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The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-02-13

The appearance of plague at Bombay
and Calcutta has produced one good
effect at all events. Before its advent
those prosperous cities had come to be-
lieve that they had nothing to learn in
regard to sanitation. There was q time
when they were open to reproaoh in
such matters as open sewers, polluted
water, and what not. But by dint of
liberal expenditure of money and energy
they had made matters right and could
even challenge comparison with Paris,
Berlin and Vienna. When, however, the
awful eastern scourge. after striking
firm root at the western capital, flew
across the peninsula to the eastern. the
public became a little doubtful as to
whether sanitary precautions had been
duly observed. First came inquiry, then
dismay, indignation, wrath, as discov-
cry followed discovery, each more ap-
palling than the last. We refrain from
giving particulars. Even to read these
horrors is %sickening. But a still more
terrible question presents itself, If the
two most cultured and wealthiest cities
in .Hindustan are in this dreadful con
dition, what must be the state Of less
favored centers of population in districts
where there are few whites and many
blacks? Were the plague to penetrate
inland, it would, we fear, find many
towns only too ready for its reception.
London Graphic.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-02-13
A Story OF Cecil Rhodes.

Often mentioned is Cecil Rhodes dis
like to women and the fact that he will
not allow a female to serve him In any
way. He had a secretary to whom he
was much attached. One day he an
nounced the fact that he was going to
be married. The chief was thunder
struck, and after glaring at him for a
second growled out, "Where the devil
am I to get another secretary?" and then
walked out of the room and banged the
door. His innate goodness Of heart.
however. prevailed after q bit, for he
presented the bride with some lovely
diamonds, and when, soon after. he left
for England he lent the young couple
his carriages and horses, so that the Of
tending bride was enabled to return her
wedding calls at his expenset 1t never
occurred to him, however, to keep his
favorite secretary on. The mere fact OF
his marrying put that quite out of the
pale of possibility. -
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-02-13
Exploring the Upper Niger.

After an absence of three years the
expedition under Lieutenant Hourst has
safely returned to Europe from the Nj
ger. The party assembled the Senegal
river and then carried the sections Of
An aluminium boat overland to the up
per part of the Niger. On reaching this
river the pieces of the boat were put to-
gether and two native boats purchased.
In these the expedition sailed down the
Niger to Timbuktu, where a stay OF
ten months was made. The voyage
from Timbuktu to Lokoja, at the con-
fluence Of the Niger and Benue, seems
to have been arduous, but from that
point the expedition was towed by a
launch belonging to the Royal Niger
company to the coast at Wari. How
much fresh Typographical information
Lieutenant Hourst's party has obtained
Is not yet stated. This will depend on
the highest point reached IN the Niger.
Reuters message states that the expedi-
ton First met the river Niger al
Hayes" but that town is on the Sene'
gal river. There a be no doubt, how.
ever, that much valuable scientific in.
formation was obtained, for the expedi.
tion travelled slowly and was admirably
equipped. One novelty was the use of
photograph for reporting the native wa,
songs. The expedition kept peace with
the natives throughout the journey, il
which it differs greatly from some Of
those previously conducted by French
explorers in that region. Mature.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-02-13
A TiGERlSH TURKISH MOB.

Murderous Bludgeon Men In the Streets
of Constantinople.
Such men as the bludgeon men one
does not often see in the streets Of Con-
%stantinople. OF the better class Of Turks
there were none among them. They
were of a class like the wharf rats and
longshoremen Of western lands. They
were Of all shades of color, from the
white skinned Lag and Circassian to the
brown and hook nosed kurd and the
coal black Nubian from Africa. Their
faces were a study Of fearful passions.
There were faces scanned and SCARED
like the head Of a fighting bulldog; faces
distorted by malice and greed; faces
scared, as by fire. case hardened in ig-
norance Of all except vice and ferocious
as an angry tiger. Some of those faces
burned their way into my memory and
remained for days, a haunting revela-
ton of brutal instincts and beastly de-
sires which made ore wonder how it
was possible to have lived in safety for
weeks in a city containing such men.
These men were not armed, in the
common sense of the word. Some OF
them had revolvers, and the most OF
them had knives. But they seldom used
either, for awkward questions might be
raised IL the police were called to 40.
count for failing to arrest armed civil.
ians on the streets. Carrying ak helves,
pickax handles, heavy clubs, like base.
ball bats; Jagged fragments Of broken
scantling-oarrying anything that car
crush the skull Of man-this horrible
rabble flooded the streets of all Chris.
tian quarters Of the city, like an all des
olating tidal wave, silent but irresisti'
BILE. Their silence by day was almost al
terrible as their howls by night. They
would be seen going along the street,
when they would meet an Armenian
who had ventured to attempt to reach
his home. Without a word they would
break in his skull and 60 on their way,
entirely unmoved and hardly having
spoken a loud word. II resistance wa
offered, they had only to say, "Th'
Giaours resisti" and a horde Of theil
fellows would come running from al
directions to destroy one who had prov
ed his seditious quality by daring to re
sist a Mussulman. IA Bystander'
Notes of a Massacre, " by IVAN Troshine
in S%cribner's,
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-02-13
Don't Give Up.

