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The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-06-29
Ee.entricity In Literary Taste.

Curious whims are occasionally shown
by readers at the Public library. There
was a woman who regularly every Fri
day came for a volume of She
did not mind whose sermons, nor what
the subject, so long as they were reli-
gious discoIrses of some SOFT. Monday
she would come back. return the SER
mons and take out "A novel to unbend
her mind until the next Friday, when
the sermons would again be in demand.
There was another woman who would
never read anything but a religious
novel, as she called it, not such a one
as ''Ben-Hur' or one with "A particular
religious tenet to inculcate, but a book
with a clergyman as its chief character.
Swinburne's Heavenly Arcana"
was read daily for years by an eccen-
trio old gentleman. He would draw
the book, keep it two weeks, return it
with his place marked and call early
the next morning TO taxi it out again.
He never took any other book from the
library, and finally died, leaving his
place marked as usual. There is one
old man who will never read a book
written by a He reads COCO
books continually, but will have moth
ing to do with a volume bearing a wo-
mans name as its author. Boston
Herald.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-06-29

ALDERMEN.
First ward-H. ". McIntire, C.. S, Whitney.
Second ward-Chas. O'Neali w. II. Billiard
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-06-29

YELLOWSTONE journal Portfolio OF NdWaT ITPS'
no HafTon Pictures Of Midway scenes rHhdi toT "eFeF Parts OF Twenty EneraVmss each
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-06-29

The Old Man-Humph! When !
was your age. didn't wear kid gloves
and a cane!
Algy lin an injured tone)-Well,
father, | should think you'd expect
to find some Improvements in the
family since that Sme.-Exchange
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-06-29

The ano, on file at T. c
suIo ouOi u Advertising Agency
"a and IS Merchant. Icnanse, San Francisco
Cal, where contract. for dvertising can he
made.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-06-29

George, what made you go over and
play with the Smith children when you
have mumps and they have not had
them
well. didn't the Sunday school teach
er say that it's more blessed to give than
70 receive?"-ChicasJ Inter Ocean.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-07-25
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs Of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
ative; efectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists IN SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you viii not
accept any substitute if offered.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-07-25
Mighty is the Truth 3.

And it will prevail Against underhand
competition and spurious imitation, the
genuine efficacy of the great national tonic,
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, always has and
always will prevail. The public recognize it
everywhere as the chief preventive OF mala-
ria, and reliable specific for dyspepsia,
constipation nervousness, rheumatism, kid
ney trouble, biliousness and loss Of appetite
Efforts made by irresponsible dealers to com
pete with it by indirect means have and will
continue to fall upon the heads, and it may
be added, the pockets of those making
them. Through the length and breadth OF
the American continent it is the acknowI-
edged household remedy, reliable and
prompt. 1t relies upon facts upon public
experience end upon the emphatic COM
mendation of the medical fraternity.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-07-25
ANIMALS DYING PLACES.
Strange Instinct of the Llama When
Notes the &pproa CHI of Death

Strange Instinct of the Llama When it
Notes the Spproach of Death.
The llama. or guanaco-otherwise writ
ten huanaco-has been called the South
American representative of the camel of
the East although in appearance it more
resembles an antelope. It's nature is gre
garious. Usually the herds are small, but
sometimes they number several hundreds
All the more remarkable, therefore, is the
huanaco's habit of withdrawing from it's
fellows and seeking the dying place of it's
kind when it feels death approaching.
That it has such habit is perfectly well
authenticated.
The best known of these dying or burial
places is on the banks Of the Santa Cruz
and Gallegos rivers, where the river val
leys are covered with dense primeval
thickets of bushes and stunted trees
There the ground is covered with the
bones of countless generations. 1.-THE ami
NAL says. Darwin, lin most cases must
have crawled before dying beneath and
among the bushes A strange instinct in
a creature so pre-eminently social in its
habits; a dweller all its lifelong on the
open, barren plateauX and mountain sides.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-07-25
A New Entertainments.

A pianist has invented and introduced
in London a new sort of entertainment
which he calls an invisible musicale"
These are held at private houses for sew
eral reasons. The chief is that it re-
Quires easy-chairs. Into these the guests
inevitably a limited number, are in
stalled. The guests seated, all the lights
are turned out. Seated in total darkness,
they are expected to listen to the music
which is given in an adjoining room.
This is believed to be the last require
ment in musical sensuousness. The idea
is charming. But. alas! (exclaims the
Evening Sum in the first entertainment
given the music was at length accompa-
MED by deep breathing and occasional
SHORES. The guests had mostly, in the
luxurious darkness, gone to sleep in their
easy-chairs. 1t was a hot afternoon,
and a guest present said nothing out
brass band would have kept the people
AVA Ep
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-07-25
LONG LOST TREASURE.
1t was Found in Amsterdam After 400
Years.

