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The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-12-18
FIN, FEATHER AND FUR.

The average raccoon is about Is inches
in length, though specimens feet long
are frequent.
Parrots are good barometers Before 4
rain the most conversationally inclined
bird becomes silent and disagreeable.
The ermine, which furnishes the fur
formerly used on the robes of judges and
which gave a name to their calling, is 10
inches long.
Wildcats are extremely variable in size,
some kinds being no more than feet in
length, while others are .. The smallest
varieties Of wildcats are about the size Of
the domestic variety.
Persons tempted to battle in the ice cold
Norwegian fiords will probably abstain
now that the octopus has appeared in those
waters specimen recently captured
has tentacles lO}4 feet long, and it requir'
ed the combined efforts Of three men tc
land it after it had seized ON fishing boat
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1.-THE TIME is OUT OF JOINT --HAMLET.
NOTABLE CAREERS.

The bulk Of Thackcray' literary work
was done in less than 20 years
Gibbpn'S massive history occupied over
80 years of his life Compared with this
his other works are insignificant.
Emerson was born in 1903 and died in
1858 His literary life continued from lS4l
to his death, u period Of Al years.
The famous historical! painter, David,
lived from 174s to 1925, but executed all
his masterpieces in less than 10 years.
Auhor, the composer of French and
Italian opera, produced all his musical
works in less than 40 years. He lived to
be SO.
Frederick the Great lived from l712 to
1886, period Of "A years. but his rcputa-
tion was made in seven years, the time of
the Seven Years war
Newton's life lasted from 1912 to 1877.
His first contributions to science and
philosophy were made in 1880. His active
scientific life lasted Al years.
Julius Caesar was only 56 years old at
the time of his assassination. His rcputa.
ton as u soldier was won during the Gallo
war, which continued seven years.
1t is said that Bacon's essays, by which
he is now known are said to have been
written in less than six weeks. His period
of literary activity covered little more
than 40 years.
The natural life of Donizetti was from
1917 to 1S4S His artistic career begaI
when he was little more than 20 years
old, and in about 30 years he wrote over
90 operas, besides songs and concerted
pieces almost innumerable
The career Of Verdi is one Of the mos
lengthy rs well as prolific in the history
of musical art He was born in 1913, ant
only season or so ago produced a new
opera. He was distinguished as IA musician
and composer before he was 20 years o
age, and from that time until the presen
his labors have been unintcrmitting.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-12-18

A human foot is found on the
front truck of sleeping car which
had just entered Chicago over the
Chi. and Alton railroad. The foot
was too short for Chicagoan's and
too long to come from Butte, but
expert pedologists pronounce it
about the right size to hail from
Denver. Detectives are working
upon the case with the aim to prove
murder.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-12-18
SPAIN AND CUBA.

Autonomy will mean little for exhaust
ed Cuba with war debt Of $3.50, 600, 900
around its neck.-St. Louis Globe Dem
ocrat.
Having pawned her honor in order to
raise funds to carry on the war in Cuba,
Spain is now endeavoring to sell the pawn
ticket.-Omaha World Herald
The trouble with Spanish government
is that it is an anachronism. If the mid
die ages could be restored, Spanish govern
ment would be all right. ht.-Indianapolis
Journal
To win in war nowadays a nation must
associate the long range purse with the
long range rife. Spain has not the purse
as she discovers when she sets out to buy
ready made navy and is asked by ship
builders to pay cash down.-Boston Tran
script.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-12-18

The HERALD is for silver first, last
and all the time and it is not partic
ular as to the method in which silver
Is rehabilitated. What we want is
the fact accomplished in some way.
From our point of view it is crafty
ing to observe that President Nc
Kinley in his annual message takes
hopeful view of the future and an
nounces the purpose of the admins
tration to continue it's efforts to Sc
cure the cooperation of the leading
commercial nations in the efforts to
secure the free and unlimited coin
age of both gold and silver at fix
ed ratio While we believe that the
United States could without the aid
of any other country maintain the
bimetallic system, that is the free
use of both gold and silver coined
without limit at sixteen to one, we
nevertheless see no objection to the
desired result if obtained with the
cooperation of France and other
great commercial powers. No sill
yer man can object to giving silver
the broadest and most prominent
place obtainable not only in the fl,
nancial system of this country but
of the world at large.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-12-18
LOAVES AND FISHES.

