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The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-05-12

On the 29th OF February % ti,;e
year the weather in Algeria. SAYS
my notebook, became unconfort-
ably warm and winter migrants Of
the human species decided to take
the Marseilles packet. Africa will
soon be too hot to hold u.s." thought
the experienced elders of the swal.
low tribe. Insects must be getting
plentiful in Spain by this time, and,
10! next day they assembled in their
thousands on the spurs of the Sahel
and set out i'll a body for Tangier
and Gibraltar.
All through the first half of March
they pervaded Andalusia. with the
middle of March they had moved on
to AragOn, by the goth they were
feasting upon Pyrenean midges at
Pau and Perplgnan. But on the last
day of the windy month they crossed
the channel boldly by Cape Grisnez
and FolkestOne, and All Fools day
found them restored once more to
their summer quarters in that famil-
1ar nook of dear old Surrey. By the
9th the house martens were back I'M
der u eaves-four pairs, az usual
occupying the same old hanging mud
huts as ever, and returning gladly to
the cosy homes which they deserted
last autumn for their alternative
quarters beyond the sea in Africa
Longman's Magazine.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-05-12
Strikes In Ollen Times.

Strikes occurred centuries ago, and
their outcome was just as disastrous
as is that of the present day work
struggles. In the year 1929 a strike
of brass workers was initiated in
Breslau, Silesia, which lasted a year.
Fifty-six years later, in 1885, one of
blacksmiths took place in Dantzig,
which only ended, but then rather
abruptly, when the local authorities
obtained permission to ISSUE an edict
proclaiming that until further notice
any workman refusing to obey the
lawful dictates of his employer as to
continuing operations was to be sum-
marty deprived of his rs.-Lon-
don Tit-BitS.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-05-12
TIE LONDON B
Little Incidents Connected with
the Reception of His Exact Fare.

Dramatic Little Incidents Connected With
the Reception of His Exact Fare.
Everybody who has lived in London
dents connected with cabby's reception
Of his exact fare. His hirer, having
alighted. stands on the pavement and
feels for his purse. Cabby meanwhile
leans over the railing of his seat with a
benignaat and ingratiating smile. That
smile, it may DE stated at once, is a
fraud. 1t is not a genuine beam of good
nature, but is II of cabby's business
"props." 1t is q smile of much mean
ing, and cabby throws his whole soul
into it. 1t is trusting and confident. It
insinuates that cabby feels that he has
met in you a man in whom he recog-
nizes a peculiarly generous nature. 1t
means that cabby has no anxiety. He
knows that you are going to give him
something for himself.
But as a matter of fact, if you watch
cabby closely, you will see the hollow
ness of its professions. Cabby's eyes are
very wide open, and he is scanning a
great deal more carefully than his fare
the little pile Of silver that gentleman is
turning over in his hand. Then he
stretches down his hand, broad and fat,
but trustingly, assured that he is about
to be treated as a man should be. The
fat palm ascends again, but as his fare
turns to depart, the smile dies away.
For a moment, as if dazed, he gazes
blankly into his hand; then q look of
mingled contempt and Indignation passes
over his expressive face. He turns fierce
ly on his prey.
"Ere, wot's this?"
"Your fare" floats back to him.
"My fare!" in a tone of soathing ecorn
tiny fare!'
Then rapidly and with a businesslilze
manner, as if the time for emotion were
passed now:
"Ere, 'old ard; | wants another tan
ner."
By this time his fare, if he knows any
thing at all about cabmen, is we'll under
way. Cabby, standing up, dashes the
offending shilling on the ground with a
gesture of ineffable loathing, as at some
unclean thing. No good. His fare is
disappearing, unconcerned, and cabby,
convinced that the game is up, but loath
to relinquish his indignation, slowly I'M
swathes himself from the folds of his
voluminous blanket, descends as slowly,
picks up the innocent shilling still more
slowly, mounts again, gathers up his
reins with II final blighting look be-
hind him and drives away, his face that
of a man who never till that moment
had sounded the hideous depths of sor-
did human nature.-London Sketch.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-05-12
MesallianCe.

