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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-01-24
NOW READY,

Exceeds in number of pages and illustra-
tons any previous issue, and will prove be-
hind none in interest.
Prices as usual IS cents per copy, or IS
cents mailed postage paid to any address.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-01-11
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The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-01-11

Even when served with fruits the
cereals, to be altogether hoaltbful
must be eaten properly. Having been
made soft by cooking, and on this
account not requiring m~astication,
the first process of digestion or in
salvation is forgotten, But it must
aforementioned that grains arolarGe.
ly composed Of starch, and that I'm
less starch be mixed with saliva it
will remain undigested in the stom
ach, because the gastric juice only
digests heterogeneous elements. There
fore it is desirable to eat the grains
in connection with some hard food
Whole wheat watfles, nicely toasted
to make them crisp and tender. and
unfermented zWieback are excellent
for this purpose .-Philadelphia
Times
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-01-11

Locking Up House.

"Thcrois one thing | don'thave t.
20 in Il fat" said a woman who has
inst moved in from the suburbs Il
bon have to lock up Locking up
is one of the things that you have to
Ettend to in an out of town house ev
cry night before you go to bed, and
Gfter awhile it gets tiresome, to say
nothing of other considerations
THE suburban house being de
tached must he guarded on all sides
You go over it from top to bottom
G.nd look out for the fastenings of all
the windows that are kept closed and
for all the doors. Sometimes the wo
man attends to this, sometimes the
man. Sometimes they go yer the
house together My husband isaUay
agreot deal, and so locking up usual
ly fell'to me. The place to begin l.
the cellar. You takoa lamp or a can
de and go around the cellar eXamin
ing all the window fastenings and
looking behind the barrels and boxes
in the corner and into the coal bias.
and so on. | don't know how nlany
times | have wondered whether |
would see a burglar when | looked
behind the furnace or into the dark
corners. When you havogot through
with the cellar, you climb the cellar
stairs and lock the cellar door with
q sense of relief Then come the
parlor floor, the kitchen, dining room.
and SO on, and the last thingo on that
foor is to carefully lock tho from
loorand put the umbrella jaragainst
It. Then you go On up stairs with a
greater sense Of relief, and though
you have just been all over it you
feel that you would hardly likot 0 go
lato the dark again that night
New York Sun.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-01-11

different directions. These facts are
nov admitted in official circles, al
though official announcements still
assert that Spanish troops are parsu-
ing the insurgents aud will win soon.
The city is being placed in a state
for defense, as the Cuban forces have
been sighted from the city and are
within IS miles. 1t was reported
that Campos had asked for a confer
ence with the insurgent leaders, but
the government authorities emphat-
isaIIy deny the report and ridicule
the idea.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-01-11
Sir Walter scntt,s Pluck.

When Sir Walter Scott was LEFT
poverty stricken, with debts amount
ing to 500, GOO, he said to his credit
ors, Give me time, and / shall be
able to pay you every farthing.o
Having relinquished his property to
his creditors, he said to a friend IN a
deep, thoughtful tone: 1T must be
very hard thus to lose all the labors
of a lifetime and be q poor man at
last. But if God grant me strength
and life a few years longer l have
no doubt ! shall be able to pay tall"
He then SET to work in earnest, and
during the three years that followed
performed Il literary feat unparal-
lGled and reaped immense profits.
In these three years, from 1927 to
1880, he wrote and published about
so different volumes, making moro
than ten a year. Besides this he was
editing an edition of his novels, to
which he added copious notes, and
such was the demand for these works
that over 1000 persons were occa.
pied in their mere manufacture. It
seems hardly credible, but 10 Of these
volumes were edited and published
in Il year. The profits resulting from
these three years of labor amounted
to something like $500, O0O.-Ey
change.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-01-11

A country editor who has just ar
rived in town is introduced to a
prominent politician, who, upon
shaking hands, says:
All, the editor of The footing
Tootcr?"
Yes, sir"
Il am indeed glad to meet you,
sir. The Tooter is one OF the best
known and most extensively quoted
papers in the country. Often, sir,
while Ileditating upon its wise and
profound ]utterances have l felt a
strongdesiro to meet its able editor
Arc you in town on business, sir?'
Yes. You see, I am just about
ready to bring out No. l of The loot
er and have come down to get pa
per for the first issue. New York
DISPATCH.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-01-11
Things Learned In the NIoreue,

