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The Yellowstone journal., 1894-12-11
A WORD TO THEP IBIIC

On behalf of the volunteer fire depart
ment of Miles City. We desire to urge
more generous patronage Of the opera
tomorrow than the sale of seats now in
dicates. We have heretofore referred TO
the fact that the department has under.
taken the risk Of keeping up the only
hall whore II is possible to have stage
entertainments of any kind. and it il a
risk when the seating capacity is so
small and the expenses so large as they
are here. but the boys have plugged
along and given us a few shows. al
good. and have managed somehow to
keep their heads above water. Encour-
aged DO the asto lshIng fact that they
could keep out Of debt. even if they
didn't make an money, the committee
havxig charge ( the hall were induced
some weeks AZ o to make contract with
very celebrs ted company and TO guar
antee the Wis tors large sum of money:
nearly as much as the house will hold If
filed upstairs and down. 1t was bold
move but the gentlemen who made II
believed that the people of this city and
Fort keogh would appreciate and
patronize one night of first class
opera. such as the Calhoun Opera com.
pany will give; but the date of the per
Torrance is now at hand and the pres
ent sale Of seats does not indicate that
receipts will cover. the guarantee. 1t
would be unfortunate If this should be
the outcome for the boys would never
again have the nerve to engage a first
class show. and the amusement loving
public would suffer accordingly II it
was purely speculative outfit that was
that 1t was the duty of the citizens to
patronize it, but here is the situation.
Our volunteer fire department for which
the city does little or nothing, has for
years past maintained creditable and
highly effective organization. 1t has
necessary expenses which, cannot be
provided for except from the profit on
outside ventures, like balls and enter.
tainments. and the lease of Fireman's
hall was taken with the expectation Of
being able to make little money out Of
il for the benefit Of the department.
The shows given thus far have not
been particularly profitable, and if the
boys are put in the hole" by thic opera
speculation it will be bad thing ali
around: therefor. although the price is
little steep. everyone should go to the
opera, and while enjoying themselves
with the excellent performance that the
Calhoun company will give, they can
congratulate themselves that they are
performing praiseworthy action.
The Yellowstone journal., 1894-12-11
Mef,s ERRORS IN oREss.


Young Woman Of Observation Soys That
Such solecisms Are Common.
"It is surprising" said a young wo-
man of observation, "how near some of
you men fellows come to being properly
dressed and don't quite get there. I've
heard good deal of talk and read n
good deal of writing about the fine art
of dressing well, but my idea is that
it's just a question of the preservation
of the entities. It's just like apple sauce
with roast pork and currant jelly with
canvasback duck-the proper thing goes
with the proper thing. Yet man may
be letter perfect in his condiments, or
may have fit at seeing water color
in velvet frame, and still wear silk
hat and sack coat. Oh, you needn {
laugh I've seen it, not only on Broad
way on Saturday night, but have seen
it on Fifth avenue ON Sunday morn-
ing. Yes. and worse than that l saw
one young fellow going to church with
two swell girls, he wearing black silk
hat and brown sack suit. Now, do
you know | call that impious.
There are two other sins of attire
that men are often guilty of-one sin
of commission, wearing an oyercoat
with straw hat, and the other a sin
of omission, wearing an overcoat and
no gloves. These things are done all the
time in their season. and yet you sir
ners in costume think it good joke to
see woman in white gloves and "a
mackintCsh-and so il is
There's another thing you men get
woefully mixed up pover-spats and aa!-
tiers ANY fool girl knows that the gaitCr
is used for warmth, and therefore Is a
part Of winter costume, while tie
spat was designed as an article for sum
mer attire to keep the bottom Of the
light trousers from being soiled by black
shoes. 1t is quite as awful solecism to
wear spats with dark trousers as it Is To
wear a g;liter over a tan shoe, yet both
are committed constantly here in New
York, and by men who ought To b.
ashamed Of themselves for not knowing
or not doing better.
"And, talking of tan shoes, you never
will convince me that it's either correct
or convenient to wear tan shoes III win
ter or in stormy weather. That's the
time for rubbers, and goloshes over tan
shoes are an incongruity that gives me
the horrors It's the same sort of de
based taste that leads a man TO peril
his soft palate by using a cigar holder,
or that leads him to outrage deCency by
sticking a cravat pin in a sailor knot.
And don't think for one instant that all
the rest of Us don't observe these things
Just as do. If mans dress is trig and
trim from top to toe We admire him,
even if he's as homely as sin-that Is,
as sin is supposed to be-but if he mixes
the seasons or falls down in the nicer
details of completeness we have our
little sneer at him after he's gone, even
though he's as good looking as you d
like to be. New York sun.
The Yellowstone journal., 1894-12-11
]. B. COLLINS.
Real Estate.
.Co1loctton8,
Live Stock Commission.
Office Bryan Block. Room No. l.
Correspondence solicited.
Has the following property listed.

