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The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-02-19
Experts With the Great Toe.

A correspondent of the Overland
Monthly writes: THE negroes of the
West Indies use the great toe con-
stantly In climbing. Several years
ago, while spending some time at one
Of the famous resorts in Jamaica, 1
had an opportunity to observe the
skill with which the black women, who
do a great part of the mental labor,
carried stone, mortar, and other build
ing materials on their heads to the top
of a fve-story tower, in a part of the
hotel not then finished.
Much of the unerring accuracy with
which they (the women and girls)
chased each other up and down the
long ladders, with heavy loads skill
fully poised on their woolly pates, was
due to the irmness with which they
grasped each rung of the ladders with
the great toe. They did not place the
ball or the hollow of the foot on the
rung, but the groove at the tuncture
Of the great toe with the body of the
foot, and they held fast by making the
back Of the other toes afford the other
gripping surface. In much the same
way the Abyssinian native cavalry
grasp the stirrup. And l have seen a
one-armed Santo DOMINICAN black,
astride the near OK in a wheel yoke,
guiding a lead mule with a rein held
between his great and second toes,
while his only arm was devoted TO
cracking his transfers whip"
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-02-19

Something entirely new in the way
OF clubs has been formed by the male
members of the Trinity Methodist
Episcopal church Of Omaha. 1t is call
ed The Mems Clam" the qualifications
OF membership are that the applicant
must be a male person of 81 years or
upward, and that he possess a good
moral character, and write a biography
OF himself. The officers are as follows:
Supreme chief, high chief, master OF
the rolls, master of the exchequer, high
historian, master Of ceremonies and
high poet. Charles F. Weller was elect
ed supreme chief; G. w. DeLamatre.
high chief; e. A. Parmelee, master of
the rolls; John ]. Toms, master Of the
e%xchequer; w. 8. Wedge, high histo-
rian; M. M. Hamlin, master of ceremo-
MES; F. H. Sanderson, D. D., high poet.
Several members read their biogra-
phies at the first meeting tonight.
These were very interesting. One of
the members, John P. Cuer, recited in
his biography that he was with Gen.
eral Sherman on his march to the
sea-" This clan may take some part in
the ice carnival this winter, although
no definite action has been taken In
that direction.
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CRUELTY TO HORSES.
Carload Left Without Food and wateE
for Three DAYS.

for Three Days.
All Morristown was laughing last
night over a n amusing practical joke
played upon at least half q score Of
prominent persons. Several days ago
a firm Of builders had consigned to
them a carload of wooden horses, such
as are used In erecting scaffolds for
workmen, says the New York Herald.
The car remained at the freight station
until today, when 1t met the gaze Of
q prankish boy and a scheme arose IN
his fertile brain. Meeting a chum he
conhded the scheme to him and to-
gether they carried 1t out must sue
cessfully. Going town a telephone
they hunted up the names Of several
active members Of the society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and
told them by wire that there was a
carload of horses at the station that
had neither food nor water for three
days" This startling information sent
a chill Of horror through the veins of
the merciful horse protectors and they
lost no time in hunting up their agents
~Ao thdl ilAAAEuldIC dCIlOA
be taken against the wretches who
would so brutally treat a dumb ami
NAL. The report reached the ears Of a
reporter for a local paper, and he
rushed pell NELL toward the railroad
station to record the awful news, i'm
parting the knowledge to all whom he
met. In a remarkably short time a
thoroughly maddened crowd had gath
cred and the owner Of the horses
would have Jared badly had they
chanced to put in an appearance. A
lumber merchant neal the depot called
his workmen and set them to carry
water and food to relieve the famished
animals, and an enterprising horse
dealer was on the spot in a jiffy pre-
paratory to buying the horses at a
discount. At last the throng reached
the freight station and excitedly de-
manded from one of the clerks that he
forthwith show them the horses. The
clerk was puzzled to know what the
demonstration meant, but as there was
but n car containing horses in the
yard he merely pointed 1t out. The
quiet that settled over the crowd re-
minded n of a graveyard, but the
next moment 1t dawned upon them that
they had been fooled and with sheepish
looks they departed from the scene.
vowing vengeance upon the practical
Joker.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-02-19
GIRLS DARING NIGHT RIDE.
Eloplng Sioux Maiden and Her Lover
Brave Death to Wed,

