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and lower ones containing eight stars and
the remaining four having seven stars, as
Is shown In the diagram.

and lower ones containing eight stars and
the remaining four having seven stars as
Is shown in the diagram.
THE REVENUE FLAG.
Uncle Sans revenue flag always excltes
Inquiries from those who see it for the first
time. 1t Is comparatively of small size,
and Is made up of sixteen alternative red
and white stripes vertically ranged and
white union with the national eagle and
stars 10 dark blue. The extra stripes are
representative Of Vermont, Kentucky and
Tennessee, the last State having been add
ed in 1856, or three years before the reve-
nue. ensign was adopted. To Oliver VOL
colt, secretary of the treasury under John
Adams, is usually given the credit OF de-
vising the revenue flag.
THE PRESIDENTS FLAG
consists Of the national arms on blue
field, That of the secretary of the navy is
handsome, appropriate aud unique, as it Is
composed Of four large white stars and a
white foul anchor on a navy blue field 1t
Is plainly disCerui5le at distance. The
flags of an admiral and yice-admiral are
blue fields with four and three large white
stars, respectively.
rear-admiral flies a blue field with two
white stars, though there are also rear
sdmirals' flags with red and white fields,
the stars in the white field being blue
Commodores sport broad pennants with
single stars, the fields being blue, white
and red, and the stars white except the
one on a white field which Is blue. Dn oc-
casions requiring an indication Of SEN
iority small blue triangle is shown.
TIE FLAd or THE LIGHT HOUSE .KRytCE
is long, white triangle, with a red bor-
der and a blue lighthouse on the white
field. The American yacht flag, adopted
Aug. !, lo43, is like the national ensign,
with the substitution of foul anchor in
circle Of thirteen stars for the forty-four
stars OF the national one The church pen
nant Of The United States navy is a very
narrow white triangle bearing a stocky
blue Greek cross. Quarantine stations
float plain yellow field.
IN THE ARMY
there are fewer variations OF the flag but
more ornamentation aud more inscriptions
and figures. The garrison Tag IS 3Gx4y
feet, the storm dag 20xlO, and the recruit
ing, feet inches by feet I inches.
Each regiment has two sets Of colotS, the
national and the regimental The latter
is Of the distinctive color OF the branch Of
the service to which the regiment belongs,
the artillery having yellow, the Infantry
blue and the cavalry red
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Chased by a Ball of Fire.

During a thunderstorm lightning en-
tered a second story window of the res
idence of Harry Powell of York, Pa.
Mrs. Powell had just closed window
and started across the room, when q ball
Of fire flew through another window that
had been left open. 1t struck the fioor
within two feet of the lady, then bounded
up and exploded. filling the room with
smoke. Mr.. Powell. who was lying in
the adjoining room and was looking at
his wife at the time, saw her enveloped
In smoke and apparent fame. Fortu-
nately, however, Mrs. Powell escaped in
jury. After the ball of fire struck the
floor. ripping up the carpet, the bolt en-
tered the chimney at the upper corner
Of the register, knocking hole through
the hue.-Cor. Baltimore American.
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Water below but near the surface is
destroying element, and the whole
theory and practice are to get it out and
keep it out. There is no division Of
opinion on this point. The division
comes on the cheapest and most practical
way OF doing this. A dirt road. under
cover, would doubtless give satisfaction
to light travel, and it would probably
retain its shape for a long time if sprin-
kled just enough to prevent dust form
ing and not enough to make mud
Good Roads
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Talking Too Loud.

