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The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-04-11
PENNSYLVANIA IN 1889.
From an Unpublished Letter From Will
liam Penn to Duke Ormonde,

A0ttCA TUT " Il
liam Penn to Duke OrmoDde.
l thank god I am safely arrived
In the province that the providence
OF god and Bounty of the King hath
made myne, and which the credit,
prudence and industry of the people
concerned with me must render
Considerable. l was received by the
ancient Inhabitants with much kind
ness and respect and the rest
brought it with them there may be
about four #. 215b) thousand soules
in all, / speak, / think within COM
pass; we expect an increase from
France, Holland and Germany, as
well as our Native Country.
The lard is Generally good, we'll
water'd and not so thick of wood as
lmagin'd; there IRE also many open
places that have been old Indian
fields, the trees that grow here are
the Mulberry, white and red, wal
nut, black, gray and Hickory, Pop
lar, Cedar, Cyprus, chestnut, Ash,
~Sarsafrax, Gum, pine, Spruce, oake,
black, white, red Spanish chestnut
and Swamp which has a leafe like a
willow, and is most lasting. The
food the woods YIELD is your Elks,
Deer, Racoons, Beaver, Rabbits,
Turkeys, Phesants, heath birds, Pid-
geons and Patredges, innumerably !;
we need no setting dogs to ketch,
they run by droves into the house in
cold weather. Our Rivers have also
plenty of excellent fish and water
foul, as Sturgeon, rock, shad, her
ring, catfish, or fattheads, Sleeps
heads, roach and perch, and trout
in inland Streames; of foule, the
Swan, white, gray, and black
goose, and brands. #. 216) the best
duck and tel I ever cate, and the
Snipe and the Curlue with the Snow
bird are also excellent.
The Aire is sweet and cleare
which makes a screen and steady
sky, rs in the more southern parts
of France. Our Summers and Win
ters I commonly once in three
years in extreames; but the Winters
Seldom last above ten weeks and
rarely begin till the latter end of
December; the days are above two
hours longer, and the Sun much
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-04-11

schooner Hesperus or any other schoon-
er, y said the groceryman, as he turned
away.
lyon heven't, Ell? Don't care a con-
tinental cooked hat whether she sailed
or lay at aDchor?"
"No, sir"
"And you don't want to help me find
the rest of the poetry"
"No. sir"
You look like that kind of a manl''
exclaimed the poetry hunter, as he back
ed off.
"You go on!' shouted the grocery
nan
"All you think of is tubs ana pals
and squashesl l don't believe You know
a line of THE Star Spangled Banner 20
Didn't | tell you to go on! If you
make a fuss around here, I'll have you
arrested"
"Oh, I'll go ONT" growled the old
man, as he backed away, but l want
to say to you that if l had your sordid
SOUL
"Git along"
He moved down in front of the next
store and finished:
I'D shred it up with Goldfish and sell
1t at 6 cents a pound. 1t was the schoon-
er Hesperus which sailed Lake Erie DER,
and when the hurricane came on, she
bumped herself fur shore, and I'll find
some ore else to tell me the rest of it, -
M. Quad III Detroit Free Press.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-04-11
Tie Fence Around the F.rm.

NAAo 81 LA
Twas when a boy, "A little boy, that life was
most to me;
Twas when l lived upon the farm in plain OBJ
security.
/ knew of life among the birds. the fields and
rivers calm,
But never knew what lay beyond the fence
around the farm.
The farm was big. and I was all the boy there
was to play;
But ! was happy as u lark each golden sum
mer day.
And now it seems to me that when life held
its greatest charm,
Was when l never knew beyond the fence
around the farm.
Since then I've seen the different lives beyond
the old rail fence;
I've Travelled through this busy world and
learned her Incidents;
But when my sorrows and my ills would rest
within my palm,
Was when ! never knew beyond the rail fence
round the farm.
I've supped of many pleasures in this so called
golden age;
The world calls me successful on it's closely
balanced page;
But my life was most successful and farthest
off from harm,
When / never knew what lay beyond the fence
around the farm.
Boston Courier.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-04-11
CHINESE POEMS.
THE POET.