An Indian romance which almost
rivals that of Pocahontas and Captain
John Smith m from Pine Ridge
agency. Last week William Jacob
son, a young fellow in charge of n
of the classes at Carlisle, eloped with
Jealia Beallard, an intelligent quar-
ter-bred Sioux. The couple rode from
Pine Ridge to Chadron, Neb., on
their ponies during the night pursued
by the girls relatives all the way.
They arrived in Chadron in the gray
dawn of the morning, thoroughly ex-
hausted, and at once proceeded to Sc
cure a license. Then in the presence
of friends of the bride they we're made
man and wife. The couple met about
two years ago at Carlisle, where the
young woman was attending a private
seminary, and became enamored of
a other. They became engaged,
when the girl received a letter order
ing her home to Pine Ridge. The
young couple kept up a correspond
ence, fearing that their attachment
would become known to the parents
of the girl, who were very much OPP
posed to her forming an alliance with
other than a thoroughbred Sioux. A
letter to thergirl was finally intercept
ed by a young Sioux admirer and laid
before the mother. Thereafter not a
letter was permitted. Becoming alarm
ed at not receiving an answer Jacobson
decided to go to Nebraska and investi-
gate. Upon arriving at the agency he
c~ontrived a secret interview with the
girl and arranged an elopement. One
dark night the girl stole forth, and,
procuring a saddle horse from the cor
raj, slipped a halter over his head
and led him to the outskirts of the
indian village, where she was met by
her lover in a lonely canyon near the
historic battle-ground of Wounded
Knee. Mounting their ponies, they
started on their journey to Chadron.
The echoes of the h~oofbeats awakened
the village and a thirty-mile chase
was begun over the toughest country
east of the Rocky mountains. The
journey was exceedingly dangerous
and hazardous. The road at times
winds around precipices and rugged
cliffs and through rough canyons,
where a misstep might plunge the
riders into eternity. Fol- four hours
they rode on their ponies, expecting at
every moment to hear the. cry of their
nursuers. When the light of Chadron
appeared in view the pursuing party
increased their pace, hoping to over
take the fleeing couple before they
entered the city. They failed in this
attempt, however, and the lovers man
aged to elude them.
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IL L As<hA 1S1Nt l. UNA.
teen japanese stores in Honolulu is in
japanese nick nacks only. Yet three
fourths of the Japanese people of the
country dress after the style OF the
Americans. Anyone walking through
the streets Of Honolulu, or any other
town in Hawaii, can see a practical
demonstration of the fact that the
Japanese population of Hawaii are
good buyers of the products of Amer
lean wooden and cotton mills, as also
of our boot and shoe factories.
When considering the subject of pop
ulation, however, 1t Is we'll to remem-
Der that the Hawaiian Islands, with
today's population of ITO, 900, are ca
pable Of supporting a million. There
are thousands OF acres of land In Ha-
wall more fertile than the beautiful
valleys of California. These lands are
in the hands Of the government and
are being disposed of to bona fide
American settlers. OF the lands now
being sold the larger portion is being
developed in the cultivation of coffee.
1t has been proved beyond the ques-
tion of doubt that coffee can be grown
at a profit on the mountain sides of
Hawaii. 1t has also been proved be-
yond the question of a doubt that the
white man, the American, can go into
the tropical forests, clear his fields,
plant his coffee; in fact, do all his own
work. rs did the early pioneers of the
United States. At the end Of five or
six years an American can, by the
work of his own hands, have a field
of coffee that yields a steady income.
and a home surrounded by a garden
whose beauty and f%ruitfulness is only
limited by the industry of the owner.
While the islands are within the from
les the Americans of Maine, Minueso-
ia, Georgia, South Carolina, Oregon
Washington and California are TODAY
and getting good returns for their la
Dor.
The writer. during his stay in Ha-
wall, met a gentleman who had been
a farmer in Montana. He had heard
indefinite reports regarding the fertil-
ity of Hawaiian soil, and finally de-
cided to make the trip and see what
there was for a small farmer in the
Islands of the Pacific. / talked with
him after he had been in the country
three months. He had taken up land
for the cultivation of coffee. He had
sent for his family and written to
three Of his neighbors, who contem-
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-02-19
A $40 Bill.

