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The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-12-10
A War Anecdote of Bismarck.

The late John O'Connor, R. l., who
during the Franco-Prussian war in
1870, had a sort of rowing commission
to make sketches for one of the prin-
cipal illustrated London weeklies, used
to tell a good story of how he first met
Bismarck. 1t was at Sedan, the day
after the battle. Seated on his tripod,
calmly sketching a corner of the battle
field, oblivious of all but his work, he
was accosted by a gigantic Prussian
officer, who addressed him in the Ger
man language, of which O'Connor was
absolutely ignorant. The answer was
an emphatic shake Of the head. Then,
to his establishment, his interlocutor
addressed him in excellent English. Il
you see that sentry yonder? Are you
aware that if | had given him orders
you would have had a bullet through
you?' "Well,' was O'Connor's I'M
perturbed reply, Il am glad you spoke
to him. l say, can you tell me where
Bismarck has taken up his quarters?
l should awfully like to take a sketch
of it," with pleasure" came the quiet
reply. Then they trudged along to-
gether through the mud until they
halted in front of a very unpretentious
dwelling. "These are Bismarck's quar-
them, and (posing in the doorway with
folded arms) perhaps you would like to
include Bismarck"
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-12-10
GERMANY'S STABILITY.
Will the Stupendus Work of Bismarck
Be an Enduring Ono?

W
Be an Enduring One?
Though Bismarck has been worsted
in his contest with religious and So
cial ideas, his great achievement re-
mains, say William Roscoe Thayer in
the September Atlantic. He had placed
Germany at the head of Europe, and
Prussia at the head of Germany. Will
the German empire created by him
last? Who can say? The historian
has no business with prophecy. But
he may point out the existence in the
German empire today of conditions
of nations. The common danger seems
the strongest bond of union among
the German states. Defeat by Russia
on the east or by France or the west
would mean disaster for South Ger
a not less than for the Prussians,
and this peril is formidable enough to
cause the Bavarians, for instance, to
fight side by side with the Prussians.
But there can be no homogeneous in
ternal government, no compact nation,
So iOh6 40 ~ " NY h0otlC0, CdCu
co-equal in dignity though not in pow
er, flourish simultaneously. Historic
ally speaking, Germany has never
passed through that stage of develop
ment in which one dynasty swallows
up its rivals, as was the experience of
England, France, and Spain, and even
of polyglot Austria. Again, Germany
embraces three unwilling members
Alsace-Lorraine, Schleswig, and Prus-
sian Poland, any of which may serve
as a p%rovocation for war, and must re-
main a constant source of radical anti
pathy. How grievous such political
thorns may be, though small in bulk
compared to the body they worry,
England has never learned from Ire
land.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-12-10


There is no accounting for tastes.
What suits the palate of one may be
little esteemed by another. An Eng
fish traveller and sportsman had rec
commended to him. when he was in Mo-
rocco, a variety of game which he
would not be very keen for at home.
His informant was a soldier, for no
foreigner is allowed to travel in that
country without such attendance. He
began telling marvellous stories of the
game in the neighborhood, of the sui
tan's army, and of his own Importance.
One remark OF c~ooking-for he was a
gourmand-is worth repeating. There
is" he said, "only one kind Of game
worth eating in Morocco-wildcat. It's
taste is as the taste of all other va
rieties of game mixed. When once you
have tasted wildcat, never will you eat
anything egain with pleasure" Prob
ably not; I should think it enough to
poison most people, but l dared not say
so. merely proposed in a weak voice
that / preferred owl stewed with mus
tard and sand. He said that ought to
be good, too, but he had never tried it
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-12-10

