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The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-01-01
WAS A @ BOY,
But He Wanted the Monument Opened
on Sundays.

OKohG&
OF Sundays.
say, mister, have you ever been up
In ohat placer" said a boy, probably Is
or 10 years old, addressing a stranger
on one of the Wait line cars. The car
Just passed the monument lot, and the
boy pointed to the shaft as he spoke,
says the Washington Star. Whats
II l1ke?" he asked, his first question
having been answered in the afirma-
tive. Il should think a boy like you
~ould nave been there for yourself"
replied the stranger. "I've been think
ing Dou it for a long time, replied
ohe oy, and I guess I'll do it. When
l go by in the morning it looks go big
ana strange standing in the mist, with
Just a little sulight on the top. Then
when l come back it's mostly dark
and the great white shaft stands out
against the sky. l always look az it
ana l want to go in it and get away
up at the top. Some of these days I'll
DO 1t. Do you think 1 could make it
IN half an hour? 1 might stand to
nave my pay locked for half an hour.
But I'm afraid that if l got up there
l might stay longer and then I'd be
Short n money to pay my board that
week. l go there Sundays and walk
around it sometimes, but it's shut then.
Say. do o know, mister, 1 believe
that If George Washington was living
he would have that open for a little
while on Sundays and holidays. I've
e thinking that maybe it might be
open a while on THANKSGIVING day.
II it amt I'll go there some day, any,
how, and get locked for it,"
Where do you work?" asked the
stranger.
Down here in a sawmiIl. You see,
get only 81 a week, and two Of that
has to go for board. But I've been to
a n training school and can turn.
and I think they'll put me on a lathe
soon. Then I'll get more money. If
l don't see it before that I can then
afford to be locked for long enough to
see the monument. Don't YOU think
they ought to let us in on holidays?
I've been here for six months. The
first two days l had nothing to do. and
l saw the capitol and something else.
but was a stranger and did not know
where to go then. l got work and
have had no time since. No, of course.
l don't go to school, but the folks I
board with take the papers and let
me have them when they are through.
l read those things that interest me,
and get a pretty good idea of things"
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and from thence into the street. II
was, nc doubt, the messenger, ]
thought, and I picked up a book and
commenced reading. Nearly an hour
passed, and still the lady did not make
her appearance. nor did the boy re-
turn. The friend she had sent for
must live at some distance, / thought,
or the lady is unusually careful about
her toilet; and SO another hour went
by. At last 1 grew impatient and
knocked at the door.
Madam, 1 can wait. NO longer"
There was no reply. knocked re-
peatedly and at last determined to force
an entrance. Strange fears harassed
me; I began to suspect, l knew not
what. 1t took but a moment to drive
in the door, and once in the apartment
the mystery was revealed. The robes
of the lady lay upon the floor, and scat
tered over the room were suits Of
boys wearing apparel, similar to that
worn by the mulatto. On a table was
a cosmetic that would stain the skin
to a light, delicate brown.
I was foiled, for a surety; the lady
had escaped in the disguise of the
messenger. / should have detected the
ruse. l felt Inundated, and deter
mined to redress my error. 1 knew she
would not remain in the city an in
slant longer than she could get away.
I hurried to her bankers, but found
that she had drawn the amount due
her an hour ago.
Who presented the check?" 1 asked
of the clerk.
"a mulatto boy-it was made payable
to bearer"
There was yet a chance. The French
steamer left within an hour; it was
possible she would seek that means of
escape. 1 jumped in a cab and arrived
there ten minutes before she left the
wharf-just in time to assist an aged
and decrepit gentleman into the cabin.
There were few passengers; none of
them answered the description of the
person l sought. / stood on the wharf,
watching the receding vessel until it
disappeared. was in the act of turn
ing away, when a hackman approached
me with the remark:
MT. r., ulu you see that old man
on board? He had q long white beard
and hair that fell on his shoulders"
"Yes!"
"Well. sir. there's something curious
about him."
"Why?"
why, when he got into my carriage
he was a mulatto boy, and when lie
got out he was an old mani"
I will not use the expression / used
then-it was neither refined nor polite
for l knew the vessel would be far
out at sea before she could be over
taken. I was foiled by a m Nor
could I help rejoicing, now that the
chase was over, that she had escaped.
Innocent or guilty, there was a charm
about her none could resist. The spell
OF her wondrous beauty affected all
who approached her. 1t fingers in
my memory yet, and I could not have
the sin of her blood upon my con-
science.
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It's no bottom at all, sorr." But how
do you know that, Pat?" asked th,
professor. well, sorr, I'll tell We. M,
W cousin was showin' the pond to s
gentleman n day, sorr, and he looked
1ncredulous like, just as you do. aof
me cousin could not stand it foe hin
to doubt his word, sorr, and so ne said
'Begorra, I'll prove the truth of me
words and off with clothes and in
ne jumped The professors face
wore an amused and quizzical express.
sion. Yes, sorr, in he jumped and
didn't come up again, at all. at all
But" said the professor, 81 don't sec
that your cousin proved his point by
recklessly drowning himself" Sure
sorr, it wasn't drowned at all he was
The next day ONE a cable from him
in Australia, askin' to send on hi
clothes. "-Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-01-01