Sorrow came to you yesterday and
emptied your home. Your first impulse
now is to give up and sit down in de-
spair amid the wrecks of your hopes.
But you dare not do it. You are in the
line of battle, and the crisis is at hand.
To falter a moment would be to imperil
some holy interest. Other lives would
be harmed by your pausing. Holy inter-
ests would, suffer should your hands, be
folded. You must not linger ven to in
dulge your grief. Sorrows are but Incl
dents in life and must not interrupt us.
We must leave them behind, while we
press on to the things that are before.
Then God has SO ordered, too, that in
pressing on in duty we shall find the
truest. richest comfort for ourselves.
Sitting down to brood over our sorrows,
the darkness deepens about US and creeps
into our heart, and our strength changes
to weakness. But. if we turn away
from the gloom and take up the tasks
and duties to which God calls us, the
light will come again, and we shall
grow stronger.
When all our hopes are gone.
IT'S well our hands must still keep toiling on
For others sake.
And ne Is blest indeed who learns to moke
The Joy of others cure his own heartache.
II. r. Miller, d. d.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-02-13
Japanese CompetitIon.

Mr.. George G. Perkins is uneasy be-
cause of the competition Of Japan and
gives his reasons in The Overland
Monthly:
Japan has an unlimited supply of
cheap coal and cheap labor. 1t has al
ready demonstrated it's ability to COM
pete with Europe and America by in
vading the home markets Of those coun-
tries. 1t has the best machinery which
the world has up to this time produced
and can manufacture as much more as
it needs. The initiative faculty Of the
race is unquestioned and %unrivaled, and
its originality is becoming acknowl-
edged. 1t recognizes such educational
defects as it possesses and with charac-
teristic energy and conscientiousness ia
setting about to gain such knowledge as
is necessary to bring its people to the
highest state of industrial efficiency.
Chemistry was formerly practically an
unknown science in Japan. Now the
Japanese export chemicals to America.
Physics and mathematics will be studied
with similar practical results, and most
Americans now living will undoubtedly
see a Japan with a modern civilization,
as far as its industries are concerned,
but with a people still Japanese in char
acter and tastes, who manufacture goods
FOR foreign markets, as do the English,
and who no more desire to supply theil
needs with English, French or American
productions than we do to supply our
with those of China, Japan or India.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-02-13
DEVOID OF ANIMAL LIFE.
A less Struggle Between Fire an,
Water In Antarctica.

A CeasSless Struggle Between Fire and
Water In Antarctica.
"Tbe Antarctic ia n continental land
unique in the world" writes General
A. W. Greedy in an interesting article
on 'tWhat NAV BE Found at the South
Pole" in The Ladies' Home Journal.
"Its desolate shores, rarely approach
able under most favorable conditions,
are laved by an ocean the richest on the
globe in its marine life. animal and
vegetable. Seals and whales in inoredi-
BILE numbers abound in its waters. and
countless sea birds cover with nests and
eggs the few favored land spota which
are free from snow during the brief,
comfortless summer. 1t ia a continent
where abounds no land animal life.
either mammals, birds, insects, spiders
or reptiles. No mammal exists within
600 miles of its borders. Ii is also de-
void of land vegetation Except the low
est forms Of cellular. tissue, lichens.
which have been found in two places
only, having neither ferns, Towering
plants, shrubs nor trees,
"Here, however, nature displays her
forces on q scale elsewhere unknown.
Over the millions of square miles of this
sustral continent eeaselessly continues a
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-02-13
Bret Harte,s "overland. Enemy.

