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The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-07-02
FLOWER-VIEWING IN JAPAN.
National Custom to Make Family Excur-
slons In Blossom Time,

National Custom to Make Family Excur-
sions In Blossom Time.
1t is one of the national customs to
go out on excursions, in parties of two
or three families, to view the towering
trees and plants in their season. The
Japanese love all flowers, but prefer
those to which they look up-the flow
ers of trees. They visit the plum bios
SONS in February or early March; the
cherry, especially beloved, in April;
the lotus In July; azaleas during the
summer; chrysanthemums in the au-
tumn and camellias in December. In
the pleasure grounds connected with
every temple there ar. always magnif-
cent collections Of flowers. An expe-
dition especially to see the flowers is
called a hanami, or flower view. The
bank of the Sumida River, which
crosses the city of Toxic. is covered
with cherry trees. These give a pleas
ant shade, and the spot is a ~favorite
promenade for the citizens all the year
round, but in time of cherry bloom"
the crowds that throng the avenue are
larger than ever. 1t is crowded on
moonlight nights, and also when the
snow lies freshly fallen.
Being fully alive to the beauty of
their country, wherever there is a point
from which a picturesque view may be
obtained the Japanese will build a pa
vilion, or a tea house, or some similar
place of repose, from which the eyes
may feast on the lovely landscape. In
the family picnics or excursions, which
are frequent, some place of beautiful
situation from which there is a good
view either of land or sea is always
selected.
These expeditions are not discon-
tinued even when the cold of winter
comes. Snow scene are greatly en-
joyed, and when the freshly fallen
snow is lying on the ground numerous
parties are seen at points commanding
a fine view. The children are never
excluded, but accompany their elders
on all such occasions.-St. Nicholas.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-07-02
FOG SIGNALS FOR TRAINS.
Invention of an EnglIshman for WhIch
Great Claims Are Made.

Invention of ar E~nglIshman for whIch
Great Claims Are Made.
A fog-signaling apparatus, which
seems to have realized the ideal aimed
at by inventors for many years, is
shortly to be put on the market by a
company. Ii was conceived and drst
tried in a humble back yard at CHS
wick, but has since been on trial on
the railway lines at Wimbledon and
Chaplain. "The patent fog-signaling
apparatus" said a man connected with
the new invention, sis, as far as we
can see, an ingenious and practicable
application of an idea in which former
workers have failed. 1t is automatic
and electric and Of comparatively sim
pie construction. 1t consists of a large
wheel placed at the side of the line
near a station, and containing round
it's circumference thirty-two barrels,
each holding two cartridges. A second
rail laid down near the apparatus is
depressed by the passing train, and,
in its turn, pulls back and then re-
leases a hammer, which strikes a cap
and explodes two cartridges. BY means
of a rod attached the machine Is au-
Dramatically reset when the train has
passed and the hammer return into
position to fire the next barrel. 1t is
connected by electricity with the sig
nails, and the man in the box can set
or ~disconnect 1t by touching a button.
The disconnection is worked by a
magnet, which draws down the ham,
mer, and prevents firing. Moreover, a
tell-tale in the box shows the signal
man exactly when the train fires the
cartridges, and if the line Is clear
he presses a button, which rings a
gong close to the engine. The train
can thus proceed without loss of time,
and often without slackening."-Lon-
don Mail.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-07-02
Nickel and Cobalt for ShiDs.

Every battleship made in the United
States must draw upon Missouri for
part of Its material. Down in Madison
county is the famous mine Lamotte,
which furnishes nickel and cobalt nee
essary in the construction of the mod
ern ironclad vessel. There are no 9TH
er nickel and cobalt bearing mines in
this country in operation. 1t would in
deed be the irony of fate if the prop
erty which was once owned and oper-
ated by Spain should now supply the
material moat necessary in the struc-
ture Of the warships built to fight her.
Mine Lamotte is said to be the Oldest
mine in the United States. For over
a century 1t has been turning out about
the same amount of mineral. When it
was first opened what is now the state
Of Missouri was then a Spanish pos
session. It is RIGA in the quality Of
the nickel required in the manufacture
OF armor plating. Manufacturers find
IL necessary in the composition of the
Harveyized steel used on the ships, and
30 long as that quality OF armor plate
Is used so long will the state continue
to be represented in the manufacture
IT naVy.-St. Louis Republic.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-07-02
Where "Colonels" Are Born.