The creed will not be wrong if the life
is right
A good man is a man who knows how
bad he is.
The time is lost that is spent in looking
for an easy place.
1t is as necessary to cut down the weeds
as it is to hoe the corn.
One Of the best offices of education is to
teach us how to teach ourselves.
Many a loud amen is nothing more than
brag by the man who makes it.
The man who sets out for a gold mine
too often leaves his fortune behind him.
The man who can get good cut Of a
good book already has some good in him.
The OK standing idle in the shade has
more trouble with the flies than the one
wearing the yoke.-Ram's Horn.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-12-18
FLOWER AND TREE.

The trees of Alaska are mostly ever
green, the spruce family predominating
A huge cypress tree in Tule, in the state
Of Oaxaca, Mexico, is 154 feet in circum-
ference.
Every flower that has perfume at all
secretes volatile oil, tEr evaporation of
which constitutes the pee 4iiar odor char
acteristic Of the blossom.
The Lombardy poplar tree it is said,
forms splendid natural lightning con-
ductor, its great height and lack of spread
ing branches enabling it to conduct a
lightning stroke straight downward. No
house by which one of these trees have
been reared as yet has been known to suf-
fer from the severest storm.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-12-18
GENERAL NEWS.
How Lot of People Manage to Get
Their Names in Print.

Bar silver, 59J.
Last week the price of wheat went
to $1O9.
Mrs. Mckinley, mother of the
president died last Saturday.
N. P. railroad declares one per
cent dividend on preferred stock.
Senator Allen has introduced a
resolution to recognize the belliger-
ency Of Cuba.
John Hassett and Frank Weber
were killed in a snow slide at Hecla,
Mt, Tuesday.
Mrs. Smith and ) children afro
ciously murdered by an unknown
near Wesson, Miss.
A coffin factory in Oswego, Mich,
is converted to it's original dust by
fire. Loss $50, 900.
Mrs. Jno. Frederick of Bradford
Pa, starts a fire with kerosene, and
you know the rest.
Lieut.. r. +. Peary and wife of Arc
tic exploration fame are received
abroad enthusiastically.
Five year old son of VIM. Metcali
on Sourdough creek, near Bozeman
drinks carboic acid and dies.
New bank launched in Helena tc
be known as Union Bank & Trust
company. Capital, $25O,O0O.
Miners of the Bonanza mine, neal
Little Rock, Ark, lynched Consta
BILE Murray, and are defying arrest
Dellah Fales of Waverly, la.
kills Jerome Kerr with a gun. She
claims that Kern ruined her charac
| ter.
Roy Erickson Sioux Falls, S
ID. basket maker is cut to pieces
with an ak. His murderers are ar
rested.
Big robbery in New York pos
office amounting to 100000. Thief
in registered matter. Detectives OIL
the case.
Illinois Steel company's cast hous'
Bayview, Wis, collapsed. Twent,
men under the debris. Onl, tw'
badly hurt.
Antonio Tucci, Philada, shoot
and kills G. Tompone because Tom
pone's 10 year old daughter ha'
given him the frozen heart.
The Cunard steamer Etruria res
cued % men from the steamer Mill
field. The Etruria stayed by tn
sinking vessel II hours trying t
save it. The men were in an ex
hausted condition from pumping.
Ten year old Frank Miles, Butte
while coasting collides with a bob
sled. Results Nose broken, teet
nearly all gone, face gashed, arm
bruised, two teeth imbedded in tn
hard wood of the bobsled. May re
cover.
Negro murders an entire famll
at Wasson, Wis. The 8 year oil
daughter RECEIVERS consciousness
} and identifies the negro, who late
: confesses the crime and implicate
two others. There will be a clea
up of niggers in that vicinity b
JUDGE Iyueh
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-12-18

