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The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-02
Tuesday. May ,. 1898.
BJRLEIGH OF

Dakota papers never tire of rehears
ing stories of the old DIR. Burleigh. who
is one of the early settler at lankton.
delegate in congress from the territory
Of Dakota. L. S. Indian agent. Mis-
souri, river steamboat man and active
citizen generally, left a trail in Dakota
much wider and deeper than he did
here. though even in the Yellowstone
valley he will be remembered long after
many of his contemporaries are for
gotten. 1t has come to be the habit of
the Dakota historians to spice up the
reminicenss of the old doctor. in a man
ner to make them palatable to the Da-
kota taste, a taste cultivated at the var
iOus Indian agencies and military posts
on the Missouri river about twenty
years ago. !. story that is not up to
this standard is M good as a Dakota
remincense and consequently when DR..
Burleigh is the subject of the narrative
his reputation suffers to meet the p
lar demand. OF course no one who
knows DIR. Burlelgh will believe the
story which We copy below from the
Sioux City Journal. but to change it in
anyway would he to spoil it. SO we let it
go as it is:
known about lankton in the 10s was
old DIR. Burleirh. He is an old man
now. and was elected to the South Da-
kota legislature last fall. but in the 10s
,be was IN his prime. wealthy. intluen
tial. and by all odds the smartest man
in the territory. He was Indian agent
at that time. and that portion Of the
supplies he did not want himself he
way added greatly to his alread. vast
wealth. He WAS the only man in the
territory who had any especial credit
with the outside world. and it was at
this time that IA st. Louis firm thought
Yankton would be a good place to sell
powder. After a little correspondence
they semi him 5000 worth. and the doc
tor built the old powder house which is
icLdtet dDout t"o llilts west Vi 1dUk-
ton to store it in. Time went on and
the doctor kept selling the powder and
never made any returns to the St.
Louis pnrties. About the time it was
all gone he received an imperative de
mand from the St. Louis house for a set
Element. This made him angry. as he
was not the kind of a man to be dictated
to. So he sat down and prepared a
statement. First. he charged up the
freightage. which was very high in those
days. as there were no railroads. He
then put down drayage. storage. ware
house charges. and also his commission.
He then struck a balance. which showed
that he owed the firm just sl75 for the
5000 worth Of powder. This he sent.
together with the statement. In about
three weeks he received letter from the
st. Louis parties inclosing:the $40 and
this brief Injunction:
".Please charge this up to .stealage"
and make your aecoun come out even.
"As DR.. Burleigh told this story upon
himself TO Jim McHenry. who was
another frontier character. if certainly
must be all right" |
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-02

tain manner too technical here to e~xnla;u
may be passed from one conductor to an
other without any intermediary cunnecticn.
like 4 wire. 1t will 20 through Il stone wall
precisely as light goes through glass.
The possibilities which lie in this diScoy-
cry are simply and they may
revIlutionize some forms of DEVELOPMENT.
For instance. it may have Il powerful ina,.-
ence in the conduct of tie wars which iaay
break ont III the Twentieth century, il any
do. If it is possible 10 convey the electric
current from one disk to another in Il room
without any medium. it might lie possible
to direct it from "A proper motor u,on shore
To the iron sides of a great war vessel ard
with such intensity as instantly to melt
the iron or steel plates as though they had
been struck by lightning.
The use Of the iiashlight and the great
electric refiectors is sure to be very general
III military operations in the next century.
and some of my acquaintance have some
times su~ggested-not wholly in a ~flippant
spirit-that electricity itself may be tie
great destructive agent employed in mill
tary operations in the Twentieth century.
But more practical than this suggestion
Is another which is perfectly reasonable. i
am inclined to think that the development
OF the trolley railway is going to be one Of
the mightiest factors in the urban civiliza-
ton of the X century. The indications
now are that it may solve some of the prob
lens of ~overcrowding which have vexed
the social economists. and. on the other
hand, may give to those who live in rural
districts just that relief and recreation Of
which they are now deprived and which
they so greatly desire.
suspect that the trolley railway will be
found extending from the hearts Of our
great cities far out into the country dis
tricts and over the highways, so that it will
be possible for n man to step from his front
yard or a farmer to go from his driveway
directly into one of these cars and at the
rate OF twenty miles an hour or therea-
bouts be conveyed to the city. He will not
be obliged to bother about time tables. The
cars will run with frequency and at trifiing
expense. They are simply going TO ami
hilate distance and to make the man who
lives in the country to all intents and pur-
poses All inhabitant of the near. st city. 1t
Is easr, to see what an important effect this
will have upon the problems of great mu-
inequalities.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-02
encouragement.

