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The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-05-05
AMONG TIE GEMS.

The Orlotf diamond is believed to he
responsible for u murders.
Diamonds so small that 1900 o to the
carat have becn cut in Holland.
When Lord Palmerston was buried in
Westminster abbey, tn, officiating cler-
gyman threw into the grave several dia,
mond and other rings as a peace Offering.
When Cardinal Borromeo was buried
in Milan, a large gold cross with seven
fine emcralds surrounded by diamonds
was placed in his tomb and still remains
there.
The great South African diamond
found i'll the Kimberley mines in 1886
weighed 4J1 carats rough. According
to the ordinary rules Of valuation, its
worth is 81, 1876, $50.
The diamond worn by the sultan in
the aigret of his plume ON parade DAYS
was picked up from IA dust heap by a
poor ma of Constantinople during the
reign Of Mohammed ".
When the French crown jewels were
inventoried III 1871, there were 9,547 dia-
monds, 500 pearls. $50 rubies, 1874 sap
phires, $50 emeralds, II topazes, 3 am
ethysts and a number of unclassifed
stones.
Tavernier saw in India a diamond of
1Ol carats whose center was SO foul as
to make the stone worthless. When it
was cut open, it yielded eight carats Of
filth like that from the bottom of a dirty
pond.-St. Louis Globe Democrat.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-05-05

how she finally helped George to pro.
pose:'
mo. I've often wondered how
"Why, she asked him if he was at all
superstitious. OF course he answered
no."
"Well:'
"She just said: Neither am |. But a
fortune teller told me yesterday that you
wanted to ask me to marry you and Were
afraid | would refuse. Wasn't it fool
ish?'"
"Well, l never. What did he do then?"
Emma didn't tell me, but their we'd
ding cards are out"
'Oh, Susie says she Is going to tell
Fred that the last nail has fallen out of
her horseshoe"
"But | don't understand
THAT means that she is to be married
this year, goosic.'
Goodness, that must be why Phil took
all the nails out of the M he gave me-"
Every likely. It's the only way he'd
ever have the courage to ask You. Well,
I'm glad I'm not superstitious like some
people"
80 am l. Let's cross over and get
some soda water"
"All right, but wait until this funeral
passes. 1t is awful unlucky to cross be-
tween the carriages at a Chi
cago Tribune.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-05-05
RAILROAD TIES,

Canadian railroads stretch Il, 5SS miles.
The Nicklo Plate last year increased
it's equipment by 10 locomotives and
1000 box cars.
Under the name of Wichita Falls and
Oklahoma a company has been incorpo.
rated and a charter filed in Texas.
The Lake Shore now owns 2,G26.4
miles of track, of which 2,517.25 are laid
with steel. The company owns 5s4 To-
comotives and 81, AGO cars.
A Detroit city ordinance requires street
railways to sell eight passage tickets for
20 cents on the cars during certain hours
for the benefit of workingmen.
At the Depew shops of the New York
Central four water tanks have been built
that stand so feet from the ground and
have a combined capacity of 200. 900 gal
Ions.
1t has been arranged to build a branch
line from Hillman station, on the Penn
sylvania and Northwestern, to the head.
waters of Clover run, Clearfield county.
Pa. A preliminary survey has already
been made.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-05-05
PERSONAL GOSSIP.
The Earl of Derby, like Mr.. Gladstone.
is IN enthusiastic tree Teller,

The Earl of Derby, like Mr.. Gladstone.
is an enthusiastic tree teller.
Miss S. E. Fuller of New York is the
first woman to receive a government
contract for engraving.
Miss M. f. Braddon is said to receive
1880 for the serial rights of each of the
novels that she writes nowadays.
Mr.. William Watson, the English
poet who recently became insane. is re-
ported to be completely recovered.
Guy de Maupassant is now in what
his doctor calls a vegetative state and
incapable of connecting two ideas to-
gether.
Nat Brigham, who has been appointed
United States marshal for Utah, is re-
membered at Harvard university as the
most melliiuous tenor that ever roamed
the college yard.
Mary E. Wilkins, with all her literary
success, is but a woman. During a re-
cent visit to New York she enthused
more over the big sleeves than about
the big people who feted her.
The present aim of Zola's life is to
gain admission to the French academy.
He is not discouraged by numerous de-
feats, remembering that Victor Hugo
had to present himself four times before
he became one of the 40 "Immortals."
President Dole of Hawaii has found
time to write an article ON the higher
criticism of the Bible for The Male
Wreath. He is deeply interested in the
Investigations of modern Biblical schol-
ars and keeps himself well informed on
the subject.
General E. Kirby Smith died in debt,
but it was an Indebtedness" a v Gen
eral w. Fl. jackson of Tennessee, (which
was honestly and conscientiously con-
tracted." Half of the money needed to
meet the outstanding obligation has al
ready been raised by the generals
friends.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-05-05
War and the Worlds Fair.