John Dickinson of San Antonio, Tex,
registered at Wizards last night, and
then commented On a prevailing hotel
custom. "The minute that l write
Texas after my name people Insist on
calling me colonel. Now, | am An ev-
ery-day travelling man, hardly 40 years
of age, and l don't get to my home in
San Antonio three times a year. But
every hotel clerk from Tucson to Ken
nebunkport calls me colonel as soon as
he sees my signature. The bellboys
follow suit, and so do the walters. They
seem to think that every Texan is a
colonel, with his pockets full of pis-
tolls and his mouth full of fine cut. In
the same way they seem to think that
every Kansan is a farmer and every
citizen of Colorado is a miner."-Wash-
ington Post.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-07-02
Plants In Mexico.

Down in Mexico the castor bean,
which we think does pretty well for us
if it stands up ten or twelve feet, Gin
its stockings" grows to be a tree thirty
feet high, with hard wood and ortho-
dox bark. Our common field daisy is
pruned into a shrub two Of three feet
high, and made to cover itself with a
wealth of it's yellow-eyed flowers; it's
stem becomes as large as ones wrist,
and it is much used as an ornamental
shrub in cemeteries. Hibiscus, a are
greenhouse shrub with us, which has
large, f1ame-colored flowers, with curl
GUS plume-like centers, is planted for
hedges, and is said to make very beau
tiful ones. The foliage is a lovely
green, and the freedom with which it
produces it's flowers makes it very at
tractive.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-07-02
THEATERs I'm VARIOUS LANDS,
More Amusement Places In Italy Than
Elsewhere In Proportion.

MORO amusement Places In Italy Than
Elsewhere In Proportion.
From the New York Sun: The pop
ulation of Italy is 5000, 900 less than
the population of France, but Italy has
more theaters than France and twice
as many as Great Britain, though the
population of Great Britain is fully s.
000,0 900 larger than that of Italy. These
figures, recently compiled, r%e-enforce
the claim long made by Italian man
ayers that there are more theaters in
proportion to its population in Italy
than elsewhere in the world. There
are, counting halls and opera houses as
theaters, 1000 places of amusement, ap-
proximately, in the United States. In
Italy there are 448, in France 437, Ger
many $50, Great Britain, 1852, and in
Spain 210.
One explanation which has been Of
fered for the very large number of the
aters in Italy is that many Of them
are small affairs and unworthy of rec
ignition as theaters. This view of the
case, however, is inaccurate, as, in re-
SpSSb W iC 6CdIlh5 CdpdClty,
theaters are rather larger than smaller
than those of other countries. The
Carlo Felice in Genoa seats $500, the
San Carlo in Naples 1900, and La Sea-
la, now no longer used for theatrical
performances, in Milan, 2,100. The
compared with some New York houses,
the average seating capacity of which
is 1900. The Garden, Garrick, Hoyt's,
the Lyceum and the Empire, all we'll
known houses, have less than 1900
seating capacity each. A more plaus-
IDLE and more satisfactory explanation
of the large number of theaters in Italy
is to be found in the fact that the Gull
tivation and appreciation of music are
perhaps more general in Italy than in
any other country, and many of the
playhouses, therefore, are devoted not
to theatrical but to musical entertain
ments. What are called concert halls
in the United States or England are
theaters in Italy, and the gardens,
which prevail so largely il Germany
and in which the popular taste for mu-
sic is in part supplied, are not to be
found in Italy to any similar extent.
The number of small towns in Italy of
what would be called in this country
the second class is considerable. With
a total population in excess Of 8 100000
900 Italy has no large city having as
much population as Baltimore, and.
unlike England and France, the polit-
ical capital of the country is neither the
largest city nor the artistic capital OF
it. Popular amusement in the small
towns is furnished at minor theaters,
and the number of these is SO great as
to put Italy al the head of all countries
in this particular.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-07-02

Among the many efforts that have
been made to secure a tire that would
not be disabled by a slight p%uncture is
the cork cushion, that has recently
been perfected. This invention con
sists of a series of corks, having the
effect of being threaded upon a slender
rod. This rod is closed at the ends,
and binds the sections of cork firmly
together and the groove of the rim. A
rubber coating is placed on the out
side, and fits snugly. 1t is claimed that
the cork gives sufficient resiliency to
make riding easy. 1t is, however, prac-
tically out of the question to make a
cushion tire on any known lines that
will be as pleasant for the rider as the
pneumatic.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-07-02
FOR THE ~HOUSEKEEPER.

