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The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-12-11
ABOUT ~IAMPAGN

In France champagne is only served
too sweet nor too dry.
There is no stimulant known to medi-
cine as efflcacious in bringing cheer
fulness of mind as champagne.
Champagne is noXious in some cases
of sickness which cannot stand a devel-
opment of carbonic acid gas, like heart
disease.
The best manufacturers use no labels
in France proper, the brand of the
corks being sufficient to protect their
product.
AS a general rule the absolute guam
tity of alcohol contained in champagne
amounts to 10 or II per cent of the
measurement.
The corking machine is the next step
and the 'iceleur" or wire worker
draws a hot iron around the cork to
keep it safely in place.
The quantity of alcohol contained in
champagne depends mainly on the ma
ture of the essence added to it after
fermentation, and varies widely with
the taste of the consumers in various
countries.
In Austria and Germany there is a
demand for sweet champagne. Eng
land and America order champagne
with the least addition of essence,
there being a poular demand for good,
strong wine, with plenty of body to it.
All champagne is dosed, liquor being
added to the wine makes it stronger or
lighter, dryer OIL sweeter, according to
the brand. 1t is applied with a ma
chine, which apportions the exact
quantity to each bottle without error
or waste.
Tests with tie manometer show that
champagne eZ9rts a pressure in the
bottles OF froE four to five atmosphere.
The greatest pressure should never ex-
cee six atmospheres, and the bottle
W Il burst when the pressure reaches
seven or eight a~tmospheres.
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Congressman Get Curious Letters.

Congressman get curious letters, and
probably the most curious of recent
date is that Just received by Mr.. Nc
Call of Massachusetts from one of his
constituents, asking him to send at
once one good, healthy male baby"
But congressman are not the only per-,
n subject to freak inquiries. The
secretary of the Chicago board of trade
received a letter a while ago from a
Kansas man, who wrote: please send
me at M all news and all facts about
Chicago" Another westerner wrote to.
say that he had forwarded a carload of
iack-rabbits, and added: Sell them at
pnce and forward the money, as 1 need
It right away"
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-12-11

for him to have a stall among the men.
of his rank, while the astonished and
d~isillusioned Bostonian sat at home en-
tete- e-tete with the women Of his fam
lily, who seemed to think this the most
natural arrangement in the world. 1t
certainly is astonishing that we, the
most patriotic of nations, with such
high opinions of ourselves and our in
situations, should be so ready to hand
over lou daughters and our ducats" to
the first foreigner who asks for them,
often requiring less information about
him than We would consider necessary
before buying a house or a dog.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-12-11
GIFTS FOR WOMEN.

Gold or silver thimble.
Cups and saucers, spoons, etc.
A silver-mounted leather belt.
Dresden or Delft comb and brush
tray.
Books, pictures, or a pretty Delft
plaque.
A pretty ring, earrings, stock-pin.
bracelets.
Anything in silver is always accepta-
BILE to a woman.
A nice lamp with spherical china
Delft or Dresden globe.
Candy or flowers, for a man to give
a girl if only an acquaintance.
Photograph frame of Delft or Dres-
den china or embroidered linen.
Anything for her tea table, from the
kettle to the table or cloth itself.
Desk appurtenances: Ink stand, pen
holder, pencil, blotter, paper-knife,
stamp box, pen-wiper, calendar, Their
mometer.
Fol her washstand: Toothbrush,
nail-brush, case for toothbrush when
travelling, cut-glass pot with silver top
for vaseline or salve, soap case.
Silver things for her bureau: Hair
brush, comb, mirror, two or three sizes
of clothes brush, one soft for velvet;
puff box with puff, shoehorn, curling
iron, whisk, dental floss case, menthol
case, cuticle scissors, embroidery scis-
sors, silver-mounted wax and emery,
silver needle case, ring tray, pin tray,
shoe-buttoner, nail file ana polisher,
hairpin box, glove streteher, pin cush-
ion.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-12-11

