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The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-11-27
Fox and Hounds.

For a little way the pack follows
steadily upon the line, gaining fast.
Suddenly a leading hound views 100
yards in front the beaten fox. He raises
his voice in frantic delight. The rest
of the pack in turn catch sight of their
prey, and now, ravening together, dash
forward with II crash of voices, with re-
newed pace and vigor. The fox knows
now that the end is very near, yet he
still holds his head straight and PRESSES
II. The sight, even to the hardened fox
hunter, is almost a pathetic one. Here
is no friendly ditch, no bush, no shell
ter Of any kind where the hunted
creature may set himself up at the last
and die at least with his back to the
wall. All is bare, inhospitable and
open. The pack flashes forward, one
hound three lengths ahead of his fell
lows. He is within five yards of his
prey. The fox suddenly faces round
with open mouth and barred teeth. The
big hound grapples him fercely, receiv-
ing a nasty bite as he does so. In an.
other instant the whole pack are mingled
in one wild delirium. The death has
come. The huntsman gallops up, Jumps
off his good chestnut, rescues the deaG
and now tattered quarry, and, with the
field gathered round him, proceeds tt
conduct the last rites i'll due FORM
Saturday Review.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-11-27
Those Love Letters.

Mrs. Newwed recently returned
home to find her lord and master dill
gently tearing up the contents of a
drawer.
why, Herbert, whatever are you
doing" she misunderstanding up all
our old love letters? The ideal'
but these are no good now, dear,
They only fill up the drawer"
"Yes they are, and l want them.
Whatever made this sudden fit of tidi.
ness come into your head?"
"Only this, my dear: When | die,
some one who wished to break my will
might get hold of them and use them
to prove l was insane. "-Pearson's
Weekly.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-11-27
SAVED IN TtME
Hoy, Two .jolored Gentlemen Wers Stop.
oed In the Middle of 1t.

uo,. Two sjoiored Gentlemen Weus Stop.
ned In the Middle of 1t.
On Hastings stree the other day a
vonpo colored man about 20 years Of
noe sat on a doorstep browsing in the
sun. Many passed him by, but after a
time along came another young Ean of
about the same age carrying a ase OF
course he stopped and poked, and of
course there were results. The sleeper
uwoke and angrily demanded:
"Who dat pusson who kept tetchin
me all de timer
"Is'pects yo' am lookin right at him,
sab, replied the one with the cane.
Julius, I'ze a mind to broke yo' in
two fur dat.
"Shool Yo' couldn't hurt nobody"
Couldn't, eh? l let yo' know, sab,
dat l killed a man ober in Chatham so
dead he nebbeT Areathed agin."
"Doan' yo' % fur to threaten me,
Moses, kase / won't stand it.. Mebbe
some of yo'r friends done tole you bout
de way l knocked dat man to pieces
down at Toledo. Jist reached out fur
him, an he died"
"Hu! Look out fur me, boy. I'ze get.
tin mad, and when de madness comes
nobody can't dun hole me. I'ze jist a
drove of nevis runnin away, l ar"
"I'ze heard niggers talk afo' dis, but
| didn't skeer."
"Niggerl Who yo' calm niger? Yo'
is niger yo'self, al yo' stole chickens. "
what! Yo' say l dun stole chickensl
Why, boy, I'll crack yo'r ribs in a min.
ute. doan' low no common trash to
talk dat way to me-"
"Shoo, niggerl If 1 war jist to reach
out my han, yo' would fall dead. TIE
sorry fur yo'r po' ole muddcr, an dat'i
why | doan' reach"
"Now I'ze mad. I'll gin yo' jist one
mint to fee fur yo'r life"
"Niggerv'
Chicken thief"
They stood facing each other, breath
ing hard, and were seemingly on TIT
point of rushing at each other when
small colored boy came around driving
an old ash wagon. 1t was a happy di
version. Both realized it, and ~advancin.
to the curbstone together one shouted:
Look heah, boy, doan' yo' be drivil
around as if yo'r ladder owned dis hui
town, kase he don't. Yo' jist keel
mighty quiet around heah, or I'll max
yo'r heels crack de atmosphere"
And as the boy seemed frightened ant
tried to make himself look as small a
possible the other one added:
can if yo'r ladder makes any fus
bout it, I'ze gwine to drive him RICH
frew de airth. Yes, I ar. Drive on
boy. We is two desperit men an jis
! achin fur blood. detroit Free Press
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-11-27
A Queer Queen.

