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The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-02-04
OUT OF THE MOUTHS oFBABEs

How many zones have we, Willie?"
asked the teacher of a pupil in the
Junior class. -Four" was the reply.
Well, then, name the FOUR said
the teacher. THE frigerated, the hor-
rid, the temperance and the intemper-
ance," answered the little fellow.
Freddie, aged 5, had been watching
his mother prepare the Thanksgiving
turkey for dinner, and finally said:
Mamma, I'd rather be a wild turkey
than a tame one" why so, dear?"
she asked. Because" was the reply,
"a wild one can run around on the
prairie all his life and a tame one gets
killed every year"
Bessie" said a north side mother
to her f~our-year-old daughter, here's
three cents; run down to the drug
store on the orne and get me a
stamped envelope" A few minutes
later Bessie entered the store and the
proprietor asked: We'll, little girl,
what can l do for you?" IF you please,
sir" she replied, my m wants
free cents wort Of stamped antelope"
Iidlly, dSeu I, "ulIe engaged IN DICK
ing the "drumstick" of a Thanksgiving
turkey partly swallowed one of the
tendons, which are so numerous in the
legs of a fowl, and was nearly choked.
The tendon was finally extracted with
great difficulty from the little fellows
throat, when he exclaimed: "Well,
I don't blame TIA. old turkey; it's the
cooks fault for III taking off it's gar
ters."
Small Johnny had on his best clothes
n Sunday and his mamma told him
not to play in the dirt with them on.
Don't they have any dirt in heaven
to play in?" he asked. mo, of course
not" replied his mother. Then what
do little boys do up there?" queried
Johnny. "Oh, they play harps and
sing and sit under the beautiful trees"
was the reply. Then" said the lit
tie fellow, Il don't see how they can
have trees if there amt no dirt"
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-02-04

1t is announced from England that a
new way to make matches has been
invented by a citizen of that country,
hohlmann Rosenthal, and a Berlin
chemist, DR.. Won Komocki. The spe-
clal popularity of these matches is not
one that makes them any more service
able to those who use them, but the
ingredients of the preparation put on
the tips are such that it is now posi-
BILE to dispense with phosphorus in the
manufacture of matches. Phosphorus
in its original form, and as used in the
production of matches, is a pale yell
low, waxy substance, that is highly
inf1ammablt and is also poisonous. 1t
has been noticed that the employees in
a match factory are liable to suffer
from a disease called "phossy jaw"
match disease" or flute" This NAL
ady is a decay of the lower jaw bone,
and is often attended with intense pain.
For this reason it has long been
considered desirable that a new way
should be found to make matches. This
as it seems has now been done. To
be sure, a modified form of phosphor-
us-not poisonous, red in color and less
liable to take fire-has been tried in
manufacturing these very useful ar
%ticles; and to insure greater freedom
from accident it has been customary
to put the red phosphorus, not on the
tip of the match, but in a composition
that coats one side of the box that con-
tains the matches. Unless these "safe-
ty" matches are struck on the side OF
the box they will not ignite. For some
reason that is not generally UNDER
stood it is practically impossible ia
induce manufacturers to use red phos-
phorus in making common matches.
Thus they seem to show a heartless
disregard of the health of their en-
ployes. On the other hand, the manu-
~facturers say that the disease can be
avoided if the employees use proper
care, 1t is hard for the public to get
at the truth Of the matter. Anyhow.
the inventors of the new match de-
clare that their matches will light
when scratched anywhere, and yet they
contain no phosphorus. A patent will
be taken out on the process before it
Is made public. It is reported that the
acknowledgements match can be
made as cheaply as the common match,
and, therefore, cheaper than the safe.
ty" match.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-02-04
A WONDERFUL CLOCK.
h Csbery's Strange Piece of Meohan-
ism Can Do.