Strawber-Old man, I'm going to take
the fatal step tonight. propose to Miss
Quillcutter.
Singerly--Are you going to do it in
that necktie:
Strawber-Why, yes, of course.
Singerly-Then if she says yes, old fel-
low, You may be sure it is a case of true
love.-Clothier and Furnisher.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-02

The inquest of tie elements so that
they may be made to serve mankind is
manifestiy TO be continued in the next CEN
tury. That has been the distinguishing
feature Of the Nineteenth century. How
far men will subdue the forces of nature
and compel service from them within the
next hundred years is as inconceiyable as
ii would have been for the men who fought
the battles OF the Revolution to understand
how it could be possible 10 o%uhan-e intel
ligeEce with Europe on the instant. or to
chat Understandings with 4 friend 1000
miles away.
The Destiny Of The Jw,atietl century is
plainly Tor the hi-ltcr and more majestic
development Ter mans joy aad comfort Of
the secret, unseen powers that control TIE
movements OF the ,artn. and which, low
operating by what &r9 called n~attl.'s laws,
cause the fields to blossom thc trees to bud
and leaf. the s,prms 10 come. the rain to
fall. and de all these thinGs. which we do
not esteem marvellous because we are used
to them, but which nevertheless give to the
earth its life.
1t Is to be the province Of journalism to
report these mighty works Of man. perhaps
to stimulate them. aid when 100 years
have passed the newspapers will have made
the world, ii not kin. at least neighbors.
1t Is quite within the bounds OF possibil.
ity that by the year 1898 the mechanical
work of publishing newspapers may be
done entirely by electricity. and the dis
tributing Of the printed papers may he
accomplished with such celebrity as to vast
ly extend the legitimate field Of any given
journal.
1t is quite possible that by the agency Of
forces just beginning IL he understood the
reporter and editor will no longer he COM
PEELED to write, but that the spoken word
may appear imprisoned in cold type.
IN one respect the newspaper of 1896 will
differ but little from that of today. 1t NAV
report news with greater accuracy Of state
ment and have the world and its doings
more completely subject to instantaneous
report, but the newspaper of 1893 must be
as is that of today, nothing but the story of
human achievement, and the story of hui
man nature, and of the happenings OF earth.
The object of the business of journalism
cannot change. but the methods of the
business and its future development are
likely to share the benefits which are To
come from the mighty struggle of man
with the elements to subdue them to his
use. +. j. EDWARDS.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-02
THAT PORTENTOIS II.
If All Goes Well the World Will
Be Better in 1903.
A FORECAST By HENRY GEORGE.

lie Expects a Wonderful Development OF
Civilization in the Twentieth Century.
Annie Ecsant Says Social Reform or Rev
olution Is Inevitable-The Future of
Electricity.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-08-09
COMBINATION FOR ENsILAGE.

Professor j. w. Robertson of
Canada has been experimenting in the
matter of balanced rations for ensilage
and gives his conclusions in Hoard's
Dairyman. He finds that Indian corn
is an incomplete cattle food because
its carbohydrates or heat producing
parts are largely in excess of its al
buminoids or flesh producing parts.
His object was to grow something in
connection with corn which would
have an access of albuminoids and for
this he selected the horse bean which
is extensively grown in England for
animal food. The average yield of
green fodder from the horse bean in
Canada il six tons, and chemical
analysis gave $40 pounds of albu-
minoids and ninety-four pounds of
fat per acre. But this combination
did not fully satisfy the professor
because there would now be defici.
ency of fat. This he supplied with
the sunhower, which was raised in
rows three feet apart, plants twelve
inches apart in the row. The yield
was ut the rate of seven and one half
tons of sunhower heads per acre, and
the analysis showed 352 pounds of
albuminoids and 729 pounds of fat per
acre. The combination for the feeding
of cattle may be prepared us follows
Half bushel of horse beans are
mixed with one-third of bushel of
Indian corn, and are sown or planted
on one acre in rows three aud one
half feet apart. The method of cult
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-08-09