A captain in a regiment stationed in
Natal, when paying his company one
day, CHANGED to give a man a Transvaal
half crown, which, as one would nat.
urally expect, bears "the image and
superscription" of President Kruger. )
The man brought it back to thu pay
table and said to the CAPTAIN, "Plcesc,
sir, you've given me a bad half crown"
The officer took the coin, and, with
out looking at it, rang it ON the table
and then remarked: at sounds all
right, BaRster. What's wrong with it?"
You luke at it, sir" was the reply.
The captain glanced at the coin, say
ing: Its all right, man. 1t will pass
III the canteen."
This apparently satisfied Bagster,
who walked off, making the remark,
IF you say it's a right, sir, it is a
right, but it's the first time I've seed the
queen wi whiskers Oh. London An.
syyerE
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-11-27
Just Like Him.

The Rev. Walter Cotton, author of
"Ship and Shore" and other books, gave
a most forcible illustration of the char
acter of an officer OF board the ship to
which he was attached as chaplain.
The officer was always meddling with
other peoples business and was seldom
in his own place. Consequently he was
most unpopular with the sailors.
One of them, goaded to unusual irri
tation, said one day, 81 do believe that
at the general resurrection the lieuten-
ant will be found getting out of some
body else's grave"
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-11-27
A Misleading x

Whenever the elder Sothern arrived
at a town, of his first means Of
diversion was to stroll about the streets
and have fun with the natives.
He was in Chicago during its early
days, and one day he saw a sign over an
undertaker's establishment which read,
Everything furnished for first class
funerals"
Going inside, he inquired:
"Do you furnish everything for flu.
nerals?"
Eyes, sir, replied the clerk.
Then l want a caeket."
He described the kind, and the order
was recorded.
"Do you want carriages"
Eyes; have five carriages ready"
eyes, sir. Anything else?"
"Three dozen chairs"
Anything else?"
lyon might have a hearse ready"
"Is that alI?"
"Why, no; you couldn't have n flu
neral with only carriages, hearse and
casket. Now / would like to look at the
corpse"
Llhe W luuk Ut tHe COrpse! L uoH
understand.
II want to see what kind of a corpse
you can furnish and know what the
price will be-"
The clerk was amazed.
you advertise to furnish everything
for a funeral, don't your" said Sothern.
"Well. you can't have a funeral with.
out a corpse"
The sign had been altered wher
Sothern passed the following day
Chicago journal.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-11-27
1t Tasted Good Still.

Some lively college girl, no doubt
from the sunny south, relates in The
Wellesley Magazine a novel variation
upon the theme, long popular with the
funny man" of the newspapers, es-
pecially at Thanksgiving time, of the
little boy who wants to eat more than
he can. Little Sammy, OIL the porch Of
the great house of the neighborhood,
had just inquired insinuatingly, Didn't
de white folks have ice cream TO- din
nah, Miss Kate?"
This small negro reminder of happy
TO de wah days" had never pleaded
with me in vain for goodies, proceeds
the narrator. Very soon he had eaten a
full saucer of cream, which / had given
him, and with the spoon poised on a
sticky forefinger was looking at me
with eyes that begged for more, and he
got it, even to the third saucer.
l watched him till l fell to dreaming
again, and my eyes sought the river.
Only the clink of the spoon against the
saucer and a satisfied sigh now ano
then broke the stiffness of the southern
summer day. Presently all was quiet
and l looked round to find the happy
Sammy with the most ~disconsolate ex
preston on his face, his head turned
little on one side and his eye tixeC
gloomily on about a quarter of a spoon
full of cream.
"What is it, Sammy? Isn't it good?'
"Yas'm," in a sad tone.
"Then why don't you eat it? Hav
you got e%nough?"
He looked at me as he Strengthened
up and unbuttoned the little worn jack
ct. "Yas'm," he sighed, "got 'nougI
ev'y whar 'cept my mouf."
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-11-27
FISH YARNS.

