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The Red Cloud chief., 1897-03-05
Tennessee Exposition appropriation.

The matter of an appropriation OF
S25, 900 for a state exhibit at the Ten
nessee exposition was considered by
the ways and means committee Tues
day night. Governor Holcomb APP
peared before the committee and fav-
ored an appropriation in case the
exposition bill passed. The friends OF
bill lowered their demand to $4,000
and 1t was left, pending the decision on
the exposition bill.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-03-05
Appropriations for New Buildings.

The appropriations fornew building
this session will probably reach in the
ncighborhood of 500, 900. OF this $50
600 will he for the state university,
10000 for the rebuilding of the Peru
Normal dormitory and $40, 900 for the
building at Hastings. The committee
calculates on saving $500 on board
and clothing in the various institr.
tinpS
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-03-05
IN PERIL.
Missouri University Bill Reoommittet
to Prevent Defeat

to Prevent Defeat
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, Feb. 22.-After
. fight that had lasted since noon of
Thursday, and was the only really i'm
portant contest fought out on the floor
of the present House. the university
endowment bill was referred back to
the House committee On ways and
means at Sis Friday afternoon by the
vote of 20 to g..
The recommitment was the work of
friends of the bill. II a vote had been
taken on the passage Of the bill it
would have meant its defeat, for the
House was, beyond question, against il
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-03-05
Thursday, February 25.

After the preliminary business was
over in the house this morning, MIR.
Jenkins moved q vote of thanks be
rendered Mr.. Burkett of Lancaster for
his able and impartial rulings during
consideration in committee of the
whole of the exposition bill. II was
carried unanimously. Mr.. Burkett
made q speech thanking the members
for the courtesy.
Bills ON third reading occupied the
attention of the house during the en-
tire day. Among others the following
were passed.
II. X. ~, for the ielief Of Burt coun-
ty for costs accruing in the murder
trial Of Robert Phillips; VI. Il. al, pro
viding that county boards may estab'
lish poor houses In counties under
township organization; II. r. s+2, fix
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-03-05
Wednesday, February "a.

When the house convened the special
committee appointed tn investigate
the state offices reported after being
given unanimous consent of the house.
The report recommended the appoint
mem of . committee Of three from
the house and two from the senate to
make . full investigation of the state
offices. A bill appropriating $4,000
mittee report. The report was adopted
and the committee was discharged.
The house this morning continued
its discussion of the exposition bill.
Debate IN q motion to indefinitely
postpone the measure continued the
greater part Of the day. The motion
was defeated as was another motion to
rocommit the bill. There being no
prospect of any other legislation re-
ceiving attention rs long MS this meas
ure remained undisposed Of, the house
decided to hold a session at night and
the amount of the appropriation was
fixed Mt 500, 900. Subsequent attempts
were made to reduce the amount.
Various sums, ranging from $50, 900 up
ward. were voted down, the house
standing by its original decision TO give
500, 600. Several amendments pro
posed by Speaker Gafin, relating 70
manner OF expenditure of the appro-
priation were adopted.
At the night session which lasted
until l2:45 a. IN. Thursday, the house
finally agreed OF n bill, and the amour,
was placed at 500, 600. The committee
arose, the house adopted the repor,
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-02-13
BILL THOMPSON CALLS FOR HIS NAIL.

son was lying in a heap on the sidewalk
and had lost his memory. The doctor in
attendance says he will get we'll in the
course of two or three months, but that
he will always drag his left leg behind
him. AS postmaster we represent the
United States government and II any
critter can fool with Uncle Sam and not
get hurt that's his good luck.
Suspended Publication.
proprietor of the Sunset Hill Herald,
passed through this town two days ago
en- route to Tom mbstone, having his news
paper outfit on wagon. He called at
The Kicker Office to say that he had
suspended publication at the Hill and
was looking for another town in which
to bring out his weekly. He evidently
hoped for consolation. but got none
from u.s. When he first entered the ter
ritory, we sized him up for shoemsk-
er. He is man without sand. Any
oritter on two legs can enter his sanctum
any time Of day and make him kneel
The boys over at the Hill uged to go in
and cuff his ears and slap his burnside
whiskers as diversion, and Mr.. John
Donaldson would lay down like rab-
bit. They don't want him at Tombstone
or elsewhere in the territory. Let him
pass ON to New England and unload his
outfit beside some gurgling brook.
No Council Meeting.
Owing to the lack of quorum, there
~ al
last Tuesday night, and there has been
much unfavorable comment on the part
OF the public over the same. His honor
the mayor (who is ourseiD desires to
state that it was in nowise his fault.
Sunday afternoon Alderman jackson
got drunk and lay down In the road and
was run over by drove Of 300 mules,
and it will be several weeks before he
will be able to leave the house. Mon
day forenoon Alderman Higgins kicked
at Chinaman and hit telegraph pole
instead, and his whole five toes were
driven back into his heel On the even
ing of the same day Alderman Murphy
was idiot enough to start out in search
Of a half breed who had called him a
liar and to take along a rusty old re-
volver which hadn't been fred in a
year. When he found his msn and
started 20 shoot, the gun burst and
nearly killed the alderman. With the
three men laid up there was no quorum,
and no business could be transacted. II
will probably be month before any.
thing can bo done. and the meishould
be placed where it belongs,
NJ. QUAD.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-02-13