Tho old keeper Of the morgue III
this city, who has seen hundreds Of
unknown bodies exhibited for iden-
tification, has arrived at some inter.
esting conclusions. Ii the face Of the
dead person is perfectly composed
and natural, of course intimate
friends and relatives recognize him
Immediately, But, he says, if the
face is distorted through pain or dis
figured by injuries a casual acquaint.
ance can identify tho body much
easier than the closest relation. He
explains this by saying that people
who have known a person well for a
long time lose sight of the features
and see rather the personality re-
Elected in the lines Of the face. A
casual acquaintance notes the fea-
lures and can recognize them when
seen again, ven if considerably dis
torted.-Philadelphia Record.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-01-11
Accommodating,

a druggist in Lake View invites
on his window: Patrons Of the car
line will please como in and kick
while they wait. The telephone is
free, and the city directory is yours
as long as it lasts. A thermometer
will indicate the temperature. Don't
trouble yourself about buying any,
thing. Weare here for pleasure. Yoa
can get any kind of goods Il great
deal cheaper in the city, Chicago
Tribune.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-01-11
To Holm Dyspeptice.

Those unfortunates who suffer
from what is commonly known as
~dyspeptics' hunger Will find great re-
lief from tho troublesome cravings
of an i'll nouriahed stomach by keep.
ing Oh hand the ends of stale loaves
and rolls that have been toasted to a
crisp brown. 1t is not uncommon n
half hour after the heartiest meal for
d distinct and sharp sensation OF
hunger to arise which a few small
bits of this prepared bread will Who'll
" satisfy.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-01-11
THE CkNNY SCOT.
Re Is witty and Can Also Be Bumorou,
if He Chooses.

he Is W ttty ana Tan Also lie Humorous
if He Chooses.
From the Scotchman we do note
pect humor, but we get something
perhaps moro precious-namely, wit.
a Scotch witness must be handled
carefully, or he may prove a Tartar,
rs the following incident viii show:
The witness i'll question excited the
counsels suspicion by the accurate
measurement he returned of the
length of some article. You are
sure of that, my MANI" "Hootie ma.
haze not l tak'n my aith upon tho
beuk?' "Woll, sir" said the counsel
in his most brow beating manner,
then tell me, on your oath, mind!
how came you to be so exact?"
"Awcel, was it not that | kennel
some stoiterin daftlo nd put the
question, SO ! touk the measure o
it."
But a Scot can be humorous if he
chooses. Listen to him. He was dis
charged from Holloway jail, and in
answer to ono who inquired how
things went with him, replied:
"Wcel, you see, q body Gamma hao
everything in this life, and I'm no
gaun to misca' the place--no me. For
a the time | was therc-just twt
months nate, by the byo-1 was weel
protcckit frae the wiles o. q wicket
warI outside, while my broad was
glen me, an my water surc. Is not
this Scotch? Docs not every word
breathe the man-his philosophy his
Difference to the powers that be, and
his religious twang?
But tho canny Scot sometimes
o~vcrrcachCs himself. An Aberdeen
young man d charged at Bow
street with being drunk and disOr-
derby and trying to forco his way
back into the Black Bull after hours
for another wee drappie." He ask
cd to be allowed to speak in his ovn
defense, and explained how lie and
a friend went in to have their
"cracks," and after drinking six
tumblers of toddy apiece he suggest
ed that as they yer about to part
they might take q ''weo thocht
mair." a noighbor asked what Ian
guage they spoke, adding, IT'S only
lit to christon pigs vii" Regarding
this as an alrrout Andrew wished to
fight, bat tho landlord turned him
out, and ho then tried to get in, not
for moro liquor, bat for the purpose
of indicating the honor of his native
tongue. Were you drunk" inquired
the magistrate. mac, nae" sand
Andrew. TN no gaun to dig a pit
to break my ain neck intill. Yell no
get ony sic admission as that frae
me-" Then must hold you to bail.
Otherwise ] should have discharged
you on paying the usual fee" An
drew VAS thus entraDped in the pit
after all. lie was removed, and then
sent a friend to the magistrate ask
ing if he might be allowed to plead
'fou." The magistrate recalled An
drew and put the question to him,
but tho natural caution of the man
even then would not let him go fur
Their than "he wad admit that he
wasna what might just precisely be
called sober" Whereupon, with the
payment Of 5shillings, he was allow
ed to go. Why could not the man
confess that he was roaring drunk
and get his 5 shillings' worth to the
full?-Now York Advertiser.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-01-11
AMONG TltE DICTIONARIES.
q Seeker After Geographical Learning liza,
a BewiIdering Fifteen Minutes.

