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NEw YoRK. May 5, 1898.

ELBOW straw OF
q dull shade and
black m mak es a
pretty combinas
ton for millinery,
and one safe to in
dulge in while the
present cyclone OF
colors storms. Lit
tie hats come that
are merely q piece
OF finely woven
straw. These are
set on o band OF
black velvet, and
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Finest Lands in Ventura County

supplied with roads, schools water and
Subdivisions with
the purchase day OF e
the purchase within ten days after sale the re
bearing interest from date OF sale at the rate OF per cent per an
the deferred will be a9wed oa % i1r cash.
rents for the but VIII pay all taxes o 5ne year
No for
for such by the schedule now in force
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The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-02-11

The mystery of the underworld
anpeals with irresistible force to the
imagination. Tales Of the wnnie"s
concealed in caverns and hidden nm
der the ground have always interest
ed the inhabitants of every country
And the strange and splendid scenes
frequently discovered in such places
as the Mammoth cave, the Lurax
the sea caves OF Bermuda
and the Blue grotto OF Capri have
lent wings to the fancy which PIC
lures still more marvellous spectacies
underneath the ground.
As a matter of fact 1t Is probable
hat we are a. yet acquainted with
but comparatively few Of the spacious
that exist at no great depth
beneath the earth, and which, filled
with air. are capable OF being eN
plored by men. The explorations o'
MIR. f. A. Martel i'll France have
added very largely to our knowledge
of what has been called the "subtef
ranean geography" Of that country
Similar work in othercountries would
undoubtedly produce many surpris
inc revelations of what the eartl
contains Youths Companion.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-02-11
Dream. an Index of Character.

Nee,lv all ,irpamcrs can he brought
into II theory-namely, that since
in dreams we pass through a great
variety of experiences. none Oh Whlcn
is ever likely to befall Us in real
life, we are put to tests of character
which we should never endure other
wise, and therefore that we ought to
come to IA better acquaintance WIZ
ourselves. Thus, if l have never
been placed in a situation of extreme
danger. as by attack Oh armed
| thieves or in a burning house TO
gether with others more helpless
nerhaps). how am l to know what
nv feelings and conduct would
really he under such circumstances
Think of himself what he may, nt
candid man can give Il confident an
swer to that question.
1t is a common experience to dis
cover in ones self a surprising cool
ness and resource, or a total uh
suspected and crushing rowarulce
under a sudden severe test. Il
some such test, it has been surmised
we are freqt entity exposed i'll dreams
passing through emotions stron'
enough TO effect our physical sense
no less than if the danger was reai
as broken knuckles and quak'n
limbs testify when we awake-an
therefore all the more to be trnste
as like 70 those which we should az
tuaily experience If the dream wef
reality.-F. Greenwood III Conten
porary Review.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-02-11

Ishould like tocall attention to
fact that the history of the great tele
scopes at Mount Hamilton and at
Washington will serve To lay away
finally a widcly published opinion
which we used to hear repeated every
few weeks-namely, that great tele
scopes are Of little use. The work OF
these two great telescopes mot tc
speak Of many others has conciu
sively shown their great superiorlt!
over less powerful instruments IL
every field Of astronomy, i'll the oh
servations of planets, nebulae. stars,
comets, satellites, III sp~ectroscopy,
and also III those departments ol
astronomical photography for which
they are adapted.
Smaller Instruments have their ap'
propriate fields, and in some OF thes'
they will always be more ~conNenlen
than larger ones But the great teic
scope, when properly used, is and al
ways will be pre-eminent. -Professo
Edward s. Holden in Forum.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-02-11

Naturalists have frequently com
mented on the similarity OF traits
displayed by children and young
o~uadrupeds. Love, hate, fear and
JOY are feeling, which are apparently
Shared in common by human beings
and dumb animals, and those who
have made n study of animal life de
clare that a certain amount Of play
or recreation. is as much Il necessity
to certain young animals as 10 chill
dren.
By careful observation the writer
Is cnayinced that the following game
are played by young animals III much
The same manner as by children
Tag, in a variety of ways; running
races, jumping matches, Wrestling
bouts, ball playing and "hide ane
seek."-Youth's Companion.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-02-11

The bishop of Exeter 1t seems was
constantly annoyed by the intrusion
of strangers into his grounds. and
he had put up very stringent notices
forbidding trespaSsers. One nor
ing he was walking along IN a medl
tative mood when suddenly y Ia
dies broke through the shrubs and
stood awkwardly enough confront,
ing him. They stammered out some
excuse, saying they did not NOW
they were n private grounds.
His lordship male them IL profound
bow, pointed to the printed notice
adding, But perhaps you do n.'
read: however, Us you seem to have
no scruples, pray 90 on, go along th'
maths, into the flower garden, acIos'
the lawn, enter the house, visit thu
drawing room. dining room an'
study. but let me recommend youno
to penetrate into the bedrooms a
this early hour, as the housemald
NAV not have done their work. III
intruders must have wished them
selves in another diocese. Tempt
Bar.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-02-11
Walls \ CENTURY Old.