An amusing incident occurred a few
days ago at Broad street station. An
old gentleman, while passing through
the waiting room, stopped and picked
up a ten-dollar note from the floor and
quickly put it in his trousers pocket.
A young man near by, noticing this,
at once claimed the money as his, but
the old gentleman's opinion on that
point was somewhat different, and a
heated argument ensued. The matter
was explained to a ticket agent at the
window, who referred the two dispu-
tants to the head agent to settle the
question of ownership. They were
ushered into the private-oflce of the
arbiter. After a lively discussion the
old gentleman finally became indig-
nant, and, drawing his hand from his
pocket, he threw the note on the desk,
exclaiming, Here, take the old ten
dollars!" AS the agent was unfolding
the note a large smile ~overspread his
features, and he showed them it was
not a ten-dollar note at all, but an
advertisement of a leading house in
this city. The young mans face flush
ed scarlet, and, looking neither right
nor left, he unceremoniously rushed
from the Office through the depot, and
Observation-Disclosures Record.
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IDEAS IN

For dressier occasions there was q
mo~use-colored corduroy velvet, the
skirt cut into a point in front, crossed
over from left to right, the edge bor-
dered with steel cord; the bodice cross
ed over the reverse way, and was cut
square at the neck owe a chemisette
of tucked green poplin. =
Another gown in p~ansy-colored face
cloth was braided on the skirt with a
wide fancy black braid and the bodice,
very little pouched in front, had the
braiding arranged on it in great checks
to make the waist appear very small.
while the little pointed vest was in
velvet OF a darker shade.
In a simpler style was a costume Of
c~afe-aulait cloth braided in a key-pat-
tern. and fla rosettes of narrow braid,
the bodice fastened over on one side
with double revers, the upper one be-
ing Of mink, with one of guipure just
showing beneath it, and the narrow
belt was of steel and t~urquoises.
A smart little gown in bright shade
Of ~reseda-green cloth had scrolls of
black satin ribbon insertioned between
black and steel cord on the hips and
slightly pouched-bodice, which was
drawn up in points over the shoulders
over a yoke of tucked black Roman
satin and a twist of the black satin
encircled the waist.
very smart was a ~stone-gray cloth
prettily braided over the hips with a
twisted cord in the same shade min
gled with gold; the upper part Of the
bodice and sleeves was entirely OF
tucked green silk, and the turn-down
collar and pointed revers were heavily
embroidered with the shaded cord and
edged with sable. while a jabot OF old
lace shed a softening influence over
the whole.
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the japanese portion of the population
appear to be a great bugbear in the
minds of many. This is probably due
u the fact that an Asiatic, whatever
portion of the Orient he may hail
from, is regarded as an undesirable
citizen. The majority of American cit
izehs nave heard of the disagreeable
sue or the Chinese nation; they have
READ that the Japanese are aggressive
ana can run a white man out of busl-
ness, besides many similar statements
along the same line, which leads to the
classification Of all Asiatics into one
conglomerate whole and to the speedy
condemnation of the lot.
10 one who has lived in Hawaii
three years ana been intimately asso-
GATED with the various races that the
ISLANDS now have within their borders.
IL seems indeed strange that men of
A~nglo-Saxon blood should express fear
OF the Japanese, either in mescantile
business or in the labor market. The
japanese coolies work for a mere pit
lance when they first come from ia
pan. There can be no question about
that, but the aggressive characteristic
OF thelr nature shows itself very quick
~. They can appreciate high wages
as well as an American. 1t is a pecu-
liar TACT that while many Americans
rear annexation on account Of the pos
slole effect of the Japanese on the la
DOR market, many Of the business men
OF Hawaii fear annexation on account
OF the tendency of the Japanese to
seek a higher scale of wages.
Then, again, few people of America
appreciate the fact that the common
people among the Japanese of Hawaii
are liberal buyers. They seek to adopt
European and American customs in
dress and manner Of living. They buy
coats, pants and shoes, nearly all of
which come from American factories.
The fact that the Japanese are "imi-
tators" is often remarked as a slur
upon the little yellow man." Be this
as it may, the American manufacturer
gets the benefit Of this initiative de-
sire on the part of the Japanese of
Hawaii. The little yellow men are also
good 'livers," and while they can, if
necessary, exist on a handful of rice
a day, they are not slow in loading
their tables with American delicacies
just as soon as they can get a little
money together. They are hard work
ers and also liberal buyers.
The best evidence where the cloth
ing for the Japanese Of Hawaii is
bought consists in the fact that the
principal business Of the dozen or ff-
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plated having Montana, that they
could not find a brighter opening on
earth for a small farmer than In Ha-
wall. This man had held back about
going to the islands because he was
not sure about the security of The gov-
eminent and the title of mis- land alter
they once got it. There are 4 great
many Americans holding back from
going to Hawaii for just this same rea-
son. They have heard it is a country
OF revolutions, consequently they pre-
fer the security they have in the Unit
ed States to an uncertain government.
But as soon as the United States takes
he islands as part and parcel of
American territory 1t will be found
that Hawaii will fill up with Americans
in mighty short order. The American
population will increase as rapidly as
1t did in the farming districts Of Cal
~ifornia, and no American is ashamed
of the State of California.
Whether the predominant population
now is Japanese, Chinese or Hawaiian
1t will make little difference after an
nexation. Even at the present time
Americans have slept all night on the
floor of a Hawaiian and Office in or
der to be on time at a sale Of land the
next morning. This is proof enough
that there cannot be much doubt that
plenty Of small farmers will occupy
and cultivate profitably the lands OF
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either today, when he is II, as he wal
10 years ago, when he was IT. The
one song that people nowadays know
him by is ben Bolt" which Du Maur-
Ter dragged from an ill-merited obscur-
ity and gave a beautiful vogue to his
frrepressible "Trilby." The writer of
Ben Bolt" is a native of Philadelphia,
and has written under a number of
aliases. He has never risen above
m~ediocrity, but many of his songs are
sweet and simple and were once popu.
lar. He wrote under various pen
names. because he was q lawyer with
a good practice, and did not. care to be
thought SO trivial as to write verses.
He was first graduated as a medical
doctor from the University OF Penn
~sylvania. That was as long age as
1889, but three years later he left med
icine for the law. He was something
Of a politician in his young days, but
never rose in craftsmanship above tho
New Jersey legislature. His new play
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-02-19
GEO. H. DOBBS.

