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The Yellowstone journal., 1894-09-25
Miles City, Sept. ith. 1894.


Sept. -, 1889, the congress OF the
United States passed an act for the es-
tablishment Of a national postoffice sys-
TEN. and that prince Of practical men
Benjamin Franklin, was appointed the
first postmaster general. Previously
some Of the colonies had made attempts
to provide for postal Service. In 1857
the Virginia legislature passed an act
requiring planters to furnish a man and
horse to forward letters from plantation
to plantation. under penalty Of being
fined hogshead Of tobacco. In 1872. 4
monthly post" was started between
New York and Boston. From 1872 to
1799 the following were letter postage
rates: 30 miles. 6 cents; 60 miles, 8
cents; 100 miles, 10 cents; $50 miles, u
cents; 100 miles. Is cents; 80 miles. II
cents; $40 miles. 20 cents; $50 miles. %
cents; over $50 milss. . cents. These
rates were pretty nearly prohibitory. In
1845. the rate was reduced to cents for
distances under 800 miles; over that
distance 10 cents. In 1850, the rate was
made 3 cents on prepaid letters. 5 cents
on not prepaid under 1900 miles; over
that distance. double rates. October Z.
1883, the letter rate was reduced to 2
cents for any distance in the United
States. In l85. the estimate Of the post.
ONCE department indicated = profit Of
100000 on letter mail, but . loss ol
oil 100000 on newspapers and packages.
Two out Of three post ofnces do not pay
expenses Of maintenance. The most
rapid development. however. has been
In railway mail service. Whole trains a
specially built cars, similar to the Sfast
mail'' on the Burlington Route from
Chicago to Denver. over . thousand miles
6y daily scroes the country, while Z
force of clerks distribute letters and
papers on the way. The United States
mail service brings the whole people In.
to quick communication, and vs could
hardly exist without il, but the mail \
only one a many services the railroads
render the people. II you would have
at your command ths most o1oQnnt and
co0fogtable means q 0odor1 tsavol
purchaso your ticks alvayo Vi H. Der.
Ilngtoa. a any ticket a6so& q addBou
WI. @. Kenyon, 0en. R6nn. Ao.ak g
49, 3eo
The Yellowstone journal., 1894-09-25

For the convenience OF those who
wish to make comparisons and for the
benefit Of those who can never remem-
ber, the JOURNAL will hereafter keep
standing a table Of the corresponding
month Of last year, showing day by day
the principal meteorological conditions.
as obtained from the record kept by the
United States weather observer in this
city. Following is the record for Sept,
1893:
The Yellowstone journal., 1894-09-25


That affo, ds excellent and most com.
Portable facilities Milwaukee.
That traverses . delightful and pictur.
ssque portion of the country-The
Milwaukee.
That has land merits) the reputation oe
strength ant. reliability-The Mil
waukee.
That enoys popularity and 10 stamped
with public spprovsl-The Miiwsu
kee.
That has q substantial rosdbed and most
/. f,equeut train service = Tho Nil
waukee.
That regards. always. the eass, comfort
and safety Of its patrons-The MiE
waukee.
That furnishes the latest private CON-
partment cars and latest library buff
fet smoking csrs-The Milwaukee.
That furnishes elegant drawing -ruon
parlor cars. free reclining chair cars
and sumptuous dining cars-Ths
Milwaukee.
That shas exclusive use Of the electric
berth reading lanp-ThsNilwaulss
The Milvaukss" combines all oe the
abovs.a an6 moro. too. II trains arc ves-
tibulsd. heated By steam. electric lighted
and unsurpasssj In luxurious appoint
mentsL
Tho immortal Lincoln said: sFolIow
the people and you cannot be Tar from
right" The Psople:uss The Milvau-
J. 7. CoHLky.
Asst sGenl. Psassngsr Agsat
st. Paul. MINI.
NorE-Fivs trains daily froa 1W1n
Ctiss 70 Chioalo eae 10 St Lpub -
~ 10 Kansas Nts.
The Yellowstone journal., 1894-09-25

SEALED PROPOSALS for furnish
ing thirty (3O) cords Of dry pine wood
mot charred) for the school house at
Miles City will be received at the office
OF the undersigned until II o'clock noon.
of Saturday, October 9th, 1884, at which
hour and place they will be opened.
Proposals to be addressed to the under
signed with the words, Proposals for
Wood" written on the outside OF the en-
velope to avoid opening by mistake be-
fore the time set.
The Board Of Trustees reserve the
right to reject any or all bids.
BY order Of the Board.
GEo. II. ALLERToN.
Clerk.
The Yellowstone journal., 1894-09-25

