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Cats.

Cats are susceptible to little at
tentions, such as spreading a rug or
laying a cushion for them, and ex-
ceedingly tenacious of their rights
of possession. Besides their baskets,
each of mine has a cushion, which is
kept in one place, on which she is
trained to lie to prevent her cOver
ing the furniture with hairs. Only
two have been completely broken of
the habit, and Lalla has so exclusive
a sense of property in hers, which
is in the orner of a sofa, that if she
sees a human being resting his head
Or elbow on it she posts herself on
the floor before him, looking him
out Of countenance until he moves
Once ii visitor threw her cushion in.
to O chair and sat on it. AS he dis
regarded her mute protest she walk
ed away. but would not lie on it for
weeks afterward. This jealousy of
anything like a privilege or preroga.
tive shows itself in them all.-Tem-
pie Bar.
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LINCOLN SKeWeD THE LINE.
He Hated to See Any of His Friends
Land Cut on.

During a visit to Menard county au
incident connected with the original
survey of Petersburg was related to me,
1t seems that Lincoln, then a surveyor.
first plated that town. Some 30 or 30
years afterward the property owners
along one of the outlying streets had
trouble in fixing their boundaries. They
consulted the cfficia! plant and got no
relief.
A committee was sent to Springfield
to consult the distinguished surveyor,
but he failed to recall anything that
would give them aid and could only re-
fer them to the record. The dispute,
therefore, went into the courts.
Late one autumn, while the trial was
pending, an old Irishman named Ma
guire. who had worked for some farmer
during the summer, returned to town
for the winter. The controversy being
mentioned in his presence, he promptly
said:
81 can tell you all about it. l helped
carry the chain when Abe Lincoln laid
out this town. Over there where they
are quarreling abOnt the lines, when he
was locating the street, he Strengthened
up from his instrument and said:
elf / run that street right through,
it will cut three or four feet off the end
of poor Tom IS house. It's all he's
got in the world. and he never conld get
another. Ireckon it won't hurt anything
out here if | skew the line a little and
miss him. ''-Chicago Times-Herald.
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Tho Fighting Pig.

And when the pig makes up his
mind to fight it is to the bitter end;
no odds he consid ers too great for
him-he would face q regiment in
line or a battery of artillery in posi-.
ton. Woe to the rash hounds that
come within reach of his Ghamping
jaws and cleaning tusks; it will
surely be many a long day before
they ever take the field again, even
if lucky enough to escape with their
lives. He has no idea of finohing,
but just backs into a thick bush, OF
against a rock OF trees, and with
desperate, logged determination
fights to the death, which he meets
with a grim silence worthy Of a bet
ter fase.-Kirby.
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Eespectahle, but Poor.

First Young Physician-Well, don't
you think DR.. Winks ought to be expel-
led from u society for advertising his
address in the papers?
Second Y. P.-Indeed l do. The fell
low drove by here today in a coach and
four. ont for an airing. I have written
a letter to the officers of the society, de-
handing his immediate trial. Lend me
a stamp and I'll mail it.
"Haven't any"
"Well, lend me 2 cents then"
"Haven't any cents either. My
friend, DR.. Fogy, promised to pay me
the nickel he borrowed of me last week,
but I'm afraid I won't get it until
spring. He's gone to the almshouse foi
the winter. New York Weekly
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A Rustic Critic.

One day while Millais was engaged
in painting his famous picture,
Chill October" among the reeds
and rushes on the banks of the Tay,
near Perth, a voice came from over
the hedge:
MAN, did ye never try photogra,
phy?"
mo, never, replied Millais. paint.
ing slowly.
A pause.
"It's a hantle quicker said the
voice.
"Ye.es, I suppose So
Another pause. The final thrust
was:
"An it's mair liker the place. -
Liverpool Mercury.
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A ~DESPERApO,S NERVE.
His A8hsbiiity Toward the Man who Had
Come to Hang Him.

