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The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-04-09
PAID HER OWN WAY.
Woman who Went to Europe Six Times
in Twelve Years.

Woman Who Went to Europe Six Times
in Twelve Years.
A plucky American woman, who be-
gan to support herself at IS, says the
Philadelphia Times, has shown how O
poor school-teacher can see Europe to
the best advantage in twelve years.
Earning a small salary in a public
school, she has taken private pupils
and lived frugally and has been allie
to go to Europe every other year for
two months holiday. Her first jour
ney was made to England and Sept
land and was enjoyed SO keenly that
she planned another one and saved
money for it during the mex two years.
The second tou was through France,
Belgium and Holland, and in order co
travel comfortably she learned French
during her leisure hours. Returning to
her school work she began to study
German, and at the end of two years
was ready for a journey up the Rhine
and to Vienna, and thence through
Dresden and Berlin to Bremen. With
renewed ardor she plunged into the
study of Italian, and at the end of two
years she started for Rome. She mads
the round of the Italian cities, and
spent a fortnight in Switzerland. TWO
years afterward she was in Spain, and
was able to speak the language. Dur
ing the last year she has made her
sixth journey to Europe, travelling
through Denmark, Norway and Swe-
don to Dt1ccio on1 cnan1;no n for4p,okS
in Moscow. She carried with her a fais
knowledge of Swedish, and not only
knew the Russian alphabet so as to,
read the street signs, but could make
her own bargains with drosky drivers.
and go about without a guide. In the,
six journeys to Europe and learned to,
speak six modern languages, and she
has supported herself entirely by her
earnings as a school-teacher, and has
paid every penny of her travelling ex-
penses. Starting with a painstaking
study of the language of the country
which she was to visit, and also pre-"
pairing herself by a course of reading,
she has made the best possible use Of
her time abroad. The reward for all
this energy and perseverance has come
in her thirtieth year. Her knowledge
of foreign languages has fitted her for
broader work as a teacher, and she has
left the public schools to AXE a posi-
ton as instructor in French, German
and Italian in a high school for young
m There may be higher aims
than those ordinarily involved in for
eign travel, but the persistency of this
American girl in carrying out her plans
is worthy of praise. 1t is a great gain
in any human life, if it is governed by
a definite purpose and keeps that pur-
pose steadily in mind
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-04-09

Here is a little bit of testimony as to
the influence of strong drink in short
ening life, and of course in impairing
the life by establishing diseased condi-
ditions, 1t may be, long before the end.
Oficial statistics show that while the
mortality amongst the Russians is 40
per 1000, the rate amongst the Kazan
Tartars, who are abstainers from in
toxicants, is only 81 per 1000. These
Tartars, who live in Russia, number
$4,000. With the exception of their
teetotalism they live under exactly the
same conditions as the Russians. Grant
ing the accuracy of the figures given,
and following the silly argument used
by a good many people In this country
it is to be supposed that the Russians
prefer "a short life and a merry one!"
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NOTED WO EN-.