Bingo-Bobbie. there's mischief in
your eye What piece of cruelty hays
you devised for this evening?
Robbie-i don't want to tell
Bingo tfrInlyt-Ont with it or I'll wal
lop you.
Bobbie-W We've got two cats out in the
barn, and we're going to tie rockets to
their tails.
Bingo-Keep still or your mother may
hear you.
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The highest domestic ambition should
aim at eliciting from the children of a
family all the more perfect qualities and
characteristics which the Creator has
implanted in their nature-and this is
an aim which cannot possibly be con-
sistent with that other aim Of turning
them into mere obedient subordinates of
a parental will. Discipline implies ready
obedience TO orders of which the reason
is not understood but it should always
rest on the belief that these orders will
be given for sufficient reasons, and not
for the mere satisfaction of those who
give them in seeing them implicitly
obeyed. The first lesson a superior
either in a family or school or an army
or a state-has to learn is that there is
no such thing as property in the charac-
ter of human being; that when the in
dividuality of a character has to be sup
pressed-and of course the organization
Of society requires that it must often be
suppressed-it is suppree j either for
its own good or for the good Of others to
whom consideration is due, and that be-
yond the limits of these obligations in-
dividuality. far from being hindrance
and annoyance TO be got rid of as COM
pletely as possible, is distinct gain to
the universe.
The wish of some parents to WELD as
much power over the wills and charac-
tiers of their children as they do over the
motions of the horses they ride or drive
is not only foolish but an evil wish.
To get excellent instruments on which
they can perform as they would perform
on piano. always eliciting exactly the
particular vibration that they desire and
expect, is clearly not the true object of
family life. On the contrary. character,
far from being an instrument to be per-
formed upon by others, should always
be new source of life and originality,
which no one should be able to govern
despotically from outside, and which.
even from inside, is in great degree q
mystery and marvel to him who has
most power over it.-London Spectator,
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The Interior Of the ,Iormon remD,..

The interior Of the Mormon temple
has an air of mystery about it. Up to
late none but the faithful have been ad-
mitted to its sacred precincts, and none
If the inquisitive Gentle reporters are
allowed to enter. As matter Of fact,
there are portions Of the interior which
are as sacred as was THE Holy Of Holes
in the days Of the temple constructed
by the wise son of David.-C. N. jackson
in Harper's Weekly.
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When you buy sheet of postage
stamps, do not tear off the blank edge.
Instead leave it attached, and when YOU
tnclose stamps in letter turn back a
part of the blank paper, moisten it and
stick it to the head of your letter. This
act VIII call down blessings upon your
head from the editor who is accustomed
to receive his stamps loose and futter-
ing, or, what is worse, irrevocably stuck
to the letter.-Writer.
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Wedding Invitations.

Wedding invitations are always en-
graved on note paper. All figures, in
cluding dates, are written out in full,
except the number of the house. There
are no abbreviations. An invitation
should never give the effect Of being in a
hurry. A matter Of social function to
be done elegantly must be done leisurely.
philadelphia Times.
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Experiments IN tomato growing con
Quoted at the New York Cornell station
have been reported upon. The nature OF
the experiments and their main results
may be briefly indicated as follows: M
Nitrate Of soda applied once early in the
season gave better results than divided
applications continued until late in the
season; (2) nitrate Of soda alone gave the
largest yield before frost and the largest
total crop on fairly good soil; (3) the re-
lalon of variety to fertilizing is not
clearly indicated by the experiments thus
far made; a. early setting May 81 was
better than late setting; (5) seeds for the
main crop should be sown in March I'M
der glass; (6) transplanting should DO
done at least twice; % pot grown plants
did better than fiat grown plants; (s) the
results Of comparisons of seedlings and
cuttings were conflicting; (9) there was
no gain from using seeds from early
fruits; Q0) seeds from mature fruit gave
earlier and better yields than those from
an immature fruit; QD "leggy" plants
when layered at planting gave relatively
large yields; Q2) shearing off the tops Of
plants did not materially affect the yield;
N3) hilling did not give favorable results;
tl4) the results from trimming during
three years We're indecisive; Q5) single
stem training increased yield and earli-
ness; Q6) fruit rot apparently was not in
fuer ced by method Of culture or variety;
QO southern blight has appeared in New
York; QS) of the new varieties tested in
1892 none proved better than some older
yarietias
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&~a7:'Sa
APPLYING KEROSENE FOR INSECTS.

Professor Gofi's Method rs Described In q
Report From an Experiment station.
Kerosene emulsion, when properly made
and applied, has proved valuable in
secticide for II class of insects not readily
destroyed by other means. The making
Of the emulsion is, however, accomplish
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ton, Idaho and Wyoming has brought the
list up to the last mentioned number. The
shape of the union has been changed from
square to rectangle, and the stars are
arranged in six straight lines, the upper
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-07-06

the lowermosI also. Seven stripes are
red and six are white. The first and the
thirteenth stripes, both red. represent New
Hampshire and Georgia. Georgias stripe.
however, is considerably longer than New
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Mamma says TO let me have a
punch of frecrackers
Storekeeper-Yes. my little man. Does
she want them charged?
Willie-Well. If they amt you'll hear
from me.
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"oLD GLORY"
STORY OF THE ORIGIN OF THE
STARS AND STRIPES.