II is as hard for some men to stop fish
ing as it is for Others to stop drinking
Atchison Globe.
Fishermen who take their bait in a Jug
may be induced to take out new rods, but
they will come back with the same old
reels.-New Orleans Picayune.
Things will have come to such Q pass by
and by that a man will have to show a
ciyil service certificate before he can tell a
Dish story.-Forest and Stream.
The report that the state fisheries, game
and forest commission planted 219, 144, 217
fishes last year sounds like a pretty big
fish story, bat wait until fishermen come in
later and bear their stories. buffalo News,
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-11-27
FRIENDSHIP.

Friendship, of itself a holy tie, is made
more sacred by adversely .-Dryden.
Communicating Of mans self to his
friend works two contrary effects, for it
%redoubleth joys and outteth griefs in
halyes.-Bacon.
That part of our noble friends that we
love is not that part that we embrace, but
that insensible part that our arms cannot
embrace. Sir Thomas Browne.
What is a friend? One who supports
you and comforts you while others do not.
Friendship is the cordial drop "to make
the nauseous draft of life go down."-Bos-
we'll.
Time draweth wrinkles in a faire face,
but addeth fresh colors to a fast friend
which neither heate nor cold nor miserie
nor place nor destinie can alter or dimin-
ish.-John Lilly.
When all things else are equal. prefer an
old friend before a new. An old friend is
like old wine, which, when a man hath
drunk, he doeth not desire new, because
he saith, "the old is better, " but every old
friend was new once, and if he be worthy
keep the new one till he become ol6.-
Jeremy Taylor.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-11-27
wellington and Napoleon.

There are some interesting stories III
The recently published "reminiscences Of
Mr.. Corbould, the drawing master to
Queen Victoria's children. Here is one
of them: ION reaching the palace one
morning the Prince Of Wales showed
me a drawing he had just finished. Ma
poleon was depicted on horseback level
ing a pistol at the Duke of Wellington,
who was advancing to cut down his
great enemy. While l was looking at
the drawing, who should coma in but
the duke himself. Why, the very man
who can best criticise my drawing!
cried the prince. Now, a you tell me
who that is ON the left?' he went on,
presenting the sketch to the duke
Well, replied the latter deliberately,
Judging from the waistcoat and the
cooked hat. l should say y was meant
for Napoleon. Right, said the prince
And who is the other igure?' BY the
cut of the jib,' returned the duke calm
ly, L should say it was myself. Right
again. Well, now, is the drawing &C
| curate? That's what l want to know.
The duke rose, put down the sketch and
thus impressively addressed the Prince
of Wales: My boy, I'm going to tel
you something that the English people
don't seem to realize l was sent out tc
keep Napoleon in check. but never II
my life have I set eyes on him. Once,
in the midst of a battle, some one cried
Look! There's Napoleonl' But before
l could get the glass to my eye the
smoke from a field gun had envelopet
him -
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-11-27
Graphing With the Invisible.

II don't believe in anything l can't
see," said the young man who aims to
be considered a skeptio.
The middle aged man with overalls
on looked at him pensively for a mo-
ment and then inquired:
Young Teller, did you ever ketch
hold Of q '~lectric wire?'-Washington
Gfar
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-11-27
The Mistake She Made.

At O part the hostess said to q guest:
II want you to entertain Mr.. Blank a
little. He looks bored to death. l will
introduce him, and you must try to
amuse him. You know his strong point
is butter, o. which he has written a
book"
The lady guest graciously undertook
the task Of entertaining the man, in
wardly wondering that he should be SO
interested in butter, of which she knew
very little, when his face indicated a
mind given to much profound thinking.
However, with butter i'll view, she
began on the weather, gradually got to
the country, then on to a farm, from
that to COWS and at last to butter. The
man looked more bored han ever, the
magic word butter" producing not the
slightest effect, and he left her some
what abruptly and soon withdrew from
the house.
81 did my best, she explained to the
hostess. Il went through agonies to
prove that l was deeply interested i'll
butter, but it was all in vain"
"Butter!" exclaimed the hostess.
"What possessed you to talk to that
man of all men on butter? | told you he
had just written a book Oh Buddha, and
l knew how deeply you two were inter-
ested in the same subject"
And they said in chorus, "Graciousi'
-Pearson's Weekly.
His First Trial.
He had just returned from the
honeymoon trip and, all aglow with
happiness, had settled down to bust
ess
There was a knock at the door.
Some friend" he murmured,
"who has come to congratulate me.
Come inl" he shouted ~joyously.
A tall, dark stranger entered.
Good morning." he said. 81
learned that you had just returned
from your bridal trip2"
Just got back, replied the happy
fellow, rubbing his hands in glee
"What can l do for your"
Icalled," explained the tall man,
Ito sell you a lot in the cemetery
one of the best bargains you eve,
heard of, a lot 20 by
1.-The mischief cried the newly
married. What do l want with 4
cemetery lott Get out of herel'
"Oh, WELL" muttered the stran
ger. backing to the door, "if you ant
your family are going to live for
ever. or if you want the county Il
bury you, it's all right. I've norn
ing more to say. Good morning"
The door went SLANT and thu
poor fellow sat down and dispatched
a long, loving note to his wife ant
asked her if she were feeling quite
well, and then locked his door ant
became thoroughly miserable
lanta Constitution.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-11-27
How to Keen Awake,

