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The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-09-11
Retaliation.

An old lady once had a cat of
which she was very fond. One day
she missed her pet, and on making
inquiries she heard that a neighbor
had killed it. After a little medita-
ton she hit upon a way to avenge
herself.
She bought some mousetraps and,
having caught about so mice alive,
put them into a large box, which
she took to the unsuspecting neigh
Dor. He, thinking it was quite safe,
took it in.
When he opened it, he was horri-
fed to see a swarm of mice scatter
in every direction, while at the bot
tom of the box he found a note con
tanning these words:
You killed my cat, and now l
have the pleasure of sending you a
few of my mice. "-London Tit-Bits.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-09-11
HE YEARNED FOR CHICKEN.
Pay Day Seemed Altar OF and the Theft
Quickly Expanded.

Pay Day Seemed Altar OF and the Theft
Quickly Expanded.
Colonel Henry A. Newman oonfesses
to a normal liking for the good things
of life, among them such edibles as are
calculated to tickle the inner man. He
tells with gusto a story of his efforts to
crafty this liking.
SIN the eyes of superior officers l may
have lacked a good many essentials as a
soldier of the Confederacy, but nc one
can say that / aver lacked an ablebodied
appetite" says the colonel. During
my service nothing after the success of
the Confederacy SO much worried me as
my appetite. Toward the close of the
war I suffered very much on this &C.
count. One night, after a long days
march and nothing to eat. l stole two
chickens, and the circumstances attend
ing the theft are still fresh in my MEM
DRY.
sit happened in the Tennessee moun
tains. The country had been pretty
we'll foraged by both sides and there
was not much chance to find anything.
Passing by a humble log house after
dark, / observed a few chickens roost-
ing in fancied security on the fence in
closing the house and small patch Of
ground. A hungry soldier has little con-
science, and I didn't waste any time in
debate with mine about taking a pullet.
I had intended to grab the chicken by
the throat SO as to shut off its wind,
but missed calculations and it squawked
loudly. With the first squawk the cabin
door few open and a woman came out.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-09-11

~ fS ~ ootIb HtItttB.
funerals. Miss Payson told me, while
she was swinging there in the air, that
you and she wanted to be married the
worst way, and go l married you. If
there's any mistake, I'm not to blame.
I've done my best as a minister of the
gospel, and if you don't like it you can
60 to the divorce court and see if you
can get it altered. I'll tell you candidly
that l don't believe any court will lis
ten to you, for my marriages are iron
clad and bullet proof every time and
worth a good sight more than the S.
that I'm waiting for you to pay me-
well, Halsey, he went home pretty
mad, without waiting to see Miss Pay
son, and the very next day he begins a
suit for a divorce. That's the great d.
vorce suit l was telling you about when
1 pointed out Rev. Mr.. Humphreys to
you. It's been dragging along for four
years. Sometimes it's decided in favor
of Halsey and sometimes in favor Of
Miss Payson, and then it's always ap-
pealed and has to be tried over again.
Miss Payson, she sticks to it that Hal
6Sy bdu uH4OCu W AuaI4J ilCl aho Via
he understood perfectly well everything
the parson said while the ceremony was
going on. The parson says that Halsey
nodded as was agreed upon when he
asked him if he took Miss Payson to be
his welded wife and all that sort of
thing, and that Halsey had hold of the
rope that was tied to Miss Payson,
which was all the same as having hold
of her hand. On the other hand, Halsey
swears that he never meant to marry
the woman and never knew that a mar
riage ceremony was being gone through
with, but that he just nodded out Of
friendliness when he saw the parson
waving his hand at him. The evidence,
as you can see, is pretty straight against
him, and when he does happen to get a
verdict it costs him a powerful lot of
money, for our jurymen are mighty
honest and high toned, and it takes a
good deal Of money to induce them to
see things in a light favorable to Hal
sey. I'm interested in the case because
of it's importance, for if the courts final
ly decide that a man can be married to
a woman when he is 70 feet above her
and don't know what is going on nom
of US is safe, and first you know some
woman that is rushing through here on
the express will be married to me while
l am selling tickets in my Office and
knowing no more about than a child
unhung. Well, there is no use in sitting
and ~dreading dangers that may never
come to time, and l suppose if it's a
mans fate to be married he's got to
knock under, and there's no good in
worrying himself over it till the time
comes"
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-09-11

