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The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-09-10
Whist In the Church.

And that's what's the matter with
Emporia-too much whist. The paint
ed china set is married to cards. Women
have no higher thought from weeks
end to weeks end than winning head
prizes. They grow nervous, irascible,
bad tempered and ugly playing cards.
Little crows feet appear at the corners
of their eyes after an evening with
whist, and deep, vertical lines plow
themselves just above their noses.
There are more plain women i'll Empo-
ria who lost their bloom at the rented
card tables than there are women who
have worn themselves out over the
kitchen stove. 1t is worry, not work,
that makes women fade, and cards are
sapping the juice ont of the town. Only
the young people %patronize the public
library. The old folks make whats
trump" the chief end of man. Cards
have invaded the churches. One church
has a big fractional row looming upon
the horizon because the pastor has jump
cd cards. Another church narrowly
avoid,d it last winter. A third pastor
sees his best customers w%hooping it up
in whist clubs and hasn't the nerve to
say a word. In the meantime poker
rooms, which are just as improving and
~elevating and just at helpful to the
town as whist clubs. have opened on
Commercial street, and the town is en-.
joying the fruit of the seed the women
have planted. -Emporia Kan. } Gazette.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-09-10
H kINETOSCOPE.

The payment Of u poll tax is not a pre-
requisite 81 suffrage in Norway, bui by
recent legislation vaccination is. No virus,
no vote."-Boston Transcript.
John Bulls cockled old heart never
warlns so much toward America as when
ne pumps up against n row of European
cold shoulders.-Ncw York Press.
An Arkansas poet was robbed in a hotel
resently. Poets should be careful to leave
TIN sr manuscripts with the night clerk be-
fore retirin4.-Atlanta Constitution.
A Kentucky man walked 32 miles to Sc
cure a marriage license. Some people
travel u great distance and submit to great
Inconvenience to get into trouble.-Wash
ington Post.
The experts may he right when they say
that the new 81 and 81 silver certificates
will be works of art, but the acquiring of
them will continue to be by the art of
work.-Albany Argus.
1t is said that victims of the famine in
Russia wander about, "their heads swol.
len to the size of baskets" Thousands Of
men in this country have the same all
ment, and they are not suffering from
starvation, either. -Chicago News.
A North Dakota editor says with regard
to the arrival of Il baby at his home, 1--WE
wouldn't take $40, 600 for this one or give
50 cents for another, " which seems to in
dictate that this man doesn't believe much
In dealing in futures.-Minneapolis Jour
mai.
The lunatics who manufacture night
shirts for men rave never learned that the
seams and cores on the sides are hard
things to lie on. One seam only is neces,
sary, and that should be in front. Few
men sleep on their stomachs. New York
Press.
The legal hangings in the United States
for the year just past have aggregated 1923
an increase OF six over 1896. The execu
ton were distributed as to sections ana
races as follows: In the south, SO; in thu
north, As; whites, ~; negroes, 81; In
dams, 3; Chinese, 2.-Chicago Tribune.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-09-10
The Finest Train in the World

The finest train IN the world is tie
''News North Western Limited" wh;,i /,
leaves Minneapolis and St. Paul eve
night for Chicago, via the North estt IN
line. This magnificent train, from the
mammoth engine, patterned after the ia
nous 1899" to the last car in the trni
is brand new, and represents the lat..l
and best ideas for absolute comfort a,.I
luxury while travelling.
Besides the splendid buffet library M
really a clubroom on wheels, there n
magnificent private compartment 81 =,
ing car, just the thing for ladies, fat,.l
les or those desiring privacy, luxuriou- y
appointed standard sleeping cars and '!.e
most comfortable and %well-equipped ~
coaches ever offered the travelling pul r..
This "New Limited" train is ADM /
by the press as we'll rs by thousand IT
people of Minnesota and states west Who
have inspected it, and also by IL y
others of this western country who h.,r
recently rode on it, as being withoul eiy
question the finest tram in tile WIZ l.,
and no extra charge is made for any c'.><
of passengers for its superior accoa l,o-
| dations.
Tickets vim this popular line NJ L.
secured from agents of the Northert Ia
citic railway, who will also make =.
ing car reservations; or, apply to { 4.
NJ. NJ. Wheeler, travelling passengc' /.
| Miles city, Mont, or to Il. w. Tca~fi4 +,
G. p. A., st. Paul. MINI.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-09-10
According to Brewer the proportionate
use Of letters in the English language is as
SISTER1Y CITIES.