us fuhDltfty ao"hfu NV hhu "no ~
Come to Hang Him.
J.. X. Chambers, Union depot tick
ct agent, when in a reminiscent
mood, can tell many interesting
stories of the west in early days.
He was in the service of the gov
eminent at Sydney when that town
was the toughest place in Nebraska,
if not in the west, and whence per-
sons bound for the Black Hills
started.
A few days ago Mr.. Chambers was
sitting in the Milwaukee city office,
and the conversation turned to early
days in the transmissouri country
and bravery.
THE man of iron nerve | saw i'll
Sydney in 1877" said Mr.. Chambers,
was a beardless man, scarcely more
than a boy, and I should judge had
not reached his majority.
He was a tough man even in Sgd
ney, and his reputation was sustain
ed, for he always carried a revolver
and he would shoot at tho drop of
the hat. His name was Dough Reed.
1T was said around town that he
would never die a natural death.
That turned out to be true, as he
was lyDched by mob one morning,
and that is where he displayed bis
nerve.
The lynchers took the keys and
unlocked the doors and went into
the cell where Reed was.
He was smoking cigar when the
men came in, and when hesaw them
he looked up as cool as you please.
Good evening, gentlemen. |
suppose you arc going to take me
out and hang me- he said as o
chalantly as though he was asking
them to take a drink.
He was told that he was correct
in his supposition.
He got up as unconcernedly as
you please, and putting on his coat
remarked that he was all ready if
tho rest were.
He walked through the Jail and
out into the moonlight, smoking his
cigar and evon making little rings
of smoke.
HE simply glanced up at the
moon, and turning to one of the
men asked him where he was going
to be swung off, saying that it was
of no use walking a man mile or so
out into the country.
HE was marched up the street to
a telegraph pole that stood in the
very heart of the town.
by this time half the townspeo-
pie were around.
"a rope had been brought along,
and it was slipped over ms head, and
he was bound.
CT can't climb that pole and fall
off. ought to have a ladder SO as
/ can get up he said, and accord.
ingly a ladder was brought and
placed against the pole. He was
asked if he had anything to say and
remarked that he hadn't, and if he
had nc wouldn't.
when the ladder was placed
against the pole, one of the men
started up to tie n end of the rope
about the pole.
"'You needn't do that he said,
for if you will unwind these cords
about my wrists I'll do it
THE cords were unwound, and h,
climbed up the pole as far as thu
ladder reached and fastened the rop'
around the pole.
u "When he had done this he look
ed around over the crowd, standin!
very quietly then, and called out:
"'Goodby, boys!
with that he jumped off the lad
: der, and in a few minutes his lifeles
body was swinging there.
His nerve never forsook hi1
once. He acted through it all jus
" as though he was used to it. FL
- was the nerviest man ! ever met.
Omaha World Herald.
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Eminent Physicians Clerk-Shall l
make out Mr.. Younghusband's bill and
send it to him?
Eminent Physician Ga man with a soft
heart)-Well, no, not yet. He seems to
be in a seventh heaven over the arrival
of that baby, and I hate to intrude Oh
his innocent joy.-New York Weekly.
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Even Then.
1t was in the Coliseum.

1t was in the Coliseum.
pardon me-"
Seneca leaned toward ana touched
one of Agrippina's ladies in waiting on
the shoulder.
"Pardon me-, but would you mind
taking down your couture so that I can
see the arena? I am particularly inter
ested in today's massacre"
Her only reply was a swift glance OF
patrician scorn, for she knew he had
come in Oh a press ticket.
Rome has fallen since then, but the
theater hat has not.-Truth.
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A Delicate Intimation.

Patient--Doy you think a sudden fright
would be likely to bring Oh a relapse?
Doctor-Most certainly.
Patient-Then please bear that in
mind when making out your bill.-Cal-
endrier Anecdotique.
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One Apparent Result.