Has the following property listed:
A comfortable four room dwelling wit.
summer kitchen attached. lot 3oxloo
price, e4J0.
A neat four room dwelling, stable u
rear, desirable location. 30 feet fresl
price 81 100.
A commodius SIX room dwelling, o.
cellent cellar, artesian well on premises,
stable and hen house, small fruits Snc
vegetable garden attached, a prime bar
gain; price. 81 .OOO.
A snug brick dwelling house, foui
comfortable rooms, southern exposure,
delightful location. fifty front fact
price $3.50.
A neat one and one half story dweli
ing house of four rooms, southern sS
posure; price 800.
A large two story frame dwelling
house, northern and western exposure
brick stables in rear, fifty front feet, easy
walking distance from Main street; price
$500.
A tine two story dwelling house. sis
rooms. southern and western exposure
with large commodius stable In rear
fifty feet front, centrally located; prlc,
81 200,
An attractive Pleasant street dwelling
one and one-half stories. fifty feet Of
ground southern exposure; price $3.50
A comfortable fire room dwelling
house, southern exposure, sfty frsbi
feet, price $500.
A five room frame dwelling house. lift!
front feet, convenient TO Main street
northern and western exposure; pric'
500.
A large number OF other choice swe'l.
Ings and building lots in he city and ic
the different additions 40 lbe city fsi
sale cheap aud on 81 jsfac,ory terms.
Parties uesiriog good city property AZ
rents over per cent 90 the amount
invested, cah be accommodated.
First class Main street lots for sale
suitable for business purposes. anu OF
terms 10 srIt purchaser.
| have for sale tract OF land com
prising some 60 acres, near the city
fullp timbered. that can be purchS seo
at $500 per acre. Have also a choice
tract Of some II acres, lying under The
ditch. that | hold at $500 per acre.
Having a comple,e "bloc,i book" OF Al.
city property. revised up to date. i shal
be pleased TO have any one interested
call and inspect same. Full information
given on all properties. Clear title gIver
to all property offered by me.
Select bands Of sheep and horses fol
sale. City collections promptly Al
tended to.
The Yellowstone journal., 1894-12-11

Among the Canton houses there are
occasional exceptions TO the general one
storied or low constructions. Some Of
these are built like square towers four
or five stories high, with no outside
windows save at a considerable distance
above the ground and no outside pro-
jections by which thieves might climb
up These establishments are called
pawnshops, but they appeared TO me
more to resemble our banks where we
place deeds and other valuables for safe
ty | understand 1t is usual among the
Chinese to deposit their possessions of
value, when not in use, in these estab-
lishments. The people also store there
during summer their winter clothing,
and loans may be obtained against the
goods stored. To have dealings with a
pawnshop is in no way considered de-
rogatory to a Chinese gentleman s dig
Rity. O'Driscoll, NJ. p, in
Century.
The Yellowstone journal., 1894-12-11
-PURE-
Wines and
) BrandieS
Al
COST

