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The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-04-16

dences Of their religion may be found
all over the country. At every danger
GUS ford or difficult mountain pass are
piles of stone or sticks adorned with
bits Of rag or with wisps of horse hair.
Every man who crosses the stream or
mountain adds a trife to the collection
as an offering to the deity supposed to
look after travellers. Smallpox Ii quite
common among the siyots. Their treat
ment OF the disease Is primitive. A
medicine man" is called to see the pa
tient, and effort is made to drive away
the devil who is thought to be the
cause of the trouble. The medicine
man" enters the apartment Of the pa
tient dressed in a long red robe.
adorned with imitation snakes and
brass ornaments. He beats a tam-tam
and yells all night, working himself
into such a frenzy that he falls to the
ground, biting his lips and covering his
face with blood. Some Of the Siyots
are Buddhists and are under the con-
troll of red-robed lamas. The Lama
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-04-16
The Original Handy Man.

A man living in National City, Cal.
has inserted the following unique ad.
vertisement in the local papers: "The
Original Handy Man Still lives and
loves to labor. Makes Door and WIN
dow Screens, Files Saws, Sharpens
Cutlery and Fits Keys. Repairs and
Polishes Furniture, Makes Store FIX
lures and Does General %Jobbing. He
is at home in the sick room to offer
consolation to those who mourn and
patiently nurses by day or night the
sick in body. God bless the Handy
man and keep him safe. He may be
found at his old knoll on Street 8,
near Avenue 2. N. B.-Makes a sEe-
c1alty of church and schoolhouse work"
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STORIES ABOUT TABOR.
He Was Always a Slightly Profane and
Somewhat Picturesque Talker.

He Was Always a Slightly Profane and
Somewhat Picturesque Talker.
The appointment of ex-senator Tabor
OF Colorado, as postmaster at Denver
recalls the many eccentricities of that
picturesque statesman when he was
last in Washington in an official capac-
ity, say the New York Tribune. It
Is true that he was a senator only for
ninety days, but during that time he
managed to arrest the attention of his
countrymen by his unconventional be-
havior and his decidedly lurid talk.
With another distinguished Colorado
acknowledgements Bedford, the
Red Rooster of the Rockies"-he may
fairly be sai6 to have divided the hon
ors of %notoriety, until by a stroke Of
genius he distanced his competitor and
made all future rivals impossible. 1t
was nothing less than a description Of
a $500 nightshirt. In those days Tabor
was reputed to be a millionaire and
could probably afford such luxuries. He
travelled in special cars, gave lavish en-
tertainments and built an opera house
in Denver. To-day, 1t is said, the sal
airy Of the office to which he is-appoint-
ed must appear to him like a windfall.
He was always a picturesque and
slightly profane talker. There. are
stories without number told of him. He
surprised a fresco painter one day in
his opera house putting the finishing
touches to a portrait of Shakespeare.
Who's that?" demanded Tabor.
Shakespeare" replied the painter.
Shakespeare? ?" unused the owner Of the
building; Shakespeare? Never heard
Of him. Did he ever do anything for
Denver? Why in - don't you put me
there, l want to know" On another
occasion, when the present junior SEN
ator from Colorado. Mr.. Wolcott, was
making the race for the senate, some
friends gathered in his headquarters,
Tabor among them, were one day rum
ming over the list of legislators, con-
sidering whom there was some doubt
as to which way they were going to
vote. Robert Elsmere" had then just
come out, and in the course of CONVEX
sation some one happened to mention
the new book. Tabor looked up from
the paper he was reading: Robert
Elsmere?" said he; "Wolcott bought
him long ago"
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Gradual Development OF the Mind

Sir H. Holland says: Whatever he.
DRY we hold as to the functions of the
brain or mind, it Is certain that the
powers of the brain are only gradually
developed, and, * forced into prema.
ture exercise, they are impaired by the
EFFORT This is u maxim, indeed, O,
great import, applying to the condition
and culture of every faculty and func.
ton of body or of mind, and ~singularly
SO to the memory, which forms in n
sense the foundation of intellectual life.
A regulated exercise, short of inducing
fatigue, is improving to it, as, indeed,
it is to all faculties and functions; but
we are bound to refrain from goading
it by constant and laborious efforts in
early life, and before the instrument is
strengthened to its work, or 1t decays
in our hands.
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A Oueenly Milkmaid.