Prince Christian of Denmark, had he
been only king instead Of prince,
would certainly outrival the story Of
Alfred of old and the cakes. One day
he had to review some troops at Bierre,
a country town of small dimensions.
Riding home, tired and thirsty, he stop
ped at a farmhouse to beg drink. The
old farmer g wife bade him welcome anG
enter. AS che was at the moment pan
cake making, she asked him if he would
like some. every much, indeed" re.
piled the prince, and soon he was com
fortably seated, enjoying his humble
fare at the kitchen table.
Having finished his meal, he asked
the old dame how much he owed her.
Nothing at all, 4" was the answer. On
his persisting that he would prefer pay
ing, she patted his shoulder affection
ately, saying: ''You are soldier, my
son, and soldiers are always hard up.
I never take anything from them. He
suggested he was not quite so "hard
up'' as the generality Of them. "Oh,
know betteri' and with knowing
wink and nod she turned to her pan
cake making. "It is quite true. goot
mother" said the prince, laughing
heartily, "for. you see, my grandfather
happens to be the king" "What?" cried
his astonished hostess. dropping hel
whisk and nearly upsetting the frying
pan in her fright. A second or two she
gased at him speechlessly, then remark
ed naively, II should have asked yor
into the parlor, shouldn't IL"
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-02-13
Chestnut Time.


When the bur is on the chestnut and the chip
munk's on the wall
And the foliage is painted by the artist hand
OF fail,
'Tis then my heart goes backward to the days
Of happy youth,
When life was glowing innocence and inno
cence was truth
Oh, the simple songs OF nature have power
to inthrall fF-
When the bur Is on the chestnut and the chip
munk's on the wall
Then I'm again an urchin full Of frolic and Of
giee,
Swaying blithely in the branches of the spread
ing chestnut tree,
And hear the merry voices of my comrades
all around,
As the bursting burs fall cracking in show
er to the ground.
that never pail,
When the bur is on the chestnut and the chip
munk's on the WALL
I see the gray old cider mill down by the foam.
ing sluics,
Where life was bright and sunny and dream
Of apple juice,
| hear the old game rooster as he heralds in
the day, szs
And zee the cattle browsing and the frisky
colts at play.
| All, mel What youthful memories come flock
ing to the call,
| When the bur is ON the chestnut and the chip
munk's on theswAlli
! John ". Low IN New York Evening World.
Il
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-02-13
HE WANTED LIBERTY.
And the Yosng Lady Was Inclined to Be
Facetious.


And the Yosng Lady Was Inclined to BE
Facetious.
A Kansas City man had an engage
ment over at Liberty, Mo-, one day re.
Gently. but forgot all about it until late
in the evening. Then he hurried to a
long distance telephone to call up his
friend, tell him how it happened and
square himself if possible. He rang
vigorously at one of the instruments
and shouted:
"Hellol Is this the toll board?''
"Yes."
Give me Liberty"
"What's that?''
II said give me Liberty"
Whats the matter-can't you get
out?"
'That'll do. / want Liberty"
"Why don't you try a writ of habeas
corpus?''
"Oh, break away! Give me Liberty. ="
Wouldn't death do just as we'll:
I've got some lovely rough on rats"
That's enough of your foolishness.
want Liberty, and want it quick.
"Who do you think am anyhow7 I
don't belong to the board of pardons
Why don't you apply to the governor?"
young lady," said the man sternly,
II can't stand here all night. l want
Liberty, Missouri, and If you don't give
it to me this instant I shall report You
tomorrow morning"
"Oh, Liberty, Missouri Why didn't
you say so?" And she let him talk 45
seconds overtime without interruption.
Kansas City Times.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-02-13
TIE ARIZONA KICKER
SAM HASTINGS SECURES AN APOLOGY
FROM THE EDITOR.