To reduce my surplus stock OF
Imported and California Wines
and Brandies, will for the next
THIRTY DAYS offer them at
COST. The list includes Cali
fornia Sauterne Muscatel, Al.
gelica, Tokay. Port and Madeira
and Imported Sherry, Madeira.
Port and Martel Brandy. Also
choice assortment of White
Wines, including Golden Chas
selas. Hook. Reisling Assman
hauser and Savignon. These are
all Strictly Pure Liquors and
adapted to the table or sick cham
Der. | am overstocked and have
got to make them move, so offer
them at the same price you would
have to pay at the bottlers
Call on or address.
The Yellowstone journal., 1894-12-11
Tuesday, December, Ii, 1894.

THE Bitter Root Times did not pub
iish the presidents message for the very
good reason that it was mot worth
reading THIS was a cold fact. terseiy
expressed but newspapers are SO much
the slaves ofhabit and impe led so often
by an exaggerated sense of duty. that
mass Of democratic drivei in extenso.
and then did 1t the honor of editorial
comment. Next time we Will follow the
example Of the Times.
The Yellowstone journal., 1894-12-11

Buckley Made "A Good Throw. but Hadn't
Reckoned with His Horse.

Tom Buckley was working on the
spring roundup III the employ of one OF
the large cattle outfits in southeastern
Montana. While riding through a
clump Of brush one day hunting cattle I,
full grown silver tip bear suddenly
arose and confronted him The only
weapon at hand was his lariat, and with
visions of juicy bear steak for the boys
at supper around the mess wagon that
night and a fine rug for the pretty
schoolmarm he quickly loosened his
rope and threw it, A few turns over
the saddlehorn, at the same time spur
ring his horse, and the shock came.
1t was very severe. for unluckily the
bears fore leg as well as his head was
through the loop of the rope. Tom was
about to drop the rope like hot cake
when his horse suddenly put his head
down and started bucking in true
nroncho style.
Thomas didn't last long. He suffered
when he struck the ground, but he didn I
in@R in the vicinity to ascertain the
extent of his injuries He started for
the top of butte close at hand, and, al
though an Indifferent sprinter. he man
aged TO make very fair time
Looking back from his position of
comparative safety. he could see that
both animals had become entangled in
the rope and we're having it out in great
style. making frantic efforts to free
themselves The rope finally parted,
and away they went in opposite direc-
dons, or, as he expressed il, they quit
the country. hitting only the high
Qota Chicago Record
The Yellowstone journal., 1894-12-11

PUBLIC NOTICE is HEREBN GIVEN, That there
will be a meeting of the stockholders OF The
Miles City Irrigating and Ditch Company held
at the office of said company IN the Girector >
room of the First National bank of Miles City
in the county of Custer and state OF Montana
on the sth day of December. 1885,
said meeting is called fo' :a' rurpossi
OF changing the name OF this curporatIop
from The Miles City Irrigating and Ditch
Company to Miles City Canal and lrrlgaiing
Company.
said n Getting il called f"r thefurther purpose
of extending the term Of existance of the SAID
the time Of the organization of the Miles City
Hrigating and Ditch Company
Said meeting il called for the further purpose
of extending the business Of the said cOrpor-
afiou 80 a. to include in addition to the powers
already possessed by the said corporation the
following poUs r., that Il to say
Of purchasing, holding, developing, I'M
proving. using. leasing, selling, conveying or
otherwise disposing uf water rights, and water
povers and the sites thereof and lands noces-
sarv or useful therefor. or for the industries,
and habitations arising or growing up or 70
arise grow up in connection with or ab"nt
the same:
of purchasing holding laying out plating
developing leasing, selling. dealing in, convey
ing or otherwise using or dlsposlng oil town
sites or town lots, blocks or subdivisions thereof
and also for borrowing money by the said com
pany TO pay the debts and obligations Thereon
and to improve and develop the property now
owned by the sdld cofpofalioh dnu,n l1uIi4e =
bond therefor and of securing said bonds or 9TH
cr indebtedness Of said corporation BY mortgage
or deed trust as the directors of said corpor-
alton may elect, and to provide for the pay
mput of interest on such loans 80 made at ar
rat or at any time place the said corporation
by its officers may direct and also 10 take and
accept mortgages either real or personei Tor
iude ebtedness due said corporation from persons
companies or corporations.
\ full meeting OF all the stockholders of said
corporation IL earnestly requested at the time
and place heretofore named.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the trustees OF said
corporation have caused the foregoing notice To
be published for Elk successive weeks IN the
YELLOW STONE JOURNAL, a newspaper pup
Iishud at Miles Cily, the County Seat OF the
laid county of Custer and State of Montana,
Dated at Miles City this 18th day OF october
1894.
MICHAEL kIRCHER,
w. ID. JORDAN,
W. n. HAYNES.
First publication October 10, 1894.
The Yellowstone journal., 1894-12-11
By Olive
Vicar of Wake field, The. B