81 seeker after Geographical Learning Ias
a BewiIdering Fifteen Minutes.
Mrs. Jones desires to purchase a
ne dictionary. / have no objection.
When y woman wants a new diction-
airy, / think her husband should foot
the bill without a murmur. But Mrs.
Jones and | are not entirely agreed
as to what lexicon in particular we
shall introduce to our library. She
prefers a certain work in more than
one volume. | also have in view u
work in moro than one volume, but
much less expensive, and Ihave e
turcd to hint, in a mild and tentative
way, that the cheaper dictionary con
tains all the English we shall ever
require.
Last night happened to remember
that geographers use the word bifur.
cation in q special sense to designaia
those natural water channels which
connect some river systems that ere
otherwise entirely distinct. Now,
said to myself. I'm look UP bifut-
cation in these two dictionaries. Ill
wager the peanuts that the book I'm
praisjng defines the word in its geo
graphic sense, Then I'll take the
definitions to Mrs. Jones ana cen
vince her that there is no use in buy
ing tho larger work when we may DO
just as swell for less than half tho
money"
straightway pitted those diction-
aries against II another, first con-
sulting the larger work. It's treat
meDt of bifurcation seemed volumi-
nous enough to cover all the ground,
but there is not the f~aintest suggeg-
ton OF the meaning of the word in
this special sense. GC4man, English
and American goOgraphcrs all use
the same word to express the idea.
1t is found in our works on physical
geography and oven in some gram
man school textbooks, but it does not
appear in the we'll Of English here
referred to.
You may imagine with what ex-
ultant feelings | confidently turned
to the other book. opened volume
one at Z and diligently searched. |
wiped my glasses to remove any
dimnoss that might impede vision
and searched again. Neither tho
word bifurcate nor any of its deriva-
tiyeS is to be found in this work of
reference.
My i'll luck had not yet deserted
me. NARRATED the incident to q per.
son who | thought was my friend,
and he Immediately ram off and toll
Mrs. Jones, and that settles tho
chances OF tho dictionary that docs
not include bifurcation in the Eng
lish language.
| started to look up the word in
another dictionary, when my eye
happened to fall on Amazon, mean.
ing the Amazon river. The deriva-
ton Of this namo was given as q
native word meaning boat destroy
or, = referring to the destructive bore
or tidal wave at the mouth Of the
river. Ii the photographer had con.
suited Dr.. EgIl's Typographical Nom
ina" he would have rejected this
alleged origin of the namo as purely
fantastical, even without reading the
Hakluyt society's TRANSACTIONS from
the narrative OF the first Spanisi,
voyagers on the great river.
have spent Is beWildering min.
utes among the dictionaries, and ]
wonder if other seekers after truth
from the same sources often get as
much edi6cation i'll a quarter of an
hour. -IJnothy Jones in New York
Sun.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-01-11
Stems,

A Swiss s~tatistician whoevidently
has not a great deal to do has taken
the trouble to count the number of
steps he took in walking during a
whole year and informs the world
that the number is 8, 80, 900, an av-
erage of nearly 81, 900 each day
Now, if some II will count the steps
the average housewife takes in a
year, the world will begin to under
stand something of what it to
rearand care for a family.-Woman-
kind
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-01-11

A pair of iron longs has been found
in Athens. Several pairs We're dis.
covered at Herculaneum.
He saw the JOKE.
lone day." says an American, 81
walked into bookshopi III the Strand
and asked for Hare's Walks In Lon.
dom In America the book is sold in
one thick volume. The clerk brought
il in two. Oh l said as ! looked at
them, you part your Hare in the
middle, do your I, sir?' he said,
with a bewildered look. oh, no, sir!'
I saw he didn't see the joke, SO l
didn't explain, but bought tie books
and went away. A week later l
went to the same shop. AS soon as
the clerk saw me he rushed from
the back of the shop, laughing vocif-
erously. 'Good!' he shouted. Capt.
tai! Part your Hare" in the mid
die! That's capital, sir, capital! -
London Tit-Bits.
Badly Wanted.
First Manufactures of Sporting Goods
Wei how's businessP
Second Ditto-Splerdid. l have just
received an order for 4, 900, GOO pairs @
sprinting shoes for the Chinese army
Pick Me Up.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-01-11

