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The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-12-31

"a reflection forced on me by a
tour of these islands is the extraor-
binary absence of any special indus
tries among the natives. In most other
lands with large native populations.
especially in the southern seas, you.
will find certain unique artistic crea-
tions, dexterously made, which indi-
cate industry. But here the general
laziness Of the populations and their
lack of inventive faculty, content to
live as they are from hand to mouth,
preclude the idea Of specially attract
i've artistic creations. So we zigzag
through this segment Of a circle from
north to south without carrying away
a single souvenir"
The trip as Mr.. Shortall describes it
involves every one of the three groups
Of islands worth visiting. Trinidad,
with its unfathomable and inexhaust-
IDLE lake of asphaltum, was visited;
Antigua, with its pretty rural village
scenes, and many other interesting
points were touched. In the end the
party visited Venezuela and passed
over the spur of the Andes from La
Guayra to Caracas and thence to Porto
Cabello. Here the steamer was met
and the party steamed for home, well
content to leave the Lesser Antilles
and the Spanish main for a more
agreeable cline.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-12-31

thing but luxurious. The opposite
shore presents a beautiful appearance
with it's cocoanut palms and long line
of surf peculiarly tropical. The in
terror of this island has many sugar
plantations and perfect roads, English
built and for the most part practically
level. The bamboo grows in Barbados
in great profusion and where planted
along the roadway furnishes a de-
lightful shade. But the natives have
not yet learned the art of utilizing the
canes as the Japanese have.
Curacao is the most uniquely built
of any of the group. One would think
that he had been dropped down in a
corner of Holland as he viewed its
water ways, gabled houses and stone
streets, so entirely different from the
buildings or roads of any of the others.
The word Curacao is from Cura, a
priest and assoc, a Carib word signify
ing roasting. The story goes that ear
ly in the sixteenth century Jesuits OF
Spain SEN out some missionaries to
these islands, which were then canni-
bal. They landed a couple of their
brethren on this island and the natives
received them with a hearty welcome.
"The ship sailed away and when the
poor priests showed sufficient recovery
from the long voyage and the natural
improvement of active life these mis-
begotten Caribs roasted them and ate
them. A year or so after the same
ship visited the island again to ascer-
tain the condition Of the brethren. 1t
is related that the natives went glee-
fully to the shore to meet the Span
iards, anticipating another gift of the
same kind. But the ship sailed away
this time with an undiminished pas
senger list. There Is now no cannibal
tendency in Curacao, and even the
liquor to which the island gave its
name is no longer manufactured there,
but in Amsterdam.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-12-31

and to them 1 instantly resorted."
There he stood, at the parting of the
ways, and he struck into the path
which was to lead him t. fame and a
reasonable amount Of prosperity. But
Ii is to be remembered that he never
for a moment relinquished his pursuit
of observing the life of wood and
fields, and to read one short extract
from his autobiography is to learn why
he met with success rather than with
failure: One of the most extraordin-
airy things among all these adverse cir
cumstances vas that / never for a day
gave up listening to the songs of our
birds, or watching their peculiar hab-
it's, or d~ilineating them in the best way
1 could. Nay, during my deepest trou-
bles l would frequently wrench myself
from the persons round me, and retire
to some secluded part of our noble for
ests; and many a time, at the sound
of the wood thrushes' melodies have !
fallen on my knees and there prayed
earnestly to our God"
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-12-31

who, she kindly says, must not be dis
tinguished from each other. A gen.
tleman is mor Of a gentleman than
he used to be. The young man of to-
day is more cosmopolitan, bis view Of
life is gained by experience and con-
tact with his fellow-men. and he re-
fuses to judge men and events from the
standpoint Of some ancient author.
Sarah Grand is severe on the modern
university, and compares the college
bred and the military man, much to
the advantage of the latter. One of
the weak points in the university, she
says, Is that it does not change the
manners of her son. The man who
enters the university a boor will leave
it a boor-a thing which is impossible
after the training of a military life.
The university man is selfish. II his
family is poor, the education Of his
sisters is neglected for his benefit. He
is great on what a nan can do and
what a woman cannot. The military
young man is of another type. His
profession is to kill, yet Give and let
live might be his motto. His outlook
on life is unprejudiced by his educa-
ton. He makes his sisters his COM
rades, is devoted to his mother, and
the chum Of his father.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-12-31
No Money for Church Support.