ITS NATAL DAY NOW CELEBRATED ANNUAL
Lf- VARIOUS GOVERNMENT FLAGS
THEIR SIGNIFICANCE
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he used one Of thirteen alternate red and
white stripes, with the red and white
OF ST. George and st. Andrew
charged on blue "canton" or square in
thu. uppnr and inner corner
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-30
Too Much Tor Him.

He entered the room hurriedly.
The young woman standing by the
open fire greeted him with a smile.
He strobe up to her in ~frenzied haste.
She was frightened, for he had new
acted so before.
The smile faded from her face and she
grew pale.
"Hist.' he said between his shut teeth,
What is it, DEAR she asked tremu.
lousy.
He glanced over his shoulder fur.
lively; he peered into the corners Of the
great drawing room like a hunted animal.
Are We alone:' he whispered hoarse-
ly.
Then it was the woman's character / n
that fair young girl grew to its full ma.
turity in an instant.
All her life she had lived in Boston.
yet no crucial test had ever come to her
as this had done.
NO, dear, We are not" she answered
simply, yet firmly.
The yonng man started ~nervously and
gazed about him:
He was from Chicago and had been in
many hairhreadth escapes.
Who's here:' he questioned.
You are" she replied.
Il know; l Know" he said inpatient
ly. But who else::"
i am" she whispered low.
NO one else":
mo one"
He laughed harshly.
why do you mock meg:' he asked.
I'VE are alone"
I'VE are not" she insisted. ..Oh.
George" and ker voice took on a tender,
pleading tone, cant you see we are not
alone?"
He looked ut her bewildered.
mo, l cannot he said.
The girl led him ont into the light.
George she asked slowly, ARE YOU
here alone.:''
NO he replied. YOU are with me-"
Am here alonesf
No, l am with you."
Then, George she exclaimed tri.
umpfantly, '.how is it possible when
OF us is alone that both OF us are
l. not the integer the same as its
fractional parts: Is the mn of two pigs
and W pigs four beanss' and in the
swirl of this Bostonian logic George for
got why he had SO hurriedly entered the
room.-Detroit Free Press.
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JUST RETRiEuI!oM.
How "a Fat Man was Constituted The I'm
willing Agent II AxeaEiE@ Providence.


How "a Fat Man Was Constituted the Tn
"lI'iNS e@"'
llete are some lA~tioso]HaeFs WIG
cling 70 the pellst ina th@4e + 70 ~
ture OF rewards "Aa "1'lshAls ans.
but That we &e1aut JUST @W~7 rs
go along, S-'F - et, Ing ,-.iN
seems 10 be SOM -. tat 1d~sln''~A-"4
for tins aoetIlie. Tor instance, Il
halpene'l iA@t 3 "a& - ''3 a3 y
lady coming Up On Il& % aNe--s.
elevated MonoioD@zs' I'VE ss's'7,
ray II hapl' +"t 4 '@5tS i"isiS
'oe7 aacu = tiilS. me 60 -
cIo"ae''' every go oplils 8'i'.fat"'
ihelut'lhs Tue 80 o[etLt~" = '--'
i~,ai'itui'f f~'IilI'-e = rs
SEVERN S~A,iS-- N.'ai9 - :"
toiS1hE 4o0h ~ - - ''ls' = =
Siilali' Aia:'is - - -
poiiteis 800" tho L.. - .
strap. i'vsfS -
taes oia MOI e%l'os' nv" ~ =
u ihou'h. seii.1"s -.
tna' sciiooi u l4'tIcA
: ia'e just etol -
tuey were waiting y 'no
1--WE yus'ice 70 .onio ",o !.
possibly woii'.riinS WAT o
Mouiu .aAs. ny ,,,,ah
wal. very toiis' iol q IL -,
ol Tue car a. .iie. onn ~ ann
stfee. sen. man a.
pouiios pump nv
n,uo VI ,ne al.i".;"c
ina1 .nol, S".o ~
CREAM anu ~, vas
nolousuls nas'
Juiipeu W ~ ice. 40
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A man Just from New Orleans saws
there is one popularity about that city
which Is talked about. 1t is" he
said. "a city o. rats. New Orleans is be-
low the river bed and it is at all times
low and damp. The city is not clean,
and large wharf rats multiply in the
business portion ofthe city in great num-
bers, and the pests swarm about in
droves. The people of New Orleans CON
tend that the rats are good scavengers
and help to lid the city Of refuse matter.
l don't think there is a city in the world,
not even New York OF. Paris, that has as
many rats to the square mile as New Or
leans. Atlanta Journal.
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=. q
Carving the GolOra In Hattie,

