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The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-09-28
Ta ear Of DiOnysius.''

Acunningly constructed prison cavern,
consisting Of a large chamber connected
with one of smaller dimensions. situated
neal Syracuse, Italy, has gone into leg
endary history with the title OF the
Ear of Dionysius." The smaller cham
Der was unknown to the prisoners kept
in this underground dungeon, and the
tyrant by whose name it is known had
ahabit Of secreting himself there - listen
70 the conversation Of the ~convicts. who
were mostly political offenders. An in
genious device constructed at the small.
q end Of the larger chamber transmitted
the sounds through the partition, thus
enabling the suspicious ruler TO hear even
the whispered conversations of his ''sus'
pects."-St. Louis Republic.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-09-28
Robert Louis ~steyeuson's Story Writing.

Robert Louis stevenson's Story Writing.
Mr.. r. L. Stevenson says that he be-
gins work every morning at 8 o'clock
and sometimes keeps at it all day in spite
OF an impression that three hours Of
writing is enough. 81 am a labcrious
writer" he AYERS, thereby encouraging
the worthy band whose motto is Labor
Omnia vincit' and who have faith that
nothing is beyond the reach of hard work.
But straightway he dashes their hopes
when he says, Il inherit a taste for story
telling from my father, who used to tell a
story every night before he went to bed"
Is not that a most unfair advantage for
q romancer to take Of his contemporaries.
to burst upon the current story market
with the prodigious endowment Of de-
scent from q Scotchman who out OF mere
love Of yarning was used to tell q story
every night7 Frankly it seems q worse
blow to ordinary competitive endeavor
than for an Astor to take up b bust
ness of publishing magazines .-Harper's
Weekly.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-09-28

The philosopher echopenhauer says
that a mans intellect may be measured
by his endurance of noise. He add that
he never knew a man with a barking dog
in his back yard who was not a tool.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-09-28
In the Street Car.

Fogg-No. v give my seat to a
lady unless she is advanced in years.
(To young lady who has been trying to
eye him u of his seat Would you like
my seat. madam?
Young Lady-Thanks! Prefer to stand!
But she looks mad enough to bite
Fogg's h ad oh.-Boston Transcript.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-09-28

Some years ago. said NJ. Bobby
Gaylor. western audiences 9cre ea
ceedingly fertile in tn. matter 81 inter
-uption~ Fanny l. tsi.. Bn~t',ilghaiif.
an old time favtf.1e. "stlae to t.rldviil
with '.Mazeppa 1t w,,> a 9ae norst
show in all the wurl! implies. but she
couldn't get her fiery steej up over tho
narrow gauge railroad. and Was obliged
TO substitute IL horse that iIii formerly
been employed in drawing Il milk
saigon. 4 miner happened to be loaf,
IN. nj the stable where the trade was
made. and went to the theater that
night provided with a tin horn.
In the scene where Mazeppa is dashed
to the horse. a long incline had been
built at the rear of the stage. and up
this the animal was to dash and dis
appear behind ON pasteboard rocks.
1t made the start all right, but at the
quarter post. SO to speak. the wretched
miner blew his horn and the faithful
beast. supposing there was milk to de-.
liver. stopped stock still. Miss Bucking.
ham was furious. and with Il few well d.
rected kicks succeeded in getting him
of again. only to be stopped by anothe'
blast. In that way they went up the
incline a step at a time. like Mary Queen
of Scots going to execution in melo
drama. The miner escaped. "-Atlanta
! Constitution.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1893-12-21
An Unknown ASSallant.

Lincoln Clark, brother of John Clark
foreman of The Northern Pacific work
teams used on this division, was seri-
ously injured Thursday, the indications
pointing towards foul play. Link" as
he is famillarly called, while attending
to the mules which are kept in
the sheds at the stock yards
was cut about the head and rendered
lnsensible for some time by blows which,
it is believed, were given with coupling
pin. Shortly after being seen to ap-
proach the stock yards he appeared 10
the car shops, near by, with his head
covered with blood and stated that the
mules had hurt him-"Had made a rush
at him." Beyond that he could give bat
few details, except that he was hurt
upon entering the shed. An inspection
of the scene of the supposed accident re-
vealed a coupling pin covered with
HAIR and blood, handkerchief
which did not belong to Clark
aud scoop shovel marked with
blood The side of the shed bore bloody
marks in different places as though, after
being hurt. there had been a struggle
Tho pocket book: which he carried in bis
inside vest pocket and which contained
sum of money, IS missing, though Mr.
Clark is still unaware of the fact, this
being kept from him until he gets stron.
ger. Seen this afternoon, he was resting
we'll though his head bears seven scalp
wounds. The heavy plush cap which he
wore prevented injury to the skull.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1893-12-21
pany's business, Mr.. Wells says, shows
excellent management in the past, &C.
counts and records are in good shape,
and an unusually large percentage Of
interest is paid.
Court Matters.