A week ago a major of the Victoria
guards died and was given a military
burial. The regiment is a crack one
and we wen to see the procession.
When the mournful pageant was over
we stood thinking of the solemn
scene-those sad-faced men, the re-
versed arms, slow tread, sad music and
touching sight of a fiag-draped coffin
and unused helmet. Some one touched
my elbow and said: WAS the dead
gintleman anythin' to we, ma'am?"
NO." said l, smiling in spite
of myself. Eye looked so sorry,
L was full sure he was somethin' to
ye," she continued disappointedly. "Hn
was a human being and a brave SOL
der; that should be something to all
Of u.s." "Yis. Yis. to be sure. do
be feeling that way meself this marn-
in, but wouldn't it be grand, ma'am,
mournin' for a man like that, supposin'
ne was somethin' to ye?'-Dover State
Sentinel.
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was easy to disguise, dropped by de-
grees his own name and maintained
only the maternal appellation, just pre-
fixing the particle de" and the title
of baron conferred on him under the
empire. In the elevated circle in
which he moves, thanks to his intelli-
gence and superior education, no n
suspects that his real name, if he went
by it, would associate him more init
mately with kitchens than with dip
lomatic salons.
A fair idea can be formed Of French
society as it exists today. A tenth
part, at most, consists of old families
that have survived the revolutions and
who live generally in retirement, far
from the busy, noisy world. Many
have placed their ons in the army,
and a number cultivate their land some
of them with an energy worthy of
being initiated by professional farmers.
Nearly all their names can be found in
the list of the Agricultural Society of
with the names of the men most es-
teemed in scientific agriculture. Three
tenths at least belong to what is called
la noblesse de la contrebande, while
another tenth are connected with the
higher liberal professions, literature,
the sciences, pure and applied, the diff
ferent classes of the institute, and the
upper professorships. The remaining
half consists of politicians, many of
whom have held office, and partly of
great fnanciers, a large number of
whom are of foreign origin, some Of
them occupying, owing to their intel
ligence, their wise conduct. their gen.
erosity, of the circumspection they
display in their delicate position, a
very high place in public esteem.
Such are the elements forming
French society at the present time.
1t has no pronounced vices, little
pride, enough vanity not to care to be
caught in fault, a sufficient moderate
thirst for pleasure to allow others,
sprung from the ranks, to take the
lead, fairly broad principles, measured
convictions, elevated judgment in mat
ters Of taste and intellect. a love OF
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-01-01