An excellent counterfeit OF venison
may be made by placing a loin of NUT
ton in fresh buttermilk. Cover closely
and leave in a cold place forty-eight
hours. Wash thoroughly and toast in
the ordinary manner.
orange essence is easily made by COW
ering the fresh peel with alcohol, and
letting 1t stand; and the dried rind,
carefully grated, is delicious in the APP
pie sauce and pies which help furnish
the table in early fall.
1t may not be generally known that
a suspected gas leak may be located
by brushing the gas-pipe with a prepa-
ration Of half a pound of soap in a pint
and a half of water. Bubbles will be-
come apparent in this wash at the place
where the leak may be occurring, and
II can thus be localized without dan
ger.
o4o newspapers should not be thrown
away. Ihey may be used for cleaning
Stoves, polishing windows. teakettIes
and lamp cbimneys; soaked up in four
paste they NIL cracks in floors; they
go on cupboard shelves and on kitchen
tables; interline comforts; put under
carpets they catch the dust. can ha
placed over houseplants on cold winter
nights to protect the plants from frost.
In packing dishes, fragile ones particu-
larly, crumpled newspapers are a great
protection; they make a quick fire in
the night If a cup of hot water is need
ed Tor medicine, and wrapped around
the stovepipe when it is put away for
the summer, they help to keep it from
rusting.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-07-02

A machine especially adapted to thor
oughly clean the rinds of oranges, lem
ons, ETC., without, in the slightest de-
gree, injuring such fruit, is represented
in the illustration, the fruit being fed
into the machine at one end and de-
livered at the opposite end in a thor
oughly cleansed condition, says the Sci
entiic American. The improvement
has been patented by Benjamin B. and
James H. Wright Of Riverside, Cal.
The fruit is first placed in a water
trough at N end of the machine. to
loosen any foreign adhering matter and
is then passed down the feed trough
beneath the brushes of a wheel revolved
by a crank handle, the lower portion
of the wheel passing through a rinsing
tank. In this tank Is a series of seq
mentally arranged brushes, between
which and the brushes on the peri
phery of the wheel the fruit is passed.
as indicated in the sectional view, fig
ure 2. The brushes on the periphery
of the wheel are supported by spring
rods, whereby their pressure upon the
fruit may be a yielding and flexible one
not liable to injure the rinds. and the
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-07-02

A story is told of Admiral Sicard
when at Yorktown, with his feet for
drills and maneuvers. A force was
to land and capture an inland railroad
base against a defense force of little
more than half its size. The two COM
manders of these forces were discuss
ing before the admiral the details, and
each commended that the other would
have superior advantages. The admir-
al, after puzzling over how the differ
ences might be adjusted, finally said:
Gentlemen, it is evident that the mat
ter can be reconciled in only one way.
Suppose you swap forces and fight the
other way" The battle vas fought
on the original plan.-New York Trib-
une.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-07-02
Sights from Teneriffe.

The great peak of Teneriffe, 1882
feet high, situated in the Canary is
lands. and rising almost directly out of
the ocean, makes a magnificent view
point for certain scientific purposes.
Prof. T. G. Porter recently gave the
Physical society in London an account
of bis observations and experiments
on the peak. By observing the shadow
of the peak cast upon the sea, and
measuring the time that elapsed be-
tween the moment when the apex Of
the shadow touched the sea-horizon,
and the instant when it was eclipsed by
the shadow of night, he was able to de-
duce the diameter of the earth. The
heated air rising from the crater Of
the volcano also casts a shadow which
can be seen on the sea, rising obliquely
from the summit of the mountain cone.
One of Professor Porter's photographs
from the peak plainly showed the curv-
allure of the horizon.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-07-02
Narrow VS.. Wide Wagon-Tires.