Nine. Patti delights in the game of
billiards, and is a skillful player. Her
billiard-room at Craig-y-Nos is one of
the handsomest in existence.
Sarah Bernhard is a total abstainer
from all alcoholic drinks, and to this
she attributes much of her wonderful
energy and mental power. Her favor
lite beverages are milk and water.
"Ouida" has beautifully formed
hands and feet, and to keep the latter
from being distorted by unnatural pres
sure on the bones she wears open,
alike, instead of boots.
Nine. Melba never suffers from stage
fright. She attributes her calm repose
to a simple diet, and believes that the
frequent cause of nervousness among
singers and actors is indigestion,
brought about by careless or self-indul-
gent eating.
The princess of Wales has no par
ticular liking for outdoor games, ex-
cepting croquet, of which she is very
fond. At Sandringham, and also at
Fredensborg, the good old-fashioned
game is a great favorite, which per-
haps accounts for its coming into
vogue again. 1t is now often played at
smart garden parties in preference to
tennis.
Nine. Wagner is nothing if not active
and possessed of exceptional foresight.
Already she has taken time by the
forelock and has drawn cut the pro-
gram of the Bayreuth festival for the
initial year of the next century. In
1901 will be given an exceptionally
grand performance of "The Flying
Dutchman," one of Wagner's early
operas. The maestro's widow speaks
of mounting the work in a style hither-
to quite unheard Of with any piece that
has yet been produced at the Bayreuth
"festspielhaus."
A person should never go out walking
in a driving rain.
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the most comfortable position imagin-
allie. Our companion was apparently
nineteen or twenty years of age.
1t is curious to recall the change
that comes to one-if fond of travelling
almost Immediately after parting
from friends and starting IN a journey.
Until the train, stage or ship moves
off, our thoughts are of things and
people we are about to leave; but once
on the way there SENS to be a complete
transition, and we begin to fit ourselves
into our immediate surroundings, and
for the time being are one with them.
On this occasion, a journey to New
York by the Shenandoah route, there
was little in these surroundings to in
terest; the other silent occupant of the
car made us feel a little anxious. While
dreamily wishing we might take on
some Others, he said:
Look out and see the passing show"
Hts tone was respectful, his speak
Ing evidently involuntary; so, without
hesitation, we turned to the window
and were pleasantly entertained by the
passing of a large floating show.
Our companions voice was pleasant,
and his manner gentle, so we felt easy,
and for some time thought no more of
him.
During the night others came in, and
in the morning he offered such civilities
as a gentleman may in travelling, and
made us notice him just enough to
conclude that he was a young man
sightseeing for the first time.
We left the East Tennessee & Viz
ginia road al Roanoke, entering there
the beautiful Shenandoah valley. The
stranger assisted us at different times
with thoughtful kindness, and we de
termined to enter more freely intp
conversation with him, with a con-
seriousness that we might serve one ap
parently so inexperienced. This we did
when we gathered in a little group al
the back of the coach, to look out upon
the ever-varying cenes through whicll
we were passing. The beauty of tn,
route far exceeded our anticipation.
The Shenandoah river ran beside the
road for miles and miles, winding
about, ever changing; sometimes hold.
ing close on its bank a pretty little
cottage or a farm. At some parts il
would be lost, at others seen, and is
would in the distance have the ap-
p%earance of a quiet lake. Again, rush
ing off from Us on one side, to be seen
nexi on the other, breaking it's silver
water over rocks and around hills, ii
would leave us scarce time to regret its
absence ere it was back again.
Different features of the journey sug-
gested occasions Of similar or greater
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-04-09
The CoHee.Eating Habit.

The coffee-eating habit is on the I'M
crease, and it is probably the worst
that car be found, says a wel-known
physician. Coffee, when boiled and
taken as a beverage, is not only unin-
furious. but beneficial, unless taken In
very great quantity, but when eaten
as roasted is productive of a train Of
ills that finally result in complete
physical and mental prostration. I
have had a number Of cases Of the
kind, and they are al difficult to cure
as those arising from the opium habit.
The trouble Is more prevalent among
young girls than any one elese. They
eat parched coffee without any definite
object, just as they eat soapstone
slate pencils, with much more disas-
trous results. The cotfee-eater be-
weak and emaciated, the com.
plexion is muddy and sallow, the appe'
lite poor, digestion ruined and nerves
all unstrung. Coffee will give a few
minutes of e~xhileration, followed with
great weakness. The victims nearly
die when deprived Of the accustomed
Observation-Disclosures Star.
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The good layers" of any breed
should be kept as long as they perse-
we're in the good work, no matter if
they become ten years old, and he
same is true of the good breeders"
says a writer in Texas Farm and
Ranch. The most successful poultry
men in the country note carefully
which fowls in their flock are the best
layers and best breeders, and you will
hear them say, Il shall set every egg
that hen lays as long as she keeps it up
and the eggs will hatch" They value
such hens for the good work they do.
When at Charlottesville, Ind, a year
ago last summer, Mr.. Ben 8. Myers,
the w~ell-known Black Langshan breed
er, pointed out to Us a fine, large hen,
and remarked, That hen is six years
old. She has won first prize at leading
shows the past five years, has never
received a score Of less than IS points,
is n Of the best laying hens to this
day, and l have set or sold every egg
she has laid. That hen has been worth
from $500 to 81 900 to me. l shall set
her eggs as long as she lays them and
they will hatch"
You say she Is still a good layer?"
"One of my best" replied Mr.. Myers.
Il find that my best shaped, standard
weight hens are the best layers, as a
rule"
Last summer, when we visited the
yards of Mr.. ODE Lash at Vermont, ILL.,,
he pointed out to us a large, shapely
Barred Plymouth Rock hen, saying:
That lady is eleven years old and still
laying pretty good. She has been a
great layer and a great breeder. l still
set her eggs, because l value her so
much on those points. Then she's a
BUSTER too, as O can see. She
weighs nine and one-half pounds now,
and see that comb and those yellow
legs. l tell you, that has been a val
liable hen to me. That long body means
lots Of eggs. l never will part with
such a hen as that, not at a little price.
anyway"
These cases go to show the new hand
at poultry keeping and breeding that
there are individual fowls that should
be kept and bred from until their days
Of usefulness are zone for good. More
than one successful breeders noted
strain of today dates back to some ons
grand male or female! There may be
such a bird in cur flock. Study each
one, and hold fast to the most produc-
tive and prepotent specimens. If you
mean business, do not sell your best
at any price. They are the ones tt
keep.
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WE SAT VISITING.