That the opponents of civil service
are not without hope Of a%bolishing that
system is evident from the establish
ment Of a fortnightly periodical in
Washington for the purpose of fighting
Openly and above board the obnox-
ious, un-American farce commonly
known as civil service REFORM" The
easiest way to dispose of the publica-
tion-if it were likely to become for
midable-would be to give the editor
a civil service position, when he would
at once become an enthusiastic admir-
er of the system.
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the splendid beauty of this grand Ia
dy. Tall and slender, eyes blue and
flashing, almost lurid now, the spec
tacle she presented standing there in
the middle of the apartment was more
the appearance of a queen than a hunt
ed criminal.
II must" l replied. II do not doubt
your innocence; looking in your face,
1t Is strange than any one could couple
1t with guilt. But l am constrained
to do my duty. madam, however inim-
ical 1t may be to my feelings"
will you allow me to change my
dress?" she said. in a tone almost
pleasant. The hard lines around the
mouth had relaxed, and the passionate
glow on the face gave way to a pleas
ant smile.
Certainly; I will wait for you here
Il also wish to send a messenger
Sor a friend. Will you permit him to
pass?"
Certainly"
This was my first interview with
Eugenia Cornille. I had seen her here
Tor months, the leader Of our gayest
n most fashionable society. In her
splendid mansion she dispensed the
most profuse and elegant hospital
fly.
A Spanish lady-a widow she had
represented herself, and had been a
resident here almost a year. No one
ever suspected her of being aught than
what h seemed, until one day l
was ordered to arrest her as a r,ur-
deress.
1t was now alleged that the young
beauty was no other than the woman
who had poisoned her husband in Ha-
Vana and fled with all his wealth. An
immense -2ward was offered for her
apprehension, and the circumstances
that had come to Jul knowledge point
ed her out beyond all doubt as the
person we were in search of. Yet the
person who had recognized her the
evening before at the theater advised
us to be careful lest she should escape
us. I laughed at the idea. When the
lady left me I stepped to the window
and said to my mate, who was waiting
at the door:
"The lady desires to send a messen-
ger for a friend; suffer him to pass"
Almost at the same instant the door
Of the apartment the lady had entered
opened. and a youth-apparently a mu-
htto boy-came out and passed hur-
riedly through the room into the hall,
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-01-01

According to the belief of the .Jakuns
the woods in lahore, a country in the
Malay peninsula, abound in fairies and
spirits. The natives believe thai each
species of tree has a spirit to watch
over it. The spirit of the camphor tree ia
called Bison" Ia woman, whose rest
Ing place is near the trees, and when
a peculiar noise is heard at night the
bison is supposed to be- singing and
camphor is surely to be found in that
neighborhood. They believe that the
spirit is jealous of the precious gum.
and will endeavor to turn aside the
hunters in quest. From Mr.. Lakes in
teresting account, the natives think
that in order to defeat her purpose It
is necessary to speak in a tongue
which she does not understand: for
this reason the camph<,r Language has
been invented. 1t consists of a mix
ture of Jakun and Malay words which
are curiously altered and reversed.
and they believe that the divinity of
the camphor-tree is completely mysti-
fed. The Jakuns arr the widest of
people, yet inoffensive. They live to-
gether with monkeys, dogs, cats and
fowl in perfect harmony under port
able shelters on poles made of leaves.
Not the least important of the many
spirits who inhabit their woods is the
bison whom they believe to fool SO
adroitly with their camphor language.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-01-01

During the recent mayoralty cam
paign in Greater New York the sup
porters of Seth Low distributed docu-
ments as follows: Posters, Isl; plac-
ards, 1906; handbills, 909 900; cards,
577, 1888; pamphlets, 49, 54; books, 21,-
600; Autographs, 81 1000, making a to-
tai of over 1000, 900. And yet the great
mass of the readers of these documents
voted for somebody else than Mr.. Low.
The Low literature acted like a boom
erang, lnficting its greatest injuries
upon it's projectors.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-01-01

says the Nineteenth Century. Resort
was therefore had to what are called
in France hommes de carriere. These
had not, and could not have, any other
authority than their talents gave them.
This was not enough either for the
government or them. They were,
therefore, made barons and counts.
some or them acquired their titles
from foreign governments. The cour
OF Rome, while not prodigal, rarely re-
fused to grant a title of count when
asked for 1t. Several French charges
d'affaires, and even ambassadors, got
their semblance of nobility from Rome.
Some still exist which had no other
origin.
Inc operation was at times rendered
awkward by the too plebeian form of
the name. No change pas de nom uui
Veut, but with a little smartness and
the help of the chancellor's office the
diff1culty could be got over. II the name
began with De, which is the particle
indicative of nobility, it was an easy
matter, the only thing necessary be-
ing the separation of the name. Fol
instance, M. Delamare became M. de
Lamare; M. Delestrade was trans
formed Into M. de Lestrade, and M.
Dervilley signed "D'Ervilley." But
the operation became a little more
troublesome when the name was a
very commonplace one, such as Du-
rand, Regnault, or Dupont. In that
case the name of a town or a political
division was added, and the gentleman
called himself Dupont de IEure or de
Nemours; Regnault de Saint-Jean
d'Angely; Durand de Romorantin, and
so forth.
When the name of a town or village
was available the would-be nobleman
applied for permission to add his moth.
er's maiden name to his own, especial
ly If it had an artistic sound. In this
way a certain ambassador, whose fam
lily name was a ridiculous one, but
whose mothers name, though plebeian,
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-01-01