Here it goes!' whooped Howley
as he made a swipe with his cane
and caught his only little son a ter
rible whack on the shin.
The boy hoped about with the
injured member in the air, while his
shrieks filled the neighborhood with
alarm.
Howley was conducting the whole
campaign and yelled for his wife to
look out as he aimed another blow
that set the walls of the kitchen
dripping with the contents of the
milk pitcher. She looked out by
recklessly falling backward over a
chair, taking the chair with her and
letting out a screech that fully ac-
counted for the lung power of the
boy.
The next swing of the deadly cane
caught the big kitchen maid on the
crazy bone, and she was about to re-
taliate with the poker when the
bowling epidemic seized her. She
dropped the poker and made a stand
ing high jump to the top of the ia
BILE that would have gained her ia
vorable mention in any amateur
contest. There she tucked her skirts
about her feet and shivered.
"Aha!" Kissed Howley exultant-
ly. I've got him" And the man
of the house made a lunging kick
that put his foot and most of his leg
through the lower panel of the door.
His head smashed a crock, and from
the way he rubbed his scalp it is
only fair to the crock to call the en-,
counter a draw.
Thunder and lightning he
roared as the rat disappeared
through the new opening, why
didn't you head him off2'
But the old reliable family cat
disposed of the invader as he leaped
into the shed, and Mrs. How1ey had
q few words with her husband for
not having sense enough to let the
cat in at first.-Detroit Free Press.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-09-11
Won Bulow and His Pupils,

From 9 to II I have to give two
music lessons and to instill into
my pupils Czerny's studies, Doh1-
er's "Tarantelle" and Winners
"Schwalben Etude." That is a firing
"robota' Qabor), a torture analogous
tothe national punishment in Persia,
for the wrong notes drip into my
a r as constantly as the drops of
water on the skull of a Persian Grim
inal. The middle countess" l must
say, takes much more pains and
shows more intelligence and energy
than Fraulein Elisa, whom I have
today reproached for her ''mollesse
Slave (Slavonic indolence). She
has without doubt the most de-
cided want of talent. Boundless are
my troubles with the youngest, 13
years old, into whom 1 am drub-
bling a quadrille OF airs from Mar
tina" for a birthday treat for her pa
pa. To a certain extent, Fraulein
Marie is really the most sensible.
She openly avows she has no voca-
ton for piano playing and indeed
a very great disinclination for it,
considering her conviction of her
utter want of talent, and in spite of
the absurd way her parents insist
on her learning she is comparative
ly willing, but she has no ear, no
sense of rhythm nor of melody
early Correspondence of Won Blu.
low
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-09-11
Origin of Popular Proverbs,

Sam Weller (''Pickwick Papers'')
did not originate the expression
wheels within wheels" as many
supposed. He used it, truly, but the
idea is from the Bible ezekiel X,
10y. Another Biblical expression,
which would hardly be recognized
as such at first sight, is the skin
of my teeth Dob xix, 2O). We az
indebted to Cervantes for the prov
erb, Honesty is the best policy
("Don Quixote," parts, chapter So,
while the familiar phrase, Diamond
cut diamond is due to Ford, tho
author of 1.-The Lovers Melan.
choly" (act 1, cen ~.
Although Sheridan's well known
character, Mrs. Malaprop, did Gown
the soft impeachment" ("The RI.
vals," act S, scene -. we must cred.
it Shakespeare with the origin of the
saying that comparisons are odor-
ous," 80 frequently attributed to
that estimable lady, a. he puts
these words in the mouth of Dog
berry ('Much Ado About Nothing"
act 3, scene 81. Ben Jonson (''Tale
of a Tub" act A., scene 81 and But
Ter ("Hudibras, part l, canto l, line
S21) both "smell a rat" and to Tus~
ser, the author of Give Hundred
Points of Good Husbandry," the
truism Better late than never" is
due .-Chambers' journal.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-09-11
THE WATCHES OF THE NIGHT"

When come the hours for sleeping
In the watches of the night
And the soul in restful keeping
Awakes in lone alright,
From dreams or nervous ailings,
OF spirit fear and dread,
OF mortal griefs and failings,
OF heart and hand and head,
Brave troops of fevered minions
Appear to the restless brain,
Winged on wild and reckless pinions
Come and go and come again,
And the air Is rife with fancies
OF varied form and sight
Till broad mornings light advances
On the watches of the night"
Then the garish gnomes of terror
Fold their wings and droop adown,
Fleeing from fields of error,
When the day god lifts his crown.
Then the mists of nightly horrors
Flee before the morning light,
And reason surcease borrows
From the watches of the night"
Clark W. Bryan in Good Housekeeping.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-09-11
The Weights of Children.