Tommy-Paw, what makes them
call those low saloons %"joints?"
Mr.. Figg-That is one thing I never
could figure out. The man who goes there
generally loses his articulation. -In-
dianapolis Journal.
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Fate.

why don't you hustle "a bit?' asked
the practical philanthropist.
"Hustle?" rejoined Wayworn Wat
son. ''They amt no SIGH thing as hus-
tie anywhere nigh me. Even the horses
l bet on is the slowest in the race. -
Cincinnati ENQUIRER.
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Cut OFF,

He-Let's see, how long were we Ell.
gagged?
She-Just six months. l remember,
for / went without candy, flowers W
the theater during the whole ~period.-"
Truth.
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Such q Question.

Young Artistic you paint. Miss
'BloOmhunter?
Miss Bloomhunter (indignantly)-No,
sir. I DOM aver powder. Detroit Free
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A Troubled Mind.

Deacon Brown-I think Smith must
have something on his conscience.
Deacon Jones-Why do you think so?
Deacon Brown-You never see him
asleep in church. New York World.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-04-25

THAT was a rather serious mis-.
take the types made in speaking of
young GOlightly.'
SIN what way?'
Changed q u into al IA and
said he was a ragged specimen of
athletic manhood. "-Detroit Free
Press.
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Discrepancy.

Isn't this a lovely new edition of
Byron's works. F..
New edition! Why, / thought
Byron was dead Louisville Cou-
rier-Journal.
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a writer gives this advice to WON.
en-: IF you have to stand up in the
cars, do not assume an air of injured
innocence"
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-04-25

The v~ellela, a species of jellyish,
is a natural raft, having a mem
brane which, when erected and
spread, serves as a sail.
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Prognosticatiop.

my corns seem to know when It Il 60
sNo { rain"
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-04-25

Colorado has II, 087 employees in
its factories, making annually a prod.
not valued at $42, $50, 2O5.
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What He Lacked.

Kennard-I wish l were II rumor.
Lucie-Why soS
Kennard-So that / might gain curren'
cy.-Truth.
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Artless Infancy.

What's your name, little boy?'
"Bobbie.
but what's your other manner"
Sometimes papa calls me holy tel
ror. "-Chicago Record.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-04-25

Every saint in the calendar is said
to be provided with a floral embl9n.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-04-25
ON A BRASS SUNDiAl..
dated 1879

lDaGeQ 1919.
You have marked the passing hours
Upward of three hundred years,
But there is never q sign nor a trace
OF all you have seen and known, J.
Never q glimpse in your face
Of the gladness. the Joy md the tears
That have past in three hundred years.
You have only to count the hours, =
Not the sorrows and wees of men,
The hopes that ere crushed and blighted.
The deeds that still live in story,
The lives that were love united,
For love, alike now as then,
Is the mightiest power among men.
Time, which destroys so much,
Whose servant and slave you are,
Who holds the world in his grasp
And who slayeth all mel at last
For none may escape his clasp
On love leaves never a scar;
He is powerless to hurt and mar.
For time is of this world only,
And, though he doth all things slay,
Yet for US remaineth q distant shore,
Where he shall be powerless to harm lis,
Where love is triumphant forevermore,
And doubt and distrust are passed away,
And that which was faithful will ever stoy.
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The Old Woman Enough For Him.

II don't think of her at all. Ny old
woman gives me all thinking to do that
I've time for. New York Press.
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Preferable.

Preferable.
Don't you long for the springtime,"
said the poetic youth, when two young
hearts a wander over the woodlands
picking fowers?"
YES" replied the ordinary person,
II do. It would be q lot better than
wandering around among the florists
trying to see where you q get the big
eest bouquet for "a. "-Waahinston Star
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Church Directory,