The New York papers are again rising
to the demands of the occasion. They are
telling their readers how to spell borough.
Boston Herald.
II viii take 81 ,S5s, 900. 43 to improve the
Chicago river. Never mind the odd scents.
The people of Chicago have grown accus-
TONED TO them. Peoria Oils Herald.
Sew York viii not for the present in
dulgs In any abstruse speculations on
WHISTLER it 10 necessary to he truly good in
order to Dc truly great. Washington Star.
Chicago can no longer claim the largest
population; but, if the present moral wave
continues, she can easily lay claim to the
most thoroughly indicted population
Albany Argus.
The Mobile police authorities have been
sued for damages for arresting a Chicago
man who is innocent. Up this way it
seems rs if the work of app%rehending in
nocent Chicago men ought TO be rewarded.
Washington Post.
Chicago has sentenced a man to 80 years
In the pcnitentiary for bigamy. That's
what a man gets who tries to economic
OIL divorce fees. No wonder Chicago pun
ishcs severely any violation of the law
from whirli she derives her largest revenue.
Lewiston (Alc.l journal.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-09-10
Orator o'Rourke's Kick,

Jim O'Rourke, the famous Orator"
when in the League as a member of the
New York baseball team never had the
reputation OF being a kicker, but upon
II occasion he made "a protest that
will always be remembered by players
who were ON the team with him. In a
game which was umpired by Phil Pow.
ers Jim hit a ball over the fence. 1t
was foul by about a foot, but Jeems,
thinking it was a home run, began to
tear around the bases like u runaway
horse. When he reached the plate in a
breathless state, yet wearing a look of
triumph on his classic c~ountenance,
O'Rourke learned to his discontinue
that the umpire had called the ball a
foul.
why, Philly," exclaimed Jim in
the mildest of tones, that wasn't q
FOUL"
Eyes, Jimmy, I'm sorry to say i.
WAS" said Powers, with assurance.
why, Phil" remarked Jim rather
seriously, sit was five feet fair"
"Oh, no, it wasn't, Jim. 1t was a
dead foul" explained the umpire.
why. Mr.. Powers!" protested the
orator, growing slightly warm under
the collar. Il am eonyersant with the
oonglomeration of facts in this case.
and as my optical eyesight is of extreme
excellence I am positive of your misin.
formation"
This was IA staegerer for Powers, but
he struggled gamely with this reply:
"Mr, O'Rourke, you're not entitled
to a home run. You must bat over
again."
"See here, Powers" calculated the
now thoroughly excited player, "IN
not allow you to rob me i'll this matter"
"See here, O'Rourke," retorted Pow
ers, "if you give me auy more talk I'll
have to fine you" Then O'Rourke
found solace in a burst of eloquence
which sounded something like this:
why, you miserable, groveling,
sy~cophantic, phosphorescent, ~unconsti
tutional viper, I've half a mind to *
communicate, extradite, separate. eluci-
date, prevaricate and eject you from
this beautiful ball ground and this &C.
centric National league"
Powers was by this time tempted to
reverse his decision, but Q'Rourke, who
was too quick for him, vent ont on a
fly ball. New York Sun.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-09-10
Always Save Your Mother.

There was a spirited debate at the
oolored Baptist church last night. The
question up for consideration was as to
whether a man should saw his wife or
mother if both were drowning. Willie
Hancock and the Rev. Mr.. Ward spoke
in favor of the wife. hut Jim Rollins,
Mrs. Vina Hardin, Ward and Bill
Adams each pleaded lehalf of the
mother. A jury of colored women heard
the evidence, and after due considera.
ton voted that the mother should be
the one saved. The argument which
clinched the decision was that if a
mother should drown another could not
be obtained, but if a wife should go un-
der her successor could easily be picked
up.-Carthage Press.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-09-10
{ AND

Among ornamental chronological speci-
mems are June bugs of enamel and dia-
monds.
Indian jewelry furnishes unusual COM
binations of color, wrought with enamels
and stones.
Some Of the enameled and gem set
watches are made in shane of flowers,
fruit and insects.
Graceful in design is "a diamond feather
brooch which curls over at one end and is
decorated with u single large turquoise.
Very effective and comparatively mex
pensive are silver gilt watches which re-
oeive their ornamentation in colored en-
amei.
A beautiful corsage ornament of flexible
construction represents a long spray of
ivy foliage, with here and there a cluster
Of berries carried N in pearls. Jewel
srs' Circular.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-09-10
DRESS FABRICS.