In The Atlantic Monthly Mr.. Charles
Warren Stoddard, describing the ap-
pearance of Bret Harte's 1.-The Luck of
Roaring Camp" explains the story Of
the woman who was. opposed to it's pub
location. There have been many render
ings Of this incident. Mr.. ~Stoddard's
version is unquestionably the correct
one.
In the August number Of The Over
land Monthly (186S) appeared ''The
Luck Of Roaring Camp" n MI. Harte
had been in doubt as to his vocation be-
fore, that doubt was now dispelled for.
ever. Never was a more emphatic OF
unquestionable literary success. That
success began in the composing room,
when u female compositor revolted al
the unaccustomed combination Of men
tai force, v%irility and originality. No
doubt it was all very sudden and unex-
pected. 1t shook the editorial and com.
posing rooms, the business Office and 9
limited number of worthy people who
had seen 1.-THE Luck in manuscript al
they had never been shaken save by the
notorious Californian earthquake. The
climax was precipitated when the justly
indignant editor, whose motives, liter
airy judgment and good taste had beer
impeached, declared that 1.-THE Luck OF
Roaring Camp" should appear in the
very next number of The Overland
Monthly OF he would resign his Office
Wisdom finally prevailed, the artiol,
appeared. The Overland's success wa
assured, and its editor was famous.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-02-13
A Prophecies COMPOUNDED.

One Of the most diverting tales told
In connection with the art of anagram
making relates to a certain Dame Elean-
or Davies, wife of Sir Joshua Davies,
says a writer in Lippincott's Magazine.
She lived in the time of Charles I and
was a constant croaker and foreteller of
evil. At length she made herself 80 OBJ
noxious to the government that she was
cited to appear before the court of high
commission. She fancied that she was
gifted with prophetic powers, because
the letters Of Eleanor Davies formed the
anagram Reveal, o Daniel" This was
not a good anagram, as it used the 81"
twice and did not employ the "s'' at all.
She resisted all the efforts of the
bishops to bring her to reason, but was
at last entirely defeated by a witty
dean, who hoisted her with her own
petard by making another anagram, not
SO complimentary to her prophetic in
sight. Dame Eleanor Davies-never
SO mad a label" This caused her to
doubt the reality of her own inspiration,
and SO utterly disconnected her that no
more was heard of her.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-02-13
The Wedding Ring.

The associations called up by a we'd
ding ring are very touching, and it is
the last thing that even the poorest wife
will part with. If it ever was consider
ed a badge of servitude. it now is much
more suggestive of %queenship and SOW
ereignty. An old Latin writer thus de-
scribes the ring: 1t is circular, because
the mutual love and hearty affection
of matrimony should be forever, their
continuity remaining as unbroken as
the circlet itself. 1t is an old-and ex-
ploded--notion that the ring is placed
upon the fourth finger because a small
artery connects with the heart. The
real reason probably is that the left
hand is not used as much as the right,
and the fourth finger less than the othe,
fingers.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-02-13

All Paris just now, according to The
Journal, is f1ocking to 80 Rue Raw
gnan. Montmartre, where, a few days
ago, a most remarkable discovery was
made. In this neighborhood are the
ruins of the ancient monastery of the
Benedictines and other old buildings
used by the brothers, most of which are
also giving way to the ravages of time.
At % Rue Ravignan Nine. Berthelot
keeps q grocery store. She sleeps in q
small chamber in the rear, that at one
time was probably used as al oratory.
Nine. Berthelot, noticing that the tiles
on the foos Of the chamber gave forth
hollow sound as she stepped upon them,
and thinking that a cellar there would
be very convenient for her business. sent
for a mason and had the tiles removed.
A flight of stone steps was revealed,
leading into a labyrinth of passages.
The authorities have now taken posses
sion of the place, and a systematic in
vestigation is being conducted. Many
relics have been found, and it is believ'
ed that much light is likely to bt
thrown upon the history Of Paris dur
ing the fourteenth century.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-02-13