Mesalliance is always interesting
when it occurs outside of our own i'm
mediate circle of relatives and friends.
A man or woman sacrifices social in
~stincts, bids defiance to conventions and
follows the simple promptings of the
heart-and the results? Disagreeable to
those most nearly concerned, but fasci-
mating to the outside world. There is
no subject so fruitful for the novelist.
A well known novel, now widely read,
was saved by this. | will not name it,
for | cannot break literary condolences.
The writer, a favorite living novelist,
had reached a point in his story when ev-
erything. characters and events, seemed
to settle down to a deadly low level of
dull commonplace. He was in despair.
A friend, an experienced man of the
world, gave him a word of advice: SIN
troduce a mesalliance. That never fails
to enliven things" The novelist did so,
and his book is selling briskly today
VOuue.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-05-12
AN INCIDENT IN EARLY SPRING.
Was the Grand Lady, Once n Friend Of
the Father of FIossie1

was the Grand Lady Once IA Friend oi
the Father of Fiossie?
The children seemed infected with
the joyous air of the early spring.
They ran gleefully across the ice,
their joyous cries resembling the
twitter of the birds that had already
begun to build their nests.
A woman stopped, attracted by
their innocent joyousness, and gazed
at them wistfully. She was still
young, and her dress was elegant,
though a person of good taste might
have thought it gaudy for an after
noon walk.
One of the children, a pretty babe
with a mass of fluffy golden curls,
made a misstep and fell heavily on
the ice. The woman a and picked
her up, quoting the child's fright
ened sobs and brushing the snow
from the yellow locks. Her little
companions gathered around the un-
lucky one, shyly afraid of the grand
lady," but eager to comfort their
playmate. Then one of them said.
Here comes your mamma, Flos-
sic" The. child's eyes frightened,
and she bravely tried to keep dowr
the tears.
A girlish voice cried, You're not
hurt, Flossie, L you?" as the young
mother ran to her little one. There
was a tremor of anxiety as if the
mother feared some harm had come
to the child.
Don't worry, my dear; the child
only had a fall" said a mans voice
~caressingly.
AT its sound the woman who had
been quoting the little girl looked
up quickly. AS the mother ran to-
ward her she almost pushed the baby
away.
His child" she whispered in a
fierce tone that made the little one
stare wonderingly.
AS the mother turned to thank her
she Strengthened up with flashing
eyes.
Keep your thanks, madam" she
said in a sharp voice.
What a strange womanl p said the
mother as she cooed to Flossie, who
was perched on her fathers shout
der. She looked at you, George, as
though she knew you and wished to
harm you"
The man laughed queerly. Never
saw her before, my DEAR" he said.
You have such odd fancies."
And Flossie, now recovered from
her fright, said in her baby tones,
She was a good lady to Flossie any
way"
In the mans face there was a look
OF remembrance, and the corners of
his mouth twitched nervously, but
he said no word.-Chicago News.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-05-12

There was an order in the Church of
England up to the year 1862, that if a
child died within a month of baptism he
should be buried in his chrisom in lieu
Of a shroud. The chrisom was a white
baptismal robe with which in medieval
times a child when christened was en-
veloped. A sixteenth century brass in
Gresham Bots church in Buckingham
shire represents Benedict Lee, chrisom
child, in his chrisom cloth. The inscrip-
ton underneath the figure stands thus:
OF Rogr. Lee, gentilma. here lyeth the son.
Benedict Lee, crysom who's soule thu pdo.
Westminster Gazette.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-05-12

A Buffalo girl received a letter
from her aunt in New York the other
day which, among other interesting
matters, mentioned the fact that she
had had a telephone placed in her
house that made it quite convenient
to call up the butcher and baker on
short notice and to call up her friends
al well.
"How perfectly lovely" exclaimed
her niece, putting the letter back in
it's envelope. I'll stop and talk to
her through the long distance phone
when Igo down town this morning"
a plan which she accordingly carried
out much to her own satisfaction,
but was greatly surprised to receive
a telegram from her relative soon
after, which read, For mercy sake
don't telephone again or you'll break
me-" followed by a letter in the next
mail with a full explanation that,
while she was delighted to talk with
her faraway relative, when it came
to be a matter of between 81 and SIS
for a few minutes conversation she
preferred talking on paper by rail,
a plan that has since been continued
with satisfaction to both parties.-~
Buffalo News.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-05-12