1t Was Really caused by the Wonderful
Precautions Taken Against Him,
While Nicholas II was travelling res
Gently from st. Petersburg to one Of
the imperial residences called Cars
Village, he observed in his salon car
riage an electric button, which he had
new before noticed. What is it for?"
he asked his aide-de-camp. IF your
majesty will be pleased to press the
button, the train will come to an in
Simultaneous standstill. 1t is a dan
ger signal Il should like to see it
work" said Nicholas, musingly, and
following his inclination placed his in
dex finger hard upon the knob. The
train stopped, and a dozen officials
rushed into the carriage with pale
faces and trembling hand and foot. A
danger signal from IN imperial salon
carriage cites no end of ugly reminis-
cences in Russia-or any other oun
try. for that matter. The car left his
carriage and walked out into the morn
ing air. Let's proceed along the track
for half an hOuT or So" said his ma
jesty 10 the aide-de-camp. THE train
can wait Arm and arm they marched,
while the much craved for feeling of
safety took hold of Nicholas head and
heart. Suddenly turning on his heel
the emperor proceeded sideways to-
ward the field. There was at a dis
lance of a few hundred feet a peasants
hut which he desired to inspect. Walk
ing briskly toward the hovel Nicholas
overheard a shout of Halt" uttered
by somebody lying in ambush. Halt,
or l will shoot" Nicholas stood still
as if suddenly struck with palsy, while
the aide placed himself in front of his
trembling master. 1T is only the guard
drawn up along the railway tracks as
far as the imperial train travels" he
said by way of explanation. Knowing
your majesty's aversion to military dis
play the troops were ordered to lie
down on the ground when the imperial
train hove in sight, The car easily
regained his composure. These boys
have turned out to protect me-" he
said; they shall remember this day"
Then he called the officers before the
front and gave each one some trinEet
as a keepsake, denuding his breast of
decorations and his pockets of jewelry,
cigarcutter, knife, cardcase and other
bric-a-braC.
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CHINESE e YEAR.
Everybody Is Expected to Pay on H
Debts,

Everybody Is Expected to Pay on Hls
Debts,
The first duty is to pay off all debta
Everybody is doing this and where his
e do not permit he is renewing
his Indebtedness with an 1. O.. U. note
or draft, says the New York Mail and
Express. Second, every man is having
his visiting cards made for the occa-
sion. These consist of long sheets of
red paper glazed upon n side. On
this the name Is printed from wooden
type or else written with a brush. Men
OF distinction use a very large sheet
with corresponding characters and
send 1t by a messenger unfolded.
Merchants clerks and tradesmen fold
their cards into tours and upon one
of the eight leaves thus made belongs
to a very large Chinese family, such as
the Wong or the Moy, which would
correspond to Smith or Brown, he does
not write the family name, but merely
MS given name. Mr.. James John, Mr..
William Charles and Mr.. Thomas
George in New York city would refer
to the Moy family or else the Lees.
AhO Ihlu uuly is linking preparation
for entertainment. Everybody will call
upon everybody else and for all callers
there must be conventional refresh
ments. These include rock candy,
dried shrimps, watermelon seeds, sailed
peanuts, toasted pumpkin seeds, crys-
tallized oranges, lemons, dates and
figs, cakes of various sorts, tea and
Chinese cordial. These are offered to
everybody and everybody is expected
to take some and eata. Besides these
there are other dishes set or mounted
which are to be looked at. In
this class are roasted birds mounted
on sugar legs and decorated with ex-
traordinary feathers and little fishes
roasted or steamed and then put back
into their silvery skin. There are hol-
low balls which resemble oranges, but
are made of dough containing in the
interior a small piece of jam or MARINA
lade. Last of all are new suits, new
boots, new skull cap and new silk hair
strings, which are woven into the
queue and give that appendage it's
seemingly extraordinary length.
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MRS. J. H. OIL.

OF silver and gold, hidden when the
South was fearing the inroads of the
enemy. Her father was a brilliant
man, a surgeon in the Confederate
army, a man of keen intellect and of an
intensely practical nature, while the
mother, in whose blood flowed the min
gled streams of France and the ORR
ent, was of a poetical, artistic tenn
permanent, rejoicing in beauty as the
flowers do in sunshine. But life has
not always been a song Of g~ladness to
this young Southern poet; more often
it was a wall of pain, a dirge of van
ished hopes. When but a girl OF 16 her
ancestral home was lost, and as soon
as the school room door was closed it
but opened the way to a long year of
illness, during which she was confined
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-12-11