AS the first great worlds fair held in
London Ill 1851 was shortly afterward
followed by the Crimean war. so some
of its successors have had more or less
great wars closely on their heels. If the
worlds fairs did not bring Oh those
wars, they certainly did not prevent
them. But our Columbian celebration
presented II spectacle which is prob.
ably without precedent and should be
of good augury.
Many of those who witnessed the great
parade of sailors and marines on the
streets of New York on April 81 NAV
not have been mindful of the fact that
they saw something that perhaps has
never happened within the memoir of
the present generation and would not
be possible anywhere else in the world
soldiers and sailors of 10 different ma
lions with arms in their hands united in
one festive array-Enslishmen, Rus.
slams, Germans and Frenchmen belong
ing to the armed forces of rival powers
that may, as is thought, at any moment
cometo blows among themselves-peace.
ably marching with muskets on their
shoulders and swords at their sides be-
hlnd one another in M column.
1t was a spectacle emblematic of the
position of this great American republic
among the nations of the earth-the
great peace power of the world embrac-
ing in its hospitality the great war pow
ers of the world for II celebration of hu.
man progress and mutual good will
Harper's Weekly.
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Strange to say. there was no general
or concerted plan of street or house to
house decoration at the Worlds fair
opening. expected to find Chicago one
blaze Of color and a veritable garden
Of flowers; |, who have seen with INV
W eyes and described with nv own
pen the entrance of Alexandra of Den
mark into London the day before she
was married to Il English Prince of
Wales, a scene of beauty and artistic
effect all the way from Gravesend to
Windsor which | imagine has never been
equaled for spontaneous joy in the long
history Of English ~pageants; |, who
stood sentinel in the Strand on the day
when his royal highness the Prince of
Wales just recovered from his almost
fatal illness, went III the carriage of the
queen to thank God in st. Paul's cathe-
dral for his infinite mercies; |, who, out
side the abbey church of Westminster
on the day Of days in the jubilee year,
saw Il sight and II pageant whichno stage
scene | have ever witnessed has ever sur
passed-that splendid and triumphant
phot'oololi VI tillpfeHS-QUecn ana kings
and cars and emperors, with the mag
nificent white uniformed Fritz of Ger
many, the grandest man in that unpar-
alleled show-well, perhaps I was a little
too critical and skeptical in the matter
of decoration and pageantry. But on
that wild May morning when | drove
ont to jackson park in Chicago it was
pretty plain to me that no decorative
plan had been organized at all. Each
citizen decorated i'll his own way, and
the way was to fling out the American
banner from the first floor window orr to
exhibit the stars and stripes in the bust
ness shop front. | candidly own that
like this Independent style of decoration.
Clement Scott in London Telegraph.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-05-05
WAITING FOR CHANGE.

1t Was Only "a Nickel, but She Was HOUND
to Have 1t.
Time-Fifteen minutes before the
train is due to leave.
Place-The jewelry store.
Husband discovered looking at his
watch impatiently.
He-We haven't a moment to spare
dear, and we must catch that train.
She-But 1 am waiting for the
change. 1t will be here directly.
He-We ought to start right away.
She-Im so sorry, but we must
wait. Lgave the clerk a 500 bill.
He-Yes, if it's that much vel.
have to wait for it. but it's very i'm.
portant that catch the train to close
up that deal with Jones. The option
expires in an hour, and Illlose several
hundreds if l miss it.
She-This waiting is really aggra-
waiting, but the change will surely be
here in a moment.
He-They're unconscionably slow.
She-Ah, here it comes at last!
She thrusts it in her purse, and both
start for the door. By tremendous
exertion they succeed in reaching the
station in time to see the train move
out.
He-There, confound it, waiting
for that train has knocked me out of
$500 at the lowest calculation!
She-Oh, I'm SO sorry, dearl
He-So am I. By the way, how
much did that measly change
amount to anyhow
She-Let me see. l paid for that
necklace / got a month ago. That
was $50.
He-Anything else9
She-Yes; that set of spoons we
gave Mrs. Taddles on her silver wed
ding. That amounted to Sc. That
makes SOL. Doesn't it9
He-It does. Go on.
She-Then there was a ring for
Lulu and one for Ida. The children
had been promised them, you know.
He-EXactly. How much were
they2
She-Two and a half each. Nine
ty-One dollars and IS make SOC.
He-Anything else?
She-Yes. There was a dear little
butter spear at $2.5 sc.
He (grimly)-The total is $9S. so
now. What else9
She-AVell, l got a cute little stick
pin that l really needed for 1925.
He-Ninety-nine seventy-five.
She-And 20 cents worth of silver
polishing powder. What does that
come to? How much change ought
there to be out of a 500 bill9
He (making a desperate but inef-
fectual effort to keep calm)-Five
cents. -Quips.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-05-05
THE SPIRITS MOVED HIM.
The Prelude to a Scene of Wild Hilarity In
Mullany's Family Circle.