1t appears to be pretty clearly dem
onstrated that the Mongolian pleas
ant can stand the winters of New
England and northern New York.
and that he has nothing to fear from
climate on this coast. This has been
demonstrated not by a single expert
ment, but by several.
1t is now well known that the
p~heasants turned out some years ago
at Tuxedo park did we'll and scat
tered themselves I've a great range
of country in New Jersey and south
EN- New York. They are killed from
time to time in Rockland and Sulli-
van counties, N. Y, and seem in the
wild state to- be slowly OH the in
crease. Some pheasants imported
two or three years ago to Flanders,
N. Y, by Mr.. Fl. d. Auchincloss have
done well out of doors and are in
creasing. MI. w. Austin Wadsworth
of Livingston county, N. Y, turned
out 10 birds, and they survived the
bitter weather of the following win
ter.-Forest and Stream.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-05-12
Value of Alfalfa.

A Fresno farmerof long experience
says that N acre of alfalfa in good,
heavy land will feed 10 sheep and
that on 20 acres 200 lambs can be
grown every year. If sold at the
proper time, they will sell for 81 per
head, at which figure the demand is
practically unlimited. Mutton is 60
ing to be higher. The large flocls of
sheep raised for their wool will soon
be a thing of the past, and mutton is
sure to become a scarce article. The
colony lands of MERGED are unrivaled
as alfalfa lands and are destined to
be the homes of hundreds of farmers,
whose principal business will be NUT
ton raising OF a small scale. Alfalfa
fed sheep produce the best mutton,
and the butchers of San Francisco are
always ready to pay high prices for
sheep raised on that kind of grass
MERGED (Cal.) Star.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-05-12
A seNsE OF PROPORTION.
The Potent Factor 1t May Become In {
Problem of Life.

>>ohAh III hIN
Problem of Life.
II am trying to cultivate a sense OF
humor and a sense of proportion"
heard a clever woman say the other day
land you have no idea what a wonder.
ful help they are to me-" 1 have since
had a practical illustration of the potent
factor that the latter sense may become
in the problem of life, and now l fairly
appreciate her statement of the power OF
proportion.
Having fingered very late over a more
than usually fascinating game of chess
the night before, was beguiled into an
extra nap in the morning, making me
late for the early train which l wished
to catch in order to keep an important
appointment in town.
As the sky was lowering, indicating
rain, | pulled out a pair of old shoes and
did not discover until was at the break
fast table that a little nail in one of them
had ON through the inner sole and
was piercing my heel.
Il was too late to change them, and
the pricking made me cross. 1 am quite
sure that l snarled at the dear little
woman who had increased my joys and
lessened my sorrows these several years
past, and that l scared my young folks
into unwonted silence.
actually hobbled on my way to the
station, the little nail stung so venom
ously, and before l arrived there l fan
cied that my shoe must be half filled
with blood from its decorations.
/ hardly returned Papa Clipston's
courteous greeting, and let somebody
else help old lady Sturgis on the train,
which neglect would have cut my wife
cruelty and ought to bring me to shame.
The office boy skunk into the remotest
corner as slammed into the room, and
the man from Chicago will no doubt re-
tain to the day of his death a supreme
conviction of the disagreeableness of
Bostonians as per example exhibited to
him on that occasion.
When at last there came a lull in the
rush of the day, | removed the shoe and
sent it out for repairs. In 10 minutes it
came back, the offender removed, and
peace was restored.
1t was then that bright woman's re-
mark came back to me, and | felt it's
truth. That little piece of iron, pene-
trating tine sole of my foot, had put
awry my whole body, brain, nerves and
temper.
What a gigantic ~disproportion be-
tween cause and effect! And, besides
the consequences to myself, there was
the reaction upon my wife, making her
unhappy all day long-for, strange as it
may seem, the dear soul loves me-and
the awful example of Feasibility that |
set to the office boy, and nobody knows
how much dislike and distrust of Bos-
tonians was planted in that hospitable
Chicago breast, which will permeate
through generations yet unborn.
And all for a tiny shoe tack!
Don't you see now how wise it would
be to cultivate a sense of proportion?
AS for a sense of humor, | have that,
for | can smile ever over a coal BILL
Boston Herald.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-05-12
A Clerks StuDility,