Scientific experiments extending over
two years have been made under the
auspices of the Studebaker Bros, the
widely-known wagonbuilders, to de-
termine the relative qualities of wide
and narrow wagon-wheel tires. The
results are too extensive to give in
full. Every kind of road was used to
test the question. 1t was found that on
macadam roads the narrow tires were
far inferior to the wide, and they re-
quired much greater effort to draw 6.
given load. In a deeply rutted clay
road, the narrow tires running in the
ruts and the wide tires on top, the mar
row tires were far more efficient. This
was also the case with wet mud. But
as soon as the mud began to dry, the
wide tires showed a vast superiority.
In general the only justification for
narrow tires proved to be thoroughly
bad roads.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-07-02
SCIENTIFIC TOPICS.
CURRENT NOTES OF DISCOV-
cry AND INVENTION.
Photographing the World of the Little
"A Machine for Washing Fruit-Eor
Klondike Cooks-Habits of snakes-
Electricity and Heaith-Other Notes.
Habits of Snakes.

An eminent writer on birds and rep
tiles declares that the notion frequent
ly entertained that snakes fascinate
their prey is utterly exploded. 1t
would be somewhat interesting if this
gentleman would tell us what power
1t is that snakes exert over birds which
draws them against their will within
easy distance of the reptiles jaws. The
writer of this paragraph has seer birds
huttering in the air above the heads
OF snakes, apparently unable to resist
the influence that attracted them.
Whether it be fascination or some other
force, it unquestionably existed, al
though every one may not have OBJ
served it. Snakes never bite. To bite
would be impossible, from the forma-
ton of their jaws. They strike from
above, fastening their fangs into their
prey, after which they dispatch it, or
dinarily by swallowing. Many varie-
ties of snakes have the power to con-
ceal their young in the mouths. The
tiny snakes play about the mothers
head, and upon the slightest alarm she
opens her mouth, and they Immediate
ly vanish, ~reappearing when the cause
for alarm seems to have been removed.
Whether the mother snake has the fac
ulty of communicating their danger to
them is not known; in all probability
she has. There are certain fish that
open their mouths and engulf their
small brood when danger threatens.
The lover of nature finds endless OPP
p%ortunity for interesting research in
the study of every form of life.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-07-02
KING OF NEWFOUNDLAND.
=. G. Reid Owns Miles of Land, but
May Be Dispossessed.

May BE Dispossessed.
From the New York Press: New
~foundland has a king, and he is r. G.
Reid. Many years ago in the face of
much opposition, the government start
ed to build a railroad through the is
land, and the natives, ignorant fisher
men, tore up part of it. Several on
tractors took hold, but they were I'M
successful, too. Then the government
started again, and the resumption of
the work was partly responsible for
wrecking all the banks and nearly
running the colony in 1893.
Then Mr.. Reid, a contractor from
Montreal, agreed to take hold IL he
were to get 5000 acres of land for
each mile of the railroad or its
branches he completed. He introduced
modern methods of construction and
built a first-class railroad. Now the
government has turned wei to him
the acres promised, making $50 square
miles, and has given him franchises
for all electric railways, coal mines.
copper mines, petroleum deposits, the
government dry dock and the privilege
of erecting pulp mills and starting 9TH
er industries under the benefit of a
protective tariff. All he paid for this
was $1,000, 900, half of which is to be
returned in subsidies.
The bill was rushed through the leg
'islature with only one dissenting voice.
and no debate was allowed. The value
of his gift is worth easily 500, 900 900.
Many privileges not mentioned are
possessed by him. A year ago a paper
was read calling attention to the great
mineral wealth of the island, and the
paper was much commented upon. Aft
er the elections were over it was seen
that a new government had entirely
supplanted the old.
Then this deal was heard of. The
excuse for making it is that the gov
eminent needed $500, 900 to take up
some bonds, and that the money could
be obtained in no other way. 1t may
be that England will investigate and
annul the whole proceeding. As
things stand now Mr.. Reid is the larg-
est single owner of land in the world,
and can make or unmake the govern
ment at his will.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-07-02
Animal Food.