.eor, Than a iIarir.a Years Sow "heA
the waite House Wa, Begun.
The c. L.er stone OF the "hipe
poIsn wa. laid on Oct. 13, 1872. q HI
tle less han 800 years after the DIS
,oyery II America by Columbus
The commissioners had on the pre-
yious l4th Of March advertised iof
plans for a presidents house, II on
The 10th Of July they held a meetlnG
in Georgetown and examined tlo
mans that had been submitted.
As is part of local history now
they accepted the plans Oh jaime,
4oian, a Dublin architect. who a
made designs for the presidents
hoasc. framed. it il said. i'll the NODE
of the mansion of The Duke OF Lem
ster at Dublin, the palace OF royal'!
in Ireland. The stone was III rari
auarried at Aqua creeSa II pfo"sn'
70 a new wharf. built for the pur
pose, near the foot OF seventeenth
street. but obstinate David Burns, as
Washington called him. refused u
allow the wagons to pass over ms
ground in carrying the store 10 'he
site of the White House.
He abused Mr. Hoban roundly, ane
if the city hail had been built ana
present legal fashions then pre-
vailed. he would have gotten out an
Injunction. but it is doubtful J. there
was then Il Judge nearer than upper
Marlboro or Annapolis: SO, despite
Burns opposition, the stone was cart
ed through his place, and the Nhite
House rose. No memorial OF the
ceremonial Of laying the corner
stone has been discovered. 1t Is Ger
tain that the Virginia Freemasons'
who had in 1891 laid II corner
stone of the District of Coiuii"i.'
and who in 1898 assisted III LAYING
the cornerstone of the Capitol, ono
: not participate III laying the corner
, stone of the White House. 1t wa
probably laid by Maryland .Iasons.
: The building began to rise, now
ever, and in eight years was re;'"!
:, for occupancy. The donations o
Marvland-s12. OOO-and OF Virgin;
-s12O, O0J-assisted to pay for 1t, AM
:, in April. 1SOO-four months a1te
Washington 5 death-congress appro
o priated s15, 600 to pay for its turn
!. ture. Thenceforward it became III
y chief mansion in the nation. tr"l
the time when Mrs. John Adam
+. hung the family wash in the Ea'
'e room to dry to the present 1t n;
e been a home set upon a hill to !
e seen by all. 1t has had the fortuI
n. of the humblest homes III the land
ID marriage, births anddeaths. Its 20!
and sorrows have IA wide echo, al
now sympathy flows toward 1t fro
every portion OF the iand'-st' Leu
10 Globe Democrat.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-02-11

II cannot be denied that there Is
serious and general disappointment
at the results Of popular education
up to this date. IN spite of all effort.
to make education universal. all
classes complain more than ever be
fore of the general conditions OF SO
ciety. Yet after two whole genera
tons it seems as it some increase oil
genuine reasonableness OF thought
and action in all classes of the popu-
lation ought to be d~iscernible.
Many persons. however. fail to see
in the actual conduct of the various
classes of society the evidence OF IN
creasing nationality. President Elio'
in Forum.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-02-11
Saturday. February IL. 1893.
FLOR.

Mr.. Tiernev. one OF Meagher county
members in the legislature. is known ;s
an original Maginnis man. As IA
democrat ne is an out and outer. IN the
senatorial struggle he happened to gel
into the Clark camp: it has always beeh
understood that he would prefer MaSih-
mis-. but he surprised the natives %yes'er-
dav by voting for Sanders.
The Standards special dispatch "i
This morning. under Helena date. tells
how it all happened. Some OF the sup
porters of Mr.. Clark had made promises
to Mr.. Tierncy in the matter "i the pre-
posed county of Broadwatcr. and the.
failed To deliver the goods. ;" many
promises have been given ont 10y these
gentlemen that the progress OF eSisia
ton has put them between h dew
and the deep sea hence the nervous
anxiety they have shown I" push th'
senatorial election to a finish,
To all appearance, the only way To se'
Mr.. Tierney back into the Clark fold l.
Tor me ltTh Ili't II
Broadwater count bill to right about
face and favor il What "A ridicuiou'
figure they will eat if they do this. Tn
incident involving Mr.. Tierne.s acton
is a significant proof Of what the o'ai''
ard has said respecting the feeble tenur
by which Mr.. Clark is holding severi
of his supporters: they are read! I
break away on the slightest p~rovocatiol
Mr.. Tierney undoubtedly knows WI
he went over to the Republicans yestel
day instead of voting for a denlocra
We do not presume to guess wh! II
did it. That he would not give his vol
to any republican. were it to be decisi'
Of the senatorial contest. Is certal'
Probably he will tie up to some GOO
democrat before long. Anaconda Stan'
ard.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-02-11