to her bed, spending weary hours with
the poets and philosophers of old. On
recovering her health, Maude Andrews
Sent some bits of verse to Puck, which
journal was delighted with the talents
of the young author. The Cosmopoli-
tan and Harper's favored the girl and
her poems appeared in the best period
icals in America. Then followed a trip
to New York, where long, delicious
days were spent in wandering in gal
leries till her soul had drunk it's fill
of the masterpieces Of Gotham. But
she was poor and must work, not only
to win fame, but for the necessities of
life, for the fortunes of the once
wealthy family had gone to the wall.
On her way back home she stopped at
the Office of the Constitution, to which
paper she had contributed several arti-
cles during her stay North. And here
she was shown into the sanctum of the
immortal Grady. She told him she
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-12-11

being attended to, and during this oper-
alton the girl amused herself by read
ing the Bible and various other serious
books. Her school days were spent at
the female college, where she, being
poor, helped in the domestic work in or
der to pay for her tuition. After leav-
ing school she went to ST. Paul, where
she studied stenography and typewrit-
ing. 1t was here hat her first journal
istic work began.
She found employment as private
secretary to n of the editors, and
soon grew so useful and apt that she
was promoted up to the editorial de-
partment. In a short while she ac-
cepted a position as private secretary to
to Peru. Here she remained for about
a year, all the while contributing to
papers in this country. On her return
she worked for some time in New York,
afterwards going to Baltimore, then re-
turning to Gotham. About four years
ago she decided to visit her married
sister who lived in London and to write
up her impressions for American pa
pers. Shortly after her arrival at the
English capital an article on America
by Rudyard Kipling appeared one
morning in the Times. Fired with in
dignation and patriotism, she wrote
out a long reply, giving Kipling a good
roasting in true American style, and
this article she had the audacity to
send to that ponderous and decorous
journal, the Times. But, what is more
strange, the Times accepted it, and 1t
appeared on the front page in a most
conspicuous position. This event in
English journalism awakened great in
terest, the papers were agog with the
daring of the thing and the matter was
cabled to this side, causing a cheer to
speed across the Atlantic to the brave
girl on British soil. This event mark
ed the introduction of the American
Girl to the English people. She now
went to several editors and acquaint-
ed them with Jul methods and got per
mission to set to work. She hired out
as a parlor maid and gave the press her
full experiences as a servant; she sold
flowers on the streets, posed as an
American heiress, and by numberless
adventures set the whole London to
talking and made a good bit of money.
Queen Victoria, for all her seventy
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-12-11

The Countess Santo Amaro, who re-
Gently died in Stuttgart, belonged to
n of the wealthiest Brazilian famil-
les during the reign of Dom Pedro.
Her husband died in Stuttgart twenty
five years ago, and the widow has lived
there ever since. She was so liberal in
supporting charitable institutions, and
lost so much by bad luck at home,
that she spent her last year in great
poverty and died a pauper.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-12-11
A Brave Girl.

DO you think your sister likes me,
Tommy"
Yes; she stood up for you al din
ner."
stood up for me! Was anybody a y
ing anything against me?"
NO, nothing much. Father said he
thought you were rather a donkey, but
sis got up and said you weren't, and
told father he ought to know better
than judge a man by his looks."-
Comic Cuts.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-12-11

I'D like to know who is sending me
these anonymous letters" said the
head of the firm.
And fwat's that?" asked the por-
ter.
"a letter without any signature, of
course. This makes the third one l
have received in two weeks"
"Perhaps,' said Mike-''perhaps the
poor man cannot write his name at
all.'-Minneapolis Journal.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-12-11

The London Telegraph tells a story
about a young curate of evangelical
views, who recently committed the
indiscretion of smoking in the street.
A woman, one of his parishioners, who
saw him, was so shocked that she i'm
mediately renowned her belief in the
thirty-nine articles.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-12-11
No Use for 1t.

Jimmy-''They say they're going to
start a free library here"
Tommy don't care. Ma wouldn't
let me take out Indian stories, any
way."-New York Tribune.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-12-11

NE day In the fall
of 1885, a a San
ia Paula corre-
%spondent of the San
Francisco Chron-
icle, John Maxon of
the Ojai valley, in
Ventura county.
discovered a bear
providing around
his pig corral. The
fact of the bears
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-12-11
TWO FAMOUS GIRLS.
LAURELS WON BY MISSES AN
DREWS AND BANKS.
A Newspaper Once Romance-How Miss
Andrews Won the Love of Her Su-
Perior in the Constitution Once-Her
Experience with Editor Grady.
washington Letter.)

