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The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-06-05
THE END.
ESTIMATES OF WASHINGTON

A Striking Symposium of Opinions by
Well Known Persons. Living and Dead.
The following are opinions of various
public men and women concerning
Washington the man:
Fitz Hugh Lee of Virginia. Is am one
of those who believe that the character
of Washington grows greater in proper.
tion to the attention we bestow on the
study of his life and service, and /
think, with Lord Brougham. that "the
veneration il which his name is held
will be the test of the progress the hu-
man race has made. 1t is perhaps nat
ural in this connection that / should
call attention to the language of James
Russell Lowell, in which he says:
Virginia gave us this imperial man,
This unblemished gentleman.
What can we give her back but
Love and praisef
Frances E. Willard. IN thinking
about Washington l have always been
surprised by the almost unequaled bal
ance that he was enabled to preserve be-
tween the centrifugal force of greatness
and the centripetal force of goodness.
The first alone would have made him a
brilliant meteor; the last alone would
have held him in some quiet station of
life the two combined made him his
tory's most steady shining star.
General o. o. Howard.-Around the
name of Washington has gathered a
halo of completeness which marks and
crowns the highest reaches of any
achievement and honor. Whenever in
boyhood my parents or my instructors
wished to use a name as a means of
grace to a Maynard lad they pointed
to that of George Washington. Later
years and the revelations of a great war
have perhaps stripped the name and
fame of Washington Of some of their
classic glamour, of some of their singular
s%acredness, but there has remained in
my mind a deeper reverence for the no
BILE character of our first general and our
first president than for any other of the
grand heroes which the nation has
produced. His ability, his wisdom, his
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WASHINGTON.
The Boy, the Lover, the Soldier and the States
man.
BY F. A. Ober.
man.

Massachusetts, with Jay and Clinton Of
New York, with Ellsworth, Sherman
and Trumbull Of Connecticut and with
Benjamin Franklin showed the depth
and reach of his knowledge of govern.
mental principles. And the letters Of
these great men to him proved how
much they respected the statesmanlike
ability of the man then known only to
the world as the great soldier Of the
Revolution.
At the close of the war congress &C.
knowledged its own helplessness and
futility; nevertheless it chung to its
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How to Find Him.

Tobacco smoking, said a traveller,
sis SO common in Holland that it is al
most impossible to distinguish n per-
son from another in a room full of
smokers"
"But, supposing you want to speak
to some one present. how are you to find
him out?"
''Ah, in such a case a waiter is sent
round with a pair of bellows. with
which he blows away the smoke from
the face of every person until the right
one is found. New York Weekly.
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What He Gave Her.

"That's just like you selfish boys"
said Edith, "eat all of the orange your
self. You never gave me anything in
your life"
"Yes, l did, % replied little Bobbie.
Didn't l give you the mumps once?''-
Yonkers Statesman.
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TIME SCHEDULE.
ARRIVE AT HELENA.

ARRIVE AT HELENA.
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No. lW, Rimini mixed, Tuesdays only $50 p. m.
DEPART FROM HELENA.
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to Elkhorn Tuesdays, Thursdays
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No. 1ol, Rimini mixed Tuesdays only 10 80 a. m.
Through tickets to Japan and China, via Ia
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For information, time cards, maps and tickets,
call on or write
AID. EDGAR,
GENERAL AGENT, HELENA, MONTANA,
CHAS. S. FEE, G.. p. & T. A.,
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GENERAL AGENT, HELENA, MONTANA
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-10-20
Drunken Bees.

7. l.. Williams, in note in the Jour-
nal of Botany, points out certain facts
about bumblebees which will be of
interest to some humans. He SAYS that
these insects often get drunk. Their
intoxicating tipple is the honey pro-
duced by the crowded flowers of the
eapitulate heads of certain compositae
and dipsasaetae, When the stage of In.
toxication is reached it Is indicated by
rolling on the back, striking the legs
wildly in the air and general helpless
ness.
The bees rapidly recovered from the
effects, and in most cases were eager
to repeat the debauch; but one indlyld-
nal which mad been shut up in YES
culum with copious supplies of centau.
rea scabiosa manifested the next morn.
Ing a pralseworthy remorse and dis
gust, raising its head and forelegs AS
high as 1t could above the plants, then
hurrying away as soon as released
The most dissolute species is the neuter
of bombus lapiderius. The remorse
probably indicates the presence of the
headache, which in the highest animal
of all is so provocative of good resolu.
tionS,
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-10-20
TeacuD Pines.