Years.
For the past two weeks Amsterdam
has been a center of interest for numls-
matists. They have fiocked to the city
from all countries to attend a sale at
which more than 100 coins were up for
auction. The vendors are the Dutch
government. They are the result Of a
find when house in the Nienwstraat
was pulled down and the foundations eX-
cavated
This house had belonged to Van Barne--
veldt, the Dutch patriot, and the date. OF
the burial of the treasure is fixed be-
tween 1857 and 1860. A thaler among
the coins is dated 1860, and no other piece
with the effigy of Philip Ii. of Spain is Of
earlier date than 1888.
1t is not supposed that this money
ever belonged to an Amsterdam citizen.
but was rather part of the treasure of
some political agent for one of the foreig1
princes who was at that time intriguing
with the Dutch Among the 100 pieces
only very few are of those in circula-
ton during that century in the low cOun-
tries. The majority of them were abso-
lutely unknown at the time in Holland,
and most of them were Portuguese. AS
so often happens in the case of treasure
trove, it is said that many of the coins
seem to have been almost fresh from the
mlnt.-NeW York Evening Sun.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-07-25
4 Primitive POstofhce.

On the south coast of Patagonia, where
the Magellan straits separate the main
land from Terra del Fuego, is certainly
the most primitive postoffice in the world
1t does not even possess a single clerk or
postman. Close to the shore is a large
signpost with the inscription, ''Postoffice. .
Attached by chains TO the foot of the
signpost is a strong chest which has
served as q postotiice, master, clerk, all
in one, for many years. The ships pass
ing through the straits send boat to
addressed to their places of call, and at
the same time to leave any letters they
may wish to have taken in other direc-
lions. La the Straits of Torres, near
Australia, is another postoffice of the
same simple arrangement.-The Million.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-07-25
CONVICT CALLED TO OPEN A SAFE.
George Stewart Did Not Leave the Com
bination When He Died.

When the late George Stewart of Will
mington, H.. died he had many thousand
dollars worth of securities, money, etc,
locked up in his safe, Of which he alone
had the combination. When the executor
came to administer the estate he could
not get into the receptacle holding the
valuables. Consulting Warden Allen. Mr..
Stewart, the executor sent the safe to
The prison. The most expert safe cracker
in the country. Who is serving a long
term, was shown the safe and, walking
up to it, looked it all over. Can you open
safes?" he was asked. Throwing his eyes
around the room significantly, and shrug-
ging his shoulders, he replied That's
what got me in here" He was handed a
chair and seated himself in front of the
door. Giving the handle several lively
twists he began Il job that occupied over
an hours time, but which ended in his
throwing the door wide open.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-07-25
ACCORDION Pleated Bread.

The latest New York fashion in bread
is accordion pleated. This is not the same
shllelah-like loaf. It is the custom of
the bakers to leave certain loaves at the
grocers on sale and to receive reports
thereon. The falling off in these sales
excited, first, surprise, then inquiry, then
indignation, 1t was found that standard,
reliable, old-established loaves had been
forced to stand aside for new accordeon-
pleated variety. To this frivolous loaf
some mystery is attached. No one knows
whence it comes. But the tendency of
women to run after bread because it is
ACCORDION pleated, as the boss bakers de-
clare, fills them with disgust.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-07-25
The "Headache Powder Habit.

The habit of taking headache powders
is increasing to an alarming extent among
great number Of women throughout the
country These powders, as their name
indicates, are claimed by the manufacture
ers to be positive and speedy cure for
any form Of headache In many cases
their chief ingredient is morphine, opium
cocaine or some other equally injurious
drug having tendency to deaden pain.
but almost impossible to shake off Wo4n-
en- usually commence taking them to re-
lieve a raging headache and, finding it
successful, soon resort to the powder TO
alleviate any little pain or ache they may
be subjected to- and finally, like the NOR
of taking them regularly, imagining that
they are in pain if they happen to miss
their regular dose.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-07-25
The House of Lords.

Contrary to the widespread and very
Lords is IN no sense of the word a he
reditary chamber, as it is so frequently
styled. 1t is not the fact of his birth
that gives any legal title to a nobleman
70 a seat in the House of Lords, but the
summons of the sovereign, and no one
who succeeds to a peerage can demand Il
place or vote in the upper house until
summoned by the sovereign. 1t would,
therefore, be far more correct to describe
i as the Chamber of the Sovereign's
Delegates than that of hereditary legis-
lators.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-07-25
The Queens Childhood.