Velvet ribbons, in widths varying from
n quarter of an inch to , inches, are grow
Tag in popularity for belts, trimming and
millinery purposes.
Danas glace and damas quadrille are
stylish silk fabrics thst will make up into
lovely waists, blouscs and gowns for next
seasons wear. Bayadere effects may be
had in dainas.
Poplin barre is the name of a ! pretty new
dress fabric that will he worn in spring
and summer. 1t may be had in a number
of popular street shades and will prove an
excellent wearer.
Shepherd checks in brown and white,
blue and white II black and white, with
an '~'overplaid" in colors that harmonic
with the checks, will he an attractive ma
terial for spring wear.
Pretty new tatfetas show pin stripes and
small checks on a light ground, s~prinkled
over with tiny dresden and pompadour
buds and flowers. Ring designs are seen
on the newest tatfetas.
1t is predicted that gray in all light,
soft shades will be "A ~favorite color for
spring wear. Paris costumers say they are
using cashmere largely in the making of
gowns for their most aristocratic patrons.
What is known in the trade as "dog
cared" check promises to be II popular
fabric for next season. The ground is a
cream or neutral tint, with small broken
checks in the most brilliant colors. The
small checks will be more in demand than
the medium.
Mohair is a fashionable fabric and will
be much in evidence in early spring. The
leading colors will be blues, s~carlets,
browns, greens ant cardinals. Cream mo-
hair shirt waists will he worn in the
spring. Separate skirts of BLU and black
mohair will be worn. Beautiful bathing
suits are made of mohair. New York
Tribune.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-09-10
n PUGlLiSTS,

Why doesn't Dan Stuart turn in and
lick both of them:-Chicago Record.
MIR. Corbett is still willing to meet Mir.
FitzsimmoDs in a "a page newspaper for a
purse and side be t.-Dallas News.
1t must be conceded in Fitzsimmons'
favor that he makes no pretense of being
welded to his art. Washington Star.
Fitzsimmons says Corbett Is a cur, and
Corbett says Fitzsimmons is a pup. That
ought to insure a dogfight at least.-Ex-
change.
Bell telephone men have accomplished
the feat of talking at a distance of 1900
miles. How charmingly pugilisticl-Phil-
adelphia Times.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-09-10

The precious metals have never
been mined in the Hawaiian islands;
nor have any indications of them ever
been discovered. The islands are
Of volcanic origin, and their
economic value lies almost wholly in
their agricultural products. There is
no mining of any kind carried on,
and 50 far as is known, there are no
workable mineral deposits of any
kind. The islands do not appear to
present any opportunities for mining
men.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-09-10
RAILWAY TIES.

Russia.
The New York Elevated railway has
l,ll7 passenger cars, 335 engines, $500
employees and runs trains only 80 seconds
apart.
Railroad traffic in Germany has in
creased to such an extent that the govern.
ment finds it necessary to four track the
main lines in Westphalia and the Rhine
province, With the prospect of extending
the improvement soon as far as Berlin.
The appointment of ~jurists instead Of
engineers to manage the railways of Prus-
ssa is said to be the reason why so many
accidents happen on these railways. The
railway minister is q jurist, his undersec-
rotary of state is a jurist, and nearly all
the sectional chiefs are ~jurists.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-09-10
Notice to Stockholders.

Notice is hereby given that a meeting
of the Commonwealth Mining and Mill
ing company will be held at the Frisco
hotel Neihart, Montana, at 10 II. M,
Oct. ~, 1898, for the purpose of con-
sidering a proposition for the lease of
the mines of the company and for the
transaction of such other business as
may properly come before said meeting
f. J. Sanford,
Secretary.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-09-10

Having reference 10 the Eurnpcan situation
When de Lawd j. good Ter people en- he rain
de blessin's down,
OATS de time dey feel d"y fodder, on 20 strut
tin all eroun:
Fergit ter go ter meetin, whar de mo'ners pray
en- shout
DEFY gifts 30 fat en- sassy dat dey got ter fight it
out!
Dey goes eroun a-blowin fun do springtimc
ter de fall.
Dey looks down on de country, en- dey reaches
fer it all.
De worl amt what dey wants it, en- de Bible
is in doubt
Dey des 40 fat en- sassy dat dey 'bleege ter
fight it out!
De birds dosn sing ter please 'em-de eddie
los it's chune.
Dey wants de seven stars, subj, ell a big slice
er de moon.
Dey breshin gin each yuther in de country
rounerbout-
Dey des SO fat en- sassy dat dey 'bleege ter
fight It out!
En- de Lawd-he doan say nuthin-he des lem
go erlong
Till trouble come Ell ketch 'em, en- dey fin ont
dey wuz wrong.
Den dey comes inter de meetin, en- dey wants
ter pray en- shout
Dey DIES so po' en- humble, dey too weak ter
fight it out!
Atlanta Constitution.
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Advertised Letters.

