grains of solid matter and 4Uo
grains of carbonic acid.-Philadelphla
Press
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-01
"lsOOminE'' His Country.

..If the horse could stand IT," said :. a.
Rowbothan. ii we'll known resident of
Winnipeg. Manitoba. IA man could leave
Winnipeg and ride | 300 miles west and
northwest over Il level prairie before he
wonl,i he INSTRUCTED by the mountains
This gives an idea Of the great territory
lying west of Winning. which. to the
eastern man seems way ont of the
world. The soil Of this prairie produces
the finest spring wheat grown anywhere
anil the enormous plain I've Just men
toned will in a few years be the great
granary of the world. Eastern people
have a misty idea Of our expansive ter
ritory. We are just commencing to grow
wheat compare to a decade hence
though our crop two years ago was 81.
900. GOO bushels. We have but little SNOW
and in the many years ! resided in Man:
toba ! never saw the tops of the bright
prairie grass covered.
Cattle fairly roll in fat. and We are he
coming ii great cattle country. While
most of our settlers are from across the
water. yet the number from the western
states is yearly increasing. We have Ii"
VIII west lIoIItltT sttiltS. litIt ire
no settlers killed over disputed claims
as has been an everyday story in the west
for years, Our homestead laws require
IA three years residence Of six months
each. Land may be %pre-empted TOO
Gold has been discovered in wonderfully
rich quartz deposits Il few miles east Of
Winnipeg. and paying mills have Just
been erected by Minneapolis capitalists
| predict Il rush to the Lake of the
Woods district next ear. Winnipeg
has 35 1000 inhabitants and is n thriving
city. Our winters are cold. but we do
not mind them. The atmosphere is dry
and the days are clear. mnrky weather
being almost unknown. Washington
Sfor
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-01
Meaning Of Words.

Speaking of the strange. eventful his
tory Of words. the Hartford Courant
notes that queen" originally mean sim.
ply woman. but now designates the most
glittering place which the earth can be-
stow. while with the slightly different
spelling Of ''quean" it stands for a woln-
an Of a different sort: so. too. ''knave"
ut the start meant only ii boy, as in the
German form. '.knabe." but as boys go
wrong sometimes. the word in time OBJ
tanned al unpleasant meaning. The
word limp" might have been added AS
having had very much the same history
as ''knave." for. meaning first a scion. or
shoot. it e stood for \ child. and now
it means an inferior devil. Lord Bacon
spoke of those most virtuousa and goodly
young imps. the Duke Of Suffolk and his
brother
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-01
Riclo ECONOMY AND HARD LABOR.
How one ~T;ostoa fIcrcl.an, T:eca.,e E:.th
naG 1.siiarut.si.

How one ~I;ostoa sIcrcl.an, Became I:.th
nnG Influential.
II would be Wei for the young Elgn
Of today 10 take ltE rs pc for i~acolAin;
prosperous" said llr. John Shepard t.t
od!gr lay ~ 10 st :. 'a,a lis Il L i
i'll IN III + stirJ II ras ~, l !,
hattse u Winner 81. Il. II began e
III lie v>ry bottom r!il~ of liz lstl: :.
but with a Determination t..t +! wea: !
succeed if sa Il f...ns were pos lie
wi'h '5a taient tiat .ss4az J.. E~."a
in lie ] aanc 10 lie conclusion t.st
economy was tie it.sG great essential IN
establishing 4 fug.anc. and that aor
Was the second. | ba1tished from m
mind Ell other considerations when hv-
gan 10 woc,; upon t..e rod that | fe.5
sure would !cst to the goal Vi whisa !
was IN search.
Il remember very distinctly going
down Marshall street one LAY and has-
Ing my attention attracted by a ma-t
t.laptin- display in y colfectioners WAR
doH. | had wat l. known rs Il very
sweet tooth. and | brought MP standing
before the sweet collection as if sud
tf.llN ikIit~ttfl ~ soilit iiitFiNiiDiV i'lNt
NJ hand Immediately found its way to
the pocket that carried my meager hoard
ings. and before | really knew what ]
was doing | had invested 2 cents III but
terscotch. When | got back into the
street. | began to have a full realization
of what | had done, and it is safe to say
that no candy ever entered il boys mouth
that was so little relished as was my
bntterscotcl. | regretted that invest
mcnt for years. and whenever the telDpta-
ton again came upon me while passing
the store | put it away instantly.
keeping close to this line of strict
economy. | found myself at last III II po-
sition to 60 into business. Then. how
ever. | commenced to feel that capital
alone was powerless i'll the attainment
of success. unless it was seconded by M
firing labor. Here also | met all the
necessary requirements. frequently de
voting 20 hours of the "A to my business.
Gradually fuHnd that | was amas-iilg II
fortune. and finally | established the
house which now bears my maine. After
| had accomplished what started ont To
do. there came over me AN entire change.
| had no aspirations to become ahnor-
mally wealthy.
'..All that | wanted was a safe guaral-
ice against possible disaster in the flu
ture. | devoted IL portion Of my time to
Ike enjoyment of life. believing that ]
had earned my right 70 do ST.. No. sir:
there is no use in filing a boys head
with all the new tangled ideas of getting
rich. as they are not practical. Econo-
my and labor are the only elements that
enter into the great plan Of successful
business fe."-Boston Herald.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-01