At Gaines Mill, where Gregg's First
South Carolina regiment bore the brunt
of an assault upon a certain strong posi-.
ton while moving forward at a run,
young James Taylor, a lad of 16, was
carrying the flag and was killed after
being shot down three times. twice ris-
ing and struggling onward with the col
ors. The third time he fell the flag was
seized by George Cotchett. and when he
in turn fell by Shubrick Hayne. Hayne
also was struck down almost immedi-
ately, and a fourth lad-for none of these
men was over 90 years old-grasped the
colors and fell mortally wounded across
the body of his friend.
The fifth, Gadsden Holmes, was pierced
with no less than seven balls. The sixth
man, Dominick spellman. more fortu-
nate, but not less brave, bore the flag
throughout the rest of the battle.-Cos-
mopolitan.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-30

The man whom | thoroughly and pos
1tively hate. and against whom as a type
| would warn Young women. as the
board of health officers warn the public
against infection with "A scarlet fever
card. Is the domestic tyrant, the man
who is a bully in his own family, the
man who Is d hero at home and a coward
among bigger men than he. When he
was a boy, he loved TO torture kittens,
trap rabbits and tease birds by breaking
up their nests and cracking their eggs.
But ayearling calf or a sitting hen would
always make him run. Now he is a man,
he swears at his wife and nags her lie
away. He sends the cold chllls down
the children's spines whenever his steps
draw nigh and is as polnpous and big
feeling among the women folks and the
helpless boys and girls as a fussy old
turkey gobbler with his hens.
Fun can no more thrive where he is
thaiI pansies can live in coal gas. He is
civil to the black man who gives him his
dinner, to the b~oy-rrovided he is full
sized-who blac,ss his boots and to who
is richer and stronger than he. but
politeness for his wife was laid away
with his wedding garments, and he curses
MS daughters and lis sons for every
,r1filng misdemeaaor i'll a WY thai would
q newsboy TO thrash him if he
poke to the lad with equal insolenee.-
,hicago Herald.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-30
The London Coffee House In 100.


AT the coffee house the news was dis
cussed, rninors were invented, scandal
aired and designations made. Letters
We're received and kept for known cus-
toners. Swift used to find his letters
from Stella i'll tie frame Of the glass be.
hind the bar of the st. James coffee
house. Harley. afterward Earl of Ok
ford, saw one If stella's letters one day
IN that conspicuous position and asked
Swift how long he had learned the trick
OF writing to himself. Stella wrote a hand
very closely resembling Swift's own,
The floor of a coffee room was divided
into boxes similar TO those that still lin,
ger Ii a few tayerrs and hostelries that
preserve a favor Of times gone by. Be-
hind a ba. sat enshrined the idols" as
a correspondent of The Spectator terms
the barmaids, whose manner and Gus
toms. especially their fondness for firta-
ton and bar worship-the chief griey-
ance with this correspondent. who was
probably either cd or ~ugly-have their
connterparts at the present day beneath
more pretentIous roofs. Tom Brown de-
scribes the 'idoia' as IA charming philIis
or two. who invite you by their aInorous
chances into their smoky territories"
The crusty Spectator complained that
great difficulty III getting served was ex-
perieneed by those who did not respond
to thea morous glances or who wished to
pass their time otherwise han in ogling
and worshiping the charming Phillises at
the bar.-Temple Bar.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-30