Women, of course, were excluded
from the coffee houses but they or
ganized "tea-drinkings,' as, they were
called, to which both men and women
focked. Fancy such a company as
sembled in a fine, lady's boudoir'slp
ping fragrant Hyson. from handeless
cups Of egg-shell china, while. Popea and
Lady Mary spared at each. other OF
Pepys retailed the latest news; wha'
marriages were In prospeetfyei or VINO
at the last drawing-room bad "beeu
adjudged the reigning beauty. At sucn
time, when Swift lived at St James
and lay In bed to compose; because Tue
nights were cold and Goals dear' nc
may have discussed Gays. death'w''n
Pope over a cup of tea. II, was lrom
such tea drinkings" that the witty anu
erratic Dean gathered much ofthe ma
terials for his journal to Stella"
With the fashion of tea,parties was
developed the taste. for china. Inv
more grotesque and unusual, the pa'
tern and design, the more valuable 'ne
teacup.-Frances NJ. Butler, in Lippnr
colts. as y snNr ~ Va
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-10-20
Curing the Hens.

Editor Terry, of the Minden Herald,
wants to know how to keep his neigh
bors' hens out of his garden. Well,
Charley, take lot of small, stiff cards
about by 2 inches, write on them,
please keep your darned old hens at
home,' tie a short string to each card
with a grain of corn at the other end of
the string and scatter these where the
hens congregate. When the hungry
biddy gobbles up the grain that draws
the prize, she follows up the string,
slowing it away until she comes to the
card. then you will see her pull out for
home, carrying in her mouth your DO
lite request. Try it, brother, and let
us know how 1t works.-Brown City
(Mich.) Standard.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-10-20

company him about the garden never
leaving him until he reaches the gar.
den gate. George. as you know, is a
quiet boy, who loves animals. aad this
may account. in degree, for the spar.
rows extraordinary actions.
| am perfectly convinced that the
nesting birds on my place know me-
and that they remember me from one
westinghouse to another. | have re-
peatedly approached my face to within
a foot of setting birds without alarm
ing them. On one occasion / even
placed my hand on a setting cardinal
which merely fluttered from beneath
it without evincing further alarm; yet
no wild bird has ever eyinced toward
myself any especial degree of friend
ship. When | was lad | remember
that certain decrepit old drake would
follow me like n dog, and appeared to
enjoy himself in my society. | could
not appreciate his friendship then. and
greatly fear that | was, at times, rather
cruel to the old .fellow.-Louisyille
Courier-Journal.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-10-20
All Important.

Aristocracies in different places and
ages have prided themselves on many
different things. One of the queerest,
perhaps, is the aristocracy according to
cheeses, which which prevails among
the patricians of Zermatt. The aristo-
cracy of families is valued by the num-
Der and age of the cheeses they pos
sess. When child is born, cheese is
manufactured. which is then called by
the name of the child 1t IS partly
eaten when its namesake gets married,
each wedding guest tasting a portion.
The cheese is then put away again, and
finally cut into and finished at the flu
neral of the person whose name it
bears. When young man woos n
maiden, he begs to be allowed to dine
with her family on Sunday. His offer
being accepted, the lovers walt anxi-
ously to see whether the girls father
will cause the cheese to be set on the
table. At the end of the long meal,
If all goes well, the master of tie house
solemnly fetches the cheese bearing
the would-be brides name, sets it on
the table, cuts 1t and gives a piece to
the young couple. When they have
eaten it, they are betrothed pair.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-10-20
BE on Time.