Mullany's Family Circle.
Mrs. Mullany had gone to sleep in
her chair. Her ball of yarn had fall
Ell to the floor, where the cat was
knitting cobwebs with it between the
chairs.
Pat Mullany was smoking his old
clay pipe and trying to get last
weeks news into his head by means
Of reading aloud very slowly and
spelling the hard words. Oblivious
to his wife's nap, he said: "Biddy, do
ye mind that? Moi, but he was the
foine man! Listen, will yez? The
procession moved along wild tn gal
lent Siventh actin as guards on each
side of the c-a-i-s-s-o-n.' Plat the
devils that2 Cal XII, S, kies-son-
kisson?-kissonl-shure it must be tn
carcass. The streets were lined wild
a multitude Of people"
Here he was interrupted by a
knock at the door, to which he pail
no attention save to glance at the
door. The knock was repeated.
who's thare!"
"Shure it's us
"Who the divil's u.s."
"Shure it's me, Tim Rvly, Billy
Muldune, Mr.. Mcguire and the rist. =
"Phat de yez be wantin herel It's
most . O'Clock, and Biddy's ashlape
be the fire"
Pat Mullany, will We open tn
door and let us be after comm: We've
come to pass the tinie wild yez. Bar
ny Rooney's got his fiddle, and we
could have Il shtip or two"
Go way wid yez."
Here's Mrs. OHay, wild a foine
shtewed rabbit, and Mrs. Flynn, wild
some foine pays"
The door opens an inch.
Come, now, it's Larry Quinn has
his pocket full of pipes and tobacco,
and it's meself that has sugar and
Unions; that, wild the aid of a little
hot wather and drop of the crathur,
will put g heart in yez."
"Ye spalpcen! where do yez think
I'd be after gettin the crathur at this
time OF nightI'
"Shure, its just Tim Ryly as can
tell ye. Haven't | got the bottle I'M
der me arm, kapin warm and lively
wild me hearts throbbin?'
lin Ryly, sure it's a fool We are,
Why didn't ye tell me an hour ago.
Come in an see Biddy; shure shes
wearyin for sight of yez. Biddy,
me dear, here's Mr.. Ryly and the
rest come for a hit Of supper they've
brought along wild EN-. Shure here
they've been standin widout and we
waitin widin hours."-H. z. McIn-
tosh i'll Harper's.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-05-05
SOnr Milk and Thunder,

Science has disproved the rura.
belief that thunder sours milk. It is
now known that the souring results
from a fungous growth and that this
fungus is peculiarly fatal to nursing
children. The old time rural belief
was that the conclusion from thun-
der acted mechanically upon the
milk and first soured and then solidi-
fled it. The theory is a plausible
one, easily derived from observing
one set of facts without knowing
about the existence of others more
important to the situation. 1t hap
pens that milk does sour during or
just after thunderstorms because the
atmospheric conditions then prevail
ing L usually of a kind favorable
to the rapid development of the fun
gous growth that sours milk. New
York Sun.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-05-05