interest to our companion, and we
500 found him such a mixture of
knowledge, simplicity and complete
unobtrusiveness that we were puzzled
as to who and what he was. Unmis-
takably he was a gentleman, certainly
a cultivated one, and yet so very sim
pie in manner and bearing. We found
his mind stored with such knowledge
as must have ben gained only by trav-
ell; he remarked upon the architectural
beauties in many parts of the old
world; talked intelligently of painters,
sculptors and their works; and when
finally he said it had been his good
fortune to visit all three continents, that
he knew Arab Pasha personally, was
in consequence much interested in the
trouble at that time in Egypt, we be-
gan to fear that our efforts to entertain
this retiring and seemingly inexperi-
enced young man must to him have
savored amazingly of conceited patron
age. About this time, too, he astonished
us by abiding to his wife and child.
We arrived at Luray the second
night from Chattanooga, where we
were delightfully."- entertained. The ho-
tel was after Queen Anne's style, not
that she probably ever looked upon
anything just like it, but the furniture,
with its peculiar, square, panel-like fin
ish, and the inner decorations, were,
indeed, in style of an early date.
We drew our chairs close to the
bright logs that showed to advantage
the interior decorations and handsome
olG-time freplaces and nantes of the
halls. We remained over one night to
visit the cave
1t was drizzling when we were called,
and we feared the atmosphere of the
ave would be very chilly, but it re-
mains about the same temperature at
all times, and was not colder than the
outside air. We found the entrance
to be in an old field, undulating, but
no hill visible. From a small house
we descended a flight of steps, and were
in the cave, and felt ourselves sud
denly transported to fairy land.
One of our party who had visited
Mammoth cave said, Immediately,
"This is much more beautiful, though
not so extensive"
Our guide was intelligent and enter
tanning, but we would rather in silence
traversed these grand halls and wind
ing paths, where each moment II
seemed some elfin-like creatures must
appear, and either drive us from theiI
realms or beguile us further on to I'M
explored parts.
The electric light Just reached, and
hut dimly portrayed the "Specter Col
umn' and human bones lying petrified
in n of the dark cbasms.
had tried to imagine the appear
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-04-09