William Toole, writing in the Wis.
consin H~orticulturist, says: The vigor
and Righteousness which our hardy
perennials may show next season can
be strengthened by the care given TO
them just before winter. Even the
hardest of them will show more vigor
If given winter protection. All her
baceous perennials which retain some
foliage through the winter should have
a little brush placed around them be-
fore being covered with straw or
leaves. This to prevent heavy pack
ing, which causes them to rot near the
surface. Those which die down to the
ground may be covered with coarse
manure, which can be raked away in
the spring. Tulips and other bulbs and
all plants which sometimes come out OF
the ground before it seems safe to re-
move protection should be covered
with well-rotted manure, which heed
not be removed in the spring, the
plants being permitted to come up
through it. Roses car best be protect
ed by covering with earth, being care
full when laying them down to throw a
little earth next the base Of the stems
so that they will not break near the
base. If carelessly done there is dan
ger of a bend at top becoming uncov-
cred during the winter. A little coarse
litter OIL top of all will prevent the soil
washing down. Climbing roses and
such as are difficult to cover with earth
may be held down with boards covered
with straw and brush. Earliness Of
many kinds of ANIMALS can be promot-
ed by sowing just before winter, such
kinds as pansies, peoples, l%arkspurs, as
tiers, pinks and many others. Poppies
and larkspurs should be sown where
they are to grow. The rest may be
planned for transplanting. These will
come up before it is possible to have
them with spring sowing and be more
robust than plants started indoors.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-01-01

Of late there is a very noticeable 1e-
mand on the part of the American
people for a higher standard of litera-
ture. This is not only evident at the
book stalls but on the news stands.
Sensational books and journalism
have had their day in the large cities.
Country papers have never been faulty
in this respect. The people are set
Ting down to the belief that after all
the kernel of the nut is really all that
there is to it. In a decade sensation
alism and every other dishonest prac-
tice will have disappeared entirely.
Ten years ago it looked as if it would
go the other way. Only a few papers
remained faithful to the true princi-
pies of journalism. OF the newspapers
the New York Tribune, the Sun and the
Philadelphia Ledger for a long time
stood a distinguished and interrupted
trio. Among story papers the New
York Ledger stood proudly alone.
These papers have borne aloft the ban
ner of purity in journalism and today
they are the models sought by ambi-
JiOus newspaper makers. We hope
that the imitators will succeed.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-01-01
Al a recent meeting of the Medico-

Al a recent meeting of the Medico-
Legal society of New York the conclu-
sion was reached that the smoking OF
cigarettes by adults was not a partic-
ularly deleterious habit, if the fumes
were not inhaled into the lungs. Peo-
pie who dislike cigarettes would not
object to them seriously if the inhala-
ton of the smoke was not followed by
its exhalation. They are not worried
over the wreck of the smokers lungs,
but do object to the reek in their own
noses.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-01-01
A Satisfactory Proof.

In County Sligo, among the hills
there is a small lake renowned in tina
region for it's fabulous depth. A pro
fessor happened to be in That part 0
Ireland last summer, and started GU
n fine day for a ramble among tn
mountains, accompanied by a nativ'
guide. AS they climbed Pat asked hin
if he would like to see this lake, so
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-01-01

The monthly statement of the public
debt shows that at the close of bust
ness on Oct. 30, 1897, the debt, less
cash in the treasury, amounted to ST.
O2O, 563 ,901, an increase for the month
of $S,441 1873. This increase is prin-
cipally accounted for by a decrease in
the amount of cash on hand. The cash
in the treasury is classified as fol-
lows: Gold, $3.50, 3S7, 256; silver, $685.
351,9 43; paper, $113, 441 600: bonds, dis
bursting officers balances, etc.
SIS. 4S9, 756; total, 1891, 669, 957; against
which there are demand liabilities
amounting to $623, 913 ,S57; leaving the
net cash balance in the treasury $2O7,-
756, 099.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-01-01