In the northern part Of Peru, IL
what is otherwise an arid desert, the
celebrated rain tree" grows. This
species, Batas yapero, though not
large or of much commercial value.
Ia a yeritab,e South American won
der. having the extraordinary prop
erty of condensing what little mos,
t,,re there is in the atmosphere so as
IN cause a continual mist to exude
(seemincly5 from its leaves and
branches. The leaves = OF a THICK
succulent nature, and when e%.
amiIied uita a strong glass e.A1lbi'
many Of he qualities Of the comiro1
spopgc.S Loais Republic.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-02-11

Hon. W. \. Clark lost a vote III the
senatorial contest today. Representative
Tierney of Townsend. Il democrat. Not-
inc inr Senator Sanders. the republican
nominee. This is joyful news To repub
Iocaus all over the state. and should in
t4usiT> the determination Of the repuoli-
can members Ia stand firm Ia the last
extremity. Only two more votes are
now needed To elect a republican. ana
surely two more Disguised democrats
,an be found who are sufficiently indig.
nant over Grover Cicycland's fight
apains, silver and the methods OF the
millionaire combatants at Helena u
turn the tide
The fact that "A democrat has fnall.
voted for Senator Sanders shows thai
the plutocrats have not everything theii
own way. and that the part. oil th'
ueople is in Il fair way To obtain the re
.ornition its merits. its methods and ~
nrinciple- deserve. Now is the time To
the republican band OF heroes AT hei
raa to put their faith III providence an
keep their powder dry. Butt" Int
Mountain.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-02-11
.NveI TOR OF TIE BAGGAGE CHECK.
A pr,ir. liza. oiaac It, Way iai"aiy !"
i.,ncr:li .Adupii"n.

A pr,i,. liza, Na,c It, Way Rapidly 10
General .<dnpii"H.
The aI'uaed origin OF the decidedly
useful baggage checks has been 'oR'
by Mr.. u. Merrell, Of Union CITY,
Mich. a. follows:
John P:,ta.er, of my town i the
inventor of the baggage checking
system. Twill tell yen his story u
h.. told i, to me. John Palmer was
.orn in England some elghty-tWG
years ago. and came to the onit."
States in 1929, and TO Union 'ity III
1883. In those early days he was IL
GREAT demand. for his violin enhv
ened many and many II winter hiShl.
One great annoyance he experienced
was the constant trn..sIle people il;;s'
in finding their coats. hats. WRAPS
robes. etc, after the party hlo!i'. NJ.
Well, it was announced that ther>
was to le ii big dance at Burlington
on THANKSGIVING evening about 1soo,
and Mr.. Palmer was to have chafG'
of the music. He knew that ther;
would be Il terrible crowd there. ant
that there would be lots Of trouble
with the clothing, and he went
work to devise IL plan to obvlate II.
Well. after studying on II TOR Il
long time he had solved the nys
terry. He got out eight cards ami
marked them III p%ai;s-l !. 20. j.
44-anl one of the greatest bless
inrs TO the business world was born.
Now for the first test. He had fou1
children. he took their shoes ana
stockings, tied each M by them
, selves. put tags /. ,, 4. on each io'
and put them away. When th'
children got up they inquired fol
; their shoes. He gave each one tI'
!, check that correslondcd with tll'
check on their shoes, and told tnea
!. to 90 into the other room AMI plcl
GU their own by comparing TIL
numbers. Each child got its own:
Now for Il trial ON IL larger scale
He prepared /; lot of checks III tn
same way FOR the gUestSat the party
> About the first to arrive were TIA
four railroad men from Marshal
. Three took heir checks; one woul
a nOI IuNc lllS lilli- az"
:, the floor. When they called for the
a clothes they had forgotten all abo'
:, the checks and demanded the
" clothes. Mr.. Palmer asked them II
r ,heir checks. After hunting son
!, time the three produced their checl
- and at once received their good
:, They had to identify the goods II
:. the fourth man.
- Shortly after that there was a
w. other party at Burlington. and amoi
=, the first to arrive were six raiifo;
men from Marshall. including Il
- first four. They sad they "ant'
~. their things checked the same as |
" fore. They watched the plan Il
-. whole evening. and went away CO
-. WINGED that they had found a graz
idea. Inside of three months II W
-, adopted ythe railroads Of the Unit
~. States. Chicago Tribune.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-02-11