.ASHINGTON | s
just now enjoying
the attraction of
having within her
gates two of the
most prominent lit
erary lights of the
young set, both
bright Americans,
wha have already
made for them
V names which
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-12-11

There is no knowledge for which so
great a price is paid as a knowledge
of the world, and no one ever became
an adept in it except at the expense
of a hardened and wounded heart
Countess of B~lessington.
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GIRLS AND TITLES.
LIKE COMIC OPERA AFTER THE
CURTAIN HAS GONE DOWN.
ZONE of These GiIded MisalIiances-
Why American Women Should Have
Sense Enough to Wed American
Men.


DEAR old Ameri-
can lady who lived
the greater part of
her life in Rome
and used to receive
all who were worth
knowing in her spa
C i o S drawing
rooms far up in the
dim Businesses of a
Roman palace, used
to say that she
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-12-11
Slangy.

"Is the sail the only thing that
guides a ship" asked the green pas
senger. NO. said the mate. There
are rudders. '-Indianapolis Journal.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-12-11

The Maine bear is fast becoming a
tradition. There is talk of abolishing
the IS bounty on bear.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-12-11

Queen Victoria, for all her seventy
seven years, is yet overtopped in point
of age by four other monarchs of Eu-
rope-the Pope, the Grand Duke OF
Luxembourg, the King of Denmark and
the Grand Duke of -Weimar.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-12-11
FSANTA PAULA
CARRIED BULLETS IN ITS BODY
FOR TEN YEARS.

Weighed Over Five Hundred Pounds-
Ihe Old Hunter Who Got the
FIRST Shot at Bruin Died Long
Ago.. "
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-12-11
H CZAR'S FIGHT,

1t Was Really Caused by the Wonderful
Precautions Taken Against Him,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-27
(Snecial to The Herald.l


Cheyenne, Wy, Jan. 26.-Postmaster
G. A. Draper and son, Charles w.
Draper, assistant postmaster, who were
arrested by postoffice inspector last
night, charged with the embezZlement
of the United States funds, amounting
TO S3,522.05, had a hearing in Justices
per had earlier in the day broken down
and made complete confession to his
attorneys and to the United States at
torney, stating that he had cut the
registered pouch open and extracted
the money thereupon. and that his son
Charles was in no way connected with
the theft.
When the charge was read to him, he
pleaded guilty and was placed under
$4,000 bonds to appear at the May term
of the United States court.
Charles w. Draper pleaded not guilty
and upon motion of United States At
torney Clark, who stated that after
thorough investigation he believed the
young man innocent, the assistant
postmaster was released from custody.
Mr.. Draper's bondsmen have been
given charge of the pOstoffice.
1t is understood, now, that Draper
was short in his accounts about 500.
which is the amount his bondSmen will
be obliged to make good. The balance
of the contents of the stolen package
is said to be deposited in a local bank
and will be recovered.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-27
WILLIS FUNERAL.
All Civic Business Suspended in the
Old Kentuck Home.

All Civic Business Suspended in the
Old Kentuck Home.
Louisville, Jan. 26.-The funeral of
Hon. Albert S. Willis. late minister of
the United States to Hawaii. was held
this morning at 11:30 o'clock at the
First Christian church. The remains
had been lying in state at his residence
in this city, where they had been
viewed by thousands of friends who
paid the last tribute to the dead diplO-
mat. The body did not arrive until
late Sunday night, the train having
been DELAYED by heavy snow storm
near Council Bluffs, Ia. 1t was ac-
companied by the widow, her son, AL
bert S. Willis, jr., her sister, Miss May
Dulaney, and Colonel James Tucker OF
Virginia, the personal representative of
President Cleveland.
Mrs Willis says every courtesy was
shown her in Hawaii. The throne room
Of the castle was cleared and the re-
mains were placed il state. Pending
the departure of the steamer Australia
for this country the remains were
placed in q vault.
All civic business was suspended in
the CITY this morning. The Louisville
bar, the alumni of the high school and
the many organizations of which Mr..
Willis was a member attended the fu-
Eeral in a body The interment was
In the family lot at Cave Hill. The
services were in charge of Rev. Z. L.
Powell, pastor of the First Christian
church, assisted by the Rev. Beverly
Estill, D. D., of st. Pauls Episcopal
church, of which Mrs. Willis is a mem
Der. The services were transformations.
Mr. Willis leaves a small personal es-
tate, but carried heavy life insurance
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-27