A clerk in a dry goods store told us a
humorous incident which had for its her
Dine a well known society girl. The
young man has in charge a department
where paper patterns are sold, and the
other day i'll walked the aforesaid Young
woman anxious to buy the pattern of a
wrap for her aunt. "What size?o oue-
ried the clerk. "Oh, | do not know"
answered the girl. Cannot you give
me some idea?' went on the youth, anx-
lous if possible to make a sale. 'She is
rather large and above the average
height" laughed the fair maid, but this
answer was not one bit helpful, SO she
was obliged to go away without the de-
sired pattern, but as she was leaving the
store a bright thought struck her, and
she returned to the counter, and with
evident triumph in her face and manner
announced, Il can get it now; she's 45
years DID," and she could not understand
why this vivid description did not enable
the stupid person behind the counter to
give her the exact size that she required.
Philadelphia Times.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-05-12

81 like the Staybolts' way of forbid
ding their children to talk slang, or to
call each other by nicknames, and all
that" said Mrs. Billtops to her husband,
"but think they are almost too precise
about it. This afternoon l heard little
Mabel Staybolt asking our Clara if she
heard the Katherinedids sing last night.
Now l think that is carrying it to ex-
tremes, dear. Don't you|-New York
Sun.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-05-12

A writer in a London journal, UNI
der the cleverly %alliterative title of
Tea Table Treachery," accuses this
hospitable shrine of not always at
tracing saints to it's worship. Does
he tell the truth or only allege when
he says that around the tea table
regulations have been seldom made
and often lost!' And what of his
further statement that ''the tea table
is the round table of the sisterhood
of gossips, the central spot of every
school for scandal. Here meet those
who do not necessarily intend to do
harm to their fellows, but who
nevertheless prattle in a way to
work infinite prejudice to those
whose business they discuss. The
form the scandal takes is usually,
Have you heardI or L have lust
heard 1t comes from no first hand
knowledge which makes it trust
worthy. though not even then al
ways eXcusable, and it is usually ac-
companied Wy an injunction to So
crecy. 1t was told me in conf
dence,' is the style Of treachery
which is most difficult to combat
and Of course you'll not let it 60
further"
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-05-12
He Knew.

Teacher-Now you see why some sub
stances absorb moisture. Can any of you
name Il substance which so easily alb
serbs moisture that it is nearly always
damp.
Boy-I can.
Teacher-Good. Nothing pleases me
more than an evidence of careful obser-
walton. What is it, Johnny:
Boy-Aiud.-Good News.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-05-12
Notice of Forfeiture,
Neihart, Meagher county, Montana

Neihart, Meagher county, Montana.
March 8. 1894.
To p. Paulson and Mrs. Z. G. Paske, or whom
It may concern: You are hereby notified that /
nave expended one hundred dollars ($10O) in
labor and improvements upon the Fair View
quartz lode, situated in Judith Mining district.
Meagher county Montana. as will appear by
Of said county in order to hold said PREMISE
according to law, being the amount reQuired to
hold the same for the year ending A. ID. 1893.
And if within ninety days after this notice by
publication you fail or refuse TO contribute your
proportion of said expenditure as co-oWner
with interest and costs of publication. your in
the undersigned according 10 law.
1915 OLE GRENDAL.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-05-12
Notice of Forfeiture.
Neihart, Meagher county, Montana,

Neihart, Meagher county, Montana.
March 8. 1894.
To William Judge, or whom il may concern:
You are hereby notified that l have expended
one hundred dollars. tSlO0l in labor and improve
in Judith mining district. Measher 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 to hold the same for the
year ending A. ID. 1898. And if within ninety
days after this notice by publication you fail or
refuse to contribute your proportion of such ex.
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.
1875 OLE GRENDAL.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-05-12
Indian SIMPLICITY.