| aud breeds equally as good; for In
| stance, a prime load of half S%horthorns
n half Angus would bring as much
as any equally choice lot all Shorthorn
or all Angus.
Cudahy-The fact that a lot of cattle
are uniform in color or in breed does
not enhance their value in the eyes OF
the practical buyer. A bunch, how
ever, all of one color might strike a
buyer as being pretty" and fool him
into giving a higher price than they
were actually worth on the market.
Hammond-Color makes no differ
ence as to the value of cattle for use
in this country. For export, black
Polled cattle, reds, roans and those hav-
ing the Hereford white faces are most
sought.
Schwarzschild-A bunch of steers
well fed and of equal quality, but OF
various colors, will bring as much as il
they were all of one color and breed;
yet those of one color, for Instance red,
may be preferable to some buyers.
White and yellow are Objectionable to
some.
Armour-The damage to hides that
could be avoided If cattle had nc horns
is probably slight. In most cases the
damage would only occur to the beef
by causing bruises, and would not
really injure or penetrate the hide.
Horn scratches, however, are the sub
ject of complaint from tanners. and
cause them to discriminate.
Swift-A very small percentage Of
damage done to market value of hides
would be avoided IL cattle had no
horns.
Cudahy-On Texas cattle about one
half the hides are damaged by horns
to the extent of about 80 cents per hide.
The hides of native cattle are not dam
aged, in our judgment, over one-tenth
Of l per cent. by horns.
Hammond-If cattle had no horns 1t
would change the market value of the
hides very nearly 81 each.
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ance OF stalactites ana staIagmites e.
described to me, but soon found that
or cave beauties with their great halls,
wonderful arches, and fairy-like effects.
l had no idea.
once, after leaving a long passage
or hall, We entered a large, brightly
lighted chamber, with spacious room.
from which hung in every direction
sparkling stalactites. Looking back
We could at once take in the large room
In which we stood and at the end of the
hall the Arabs tent" around which
the cave formations hung in many-col-
ored folds, as il bright drapery had
been used in its construction; behind
these folds lights were placed, so that
the colors in layers like the comedian
or agate were seen at a distance. From
above, in every direction, were hang
ing stalactites, and from the floor arosS
stalagmites in majestic proportions. 1t
required but little effort of the magma
ton to fancy they were statues worn
with age, or perhaps with water, that
was frequently seen falling lightly over
them. We wondered if some of them
had not found their way into the De
Cesnoli collection of museum notoriety.
The Empress Column, as our guide
called it, resembled closely a statue of
graceful proportions, the clear outlines
of which were slightly dimmed by
snow.
The last chamber we entered was
very large, and though called the ball
room, did not suggest to any of our
party a thought of dancing; but as we
sat resting-for our walk had been a
long one-a sweet voice, clear and bird
like, with just a touch of sadness in it,
arose., singing the Swiss Herdman's
Song" and as it's echoes died away
from us, we fancied they had teen
caught by some mysterious influence
and carried along-away-where new
wealth of beauty awaits the future ex-
plorer, and finally blended with heav-
emily sounds to which our ears are not
yet attuned.
We left the cave reluctantly, and
started on our way to New York. Our
young acquaintance had enjoyed it as
he did everything else, in a quiet sort
VI ray We pCSoh " thl1h
of parting from him. He compelled one
to think of him, though certainly not
from any efforts of his own. The in
telligence, gentleness and absence of
selfishness discovered in him during
u short acquaintance made me won
der that we could have thought him
an untutored, inexperienced youth, and
aroused a lasting interest in him.
A short time before we reached New
York our conversation led to remarks
upon the almost universal difference
between great men and their sons, and
charging upon it, we cited many in
stances. He asked that we should not
make our remarks too general, adding,
with quiet humor, "My father is a great
man"
The solitary person with whom we
began our j~ourney-the inexperienced
youth, who was husband and father
had traversed the whole globe, and was
the youngest son of General Grant!
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RESTAURANTS I'M LONDON.
1t Is Difficult to Get Anything to Ea,
After Midnight.