One condition of the American occu.
patton of its new territory will be di.
rectly contrary to all Spanish precedent
and tradition. In this country the peo,
pie do not permit the appropriation OF
public money for sectarian purposes
Every religious denomination stand,
ON an equal plane in the eyes of nation.
al and state laws. Every one must sup.
port itself and all it's educational and
benevolent activities. The fullest toI.
Grafton of belief is allowed, and the ut
most freedom for religious organiza.
lions to acquire and hold property and
administer trusts. They must build
themselves up, however, by the gen,
crosby and work of their individual
members, without threat or coercion
This condition differs radically from
that OF Spain and several other u
tries, and will be inforced in all Amer.
lean possessions. Religious organiza.
lions will be protected in their present
holding, but hereafter they must sup.
port themselves. In Porto Rico the
church authorities officially inquired
concerning their future support, and
were amazed at General Wilson's reply;
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-12-31
Among the Lesser Antilles.

of chocolate is a relatively new enter
prise. The scenery of most of the
islands is now mountainous, and, of
course, full of tropical vegetation,
with botanical gardens, to which, / be-
lieve, all aspire to give an outlet for
the taste of the botanist and those
aesthetically inclined.
"The ship gets her bill of health
from island to island. This fact was
made very clear to us when we stop
ped opposite Martinique, where we
dared not land on account of the yell
low fever, which was becoming slight
ly epidemic. We lay by a few hours
off the principal town and smelled-
the wind was offshore-the burning
of refuse material which drifted out
to sea with a pungeat odor. 1t was
night and the imagination had free
scope.
"At Santa Lucia, which is one of the
principal coaling ports in these is
lands, a curious spectacle was that of
the process of coaling, in which both
men and women, the larger portion in
the majority, were engaged. These
poor people were employed in carry
ing coal in baskets perched ON their
heads up the steep gangways of the
steamer. They were glad enough to
get the few pennies that could be thus
earned, in spite of the laborious work,
begrimed with coal dust and swelter-
ing in the torrid sun.
THE island of Barbados has a fine
harbor and a line of railroad built
from the harbor town to the side OPP
posite. But the first-class carriages,
c%ushionless because of the temptations
such conveniences would offer to
travellers who pay no fare, are any
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-12-31
OF A MARTIAL NATURE.

since the accession of the present
car Russia has added enormously to
her military strength. Two new army
corps nave been created, as well as
Two new cavalry corps mot merely reg
1ments); the field artillery has been in
creased by seventy new batteries. or
over 400 guns; the Siberian rifles have
been doubled, and now four new army
corps are to be added and the artillery
is to be ~reorganized so as to double it's
strength within a short time. Russia
already has twice as many army corps
as Austria and when the new ones are
raised will have by far the largest
army in the world, with eight more
army corps than either France or Ger
many. Yet this immense force costs
just about what Great Britain spends
on it's comparatively small army,
which, as Lord Wolseley affirmed, can
provide two fully equipped corps for
foreign service"
In his account of Bismarck in the
Franco-German War" DR.. Morit7
Busch describes the great chancellor
as conducting his business while with
the army sitting IN empty boxes at a
table formed of a door taken off it's
hinges and resting at one end on a
cask mounted on a box and on the
other on a kneading-trough, having
empty bottles for candle-sticks and
washing himself in a cracked hand
basin patched with sealing-wax, so as
to hold water. For a bed Bismarck
was happy to get ar old mattress laid
on the floor. On his way to Busarcy
the chancellor had nothing to eat but
the soldiers bread and fat bacon and
his only warm food in thirty-six hours
was some pea-sausage soup which q
benevolent general officer gave to him.
For his horse Bismarck could get only
half a peck of oats. Such is the luxury
of camps seen under the thorough Ger
man system of staff organization. Dur
ing the civil war Stonewall Jackson's
rapidly moving columns subsisted upon
ears Of corn picked up by the wayside
The reason of this is that the trans.
p~ortation of a full supply of commits.
sary and quartermaster's stores is in.
compatible with rapid movements il
the field.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-12-31
VARYING Stature,