The American in England affords
matter for much p%erplexity and aston
ishment to his English kinsmen.
A typical Yankee was being shown
over an old church wherein hundreds of
people were buried.
"a great many people sleep between
these walls" said the guide, indicating
the inscription covered floor with a
sweep Of his hand.
"So?" said the American. "Same
way over in our country Why don't
you get a more interesting preacher?'-
London Fun.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-11-27
Those Summer VACATIONS.

How delightful to think of 80 many
people enjoying vacation trips paid for
with money earned by hard work last
winterr'
Eyes, but the people l know who are
taking vacation trips expect to pay for
them with money to be earned next
winter. Chicago Record.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-11-27
At the Same Time.

As the hot, passionate words fell from
his lips she colored deeply.
That, however, was only a coinci,
dence.
1t was chance which decreed that she
be constructing her face at the mirror
at the moment he was hunting for his
collar button. Detroit Journal.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-11-27
Judging by Appearances.

'It must cost a lot to dress a woman
Of fashion," said Uncle Hayseed the
night that he and Aunt Marthy went to
the opera.
eyes, and from the appearance OF
some of 'em," returned Aunt Marthy.
81 think they must be just about half
broke. Chicago Post.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-11-27
just Do 1t,

Evadne, after failing many times to
reach a desired goal, arrives at this
conclusion: Just do a thing and don't
talk about it. This is the great secret
of success in all enterprises. Talk means
discussion, discussion means irritation,
irritation means opposition, md opposi-
ton means hindrance always, whether
you are right or wrong Heavenly
T,-s,az
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-11-27
High Principle.

woman" said size, lis actuated by
principle and not by the sordid bust
ness instincts that dominate man."
THAT explains said he, why she
will spend 80 cents in car fare to save
3 at a bargain sale-the principle OF
the thing, you know"
She shifted a sneering nort.-Cincin.
natl Enquirer.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-11-27

Papa-Charley, please hand me that
book on the table, there.
Charley Jagged 9)-There he is, papa.
Papa-No. my son, you should not
say There he is" but There it is"
Charley-Why, papa, it's a hymn
book, isn't it?-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-11-27
Politics In Brief.

Politics don't pay" said a Georgia
man yesterday. i've been mixed up
with EN- ten years, and I'm just ten
years In debt"
Had a good time though, didn't
your" he was asked.
"Oh, yes. l beat the other fellow CO.
c~asionally. ATLANTA Constitution.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-11-27
wayside Subtleties.

Wayworn Watson-These here news
paper writers is too high for me-. What
is the difference between livin and OK.
istin, I want to know?
Perry Patettic-Heaps-miles, oceans.
A man can exist on bread and meat,
but he has to have booze to really live
Cincinnati Enquirer.
BY the Seaside.
.'whnt are the wild waves sayingf"
Then q breeze brought back this sound
"We can't get a word in edgewise,
With 90 many women around
Chicago Record
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-11-27

Marie-So you are engaged to Mr..
Specie! Was he the only man at the
beach with sand enough to propose?
Edith-No, but he was the only man
with rocks enough for me to accept.
New York Truth.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-11-27
Realisms

A literary Bohemian is at work on a
great n%aturalistic novel. 1.-The mar
chioness," he writes, became as white
as a shirt. CHANGING at that very mo-
ment at his own wristbands, he is seiz-
ed by a scruple and adds, winter even
than a shirt. "-Masque de Fer.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-11-27

The Oldest lock in existence is the one
which formerly secured one of the doors
Of Eineveh. 1t is a gigantic affair, and
the key to it is nearly 81 feet in length
and of the thickness of a four inch drain
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-11-27
Hut T,s Would, Probably.