Not one man in a hundred thou.
sand has any idea of the terrible
STRAIN put upon marine machinery
III a trial test. A few years ago a
machinist who had previously been
in my employ was called on to go
down into the shaft alleys of one of
the crack transatlantic greyhounds
to help fix her up after her initial
trip to this port. He told me that
night and day during her entire run
across the ocean men had been kept
constantly pouring water on the
shaft journals to keep them as cool
as possible. Despite this precaution
the journals became SO hot that the
babbltt metal Innings partially melted
and ran out.
When the journal caps were un-
screwed and lifted off, the babbitt
metal underneath was in many places
as honeycombed as a sponge. He
and a number OF other machinists
had to replace these Innings with new
ones before the ship could return to
Europe. After | heard this | made
up my mind | would never travel on
an greyhound until the ma
chinery had been worn smooth. This
one met with a severe accident to
her machinery not long after the
trip | tell of.-Macon Mccormick in
New York Advertiser.
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The Landlord Knocked Out Eli Perki

NV OuD Ell IefR1nS.
The great complaint Of all the lee.
turers said Eli Perkins, is about poo,
hotels, but l made up my mind Ii
years ago that I would never find
any fault with a hotel. / was a sol
der in the war, and often slept OIL
the ground, and ate raw bacon. and
would have m~ortgaged my soul for a
fried onion or a %saucerful of cabbage.
One day down in Tennessee l broke
over my rule. The feed was bad, and
everybody was g%rumbling. After
paying for my dinner l said to the
landlord:
That's nice food on the table
therel'
whats the matter with that
food?"
"Why, it's terrible. Those lamb
chops are tough enough to break a
mans teeth"
What lamb chopsl" asked the
landlord with an alarming earnest
ness.
why, those lamb chops. over
thereI' pointing to the middle of the
table.
And you've been eatin 'em2"
Tried to-"
why, heavens, man, those are not
lamb c~hops-they + terra Gotta or
naments for the table, and you've
gone and eaten half of 'em upl Well
-well'-
But l never heard the end of the
sentence. Hotel World.
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ALL A MISTAKE.
The Case of Two Girls Who Were Not "A Bft
SuperstitiouS.

The Case of Two Girls Who Were Not "a Bft
Superstitious.
Are yon superstitious:' asked the girl
with the blue sunshade.
"Not a bit" answered the girl with
the white waistcoat.
"Neither am /, but Nellie is awfully
so. Why, the other day she dropped a
fork at the breakfast table and ran up
stairs to curl her bangs, perfectly sure
that Sam was on his way from California
to surprise her"
And did he come b~reathlessly asked
the girl with the white w~aistcoat.
"Of curse not. And there's Minnie.
Why, she dreamed the other night that
she was at Il big funeral, and rs dreams
go by contraries she refuses to wear her
new evening dress because she is sure
she will be invited to a swell wedding
right away"
"How foolish of her. Why, her father
would have to buy her a new dress if
that II was soiled."
$50 told her. Well, l am not SUPER
s%titious, but l should hate to marry the
thirteenth Baron of Blazerlield, as Jen-
ME expects to do. Something awful will
be sure to happen to her-especially if
she continues to put on SO many airs"
Eyes, indeed. Speaking of that re-
minds me of Della. You know she
dropped her bouquet as she started up
the aisle to be married. Everybody said
that was sure to bring her i'll luck"
"What happened to her? Do tell me?'
"Oh. nothing. only she cot ITO DraS-
ents, and 81 of them were souvenir
spoons"
"Oh, you know how superstitious Fan
is about the number Is. Well, the other
day a sudden shower came up, and she
took refuge III the first street car that
came along. As o o as shesaw the con-
ductor's number she was sure some
thing awful would happen, but it was
risk it or ruin her new dress. Oh, it was
just awful!'
"What was it? Tell me quick"
why, right across from her was a
girl she hadn't spoken to for a year, and
with her was C~harley-and Fan had only
returned his ring the day before"
GLOW perfectly dreadful! Unjust tell
You about Effie. She dreamed the other
night that a runaway horse knocked her
down, SO of course she was afraid to go
out that day"
"Of course, it might
80 she just staid in, and young Bore
by saw her at the window and came in
and read his epic poem to her"
Gracious! Did Emma ever tell You
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which has been received with almost

which has been received with almost
unprecedented favor in London.
Edward Harrigan will produce a new
play dealing with New York life about
Oct. l at his w theater. Mr.. Harri-
gan is the author of the play, which has
not yet been christened.
1t is announced that J. M. Hill has re-
tired permanently from theatrical man.
agement and that Neill Burgess of
Widow Bedott' and County Fair"
fame has left the stage for good.
Katie Lawrence. a particularly talent
ed London music hall artist, will return
to this country next fall, and it is ru-
mored that after an engagement at Tony
Pastors she may head a farce comedy
organization of her own.
Harry B. Smith and Reginald de
koven's opera. THE Knickerbockers,"
was not a very glittering success in New
York, and it was Withdrawn after a run
of II week. 1t may, however, be tried
again later in New York.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-05-05
Notice of Forfeiture,
Neihart, Meagher county. Mo