The Locust Grove Swimmers had Il
dinner once Il year. and each man
whether member or guest. was obliged
to eat a whole duck and one complete
lemon pie, He who cleaned his plates
most etfectual!y was presented with u
piece Of silver plate, Suspended over
the dining table was ii great wooden
paddle. which was taken down when the
toasting began. The significance of tins
article became apparent when IA mem
Der. in responding TO a toast, told story
which had been heard before. Another
member w,ist,ed Aud Lang Sylie
and finished tie story. thus proving that
he had heard it before. and the paddle
was put into vigorous use upon the of
feilier.-New York Times.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-01

At a dinner the ntner evening every
one was asked to state trHthfullv what
We're his or her pet economies. ana the
result was very amusing, each person
being convicted of some small
which con,rastei oddly enough with .is
or her style of living. Il Yust confess
| can never resist hatpinS." said one
grande dame. Il simply hate 10 buy
them. and | always feel ia disposition to
take one whenever | see IA well garnishei
pincusllion at a friends house.
=! am so thankful to hear you say Sc"
exclaimed another magnate of society
who enter:aiils cha,lningly i'll her lovely
house on Murray hill, for | am "A veri-
table kleptomaniac about rubber hands.
Whenever | attend one of my charitable
meetings | always feel an almost IRE
sistible temptation to pnt several more
than | need around my papers for home
use
Il think the only thing ! am really
stingy about admitted a rich biciieiol
who is renowned for his Inequalities.
are matches. | always light over an
old match If possible. and invariably row
the servants ii they buy too many
New York Tribune.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-01
Effect of sun and Moon on steel.

A curious fact has recently been noted
by the fine steel workers at Sheffield
England. 1t is this: Fine edged tools
assume "A blue color and lose all tempes
If exposed for any considerable length Of
time to the light of the sun either in
summer or winter. A similar effect is
exercised by moonlight. u large cross
GU saw with which the experimenters
We're working having been put out of
shape and its temper ruined by a single
nights exposure to Il first quarter moon
st. Louis Republic.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-01
where Kauri Gum Is Found.

Kauri gum is formed of the turpentine
that has exuded from the kauri tree. q
species of pine which is the finest and
for general purposes the most useful
forest tree in New Zealand. Thirty
years ago the Maoris were the only peo-
pie who employed themselves in search
ing for this gum, which at that time was
to be found on or cropping out of the
surface Of the ground. where perhaps
ages before forests of kauri had stood.
After a few years exports the Maoris
began to dig for the gum a few inches
below the surface. As the uses for it in
creased, its market value rose. and pres
entity Europeans betook themselves to
digging for it, until at the present time
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-01
Don't Like ia Begin Nn Friday.

1T may be a suggestion of value"
said a woman recently. ito remind
housekeepers in need Of servants that
Fridays and Saturdays are almost USE
less days upon which to advertise.
Maids are invariably surerstitious about
taking a place Friday, while the old
rhyme. Saturdays fit is short sit. holds
them in equal thraldom for the follow
ing day. They want one more free Sun
day, too. and will invariably wait until
Monday for their appearance."-New
York Times.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-01

The crocodile devours all birds it can
get but one-the sicsac. II is said that
when the crocodile ZONES Oh shore he
opens his jaws, and this bird enters and
swallows the leeches which are found
about the animals jaws and teeth. and
which have collected there owing to the
creature being SO long a time in the wa
ter. The relief afforded by having the
leeches Withdrawn induces the crocodile
to tolerate the presence of the bird
London Tit Bits.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-01
~GRcuN0LsSS

My wife is Jcalpt:-nt maid
worship in III ttls,.
And e.ef dollar ata I4ld
For them she tlepiti, Q rise.
And thou Ii through thni4 HE. her sny. M.
Pay da#ufs' Hills ANA rrnt,
Al their iair uatain-n,s. -ne frowns.
Dispiea7ire dire 10 vent
One litt!e ~CrfpI III Npluln-
'Twoui,i sci 'ler M ~. at resi-
But 40. 'twauid render her too Sain
Ii she bat ,limls guessed
Thu>. maids | love for sordid pelf
Should 70 unwhipped Of blame.
For every one i. just herself.
Called bs anuther name.
r.. l.. lienIri,k in IIarper's Bazaar
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-01
EIsie's Occu patton.

that one fond mother beamed upon an
acquaintance and said:
Eyes, we are expecting Elsie home for
the holidays. You know she's been in
Boston prosecuting the study Of music
all winter"
And the other woman never even
dropped her eyelids as she answered:
you must be so very proud of her
Not many girls of her age could ac-
cemplish so much. New York World.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-01
A NeK lame Paris.