The weights of children and their
stature are topics of interest to
mothers. Surprising at birth the
baby weighs 8 pounds, then its
length should be 1 foot s inches; at
6 months, the length is 2 1-2 feet,
and its weight 16 pounds; at l year
the length is 2 feet 5 inches, and
the weight "a pounds; at Is months,
the length is 2 feet s 1-2 inches, and
the weight 2S pounds; at 2 years it
has increased to 3 feet in stature,
and to 80 pounds in weight; at 3
years to 3 feet 4 inches, and SO 1-2
pounds in weight; at 4 years the
stature is 3 feet 6 inches and the
weight Al pounds, and at s years the
height is 3 feet s inches and the
weight As pounds. New York I4edg-
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-09-11

A pretty anecdote is related of a
child who was greatly perturbed by
the discovery that her brothers had
set traps to catch birds. Questioned
as to what she had done in the mat
ter, she replied, II prayed that the
traps might not catch the birds"
Anything else2" Yes" she said.
II then prayed that God would pre-
vent the birds getting into the
traps" And, as if to illustrate the
doctrine of faith and works, she went
and kicked the traps all to pieces
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-09-11
Creatures Of Habit.

See those two persons sitting
near the door in the street cara
One is an elderly washwoman.
The other looks as if he might be
a clerk pertaining to the ribbon
counter of a dry goods store.
They r strangers to each other.
They have never met before.
There are no ties of sympathy or
consanguinity between them.
They have nothing in common.
Yet they are sitting very close to.
gether.
This is because the car is crowded.
But the car is gradually emprying
itself.
1t is not nearly as full as it was a
little while ago.
The young man and the elderly
washerwoman, however, are still
damned in the corner near the door.
Most of the passengers have got
out.
And now the young man and the
elderly washerwoman, whose des-
tination appears to be the remotest
suburb, are the only ones remain
ing.
She is still jammed into the cor.
ner.
The young man has not budged
the smallest fraction of an inch.
They + both uncomfortably
crowded.
But they do not appear to know
how to help themselves.
Why is this2
Inertia may account for it.
And it may be simply laziness.
Nobody can tell.
But everybody acts just that way
in a street car. Chicago Tribune.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-09-11
A Reproof.

Wife (wearily)-Ah, me, the days
of chivalry are pastl
Observation-Disclosures the matter
now2
Wife-Sir Walter Raleigh laid his
cloak on the ground for Queen
Elizabeth to walk over, but you got
angry simply because. poor, dear
mother sat down on your hat
London Fun.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-09-11
Extravaganza.

"You cay he was an extravaganza
MANI"
Extravaganza Well, I should say he
was. Why, he had absolutely no idea of
the value of money. What do you think
he did?"
"I'm sure I don't know"
"Well, sir, he bought an expensive
cemetery lot and then went out and
committed suicide by jumping over
board at sea where it was ten to one
they never would be able to recover his
body. Chicago Post.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-09-11
Something For Nothing.

"You can't get something for moth
ing" remarked the man who gives ad-
vice.
my wife thinks she can," said Mr..
Meekton, with unusual cynicism, "and
of course l don't say she isn't right
when she says she achieved it,"
when did she make the experiment."
Yesterday. She bought me a neck
tie. "-Washington Star.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-09-11

Taking In the embarrassing situation
at a glance, she shook her fist at me
and angrily said:
"'You thief, you'll pay for stealing
my chickens on the day of Judgment
MADAM l said, with my accus-
toned politeness, if I am to have that
long credit I will take another one.'
And so it happened that ] arrived
in camp that night with two chickens. "
st. Louis Republic.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-09-11
The Bow and the Beau.

Carrie-For mercy's sake turn the tie
of your neck ribbon around front! Don't
you know that it is no longer good
form to wear the bow behind?
Maude-I suppose they still make an
exception in the case of a beau on a
tandem, don't they?-Boston Transcript.
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Referred to the Other Man.

"Think of It'll" she exclaimed.
"Think of what?' he demanded.
"Here's an account of a man who sold
his wife"
"Sold her for cash?"
Eyes, sold her for cash."
"How reckless some people are with
their money, aren't they ?'--Chicago
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No Control.

Bings-Funny that Short is always
broke. He commands a salary of s., 900
a year.
Bungs-Yes, but I guess he's a poor
disciplinarian. New York Journal.
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Loses the Trail.