went straight to the house of a neigh
Dor, nearly a mile away, and notified
the folks that her husband had been
shot. This was shown in the testi-
mony before the coroner's jury. The
two nieces were left alone at the
house and Mrs. New did not know
that her husband had been hurt al
all, except that Immediately following
the shot there was a cry of ooh, my
Cod" which, according to the testi-
mony Of Mrs. New and the two girls,
seemed to be the voice of Mr.. New.
George H. Dobbs was arrested at
Eureka Nov. 9. Later in the day Mrs.
New, wife Of the murdered man, was
accused of being accessory to the
crime. After the murder suspicion
fell on Dobbs, who almost at once took
up his abode at Mrs. News house.
Other strong circumstantial evidence
developed. Dobbs is a widower with
two small children and has resided in
the neighborhood of the murdered
man for two years. He was at the
place soon after the murder and help
ed with all the funeral arrangements.
He even sat On the coroner's jury
which decided that New was foully
murdered by some unknown person.
On the night that New was shot Dobbs
had borrowed a shotgun from a neigh
Dor in the afternoon. saying he wanted
to shoot some quail. He returned the
gun that night. saying he had not
killed any game. When he was ar
rested he said he had not fired the
gun at all, but an examination of the
gun showed that he had. Dobbs had
been quite intimate with Mrs. New
and frequently held long conversations
with her. When he took up his home
at her house so soon after the killing
there was a strong suspicion and
much talk Of lynching until the ar
rests were made and Mrs. New brought
to Wichita by Sheriff Knox of Green
wood county. About twelve years ago
News brother, a bachelor, was found
hanging to the ceiling of his own
house, dead. The coroner's jury at
that time decided that it was a case
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-02-19