Punctuality in keeping engagements
and carefulness about being on hand at
church and other meetings at the time
appointed, seems to many people too
small matter to be mentioned or heed
ed. But one can rarely in this world
give great deal of pleasure at once. or
keep friend from large sorrow. He
who remembers this will not desnise
the comforting of small Qualifications
and the delivering from small annoy.
ances. The man who has kept n half
dozen people waiting by his thought
lessness or his preference for his own
convenience has perceptibly diminish.
ed the amount Of happiness around
him that day. SO has he who disturbs
minister and a large congreg. ion
needless hardness. 1t makes n largo
difference in the course of life. The
selfish habit of MAD which the proc.
tlce engenders and exhibits Is also an
evil thing to be deplored and fought
against.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-10-20
Blind Statistics.

1t is estimated that there are 1000,
600 blind people in the world or one to
every 1900 inhabitants, says an ex-
change. Latest reports show $4,000
blind persons in England, or $40 for
each million inhabitants. Blind infants
of less than five years, 100 for each bill
ion; between five and fifteen, 2SS; be-
tween twenty and twenty-five, 400; be-
tween forty-five and sixty, 1,625, and
above sixty-tive years, 1000 for each
million. Russia and Egypt are the
countries where the blind constitute the
largest proportionate number of total
population.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-10-20

grudge, carries a club for his own
head.
He who lives only for himself, loses
the riches of two worlds
Nature is full of God. and glory Is
written on every blade OF grass.
To scatter the blu, )" go and lift
some poor fellow out of trouble.
Our most narrowing expectations
generally die in the Matching.
The natural and the supernatural are
but different stages of the same law.
He makes the best Improvement,
that improves the morals of his neigh
bors.
Self-respect and self-denial, will for
ever remain the browning virtues of
manhood.
III all great deeds and thoughts got
INTO print, the world would not hold the
books.
A pleasant voice, a cheerful counte-
nance and good record, will Introduce
you anywhere.
III your table be full, apologies prove
your pride, If scant, they publish your
untruthfulness.
The pig looks straight t. wn his own
nose when you ask him what the world
was made for
There is something wrong with the
preaching that never makes a sinner
realize that he is one.
Don't be too ready to say, "Give the
devil his due" till you are quite sure
he has no mortgage on you.
1t Is Gods law that nothing can be
added to our treasures that we wrong
fully take from others.
Count your troubles, and you will
fall down in the dust. Count your mer-
cies, and you will get up and shout.
He who has never helped the needy
knows but little of the richer light that
falls on the pathway of the just.
We are not Helped most by the peo-
pie who soar among the stars, but by
those who walk beside us on the earth.
Had some people who make much
noise in church been in Daniels place,
the story of the lions den would not
have been written.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-10-20
A Birds Friendship for a Box

1t is a rare occurrence for animals in
wild state to select man for COM
panion and friend, yet well-authenti-
Gated Instances when this has been
done are matter Of record. The fol-
lowing instance is vouched for by my
correspondent. young woman who Is
Il close and accurate observer: Last
week my brother Ia lad of twelve) kill
ed q snake which was just in the act of
robbing a song sparrow's nest. Ever
since then the male sparrow has shown
his gratitude to George in truly Won
derful manner. When he goes into the
garden the sparrow will fly to him,
sometimes alighting on his head, at
other times on his shoulder, all the
while pouring out tumultuous song
Of praise and gratitude. 1t will &C.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-10-20
The Exploration Fad.

The determination to know the I'm.
Travelled portions that remain of the
earth's surface was never so strong as
at the present moment. Nansen's bril-.
liant arctic exploits have only sfimu.
lated others to follow his example. Herr
Andree has set forth from point far
north on the Scandinavian coast to try
a balloon expedition into the gradually
narrowing region that lies unexplored
about the north pole. The thousands
Of restless adventures who are setting
their faces toward the Klondke gold
fields scarcely realize perhaps that they
too, are heading for arctic regions, and
that Fort Yukon In Alaska is on the arc
tic circle, in the same latitude as Ice.
land. Perfected airship navigation
would be great convenience Just now
for communication with the KlOndke.
Australian zeal for exploration Is turn
ed toward the great interior of the Aus.
tralian continent and the fascinating
possibilities of unknown Antarctic
Lieut.. Peary, with a large party Of
American scientists, has gone for
summer trip to northern Greenland.
He will plant a station to serve as a
starting point for his intended dash TO-
ward the north pole next year-Reyiew
of Reviews. s4l.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-10-20
SOMEBODY'S DARLING.