Brushes conceived an affection for the
older artist that, If she had cherished
before, she certainly had never made
manifest. Nine. Third Party was not
surprised. Perhaps she liked to study
human nature.
What funny children they are" she
said to herself. And they are clever,
too, both of them"
She repeated, with discretion, the re-
marks of each about the other. 1t was
certainly a nice thing to do to show the
appreciation of one artist for the work
of another. She even let Miss Brushes
into the secret that young Mr.. Palette
raved over her portrait. An artists
raptures, of course, but little waves of
color chased each other over Miss
Brushes fair fore head and ran up
into the little curls of hair that nestled
there. She was something of a CO.
quette, and she did not object to be-
ing admired.
Little Miss Brushes was to pose
again for Nine. Third Party, and on
the day she was to arrive young Mr..
Palette, favored by his good genius,
happened in. There was a difficulty,
though, for Miss Brushes had insisted
that she should be alone when she
posed. Mr.. Palette must be disposed
OF, and he was SEM on an errand.
Miss Brushes is going to be here"
and WI shall have luncheon together"
said Nine. Third party, "ald you must
go and order the things we need"
That would take some time. 1t was
not an GRAND young Mr.. Palette would
enjoy upon ordinary occasions, but for
Miss Brushes! That was a different
matter, and he hurried off. If he con-
fused the shopmen by ordering nectar
and ambrosia for his goddess no one
was the wiser. He came back breath
less.
you know ! am not to see IN one,"
said Miss Brushes, as the step was
heard upon the stair.
THAT is Mr.. Palette" said Nine.
Third Party; how would it do if l
should introduce you as Miss Brown"
That would do we'll. Miss Brushes
eyes sparkled with fun.
Now, Mr.. Palette had heard of Miss
Brown, a little model and friend OF
Nine. Third Party's. He was not par
ticularly interested in models. He
came in and sat down. But he was
uneasy. He could not sit still.
Il say" he said. how much Miss
Brown looks like Miss Brushes. There
Is the same turn of the head, the same
profile"
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-12-10

strange conduct thought ne was gazing
upon the face OF his best girl, and
winked knowingly at n another; but
their surmise was an erroneous one
The photograph was really a repre-
sentation of the gentleman's worst en-
envy, and he firmly believed that, IL he
giared at it long enough the bitter
thought aroused in his mind by the
sight of 1t VOID ward off sea-sickness.
Fix your mind upon some n you
hate" he explained, land you will
never be i'll while at sea-"
There was a wild commotion on
board another vessel one morning, for
the captain found that some thief had
broken into his cabin that night and
stolen his best uniform. A hue and
cry was at once raised, and the rough
sailors, secretly enjoying the joke,
questioned every one on board, not
even sparing the first-class passengers.
At last, however, the missing uni
form walked unsteadily from the
cooks galley, and the person inside
made a bee line for the bulwarks. Il
always thought the toys captains wore
were a preventative of sea-sickness,"
he suffered, "but I'm afraid I've been
laboring under a delusion. Tell the
skipper I'll let him have EN- back In
half a minute-they're no good to me-"
One Of the sailors on a vessel out
ward bound for India rushed on deck
with a livid face, and startled the cap
tain by stating that seven passengers
had been found dead in their berths,
instantly assuming that there had been
foul play; the captain aroused the doc
tor, and they went together to visit the
stricken sleeping places. To all ap-
pearance the frightened sailor had
spoken the truth for passengers lay
white and still, not a sign ~betraying
that life still remained to them.
The doctor examined them, and then
went away with a frown on his face,
returning shortly with a dapper little
Frenchman, who had made himself a
favorite with every one.
"This gentleman will be able to set
your mind at rest, captain" remarked
the doctor, and the Frenchman, with
q IoleleoS Sullle, rdpluly pTOceeueu "
rouse all the quiescent passengers. 1t
seemed that he was a professional
hypnotist, and that for a fee Of one
guinea he agreed to send any one who
feared to undergo the pangs of sea-
sickness into a sound mesmeric sleep.
But for the doctors interference, he
said, his patients would have slumber-
ed until the shores of India were
sighted.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-12-10
THE Z FLAG.
A Danger Signal Was Ho'sted Over the
Melon Patch,

melOu Eatcn.
A mar was out driving one after
noon and went beyond the limits o.
Westport, says the Kansas City Star.
He was jogging along the road taking
things easy, more interested in his fair
companion than in the landscape. SUI
denly he pulled his horse in. Down
the road he saw a red flag fastened to
a pole stuck in the fence post. He
stared at it silently for some minutes.
what is it?" asked his companion
uneasily. 81 can't make out. Perhaps
it's a rifle range. Maybe they're blast
ing. Anyhow, it's a danger signal"
he replied. He drove forward eau
tlously, stopping now and then to look
at the red flag. There being no Wis
IDLE evidences of danger, he proceed
er, and saw, hitched to the fence post
by a long rope, the meanest mule in
Missouri. 1t was humpbacked and
skinny. It's loose hide was SCARED
and worn bare in patches. It's ears
were ragged and it's eyes were red. It's
hoofs were abnormally developed. The
rope by which it was tied was short
enough to keep it out of the highway
beyond that was evidently danger.
An old farmer sat on the fence in the
shade of an apple tree across the road.
What's that flag for?" asked the man
who was driving. THAT flag means
keep away from the mule" answered
the old man. Then why in thunder,
don't you tie him up in your barn Dr.
in a feld?" asked the driver. "That
mule" replied the farmer, sis better
than a constable or a bulldog. See that
patch of muskmelons? The boys round
here use to skin that patch most reg
ular, an I couldn't keep 'em out.
They'd win every dog | set to watchin'
EN-, but they can't win the mule. l
lost so much sleep watchin' the patch
that l got nervous prostration. Then
I thought of ole Bill there, and we put
him out. 1t took six neighbors to do
it. He didn't want the job. l don't
know how we're ever goin' to get him
back ~again-shoot the rope in two, l
guess. But every one about here
knows Bill, an you bet them melons is
safe while he's there. You see, his
rope is just long enough to cover the
patch. Well-so long"
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-12-10