SEALED PROPOSALS tor furnish
ing Coal for the school house at Miles
City, during the ensuing year. will be
received at the Office Of the undersigned
until II o'clock noon. of Saturday. Oct
ober 9th, 1894. at which hour and place
the same will be opened. Proposals to
be addressed TO the undersigned with
the words. Proposals for Coal" written
on the outside of the envelope TO avoid
opening by mistake before the time set.
The Board OF Trustees reserve the
right to reject any or all bids.
By order OF the Board.
GEo. w. ALLERToN.
Clerk
Miles City, Sept 9Th. 1894.
The Yellowstone journal., 1894-09-25

In anticipation Of their being an over
flow OF visitors next week, in excess Of
our hotel accommodations. the fair com
mittee desires all who have or can ar
range one or more spare rooms to COM
municate the fact to the undersigned
not later than Mountaineering next.
II. w. McINTIRE.
Secretary.
The Yellowstone journal., 1894-09-25

SEALED PROPOSALS will be re.
ceived 10y the undersigned up to Mon
day Oct. Let. at o'clock p. IN. for fur
nishing all the coal required by the
Leighton estate from Oct. LIST. 1894 to
May 1st. 1895. The right to reject any
or all bids is reserved.
w. J. ZIMMERMAN.
Clerk OF Dist. Court,
The Yellowstone journal., 1894-09-25


Topeka, Kan.. Sept. A.-About 100 Of
the suffrage women Of Topeka will come
out in reform dress. They have entered
into an agreement with DR.. Eva Hard
ing and DR.. Agnes Haviland. aid to
have been reduced 10 writing. This
agreement describes the costume. II b
to consist OF Turkish trousers covered
by a skirt reaching to the fold, closs or
loose waist. a. the wearer may psrefsr.
and cloth leggings to match The tsous
ers. It 10 the intention of the Topeka
women to organise into rslisf squads. -
number Of them may b On ths stsosts
all day and thus the community will bs
come familiar with the rseoro.
The Yellowstone journal., 1894-09-25

The figures in the right hand column
denote the average thermometer reading
for the day. The highest temperature
during the month was 80 on the 7th.
The amount Of rainfall during the
month was / 80 OF an inch.
The Yellowstone journal., 1894-09-25
SUPREME COURT SAYS NO.
A Decision In the County Commissioners
Case IL Handed Down.

HELENA. Sept. %, 1894.
II. N. Moran. Chm. Rep. Cent. 20.
There will be no county commission
ers to elect this year.
BEN j. WEBSTER.
Clerk Sup. Court.
The Yellowstone journal., 1894-09-25

Take your watch and clock repairs h
SrEIN.
The Yellowstone journal., 1894-09-25

Miles City, Sept. 4th, 1894.
The Yellowstone journal., 1894-09-25
PHYSICIANS.

~ W. ANDRUs, N. d., c. NJ.
W. PHYCIAN. SURGEON AND ACCoUcHECR.
Rooms, - and "a Stock Growers Bank block.
Once hours-a to 10 a. m, 2 to .. m, and ]
70 o p. m.
Residence, formerly occupius by DIR. Fish
The Yellowstone journal., 1894-09-25
TEE WISE TKAvELER,

In Selecting His R.ilread Ososte, Selects
the O
The Yellowstone journal., 1894-09-25

n Q. whitnsy,
u. DENTIST.
0ain Street over Stockgrowers National
Bank. Work guaranteed and at reasonable
prices.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1894-04-20
arAgM WAS HIS sgNrIMgNrs.n