into the ward of the whitewashed walls
Where the dead and dying lay
Wounded by bayonets, shells, and balls
Somebody's darling was borne one day.
Somebody's darling! so young and SO
brave,
Wearing still on his pale sweet face
Soon to be hid by the dust of the grave
The lingering light of his boyhood's
grace.
Matted and damp are the curls of gold,
Kissing the snow of that fair young
brow;
Pale IRE the lips of delicate mold
Somebody's darling is dying now.
Back from the beautiful blue-yeined face
Brush every wandering, silken thread;
Cross his hands as sign of grace
Somebody's darling is still and dead!
Kiss him once more for somebody's sake;
Mnrmur a prayer, soft and low;
One bright curl from the cluster take
They were somebody's pride. you know.
Somebody's hand hath rested there;
Was it a mothers soft and white,
And have the lips of a sister fair
Been baptsed in those waves of light?
God knows best. He was somebody's
love?
Somebody's heart enshrined him near;
Somebody waited his name above,
Night and morn, on the wings of prayer.
Somebody wept when he marched away,
Looking so handsome, brave and grand;
Somebody's kiss on his forehead lay;
Somebody chung to his parting hand
Somebody's watching and waiting for
him,
Yearring to hold him again to her heart:
There he lies-with the blue eyes dim,
And smiling, child-like lips apart.
Tenderly bury the fair young dead
Pausing to drop on his grave tear,
Carve ON the wooden slab at his head,
Somebody's darling lies buried here''
New York Ledger.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-10-20
A Trumpeter's Courage.

During a French campaign in Africa
many brave deeds were done, but none
Drawer, perhaps, than Trumpeter Es-
Golfers rescue of his captain.
The Arabs were pressing the cavalry
of Captain De Colt, and everything
was in confusion, when De Colts horse
was killed under him and the capture
of the officer and the whole company
seemed inevitable.
At that moment the trumpeter of the
company leaped from his horse and
gave 1t to De Colt, saying, "Take him.
Your life is necessary; mine is useless.
You can rally the men. 1t does not
matter about my neckr'
De Colt mounted the horse, rallied
the company and continued the fight
Trumpeter Escoffier was taken prison
err, but the Arabs, who adore coura ge.
had witnessed the scene, and appreci-
ating the nobility of the man, treated
him with generosity. His trumpet was
source of great entertainment to his
captors, who used often to make him
give the signals of the various military
movements. One day Escoffier gave
the whole repertoire with great gusto,
finishing up by blowing the summons
for charge with an extended flourish.
What was that?' asked the Arab
chief.
"Ah! said Escoffier, you will hear
that soon, l hope. That is the signal
for charge"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-10-20
A THRILLING ExPeRlENcr
Forced Either to Kill a Nm
- Killed by Him -