career which might bring them the
sweets of adventure or the rewards of
fame" Kissane now, or coming out Of
the penitentiary. threw himself with all
the abandon Of his daring nature. He ar
rived at Nicaragua Feb. 1, 1856. Un-
der an assumed name he was o ap-
pointed and commissioned assistant
commanding general, with the rank of
major, and ordered to take charge of the
commissariat Ct the army. He showed
such ability that Walker soon promoted
him. For eight or nine months he had
the entire finances of the country In his
hands, and but for his careful manage
ment the fiibustering scheme, it ia con-
coded, would have met an earlier de-
feat.
When General Walker marched to
Rivas, he left Granada in charge Of
KisSane. The latter made sudden sallies
on the ~neighboring haciendas, and. cap
turing the wives and daughters Of prom
inent Niearaguans, held them as hos
taaes to be exchanged for money or pro-
visions. He is reputed to have made a
fortune in the sale of confiscated hacien-
das and vouchers. Under his direction
cathedrals and converts and private
dwellings were pillaged Of gold, silver
and jewels. The plumber, which filled
six large cedar chests, was melted,
packed in small bulk and shipped tc
New Orleans. ROBBED in priestly vest.
ments and carrying the holy eucharist,
Kissane led a triumphant procession
through the streets Of Granada. His au.
dacity and bravery won him devoted
followers. Few, if any, of his compan.
ions il arms suspected his early history.
Nevertheless the tropics did not shield
him wholly from memory Of the past.
Recognizing in one Of the youthful fol
lowers Of the army the SOL Of a mar
who had testified against him in the
Martha Washington case, Kissant
had the young man arrested on som
trumpet up charge and shot down IL
cold blood.
At the collapse of the expedition Kis
sane caused to be published in the pa
pers accounts of the heroic death o
himself under his new name. Mean
while he escaped from the country tt
Panama on board the United Slater
sloop of var st. Mary's, Captain Davis
-Lida Rose McCabe in McClure's.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-02-13

s'tanic srruggIe between the opposing
ancient elements of fire and water. In
vain the volcanoes pour forth streams OF
molten lava and shoot upward pillars of
fire.. Welcoming the lava az a protect
ing. nonconducting covering of its lower
strata of flowing glaciers, the CONT
mental ice cap resistlessly advances, GER
tain that In time, when the processes of
erosion have lowered the elevation Of
the volcanic c~raters, it's countless tiny
snowfiakes will quench the apparently
unextinguishable fires that now shake
from end to end the continent Of An
Rrtica."
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-02-13
ON OCEANS BED.
What Becomes of Ships Which Sink to
the Bottom Of the Sea.

What Becomes of Ships Which Sink to
the Bottom of the Sea.
What becomes of the ship that sinks
in midocean? If it is of wood. il takes,
in the first place, considerable time for
it to reach the bottom. In 100 or more
fathoms of water a quarter of an hour
will elapse before the ship reaches bot.
tom. 1t sinks slowly, and, when the bot.
tom is reached, it falls gently into the
soft, oozy bed, with no crash or break
ing.
OF course, if it is laden with pig iron
or corresponding substances, or if it ID
an iron ship, it sinks rapidly and some
times strikes the bottom with such force
as to smash in pieces. Once sunken, 9
ship becomes the prey Of the countless
inhabitants of the ocean.
They swarm over and through tbs
great boat and make it their home. Be-
sides this they every inch Of the
boat with a thick layer of lime. This
takes time, of course, and when ONT
generation dies another continues the
work, until finally the ship is SO lader
with heavy i~norustations, corals, spongel
and barnacles that, If wood, the creak
ing timbers fall apart and slowly bu'
surely are absorbed in the waste at tht
sea bottom.
Iron vessels are demolished NOR
quickly than those of wood, which may
last for centuries. The only metals tina
Withstand the chemical action of thu
waves are gold and platinum, and glas
also seems unaffected. No matter how
long gold may be hidden in the ocean
it will always be gold when recovered
and this fact explains the many roman
tic and adventurous searches after hid
den submarine treasures lost in ship
wrecks. Exchange.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-02-13
Twenty ordinary bricks equal 3 oubi
foot of work when laid in position.
First Thermometer.

The first thermometer was made in
1891 by a Dutch physicist named Cor
nelius Van Drebbell and consisted Of a
tube filled with air, closed at its upper
end. and dipping at its other extremity,
which was open. In a bottle Of nitric
acid diluted with water. As the tenn
pereture rose or fell the air in the tube
increased or grew less in volume, and
consequently the liquid descended or
rose. This instrument ia now known as
an air thermometer. but as its measure
ments were based on no fixed principle
IL was of little use.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-02-13
A ROMANCE OF WALLS.
The Two Ladies of L~langollen Who Lived
a Strange Life Together.