The Queen of the Belgians and Prin-
cess Clementine, while driving in a
pony cart one day last summer, had a
charming rural adventure, which the
London Post describes: They stopped
at a farmhouse to buy a glass of milk.
Nobody but an old, paralyzed woman
was in the house, and she replied that
no milk was left in the jugs, and that
she was unable to go to milk a COW.
Never mind" said the queen; "if
you will allow me, l will go to the
pasture. Just tell me where the jugs
are" But, my dear lady, you are
from the town, and you will never be
able to milk a cow" objected the old
woman. She was mistaken, however,
for a little later her majesty returned
with a half-illed jug. Meantime,
Princess Clementine had laid on the
table three bowls, a loaf and the need
full knives and plates. The old farm
er's wife was served by the princess
who, it appears, greatly enjoyed the ad-
venture.
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THE MYSTERY OF SLEEP.
no One Can Exactly Explain the Pho
nomena of Slumber.

no One Can Exactly Explain the Phe-
nomena of slumber.
From the London Spectator: There
Is a remarkable fact connected with
sleep which must not be overlooked.
The sleep Of a human icing, if we are
not too busy to attend to the matter,
always evokes a certain feeling of awe.
Go into a room where a person Is
sleeping and it is difficult to resist the
sense that one is in the presence OF the
central mystery of existence. People
who remember how constantly they
see old Jones asleep in the club library
Will smile at this, but look quietly and
alone at even old Jones and the
OF mystery will soon develop. 1t is
no good to say that sleep is only "mov-
ing because it looks like death. The
person who is breathing so loudly as
70 take away all thought of death
causes the sense of awe quite as easily
as the silent sleeper, who hardly seems
TO breathe. We see death seldom, but
were it more familiar we doubt If a
corpse would inspire SO much W as
the unconscious and sleeping figure
a smiling irresponsible doll Of flesh and
Dlood, but a doll to whom in a second
may be called a proud, active, con-
trolling consciousness which will ride
his bodily and his mental horse with
a hand of iron, which will force that
body to endure toll and misery and
will make that mind now wandering in
paths of fantastic folly grapple with
some great problem, or throw all its
force into the ruling, the saving or the
destruction of mankind. The corpse
Is only so much bone, muscle and It's
sue. The sleeping body is the house
which a quick and eager master has
only left for an hour or so. Let any,
n Who thinks sleep is not mystery
try to observe in himself the process
by which sleep comes and to notice
how and when and under what condi-
lions he loses consciousness. He will,
OF course, utterly fail to put his finger
on the moment Of sleep coming, but in
striving to get as close as he can to
the phenomena of sleep he will realize
how great is the mystery which he is
trying to fathom.
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6eld. But Oklahoma has set the pace.
United States Marshal c. H. Thompson
has appointed two women as deputies
for field work.
That a woman should choose the vo-
cation of professional thief taker in the
most civilized portion Of the land
would be strange enough. 1t is infin-
itely more so when she chooses field
duty in the worst territory in the
union. Criminals here and in Indian
territory, the district where these two
girls-for they are maidens-must
operate, are Of the most desperate and
dangerous class. More lives are lost
among federal officers in a veal here
than in all the rest of the nation to-
gether. So it would seem that these
girls possess metal of exceptional kind
to willingly undertake such duties.
The young women are Miss s. M.
Burche and Miss Mamie Fossett. They
are Of that adventurous class Of fe-
males b invaded the newly opened
territory in search of homesteads.
They are young, fairly good looking,
well educated, fearless and %independ-
oh- 1h0lI uulleS are ny NJ uSdue
confined to keeping Marshal Thomp-
sons books. When they took the oath
Of Office and assumed their duties it
was with the distinct understanding
that they would serve the government
just as would any other deputy mar
shall. They were to take the field,
serve writs and warrants and make
arrests just as any rude man might be
called on to do.
Their first work was done in con-
nection with an Indian territory muir
der case. Murder cases down here are
different to those of almost every 9TH
or portion of the union. The victim
and his slayer generally have plenty Of
friends ready and willing to take
charge OF the matter without consult
ing any officers of the law. Witnesses
to the crime, for the most part, il at
all friendly to the murderer, are apt
to be refractory. The taking Of a life
is not looked upon with the horror it
excites in less turbulent communities.
So that when the two female deputies
received orders to go to the country oil
the Sacs and Foxes to bring in some
unruly witnesses they had an extreme.
+ ly difficult and dangerous job cut out
, for them.
But these facts did not deter them
A They had the writs with the names ant
ADDRESSES of the men wanted. They ar
brave as any man and expert with riff
or pistol. They travel together ant
can put up a good fight If 1t m tt
that. Few men would undertake t.
disturb them. None would make mucl
ID Of a success. They are splendid riders
y Injured to fatigue and exposure to eli
T. matte conditions, prefer active outdoo
life to that usually supposed to attrac
the feminine intellect. So, when tol
e to go get those Indians, they packe
l. their kits, loaded their rifle magazines
mounted and got their men.
y In order to accomplish their missio
they were forced to travel through on
of the worst districts on earth. Man
o deputy has gone down before the fir
of some desperate in those wild
60 Many a hot, running fight Of miles ha
left a trail of blood on the sandy hill
N and broken wales. But those tw
60 plucky girls made the long trip o
"A horseback, rounded up the witnesst
- they wanted and brought them all
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THE BEAR GOT EVEN.
How a Grizzly Punished a Tormentoi
Who Thought He Was Smart.