THE POET.
You ask what my soul does away in the sky:
l inward1y smile, but l cannot reply.
Like the peach blossom carried away BY the
stream,
l soar to a world of which you cannot dream.
Iii Tai Pc.
SOLITUDE AMONG THE HILLS.
The birds have all flown to their rcost III the
tree,
The last cloud has just floated lazily by.
But we never tire of each other, not we,
As we sit there together, the mountains and |,
Iii T'ai-Po.
AT II TOP OF A PAGopA.
Upon this tall pagoda's peak
Ny hands can nigh the stars inclose.
dare not raise my voice to speak
For fear of startling Gods repose.
Yang Ta-Nien.
ON THE VIEW FROM AN OLD TOWER.
The story of a thousand years
In one brief morning lies unrolled,
Though other voices greet the ears,
'Tis still the moonlit tower of old.
The heroes of those thousand yearsP
Alas, like running water, gone!
Yet still the fever blast one hears,
And still the plum rain patters on.
Twas here ambition marched sublime
Can empty fame scarce marks the spot)
Away, = for 1 will never climb
To see the flowers bloom and man forgotl
Anonymous.
REGRErs
My eyes saw not the men of old;
And now their age away has rolled
weep-to think shall not see
Thu heroes of posterity.
Chen Tzu-Ang.
-Nineteenth Century.
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Lost With n Schooner.

Something you WANT" uueried the
Grand River avenue grocer as he Went
ont to the old man who had been stand
ing around the door for several minutes.
Il see you have washtubs, was the
reply.
Eyes, sir, a large assortment. What
size would you like?"
II dunno. Twas jest goin to ask you
a question. Hev you ever come across a
piece of poetry %beginnin, 1t was the
schooner Hesperus which sailed the rag
in main?'" %
"No, sir"
You'd remember it if you had, ]
s'pose?'
Probably l would. I have three sizes
Of tubs. The largest isl
eyes. I know, but that piece of poetry
keeps runnin i'll my head and I CAM
talk about washtubs. There was a
schooner. She was named the Hesperus. ,
"We have a large assortment of pals
inside" said the groceryman.
Eyes, I know, but let's settle this
thing first. She sailed the ragin main.
There's the first two lines, but to save
my neck / can't think of no more. Must
be more, of course. No poet stops at two
lines, does he? Yes, them washtubs are
all right, but I'm more interested in the
schooner jest now. Never come across
the piece, eh?"
mo, sir. Any flour, potatoes or
squashes today?"
.Mahbo co Init let's follow tho Hos
perus. She sailed the ragin main.
Where was she sailin to? What was her
object? What happened to her as she
sailed. Let's go in and figger it out"
~ have nothing to dc W.T. "
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-04-11
He Had Been There,

"Gentlemen, | hate to hear men talk
of wal as lightly as you do" said the
man next to the door in the street car.
You don't seem to realize what "a
dreadful thing wal is"
lyon have seen war; queried one of
the two who had been discussing affairs.
aye, | have that, and I don't want
any more of it! War means destruction,
devastation, wounds, death and debt. If
you had seen war as | saw it, I'm sure
you would regard it more seriously"
Were you wounded?"
mot exactly wounded, but at the first
battle of Bull Run l had to abandon q
suffers outfit worth over So, 600. Yes,
lost over 81, 200 at II clip!"
"Then you We're not a soldier:'' was
asked.
mot exactly a soldier in the ranks,
but | kept as near them as possible that
they might refresh themselves from my
stock. Again, at the battle of Antietam.
When our patriots moved forward with
cheers to crush the enemy, l lost three
horses belonging to my outfit and was at
least 5000 oat of pocket. Even General
Mcclellan himself did not lose $40 in
cash by that fight
THAT was hard ON a patriot - sar-
castically observed one of the men.
at was, sir, but l had to stand it.
Why, how much do you think | lost
down at White House Landing when
Mcclellan made his change of base? l
had three sutler outfits there, and all
were captured on destroyed, and my loss
wasn't a cent less than S., 600. Think
of a man losing IS, 600 at one fell
swoop! If I hadn't found Il patriotic
congressman willing to go into partner
ship with me, | should have been a
ruined man. Principle is all right, but
let lis avoid war if possible. You have
heard of the battle of Gettysburg of
course
"Oh, yes
"At that battle | offered TO lead a
brigade in a charge, but General Meade
thought l had better attend to my five
sntler outfits. l had the wagons all up,
with fresh stocks of goods, and | have
been told that but for my enterprise our
tired and hungry soldiers would have
been beaten. They left the battle lines
to come and buy of me at so per cent
profit and recuperate themselves. | am
a believer in the Monroe doctrine, and
l admire the stand taken by the presi-
dent, but wal should be the last resort.
I've been there and I know, and while !
admit that it is a pleasure to sell goods
out OF q wagon at from so TO 500 mel
cent profit the shrieks of the wounded,
the pale faces Of the dead and the walls
of the widow and orphan 90 right to my
heart and make me hope that peace will
endure forever"
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-04-11
A O Rebuke.