State Of Montana, county of Cascade. August
26 1887
To Norman j. Verge, his heirs and assigns
You are hereby notified that your CO-Owner,
Paul KOehi, has in accordance with the pTOvis-
ions OF section 221 revised statutes OF the Unit.
ed States, expended In labor and improvements
upon the Calumet quartz lode mining claim. SIT
uated in Montana tunorganiZedD mining district
in Cascade county, formerly In Meagher county
where the location notice was recorded in the
state OF Montana. the sum Of one hundred dol.
lars ISl0OO0l on said quartz lode mining claim
for the purpose Of holding and repres entng said
quartz lode mining claim according to law for
the year 1896 and unless you contribute your
portion of said expenditure with interest and
cost Of this advertisement to the undersigned
within ninety days after service of this notice
by publication, your interest In raid quartz lode
mining claim will become forfeited ana become
the property Of the undersigned a. provided In
section 232i of the revised statutes of the United
States of America. PAM Roehl.
First publication. August y. 1891.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-12-18
NURSING AND RHYMlNG.

A New Jersey training school for nurses
has refused diploma to a young woman
who writes poetry. This is rather rough
on the young woman, but just think how
she would make things for an
invslid.-Washington Post.
Over in New Jersey a training school
for nurses refused a diploma to young
woman graduate because she wrote poetry
1t il supposed that the doctors feared she
would rhyme squills and pills with ills
snd kills.-Philadelphia Press.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-12-18

Joe johnson, coon, elopes with
Kitty Neal, a wealthy white girl of
Sweet Springs, Mo-, and Is caught
in Missoula, Mont. Since arrested
he is the biggest coon in Montana,
if we Judge by the fuss his swarthy
coadjutors are making.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-12-18

Prof. Hansen, of Dakota, has
about concluded his mission to
Turkestan for the purpose of study
ing the seeds and plants best calcu-
lated to reclaim sandy wastes. He
has secured a good collection.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-12-18
A Perfect Gentleman.

"There's mighty few perfect gentlemen
nowadays" said the gambler Of the old
school. "They used to be plenty
"What is your idea of perfect gentle
MANI asked the listener.
"a man who won't squeal when he is
robbed. ."-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-12-18
ALEXANDER ELLIOTT'S DEATH.
Killed on Railroad--His Widow
Not Notifisd--Frank Lindon's
Part,

Mr.. Fra nix Lindon, the leading
man in Sutton's Stock company.
who played the part of the "Count
of Monte Cristo'' in Sutton's family
theater last week, tell of case
showing the soulless nature of some
railway corporations.
Mr.. Lindon, on the 18th of No
vember last, after giving perform
ance at Fort Assinaboine with the
rest of the company, had occasion to
90 outside of the car in which they
slept on the railway, and noticing
that train had pulled into the de-
pot whose hind car had stopped op-
poste their car, he looked over and
noticed man standing closeto the
last car of the train who seemed to
be busily engaged in talking to a
brakeman with lantern in his hand.
The brakeman signalled with his
lantern for the engineer to go ahead,
but instead the engineer reversed
the lever and backed up, running
over the man who stood between the
rails, cutting him off at the thighs
and severing one of his arms be-
tween the elbow and wrist. Mr.
Lindon hastened to the side of the
unfortunate man, and, with the as
sistance of others, carried the man
gled body to the depot, where Mr..
Lindon laid him out and closed his
eyes.
The man never spoke a word after
the accident, and on examination
Mr.. Lindon found letters and cards
on his person showing that his name
was Alexander Elliott, member of
the federation of labor of Des
Moines, Iowa; the letters being from
Mrs Barbara Elliot, his wife, whose
residence is in Des Moines Mr..
Lindon wrote to the wife and told
her of the accident,
Mr.. Lindon, thinking that it was
the duty of the railroad company to
find out who the man was and in
form his relatives of his death
thought no more about the matter
But judge of his surprise last week
on receiving a telegram from the
wife of the deceased asking if he
could tell her what had become oil
the body of her husband and stating
that she had not been informed by
the railroad company of anything
pertaining to the accident until she
had written to them asking for the
particulars of the case, and then the
reply was received that man was
killed some time ago at the place
mentioned and buried by the county
coroner. The following day Mr.
Lindon received telegram signed
J. F. Byrne, president of the FEEDER
alton of Labor of Iowa, asking
where Mr.. Wishard, an officer of the
order could find him on such date
Mr.. Lindon wired back that he coulc
be found at Anaconda, and vester
day Mr.. Wishard arrived from Iowa
and told Mr.. Lindon that Alexander
Elliott the deceased, was insured fol
several thousand dollars, and proc
conclusive would have to be furnish
ed of his death in order to get the
insurance money. This proof Mr.
Wishard intends to furnish by ex
huming the body which is buried a
Ft. Assinaboine and taking it bach
to Iowa for Identification. Thus i
will be seen that the poor widow
would probably never have known
what had become of her husband
and never could claim the insuranc,
money had not Mr.. Lindon through
an act of charity communicated witt
) her.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-12-18
There Are Others,