"That is because you have not seen
Miss Brushes herself" said Nine. Third
Party, seriously. You cannot form a
good idea of a person merely from the
picture" Then she proceeded to en-
terrain her little friend, Miss Brown,
with the story Of young Palette's infat-
uation for Miss Brushes. An artists
love affairs are public property; he
tells them himself. They are artistic
conditions.
H beguiles a little cousin out to
walk that he may have an excuse for
hanging around her house." she began,
mischievously, "and-"
III get to talking with ONE n
there and get acquainted with her yet"
interrupted Mr.. Palette, walking up and
down the room, uneasy, but unsuspect-
ing.
is furiously jealous of a hand
some young man she has painted,
and"
10 think of wearing a coat Of that
style at ten o'clock in the morning."
He VOWS he would know her any
where if he should meet her among
thousands.
I should. She would wear a little
sailor hat, a trim little tie"-Mr. Pa
lette's affections were apt to center
not so much on artistic. as up-to-date
young wonderland she would walk
So
Throwing back his shoulders, Mr..
Palette walked across the room with
the air of a fashionable young wom-
an.
Nine. Third Party was beginning to
be alarmed at the success of her joke.
just then there was a diversion that
called every one for a moment to the
windows. She scrubbed three words
upon a piece of paper and handed it to
Mr.. Palette.
1T is She" he read.
Then followed a genuine introduce
ton, and for the few moments longer
that Miss Brushes remained Mr.. Pa
lette was quiet, pale, and intense.
When she was gone he was in rap
lures. He must pour out his feeling.
He did so for an hour at least. Then
he went home. He held both of Nine.
Third Party's hands in his as he said
goodbye.
Il shall never marry any woman"
he said, seriously, somewhat worn by
the strength of his feelings, but this
has been a wonderful experience to
me-
Later in the day Mr.. Palette dropped
into the studio again on a matter Of
business. He was gay, d~ebonair, and
quite himself again.
And you find Miss Brushes quite as
beautiful as you expected?" asked
Nine. Third Party, curiously, as he
turned to leave for the last time that
day.
Eyes; o. yes" he answered, careless
ly. Then, as he held the door half
way open, suppressing a yawn, "but
she had the figure of a rabbit"
That was the end of the idyl.-New
York times.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-12-10

A tail such as this is easily fitted. A
cloth is wrapped around the stump,
an end left loose. This is passed down
the net, on which the artificial tail is
built up. The loose end is pulled
through at the bottom-the net is just
a long, narrow bag-the cloth removed,
the artificial a~ppendage buckled on
the crupper, and there you are. And
II any driver gets tired of a short flag
tail can be accommodated today with
a regular waterspout.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-12-10

Urging Peace and Ordering Batteries.
The most positive and significant
criticism of the Cars disarmament
circular to the Powers has come from
the Military Council of Russia herself.
The War Office having become con-
WINGED that the field artillery Is the
weakest arm Of the service, especially
as regards quick-fring guns, the Mill
tary Council has urgently recommend
ed the latest type of quick-firing guns.
Nothing remains to be done excepting
to decide where to place the orders for
an expeditions supply of new weapons.
Strong objections is raised to further
Army and Navy contracts going to
Germany, and the United States and
France are favored for the new supply
of "peace-makers." In the meanwhile,
the Foreign Office is arranging to con-
vene the Cars projected 1nternation-
al Disarmament Conference in st.
Petersburg a month after the ad-
journment of the American-Spanish
Peace Conference in Paris.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-12-10