And the Old Unrecunstructed Confederate
Took Pains to Make Them known.
Very many Of the early settlers Of
Montana were natives Of Missouri, Ken.
tucky, Arkansas aud the border states
of the war. They came by the Missouri
river to Fort Benton or by coach from
Omaha and for many years were in the
majority at elections, when they held
the flag of Democracy to the masthead,
The result of this Immigration was a
strong sentiment for the confederaCy in
the early days. and in 1873, when Gen
eral Phil Sheridan and staff made an
official visit to the northwestern posts,
the sentiment had not disappeared.
Helena, Mon, was just emerging from
the garb of a mining camp, but few
entsrprising citizens with Ex-Governor
Hauser at the head determined to give
fitting reception TO the visitors. A
delegation met Sheridan and his party
in a stagecoach several miles from the
town and escorted them TO the leading
hotel. On the following afternoon Il
banquet was given in the First National
bank, located then in the present gam
bling district.
The menu consisted mostly of canned
goods, jack rabbit meat and fresh game,
because the town was remote from civ
ilization. There was, however, plenty
of champagne, since that wine is usu-
ally found in mining camps even when
nothing in the wsy of food is left but
-four. The gathering was very demo
cratic. Everybody in town was invited
to see Little Phil, +" though there was
much grumbling among the unrecon-
structed Confederates over the display
made for Union general. There were
lawyers and mining camp politicians
mingled with gamblers, miners and ex-
read agents, many Of whom wore six
shooters at their belts. Among them
was one old time Confederate soldier,
who had turned his talents from the
chivalry Of war to dealing bank. He
was restless and uncomfortable during
the feast, and when the toasts began
this resrlessness increased. His face
darkened and his eyes famed with an
ger as various t0asts were given to the
United States, the president Of the
United States and the army of the
United States.
Finally be could stand it no longer.
He arose with a wineglass in one hand
and a six shooter in the other, and in a
voice hoarse with rage shouted:
Here's TO all mankind, SO that no
id fool will be overlooked. "
With that he dashed the wineglass on
the floor and emptied the six shooter
into the ceiling so that the room was
filed with smoke. The guests reached
for their revolvers, but the gambler,
with look of contempt, returned his
gun 10 his pocket and walked out.
General Sheridan afterward said that
it was one of the most dramatic and
suggestive scenes in all his experience.
New York Sun.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1894-04-20
smokeless F1replaees.

Next to the man who invented or dis
covered FIRE, the greatest benefactor of
the human race will be the man who
abolishes smoke. Nothing else will SO
change the conditions of life in our
great cities. Without saying that this
result is already at hand, great step to-
ward tits made by the new invention in
freplaces. By this system a fire can
undoubtedly be produced without
smoke, and though at present special
fireplace must be employed for the pur-
pose there is no reason why every one
who hencefnrth fits up kitchen range
or a furnace should not have a smoke
less one. / expect TO see the time when
every householder as well as every man
ufacturer will be compelled to consume
his own smoke. In the meantime, how
ever, there is the strongest inducement,
short of compulsion, for doing So, for
the system, like all which are based on
perfecting the combustion of the fuel,
gives a largely increased heat for a re-
duced consumption of coal.-London
Truth,
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1894-04-20

The little leahet called '0ur Lam
guage" isstill engaged in promoting the
reform of spelling. Its scheme Of a
"digraf alfaabet" is very well illus
trated in the following extract:
Bal fonetik alfaabet ehaild mel
bii toat dhi aart ov riding not fiuuen-
iii, but wel-boeth in fonetick and in
oardineiri bnoks, In thrii munths. al
oftn in twenti aurz ov thuroe instruk-
shnn--a task hwich iz raeri axiom
plisht in thrii yiirz oy toll bal dhi oeld
alfabet. Hwot faadhuar oar tiichuer
vii nit gladli he'll and uarnestli wuark
fosr dhis greit bnun tuo edyuukeishnn
--dhis paurfuol maashiin foar dhi d.
fuzhun ov nolejf Dhis paraagraf kon-
teinz oal dhi saundz in dhi Ingglish
langgueij.-New York Tribune.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1894-04-20
Tyndall,s Imagination.

This instructive imagination-for We
are not concerned with mere reminis-
cent imagination here resulting in the
creations of the poet and there in the dis
coveries Of the man of science, is the
highest Of human faculties. With this
faculty Professor Tyndall was largely
endowed. In common with successful
investigators in general, he displayed it
in forming true conceptions of physical
processes previously misinterpreted or
uninterrupted, and again in conceiving
modes by which the actual relations of
the phenomena could be demonstrated,
and again in devising fit appliances to
this end. But to much greater extent
than usual he displayed constructive
imagination in other fields.
He was an excellent expositor, and
good exposition implies much construct
i've imagination. A prerequisite is the
forming of true ideas of the mental
states of those who are TO be taught,
and a further prerequisite is the imagin-
ing Of methods by which, beginning
with conceptions they possess. there
may be built up in their minds the con-
ceptions they do not possess. OF con-
structive imagination as displayed in
tins sphere men at large appear to be
almost devoid, as witness the absurd
systems Of teaching which in past times,
and in large measure at present, have
stupehed and still stupefy children by
presenting abstract ideas before they
have any concrete ideas from which
they can be drawn. Whether as lee
turer or writer, Professor Tyndall care
fully avoided this vicious practice,
Herbert Spencer in McClure's Maya
zine.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1894-04-20