NhoS >AboAy OAohSO ASOC VI HlCChhn-
ism Can Do.
A kankakee county man is the pos
SCISSOR of one of the most wonderful
clocks in the country. This clock is
as near a perpetual motion machine as
any piece of mechanism yet designed.
The owner is not a perpetual crank,
nut an exceedingly ingenious jeweler
named Peter M. Ravenskilde of Cabery,
a hustling town in the southwestern
portion of Kankakee county. The
clock is the product of many years of
study and labor and considerable ex-
pense. 1t keeps accurate time and will
run for a year without the least atten-
tlon from it's owner. The clock prop
er Is run with a wheel sixty inches in
circumference. From the outer surface
OF the circumference are suspended 120
cups, each one-half inch in diameter
and a third of an inch deep. Each of
forty of these cups, which are success
slVe, contains steel balls three-eighths
Oh an inch in diameter. Every minute
and a half as this wheel turns by the
weight of these balls, one of them falls
out OF Its cup, rolls down an inclined
plane twenty inches long, when. by it's
W weight, it reunites a broken cir
cult of electricity anu is again ele-
waited by a little car travelling along a
sleeper inclined plane to the top of the
wheel, where it falls into a deep cup
which stands vertical for a short time.
After the car discharges it's cargo it
returns to its original station from it's
own weight. From the time one OF
these balls is dropped into another
cup 1t travels thirty-six inches. Thus
the work done by all the balls is equiv
alent to one ball travelling over one
mile a day; 400 miles in one year, and
during the lifetime OF a person living
three score years the distance around
the globe. The electricity used is gem
Grated in an ordinary storage battery,
which does not require any attention
for fully a year. Another clock owned
by Mr.. Ravenskilde is of a similar con-
struction, but considerably smaller.
This clock is used to attract attention
in the store. A porcelain globe is
placed back Of the clock and at night
green, red and white electric lights
reflect their rays alternately ON the
face of the clock, the colors being
changed each time the ball is discharg-
ed from one of the cups on the time
piece. Mr.. Ravenskilde has had many
offers to exhibit his clocks, but refuses
to do so, and so far he has not had the
mechanism patented.-Boston Journal.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-02-04

John" she asked, how do you like
this hat on me?"
ooh, l dunno" he answered. Have
you bought it?"
mo, not exactly. l brought it hone
on approval. l intend to take either
this or another one, which is SIS more
than this, but l thought"
Say, Florence" he interrupted,
that's the most becoming hat I ever
saw you have on. Telephone to them
first thing in the morning that you'll
take it, SO as to make sure they'll not
sell it to anybody se."-Chicago
News.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-02-04

If there was one profession which
seemed safe from the encroachments
OF women it was that of the human
sandwich, the peripatetic ADVERTISE
ment that goes sway!ng through the
streets during the busy hours of the
day. But the blow has fallen. The
sandwich man has a feminine rival,
and as he plods through the crowd you
can see despair written on his fur
rowed counteuance, says the New York
Herald.
While Broadway and Twenty-third
street were %thronged with busy shop
pers the other day the advance guard
of the newest walking signs appeared.
There were six comedy young women,
who moved slowly and sedately along
the pavement, clad in a costume that
drew all eyes. Their skirts were of a
plaid-a plaid hat s~houted-and vol
luminous capes reached from shoulder
to waist. On their heads were shapes
OF cavernous depth, which might be
described as poke or shaker bonnets.
AS these strange figures passed men
with bundles and women with babies
paused, open-mouthed, to regard them,
and to read the words ~emblazoned on
their garments. Around the bonnets
and on the flowing capes were written
the praises of a new headache cure.
1t was impossible to say how the young
women enjoyed their vocation. The
bonnets were deep and narrow and
their faces were hidden in shadow.
But their walk was demure and they
paid no attention to the excitement
they were creating.
"Shuflefoot Pete" the dean of the
profession, was standing heal TWEEN
ty-third street and Broadway when
he caught sight of one of these invad-
ers Of his territory. He rubbed his
eyes and looked, and his sandwich
trembled on it's frame.
The new spread quickly among the
fraternity, and it is rumored that a
mass meeting of the United Order OF
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-02-04
The Worlds Greatest Crop.

The average man if asked what is
the most important crop of the world
would unhesitatingly say, Wheat"
This is true in this continent, but far
from the case in the world as a whole.
The first place must be given the po-
tato. Of all the staple crops of the
world the potato takes the first place,
the annual crop being more than 4,000,-
600 900 bushels, against $500, 900 900
bushels of wheat and $500, 900 900
bushels of corn. Of the total potato
crop Europe produces fully seven
eighths, and one-half times as much
asher wheat, and all the cereals to-
gether are but so per cent more.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-02-04

serving, even after the ingredients
have been properly mixed. Souffles are
largely composed of the whites of eggs,
stiffiy beaten, and added to the other
ingredients at the last moment. Have
all materials at hand before beginning
the making of a soufle, all the ingre-
dents and a cake pan with straight
sides, which must be thoroughly but
tered. In turning in the souffle room
must be left for the rising, and a band
of creased paper pinned around the top
to support the soufle as it rises. After
the pan has been placed in the oven
it must not be disturbed, or it will
fall.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-02-04