HOW u In
Who Thought He wss Smart.
The town of Medicine Hat, in Assina-
boia. on the Canadian Pacific railroad,
had. in 1894, an attraction in the shape
of a captive grizzly bear. He was a
hungry looking brute, about the size
of an ordinary COW, and was chained
to a post in the center of a strong log
pen. The pen stood beside the tracks,
about 200 feet from the station, and a
recent rainstorm had made a veritable
mudhole of it. The bear was an OBJ
ject of lively interest and curiosity to
the t~ownspeople, but more particularly
to passengers of trains which stopped
at Medicine Hat to change engines.
One day early in August the east
bound overland pulled in, and in a few
minutes the occupants of several
coaches were viewing the grizzly, who
was shutting around his quarters,
looking very innocent and unconcern-
ed. His paws and shaggy gray coat
were covered with mud, and bruin was
not a thing of beauty, still he appear
w SOhICllISu dllu SStultu W CAJOJ Z
ing on exhibition. Now, a miscellane-
GUS crowd of men has, as a rule, at
least one individual in it belonging to
the class known as smart Alexis"
This gathering was no exception, and
the aforementioned person Don mani
tested himself. He began by grunt-
ing at the Deal and followed that up by
throwing sticks and small stones at
him. Failing to excite him by these
means, he resorted to others. Fixing a
handkerchief on a stick, he Haunted it
In bruins face and tickled him on the
nose with it, then poked him in the
ribs, but, save an occasional growl, the
bear did not seem to mind his torment
OF. One or two gentlemen now advised
the funny mar to desist, suggesting
that his bearship's patience probably
had limits. Ignoring the friendly warn
ing, the fellow waxed holder and, COM
ing close up to the pen, thrust an arm
in between the logs. Then the long
suffering bear saw his opportunity and
improved it. Suddenly and with start
ling swiftness he reared on his hind
legs until he doomed high above the
astonished man, and then with a deer
growl of anger he struck fiercely at his
prosecutor. For a breathless SECOND
the mar stood bereft of the power o
motion; then with a scream Of frigh
he tried to draw back, but too late
The enormous bear caught his arm II
a glancing fashion, s~hredding his Goa
and shirt sleeves and scoring severa
ugly scratches in the flesh, while a
avalanche of mud and filth descende
on his luckless head, fairly oblitera
ing his features and thickly smearin
the whole upper part Of his persol
The bears revenge was complet
Swift and sudden justice had been me
ed out, and the smart man made h
way to the train, while some unfeelir
men in the crowd laughed outrigh
and the grizzly lay down with VIII
resembled a sigh of relief. The Can
dian Pacific east-bound overland bo'
that day a man who was not only sa,
der and wiser, but whose p~ropensit
for stirring up the animals had r.
ceived a decided shock.
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senses.
But Mary Bergamot stood bravely
to the guns of her little citadel.
"No, father" said she. ooh, how
can you ask me, father, when you
CAM"
Never is a long word" said the
squire.
Yes, papa, I know that" said Mary.
but, indeed indeed, I mean it."
You mean it, do you," said the
squire, In slow and measured tones.
Now let me tell you what! 1t isn't
that you don't like Hawkins Jessup,
but that you've been goosey enough to
60 and fall in love with that young
idiot, George Lake!"
Mary turned very red.
"Papa!'
There's no use mincing matters"
said the irate squire. can artiss. in
deed! Why don't he go into white
washing and kalsomining and earn a
decent living?"
But, papa"
Needn't attempt to argue with me,
Miss!' said Squire Bergamot, sternly.
I'll have none of 1t, and so I tell you!
II George Lake m into my house
hell be put out of it pretty quick! And
80 you may tell him"
So saying, the squire strobe u Of
the house.
Mary looked after him with soft, sol
rowful eyes. She was a delicate, oval
faced girl, with sunny brown hair, and
straight features as unlike the rotund
and positive squire's as light to dark
ness. But as she put down the iron
with which she was doing up" her
fathers shirts-Squire Bergamot would
have thought it a crying sin to employ
a %laundress while his daughter enjoyed
her ordinary health-she leaned up
against the window where the arrowy
sunbeams came In through the tremu-
lous vail Of heart-shaped morning
glory leaves, and drew from her pocket
a note written in a strong, masculine
hand:
my Dearest Mary: I love YOU. Will
you promise to be my wife, spite of all
opposition? Will you tell me SO with
your own lips? Ever yours, faithful
to death. George"
How her eyes glittered as she read
and reread the short and simple lines,
pressing them finally to her red lips.
IT do love him! I will be his wife!'
she murmured. And I will tell him
so the very first opportunity I get.
Only papa!"
A momentary cloud stole over her Sc
rene brow at this, but it was transient.
II don't believe in Opponents" said
Mary Bergamot, still riveting her eyes
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on the sheet of paper in her hand. "I
never did. But if papa still persists
in opposing our marriage, I will leave
my home and go out into the world,
hand In hand with George"
Just as this revolutionary thought
passed through her mind, the door
creaked on its hinges. A heavy, we'll
known footstep sounded on the thresh-
hold.
"It's papa" cried Mary.
In her CONSERVATION our poor little
heroine could not find the entrance to
her pocket in the m%ultitudinous folds
Of her dress. For a second she was in
imminent danger of detection; then she
hurriedly thrust the %incendiary docu-
ment into the yawning mouth of a pa
per bag OF choice seed-corn which hung
by the kitchen window. And the next
instant Squire Bergamot was in the
room.
Mary" said he, "go upstairs to the
lefthand corner Of my middle bureau
drawer and get me a clean pocket
handkerchief"
Auu N1dIy WOhI ouL Will a QuDlOuS
glance at the nail on which the bag of
Early Sugar Corn" hung.
When she returned the room was
empty. And Squire Bergamot was
just climbing up into his lumber box
wagon in front of the picket fence.
Bring it out here" said the squire.
I'm going over to Miss Polly Peppers
to get my empty cider cask. She
might a had the sense to return it her.
self"
He slowed the pocket handkerchief
away in his pocket and was just taking
UP the reins, when Mary rushed out
again, crimson to the very roots of her
hair.
Father, that bag Of seed corn"
90, It's all right-it's all right" said
the squire, placidly. Il promised a
little to Miss Polly Pepper, and this is
already shelled."
"But, father" gasped poor Mary
'let me tie 1t up first"
Nonsense" said the squire. II jest
folded over the top and it'll go as snug
as a thief in a mill, right a top Of my
bags of meal"
Away he ratified over the stony road
as he spoke and poor Mary ran bach
into the kitchen to cry herself into q
second Niobe.
ooh, my letter, my letter." sobbet
she; why was / such an idiot as to put
1t there?"
Miss Polly Pepper, a gaunt spinstel
of . very uncertain age, and very Ger
tain infirmity of temper. opened tn
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bag of seed corn as the squire arov.