Washington. Jan. 26.-Liliuokalani,
ex-queen of Hawaii. received in her
apartments at the Shoreham this after
noon from to o'clock.
Although it was not generally under
stood that the reception was public
several hundred ladies we'll known in
official and society circles, for the most
part impelled b-7 curiosity, presented
themselves and were introduced by
Mrs. julius n. Palmer, who invaria bly,
addressed Mrs. DOminis as Your Maj
esty.'.' and spoke of her to the visitors
as her royal highnesS."
Those who converSed with the eX-
queen found her an intelligent, grace
full, dignified hostess and, doubtless as
the result of the cOrdiality with which
she greeted her callers numerous invi-
tationS will be pressed upon her with
such force that she will hereafter be
seen at many functions while the gay
season lasts. The eX-queen clearly in
timated to all questionerS that she was
delighted with Washington and its peo-
pie and had no idea of leaving hastily.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-27
THE HERALD BULLETIN

PAGE ONE.
The Senatorial Contest.
General Sporting News.
Cheyenne's Late Sensation.
Queen Lil's Reception.
Forty Fires in Chicago.
Jones Wires Rich of Idaho.
PAGE TWO.
Duty of Congress to Cuba.
Arbitration Treaty Endorsed.
In Railway Circles.
Funeral of Little Pete"
Platt Is Dined.
PAGE THREE
The West Dip Showing.
Old Star Gold Ore.
Government Bonds Strong.
Three Errant Youths.
PAGE FOUR.
Editorial.
PAGE FIVE.
Work of the Legislature.
Yesterdays Court Record.
PAGE SIX.
Cold Wave in. the East.
Woman's Suffrage Convention.
Million Dollar Fire in Philadelphia
PAGE SEVEN.
News From Nearby.
PAGE EIGHT.
City Council.
J. E. Christensen Killed Near
Brigham.
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Judge Powers sent the following in
quiry TO nine residents of Park City
and COalville:
Calls says he will vote for Thatcher
if constituents feel that way. Wire me
quick general sentiment.
20. w. POWERS"
The following responses were received
from Park City:
Public sentiment is unanimous in favor
of Hon. Moses Thatcher for the United
States senate. HENRY SHIELDS
County Attorney"
Petition sent last week expressed pref
e>e-.ce of constituents. The only senti-
ment visible here is Thatcher.
F. J. M'LAUGHLIN."
Sentiment of Summit county unanimous
for Thatcher. Calls can make his Dolit-
ical future by voting for the champion of
his constituents. Great rejoicing here
"SOLON SPIRO."
Sentiment here overwhelming for
Thatcher Z. c. WILSON"
Public sentimtn almost unanimous
for Thatcher S. L. RADDONsv
The following were received from Coal
Most assuredly everybody here in ia
vor OF Thatcher. Notify Calls.
MAYOR FADDIS.''
q think the public feeling is for
Thatcher AS Republican 1 have no
say in the matter. HENRY WEIGH"
The future of the Democratic party n
Summit depends upon Calls voting for
Thatcher The sentiment unanimous for
the apostle of human liberty
wv. H. GOLIATH"
All last evening kilograms from rep
resentative Democrats of Park City
were received in a steady stream by
Mr.. Calls. He received messages from
6S persons, and the following are sam
pies of the sentiments expressed:
From Solon Spiro: Where was
Moses when the light of the church
went out? Let the answer be He's in
the United States senate''
: From Thomas White: ITO hell with
Calls if he doesn't vote for Thatcher,
is a popular sentiment around all the
mines"
Mr.. Calls last evening was not pre-
Continued on Page Sd -
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Spanish Troops Starving.

New Orleans. Jan. 26.-Captain Chal-
loner and most of the crew of the ship
wrecked steamer, Elsa. supposed once
to be a filibuster. reached here yester-
day from Havana. Three of the party
among them the owner of the Elsa, went
to New York and Captain Challoner
and the rest of the crew came to New
Orleans. Captain Challoner said Of the
insurrection:
II talked with people belonging to
both sides. and each side is confident
of victory. 1t is still a toss-up as to
which side will come out victorious in
the struggle. However. 1 will say that
in the portions of the Spanish army
which came under my observation the
soldiers are not Overfed by any means.
While we were in the coast town of
Arroyo, the troops were actually starv-
ing. l saw them going from house to
house begging for bread. and from
what 1 could gather conditions were
similar in other parts of Havana
province