A pretty story is told of Queen Victo-
ria's childhood:
When a little girl she was invited to
spend an afternoon with Queen Adelaide.
DESTROYS of entertaining her little guest
in the happiest manner, the Queen asked
most. After thinking gravely on so i'm
portant decision, the little Victoria
said that nothing would give her such
pleasure as to wash the windows. Ac-
cordingly pail and some water a cloth
and pieces of wash-leather were given
her. With these she set to work and had
grease.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-07-25
New Zealand Burial Custom

The New Zealanders have singular
burial custom, and one that is essentially
the same as that of the Parsees of the
Orient says the st. Louis Republic I'm
like the latter, they bury their dead in
the earth, but leave them there only long
enough for the flesh to decay When
nothing is left but the bones, these are
carefully cleaned and laid away in nut
ural caves or artificial tombs The crime
of grave-robbing or of disturbing the
bones of the dead after they have been
cleaned and put away is always pun
ished by death III New Zealand and
throughout POLYNESIA
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-07-25
A Girls Mistake.
rom the Kansas City Times

A pretty girl got on u street car yester-
day, and when the conductor came to her
for fare she handed him what she thought
was a folded transfer ticket which she
took out of her glove. He rang the regis
ter mechanically, and when he got on the
platform looked at the check. Then he
blushed and looked at the girl, but she
was looking out of the window. He read
the paper again, and forgot to let three
old women off the car, he was SO excited.
The pretty girl motioned at him to stop
the car, and he took off his hat with a
stunning bow as she left the car. She
seemed surprised, but made no remark.
When she got home she took out her
folded car ticket from her glove and
looked at it in amazement. Then she
blushed, too. This is what she had given
the conductor, q bit of newspaper bearing
these verses:
For you Loves own dear land
Of roses fair and free;
And if you will-nO hand
To give a rose to
For you Loves dearest bliss
In all the years to be;
And if you will-no kiss
Of any love for me-
She has the habit of carrying bits of
sentimental poetry in her glove, but nc
wonder the conductor was astonished at
receiving SO marked a declaration. She
now takes another car line and he looks
in vain for her.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-07-25
Croton Bugs and Crcunbers.

A negro cook who has been studying
the habits and tastes of croton bugs
with the zeal if not the spirit of a scien-
tific enthusiast, says that "Dey JUS dis
grafton she lays cucumber parings along
the cracks of the wainscotings and sinks,
and the croton bugs who have been pain
fully toiling from the empty flats below,
when they get the odor of the cucum-
bers literally hold their noses and hurry
UP another flight
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-07-25
THE SUMMER CAMPAIGN.

The summer girl will soon begin
Her destinations to display,
Where oceans tumbling waves roll IN
And throw aloft their frothy spray.
In suit of serge and russets neat,
And hat adorned with ribbons brls@t,
She'll draw the young men to her teet,
In short, she'll simply kill on sight.
While shines the sun she'll make her hay
And be in clover, so to speak;
She'll have a dozen of beaux a day,
And be engaged six times week.
New York Press.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-07-25
A Nurse Doc

Mrs. Jennie 2. Lane of Smithport,
Pa, has big Newfoundland dog which
is a first-class substitute for nurse 1t
takes the baby riding in the carriage
every day. The dog holds the handle with
its teeth and wheels the coach as careful
" as the infants mother could
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-07-25

"AHl TOM, there is no greater charm
than a peach-bl DOM complexion, such as
the young lady had we heard extolling
GLENN's SULPHUR SOAP.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-07-25

Mrs. Levi p Morton spends a small
fortune on shoes, slippers and other forms
of footgear. She has them fitted till
not a wrinkle can be seen. She has shoes
of patent leather, suede kid in four or
five shades, satin, silk, velvet and various
other materials.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-07-25
Maj. LIE Caron's Daughter.

Maj. lie Caron, the British spy, has left
Il daughter, very beautiful girl, who in
herits a considerable fortune Though
he received scanty pay from the govern
ment. lie Caron died a wealthy man.
Before giving his evidence to the Par
nell commission, he stipulated that his
life should be insured for 100000 a year
for the remainder of his days.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-07-25
Halls Catarrh Cure
Ia constitutional cure Price 70 cents

An English peer, when examined as
a witness in criminal or civil cases before
the high court or Parliament, must be
sworn
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-07-25

Newark, y. j., makes every year
$4,000 600 worth of various lines of
goods
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-07-25

The chief products of Porto Rico are
coffees, sugar and tobacco.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-09-27
Springer Got the Gun.

Last night after the meeting of
Italians at Convention hall, sew
eral Of those present adjourned to
Angelo Merlo's saloon, on Main
avenue. There they became disor-
derby and noisy, and when Police
man Springer stepped in and told
them to be quiet, Merlo drew a pis-
tol, a "British bull dog" and flour
ished it at the officer. Springer
made a jump, caught the pistol
and knocked the man down. He
then arrested Merlo and his COM
panions, whom he charged before
the recorder with being disorderly
Merlo was charged with carrying a
pistol and keeping a disorderly
bar. His fines amounted to S35,
while his companions were dis
charged.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-09-27
PERSONAL MENTION.