Mrs. Threefngers-Now, look here,
sir, if you come home IN this condition
many more times. | shall lose my tenn
per.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-11-27
IF YOUR LUNGS ARE WEAK.

Adopt an out of doors occupation, so as
to live in the open air.
Do not live in a house with defective
plumbing or bad drainage.
Do not frequent crowded or badly ven
tilated assembly rooms or sleep in close
apartments.
Do not live in a damp locality, in a
damp house or in a house with damp or
foul cellar or surroundings.
Avoid as much as possible everything
that tends to depress. All excuses should
be avoided, and keep free from anxiety
and mental and physical overwork.
These causes, by placing the system be-
low par, render the persons less capable OF
resisting the disease, II exposed to tho
germs, in such a way as to bring about
the development of consumption.
In France the doctors claim on the
estate of Il deceased patient has precedence.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-11-27
An Ill Wind.

Tom-''The Blow Almost Killed Fa-
iher."
Diok-What blow?
Tom-The draft received from his
con al college.-Up to Date.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-11-27
Cane cling the Debt.

"Yes, utter | had dragged her in
from the undertow | told her had
saved her life, and she ought to marry
me.
What did she say?'
She said that she would willingly
cancel the obligation and would save
my life by not marrying me. Brook
lyn Life
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-11-27

Mr.. Johnsin-See heah, woman, dom
yo' hollah laik dat. All amt deaf.
Mrs. Johnsin-Yo' fule niggah, yo'
know ah has to shout cayse nah lungs
am so weak.--Up to Date.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-11-27
One of Ian MacIaren's.

Ian Maclaren tells of a parishioner Of
the late DR.. Norman McLead who, on
her husband falling i'll with typhus fe-
yer, called in another clergyman.
"Why didn't We fetch your own min
~ister?" was asked. "De'ye think" was
the woman's reply, eve would risk
Norman with typhus fever?"
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-11-27
The Way It's Done.

Although wild horses cannot get
A secret from q man,
- very often comes to pass
a simple pony IAN.
New York Sunday journal
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-12-11
Hon. S. w. Matthews has intro

Hon. S. w. Matthews has intro
duced into the Legislature, bill to
regulate the size of barrels used for
the shipment of agricultural pro-
ducts, commonly called trucks. The
measure provides that it should be
unlawful for any person to use Ill
such shipments barrel of less size
and dimensions than as follows:
Heads and ends not less than sever
teen inches, slaves not less than
twentyseven and one half inches,
inside measurement at bulge not less
than eighteen and one hiatt inches
and height OF barrel not less than
twenty. six inches. Any person VIC
lating the above provisions shall be
fined not less than one nor more
than three dollars, and any person
or corporation manufacturing or OF
fering for sale, after August 10, 1898,
shall be liable to the same punish
ment. The same bill was before our
last Legislature and defeated under a
misrepresentation of some Of the rep
resentatives from the apple districts
This year, it is stated, that no objec'
ton will be raised from that quarter
and the losses incurred by most OF
cur farmers, in not having a barrel
of uniform size for several years past,
will certainly cause them to approve
the bill and favor its passage.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-12-11

The fifty fifth Congress met in reg
ular session at noon on Monday, and
the Presidents message submitted to
thu body and read, is generally &C
cepted as very creditable State
paper. At least the republicans are
pleased with it and praise it as an
able document and the democrats, if
it does moi suit them, seem for the
most part to have Withheld their crit
cisms, because of the patriotic senti
ments it contained. The subjects
treated by him are such, as were ex,
pected-and his views on many Of
them are two much in accord with
those of many democrats to be very
severely criticised by them. Of
course, they differ with him in his
views on the currency question and
condemn that part of the message,
indicating an intention on the part
of the President to give gold fur
Their superiority over silver as money.
A summary of the message is presen-
ted in another column.