he goes at night, pit is dug, twelve
or fifteen feet square, sixteen or eigh-
teen feet deep, and sloping so that the
bottom will measure about eighteen
feet square. This pit is dug during
the daytime when the tiger is asleep,
and every particle of that dirt is care
fully carried away by hand. The
tigers sense of smell is very acute, and
not the smallest quantity of fresh dirt
must be found near the pit, which is
covered with branches and leaves.
Over this tripod is erected from which
is suspended live goat At night,
when the tiger comes forth and nears
this spot, he sneaks up TO GER
tain distance and then, as is his fash
ion, springs upon his prey. He falls
into the pit, from which he makes the
most frantic but unsuccessful efforts to
escape, In few days his strength
is exhausted
In the meantime the natives have
built a bamboo cage which is let down
over him, aud afterward big pieces of
rattan are gradually worked under him
to make the captivity complete. BY
the time this last operation is per-
formed the tiger is nearly dead from
exhaustion, covered with blood, foam,
dirt and altogether very miserable. An
immense tiger, which sold and which
is at present with a large travelling
show, captured last June, is man
eater. Three months before his capture
he had eaten woman and child, and
on this account we received 500 bounty
from the Government where we caught
him. Leopards are captured in the
same way as tigers New York Press.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-08-09

the arms just above the elbows and
draws them gently and steadily upward
above the head, where they are kept
for two seconds. The chest being thus
expanded air rushes into the lungs.
Then the subjects arms are turned
down and pressed for two seconds
against the sides of the chest. By this
means air is pressed out of the lungs,
and by repeating the process about
fifteen times in minute natural
breathing may return. Immediately it
does so heat and stimulants are to be
applied in the way already specified.
New York World.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-08-09
CARRIAGE HORSES IN DEMAND.

Do farmers and horsemnn know that
there is demand for fine, we'll
matched, carriage horses that is not Mt
all equaled by the supply, asks j. w.
Darrow in the New York Independent.
If they know it, they do not appreciate
it and profit by it to the extent they
might. The gentlemen who want this
style of horses are men who are able
to buy and pay for all they get, and
round prices do not deter them.
Answer for them this question "Where
can get pnir of sound, well-matched
carriage horses of sixteen hands or
over?" and you will have no trouble in
selling them Mt your own price.
One drawback to the breeding of
such horses is the trotting" craze.
Nearly all breeding has been in the
trotting line. What has been searched
for with great persistency is the "re-
cord breaker" and in the hands of
the professional breeder, the "record
breaker" has been produced. But
there is nothing in such breeding for
the ordinary farmer. He cannot hope
to compete with the professional, but
he can get most excellent returns from
breeding the road and carriage horse.
The wise man is he who tries to supply
an existing demand, not n possible or
illusory one; and the existing demand
for horsehesh is now in the line above
indicated. Moreover, the farmer can
do this without interfering in the least
with his ordinary farm duties, and
the returns from good colt sold now
and then will very materially help him
to solve the problem of making the
farm pay.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-08-09