The following is a list of the lr'ers
remaining uncalled for in the posi- 'tGrc
Mt Neihart, Mont, for the month g i, (
August 81, 1898.
French Robt Nelson L
Maybee Bert Nelson ANN
McGuirk Joseph Nilsson Ann
Miller Robert F Otterson jos il
Monigan Fill Pearson L
Nelson Anna A Sisson Elmtr
Parties calling for the abe, il
please say advertised"
F.. K. ABBOTT, ii.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-09-10

"Just sit down in that chair" said
the oculist to the patient, whose reputa-
ton for financial procrastination and
reputation was we'll known to him. II
will test your eyes" Then he held a
printed schedule of his prices with u
"No trust" line at the bottom in front
of his eyes and asked, "Can you read
that"
81 am afraid, " replied the patient,
reaching for his hat, ''that my case is
beyond the reach of human skill. -
Chicago Post.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-09-10
That Big Fortune.

81 have been reading about the big
Baker fortune which the Baker heirs
are trying to get, remarked the snake
editor.
"There are more than a bakers dozen
of them, u added the horse editor.
"True, and they talk al if they ex-
pected to get the dough-"
"No doubt they knead it. "-Pitts-
burg Chronicle Telegraph.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-09-10
As 1t VIII Be Told.

Spanish Granddad $50 years hence
And in that fight at Santiago, my chill
dren, every noble Spaniard met his fate.
Little One-Was not one saved,
grandpa?
Spanish Granddad-Not a man was
left to cable the ale!-Philadelphia
North American.
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Democratic Primaries.

In pursuance to the call of the county
chairman the ward primaries of the
town of Neihart will be held this Satur.
day evening at 8 O'Clock as follows:
Second Ward Academy ofM usic.
Third Ward. -. Under LANDINGS bridge.
Rock creek. Stump of Frisco mine shaft.
Goose pasture -. On the Florence dump.
Jericho. Old smelter.
Tomcat gulch. Boga del dragon tunnel.
French Hat. ........ Up in a balloon.
Little Tipperary Box car A54,97l.
University place. ..... On Old Badly.
Signed, Democratic Committeeman.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-09-10
The Idiot.

II didn't mind his asking my age"
said the lady who was not too young,
"but what really reused my wrath was
his introducing the question by saying
he hoped a reference to my age would
not be distasteful to me. "-Cincinnati
ENQUIRER.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-09-10
POLITICAL QUlPS.

A session of the New York Legislature
would not be a complete success without
an anticigarette bill. Rochester Herald.
Unfortunately Tesla's invention Of light
from a vacuum is not applicable to the Or
binary congressional caput. Philadelphia
Ledger.
Lots of oficeholders try to carry their
precincts on their shoulders, as it were,
merely to provide some protection to their
necks.-Philadelphia Times.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-09-10
Classical Music.

II guess" said Maud thoughtfully,
''that 1 won't play anything but classic
al music hereafter"
but a great many people don't en-
joy it., replied Mamie.
Il know it, but they have to say it's
good because they don't know whether
I make mistakes or not" -Washington
0tar
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-09-10
No Harm Done.

Fat Party Exceedingly bored)-Look
here, sir! Don't you know it's wrong
to look over my shoulder when l read?
Tough Party (contemptuously)-Aw,
rats! What's de diff 'runce? l can read.
New York Journal.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-09-10
symptoms.

Are you troubled with deafness and
roaring in your ears?"
"Well, doctor, I'm deaf, of course,
but it is the people who talk to me that
are troubled with roaring in my ears. )"
Chicago Record.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-09-10
He Could Leave.

Coachman-I am going to leave, sir. |
can't stand the missus.
Employer-Too strict, is she?
Coachman-Yes, sir. She keeps forget
ting that l can leave at any time and woi
ries me about Just ms if l was YOU
Pearson's Weekly.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-09-10
On the a 4 d

O What did you mean by let
ting II of the prisoners in the station
house escape?
Police Officer-Well. you see, there
were just Is of us at the station and
I'm 30 superstitious. -Heitere Welt.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-09-10
The Red Flag of His Youth.