According to Pratorius, the man in
the neon is the Patriarch Isaac. carry
ing the bundle Of sticks which were to
be lighted to sacrifice his own body on
the mountain top. Dante believes him
to be Cain, carrying bundle of thorns,
the meanest offering bis lands afforded,
as a present to God. In Iceland the peo-
pie claim that they can see the face of
Adam in tine moon and that of Eve in
the sun, Among the Frieburgers there
is a superstition which says that the
marEs and spots on the moons face are
the outlines of the traitor, Judas Iscar-
lot, holding his hand over his face while
sneezing just prior to hanging himself.
This last belief accords with the old
Frankish legend, which says that there
was no spot on Luna's bright face until
after the time Of the erucifOon of
Christ. Still another story tells us that
in the time Of the creation God threw
an offending angel against the face of
the moon, while another is to the effect
that the moon witnessed the creation Of
Adam and Eve and took an impress Of
their features on his surface, intending
TO people hia own land with similar be-
ings. When he essayed to initiate Gods
works, he made nothing but slimv SER
pent, which since that day has cuntin-
ned TO fold and unfold its mighty coils
in full view of the descendants of the
God created beings. Louis Repub-
lie.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1894-04-20

Mrs. Isabella Bird Bishop, the dis
tinguished traveller who has started upon
another journey, although she is now
60 years old, is at present crossing this
country on her way to Vancouver,
whence she is to sail for Japan. Whetb.
er she goes farther will depend upon
her health. She owns pretty cottage
in Scotland, and there she spent last
summer and autumn in thoroughly mas
tering the technique Of photography in
preparation for her journey. She will
now be able to illustrate her own books.
Woman and Home.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1894-04-20
Ap International women,. coprre.s

The Hon. Ettore SOcci, member Of
the Italian parliament, through the
pages of The Humanitarian asks if it
would not be possible to hold an interna-
tional women's congress in Rome in
1895 in order to give prominence to tine
women's movement, which is spreading
its ramifcatious throughout the world.
he is an ardent advocate Of tho move
ment. The emancipation and higher
education Of women, he declares, would
not destroy in her the feeling Of wife
and mother, and still less would isuu-
dermine family life.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1894-04-20
HUMAN DETECTIVES.
Methods of rrsatmen, suggested For Ger.


Methods of Treatment Suggested For Ger
tain Glasses of Public Dependents.
DR.. James ". Walk, in lecture on
Detectives before the University OF
Pennsylvania, defined the detectives as
those members of society having serious
mental or physical defects, either con-
genital or acquired. This group COM
prised six classes-first, the blind; sec
ond, the deaf mutes; third, insane;
fourth the iCshle minded, or idiots;
fifth, the inehriates-w where drunken
ness has become disease-and sixth,
the epileptics.
DR.. Walk took up each of these class
ss and stated what he believed to be
the hest way To deal with them. OF the
blind and deaf he said; Blind, deaf
and feeble minded children have us
much claim to an education as others,
and since their defects prevent them
from receiving it in the ordinary public
schools it is only just that they should
be instructed in schools especially adapt
ed to their condition. Such schools are
also most economical investment Of
public money, for by means of the train
ing they give the great majority of the
blind and deaf mutes become self sup
porting in adult life.
To fit blind children for self support
it is necessary that their discipline
while at school should be rigid, SO as 10
impart thoroughness in the practice of
the few industries, such as weaving and
music, which are open to them. The
managers Of the best schools for the
blind now insist upon this rigid train
ing, and in this way sometimes incur
unpopularity among those who do not
understand their Zeal motive,
For those Of the adult blind who
cannot maintain themselves in open
competition with normal workmen
there should be founded in each state
industrial homes where they may reside
and labor, the deficiency in their earn
ing being supplied by beneyolence.
Where such homes are well conducted
they are nearly self supporting.
Under the stimulus of the popular
interest excited by the eloquent ad-
dresses of the great philanthropist, Doro-
thea Dix, Pennsylvania many years ago
undertook to make adequate provision
for the insane at public expense. The
first institution tor their care in the
commonwealth was the insane depart
ment of the old Pennsylvania hospital.
We have now many asylums for these
people, but not enough yet to accommo-
date them all. Asylums should be so
regulated that the inmates can work
and be self supporting
DR.. Walk thought that idiots, or the
feeble minded, should not be permitted
to marry. Of epileptics he thought the
same, as their defects are hereditary.
Inebriates should be confined for long
period, during which they would be
forced to abstain totally. This treat
ment, he said, results often in perma-
nent cure. Philadelphia Press.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1894-04-20

A Marshall county tAla.) man disc
cred burglar in bia room one nigl
BE watched the man raDsack eyeI3
drawer and trunk in the house, know
ing that be would find nothing, Then,
when the disappointed burglar wes
about to depart, be called to him and
asked him to lend him a dollar. TIE
burglar, though taken by surprise,
threw him dollar aud left the house.
--PhiIsdslphia Ledger.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1894-04-20
Mriic3eds.