THERE are too many men in Mel
hart al present,-more than can find
employment. Outsiders who look
to this place as the hobo's Mecca
must necessarily fall "A few holes
short. The town has enough idle
men of its own without assimilatino
the fetid screenings of creation.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-01-11
IuE Hclena lnlenenlent ON Ian


The Helena independent on ,ianu-
AIRY lst issued a mammoth t0-page
edition devoted to literature, art,
universal suffrage and the aerial re-
sources of Montana. Its chapter on
"Liveliest Days in Dago Flat is
both voluminous and mastery. ''The
Fate of Liver-Eatin' Jake and
GLOW Diamonds are Made also re-
caive elaborate and exhaustive treat
ises. Its reproduction of snake mar
r~atives from boiler plates goes far to
demonstrate the remarkable possibil-
tiles of modern Typography.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-01-11
Evolution.

A New York monkey slipped his
tether and went on a gorgeous jam
borce among the saloons. All the
accounts agree that he made a hui
man being of himself.-Boston Her
aid.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-01-11
She'll Soon Be OF.

Unless all signs mislead, the end
of the Cuban revolution is at hand
and reports seem to be mostly in ia
vor of the insurgents, whose armies
are now nearing Havana from three
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-01-11

At the beginning of this century
there We're SO many church festivals
and holidays in Rome that it was
said not two days in the week were
left for labor.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-01-11

WE have been so busy writing ed
I%torials for boom, holiday editions
that We are obliged TO omit the usual
reference to the register of the land
Office at Helena.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-01-11

Be not ashamed to be helped, for
it is thy business to do thy duty like
81 soldier in the assault on a town.
How, then, if, being lame, thou canst
not mount to the battlements alone,
but with the help Of another it is
nOSSiblep
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-01-11

HE souvenir edition Of the IVES
terri Mining World issued January
I, is the grande,t work yet sent out
from the Great Northwest. devoted
as 1t is to the natural aud industrial
resources of Montana and adjoining
states. The mines of The state re-
ce've exhaustive descriptions, those
at Neihart holding an especially
prominent place. The book con
tains 100 pages, lo0 half tone illus
t%rations and is the biggest thing we
have ever seen since Chicago was "A
boom town. Let the people scatter
this book broadcast, and Montana
will receive the benefit IL thousand
fold.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-01-11

A Countess CT Anjou in the twelfth
century gave 900 sheep for a copy of
a favorite set Of sermons.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-01-11

In 1855 peaches cost in Italy 10
cents a thousand. They were very
small, hardly exceeding the size of
almonds.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-01-11

Granite Street, Neihart, Montana.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-01-11

A pair of iron tongs has been found
in Athens. Several pairs were dis.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-06-26
Out From the Dixie Country.

Joe Akin, ex-sheriff of Nez Perce
county, was out from his ranch OH
upper Salmon last Saturday and
returned Monday with pack
train of supplies. He is now To-
Gated at mouth of Jersey creek,
north side of the river about 80
miles above the old wire bridge,
and on the watershed which part
ly drains the Dixie mining district.
Fink & Reser have silver mine on
Jersey creek three miles above
Atkins ranch, which has had con-
siderable work done on it and
makes every promise of proving a
good property. Joe finds a good
and growing market for his garden
truck in Dixie, where much active
work in developing the gold quartz
mines of that future great camp
is going on at the present time, in
addition to several placer enter
prises which have yielded hand
some returns for the past 80 years.
Dixie is destined to make stir in
mining circles in due time.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-06-26
An Incendiary Fire.

The sporting house in the south
part of town was burned to the
ground at an early hour last Sat-
urday morning. There are strong
suspicious that it is the work of a
firebug, as there had been no fire
on the premises for several days,
and ladder was discovered stand
ing against the unoccupied part Of
the house which was evidently
used to throw coal oil on the roof.
The shingles were all ablaze when
the fire was discovered; and as if
to insure the total destruction OF
the building the we'll rope had
been removed from the well, thus
cutting off the only available
water supply. The house was
only built last year and with it's
contents was valued at $1,000.
There was no insurance.
On Tuesday a warrant was
sworn out by Madge Kennedy
charging Ed. Beck with the crime
of arson. He was arrested and
will have a hearing before Justice
Bonebrake ON Monday next.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-06-26
A New Mining Company.