Vicar of Wake field. The. BY Olive
Goldsmith.
Vicomte de Bragelonne, The. By Alex
ander Dumas.
Vivian the Beauty. BY Mrs. Annie Ed
wards.
Weaker Than a Woman. By Charlotte
M. Braeme.
Wee Wife. By Rosa Nsuchette Carey
We Two. BY Edna Lyall
What Gold Cannots Buy. BY Mrs. Alex
ander.
When Mans Single. BY j. N. Barrier.
White Company, The. BY A. Conan
Doyle.
Wife in Name Only. By Charlotte M
Braeme
Willy Reilly. BY William Carleton.
witch's Head. The. BY II. Rider Hag
gard.
woman.in White, The. By wilkie Col
Inns.
Woman's Face. A. BY Florence Warden
Woman's Heart, A. BY Mrs. Aie -Andsr.
Woman's Thoughts About women, A..
BY Miss Mulock.
Woman's War. A. BY Charlo..s n.
Brseme.
Won by Waiting BY edna LyaIi.
Wooed and Married. BY Rosa Nouch
ette Carey.
Wooing OF, TIE. VI Mrs. Alexander
Yellow Mask. The. By Wilkie Collias
The Yellowstone journal., 1894-12-11
THE JUDGES MENTAL SPREE.
Lurid Indian and Detective Novels as
Means of Mild Dissipation.

Means of Mild Dissipation.
The sale of ) cent novels, descrip.
tive of the improbable adventures of In
dian fighrers or the superhuman sagac-
ity and adventure of impossible detect.
ives, is by no means confined TO the
small boys of New York. A reporter
lettering in a Park row book exchange
was surprised to observe one of the most
eminent jurists Of the day overhaulinc
a pile of this trash. He had laid asian
"E.ol-en Plume's Last Shot, "''Old Cap
Collier Among the White Caps, = '.The
Boy Magician In Madagascar, THE
Young Nihilist'' and Frank and the
Aztec Treasure. "
what are You going to do with that
stuff, judge:" the reporter asked.
"Going to read it all. 1t is my way
of going on a spree. When l get actual
ly worn ont and run down over the study
of abstruse legal problems and reach
that stage when / carry my professional
labor into my dreams, | just knock OF
for a day or two, lay in a lot Of this
kind of rubbish, run down to my Long
Island home and just lie back and revcl
in the absurdities of this class of liter
ature. Itrequires no mental effort what
ever to peruse them, and the amusement
afforded is unbounded get clear away
from the world of deeds, mortgages.
bonds, partitions, trusts and other vexa-
tions and simply allow my mind to go
off ON little spree No bad effects fol
low this mild form of dissipation IN
fact, i am really rested by it. Try it
yourself some time - New York
World
The Yellowstone journal., 1894-12-11