A stipulation has been made between
the attorneys whereby the case Of the
Russels, minor children, against Bald.
WIN Bros, will not be tried at the
January term OF the district court.
A civil case which promises to be
closely contested is that of Farley VS..
Gainsforth. The plaintiff sues for $4,000
damages, alleged to have been sustained
by him from the purchase of horse OF
the defendant. 1t is claimed that few
months after the purchase the animal
Was afflicted with the glanders, and that
the disease affected other horses owned
by Farley, making their destruction
necessary. Gainsforth is charged with
knowing the condition of the horse sold
to Farley, but will MAINTAIN vigorous
defense to this assertion. Judge Baldwin
will appear for the plaintiff, and E. NJ.
Sanford for defendant
The summoning Of a grand jury indi-
Gates that the principal business of the
coming term will relate to criminal cases,
though few civil actions are noted for
trial. The liquor cases, Of course, will
attract the most public interest.
Justice Farnsworth was called to pre-
side in Justice B!gelow's court yesterday,
with the case against Jas. A. Carter on
the docket, but a continuance was asked
for and granted, till the Goth, INST The
action relates to quantity Of hay,
claimed to have been stolen, but which
is denied by the defendant. Jesse Mil
holland is the complainant
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1893-12-21
Death of Mrs. M. w. Bush
Last Saturday, After a
Long illness.
Dividends Aggregating That
Sum May be Realized by
Bank DepoSitOrs.
A Change in Management Of
the Alliance Investment
Company.
From SATURDAYS Daily,

Shortly after four o'clock this morn.
ing. Mrs. Mary Winfield Bush, widow of
H. Il. Bush, passed quietly away. after an
acute illness of about three months OF
valvular disease of the heart. Three
children, out of family of seven,
survive to mourn her loss-Mre.
y. B. Walker of Grass Lake,
Mich: Mr.. II. T. Bush of Indianapolis,
Ind, and Mrs. S. T. Corwln of this city.
Word was received today that Mr.. Bush
would start Immediately for this city.
Mrs. Walker will not be able to attend
the fu.oral services, which will occur at
| 30 Tuesday afternoon, from the house
a service will be held afterwards at the
Methodist church, at , o'clock. Inter-
ment will be in Capital Hill cemetery.
Mrs. Bush was born in Starkey, Yates
county, New York, Nov. 10Th, 1919. In
1858 she removed to Michigan, remain
ing there until March 18th, 1880, when
jamestown was removed to-, where she
has resided since. Tie deceased was one
of the charter members of the Methodist
Episcopal church of this city, and in the
years 1881 and 1882 served in the capacity
of steward.
For weeks the deceased lay at
tie point Of death. Her absent son and
daughter were notified and were in at
tendance, leaving but about weeks ago.
She never fully recovered from the sho *
OF the death of her husband which
occurred during her serious illness of
pneumonia. She was thorough christ
Ian woman we'll beloved by a large
circle of acquaintances and friends who
sincerely mourn her loss. For
thirteen years she has been
intimately identified with the history of
the church here, having been member
and co-Worker from itsinception. Heart
felt sympathy is extended to the 5ereaved
ones.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1893-12-21
A Forty Per Cent Dividend.