The different countries of Europe
vary very greatly in the average stat
ure of their people. The Scotch are
the ~tallest, 5 feet 10 inches, on a level
with the Polynesfans n the Arme.
mans. At the other extreme are the
Southern Italians, French and Span
iards, all the shortest people, except
the dwarf tribes of Africa. The av-
erage height in Ireland is 8 feet 9
inches; in England and Scandinavia, .
feet Z inches; in Wales, Germany and
Denmark, 5 feet 6 inches: Eastern
France, 5 feet 8 inches; Spain, Swift
zerland, Northern and Central Italy,
8 feet 4 inches; Portugal and South,
ern Italy. 5 feet 8 inches.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-12-31
A Matter of Words.

Few men have been shrewder than
Disraeli in detecting the subtle, hair
breadth distinctions which are made
to pass muster as essential differences
in matters of form or ceremony. In
the days of the public worship regula-
ton act in England, Sir William Har-
court was invited to visit Lord Bea-
consfeld at Hughenden Manor. On
Sunday, states the London News, which
prints the story, the young politician
accompanied his host to the village
church, and on the way thither was
warned that some hints of the high
church movement had penetrated even
that sylvan solitude. my friend, the
vicar" said the lord of the manor,
will take what I call a collection and
he calls an %offertory, and afterward
what I call a plate and he calls an
aims dish will be placed on what !
call a table and he calls an altar"
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-12-31
MORNING MILK IN BRUSSELS,
Especial Lottery

NoROSA1A
The historic and artistic charm Of
the old world cities Of Belgium and
Holland, with their destinations Of
quaint, quiet life, is enriched by their
rustic peasant life and unique modes
Of locomotion for which all sorts of
animals are used as motive powers.
Always industrious and thrifty peoples,
they surely deserve their well-to-do-
ness, and one Of the most striking in
stances of the economy of the country
Ito a f%oreigner) is the active part which
their ONE and dogs take in the
struggle for existence, quiet and even
though it be; perhaps the most re-
markable being the use made Of that
friend Of man the faithful hound. Nat
urally, with steam and electric trans
running through the streets, one at
once notices the dearth of horses, for
of the use of these animals the Flem-
ings are very economical, and very
much of the work which would be done
by them here, or else by the donkey
or pony Of the coster, is there perform
ed by yokes of one, two, three and even
four dogs, for they are always used
to draw the milk carts and all lighter
traps. They are frequently harnessed
and sometimes ven gaily c~aparisoned,
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-12-31

The habit of drinking spirits in
various forms on an empty stomach
instead of, If necessary, during and
after eating, and meat" instead of
we'll diluted, is one of the most per-
nicious customs of the day. Alcohol
in a well-diluted form, as in light
wines, beer, etc., If taken with meals
in moderate quantities, will hardly do
anyone harm and most people good,
and to some few is a positive necessity.
But the gulping down before meals OF
'drauShts Of raw spirit, which is al
cohol in a concentrated form, is about
as pernicious a habit as can possibly
be.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-12-31

Clair and Randolph, five counties. One
representative from each county was
elected and on Nov. 10 Governor Ed
wards issued a proclamation ordering
the representatives to convene at the
Pape mansion at Kaskaskia, and here
the first laws Of the territory of Hi
nois were enacted. The large hall on
the lower floor of the building was
used as the assembly-room and the
rooms in the upper story served as the
offices of the governor and the other
executive officers. 1t was in this build
Ing that the legislature incorporated
the first bank in the territory, which
was located at Cairo. Not only did the
territorial legislature hold many ses-
sions in this building, but previous to
this time numerous councils had been
held in the assembly-room by the peo-
pie of Kaskaskia and the Indian tribes.
In the year 1918 Illinois, owing to her
rapid progress, was admitted to the
Union as a state. The petition praying
for the admission of the state into the
Union on an equal footing with the
other states is said to have been
framed in this old building. The legis-
iature was in session at Kaskaskia in
January of that year and the session
was held in this building. The ON
vention which was called by congress
10 draft the constitution for the state
Of Illinois assembled at Kaskaskia in
July, 1918, and completed it's labors by
signing the constitution on Aug. 26 fol-
lowing. Whether the session was held
In the old ~statehouse or in the new
building is a question, as a new state
building was erected about that time.
It is generally believed, however. that
the convention was held in this build
ing and the constitution of the great
state Of Illinois was therein drafted.
Pierre Menard, who afterward served
as lieutenant governor Of the state and
who was the most remarkable per-
sonage in the territory and state dur
ing its early history, presided over
many of the councils held in this
building, and some of the deeds con-
ferring some Of the greatest land
grants made by the United States were
recorded there. The interior of the
house has now fallen to decay and has
'ong since been abandoned even by the
present inhabitants OF Kaskaskia.
No man ever has to feel ashamed OF
the company he keeps out of.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-12-31
CARE FOR YOUR PIANO,
How to Keep the Instrument in Good
Order.