'Simpkins has a new scheme for
keeping the wolf from his door,"
"What is it?'
.'He moves SO often that it can't keep
~ with him. "--ChicaRo Record.
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THE END.
Supported by Women.

Most Of the men in the islands of
southwest Japan lead lives Of idleness
and are cheerfully supported by the
women. The males are fond Of music,
bms of them being excellent musicians
On various Instruments, but it is consid-
sred disgraceful for a woman to play.
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marriage that l have a hand in
married usl' cried Halsey. When
and where? This is the first time have
heard of it,
"'Young man, says the parson, this
hyer's a serious subject, and l don't ap-
prove of jokes on either weddings or
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-20
PERSONALS.

Mr.. W. III. Drewry, of Drewrysville,
Southampton county, Va, is in the city
visiting his son, Mr.. j. G. Drewry, on
lakewood avenue. Mr.. Drewry is large
planter from Eastern Virginia, and was
at one time one of the largest and most
successful cotton merchants in Peters
burg. He is heee attending the State
Fair.
Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Waugh, of Dan
vile, Va, are the guests of Mrs. ]. j.
Fowler.
Col. Julian S. Carr, who was in the
city last night to attend the banquet of
the Watauga Club, had recently return
ed from Gainesville, Georgia, where he
attended the celebration of the fftieth
birthday of Rev. Sam p. Jones. There
was a company of distinguished guests,
including leading men from dozen
States, and Col. Carr says it was a de-
lightful occasion.
Miss Effie Edwards, of Merry Oaks,
is visiting Miss Cassie Maynard, at 314
North Mcdowell street.
Miss Alice Marion Speight, of Tarboro,
is the guest of Miss Margaret e. Brough-
ton during Fair week.
Miss Isabelle Novel;, Of Chase City,
Va, is visiting Miss Connie Carroll, on
Fayetteville street.
Mrs. William Holiday, of Wilmington,
is visiting Col. and Mrs. A. @. Holiday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. Wade and Mrs.
w. f. Pearson, of Dunn, are in the city
for the Fair.
Mns. L. NJ. Mckay, clerk of court of
Harnett county, and J. Mex. Byrd, reg
lister of deeds, are here attending the
Fair.
Mr.. Robert D. Thompson, of Onslow,
is here visiting his brother, DR.. Thomp-
son, Secretary of State.
Mr.. j. G. Davis and wife, of Beau
fort, are in the city visiting at Mrs. B.
l.. Perry's.
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GROWING IN POPULARITY.
Woodward Warren Company Sustaining
Their High Reputation Here.

The audience which greeted the Wood
ward Warren company at the Metropoli-
tan Opera House last night was not so
large as on the previous night, but this
was due solely to the circus and the in
clement weather. The company is one
of Raleigh's fayorites and it has not lost
any of its popularity. The play last
night was fully up to the other perform
anees given by this company. They
presented 1.-THE Man From Paris" ana
the parts played by the several actors
We're peculiarly adapted to them. The
dancing was very good, indeed, and re-
ceived liberal applause while some of the
songs were new and catchy" to express
It in slang. The play was a love story
full of humor, however, and was enjoy
ed by the occupants Of the dress circle
and gallery alike, which is q compliment
TO any show. The costumes last eve
ming were handsome and very pleasing
indeed
Tonight this popular company will pre-
sent 'gToo Much Smith, comedy
which is brim full of fun from start to
finish Pleasing specialties will also lie
given between the acts and the States
vile band has been secured to give a.
concert in the hall, which win prove a
farther attraction.
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THE PENITENTIARY BOARD.
Control of the Institution to be in Hands
of an Executive Committee.

Control of the Institution to be in Hands
of an Executive Committee.
The penitentiary directors met yester-
day afternoon, but remained in session
only a short while. The minutes of the
last meeting and the report Of the clerk
were read, after which the Board ad-
5ourIed to meet again this morning at
Last night the Republican and Popu-
list members of the Board met in caucus
at the Marlborough House and discussed
the general condition of the penitentiary
and the charges against DR.. Kirby
Smith. 1t was decided to fix the time
for the investigation today.
The lease matter was discussed very
little, as no proposition has vet been
made to the Board and the directors are
very much divided as to the ACCESSIBILITY
of leasing under any considerations.
AS to Capt. John Smith, the control
of the institution is to be practically
taken out of his hands by the appoint
ment of an executive committee of
three, without whose advice and con-
sent he is to do nothing.
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SUPREME COURT.