The little creature which possesses
the distinction of having more legs than
any other animal il that which belongs
TO the family ot insects known as mile
peds, or Thousand footed. There are
several different species of these, but
they all possess the common character
istic Of having segmented bodies, each
segment Of which is provided with its
own pair Of feet. These are set SO close
" along the body as to resemble hairs.
and when they move one after another
with perfect regularity the effect is pre-
cissly the same on a small scale as that
Of field Of oats undulating under the
influence Of the wind. Some species Of
millepeds have as many as $50 separate
aud distinct legs. They are all per-
fectly harmless, unlike the centipeds,
which frequently have the power of in
fiicting poisonous wounds. Brooklyn
Eagle.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1894-04-20

Powerful and large as are the great
est Of modern United States warshipe,
they are all Of low stature compared
with the towering structures Of 60 or
70 years ago. The United States steam
ship Pennsylvania, built about 1925 and
supposed at the time to be one Of the
largest warships ever launched, was 2sO
feet long and 5sbroad. She carried 22O
guns and lowered aloft with Eve decks.
Her complement Of men was 1,4OO.--
Detroit Free Press.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1894-04-20
The Man WHO Tired CARLYLE.

There is a story of Carlyle in his old
age having taken the following fare
well in his broadest Scotch of a young
friend who had had him in charge for
walks, and who while almost always
adapting himself TO Carlyle's mood had
on a single occasion ventured to dis
agree with him, Il would have you to
know, young man, that you have the
capacity of being the greatest bore in
Christepdom. The boredom had con-
sisted solely in the rather negative Sin
of not having been convinced of the
truth Of one Of Carlyle's dogmas, sin
all the more heinous because, instead Of
standing boldly up to Carlyle and de-
claring his doctrine utterly perverse,
the companion had betrayed his weak
ness by an apolOgetic tone.
Now, Carlyle liked disciples, and he
respected antagonists, but he could not
endure being merely thwarted without
being thoroughly roused. he felt in
that case that he had made no impress
sion at all on his interlocutOrs that he
had neither won him nor excited him
to resistance. And nothing bored him
so much as that. Of course it is only
exceptionally despotic minds that are
bored in this way.-London Spectator.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1894-04-20

Teacher-Now do you see the differ
ence between animal instinct and hu-
man reasonf
Bright Boy Yes'm. If we had in
stinct, we'd know everything we need
ed to without learning it, but we've got
reason and have to study ourselves mos
blind or be a fool.-Good News.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1894-04-20
4 Clever GirI,s Trick.

Some of the enormous punches of vio-
let's on the corsage Of the Lenten girl
viii bear studying. She has learned a
trick or two which preserve appear
ances and shillings at the same time.
The artificial violets are wonderful
imitation Of the real ones. 1t takes
more than passing glance to detect the
difference between them; but, as made
moiselle well knows. there is no counter
letting the fresh delicate perfume of the
real flower. So the clever creature buys
every day 10 cent bunch Of natures
production, which she judiciously in
tersperses through large cluster Of the
handiwork Of art. The little leaven OF
fragrance is sufficient, and by this sim
pie and ingenious means is secured a
maximum of effect at a minimum Of ex-
penditure.-Her Point of View in New
York Times.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1894-04-20

Auntie-Well, did Uncle George tell
you an interesting storyf
Little Niece from Boston)--Yes
auntie, it was full Of delightful won
ders- but some visitors called, and /
hadn'ttime to inquire whether it was q
fairy tale or theOsOphical hypotbeais.
--Gvod Kswa,
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1894-04-20

The title colonel comes from the word
almost the same in several languages,
signifying column. The colonel was
80 called because he led or commanded
the column.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1894-04-20

Asingle match requires from one two
hundredths TO one one-hundredth Of a
grain Of phosphorus for its production,
yet the consumption Of matches is SO
large that it is estimated that the total
Of 1900 tons is less than the amount
consumed in Europe in their manufao-
ture.