were ever in any big battle. want no
man to go into the battle that feels timid
abou, IL Step to the front all who want to
Not one of us owed. think II wouldn't
have been good for his health il anyone
had.
Drivers and cannoneers mount was
the order, and OFF to the battlefield We went
at full gallop.
The firing Of the infantry greeted our ears
on the road We went in battery on the
left Of the battlefield and were engaged more
or less during the day. We belonged to
Gen. Dixon :. Miless Division, of Harper's
Ferry fame.
About D. M. the battery commander re-
ceived orders 10 lumber up and fall TO the
rear, which order was obeyed; but we did
not go very far, only on the outskirts OF the
woods. when Lieut.. Greene commanded
Halt" saying, Here stay or die. Men
will you stand by me!' Yes, yes, re-
piled the battery men, and with cheers we
unlmber d and loaded the six pieces with
spherical caseshot
An Aid of Gen. Miles's rode up and said:
Lieut.. Greene, Gen. Miles orders you to
Timber up your battery and move to the
rear; which order lie disobeyed saving TO
the Aid; "Who in - are your Get out of
herev
The 18th n. Y, commanded by Col. Jack.
son, supported us and Lieut.. Greene asked
Col. Jackson: "Will you stay and support
my battery
III will. instruct me what to do as you
are West Pointer, and will carry out
your instructions"
After the infantry were in proper position
We awaited developments. We hadn't very
long TO wait until the Black Horse Cavalry
came out in full charge after the retreating
troops. Now. men, steady until give the
command to fire." said Greene. "Firel'
came the order and they received the full
benefit of the whole charge. and horses and
riders tumbled down aud that was the last
we saw of that famous cavalry.
| say with pride. "a every member OF the
battery did, that we saved part OF the army
from destruction, thanks to Lieut.. Greenes
courage aud bravery.
After dark we fell back to Fairfax Court
house, where We staid till morning then
falling back to our Old camp. After few
day, Lieut.. Greene was called to Washing
ton If | am not mistaken, before court OF
inquiry, where he was honorably acquitted
and brevetted Captain for gallant service in
said battle. A few weeks after we lost our
brave commander, he being promoted on
some stall duty We all felt sorry for the
loss.-MARTIN SCHAcur, in National Tri.
bune"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-08-09
A HORN KILLER.

The bureau of animal industry OF
the United States Department of
Agriculture has recommended mix
ture for preventing the growth of
horns upon calves. The mixture is
prepared by taking fifty parts OF
caustic soda, twenty-five parts of kero-
sene oil and twenty-five parts of water.
An emulsion is mnde of the kerosene
oil and soda by heating and vigorously
stirring, and this il then dissolved in
water. The mixture should then be
placed in IA bottle with solid rubber
cork. In applying, the following
directions should be observed First,
the calf should not be over three weeks
old, from five to twenty days being
the proper age. A horn will some
times be killed on calves that are even
four to six weeks old, but it cannot be
depended upon with certainty.
Secondly, with pair of scissors clip
the hair around the embryo horn so
as to expose a spot about the size of
nickel. While an assistant holds the
calf securely, drop two or three drops
of the mixture upon the horn, and
with the end of the rubber cork rub
it in thoroughly over the bare spot.
Apply the fluid first to one horn and
then to the other, until each horn has
been gone over three or four times.
The rubbing should be continued until
the caustic has softened and removed
the hair and surface skin Immediately
around the horn. Third, care should
be taken that the fluid does not spread
over too large n surface and rnn down
the sides of the face. To insure sue
cess, the mixture must be carefully
and thoroughly applied. If used care
lessly the embryo horn may not only
be not killed, but the face of the calf
may he disfgured by allowing the
| fluid TO spread and run down over the
skim Nebraska Farmer.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-08-09