A Stranger Learns That No Crittcr Can
Fool with the United States Govern
ment without Getting Hurt-An Editor
without Sand.
In the last issue of The Kicker we
had local item to the effect that Sam
Hastings, owner of the Cloudburst sa-
loon, would make good fodder for the
vigilance committee. The item was
based on information that he had killed
two men in Wyoming and had been a
road agent in Montana. Mr.. Hastings
called on us two or three days ago in
the most gentle and courteous manner
and proved that we were entirely mis-.
taken. He bit mans ear off in Utah
and licked stage driver in Nebraska
years ago, but that is the extent of his
wickedness. For ten years past he has
been sending money to Chicago or
phan asylum and buying tracts for free
distribution in the west. Mr.. Hastings
has subscribed for two copies Of The
Kicker, and his advertisement will also
be found in another department. We
did him an injustice and cheerfully
apologize.
He Will Live.
Tuesday afternoon, while the post
master Of this town (who is ourself)
was seated in his private room at the
postoffice. a stranger who didn't know
that there had been a new deal in postal
affairs III this locality entered the office,
and, standing at the general delivery
window, began whooping and shooting
and calling for mail for Bill Thompson.
That was the fashion which prevailed
here three months ago, but which we
abolished after ruction with II differ
ent men. AS soon as a riot began we
went ont and asked Mr.. Thompson to
desist, but he turned his shooter in our
direction instead. We had a finger
grazed and lost lock Of hair, but in
the course of five minutes Mr.. Thomr
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-02-13
GRANTS NAME.

How He Came to Adopt ''U. s." as His
Initials.
Up to the start for West Point, Grant
had been Hiram Ulysses, or II. Ulysses
Grant. The young traveller required a
trunk, and Thomas Walker, a local
''genius, was the man to make it, He
did so, and, to finish it off, he traced on
the cover in big brass tacks the initials
"H. u. g." James Marshall, Ulysses
cousin, went to help him carry the new
trunk home. Ulysses looked at the big,
glaring letters. 81 won't have that so. I"
he said. ''It spells hug. The boys
would plague me about it.. And he
thereupon shifted his middle name and
became Ulysses H. Grant, and so he
went forth into the world.
He registered at Roe's hotel, West
Point, on the goth of May, as "U. H.
Grant," and the same day reported to
the adjutant, George G. Waggaman,
deposited $48 and signed his name
Ulysses Hiram Grant. His name as re-
ported from Washington, however, was
u. s. Grant, and the error arose in this
way The Hon. Thomas Hamer received
the letter OF Jesse Grant only the day
before the close of his term, and, being
much hurried, sat down at once and
wrote to Secretary of War Poinsett, ask
ing for the appointment Of his neighbor' 8
son. He knew the boy's name to be
Ulysses, and, inferring that his middle
name was Simpson, so filled in the ap-
plication, and thus it stood when Ulysses
faced the adjutant.
He asked to have it changed, but was
told 1t was impossible without the con-
sent Of the secretary Of war.
Every well. y he said. 'I came here
to enter the military academy, and en-
ter shall. An initial more or less does
not matter" He was known to the gov
ernment thereafter as u. s. Grant. -
Hamlin Garland In McClure's.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-02-13
MONTANA, FEBRUARY 13. 1897.
AT THE END OF THE ROAD.
Only as n Last Resort Would He Part
With His Treasures.