Opinions were handed down as follows
on Tuesday afternoon:
Pope VS.. Coats, from Harnett, new
trial.
Pendleton VS.. Electric Company, from
Pasquotank, affirmed.
Stamper VS.. Stamper, from Allegheny,
new trial.
Hines VS.. Outlaw, from Craven, error,
new trial.
Parker VS.. Harden, from BERTHE, re-
versed.
Stewart VS.. Bryant, from Craven, err
ror.
State VS.. Reams, from Nash, new
trial.
State VS.. Durham, from Vance, af-
firmed.
Bazemore VS.. Mountain, from BERTHE,
new trial.
Fourth district cases:
Pope VS.. Coats, argued by l.. J. Best
for appellee; Mordecai for appellant.
Monroe VS.. Fuchtler, argued by w. G.
Munroe for plaintiff; Allen and Dortch
for defendant.
Railroad VS.. State Treasurer, dismiss
ed by consent of both parties.
Smith VS.. Goldsboro, argued by Mum
roe (Aycock and Daniels by brief for
plaintiff; Allen and Dortch for defend
ant.
Scott VS.. Smith, argued by Munroe for
plaintiff; Allen for defendant.
Robinson VS.. Sampson, argued by AL
len and Dortch for plaintiff; S. w. Isler
by brief for defendant.
Short VS.. Yelverton, argued by Allen
and Dortch for plaintiff; w. G. Munroe
for defendant.
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Raleigh is represented in the bicycle
races today by Geo. r. Hardy and C.
a. Johnson. both novices. Smith, of
Long Island, and Smith, Of Oxford, have
also entered in a race.
From South Carolina come w. l..
Gregg T., and Ernest Mccullough,
good riders.
Charlotte sends Julius Te;sel, who has
never raced. and Ernest Ross, who won
FIRST prize in Salisbury the other day IN
the fve-mile event, and 0rmond r.. Bar
ringer with n record for mile in 2:56.
NJ. p. Harris, a fve-mile man, is COM
ing from Durham, and Salisbury's crack
rider, w. L. Allison, has entered for all
the events.
]. j. helms win ride in the races Fri
day and holds a record IN the Virginia
circuit of one mile in 2:24.
The other entries are Willis N. Greg
CORY, from Elizabeth City. and VIII
Hunter, of Chapel Hill The latter Is
only 10 years old, but they say a very
fast rider, though these win be his first
races.
This ought to give some very exciting
sport which will be given in Raleigh The
races for boys under IA years viii be
dropped, as there was only one entry
made in those two events
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-20
JOhnSOn'S
Chill and
Fever
Tonic
Cures Fever
In One Day.

We, by permission, give the following
private letter to the public
Winston, N. c., July 1897.
w. II. Osborn, President Kelley Insti-
tute, Greensboro, N. G.
Dear Sir: l was just thinking when
the postman arrived that almost four
years had passed since I took the Kee-
ley Treatment, and in that time l have
not lost a days work or lost a meal.
Neither have tasted or wanted to
aste liquor, and 1 would not give the
njoyment I get from my meals for sill
the liquor in the universe. When /
used to drink liquor l ate very little
and that without natural taste or ap-
petite. 1 believe the Treatment saved
my life at the time besides giving me a
new lease on it for the future.
Yours faithfully,
s. d PTTGHER
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once write Mrs. Finl5ham at Lynn.
Mass, stating symptoms. She viii
tell them exactly what to do
GRACE b. srAEsBURv, Pratt, Kansas,
says" IsuGered feonintense pains in
the womb and ovarias, and the baelache
was dreadful. I had Ieucorrhoea in its
worst form. Thus I dragged along.
At last I wrote to Mrs. Pinllham for
advice. Her answer came promptly.
l read carefully her letter, and con-
cluded to try Lydia Z. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound, After taking two
bottles felt much better; but after
using six bottles l was cured
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-20
J. WILEY TO MARK A.

On yesterday J. Wiley Shook tele-
graphed from Asheville to Marcus A.
Hanna as follows:
81 congratulate you that the President.
as announced, has the courage to speak
for you in your campaign. l, however,
regret the apparent crisis that demands
this effort of his in your behalf. Say to
him, when he appears in Cincinnati, to
make this speech: All executive orders
regarding civil service issued by Pres;-
dent Cleveland in his second term are
from this date revoked. and all clouds
upon your success will Immediately roll
by"