1t is declared as to Sheriff Dunn at
caddie boy carrying a red flag to show
where the ball lay he ran away across a
field, crying to a friend Run! Run !
Look out! There's going to be a blasht!''
New York World.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-09-10
Which Was 1t?

Hewitt-'Me." is the abbreviation
for Maine, isn't it?
Jewett-Yes. Why do you ask?
Hewitt-A girl wrote to me saying,
Remember me-" and l don't know
whether she meant for me to remember
her or the Maine. New York World.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-09-10
Not Always Literature.

"Does literature pay?" he asked.
"Sometimes it does, /" replied the critic
YEARLY, land, again, sometimes l am In
clined to think that a good deal OF the
stuff that pays isn't iterature-no by q
good deal ."-Exchange.
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The Cause.

Visitor-How brightly your balusters
shine.
Hostess-Yes, my daughters wear
bloomers New York Journal.
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Modern Warfare.

Aid-General, an overpowering force
of the enemy on bikes has attacked our
left.
General-Sound the retreat and order
the tack brigade to protect our rear
New York Truth.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-09-10
Not . Paradox.

Though Phyllis smiles are w0ndrous bright
They do not change to day the night
Nor cast the sunshine into shade.
For me the world is darker made
By Phyllis smiles.
Though !, who long TO make her mind.
Admit her smile TO be divine,
/ cannot bear her smile to see.
You guess the ~reasOnf TITS at me
That Phyllis smiles.
New York Sunday journal.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-09-10
An Episode.

Ee has to go to foreign lands,
And, as he bends to kiss her,
He swears by all a lovers VOWS
That he will always miss her.
Before he haE been gone a month
Her wedding makes q stir,
And so he finds on his return
That now he Mrs. her.
New York World.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-09-10
The Politics viii Come Aftsrward.

Watts-What right have you to in
sist that this war is un-American?
Potts-Your own words prove it.
Didn't you just say there was no poll
tics in it?-Indianapolis Journal.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-09-10
A Financial Difference.

1.-THE citizen who votes right is just
as valuable as the II who fights"
SIS that SO? Well, where does he 60
to collect his little $l3 a month";
Chicago Record.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-09-10
A Matter Of Belief.

1.-THE Lindleys are spending the winter
abroad, l / believe"
THAT will please Them"
What will!"
"To have you believe 1t. "-Detroit
News.
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Another View of 1t.

Towne-I wish 1 had old Jonah's head.
Browne-Why?
Towne-Think what an excuse he in.
vented for being away from home three
days and three nighrs!-Sew York Jour
"a.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-09-10
THE ALPHABET.

The Sanskrit alphabet had A letters.
The letter J is "a modern sprout out of
the letter |.
The japanese alphabet is said to be II
modification of the Chinese system, but
much simplilied.
The Wallachian language is written
with Russian characters, but the number
employed, instead of being 30, is only %.
About 400 b. G.. the Greek alphabet was
brought to the form in which it is now
hnown by the %lonians in the Greek col.
onies of Asia.
The Hebrew name Of y is nun, an eel,
and the earliest forms of this character
bear a quite recognizable resemblance to
the animal they once represented.
The denote style of Egyptian writing,
which bore "a close resemblance 10 an al.
phabetical form, was in use from the sew.
enth century b. G. to about 200 A. ID.
1t is said that the Russian alphabet was
the invention Of Cyril, who, for the use of
the Slavic tribes north OF the Black sea,
made a modification Of the Greek alphabet.
1t is u surprising fact that the Ethiopi-
ans who inhabited Abyssinia and probably
also the Sudan had an alphabet of their
own 900 years before Europeans began
to write.
The writing Of the Egyptians, whether
topographic or a~lphabetic, was sometimes
without any arrangement whatever, so
that the connection of the various char,
acters could be determined only by %conjec-
ture.
According to Brewer the proportionate
use Of letters in the English language is as
follows: E, 1000; Il, no; A, 7.s; /. 704;
8, $50; 0, 672; n, go; II, $40; r, 5ss;
ID, 302; L, 800; U, 2so; c, $50; NJ, 27s;
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-09-10

And Feels Ten Degrees Cooler.
A man looks five years younger when
he leaves a barber hop.-Atchison
Globe.