There is in Paris a game called draw
ing room condolences. which consists in
the presentation to each guest of IA little
album containing a series of questions
on ones personal character, tastes and
predictions. To be answered in writing.
The game is certainly not new. 1t used
TO be very familiar in London and the
provinces some years ago, and perhaps
it still fingers here and there in certain
English drawing rooms.-London Letter.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-01
Letting the Soul Pass Out.

The writer remembers a case Of a dy-
ing woman some few years ago in Sus-
sex. She was gasping. and apparently
was undergoing the last struggle in great
distress. The nurse Went to the window
and opened it. At once the dying wom-
an breathed deeply and expired. The
writer said to the nurse. why did you
open the Window" The answer given
was. Surely you wouldn't have her soul
go up the chimneyT'-Popular Science
Monthly.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-01
AdulteratiOn of Mustard.

Mustard. especially that which has
been adulterated with dour-which, in
consequence. also would look sickly pale
lis brought up to the original color Of
genuine mustard by the addition of tu-
meric. and a similar practice is begin
ming to be adopted in the pepper trade.
Food. Drugs and Drink.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-01

A sisters dutyi is to persuade to virtue,
to win to VISIONS ways, gentle to lead
where duty calls, to guard the citadel of
home with the ~sleepless vigilance of vir-
tue, to gather graces and strew flowers
around the home altar.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-01
The Color of the Hat.

Centuries ago the color of a hat or esp
had its significance. Cardinals frs. be-
gan to wear red hats in 1853. In Italy
for ages - members of the Hebrew race
were known by the yellow cap they wcss,
it being mandatory for them to wear
them.-Philadelphia Ledger.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-01

Sir Andrew Clark is said to have told
Mr.. Gladstone that he had n mouth
but 3a teeth. and that each mouthful Of
food should receive 32 bites in order to
give every tooth a chance.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-01

1t is a quite well established fact that
ice may carry the germs of typhoid
fever. Instances have been noted. The
Lancet gives an account of the out
break of this fever in London, which
has been traced to some cheap ice cream
peddled about the streets by Italians.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-01
How lsl.ck Com posed.

Of Gluck it is said that when he felt
himself in a hnfror to compose he had
his pianoforte carried into IA beautiful
meadow. where. with a bottle of cham
payne on either side of him, he was abb.
to do justice to his muse.-Harper's
Razar.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-01

Coleridye found solaee for his troubles
in the foryetfulness induced by opium
and when under its influence would sit
for hours threading the dreamy mazes
Of his own mind,
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-01

4 San Francisco Paper
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-10-11

Siam.-The name Siam Is from a
Sanscrit word meaning the brown race.
The natives DO not use 1t, for their name
is Muang ri, the countray of the free I;
though they also frequenently call It
"the country of the white elephant"
In spite of The fact that there Is really
no such animal. The lightest colnred
elephant is of a dull yellowish J rown.
Poiygamy is universal among the up
per classes. Buddhism is the national
religion and the land is full Of idols,
images of Buddha, made of all sorts OF
materials and Of all sizes, from a fin
gers lengtht to those of colossal magni-
tude. In one temple there are more
than 14,OO0 idols, worshipped with off,
erings of incense, fruit. andaowers.
In Bangkok alone there are 1000 yei-
low-robed, lazy priests, and throughout
the kingdom millions are annually ex-
pended for their support. The reign
ing king is an absolute monarch and
has been somewhat enlightened by the
teachings of missionaries and by con-
tact with the outside world. He has
education of both sexes
and promoted civiliz Ation general
Heraldd'
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-10-11
A Truth ful Soul.

IT costs some people very little effort
to be false and faithless, but the friends
they lo,e and the injury they work
would make 1t worth their while to put
forth great effort to be true. Fidelity
wins admiration. Unfaithfulness ex.
cites disgust. To be genuine and truEt-
worthy under all circumstances is the
highest mark Of the Christian. Je'
rome, of Prague, tells of a brave
woman who, being upon the rack,
challenged her prosecutors to DO their
worst, for she "would rather die than
lie.n These were noble wordS, indi.
eating loyalty to Christ and sustaining
grace. Were such spirit prevalent
In the world, society would be the
better for it. How commercial life
would boom if everybody would
rather die than lie How the church
would flourish if all adherents would
rather surrender life than make false
testimony or live false life /!
Let people be transparent. Take OH
the masks. Act out your real charac-
ter. Make it so pure that you will not
be ashamed to have it known. In all
age Of dishonorable and guilty COM
promise with sin and Satan it is posi-
ble to win immortality by self-denying
answering, God-fearing devotedness
to the trulh.-Miehigan Advocate.