George said she i'll a tone of
bitter rebuke, "as far rs I can see
you are going to the dogs"
You're never contented, MGria!"
returned her erring husband. You
made me give up horses, and here
you are complaining about dogs. Do
I object to your cats and your cana
ries? No, madam! I would scorn to
interfere with your pets-and I beg
of you to respect my preference for
nobler animals !"-New York Trib-
une.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-04-11
Not Responsible.

Workman-Mr. Brown, I should
like to ask you for a small raise in
my wages. l have just been mar
ried.
Employer-Very sorry, my dear
man, but I can't help you. For ac-
cidents which happen to our work
men outside of the factory the COM
pany is not responsible.-Fliegende
Blattec
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-04-11
Cause For Congratulation.

whats the matter?" inquired the
Spanish officer, as Il party of men, al
breathless, came into his presence.
"We have inst been chased II miles
by a lot of Cubans.
And You got here a~live::"
1--WE did"
Completely foiled them in their eff.
forts to take you prisoners?"
"Yes-that is to say. most of MS got
away"
Good. Have a dispatch sent out i'm.
mediately conveying to the world the
news of another Spanish victory" -
Washington Star.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-04-11
One Possible ExceptioD.

Terribly cold!' cried Mr.. Tucker.
man as he met the minister. every.
things frozen over at last, I'm certain. ,
But the minister shook his head
doubtfully. "You mustn't make that an
excuse for staying away from church any
longer" he said warningly.
And Mr.. Tuckerman was half way
down the street before he saw the appli.
cation Of it. -Rockland Tribune.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-04-11
IN NEW YORK SOCIETY.

They Were Relatives by Divorce. but the
Matter Seemed Complicated.
1t was their first meeting in several
years, and of course they had a great
deal to say to each other.
II have been SO busy that I haven't
had time to study it out" said the one
in blue, but l think we are related in
some way now, are we not?"
"No, l think not, replied the one in
dark brown. "Where did you get that
idea?"
why, I had an impression that the
second wife of your first husband was
the first wife of my present husband, and
that would make a sort of connecting
link, you know"
Possibly you are right, but we could
hardly call that Il relationship. We can
come closer than that through your Sec
ond husband, who was a cousin, two or
three degrees removed, of my present
husband, but even that does not make
any relationship. l think, perhaps, that
yon have become confused on the sub
ject Of alimony, which constitutes the
most direct connection"
Il never could get those complica-
tions through my head, said the one in
blue.
"Well," explained the one in dark
brown, "the aimony that you get from
your first husband is really just enough
to pay the alimony that your present hus.
bands first wife gets from him."
Eyes. l let him have it for that pur-
pose"
"Then his first wife" continued the
mathematician in dark brown, twas
my first husbands second wife, and as
he is paying me the same amount of ali
mony the money is simply transferred
to me. That is where the connection
comes in. '-Chicago Post.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-04-11
The Magma Charta.

The Magma Charta was written
with ordinary black ink on very
heavy parchment. It is a curious
fact, as stated by an eminent Eng
lish historian, that of all the barons
who signed that most important
document not one could. write other
than his signature, and only two
were able to write even that.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-04-11
Packing Sugar.