VIM. II. Phelps and wife arrived
here last week from Chicago and
on Monday departed for Dixie
mining district. Mr.. Phelps is
president of the "Idaho Comstock
Mining and Milling Co.," made
up of Chicago and Spokane parties
who haye purchased the Comstock
mine in Dixie of Thompson Il
Youngberg and are now inaugur-
ating extensive development work
upon the mine. The highest grade
of free-milling gold ore yet found
in Dixie has come from the Com
stock, and from all indications the
company have a sure-enough bo-
nanza. A large and very complete
equipment was purchased here and
loaded on Worden Bros. pack
train Monday. The intention is
to ship in a five-stamp mill as soon
as there is ore enough in sight to
keep it running. Mr.. Phelps spent
several weeks in Dixie last sum-
mer and gave the Comstock a.
thorough examination, SO that he
and his associates feel confidence
enough in the property to give it a
thorough exploitation. Dixie is
bound to make great gold camp
in the near future and the Com
stock is only one of many good
lodges awaiting men of means to
open them up into rich productive
mines
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-06-26

Cash paid for gold dust by Geo.
H. Lake, Lewiston.
Vollmer & Scott have a new ad.
this week. Look it up.
Quartz and placer location
blanks at F. P. Office, 5 cents each.
Cottonwood beer always on draft
at 25 cents per quart, at Exchange
Saloon, Grangeville.
L. F. Rhoads, of Denver, is put
ting in half way house at Adams
camp, ON the road to Florence.
H. NJ. McDermid left yesterd ay
for a prospecting and pleasure
jaunt through the Florence basin.
Ladies underwear DC, 10c, 15c,
zoe, and 25c, at A. & F's., the
cheapest cash store in, Idaho
county.
Edmond Fitzgerald was over
from the Cottonwood side Tuesday
and reports good crop prospects
ON that side.
Walter H. Hill has gone to Spo-
kane to let the northwest mining
men into a few of the good things
in this section.
Homer E. Matteson and wife
left Sunday for three months
visit to DIR. and Mrs. Humelbaugl
in Salt Lake city.
Mrs. Clarke arrived from Lewis
ton Sunday and will remain will
I her daughter, Mrs. G. NJ. Day
during the summer.
On your way to Elk City ant
Dixie, for goods and low prices
stop in and see O'Bannon & Clarl
at Clearwater bridge.
just received, new lot of DIR,
goods, notions, ladies and child
rens shoes, groceries, ETC., at thu
, bridge store.-H. C. OLIVER.
A No. l baled hay for sale a
$3.50 per ton, by E. w. Oliver, 3
miles northeast of Grangeville, an
nine miles east of Denver. l.
Ladies, your kitchen is not con
plete without you have one {
4 those electro-plated teakettles.
DAY s. BUNNELL.
Prof. F. NJ. Hughes hit the roa
for Florence yesterday to look u
t the location of a ledge of of ric
ore which he discovered in earl
days.
Buy ticket for the w. o. "
ball ON July 3. 1t is the only Of
portunity offered to celebrate tt
= glorious Fourth of July on Cam;
: prairie this year.
Miners in Elk City and Dix
. can save money by sending n
" their orders. am Is miles nea
's er and l guarantee prices as 10
Il as any place on the prairie.-H.
OLIVER, Clearwater bridge.
~ To FREIGHTERs.-Parties goil
H. to Lewiston after freight can NAL
a few dollars by applying to t
Mt Grangeville Roller Mills to ha
or flour below. Cash paid for ha,
ing. J. ScHwALBAcH.
SO Jas Buchanan was out from
n American creek diggings for su
plies Monday. He reports plen
n, Of water and good ground al
ur hopes to make handsome clea
up before the water gives out.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-06-26

MARRIED.-At the residence of
T. j. Yandell, near Cottonwood,
June "a, 1896, John G. Yandell to
Miss Elizabeth B. Dresser, both of
Cottonwood, Idaho. Rev. Silas
Perkins united the happy pair in
the presence of the family and
other relatives. After the cere-
mony a most elegant dinner was
served.
Mrs. l.. Grostein and children
are up from Lewiston visiting
Mrs. Rhett.