A well-known authority writes:
animal food, being identical in COM
position with the structure of the body,
is, therefore, exceedingly well adapted
to minister to the growth and nutrition
of the body; but little chemical altera-
ton is required for it's assimilation.
consequently it is easier of digestion.
Animal food has the advantage of con-
~centration, which frequently renders it
preferable to vegetable food, by reason
of it's smaller bulk.It also has a more
delicate shade of flavor, for which
many of the meats are so highly es-
teemed.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-07-02
NOT DOING THE WORRYING.
Conditions Where IA Partner Thinks He
Ought to Put in More Capital.

SOnultlonb nDeTe "a iaTJncE lhinkb ~
Ought to Put in More Capital.
Il have made a discovery" said Mr..
Billtops, land that is that there is like
ly to be some one person in a house
hold that does all the worrying. There
may be others that fret, and very like
ly fret over trihing things, but the real
worrying over things that have got
to be done and got to be looked after
Is usually all done by one person.
The person that does the worrying in
my house is Mrs. Billtops. The chill
dren and myself and all hands lean
on her and expect her to do every
thing. l don't know, but l sort of
think that we expect her to provide
things whether we have any none or
not, and she certainly does seem to
make everything come out all right
somehow. Now, as a rule, among
gets paid for it. He Is usually the
mar at the head of an enterprise, or a
concern, or department, or whatever
it may be, who is able to do the work
and willing to take the care and re-
sponsibility of it. Those under him
may pile their cares up on him, and
he shoulders them-many a man-eas-
lily. There are, thank goodness, plenty
Of men that don't shy at responsible
ity. But those men get paid for what
they do, and Mrs. Billtops does not,
unless she counts my appreciation as
something. The children don't realize
what she does; they expect it. And
as for me, the silent partner, if 1
don't stand up and take the knocks I
think ought at least to put in more
capital."-New York Sun.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-07-02
"ENGLISH AS SHE is WROTE"
An Astonishing Production About the

An Astonishing Production About the
Carnival at Nice.
"There is certainly no visitor in the
mass of Them" says an astonishing
production called Historical of the
Carnival of Nice" quoted by st. James
Gazette, (which does not know that
the carnival exists since the highest
antiquity. The Egyptians celebrate
the Boeuf Apis, who vas with great
honor showed in Thebes, the people
being gorged with wine and hydromel,
dancing all around him, playing the
flutes and cymbals. In our days still
we see the Boeuf gras Apis walked pro-
cessionely round the streets of Paris,
set up with flowers and striking
dresses; just like the one in the time
OF the Pharoans. Later on the antique
Greek the Bacchus, god of wine, fes-
t~ivities, was celebrated by the people
with all the pleasure of the time, and
the priesterses' disorded jumping the
head crowned with pampfre and ivy,
singing and dancing. The Romans
witch civilization was much like the
Greec's and the Greco Bacchanales be-
came at Rome the Saturnales. These
festivities were given under the pre-
tense of celebrating the primordial
equality of the people; and these fes-
tivities brought to the most disordered
licenses, where our modern carnival is
not to be compared to-" 1t appears
that other towns, like Bale, Rome and
Venice, have given up these fascinating
habits, "and even much fallen down;
and now there is only to consider the
Nice Carnival the Queen of all pleas
ures. II In 1874 the Comfy
offered prizes in cash, and this inno-
walton gave such a violent stimulation,
that year after year" the thing went
on in increasing splendor. FINALLY the
Nice Municipal Council gave a Solid
Push to do and to obtain better than
the foregoing year. = = = Since then
the fosdevoted CD Comfy did not
cease. = Il + When you shall leave
these blessed shore please take with
you a ray of our suit, a little of the
Joy of these mad days and think of
Nice the beautifoul."
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-07-02
A Gigantic Map.

The largest map in the world is the
British ordnance survey map, con-
tanning over los, 1000 sheets and costing
$1,000, 900 a year for twenty years. The
scale varies from ten feet to one-tenth
of an inch to the mile. The details
are SO minute that maps having a
scale of twenty-five inches "show every
hedge, fence, wall, building and even
every isolated tree in the country. The
plans show not only the exact shape
of every building, but every porch, area,
door step, lamp post, railway and fire
plug"