Mr.. and Mrs. G. B. johnson will spend
a week at Sterling, ILL.,, returning after
Christmas. Their son is attending a
military academy IN Pennsylvania and
expects to be at home at that time also.
There werc several private business mat
ters left unattended to by Mr.. Johnson,
which be is a. lso compelled to attend to
soon.
The receiver states that the 18th
inst. is the last day on which persons
holding claims against the Lloyds bank
can make proof of them for payment. All
but about % claims have been proved up,
one OF them an amount of 500 held by
a woman, from whom nothing has been
heard since the receiver took charge.
Receiver Johnson is of the opinion that
those who fail to prove up to share IN
the first dividend will not be debarred
legally from proving claims and sharing
~ the second and subsequent dividends.
1t is estimated that with good crops and
fair prices enough Of the banks paper
can be collected to make total dividend
of about 10 per cent. This, however, is
with very favorable circumstances. Mr..
johnson is getting the work of the bank
we'll in hand and is getting personally
acquainted with the debtors and credi-
tors OF the institution who reside in the
city and county. The books of the bank
are in very complicated state, making
it impossible in many cases to follow
clearly the history of each transaction as
it occurred. Information from unex-
pected and unknown sources is often
necessary to throw light on deal. The
receivers legal practice comes in good
stead in his position, and the depositors
can be assured that their interests are
being impartially protected, and skill
fully so.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1893-12-21
No Consideration.

Another transaction was revealed Tues
day in the Lloyd bank affairs, of interest
to depositors. E. f. Cuddeback arrived
that morning from inghamptop, n. Y,
accompanied by his attorney, Judge f.
W. Downes of that city. Among the
assets of the bank is note of Mr.. Cud-
debacks for $500, given under circum-
stances which have not been made pub
lie, but which are detailed IN affidavit
which has been made for the information
Of the receiver. There is no consideration
claimed for the note, and it is said the
bank is not likely to be able to enforce
collection. Mr.. Cuddeback claims he
was working IN the meat market on a
salary. and gave his note to Mr.. Lloyd
because be asked for it. for business
reason, at the time of the transfer Of the
market from Bischoff's hands. What
legal proceeding will occur is not yet
known
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1893-12-21
A St. Paul Hostelry.

The Clarendon hotel in St. Paul, which
has recently been reGtted and remodeled,
has long been a rendezvous for James.
townites while in the sanity city. The
hotel is especially we'll located in the
heart OF the business portion OF st. Paul,
and in front OF its doors run the Inter-
urban and other Of the principal lines Of
electric street railways, enabling one to
reach all parts of the Twin cities in the
minimum Of time. The Clarendon tickles
the palates OF it's patrons by setting an
excellent table, one with which an cpl
curean could find no fault. The rooms
are steam heated and electric lighted,
with hot and cold water, baths. &c.
Since leaving this city the Foley broth
ers have made q decided success Of
their venture, and while other hotels in
St. Paul report falling of in business
the Clarendon's ls increasing.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1893-12-21
Change in MANAGEMENT.

Mr.. W. NJ. Lloyd having resigned the
position, E. P. Wells has been appointed
American manager OF the Alliance Mort
gage and Investment company, limited,
Of Manchester, England, and has already
entered on his duties This company has
loaned more than a million dollars to
Northwestern farmers, during the past
two years-all through the jamestown
Office, as it has no other in this country.
Mr.. Wells states that no changes will be
made beyond removing the Offices to the
upper floor of the James River National
bank building. Mr.. Klapp, who has been
with the company since its organization.
will remain as chief clerk. The COM
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1893-12-21
Apologies Now IN Order.