The Two Ladies of L~langollen Who Lived
q Strange Life Together.
Helen Marshall North contributes to
The Century an account of Lady Eleanor
Charlotte Butler and the Hon. Sara
P~onsonby, who, more than O century
ago, ran away from their homes and
settled in the picturesque little town of
Llangollen. They dressed ia a strange
costume that was partly made up Of
masculine garments. They were visited
by many distinguished people and cor
responded with most Of the notables Of
their times. The writer says:
Among their visitors the ladies also
counted a certain Sir Alured, a hand
some and interesting but venerable man
at this period. Here is a romance within
a romance, for of this gallant gentleman
il is said that one of the princesses fell
desperately in love with him, and her
father, poor old George III, sent the too
fascinating young man away to India,
where there was war at the time, and
whence, therefore, there was some like
lihood that he would not return. But at
80 he came back, still handsome and
fascinating, and was received with dis
tinguished favor by the new king, who
made him a field marshal. OF the
princess and her affection nothing more
Is learned.
Sir Alured had long known Lady
Eleanor-indeed, for aught I know to
the contrary, be may have been one Of
the five despairing SWANS mentioned in
that lady's obituary-and once a year.
usually in October, he came down to
Llangollen to pay his respects to the
two ladies, to whom the visit was al
ways an occasion Of consequence.
The death of Lady Eleanor was a
grievous blow to the old man. He came
the year following, however, but was
less gay than usual, and it is even said
that he neglected to bestow the usual
parting kiss ON his fair entertainer. The
Hon. Sara promptly reminded him Of
the oversight, for which he at once
made atonement.
Mary Carryl, the faithful servant,
had died in 1909, making the first
change that had occurred in the inmates
Of the household.
Each Of the friends wished a picture
VI Luo OJHeF, DuJ ueltner was WllliuS u
sit for her portrait. By some stratagem
Of a friend pictures of the two together
were secured when the ladies were un-
aware.
In June, 1899, at the age of 80, Lady
Eleanor passed away, and, although her
friends surrounded Miss Ponsonby with
every possible kindness, she refused tc
be comforted. She was seldom seen ex'
cept by her domestios and survived In
her loneliness only Is months.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-02-13
Tho Reason Why.

A lady happened to remark toan ath-
letic friend that it was very strange that
most of the bad bicycling accidents
seemed to happen to wonderland could
he account for it-were they more
'1foolhardy?" ''Not at ALL" he replied.
''The real eason Is. / think, that wom-
on cannot judge distances. Now, from
his earliest youth up a boy is trained
through his games to accurately meas
ure yards and feet. You will see q
woman rush in between two carts where
a man could tell you to a certainty that
1t would be impossible to avoid an acct
dent. 1t Is just the want Of a trained
eye that does the mischief. "-Philadel-
phia Ledger.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-02-13
EKx Feeding Snake.

There Is one species of snake, in the
genus deirodon, which feeds exclusively
upon the eggs of small birds. Its teeth
are very small and are soon lost. The
eggs are swallowed whole, and when
passing through the gullet are broken
by Il device somewhat similar to the giz-
card.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-02-13

BABY.
WHEN DanT t..,CGfrs.

WHEN EAGT r-,VGfIs.
"There's nothing If II 50 sweet In life,"
No cup Of Joy to quaff,
Nor rich q treat as dimpled cheeks
When baby tries to laugh.
WHEN BABY CRIES.
Nor anything so tart of taste
AS when good nature dies
In vain attempt to 'tstop tina noise"
When baby cries and cries.
WHETHER BABY LAUGHS OR CRIES.
And nothing half 80 sweet or dear
As lovelit baby eyes,
Or 8 pressure close from baby lips,
Whether baby laughs or cries.
Clark W. Bryan In Good Housekeeping.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-02-13
Sale of "Arabian Nights"

The late Sir Richard Burton's trans
lation of the ARABIAN Nights" was
sold ont in ten days and brought $780,
900, upon which he and his wife lived
royalty for five years. At his death but
% remained of the sum, and Lady Bur
ton deposited it in the poorbox of her
church.