The bag has displaced both the
hogshead and the barrel in the ship
ment of refined and raw sugars.
There was a time, not SO very long
ago, when such a thing as shipping
sugar in anything but a stave made
vessel was unheard of, but now it is
just the other way. The bag has be-
come popular because it is cheaper,
and continues to grow cheaper,
while the wooden receptacles ad-
vance in price at about the same
ratio. Even molasses has gone back
on the stave, and that sticky COM
modify is being carried in bulk
Philadelphia Record.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-04-11

Instead he recited an original poem
which he composed that afternoon
at his office, 40 Broadway, telling of
the ultimate fate of a miscellaneous
yet enthusiastic pig. Mr.. Platt's
poem was the speech of the evening
and was received with roars of
laughter.-New York Sun.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-04-11
Twentieth Century Warfare.

The aid-de-camp rushed unceremoni-
ously into the tent of the commanding
generaless, started to salute, but wound
up in her excitement by feeling to find
If her cap was on straight.
"The enemy are advancing in force"
she said.
The generaless looked up calmly.
Tell them I am not at home" said
she. -Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-04-11
Probably.

Probably q woman would be a
bride to her husband longer if she
would continue making company of
him. Most wome begin to save
their jam for visitors when they
have been married three months
Boston Post.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-04-11

Precepts and maxims are of great
weight, and a few useful ones at
hand do more toward a wise and
happy life than whole volumes of
cautions that we know not where to
find.-C. Simmons.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-04-11

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, 1896-04-11
SKETCHES BY NJ. QUAD
To Help Bill Out.

One of tie most innocent looking old
men / ever saw came down to New York
the other day from his farm in Pennsyl-
vania to deal with green goods men, and
of course he got left. Fortunately
for him he could raise but $3.50, and
therefore he lost only that moun !
met him at the depot as an officer had
him i'll tow to see that he got away safe
ly, and when he had told the story of
how he had been done for, | asked:
"You didn't expect to get $500 in
good money for $3.50, did you?'
"No, l cant say | did," he replied.
"But you thought it would be money
good enough to pass?"
Yes. They sent me two 81 bills, and
they looked all right and passed all
right"
but you would be passing counter
felt money on your neighbors and caus-
ing them II loss"
mo, | wasn't going to pass any of it
off on the nayburs. / wouldn't do SIGH
a thing as that. | might hev got rid of
some of it to chicken buyers and tin
peddlers, but | wanted most of it for
my son Bill. Bill is into politics and
poker till you can't rest, but he hain't
had a fair show. That S what / was
goin to gin HIM"
Just hoy do you mean?" / asked.
WAL, when Bill goes about sayin as
how he'll bet $50 that so and so will be
nominated fur president somebody yells
at him to put up or shet up. He hain't
got nuthin to put up, and SO he has to
shet. If he's in a game of poker and
got u good hand he's got to call instead
of raisin the other fellers ont of the
game. I've knowed him to lay down
with three aces because he hadn't a dol
lar more to put up. Oh, on; l didn't
mean nuthin wrong. l wasn't goin to
beat the nayburs nor pass any of it off
at the stores, but bein Bill is the LATEST
and most shiftless critter in II county,
| wanted to gin him a show at politics
and poker and make him airn his board
and Clothes
But you lost your money!"
Lost 'er slick and clean, and it was
all l could raise, and from this time on
Bill and me and the old woman will
hev to take everybody's bluff and make
the best of it. It'll come hard, but some
must bluff and some be blutfed, and |
s'pose We'll somehow live through it!'
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-04-11

The vellela, a species of jellyfish,
is a natural raft, having a mem.
brane which, when erected and
spread, eryes as a sail.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-04-11

Colorado has II, O67 employees in
its factories, making annually a prod.
net valued at $42, 4SO, POS.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-04-11

Every saint in the calendar is said
to be provided with a floral emblesn.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-12-17
ATTRACTIVE WOMEN.

Why is one woman attractive and
another not? The most admirable and
attractive thing about an attractive
woman is her womanliness, Everybody
admires q womanly woman. She must
have health, OF course, because without
Il she would lose the brightness Of her
eyes, the fullness OF her cheeks, and
her vivacity. Real health must mean
that a woman is really woman. That
she Is strong and perfect in sexual
way. as well as In every other. That
she is capable OF performing perfectly
the duties OF maternity. Some are born
with what Is called constitutional
weakness" Some who do not enjoy
perfect health. need only take the prop
er precautions and the proper remedy
TO ,ecome perfectly well and strong,
Or, Pierce's favorite Prescription win
cure any arrangement OF the distinctly
feminine organism.
Send 21 cents in one-cent stamps to
Worlds Dispensary Medical AssocIa-
ton, Buffalo n. Y. and receive Or.
Pierce's zoos page Common Sense Med
ical Adviser" Illustrated.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-12-17
CUBA AND HAWAII.