Only n Last Resort Would He Part
With His Treasures.
A bent old man, shabbily clad, with
face like the face of the poet Bryant.
In the evening twilight he stands, be.
side the desk Of one who is stranger
to him, in little town in northern
California.
II ask you to pardon me, :" in voice
that trembles and is low.
Something confused as to illness and
WEAKNESS and then:
sit pains me to seem a beggar, but
am near the end Of the road, and"--
The sentence dies in inarticulate m ar-
muir, and from under the worn coat
comes a small bundle wrapped in bit
of faded oiloloth.
"It is hard to part with them, even
now," slowly removing the oiloloth,
"but If there is some one here who cares
for rare editions Of good books they may
be thought fair exchange for the price
Of shelter and something warm
A we'll thumbed Shakespeare, care
fully preserved ''Imitatio Christi"
The old man looks at them, tenderly
as they are exposed to view and places
them reverently on the desk.
The man at the desk views the books
coldly and denies the plea for aid. Not
that he is consciously unkind, but expe.
rience with vagabonds has made him
suspicious, and he interprets the pathos
as new imposture.
Next morning, an hour after sunrise,
pedestrian finds an aged man, with a
face like that of the poet Bryant, lying
in the shelter Of cypress hedge by the
roadside. The tired heart is still. Rest
must have come about the time the sun
shine touched the valley. Beside the
sleeper, as though it had fallen from be-
meath his coat. we'll thumbed Shakes
peare, clasped in his gaunt bands a care
fully preserved "a Kempis" The
"a Kempis' has sprig of cypress for q
bookmark. OH one of the pages between
which 1t rests this passage:
80 Father, always to be honored, the
hour is come which from all eternity
thou didst foresee would arrive; that
thy servant for a short time should be
oppressed exteriorly, but interiorly
should ever live unto thee; that he
should be for little slighted and hum
bled and should fall in the sight of
men, ''-San Francisco Call,
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-02-13
Proof of Poverty.

"You say he's poor?'
"My dear sir, he's ground down by
pinching poverty until he has to deprive
himself of many of the necessities of
life. "
81 can see no signs of it. -
That's because you are not observ-
ing. If you had paid the slightest at
tention to him, you could not have
helped noticing that he has been riding
an 1895 wheel that lacks several of the
improvements noticeable in the 1896
models. "-Chicago Post.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-02-13
A CrRsus.

Whose immense funeral procession
is that?''
He was one of the richest hotel men
in the country
"Of what hotel was he proprietor?''
HE wasn't any proprietor. He was
the head waiter - - Cleveland Plain
Dealer
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-02-13
Car searchsrs.

There is class Of people, - says a
railroad man, "who are always last to
leave the cars-for purpose. This is
especially noticed on suburban trains.
They 60 from one end of the train to the
other. looking In seats ON both sides of
the car. 1t il impossible for our men to
be always on the watch, and presumably
there are maEy Losses that can never be
reclaimed. New York Tribune.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-02-13
They Don't Speak Now.

Maud - Your young Mr.. Dandler
doesn't seem to know it's bad form to
grab young lady by the elbow when
he's walking with her.
Irene-It would cure him, dearie, if
he ever grabbed that elbow of yours. -
Chicago Tribune.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-02-13
In n Quandary.

Ma ter addressing his Irish man
servant)-Terence, I'm going into the
country to stay at my mothers place.
If Mr.. Dudley calls, tell him that Til
be back ON Tuesday.
Terence-Begorra, l will, sorr. And
(after a pause) what will l be after
saying to him il he doesn't call, sorr2-
Tit Bits.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-02-13

Our stock of Dry Goods and
Groceries, as we always have good
assortment on hand.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-02-13

{ 1t gives us pleasure in showing
you this line, as our prices are down
with silver, and we are confident we
can save you money, by buying from
us.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-02-13

A Stranger Learns That No Crittcr Can
Foo! With the United States Govern
ment without Getting Hurt-An Editor
without Sand.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-02-13
Defined.

Needy Nickels - Say, Pete, wot's
charity?
Flooding Pete-Two cold biskits an
q cord o. wood. Truth.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-08-05
Geography of Vegetables in Rhyme.

Potatoes came from far Virginia,
Parsley was sent us from Sardinia;
French beans, low growing on the earth.
To distant India trace their birth!
But scarlet runners, gay and tall.
That climb upon your garden wall
A cheerful sight to all around
In South America were found.
The onion travelled here from Spain;
The leek from Switzerland we gain,
Garlic from Sicily obtain.
Spinach in far Syria grows;
Two hundred years ago or more
Brazil the artichoke sent DER;
And southern Europe's seacOast shore
Beet root on us bestows.
When 'Lizabeth was reigning here
Peas came from Holland and were dear.
The south of Europe lays its claim
To beans, but some from Europe came.
The radishes, both thin and stout,
Natives of China are. no doubt;
But turnips, carrots and sea kale,
With celery so crisp and pale,
Are products of our own fair land;
And cabbages-a goodly tribe
Which abler pens might well describe
Are also ours, | understand.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-08-05
How Washington Turned out the Gas.