The Valley City Times Record says
that. 'along with other state papers, it
Treasurer Nomland for not complying
with the state depository law. The su-
preme court has decided the law IN
constitutional on account of it's defective
title. We take it all back-we apologize
we humble ourselves, as it were; but
any mullet- headed ass of legislator
who would introduce as good bill as
the state depository act and not
know enough to attach proper title to
it should be elected to stay at home for
the rest of his natural life"
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1893-12-21
Railroad RumbIlngs.
From Fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
Engineer Geo. Bergett is Oh the sick
list.
Grand Master Sargent of the Brother
hood Of Locomotive Firemen, has
arrived in ST. Paul.
Brakeman Frank DeLalre is visiting
friends in Canada, and may possibly
decide to locate there
The rotary snowplow preceded the
train up the jamestown & Northern this
morning to clear the track
Switchman: Everything goes with a
double header today. All that we need
today to complete our equipment are
snowshoes.
The Grand Forks Herald says the
skies in railroad circles are becoming
clouded and indications are omlnoue-
whatever that may mean.
Conductor Quinby, a freight conductor
on the Northern Pacific, was arrested at
Detroit for obstructing a crossing be-
tween the north and south SIDES of that
city,
Passenger Brakeman Nessey returned
to his home at Eldridge this morning
after spending nearly mouth in st.
Paul on combined pleasure and bust
ness trip.
Fred Kline. formerly night foreman at
the freight depot here, was west Uound
passenger this morning, returning to
Mandan from the Twin cities and Brain
erd, where he had been visiting for some
time Mr.. Kline is employed in the
freight depot at Mandan.
The Pacific mail was nearly three
hours late THIS morning in arriving from
the east, the delay being caused by the
heavy fall OF Snow. The train was a
heavy one and with the combined efforts
of two heavy engines schedule time could
not be made between Fargo and this
city. Whenever it was necessary to make
stop, it was only after long effort that
the train could be put in motion again.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1893-12-21
Good for "NeWt' flaming.

Bismarck Tribune: Among other North
Dakota newspaper men. who have sought
new pastures and found success, may
be mentioned n. o. Tanning, formerly
of New Rockford and jamestown. Mr..
flaming went to Minneapolis few years
ago and accepted a position on the
Lumberman, trace paper and at vari-
ous times held positions and owned
stock IN other trade journals. Last fall
he began the publication Of the Invest
ment Review, and Notwithstanding the
financial Depression, has made the Re.
view an unqualified success. Finding
the duties on this publication insufficient
to occupy all his time Mr.. Tanning
successfully negotiated the purchase
of two other trade papers
the Street Railway and Electrical News
aud the Architect, Builder and Decora-
tor. Under the management of MIR.
Tanning these publications have pros
pered beyond all expectation. The
Architect. Builder and Decorator is an
exceptionally strong magazine, we'll es-
tabllshed throughout the country. 1t
has New York office and it's '.builder's
edition." containing half-tone plates Of
model buildings and house furnishings
makes it the peer as we'll as rival Of a
similar publication by the Scientific
American. Mr.. Tanning s newspaper
genius, good writer, an excellent man
ager and prince among good fellows.
He deserves success and has what he
deserves.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1893-12-21
TRIED TO STAB a WOMAN.
Deed Of an Insane Man Near Kensal
1.-The Maniac Shot in the Shoulder
by u Nei&hbOr.

Deed Of an Insane Man Near Kensal
1.-The Maniac Shot in the Shoulder
by a Nei9hbor.
The Alert's Kensal correspondent
writes that William LinchJorm of Foster
county, living near that town, became
violently insane, Sunday, and proceeded
to make things lively. He went to his
near neighbor, Mr.. Carl Nordheim, and
began to break the windows and furni-
ture and everything he could lay his
hands on. He finally got hold of a
butcher knife and was about to stab
Mrs. Nordheim, when Ed Johnson grab
bed him. Mr.. johnson drew his revol.
YER, to scare the insane man, and was
compelled to shoot, to save himself The
bullet made flesh wound near the
shoulder. After shooting, johnson ran,
followed by the insane man for about
half a mile, when he lodged behind a
straw pile and got away in the darkness.
Linchjorm returned to the house and
neld possession until morning when he
was SVS"ied dhd baheA w Sdl I'LL tOu'
The insane man had his feet badly frozen,
besides receiving a slight bullet wound
in the shoulder.
The lyceum society reOrganized Friday
night for the winter season. with J. 5.
Tutford president, and \. Louden secre-
| tary.
! S. Fredrickson went south this morn
ing. He Will help Jake Hoover do the
chores at the NJ. d. Williams farm.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1893-12-21
Hopkins the Choice.

John p. Hopkins, democratic candi-
date for mayor of Chicago, was elected
Tuesday by majority OF 1887. The
vote, which was one of the heaviest ever
polled in the city Of Chicago, shows a
decided republican gain. The democracy
carried the city by 10000 in the last
presidential election.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1893-12-21
WITHIN TWO OF n HUNDRED
\ Fargo Lady Dies at the Advanced
Age of Ninety-eight Years.