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Adam Bede. by George Eliot.
Ksop's Fables.
Allen Quartermain. by ii. Rider Hag
gard.
All Sorts and Conditions Of Men. BY
Walter Eesant and james Rice.
Andeson's Fairy Tales.
Anna karcnine by Court Lyof Tolstoi.
April's Lady BY "TheDuchess."
Arabian Nights Entertainment.
Armorel of Lyonesse. BY Walter Besant.
At the Worlds Mercy. by Florence
Warden.
Averil. BY Rosa Nouchette Carey.
Babylon. BY Grant Allen.
Balzac's Shorter Stories. BY Honore
de Balzac.
Basil; or the Crossed Path. BY Wilkis
Collins.
Beppo the Conscript. By 7. Adolphus
Trollope.
Blind Fate. BY Mrs. Alexander.
Born Coquette a. BY The Duchess
Camille. BY Alexander Dumas.
Cast Up 10y the sea. by Sir Samuel W.
Baker.
ChIld's History Of England, A BY
Charles Dickens.
Christie Juhnstone. by Charles Reade.
Clyifards of CiyfTe. The. by james
Payn.
Confessions of an English Opium Eater
by Thomas DE Quincy.
Conscript. The. BY Alexander Dumas.
Consuelo. by George Sand.
Countess OF Rudolstadt, The. BY Geo.
Sand.
Count Of Monte Cristo, The. BY Ak
ander Dumas.
Cousin Harry. by Mrs. Grey.
Crooked Path. A. BY Mrs. Alexander.
Crown of Shame, a. by Florence Mar
ryat.
Daughter Of Heth, A. By William
Alack.
Dawn. BY II. Rider Haggard.
Dead Secret. The. BY Wilkie Collins.
Deemster, The, BY Hall Game.
Deerslayer. The. By j. Fenimore Cooper
Dsldee. the Ward OF Wsrringham. BY
Florence Warden.
DEVILS Die. The. BY Grant Allen.
Doctor Cupid BY Rhoda Broughton.
Donald Ross OF Heimra. BY William
Black.
Donovan. By Edna Lyall.
Dora Thorne. BY Charlotte NJ. Braeme.
Doris Fortune. BY Florence Warden.
Double Cunning BY George ManviIle
Fem.
Dukes Secret. The. BY Chariot. NJ.
Braeme.
Feast Lynne. By Mrs. Henry Wood.
Edmond Dantes. By Alexander Dumas.
Emerson's Essays, First Series.
Emerson's Essays, Second Series.
Essays Of Ella, The. BY Charles Lamb.
Fair Women. BY Mrs. Forester.
Family Pride. BY the Author of "Pique."
Family Secrets. BY the Author Of
"Pique.'
Fanchon the Cricket. BY George Sand.
Father and Daughter. BY Frederika
Bremen.
Fiery Ordeal, 4. By Charlotte NJ.
Braeme
First Violin The. By Jessie Fothergill.
Forging the Fetters. BY Mrs. Alexander.
-Four Sisters, The. BY yFrederika Bremen.
Frontiersmen. The. By Gustave Al
mard.
Frozen Pirate, The. BY w. Clark Rus.
sell.
Golden Hart. A. By Charlotte NJ.
Braeme.
Grimm's Fairy Tales.
Guilderoy. BY Ouida.
Handy Andy. By Samuel Lover.
Hardy Norseman, A. By Edna ,Lyall.
Heir Of Lime, The. By Robert Buch,
anan.
Heriot's Choice. BY Rosa Nouchette
Carey.
Hon. Mrs. vereker, The. BY The
Duchess"
House on the Marsh, The. by Flor
ence Warden.
Hunchback Of Notre Dame. The. By
Victor Hugo.
Have Lived and Loved. By Mrs. s'or,,
restor.
Indiana. By George Sand.
In the Golden Days. By Edna Lysll.
In tine Heart Of the Storm. By Max
vel, Gray.
Ivanhoe. By Sir Walter Scott.
Jane Eyre. By Charlotte Bronte.
Jealousy. By George Sand.
Jet. By Mrs. Annie Edwards.
John Halifax, Gentleman. By Miss
Mulock.
King Solomons Mines. By H. Rider
Haggaro
Lover or Friend. BY Rosa Nouchette
The Yellowstone journal., 1894-12-11