Neihart, Meagher county. Montana.
March 8, 1894
To p. Paulson, or whom it NAV concern:
You are hereby notified that / have expended
one hundred dollars $500 in labor and improve
menus upon the Comet quartz lode, situated in
Judith mining district, Meagher county Mon
tana as will appear by certificate on file in the
once OF the Recorder of said county. in order to
hold said premises according to law, being the
amount required to hold the same for the wear
ending, A. d.. 1893. And if within ninety days
after this notice by publication you fail or re-
Ipse TO contribute you1 proportion of such eX-
pendltufe as co-owner with interest and costs of
publication, your interest in said claim will
become the property of the undersigned ac-
cording to law.
1877 ORE CpENnn
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-05-05
What It Was.

Whats that up there against the
wall2" asked the nervous subscriber.
Ordinarily" replied the editor,
lit is a shotgun, but in this instance
it is a bill collector. Shall l receipt
you in fullT'-Atlanta Constitution.
She May BE Running Yet.
Manifestations of fear are various, and
there is evidently one woman in New
York who believes that she who runs
away may live to see another runaway.
A runaway team came tearing down
Broadway at a terrific rate the other
day. At Thirty-third street the horses
decided to turn toward Fifth avenue, and
as the only thing which could have
stopped them-the big apartment house
at that corner-did not get in their way,
around the corner they went like a flash,
and then they ''streaked it" for the East
river.
In the crowd thereabout was "A woman
who puts not her trust in runaway
horses. When she saw the plunging,
galloping team turn to the east she
turned to the west. Gathering her skirts
in her hands she made across Sixth av-
enue at a fairly good trot.
Reaching the pavement she looked over
her shoulder, and seeing that the horses
were undoubtedly going in the opposite
direction she increased her speed to a
sharp canter.
Another backward glance soon showed
her own and tine exertions of the horses
We're putting a safe distance between her
and danger. they having gone a block
from the corner i'll one direction while
she went 80 yards in the other direction,
so she was encouraged to get into a live
ly gallop.
This, together with the speed of the
flying animals, was so successful in
stretching space between her and them
that she settled down for a long, swift
run. Nobody in the neighborhood
stopped the horses. Nobody stopped
her.
Perhaps she is running yet.-New
York Tribune.
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A Man of

Dashaway (from the club window
There go Peeverly and his wife. They
have been married only six months, and
| understand he has already borrowed
81 900 Of her.
Cleverton-And never means to pay it
back, l suppose.
Dashaway-Oh, yes. He says he will
Wien her father dies.-Iruun.
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Notice of Forfeiture,
Neihart, Meagher county. Monts

Neihart, Meagher county. Montana.
March Q. 1884.
To William Judge, or whom il may concern:
You are hereby notified that | have expended
one hundred dollars tSiGOl in labor and improve
ments upon The Blackhawk quartz lode. situated
in Judith mining district. Meaeher county,
Montana as will appear by certificate on file In
the office of the Recorder of said county in order
to hold said premises according to law. being
the amount required 10 hold the same for the
year ending A. ID. 1888. And if within ninety
days after this notice by publication you fail or
refuse TO contribute your proportion of such ey-
penditure as co-owner with interest and costs
of publication, your interest in said claim will
become the property of the undersigned accord.
ing to law.
10y DIE GRENDAL.
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Notice of Forfeiture.
Neihart, Meagher county, Montana

Neihart, Meagher county. Montana.
March 8, 1884.
To /, Paulson, or whom it may concern: You
are hereby notified that | have expended one
hundred dollars (Sl0O) in labor and improve
mentS npOn the Blackhawk quartz lode. situ-
ated in judith mining district. Meagher co unity,
Montana as will appear by certificate on file IN
the Office of the Recorder of said county in
order to hold said premises according to law,
being the amount required TO hold the same for
the year Guiding A. ID 1892. And if within
ninety days after this notice by publication you
fail or refuse to contribute your proportion of
such expenditure as cO-owner with interest and
costs OF publication, your interest III said claim
VIII become the property of the undersigned
according to law.
1877 OLE GRENDAL.