who know him are not surprised at the
Prince Albert, and he says that he was
married in such a coat; vas inaugu-
rated in such a coat and has worn a
similar garment at all functions where
his office has demanded his attendance,
and that he does not propose to give 1t
up now. He is "a man of the people,"
He was born in st. Louis county and
has always resided either in the oun
ty or city. His wife, also, is from the
county n there his children were
born. His tastes are few and simple.
The fact that he is the chief executive
has not changed him, and today he
visits and dimes with the humble cit
liens who knew him before his induc-
ton into office. When the mayor is in
his office at the city hall he is always
unapproachable. AS a general rule he
stands in the reception-room, hears
What his callers have to say, and an
sWers them at once. During the hot
weather he received visitors in his
shirt sleeves and in very warm weather
left off his vest. He is over six feet
In height, smooth shaver and with
full, fat ford face. There is usually
a smile on his lips and a merry twin
kle in his eye. He dresses modestly,
wearing a Prince Albert coat, with
trousers and vest of similar cloth;
white linen and a plain black tie. There
is but one oddly and that is his hat.
His hats are patterned after those of
the Quakers of PENIS day, and the
pleadings of his wife and the gibes
of his friends will not make him
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-12-10
A Gigantic Grand Duke.

The only man known who is
obliged to take his own bed with him
wherever he travels is the Grand Duke
Paul of Russia. He is so very tall
that it is impossible for him to OBJ
tain a comfortable nights rest unless
he can sleep in his w bed, which
was made specially for him. The bed
itself is constructed so that 1t can be
packed into a small trunk.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-12-10
change it. His hat is famous in st.
Louis.
AN INTERESTING KAFFIR.

The Rev. Simon P. Sihlali of Tenn
buland, who returned recently to South
Africa from England, is doubtless the
most interesting Kaffir who has visit
ed England for some years. He was
the first Kaffir to matriculate at the
Cape university, and also the first to
represent officially the churches of
South Africa at the Congregational
union of England and Wales. This
he did in May last. MI. Sihlali, who
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-12-10
THE REV. SIMON P. sIHLALI.

was educated at Lovedale, was ordain-
ed in 1884 at Graaff-Reinet, entering
two years later on his work in Tembu-
land. He has been instrumental in
securing the erection of six places of
worship and schools, and his church
has a membership of 600 persons. Dur
ing his brief stay in England friends
have subscribed over So, 500 toward the
erection of a permanent church at Sol
omon's Vale, the center of his field of
iabors, for which the chief Mgudlwa
mas presented a site.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-12-10
Disease In Books.

In order to prevent the spread of
disease by means of library books, a
sterilizing apparatus has been brought
out in New York. 1t consists of a dou-
ble-walled box of iron. in which are
shelves for the reception Of the hooks
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-12-10
Great Britain and Germany Clasp Hand

Great Britain and Germany Clasp Hand
Rumor has become active concern
ing alliance between Great Britain
and Germany. indicating a combina-
ton against Russia and France in
certain contingencies. 1t is officially
acknowledged that London and Berlin
are united in the matter of the reten-
ton Of Egypt. 1t is also known that
the British plans for the advancement
of Egypt have been hampered by the
mixed tribunal in Egypt through Rus
sian and French influence with the
court.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-12-10

Jenkins-I wonder how it happens
that Miss Kidd is always out when I
call? Bliss-oh, just her luck, I i'm
agine
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-12-10
A MAN OF THE PEOPLE
REFUSES TO POSE IN FULL
DRESS FOR SOCIETY.
Major Henry Ziegenheln of st. Louis
Taught to scorn the Queer Customs
of Wearing Swallow Tailed Coats and
White Neckties.

AYOR II e n r Y
z l e G E N HEN,
who has pulled the
beard of the great
Yelled Prophet by
refusing to wear
full dress at the big
ball in st. Louis, is
a plain, blunt man,
who likes not the
f~astidious ways of
high sOciety. Those
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-12-10
WHIMS OF SEA-SICK PEOPLE.

The captain of a big liner says that
he should consider himself a rich man
4 he had as many sovereigns as there
we're cures for sea-sickness. Every
person who sails with him knows just
how to act when the "go r%oundand-
round sort of feeling" begins to assert
tself, and there are so many GER
tain remedies that NAL de mer ought
long ago to have lost it's terrors.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-12-10

During a very rough trip across the
Atlantic, a well-dressed gentleman sat
down in the center Of the wave-washed
deck, produced a photograph, and star
ed hard at 1t for hours. Passengers
who were in a condition to notice his
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-11-18
IT'S ALL TALK
Yes. But It's Wilmington Talk Tie Kind
That Tells In Wilmington.

Talk that tells.
Talk that's endorsed,
Everyday talk by people that know.
City talk-kidnoy talk.
Do kidueys talk?
Well yes, both loud and long.
You should learn the kidney language
Bac kacbo in kidney talk means kidney
ache.
Lame back means lame kidneys.
Weak back means weak kidneys.
A. bad back is simply the kidneys talk
Ing trouble.
Here's Wilmington talk and kidney
talk. ,..t~
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Before began to use Doan's Kidney Pills
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other.