This is very simple and it restores con-
fdence TO the rescued. The second
and third methods are more complex
and illustrate the means of bringing
in persons who are struggling. In
these movements the subject is carried
either by the elbows or under the
arms. The fourth method is very
pretty, and is used when the i'm
perilled swimmer is tired out or in.
iured. Here the rescuer swims with
the breast stroke, and the subject,
lying ON his back, is made to rest his
hands on the others shoulders. In
this way person may be carried with
ont fatigue for considerable dis
tance.
After the rescue drill the class goes
through the various methods of resus.
citation. This is subject concerning
which the profound ignorance of the
public is only equalled by it's cheerful
nnd reckless assumption that IL knows
all about it, The society indorses
wnat is known ~ the Sylvester method,
which is briefly as follows:
Inc HiOIilcu, tnt IWtient IN brouSnt
to dry land all tight clothing is re-
moved. The neck and chest are ex-
posed. The face is turned downward
with one Of his arms between forehead
and ground. Water thereby escapes
from the mouth, and the tongue falling
forward leaves the windpipe free.
The mouth is cleansed and wiped. II
satisfactory breathing commences the
circulation of the blood is assisted by
firmly rubbing the limbs upward, and
if possible the body is restored to heat
by means of warm flannel, bottles of
hot water and heated bricks applied to-
the soles of the feet, the thighs, the pit
of the stomach and the armpits. On
the restoration of life wine or brandy
may be administered.
But if the breathing is slight or alb.
sent, different measures must be tried.
The patient is placed on fiat surface.
face upward, the shoulders being sup
ported by cushion or any article of
dress Mt hand. The patients tongue
is drawn forward and fixed by passing
an elastic band or piece of string over
the tongue and under the chin. An
operator at the patients head grasps
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-08-09
FOR Farm AND GARDEN.
CULTURE OF ONIONS.


This crop is grown either by seed or
by sets, which are small onions of the
previous year. If the seed is sown il
is dropped in rows nine inches apart
and 30 that the onions may be three
inches apart in the rows. This takes
twenty-four pounds of seed to an acre
The land should be rich and as fine
"as an onion bed," which il as fine as
it can he made. IL is absolutely
necessary to keep out all weeds, and
some hand wedding is always found
necessary to make full crop of 800
bushels per acre. There is no other
crop that insists 80 positively on clean
culture and rich, mellow soil. But
at the same time no other pays better
Tor it.-Ncw York Times.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-08-09
THE TEST FOR SEX.

An egg containing n live duck or
chicken, upon being placed in dish
of tepid water, will Immediately go
bobbing and kicking eccentrically
about II is confidently asserted,
by some reliable poulterers, that if
the air cell il situated on the side the
sex is assuredly feminine, and il on
the end the opposite. You can test
this for yourself. A chickens flesh
should be yellow, a duckling, on the
contrary, should be white. For this
reason it must not have green food but
once day when fattening. Never
go among n flock of ducks without a
light at night; if you do you will
frighten them and the effects of il will
be noticed for many days after
Hang up lantern and let it burn
during the night that they may see
about them and remain quiet it is
very important when keeping large
hocks of ducks TO remember this. -
New York Independent
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-08-09

ciety was held early in March of this
year at st. James's Hall, in London.
The Duke of York was elected Honor
ary President, and young Lord Ampt-
hill, who made remarkable record at
Oxford as an oarsman and swimmer,
was unanimously elected Acting Presi.
dent. The Duke of Teck was made
Vice President, while Messrs. William
and Archibald Sinclair were continued
in Office as Secretaries of the society,
the positions which they have held from
the beginning. Their rooms, which are
also the headquarters of the society,
are at No. Clarendon square, London
N. w.
The aim of the society is, in brief,
60 promote and extend among the pub
lie at large technical knowledge of
the methods of life-saving, and of re-
suscitating the apparently drowned.
With this object in view, they have
formed classes of instruction through
out the country, and arranged for
public lectures and demonstration of
the drill. They are also doing their
best to stimulate public opinion in fa-
vor of the general adoption of swim
ming, floating, diving and life-saving
drill as branch of instruction in
schools and colleges.
The demonstrations which they are
giving are full of interest, as will be
seen from the accompanying pictures,
taken at o recent exhibition in Lon
don.
The squads or classes are first in.
structed on dry land and then the
movements are carried out in the water.
This double instruction is necessary,
because it is easier to explain the exact
reason for every movement while stand.
ing firmly on land. The subsequent
object lesson in the water is rendered
luminous by the preliminary explana
tions.
The rescue drill comes first in order.
The initial method shows how to deal
with person who is lying quiet or dis
abled. He is turned on his back and
the h2nds Of the rescuer are placed over
the ears at the back of the head, the
mouth being kept clear Of the water.