Bishop White has written that
the American Indian is the finesttype
of savage man ever known and de-
clares that, though heslows in some
directions the shrewdneas and Gun
ming so generally attributed to him,
an honest simplicity is one of his
striking characteristics. The evil
dences of this trait of character soon
disappear with an association with
the white man.-EXchange.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-05-12

People have been known to eat indi-
gestible suppers in order to produce
dreadful dreams For instance, a
painter of the last century was noted
for the horrible nature of his pictures.
Report says of him that he used to eat
raw beef and underdone pork chops for
supper and SO bring on Nightmares,
which gave him fresh ideas. -Exchange.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-05-12

Neihart. Meagher county. Montan,

NtIHaTI, MtHSher Ounty. Montana, I
March 8, 1894
10 Z. Paulson, Or whom it may concern:
You are hereby notified that L have expended
one hundred dollars (SI00) in labor and improve
menls 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 year
endlng A. ID. 1893. And if within ninety DAYS
alter this notice by publication you fail or re-
fuse to contribute your proportion of such ex-
pendltnre as cO-owner with interest and costs of
pubncatlon, your interest in said claim will
cording to law.
1870 Ole GRENDAL,
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-05-12
IlelnGl'-e,

Sympathetic Friend - Don't worry
about it. old fellow. You'll get on your
feet again some day.
Business Man (who has just failed for
half "A million)-The only regret l feel
just now, my friend, is that l refrained
from ordering tenderloin steak with
mushrooms at dinner yesterday because
l thought l couldn't afford it.-Chicago
n
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-05-12
Notice of Forfeiture.

Ole GRENDAL,

Neihart, Meagher county, Montana,
March 8, 1884.
10 + Paulson, or whom it may concern: You
are hereby notified that l have expended one
hundred dollars (SloO), in labor and improve
ated IN judith mining district, Meagher county,
Montana as will appear by certificate on file In
order to hold said premises according to law,
being the amount required TO hold the same for
the year Guiding a. d 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.
lo%' OLE GRENDAL,
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-05-12
Chrysanthemum Crane.

A new fabric is chrysanthemum Grape,
in which narrow riblike cords wave
crosswise of half-inch grooves made by
an almost imperceptible crimping. Like
the waved chiffon the coloring is per
feet, all the varied chrysanthemum
shades and many more being shown.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-05-12
Mixed Metaphor.

Brethren" said an earnest exhorter
to a body of religious workers, 'breth-
rem, remember that there is nothing
which will kindle the fires of religion in
the human heart like water from the
fountains of life."-Springield Repub-
lican.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-05-12
National Flowers.

The flower badges of nations are as
follows: Athens, violet; Canada, sugar
maple; Egypt, lotus: England, rose;
France, fower-de-luce Qily); Florence,
CYCLIC Qily); Germany, cornlower; Ire
land, shamrock leaf; Italy, lily; Prussia,
linden; Saxony, mignonette; Scotland,
thistle; Spain, pomegranate; Wales, leek
leaf.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-05-12
A n Error.

Johnson-l made an annoying mis-.
take in talking to Miss Oldun yesterday.
Thomson-What was it?
Johnson didn't quite catch her name
when we were introduced, and l asked
her if she had married young.-Kate
Fields Washington.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-05-12

Dashaway-Whct are you taking all
your winter clothes to Chicago for? You
won't need them while you are there.
will you?
Travers-No, but / may after l have
paid my hotel bill.-Truth.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-05-12
CCmDetjtiOn.

"Then you are not going to send youl
son to college, Mr.. Newmoney?"
mo, we changed on plans. You see,
an ex-prizetighter has come to town and
started a school for physical culture,
and it's a sight cheaper than college,
Vogue.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-05-12
4 Fore Handed EishteF,

Buits-They say Corbett is a very eco
nomical fellow and saves his money.
Wuits-That's all right. a man in
his business has to be close tistoa to src
ceed.-BrooElyn Life.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-05-12
A Dollars Worth

SIR enclose 81 for 'sThe Secret of
Surrounding Ones Self With Eleyating
Influences" as advertised.
Answer by return mail-Go hang
yourself.-New York Herald.