por.evcrauce In n bachelor Rewarded.
The old fellow hustled up to tn.
desk of the marriage license clerh'
and without any formality OF pre-
liminaries he began. Give me .
marriage license" he said, and give
it to me quick" Who for. asked
the ungrammatical clerk. For Eav
self of course" The clerk gave 2
long whistle of surprise. How OLD
are your" he inquired, opening UP
his book. Seventy five" Ever
been married before" No; TINS Is
nv first offense." What the NIX
chief does a man at your age
20 marry fOr?" Because he can
1T isn't such Il difficult thing tc
marry. is it," May not be for soin'
folks" said the aged applicant hnr
riedlv, but it seems so ior me.
made my first attempt when wa
twenty, and for fifty five years "
kept steady ut it. but ! never co"i'
get a woman to say yes untii vas
night, and Ill be swizzled if know
how this one happened to, ana
don't care. It's enough II she u'h
and she did, and now | want to sc
that license and have her clinche'
before she backs out. I've got he
outside in my wagon. with a police
nan watching her, and ! want yo'
to hustle with the license. III
preacher's waiting. and if there : 4
preventing Providence you bet /
not fill a bachelors grave. Here
your money. Goodby and tn
happy man grabbed his license an
ran for the wagon. Detroit Ere
Press.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-02-11
Justified.

For this place" said the man at
the desk. we need a man OF great
self control,
THAT catches me-" replied the ar
r'icaut eagerly. Il can go by II
Fresh Paint sign without PUTTING
nv hands on the paint TO see ii It Is
fresh.
He was hired forthwith Bufsif
Erpress.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-02-11

Eo, nanny yeass ~.'.IGins Hopkins
has been Il familiar name IL the
land, vet comparatively few persons
know anything Of the man whose
name adoYnS the hospital .nd unl-
versity- his leGac1es 20 Baltimore
He Was born on II farm IN A1lii'
Arundel county. Nil. III los, D
Quaker rarentage. When qui'' u
yo1no man lie came to Baltimore ana
was soon established in business. liz.
was IA bold but %iudicious operator
In those days coffee and sugar were
rs,,aliy sold at auction: they wohid
be put up in lots. and. If the payer
saw fit, he would use the privilege OF
taking the whole as his successful
bid. This Mr.. Hopkins often Qua
thus monopolizing the market.
He encouraged young mel startli,.
in business. and would indo'se thei'
paper for a commission. which they
cheerfully paid: and having, as ~
had. remarkably keen Judgment. &c
seldom lost. or rather his gains 1a'
exceeded his losses. He madea gfe;''
deal of money in Baltimore and ON.
stock. in which he had great conn
dence, buying it at low prices an'
holding it until his prophecies wer'
fulfilled. :.
When he was young he was II
love with a first cousin. but owing I
family opposition he never Marie
her. Johns Hopkins lived piaini
and simply. dressed in the Quake
STYLE. was rather blunt i'll manner
but al the same time his upl1ghtheS
and rare business talents wen IN
respect of the community. lie
December. 1873. in his house III tow
Besides the millions that be leit L
the hospital and university, a
several nieces and nephews receiv.
legacies, and he provided liberal
for his sister. who survived NM
Kate Fields Washington.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-02-11

A crooked smile shows that Their,
is something wrong behind 1t. jas
as a sarcastic or a cynical sitilt
shows q warn in the nature of g
person who NgoHrs =. Ezt wh'1
heart is night the smile will be oi ia
right kind. and should be cult. sat II
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-02-11
small Matter.

New Man signal office)-Indica
lions are for fair weather and north
erly winds. Which flag shall l pm
out!"
Old Man-Oh, any Of 'em. Nobody
knows the difference except sailors
and it's too fo"gy for 'em TO see
New York Weekly.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-02-11
TUnf TOPICS.


FRANK Walker, the starter. d y ns
weakest point IN the Who'll lfo''iHS '"S'
ness Is the judges stand. i
Eighteen hundred stations are OWN
by the Hungarian government anu u
bred annually /" ''o'oo' MAR.
The famous old Mystic iarA 'fac1'
neal Boston. IS 70 be r~eln2ae!ea anu pa
tally rebuilt at a cost OF 9'''o'''
Oliver II. = Belmont. the S"nh@
son of the lac iion. August i'eliiio-''
will race dnrl's5 the COMMIT s7''7'"'
Bendigo. the English race morse, won
$780, $50 during his turf career. u tai
amount $so.9oo WIS "o'' "i'e' ms ~
year.
During the twenty-five days RACING d.
Washington park. Chicago tA's SatE
100000 Will be gAeh III ai''' N'"
stakes and purses.
Chinese Notions Of Color.
The philosophy of Chinese house
naintipr is truly curious. though per
-