Reformed Church-Rcv. G. A, WhitmoIe
mas or. Services biweekly alternating
morning and evening. Services "eoncs'
day. D. m, Sunday School Up. m.
Guild each Lords Day 6 p. IN. Other ser
vices announced from the pulpit.
Lutheran Church-Rev, J. II. Barb, pas
t,r Services, Sunday 10 A. M. and $50 F.
Al. Sunday School, 2. p. u Prayer Meet
ing, Wednesday, 6.45 Z.
United Brethren Church-Rev T.. Z. Is
Castle Pastor. Regular Services by APP
appo,ntment from the pulpit.
Glass Meeting every two weeks at 10 a. H.
PRAYER Meeting every Thursday evening
Sunday School PM.
Mite Society Srmi-monthly. WEDNESDAY
evening at o'clock. w. Mis- Meeting
Monthly at Parsonage.
Moravian Church: Rev. M. F. Oerter., Pas
tor. Sunday School every Sunday,' a; N
Preaching services will he held every o'iel
Sunday as heretofore, Alternating morning
and evening at 10 and 7:3O respectively
Methodist Episcopal Church - Rev
M. H. Courtney Pastor. Services every alter
nate Sunday at 10 A. M. and 7.3o +. M
Sunday School at 8 A. Nj. Prayer Meeting
every "Wednesday evening at 730 7. M.
81. Stephens Church, Protestant Episco
pal.-Rev. r. Nottingham, Rector. Ser,
vices every Sunday at 1880, a. M, anu
8p. m.
Service on FRIDAYS at 8 p, IN.
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CHAPTER II.

Dinner was over, and Oh the rose COL
pred couch placed on an estrada, which
was supposed to have been tho embaSsa-
doris favorito seat, and which wore in
deed a semiroyal air, Hagar and Mamie
were sitting, a large and small white
speck in the glowing color Of tho room.
Mamie seemed almost lost among the
billowy cushions, and her faco was ns
white as her satin gown, but there was
an unusual note Of character i'll 1t, and
also in her voice as she addressed Hagar.
Il don't understand it," she said,
"why you have always Gono against
Will and made such friends with Blake
Trelawny; why you are trying now to
make me unfaithful to my sweetheart,
Us if, God knows, l were not enough
under Blake's evil influence without my
heart proving traitor as well!'
Her voice was sharp with anguish,
che covered her face suddenly grown
burning red, with her hands. Should she
ever, ever get the brand out of her soul
of those mad, shameful moments IN
which she had almost passed into Blake
Trelawny's possession?
"Idon't know if there is mad strain
in our blood" she went OH brokenly, II
will ask father, but how when every
beat of my heart and drop of my blood
is Willie's could l suffer that man to
make love to me? can never, never be
clean again"
"Blake's love might compel any wo-
man s, just as he bends every one to his
WILL" said Hagar, who was also pale,
but could never be colorless with those
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BOWSER'S SOFT SOAP.
THE NEW FARMER MAKES SOME FOR
THE cows HEELS.