From Harper's Weekly: Americans
VINO have penetrated as far away from
nome as London remark, as n of the
more striking pe~culiarities of that ne
tropolis, the extraordinary difficulty in
getting something to eat there after
midnight There are perhaps fifty open
all nigh re- ,nts in New York, and
In all &C American cities pro-
vision is i people who have oc-
casion for food when most people are
asleep. The restaurant wagons, which,
during the last two or three years,
have come to be familiar in most Amer
lean cities, do business from sunset to
sunrise or later, and in themselves
form a sufficient safeguard against noe
turnal famine. London seems not to
have developed even these itinerant
ravens. Julian Ralph lately commu-
nicated to the London Mail a distress
ing narrative Though happy in it's end
lng) of the anguish of an American
gentleman who left Paris with nothing
more than . cup of coffee in him.
omitted TO take food a Boulogne or on
the boat CT find it's throwing money
overheard to eat crossing the channel'),
and who found himself in London after
midnight, so hungry that | was all
one clamorous appetite with a hat on
and a suit of clothes" There was not
a bite of anything at his hotel. He had
not ~telegraphed. He was recommended
to consult a cabman. Cabhy took him
I'm a nrOnrintoru o1I1h -horb Io ,ro1 -
first refused admittance. and afterward
told that he could get it By signing an
application for membership and paying
an initiation fee, but as tnere was no
food in the house except a few sand
witches he retired. A house near by was
said to contain food, which could be
had at a cost of a guinea for a chop,
a guinea for a potato and so on. That
didn't do either. Then the cabby,
touched by the anguish Of his fare and
assured that the plainest food would
more than satisfy a man the sides of
whose stomach were knocking together
like castanets. drove to a little green
cabin stranded in the roadway in Pic
cadilly," frequented and sustained by
cabmen, and there the suffering Amer
lean got the steak and potatoes and
bread and tea that his system clamored
for. The food was good, and the COM
pany %congenial and well-mannered, SO
the story ended with the return of a
happy man to his hotel, but he still
wonders that the habits of London
should be so very different from the
habits of American cities. Other Amer
leans have been heard of whose expe-
riences have stirred in them the same
surprise. One of them is Mr.. Ralph
himself, who says: why London does
not demand all-night restaurants
don't know, except it be that the Eng
fish have developed the home. theil
love of it, and its capacity for givina
satisfaction as no other people have
And England, be it remembered, is al
English"
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More than forty years ago, the VEN
cradle and thrifty Edwin Holt. n Of
the pioneers of the cotton manufaceur-
ing business in North Carolina "a man
whose name is still borne by worthy
sons), determined to give two OIL onose
sons a start in the world.
Calling them into his office, he bold
them Of his plans, gave them much
wise counsel and after placing in their
hands capital with Thich to conduct
their business he concluded the whole
business arrangement with these
words:
Remember, my sons, it takes G great
deal of water to run a cotton midi
but no whisky"
This wise saying seems to have be-
come the motive power behind the
business of the younger Hollis. They
became the most successful cotton
manufacturers in the state, and have
done more than any other family to
terprises, and through honest dealing
and sobriety have accumulated honest
ly-earned millions.
One of the sons, who started the
business upon his fathers motto, the
Hon. Thomas M. Holt, afterwards be-
came a leader Of men, and the COVER
nc of his state.
Truly,
Lives of great men all remind us
We can make our lives sublime"
There is no honest business that Is
promoted or %prospered by the drink
habit. The world needs pure water to
run its business-but no whisky.
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A well known musician who writes a
very illegible hand once sent an I'M
usually hopeless scrawl to a friend.
The latter studied it a minute, gave it
up in despair, and then sat down and
wrote in reply: Il shall be most happy
to dine with you tomorrow at 6. Kind
est regards to your wife. Yours, etc."
In less than half an hour his friend APP
peared, GREATNESS, at his door.
There's some misunderstanding said
he, ~anxiously. 81 wrote you a note
asking if you could play the piano part
of the trio at Browns recital, and here
you've sent me an acceptance of a din
ner invitation; I'm sorry, but l didn't
invite you to dinner!" well" re-
turned the other blandly, Il didn't sup
pose you'd really sem me an invita-
ton to dinner; but l couldn't read a
word of your note, and in that case
here after mean always to take it for
granted that you're asking me to dine
For one of his correspondents, at least,
the offender now writes legibly.-Ar-
gonaut.
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Jury in the Pasture.

~"Pasturing a jury" is the legal style
OF caring for twelve good men and
true in village in Greer county, Okla
homa. Funds being short, the court
house was built minus a jury room. so
when the jurors retire to make up a
verdict the bailiff takes them out into
the middle of a vacant lot, steps out O,
hearing distance, and protects them
from corruptionists with a shotgun.
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Hard Work.

Patient (who has just had his eve
operated upon)-Doctor, it seems to me
10 g%uineas is a high price to charge for
that job. 1t didn't take you ten Sec
onds. Eminent Oculist-My dear friend,
il learning to perform that. operation
in ten seconds I have spoiled more
tban two bushels of such eyes 81
yours.-Tit-Bits
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Surfcited.

Knox docking over bill of fare)-
Suppose we start in with some blue
points. Fox-Excuse me! l got enough
of those from my broker this morn
ing.-Boston Courier.