BOW TO heep JHe instrument IN GOOd
Order.
1t is we'll to sometimes rub the wires
gently with chamois or a flannel cloth,
and to pass a soft muslin over the
sounding board by means of a slender
point which will slip between the
wires and engage the cloth, which may
then be carefully moved over the sur
face, taking off the dust. A steel cro-
Chef hook or a stout knitting needle
will answer the purpose. 1t is advis-
able to keep a little camphor inside
the case, for if the moth has been at
tracted by the felt used in various
parts it VIII serve as a means of pro-
lection against this pest. The temper
ature of the room should be moderate
and as even as may be. Extreme
heat that is drying should always be
avoided, so a piano should not stand,
as is often the case, 90 near a fire.
An instrument should be opened for a
short time each day; if it is not much
used this is especially desirable. Often
there appears a sort of bloom upon the
case, or the wood looks dingy ana
seems to be i'll need of cleaning. 1t is,
however, very uncertain work to at
tempt to improve the fine finish of a
piano with polish. Instead, the meth
cd recommended and used by a pro-
fessional tuner is one that may be
safely tested, with the certainty that
it will not be the means of gathering
additional dust, as oils and polishes
are apt to do. Take the finest toilet
soap and lukeWarm water and wash
a little of the piano at a time, as you
would wash a baby's face, using a soft
cloth, and working upon a space not
larger han your hand. Wipe it off
with clear water and rub well with
a clean polishing cloth until it is per-
fectly dry and well polished. The fine
soapsuds do not affect he original fin
ish in the least, but simply removes
that which obscures it, and if rubbed
absolutely dry, with a brisk motion,
the result is that the piano is cleaned
and frightened.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-12-31

"The residents are now said to be all
smugglers. The tempting proximity of
high tariffed Venezuela, less than 8
score of miles away, offers rare oppor-
tunities for earning an honest living.
Great cargoes of merchandise will be
found on the docks here one evening
and the next morning will have gone,
nobody knowing whittier and nobody
inquiring. 1t is free port. and follow
ing Amsterdam and Rotterdam in this
too a man can buy fine Havana cigars
at a very low price, a fact which he
who smokes will appreciate.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-12-31
DISCUSSES MODERN YOUTHS.

Sarah Grand Avocates a Military Educa-
ton Rather Than University.
After discussing the woman's ques-
ton, marriage, ETC., to her hearts con-
tent, Sarah Grand turns her attention
in the current number Of the Temple
Magazine to the Modern Young Man."
and, surprising as it may seem, that
young gentleman receives fairer treat
ment at her hands than might have
been expected from her many previous
arrangements of mankind in general.
To begin with, she observes that a sub
tie change for good marks the young
Englishman and the young American,
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-12-31
Out of His Reckoning.

The surprising thing about the fol-
lowing story, which the Tribune prints,
is hat Arkansas did not tell Maine to
guess again" In one of our South
ern camps an Arkansas guard, who
was talking to a Maine sentry, said:
IS near's l can see, there amt much
difference atWeens we-uns an you-uns
'cept that we-uns reckon an you-uns
guess" That's bout all, neighbor."
replied the Maine man, with no lack
Of Yankee impudence, "'cept that we
can guess a plaguey sight better than
you can reckon"
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-12-31
Happily Named.