Just a week ago the United States
court of appeals at st. Louis held that
a boycott by labor against capital is
a criminal conspiracy. Now an ILL
nois state court at Chicago has decid-
ed that a 'blacklisting'' by capital
against labor is equally unlawful and
had awarded a "blacklisted" laborer
$21, 666,33 damages. If the boycott
were sound in law, then the blacklist
would also be sound. But these courts,
dealing out even justice, have declared
the truth that blacklist and boycott
are equally odious, equally hostile to
democratic institutions and ideas. 1t
is fortunate hat these two decisions
came so closely together. The object
lesson they present will not be lost
upon either labor or capital.
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Sloper's Eloping Girls.

The six daughters of a Sydney, Aus
tralia, man named Sloper eloped in
turn. This is the record: Annie went
off at 81, Milly at IA, Carrie and Nellie
when they were II, Adelina and Flor
ence both at Is. The husband of the
latter, Russell by name, has been
prosecuted for marrying a child. Two
more female Slopers remain, Lucy.
aged 9, and Patty, aged 7. Old man
Sloper has given up his regular work
now, and sits all day on the back
fence nursing a shotgun.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-01-01
Chfcory Culture.

A Nebraska experiment station bulle-
tin makes some suggestions concern
ing the culture of chicory. AS is we'll
known, the parched and ground roots
of chicory are used to adulterate cof-
fee, and some even use them as a SUBJ
stitute for coffee. Land too dry for
wheat will produce a good crop of chic
DRY. A sandy loan is best. The soil
must be loose and deep enough to per-
NIT the good root development. It
should be plowed in the fall to catch
and store up the winter moisture, I'm
less the land is rich, make it so. Plow
again early in the spring, n just be-
fore planting run it over with a disc
harrow to kill the s%prouting weeds and
pack the soil firm. Then drill in the
seed Immediately. Don't plant till the
soil is warm. Use one and a half tn
three-fourths of an inch deep with a
garden drill in rows eighteen inches
apart. Cultivate with some tool drawn
by horse power that will keep the crust
broken. AS O as plants are large
enough to pull thin to one plant every
four to six inches in drill. AS soon as
milk disappears from the roots Gin Oc-
tober or November) harvest by loosen
ing them with a beet loosener and pull
ing by hand, then cut off the tops. The
tops are fair cattle feed. The yield
averages about eight ons of roots per
acre. costing about $50 to produce.
Low Prices Enjoined.-The courts
have enjoined the South Dakota rail-
road commissioners from enforcing
their order to reduce freight rates in
the state, because "the roads cannot af-
ford to do business on such terms"
Now, why do not the courts enjoin buy
ers of farm products from paying small
prices, because farmers canno, afford
to do business on such terms PIX.
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country that has nothing narrow about
1t, and, to crown all, a charity SO bene-
hcent, SO eficacious that s%landerous
tongues attribute it to a selfish desire
to satisfy oneself in helping others.
Fol our part we look upon this kind
OF egotism as being equal to a virtue.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-01-01
necessities and grown by the nsnnls

as necessities and grown by the people
of any one section of the United
States, we cannot but be impressed
with the great Importance of the power
of acclimatization and the extent to
which it has acted upon plants. But
while we fully appreciate the value Of
introduced species. yet for the more
primitive necessities, such as shelter
and fuel, we should look to native
rather than to introduced plants.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-01-01

collection. Not satisfied with this. h,
set up fine marble studies of his two
favorite ~foxhounds, and then statues o,
his three brothers. Uncle Henry" ha,
spent thousands of dollars in this a
but he isn't satisfied yet and may en-.
large his lot and increase the humble,
OF his statues. He may vary the styl.
by erecting family groups.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-01-01

City Child-"Do country towns where
you go have theaters?" Actress-"No
Country towns never have theaters
They have only opera houses, acadc-
mics of music and temples of Thespis"
New York Weekly.