snare the collector came across "G.ee
shares which We're for sale in a lump.
He could not get one alone, consequently
he bought the three for a rrifie over %I5.-
600. Il was led into making collections
of bank stocks said this gentleman the
other day. because | could not think of
anything else to collect. Among my
friends We're collectors Of pictures,
bronzes. marbles. Dric-a-hrac. flowers,
books, postage stamps, coins, musical
Instruments, glassware and almost ev-
ervthing else. wanted To collect some
thing that would he out of the ordinary
and at the same time he of permanent
value. Therefore | settled on bank
shares."-New York Times.
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a single glance sufficed to betrav the
errand of the w men with stubby
boards and masks who effected an en-
trance through the cellar window.
They were burglars.
While their bearing was not obtrusive
there was that about them which be-
tokened a lack of culture and refine
ment.
Despite their co~nsiderateness in re-
moving their shoes upon entering the
house it was obvious hat their moral
instincts had been blunted.
Hist"
The burglar with the dark lantern
spoke convincingly, as one old in the
business.
They were standing in the drawing
now.
They were enthralled with the low.
swee: sound Of wonan's voice.
oh. you can't
1t was . gentle, flowing tone, like the
murmur of a purling brook.
-guess where l put the money,
dearest. TIE. he. he
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-30
Position of Wood a.d 1t, Durability,

The probleIl has troubled many why
two pieces of wood, sawed from tine same
section of j. tree, should possess very.
varied characteristics when used in diff
ferent positions. For example. a gate
post will be found to decay much faster
if the butt erd Of the tree is uppermost
than would be the case if the top weca
placed in this position. The reason is
that the moisture of the atmosphere will
permeate the pores of the wood much
o rapidly the way the tree grew than
it would if in the opposite direction.
Microscopical examination proves that
the pores invite the ascent of moisture,
while they repel its descent. Take the
familiar case of a wooden bucket. Man,
may have noticed that some of the slaves
appear to be entirely saturated. while
Others are apparently quite dry. This
arises from the same cause.-the dry
stav are in the position in which the
tree grew, while the saturated ones are
reversed.-London Tit-Bits.
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Valuable, Collection.

: The collection mania has it victims
among all classes Of people, from the
poorest to the richest, ard very often
queer traits of character are shown by
the collections made. A successful Wall
street broker has a collection that is
unique, valuable and income producing.
Blessed with abundant means, he has for
the past five years been able to crafty
his within for the collection of bank
stocks. His ambition is to have the larg-
est collection of certificates of bank stocks
in the world. His plan is to buy Just
one share of stock in each national bank.
Recently he found that every national
bank in New York city except one was
represented in his collection. The ex-
ception was the Chemical, the 800 shares
of which sell for something over 5000
each.
After trying for a long while to find
some one who would sell him . single
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The doctors Agree
AN Ex-cONviCT'S STORY.
Pitifui Paint uf II ,ian WHO Has Served . |
Term Tor Forgery.

fotlTui }iitiit ~ II man VI so las served .
Term Tor Forgery.
NO. I5.isl" tells a pitialle story of his
difficulties iii attempting to obtain a liv-
ing honestly after undergoing a term of
imprisonment. He was sentenced 81
years ago totwo years imprisonment for
forgery. Previously he had been pos
sessed of considerable means. had been
brought up in luxury. but exhausti,g his
fortune had committed forgery to obtain
more money. During his imprisonment
he came into contact with many young
fellows who had committed similar
crimes, and who had not the slightest idea
Il. to how they were to gaina living when
they got out. When he was released, he
had a few pounds, and when this was
gone he applied to the Discharged Prison
ers' Aid society.
He says: Il was told | could come
into the house land so mix with some of
the greatest of criminals, for which !
should have II chop wood or do tailor
ing, etc. hut this | objected to do. 50
was given a note to take to a trades,nan
in a certain district of London, who Of
fered me a situation as traveller on com
mission {only) for the sale of cart grease,
which | politely declined. 1t matters
not what position a man held in life pre-
vious to his getting into trouble, on re-
lease this society offers the same means
of obtaining an honest livelihood to
every one-that is, chopping and making
up bundles of firewood. working in the
tailors' shops. taking on a rilk round
with a hand truck. travelling on commits
sion for some article which the public in
30 cases ont Of 100 refuse to look at.
much less to purchase.
IT is now !naearly Is months since l
was released, during which time | have
been living out a wretched existence,
sometimes going days without food and
walking the streets at night. and ONE
times | am able to carr a few shillings
by addressing postal wrappers. l eau
assure you. sir. that i the anthori ies
would allow NE inside the fti5ou with
out committing another crime) l would
return today. 1t will ultimately come
to my going back or suicide. London
News.