DaB Oh seeo corn as the squire drove
on.
Might %a-brought 1t before" said
sne. Promised it to US last fall. !
DO despise these folks that are always
putting of things. Mercy upon us.
WHAT'S this?" as she drew out the note;
some receipt that that shiftless Mary
tucked away here, to get it out Of the
way! No, 1t amt. It's a love letter
and to me!-'My dearest Maryland
signed George George Washington
Bergamot, that's his name. Well. I
declare! Amt he far gone? "AIl D
sition.' / s'pose he means Mary and
my two brothers-in-law that think a.
woman over forty hain't no business
to marry? But I'll see 'em furder
afore I'll let 'em overtrump my matri-
onial prospects-see If l don't! Tell
MIN with my own lips OF course I
Will! I'll go right over at once. De-
lays is dangerous! And if he really is
in such a hurry"
Miss Polly's fingers trembled as she
TOOK her little cork-screwy curls out
OF their papers, and pinned on a fresh
collar, tied by a blue ribbon. Blues
the color of love-" said she to her.
self, with a shipper, "and it was SO ro-
mantle Of my dear George to think
OF proposing in a bad of seed corn!'
The squire was at his supper when
MISS Pepper walked in, flushed with
her long expedition on foot.
Set down and have a bite, won't
your" said the squire. MARY, fetch
a clean plate"
Miss Pepper took advantage of the
momentary absence of her step-daugh-
ter-elect to proceed directly to busi-
ness.
George" cried she, almost hysteri-
cally, II am yours!"
"Eh" said the squire.
Forever and ever!" said Miss Pep
per, finging herself upon the collar
of his coat.
Are you crazy" said the squire,
jumping up.
You asked me to be your wife,
said Miss Pepper, meltingly.
Il didn't" said the squire.
thCh WhdI uOcS LIB lGlI0T m6du .
Err" demanded Miss Polly. "It's as
clear a declaration of love as ever was
writ. And good ground to sue on"
The squire stared at the sheet of pa
per as Miss Pepper waved it triumph
antly owe his head.
But l didn't write it," gasped he.
Then who did," demanded Miss
Pepper.
Just at this moment, Mary, enter
ing with fresh tea and a clean plate,
caught sight of the letter.
cts miner she cried, with a sud
den dyeing Of the cheek and glitter
Of the eyes,. my letter! How dare
you read it, Miss Pepper?
II got it out Of the bag Of seed corn
protested the spinster.
"And l put it there for safe-keep-
ing" blushingly acknowledged Mary
Bergamont.
"Who wrote it" sternly demanded
the squire.
And Mary confessed.
George Lake, papa!"
Miss Pepper went home, crying
heartily with mortified pride and dis
appointed expectations. And the squire
came to the conclusion that True Love
would have it's way in spite of all dis.
senting parents.
Papa" said Mary, may I havt
Georges"
81 don't care" said the spire.
And that, in his case, passed for al
affirmation. But the squire remains 6
widower still, and Miss Pepper.
chances grow Smaller by degrees ant
beautifully less"
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and delivered them over in good condi-
ton. 1t required five days to do all
this, but 4 was done in a neat and
workmanliR, manner
Travelling over the route they took
is no dream of luxury under any cir
cumstan1es. 1t means privations and
h~ardships. TIL. commissariat Of the
region is poosly provided and water fit
to drink is at a premium. Shelter from
wind and storm is not to be found. or,
If found. consisty Of some rude, aban,
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Marriage COnduces to Longevity.