"You don't seem to grasp the idea, "
said the bicycle instructor as his Chinese
pupil tumbled for the ninth time.
me glaspee idea all light, said the
pupil. "No can glaspee diam bicycle all
light. New York Journal
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Imnroved Method.

''Will you walk into my parlori' said the
spider to the fly.
"'Tis the prettiest little parlor that ever you
did spy"
The foolish 1ly walked up the stair with shy,
coquettsh caper
And stepped upon-alas, alas!-u sheet Of
sticky paper.
-ChicapO Tribune.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-12-18
THE TESTERS AND JlNGLERS


Kept FerfcCtIy tOoI.
An original revival hymn rs sung by
the colored brethren at recent cam
meeting in Georgia runs as follows;
Lijah took tor heaven
In de fiery cheoryoot-
De ride he got wuz blazin hot,
But he keep ez cool ez snow.
He holler ter de hoSscs:
''Go fas ez fas' kin he!
doan' perspire fer no sich fire.
Hit same e1 frost ter me.
De devil see him goin,
En- den de devil low:
81 doan' keer of lose dat man.
He wouldn't burn nohow."
Atlanta Constitution.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-12-18
Jealousy.

A yellow rose upon her breast
Its message bears to me.
Why should breast as fair as hers
Be racked with jealousy?
ALI, happy rose that nestles there
In tremulous ecstasy,
Return thy message to my queen
OF my mad jealousy!
Robert W. Criswell in New York Truth.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-12-18

The go women, says an exchange,
who are going to the Klondike tc
reform the miners will find their
hands full. 1t is possible, too, that
about 90 miners will eventually find
their arms fall.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-12-18
why He Didn't Know.

"What! Is it possible that you don
know prosperity has returned! Why, man
where have you been for the last 80 days
Out of town.
"No. Out of job. ''--Brboklyn Life.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-12-18
Exchange of Courtesies.

Flippant Guest-Waiter, this cheese is
powerful enough to use rs a storage bat
terry.
Affable Waiter-It seems to have started
the wheels in yer head to goin anyhow,
sorr K Chicago Tribune
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-12-18
The Pugilistic Champion.

'Tis wrong to fight they heard him sigh
''Such things shock the nation.
And yet they scof at me when !
To settle differences try
By peaceful arbitration"
Washington Star.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-12-18
She'll Have to Try Again.

Miss Ugliemugge-Oh sir Didn't you
feel afraid when you jumped i'm the roar
ing waves to save me?
The Gent-No, mum. Yer SEQ, I'm al
ready married New York journal.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-12-18

Visitor (at lunatic asylum)-I see you
give your patients amateur photograph
outfits to amuse them.
Superintendent-No They bring them
with them-New York Weekly.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-12-18
High Fliers,

No doubt you've oft heard
In this world of push
That bird in the hand
Is worth two in the bush.
But one little bird
In milliner's store
Is worth of the others
A dozen or more.
Il Chihnnn NAWA
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-12-18
Another Klondike Horror.

Harry--Why don't you go to Alaska and
try your luck?
Willie-I might Dyea OF hunger there,
don't Juneau:-Up to Dat.
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Marriage Made Men.