At a recent meeting Of New York
bankers. at which there were present
and participating ex-Secretary Of the
Treasury Fairchild, ex-Comptroller Of
the Currency Treholm, and Judge Horn
blower. Mr.. Cleveland's first choice for
the vacancy on the supreme court occa-
stoned by the death of Mr.. Justice Jack
son. Mr. Hornblower in his remarks
said:
There is great danger that the party
lin power may go too far, especially in
''paternalism and jingoism. l have as
much patriotism as any man. Demo-
"crats have shown their patriotism by
voting against their party. But when
you talk Of annexing semi-civilized
"or uncivilized states jingoism goes
"too far. We have admitted half-baked
states, and we have reaped the re-
ward Much Of our trouble is due to
that. We have given Idaho, Utah,
wyoming and Montana the same in
"fiuenoe in the senate as New York,
Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Hi
"nois. Are we TO add Cuba and Hawaii?
Under the fifteenth amendment every
Ignorant negro in Cuba and all the
"Hawaiians, who were uncivilized a
generation ago, will have vote The
flight will be against this excess on the
part of the Republicans, and it is the
Republicans of wisdom an sagacity
who must make the fight"
There is much truth in what Mr..
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-12-17

Horahlower says as to Cuba, but he ls
wrong as to Hawaii, as he is wrong also
In his asoription OF lingo tendencies TO
the incoming Republican admlnistra.
ton The condition and grade OF in
telligence among the native population
OF Cuba and Hawaii, are vastly diifer-
ent. The negroes in Cuba are almost
as barbarous as those In the interior
of Africa, and their hoodoo worship and
other heathenish practices have been
the strongest evidence OF the Improper
rule in Cuba OF the Spanish authorities,
Beside this, Cuha's negro population
constitutes large majority over the
present white inhabitants, and under
an independent government or annexa-
tion TO this country, there is every
natural reason TO believe the ascen-
dency of this element would continue,
Hawaii's natives, on the other hand.
are all civilized. and many OF them
rank well with the whites In intelli-
gence and education, Another ditfer-
ence is that the whites already control
the Hawaiian government. and under
annexation there would be such an In
tiux OF white people that the native
population would be left in u hopeless
minority, These are some Of the rea-
sons why it might be good policy TO
annex Hawaii but bad policy to annex
Cuba.
OF course there are those who say
that Cuba need not be annexed; that
she need only be assured her independ-
ence and protected in it. but the his
tory OF all ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ex-
periments so far tried in the West In.
dies is that the civilized and industrious
elements OF the population were worse
OF under home rule than under the op-
preston OF the old country. And so Il
would be with Cuba, with the result
that after few years OF Internal strife !
and blocdshed, the United States would
be forced to step in and take possession !
Of the island. This would probably be
done with the purpose OF establishing |
only a territorial form OF government |
but there are not enough offices to 20 |
around now in some sections OF the |
and Il wouldn't be more than
a month before a sentimental agitation
would be started to admit the island as
\ full-fledged-state; and the consequence
would be that in few years another
set OF yahoo representatives would be
found in congress voting for the Grip
ping OF Northern industries and yawp-
ng for the destruction Of national cred
L This the representatives in congress
and the senators from the state OF
Hawaii would never do, because her cit
zens would not send that class Of men
% disgrace her in the national legisla-
.ure.
So'far as Mr.. Hornblower's talk about
he dangers of paternalism and jingo-
SIN under the Mckinley administration
5 concerned, that is probably inspired
,y the small remnant of partisan pre-
udice which he has not yet got rid OF.
dr. Hornblower with other public men
n the country must know that on the
Cuban question Mr.. Mckinley. Speaker
Reed and scores Of other leading Re
'ublicans who will have to do with
shaping the policies Of the next admin
stration. are in thorough accord with
resident Cleveland's message and op-
'osed to any recognition or movement
or Cuban annexation at this time.