Marriage, according to DR.. Schwartz
OF Berlin, is the most important facotor
In longevity. OF every 200 persons who
each the age of 40 years 125 are mar
ried and rs unmarried. At so years the
proportions are 4S to %; at 70 years,
~ to IL, and at 80 years, 9 to 8. Fifty
centenarians had all been married.
The doctor asserts that the rate OF
mortality for husbands and wives he-
tween the ages of 80 and As years is
1S per cent, while that for unmarried
persons is % per cent.
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Dutchmen the Hardest Smokers.

Holland holds the first place in the
world as a nation of smokers. Every
Dutchman consumes on an average 100
ounces a year. The Belgian comes q
good second, with an annual consump
ton OF eighty ounces, followed closely
by Turkey, with seventy ounces, and
the United States with sixty ounces.
Germany. France, Spain, and Italy
tread closely on their heels, while the
United Kingdom comes comparatively
low on the list, with twenty-thrse
ounces.
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From the Nashville Banner: There
is a unique craft on the Alabama river
tied up at the foot of Commerce street
in Montgomery, Ala. Il has no name
and its tonnage is not known. 1t does
not carry freight o passengers for
hire, but contains a we'll equipped job
printing office, with a full stock of
printers supplies. The proprietor, his
wife and i've children occupy the front
part of the craft, and presses, chases
and cases the rear. When the gang
plank is hauled in 1t is understood that
the business is closed for the day and
he is not disturbed by company except
by an occasional visit from a fisher
man at night. 1t is said he does q good
business. Having u, taxes or license
to pay, and no house rent to bother him
he can do work cheaper than his com.
petitors in business.
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to do so, for the habitations scattered
in that region are not very desirable
at best.
But they enjoyed themselves while
away and express pleasure at the novel
life they have adopted. They say they
are ready to go after any man wanted
for any kind OF crime. Everybody
who knows them corroborates this dec
laration.