Gothamite-I hear you have Vassar
graduate for a cook. Isn't it rather ex
pensive?
Harlemite-Not very. She works for
her board and clothes.
Gothamite-Why, how does she come
to do thatr
Harlemite-Got to. She's my wife. -
Harlem Life.
The Yellowstone journal., 1894-12-11
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The Yellowstone journal., 1894-12-11
Rustic Morality.

Rector (going his rounds)-Fine pig
that, Mr.. Dibbles, uncommonly fine
Contemplatiye Villager-Ah, yes, sir
II we was only all of as as fit to die as
him, siri-London Tit -BitA
The Yellowstone journal., 1894-12-11
y, II, COLLINS.
Room . Stockgrowers Bank BlDc.
Notice,

PUBLIC NOTICE Is HEREBN GIVEN, That there
" i'll be a meeting of the stockholders OF The
Miles City Irrigating and Ditch Company held
AZ the office of said company in the director .
room of the First National bank of lilies City
in the county of Custer and state Of Montana,
- la dav 81 Daeember lsgt
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-11
A Good Audience.

The Rev. Lyman Beecher was once
engaged to preach, by way OF ex-
change for country minister, and
the day proved to be very cofd and
stormy. 1t was mid-winter, and the
snow was piled in heaps all along
the roads, so as to make the passage
very difficult. Still the Doctor urged
his horse through the drifts, till he
reached the church, put his horse
into a shed, and went in.
AS yet, there was no person In the
house, and after looking about, he
took his seat in the pulpit. Soon the
door opened and single individual
walked up the aisle and took seat.
The hour came for opening the
service, but there were no more
hearers. Whether to preach to such
an audience or not, was only a mo-
mentary question with Lyman
Beecher. He felt that he had duty
TO perform and that he had no right
TO refuse to do 1T because one man
only could reap benefit; and accord
ingly he went through all the SER
vices, praying, singing, preaching
and benediction, with one nearer.
And when all was over he fastened
7 down from the desk To speak to the
congregation, but he had departed
So rare circumstance was, o.
course, occasionally referred to, buI
twenty years after, very delightful
discovery came to light in connection
with this service DR.. Beecher wa:
travelling in Ohio and on alightine
from a stage in pleasant village !
gentleman stepped up to him ant
called him by name.
Il do not remember you, said Doc
tor Beecher.
IL suppose not, said the stranger
but we spent two hours together IL
u house alone, once, in storm.
Il do not recall it, sir" replied thu
old minister: pray where was it,"
"Do you remember preaching TWEEN
ty years ago, in such place, TO q
single per>on?"
"Yes, / do indeed; and IL you ar,
the man l have been wishing to SCI
you ever since"
IL am the man, sir; and that ser
mon made Il minister OF me, anC
yonder is my church. The convert!
of that sermon are all over Ohio."
In telling the story Doctor Beeche
would add: Il think that was about
as satisfactory an audience as l eyel
had"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-11
Tall Buildings.

The Masonic Temple, Chicago, has
twenty floors above ground, and a
height from pavement to roof coping
OF 274 feet. The Pulitzer Building,
New York, occupied by the World
newspaper and by Offices, has twelve
stories above ground in the main
structure, with a roof 19l feet above
the pavement. On the top of this,
however, is a six-stOry dome, in
which the highest room is $50 feet
above the ground.
The New Netherlands Hotel, New
York, now approaching completion,
will have seventeen floors, and reach
height OF 210 feet above the pave
ment.
Among the new buildings erected
in Chicago are the Katahdin and
Wachusett, each Of seventeen stories,
and 2O0feet and 205 feet, respectively,
from the pavement to the top of the
roof The Old Colony, another seven
teen-story building, will be 2l5 feet
high. tH