Mrs. B. d. BabbaGe, ag ed SO years
died yesterday IN Fargo. Two years
more and the 100 year mark would have
been passed, with mental faculties clear
and sound. The demise was the natural
end OF healthy and rugged life begun
when the nation was just beginning to
feel secure IN it's existence as a republic.
The sounds OF the revolution had scarce
ly died away. This lady commenced her
life in, what seems to US, a period Of
almost dim and impersonal history; she
was born when congress first ordered the
United States flag to consist OF fifteen
stripes, of white and red, on field of
blue, spangled with union OF fifteen
stars. She has seen the nation grow
under that flag and expand, daily, until
yesterday. She has, witnessed scenes
and incidents that sound like the tales of
romance to people OF middle age today.
The fourth congress met in the year OF
her birth; the national debt was eighty
millions only, and contracted by q war for
liberty, while the expenses of the govern.
ment were but ten mil!lons. The French
republic, then young in it's career, pre-
seuts q flag Of liberty to the American
government. Span had only released
her hand OF control over Florida and
given US the right OF free navigation on
the Mississippi. Washington declined
another nomination and John Adams
was elected the second president; Wash.
ington city was not the capital The
country was unknown beyond the sea
coast states.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1893-12-21

Ex-State Treasurer Booker, Hon. Jud
LaMoure, and other prominent Pembina
citizens, are ont IN Montana on deer
hunt, and expect to enjoy the sport for
couple OF weeks.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-12-13
Mcmahon and Grevy.

In Paris, in the revolution Of 1880, a
law student was soundly kicked by one
Of the kings officers for tearing down a
copy Of the ordinances placarded on the
wall. The officer was armed, the student
was not; so the latter ran away. Nearly
a half century later-in 1879-the officer
called upon the student to bid him good
by, having just resigned the presidency
of the French republic on account of a
radical difference with the majority of
the national assembly on questions of
state policy. He combined with his
adieux, also, a graceful word of con-
gratulations on the students election to
succeed him in the presidential chair.
The student was Jules Grevy; the officer
was Patrice de MacMahon, who died
ripe in years and honors.-Kate Field
Washington.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-12-13

There was an order in the Church Of
England up to the year 1862, that if a
child died within a month of baptism he
should be buried in his chrisom in lieu
of a shroud. The chrisom was a white
baptismal robe with which in medieval
times a child when christened was en-
veloped. A sixteenth century brass in
Gresham Bots church in Buckingham
shire represents Benedict Lee. chrisom
child, in his chrisom cloth. The inscrip-
ton underneath the figure stands thus;
OF Rogr. Lee, gentilma, here lyeth the son,
Benedict Lee, crysom who's soule thu pdo.
w estminster Gazette.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-12-13
Music the Kernel of welsh Nature.

Music is the very soul and kernel Of
the Welsh nature. A musical ear is the
national birthright. Every Welsh preach
er who migrates to an English church
finds the greatest difficulty in abstaining
from that weird, peculiar information Of
his sermon which is known as the hwyl.
and which is often strange and objection,
able to English ears.
A remarkable and subtle fact which
will be interesting to English readers
and at the same time significant of the
sensitiveness of the Welsh musical ear
is that it is positive discord to many
among the Welsh congregations if the
minister, in giving out" the first verse
Of the hymn, does not 50 pitch his voice
that it shall be in harmony with the key
in which the tune has preliminarjly been
played by the instrumentalist.- West
minister Review.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-12-13
A Clerks Stupidity.

A clerk in dry goods store told us
humorous incident which had for its her.
oine a well known society girl. The
young man has in charge department
where paper patterns are sold, and the
other day in walked the aforesaid young
woman anxious to buy the pattern of
wrap for her aunt. "What size?' que
ried the clerk. "Oh, do not know"
answered the girl. Cannot you give
me some ideaf' went on the youth, anx-
ious if possible to make a sale. ''She is
rather large and above the average
height" laughed the fair maid, but this
answer was not one bit helpful, so she
was obliged to go away without the de-
sired pattern, but as she was leaving the
store a bright thought struck her, and
she returned to the counter, and with
evident triumph in her face and manner
announced, Il can get it now; she's 40
wears old" and she could not understand
why this vivid description did not enable
the stupid person behind the counter to
give her the exact size that she required.
Philadelphia Times.