d ShlldLOoN ~ w.
years in a p%oorhouse to be the greatest
explorer of his times. He was born
Denbigh, in Wales. His true
name is John Rowlands, but he took
the ~patronymic of the man who adopt
ed him after he arrived at New Or
leans, whittier he went at Is as cabin
boy In a sailing vessel. Mr.. Stanley
was a rich merchant, but he died with
OUT q Will and the future explorer was
lett TO his own resources. He Joined
the confederate army, was taken pris-
oner and afterward served in the fed
oeroga. When the war was over he
u a commission as newspaper
correspondent, and in 1867 the New
York Herald engaged him as its rep
resentatlve to 90 with the British ex-
eral navy as an ensign on the Ticon-
petition In Abyssinia. When Stanley
became a Journalist he laid the foun-
datlon OF his fortune. The story of his
hrst trip into Africa is told in his book
(le72), How l Found Livingstone"
His second journey is described in
Through the Dark Continent" Q878),
tor which he wa presented at the Sor-
Donne with the cross of a chevalier
OF the Legion of Honor by the presi-
dent Of the French Geographical So
ciety. The third time he went into
Africa waa In 1879. He travelled from
the mouth Of the Congo, 1,400 miles
up that river to Stanley Pool. In 1887
he was presented with the freedom of
the City Of London, just before his de-
parture for Africa the fourth time. The
story OF that journey was published
"In Darkest Africa" and UNIVERSE
lies and scientific societies gave him
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-02-19

duu NILS. hASAa~
New as accessory in the murder of her
husband, Joseph New, Oct. 81, comes
to trial at Wichita. The circumstances
surrounding the murder are peculiar,
and the case has aroused unusual in
terest. Mr.. and Mrs. New were at
home Sunday night, the last day OF
october, with two young ladies, their
nieces. About $3.50 Mrs. New awoke
her husband and told him she heard
a queer noise, like some one throwing
pebble against the house, and asked
MIN to see what was the matter. New
SAID he could hear nothing, and would
not get up. He dozed until presently
Mrs. New again aroused him, saying
she could hear the pebbles striking
the house again. The husband still
refused to go and see what might be
h cause of the noise that Mrs. New
said she could hear. After a while
there was a loud noise, as II someone
had drawn a stick down across the
understanding. Mr.. New then got
up. and while he was preparing to 60
and see what the noise was Mrs. New
lighted the lantern, which, 1t would
SEEM, she had placed conveniently, an
ticipating some such a necessity for
a lamp. When New had gone some
thing like forty feet from the door
there was a loud report. as IL a shot
u had been fred. New had gone
out at the east door toward the barn.
AS soon as the shot was fred Mrs.
New went out of the west door and
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Confusing.

A little 4-year-old girl was saying
her prayers the other night, and after
her Now l lay me" asked God to bless
her papa. mamma, each n of her
brothers and sisters. and Mr.. and Mrs.
Black, mentioning a lady and gentle
man of whom the little daughter was
very fond and who had dined with the
family that night. Her wise older sis
ter of 6 years listened critically to the
prayer and when 1t was done said Sc
verely, ut isn't necessary to pray for
any one outside your own family. You
shouldn't have prayed for Mr.. and
Mrs. Black. God might get SO many
names mixed up.'-London Figaro.
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Suggestion that will stimulate the
nerve centers can effect cures when
there is no organic trouble. Hence
blindness or paralysis or any one of
the forms Of hysteria which simulate
all sorts of organic Affections may cas-
lily yield to emotional excitement. reli-
gious enthusiasm or hypnotism. All
this is known as scientific medicine.
Wherein evil is done is that among
the ignorant the real cause of the cure
is ignored in favor of some marvellous
Interpretation of a very natural fact.
And the real cause may also be thro wn
aside in favor of a false explanation
to bolster up creed or support an 'g-
norant fad.-Philadelphia Press.