Judge j. B. Dibrell, of Seguin, is
at the Mahncke.
b. l.. Crouch, the we'll known
ranchman of Pearsall, is at the
Menger. .
ID. c. Morgan, of Quanah, Tex,
is at the Mahncke.
G. S. E. Holland, of Houston, is
at the Maverick. He is here in the
interest of the Post.
HI. G. Physick, of st. Louis, ar
rived in town this morning and is
stopping at the Maverick.
n. r. Weaver and J. Sydney
Robbins, prominent merchants of
Selma, Ala, are in the city and are
stopping at the Mahncke.
Miss M. E. Wood, of Glen
wood, Tex, arrived this morning
on a visit to friends in the Alamo
mo City. She is a guest of the
Menger.
H. M. Donoho, of Seguin, is In
the city, accompanied by his
wife and daughter, and stopping at
the Maverick.
Albert LOTUS, who is visiting
his cousin, Francisco Chapa, in
this city, left for Amphion this
morning on a visit to friends.
Miss Bessie Smith and Miss Mag
gle Jobe, of Gonzales, who have
been visiting Mrs. Beck on South
Laredo street, have returned home.
James Emery returned this
morning from Washington, where
he attended the X. of P. encamp-
ment, and other points north and
east.
Mrs. T. J. Lowe, wife of the Sec
rotary of state and acting governor
Of Oklahoma, is in the city, visit
ing her brothers, District Attorney
w. r. and ]. l.. Camp.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-09-27
Mckinley Talks to Crowds.

FINDLAY, Ohio, Sept. 27.-Great
crowds came from far and near to
hear Gov. Mckinley make a second
address this week, in opening the
state campaign. There seems to
be as many in attendance as in In
dianapolis last Tuesday. Governor
Mckinley came on a special train.
. He came from Columbus with
Hon. S. NJ. Taylor, secretary of
state and candidate for reelection,
and a number of other leading
state officials. The speaking was
from stage on the campus Of
Findlay College, a mile from the
centre of town. Hon. Thos. Nc
Comic, member of the State Senate
from Findlay, presided and intro
duced Gov. Mckinley, who was
the orator of the day.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-09-27
SCENES IN WONDERLAND.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Lucy Got His
Man-General Notes, Etc.
MONTEREY, Mex, Sept. 30.


TO the LIGHT:
AS announced in nv last letter,
the state and city authorities We're
making great preparations for the
celebration of President Diaz'
birthday and the national holiday.
During the previous week the
state and city authorities had a
number of men decorating the city
hall, the Zaragoza, Hidalgo, state
capitol and the governors resi-
dence, with orange wreaths,
bunting and the national flags,
while the electric light company
were busily engaged putting up
arc and incandescent lights in the
plaZas and buildings. They put up
in all total $50 incandescent colored
lights and twenty arc lights.
There was music son the plazas
by military bands, and Saturday
night there were public addresses
delivered from the balcony of the
city hall facing the Hidalgo plaza.
Sunday night there were fireworks
at the Cinco de Mayo plaza. The
two days were devoted to mirth
and pleasure. Hundreds came in
from the adjoining towns and
ranches, and it is safe to say there
were more people in the city on
that occasion than was ever here
before.
CAPT. LUCY GOT HIS MAN.
Capt. G. Lucy, of Austin, arrived
here last week for the purpose Of
arresting one J. B. Suttler, a refu-
gee from Austin, and on Monday
night he left for home with his
man.
There has been more news afloat
the past week about the building
of railroads and other improve
ments in the near future than
would fill a column of the LIGHT.
Col. J. A. Robertson, the general
manager of the Mexican Gulf
Railway, is expected home by the
first of next week. When he re-
turns he will push construction at
once towards the Sierra Mojada
and the Pacific ocean.
Col. G. P. Huntington has his
agents and engineers in the city
for the purpose Of purchasing the
right-of-way into this city, and
gobbling up the Monterey and the
Mexican National railway.
EDM UND.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-09-27
Jewish New Year.

Next Sunday evening at sunset
Rosh Hoshana, the Hebrew New
Year, begins, and will continue I'M
til Tuesday evening at sunset.
The orthodox congregation will
hold services Sunday night and all
day Monday and Tuesday at Con-
vention hall.
The reformed congregation will
celebrate one day, Monday, at
Temple Beth Ell.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-09-27
They Will Come Back.

PITTsBURG, Pa, Sept. 27.-Jas-
per Sayman, an Alabama negro,
today passed through the city on
his way to New York to arrange
for the exodus of 500 negroes from
the neighborhood of Mobile, Ala,
to Liberia. Hard times in the
south and the glittering stories
told of Africa have caused great
excitement among the negroes of
Alabama, who are nearly all talk
ing emigration.