Though hs must bear the shane Of all the fail
ures in his life,
The gallant man for each success gives credit
to his wife.
Detroit News.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-12-18
Dissimilar Cases.

The clothes don't make the nan, we know
We've heard Of it day after lay
But they make the star in the burlssque show
And little will 60 long way
Washington Star
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-12-18
An Impossibility.

While the lamp holds out to burn,
Though he's wicked fellow,
The vilest sinner may return
All things but an UMBRELLA.
L. 4. W. Bulletin.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-12-18
A Bachelors Discovery.

A girl generally knows Just how to deny
having been kissed so as 10 make a man
either believe it or disbdieye it.-New
York Press.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-12-18
When Man Drinkz.

When a man takes to drink, it is not
strange that his affairs out Of sympathy
90 into liquidation. - Boston Transcript.
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The Parting at the Door.

1t was formal caller
Who .'had only a minute TO stay"
But she fingered half an hour
In trying to break away.
-Clsysland aadsj
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-12-18

"Once a friend OF mine and | agreed
that it would be helpful for each Of us to
tell the other his faults.
"How did it work."
"We haven't spoken for nine years. -
Chicago Record.
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Only That. and Nothing More.

She says their summer in Europe was
perfect dream"
81 guess it was. You see, as II matter
of fact, they staid on New Jersey farm
all the time. Detroit News.
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The RON'a PleR.

Angry Father-I won't spare the rod.
Wicked Boy-Don't, pa. Spare me-
b lily Sloper
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The New Bike.

INt LNtW IbINts
When the chainless bike
Fills street and pike,
Then everywhere we so
Wen strangers be
To all we see,
For we'll travel incog., you know.
L. A. ". Bulletin.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-12-18
2 MeihaFt Herald.

BLISHED EVERY SATURDAY BY
ABBOTT, Editor and Publisher.
red at the post-office, at Neihart, Mon
AS second-class matter.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-12-18

Gle rslaAd Leader
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-10-14

A NIGHT AT LAS CRUCES.


| back as If he had been stung and
turned, but his hands went up above
his head as quickly when he saw Van
Patten, who had stepped behind him
from round the corner of the house
| covering him with his revolver. He re-
covered himself in moment enough to
curse vigorously. Van Patten took ne
chances with his prisoner. Josefa n
the doorway was screaming for a res
cue and calling for knife that she
might kill the sheriff. She would have
attacked him tooth and nail. but he de-
clared the he would shoot the prisoner
with the first Interference from any
one.
It's no use. Bill; you'd better come
along peaceably,' he said, III show you
my warrant when we get to the Gala
boose. This gun'll do for warrant till
we get there. You know what'll hap
pen if you drop your hands. Right
about! March"
"Down the hill, into the main street
of the town, we went, where, at past
one O'Clock in the morning. the saloons
were in full blast, with a trade almost
as good as in the beginning Of the even
ing. a crowd gathered and followed
as the sheriff took his prisoner to the
lookup. There had been no chance
since the arrest was made for the man
to get rid Of anything he had concealed
about him, and there were found in his
possession besides the pair of revolvers
and knife at his belt, a back mask and
a gold watch and pocket-book with
money. which afterward led to his
conviction for the crime of attempted
train-wrecking and for the robbery of
the ranchman. The arrest of Shifty
Blll-such was the prisoners title, his
real name being Philip Hulskamp-
was followed by the capture of his two
accompllces within the next twenty
quickly closed.
81 suspected from the first that
Shifty Bill had hand in the business
up the road said the sheriff as we
walked home together in the early
morning. Why? Instinct, | suppose.
found out that he had not been in
town through the afternoon and even
Ing. When his girl. Josefa, came for
enchladas and frljoles to take to her
home-that was her errand at Juana's
! made up my mind that she expected
him to arrive late and hungry. Did
YOU see her face when l joked her
about Bill? She was anxious for him,
and showed 1t. SO when he came to
her house took the risk of arresting
him, and made no mistake. New
York Sun.