How the late Professor COIN OF
Breslau would have opened his famous
lectures on botany, had his name
CHANGED to be Jones or Jenkins, is left
to the imagination of the readers of
this story from the New York Tri-
bune. "The four chief constituents of
plants" the distinguished botanist
was wont to say at the beginning of
his course, ARE carbon, C; oxygen, o;
hydrogen, H; nitrogen, N" Then,
writing down these four letters, with
apparent carelessness, on a blackboard,
COIN, he would smile, as he observed:
1T is clear that l ought to know
something about botany"
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-12-31
BeAcA
ScENs
At
6ARBADoEs

best plantations have been abandoned.
Their tattered chimneys and slowly
disintegrating buildings present pict-
ures of desolat1on. In the British Is
lands the subject of assistance to SUI
gar planters has given and is giving
the government very grave concern.
Zone of the most important products
Of some of the islands is chocolate
seed Gheobroma cacao). This seed is
found in a mass of white. viscous fluid,
is taken therefrom, the seed dried and
'orted. Many persons are engaged
wing the trees, as the production
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-12-31
PORTING TERMS IN FRENCH.
musing Adaptations of the English Ex-
pressions.

musing Adaptations of the English Ex-
pressions. =,
1t is we'll known that the French
language is so deficient in all words
iealing with sport that they have to
De borrowed from English, and they
often undergo curious notifications
n transit. A distinguished Frenchman.
name Sasnt-Maurice has lately pub
iished a book with the delightful title
of l. Recordsman' an individual who
Is, no doubt, closely related to the
Yachtman," of whome Pierre Lott has
written, and is possibly husband OF
the "Cyclewoman," who also figures
from time to time in the Partisan
sporting press. If the author of lie
Recordsman" is to be believed, cyclic,
mania is a disease which has attacked
the French nation in a far more acute
form than that with which we are ia
miliar, and in particular he has a good
zeal to say about the enthusiastic ad-
mlration excited by holders of distance
records in the eyes of the fair sex.
Perhaps the most affecting story in
the book is that which relates to the
death of a distinguished "pedaleur,"
who is followed to his grave by his
heart-broken widow, mounted upon her
steed of steel, and arrayed in a black
SILK blouse and "pantalons de deuil."
The idea of mourning knickerbockers"
suggests the nonsense verse:
There was an old man of the cape.
Who always wore trousers of crepe;
When asked, do they tear?"
He replied Here and there,
But they keep such a beautiful shape.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-12-31
Some English Authors c

Some English Authors Compared.
Mr.. Thomas Henry Hall Game, to
give him all the name he is entitled to,
is a man of strange appearance, says a
New York writer who has sized up the
Britisher. He could make a marvellous
difference in his looks were he to have
his hair trimmed and his face shaved.
He is not a whit better looking than
zangwill, who is less handsome than
Gen. Pryor. Game is less hairy than
Zangwill, who is not a hirsutochineous
patch on Mr.. Richard LIE G%allienne.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-12-31

MILK OELLIft IN blUOoELO.
and run, like oxen, often as many as
four abreast. Yet their most common
and surely a very sensible use is to
be strapped either in front Of or under
a hand cart, pushed by either a man
or woman, and it is wonderful to see
the pleasure they take in doing their
share of the pulling. For this use dogs
of every description and breed are
used, from small terriers to the strong
est and most massive build Of mastiff,
st. Bernard, retriever and big Dane, all
looking joyous, strong and happy, and
taking an intelligent interest in help
ing their masters.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-12-31
To Remember Faces.

To remember a face, as a person is
called, the rule is not difficult to follow.
Pick out some feature r popularity by
which you can distinguish that face
or person from all other faces or per-
sons and associate the name with that
feature or popularity. No two coun-
tenances or figures are alike, and 1t
is by noting how they differ one from
another that you will remember them.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-12-31
Always Vigilant.

In early life Audubon, the naturalist.
was financially ruined, s % that when
his debts had been paid he found him
self without a dollar. Yet he was alb
solutely un~discouraged. "Was 1 in
clined?" he asks, "to cut my throat In
foolish despair? No! had talents,