He Puts In Three Hours and Various In
gradients and Swears by tho Beard Of
His Father, but All In vain--Another
Warning For Mrs. Bowser.
"What is OH your mind this even.
inge" asked Mrs. Bowser, after she had
cleared away the supper dishes and
Farmer Bowser sat on the back door
steps smoking his pipe and keeping very
quiet
Soft SOAP" he briefly replied.
"What do you mean?'
Mrs. Bowser," he replied MS he
turned Oh her, ''wo have rented this
farm for the summer.
"Yes.'
ave have had our experiences with
hogs, hens, cows, sheep, blowing and
moving. To finish out the romance we
ought to make soft soap. Every farmer
makes his own, you know"
but you know how soft soap il
made, don't you?" she quericd
Every likely. I've helped mother to
make millions Of barrels of it, In fact,
the day you We're born 1 was making
soft soap. ~
"You must have soap grease, she
sugge sted
mot necessarily.
And lye. We should have to have
lccch to get our lye, and ! haven't saved
any soap grease.
"That's the old fashioned way" said
MI Bowscr Here in this box is all
we want to make soap with. l got tho
stuff ut hardware store today. You
fill your kettle with water, put III tho
ingredients and start the fire, and when
the soap is made you send chunks Of it
around TO your friends tied up with
fancy ribbons.
Perhaps it'll work. she said in
doubtful tones.
Its got 10 work. The man warranted
it to make soap in one hour. There's al
old kettle down i'll the barn, and I'll
get it up and start a fire.
"Just-just what object would it be
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to make soft soap?" asked Mrs. Bowser
as no got up.
"What object? What was our object
in taking this farm for the summer?
What's the object of living? You talk
mighty queer for woman who Is sont
out in the country for the benefit of her
health. In the first place, it will remind
us of q gypsy campfire and weave a sort
of halo about our position. In the Sec
ond place, we want soft soap for family
use and to grease the tools and cows
heels with. "
81 never heard of soft soap for
COWS heels"
Didn't you? There's lots of things
in this cold and cruel world you We
never heard of. Before / was 10 years
old had learned that soft soaping a
cows feet helped her to increase her
gait by 80 per cent. You rake some
chips together, and I'll bring up the ket-
tie"
Mrs. Bowser wasn't at all enthusiast
tic, knowing that consequences were
sure to follow, but she helped to hoist
the kettle up on some stones and start
fire. Mr.. Bowser brought the water
from the we'll, shook i'll his ingredients,
and presently the twilight fell, and his
gypsy camp fire was lighting up the
back yard like a beacon.
Nov, this Is what call romantic"
exclaimed Mr.. Bowser as he sat down
OH the ground near the fire and looked
around with q smile. Mrs. Bowser.
think Of the hot and crowded city--the
bricks and cobblestones, the sufferings
of the people who can't get away"
Mrs. Bowser withdrew, and for an
hour Mr. Bowser attended the fire In
the most faithful manner. The man had
warranted soap in 60 minutes, but at
the end of that time the stuff in the
kettle was foaming away as at first.
Mrs. Bowser strolled around to have n
look and to say:
81 don't believe you'll make soft soap
out of that stuff. "
"What you don't believe would NIL a
big book" sulkily answered Mr.. Bow
ser IL think it needs salt. "
"Whoever heard Of salt in soft soap?''',
II have, and I'm going to put some
in. We always used salt to solidify it. y
Mr.. Bowser got bowl of salt and
threw it in, but the only effect was to
make more foam. He went back to the
house for more, but changed his mind
and brought out box of ginger, cup
of white sugar and a package of corn
starch and chucked them i'll one after
another.
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No. "a

'"l'hat will be curious brand Of
soap, said Mrs. Bowser as she watched
the proceedings
Mr.. Bowser turned on her and point
ed to the doorstep. He had got his mad
up and was dangerous. She retired, and
he brought another pail of water and
increased The fire. He suddenly remem-
bered of reading that old boots were
good things in making soft soap, and,
having noticed barrel Of them in the
wood shed, he went after and brought
out three pairs and dropped them into
the kettle. When the contents had been
boiling for another hour, Mrs. Bowser
suggested that it was bedtime and that
he had all the next day to experiment
in, but he drew himself up stiffly and
replied:
IF it's bedtime, then 60 to bed! l
set out to make soft soap, and I'll make
it if l have to stay awake for two
weeksp,. 49,. =
When she had gone IN he bethought
him that his mother used to use Il sassa-
fras stick in stirring the contents of the
soap kettle. He didn't know sassafras
from rosewood, but, taking another trip
to the kitchen and pantry he carried out
bath brick, "a box of stove polish, q
loaf of bread and three nutmegs and
these things went into the kettle to keep
the old boots company. Ten minutes
later he added a dozen potatoes, and a
little later he chucked in an old straw
hat from the stock in the wood shed.
He was no nearer soap than when the
fire was first lighted, and as he realized
this he flung an old paint keg in Oh top
of all and muttered to himself:
"By the beard of my father. but III
have soap or death! If she doesn't come
in 10 minutes more"-
She didn't. The smell had got to be
like the odors Of three glue factories
condensed and put up in original pack
ages, and Mr. Bowscr had worked faith
fully for three long hours in smoke and
heat. All of a sudden he rushed in and
kicked the kettle off the fire and over
turned it, and then, seizing an ax. be
hammered away until the vessel was lii
fragments. Ten minutes later his COM
ing to bed awakened Mrs. Bowser, who
slccpily quericd:
"Well, how's your soap?"