1t is a fact that the name of Wash
ington is far from uncommon in the
South and in England, not only among
our colored people, who have, in con-
siderable numbers, adopted it out Of
reverence and admiration, but among
the white people. There is Count
George Washington in the Austrian
nobility.
1t was after the war, when in Fred
ericksburg, not far from the home of
Washington, a journalist learned that
an old colored woman lived in town
who had been George Washington 5
nurse" He went TO see her and found
that she was not so old, but that she
must have been born after the death
of George Washington. ,
80 YOU remember George Washing
ton? ." he asked.
Deed and deedy l do, " answered
the old woman.
"And you were one of his nurses?
he asked.
dat am Just so. l nursed him
when he was a little baby
Then you must have known about
the cherry tree?"
The woman looked perplexed. She
WAS evidently honest, and had beliey-
ed what she said.
"Do you remember any incident OF
Washingtons childhood p
Deed does. remember 'zactly
when his ma found him in her room,
and de gas a-streamin' out, cause he
had turned on de burner.
"Did he tell her that he had turned
it on, Nanny ?"
Deed and deedy, he did, for he
nebber tole lie"
But, Nanny, there wasn't any
gas in Washington's day"
Deed dere was. remember dat
pufectly well.
She was so honest and mshakable,
and related so many incidents of ap-
parently real occurrences somewhere
connected with the apparently recent
infancy of some Washington, that the
correspondent was forced to conclude
that she had been the nurse Of some
other George Washington, who, to her
fond and simple mind, was the only
George Washington that had ever
been. - Youths Companion.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-08-05
Caught an Eavesdropper.

When General Gordon was lad at
school he was as mischievous as most
boys indeed, more so. The follow
ing story is told of him by DR.. Bixby,
who was at one time at school with
him. When the boys had done any
thing wrong they were shut in large,
barely-furnished room, and set to write
lines from Latin author
One of the most frequent visitors to
this room was the late general, and he
used frequently to be annoyed by the
boys who were free coming to the door
and jeering at him through the key
hole, telling him what fine afternoon
it was, and telling him to come out
and click them.
Though he could not oblige them in
the former, he resolved to do his best
for them in the latter particular. He
borrowed a large garden syringe from
the gardner, and taking it with him
the next time he was sent to write
lines, went round to the various desks
and sucked up the ink into the syringe
Several other boys were in duranee
vile with him, and they eagerly await
ed the approach of their tormentors.
By and by they heard stealthy foot
steps coming down the passage. Near
er and nearer they came, and at last
halted outside the door. They're
looking through the keyhole, " whis-
pered the future general, and, placing
the syringe at the keyhole, he squirted
the contents with all the energy he
could muster
There was a smotbering exclama'
ton of disgust, and then an appalling
silence. Then some one fumbled with
the handle Of the door it opened, and
in stalked the head master, his face
black with wrath, and his once i'm
maculate shirt front black with ink.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-08-05
The Stranger Changed His Mind.

About year ago Major Mckinley,
ex-Congressman Butterworth and some
other gentlemen were travelling to-
gether in the smoking compartment Of
a Pullman car Mckinley and Butter.
worth were not known to the others.
The conversation turned 10 the patent
office, and one Of the strangers in
quired whether any Of the Others had
known ex-Commissioner of Patents
Butterworth.
"Oh, yes, promptly replied Major
Butterworth, 81 knew Ben Butter
worth when he was boy. have
often seen his father give him sound
licking"
But that can't be the one mean"
said the stranger, "for his father was
a Quaker"
"Yes, he was a Quaker. But ! sim.
ply testify to what have seen. /
have frequently seen Ben get a licking.
His father licked him once or twice
week regularly
How did you happen TO be on hand
when he got licked?" inquired the
stranger.
"Oh, l played with Ben, and ! was
generally around.
AT this point in the conversation a
friend Of Major Butterworth joined the
company and called him by name.
The stranger heard it and, going over
to him, remarked:
Being Quaker, / thought the old
man did wrongto lick Ben, but now !
am satisfied the boy richly deserved
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