rorceu EITHER to Kill a Man or
Killed by Him.
My most thrilling experience. said -.
physician, occurred about six years oae
N a western city in a hotel whero
was the resident physician. had ~.
gentleman in the evening after din
ner, and had played a game of cbaa.
with him in his apartments. the fin.
suite in the house. He had arrived :.
the hotel the day before, alone ons
had asked for the best rooms. navinS
for them in advance. Then he had aS,'
ed for the house physician, and as ona
result OF our acquaintance we Won
playing this game of chess. We bas
one or two mild drinks during the evor
Ing, and after the game was finishead h
turned the talk upon: suicide. hav,ns
some very interesting and .pecnlias
Ideas on the subject, chief of which
was his utter aversion to self npran-
under any circumstances whatever H.
was so firm in his opposition that no al
most lost his temper when I yenturo,
the assertion that suicide might ba al
most justifiable.
In the midst of this conversation h.
suddenly went into the adjoining room
and returned with two revolyers wb,oh
ne laid down on the table between M
didn't understand what they war
for, and asked him. 49,
well, he answered In the coolest
kind of fashion, ''the time has come n,
me to die, and you have got to kin ma
MY soul would be damned forever ifT
did it myself, but IL you do it, nv h,ood
will not be on my own hands. Tharo
are two revolvers; you take this onep
handing me one-''and I'll take the 9th.
er. AS you see, they are both loaded
and In perfect condition. If you do mt
shoot me within minute I'shaIl sboOt
YOU"
He took out his watch, and. STANDING
five or six feet from me, he counted the
ticks and aimed his gun directly atmv
head. | saw by his eve that he was
crazy, and that | would have to obey
him or pay the penalty of disobedlepce
with my life, and still did not WANT
shoot man, however l might be jusu
fed in it. With this thought, l lifted
the revolver, and taking careful aim
he watched me narrowly, drew the
gun square down upon his forehead
and just as | was about to pull the trig
ger, threw 1t to one side and shot for
his pistol arm. My intention was good,
but was excited, and my Shot Only cut
through the flesh without disabling
him, and before l had time to move he
had fired at my heart A case Of in.
struments in my vest pocket saved'me
and the next shot fired was more to
the purpose, and my host. was dead
without having committed suicide
l told the story to the landlord, who
was my friend and relative, exactly as
1t occurred, but to the world at large
the story went forth that the man had
committed suicide while crazed. and
the fact that he had been In an ASYLUM
was sufficient guarantee TINT Twas
telling the truth. :. - 80
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-10-20
Tie Between Mother and Daughter

u
1.-The careful shelter of the girls Of the
stately Colonial days in American MS
tory Is as possible with Us to-day as 1t
was in the olden times" writes Edward
w. Box, deprecating, in the Ladies
Home Journal, the too great liberty
young girls by their parents. Not In
the letter, perhaps, but in the spirit.
But before we can bring back those
ideal influences it Is necessary that we
should return to one or two of the con-
ditions which existed and made those
influences possible. Our mothers should
should be more familiar with their
daughters than they are. The multi
farious outside duties into which wo-
men of this latter day have gone have
not served to strengthen the tie be-
tween mother and daughter. If any
thing, they have loosened the relation.
The Colonial mother lived in her home;
the mother of to-day lives too much
outside of it. The daughter in the
Knickerbocker home was the first
thought of the mother; the daughter of
to-day is all too often the last thought
of her mother. Such changes in home
affairs are not marks of progress. In
fact, it requires reading of old books
sometimes to see how little actual
progress we have really made. More
often, the wisest progress would be for
us to go back a bit, and see whence we
started. There are potent lessons for
us in the past Our grandmothers
knew thing or two. Some things they
knew better than do their grandchil-
dren'
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-10-20
Avoiding Risks.

Gladys-Papas going to give US
check at the wedding instead Ola pres
ent, Tom.
Tom-All right. Wen have the ce'e
mony at high noon, instead OF IL
o'clock. 49, ssI2'
Gladys-Why, what for, dear% 49,,
Tom-Banks close at 3.-Detrol' ff"
Press.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-10-20
Another Thing.

Wife-You saw Mrs Browser last
evening?
Husband-Yes, but not to speak to
her.
Wife-What n story! heard you
were sitting with her for more than
two hours.
Husband-Thats so; but it was she
who did the talking.-Up-to-Date.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-10-20
A H.storie Forest.

When the Duke of Monmouth was e.
ecuted In the reign OF James liz \"
treason, the Duchess ordered every oaI
in the park to be cut on the ia'e.s
morning. The new growth, belohs sas
to Lord Ebury,- is-one Of the hnes' w.
ests In Britain.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-10-20
TRUMPET CALLS.
Rams Horn Sounds a Warning Note ;
to the Unredeemed.

EEP faith with
your child.
Merry people
are seldom crimi-
nails.
Abused free
dom is the seat
of national dan
r.
Economy fat
tens the pocket
b o o k prid e
milks 1t.
He who nurses
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-10-20

Neither cantelope nor a woman are
as sweet as they look. and very few
can pick out a good one.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-10-20

Our idea Of good joke Oh woman
is pair of twins.