machinery Of almost every description
for the best and most economical man
ner for raising their grain, they have
lacked the necessary device for the
easy handling and loading of same.
Th1s lack of proper convenience has
prevented many farmers from dispos-
ing of their crops direct in the large
distributive markets which this de-
vice will, through supplying a long
felt want, place them on a parity with
their home grain shippers, and make it
possible for every farmer to put his
grain direct on to the primary market,
thus obtaining all that it is possible
to secure for it and thereby save an
unnecessary middleman's profit.
There are 10000 grain buyers or
middlemen in the United States, with
costly elevators at nearly every sta
ton, who must make an average of
$4,000 per year, which means a total of
5000, 900 900 per annum made entirely
off from farmers. This in twenty
years with compound interest would
amount to the ~stupendous sum Of
$1,000, 900, 900, a very unjust tax to be
levied entirely IN n industry. How
long will farmers continue to submit
to It?
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-02-04
Can the Hyena Change Its Nature?

1t is agreed on all hands that the
hyena is a cowardly sneak, and few
efforts have ever been made to treat it
as a pet. But there are instances in
which this wretched creature has be-
come tame and affectionate. Colonel
Sykes brought one from India that fol"
lowed him like a dog, and even wo1
the good words of the sailors by romp-
ing with them aboard ship. When its
owner reached London he sent the ami
NAL to the Zoo, where it always recog-
nized him in the crowd before it's cage,
giving signs of joy when he appeared,
and looking quite sorrowful when he
went away-and a sad hyena must in
deed be a melancholy creature. One
day it was asleep when the colonel ar
rived, but it awoke as soon as he call
ed it by name. 1t jumped up, rubbed
its head on the bars of the cage, and
leaped about, uttering short cries OF
pleasure.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-02-04
A New Illuminant.


A new process for the utilization of
Stag from IN iron furnace has just been
invented by a Chicago iron worker,
the invention being likely to work
wonders in the near future, seeing it
is intended to become a formidable
rival to the new acetylene gas. The
product produced from the Stag is
ethylene, a gas of which one cubic foot
is equal to Is of the ordinary coal gas.
Briefly told, the process for producing
this new material is as follows: The
Stag from the iron furnace, while in
a molten state, is poured into a con-
verter shaped like a Bessemer vessel,
and powdered coke poured into air
blast. This powdered coke is forced
through the melted coke, the converter
being tipped backwards and forwards
meanwhile. The mass is then passed
between carbon electrodes, conveying a
powerful current, and becomes con-
verted into a material, which being
poured into moulds and allowed to cool,
forms a substance somewhat like glass,
and twice as heavy as coal. This sub
stance is termed carbolite, and is put
on the market in tins protected by a
wooden casing. Each pound will pro-
duce five cubic feet of gas in a similar
name to carbide of calcium, the par
ticular gas being what is known as
ethylene. The automatic plant for gem
Grating this gas from the material is
easily fitted up in a simple and mex
p~ensive manner, the cost of piping be-
ing slight, and the maintenance of
plant merely nominal. According to
the Scientific American, heat or power
can be produced at one-tenth oil the
present cost.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-02-04
SCIENTIFIC TOPICS.
Current Notes of Interesting and Instructive
Discoveries and Inventions.

fit. The newest cushion today is the
n whose v is made of the famous
canvas work in cross stitch. The
beauty of this cross stitch work is in
its possibilities Of infinite ~gradations
of color; with an intricate design one
can use ten or fifteen shades of the
worsteds. The pillow is finished with
a ruffle combining two or three row
of inch wide. ribbon of the shades
employed in the canvas work, stitched
together or embroidered with herring,
bone or buttonhole.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-02-04
Like Him.

A promising young merchant pre-
sented his better half with a handsome
piano lamp on her birthday. He was
much flattered when she told him she
intended to give it his name, until he
asked her reasons for such a peculiar
proceeding.
We'll" she said, you know; dear,
it has a lot of brass about it; it is
handsome to look at; requires a good
deal of attention; is remarkably bril-
liant; is sometimes unsteady on it's
legs; flares up occasionally; is always
out at bed time, and is bound to
smoke"
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-02-04

The tongues of the cat family are
covered with recurring spines. In the
common domestic cat these are small.
but sufficiently well developed to give
the tongue a feeling of roughness. But
in the lion and tiger the spines are
strong enough to enable the animal
to tear away the skin of a mans hand
merely by licking it.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-02-04
A Picture Puzzle.

We give you as a picture puzzle, this
week, an illustration of what the scien-
lists call a paradox in gravity. The
cut represents two walking sticks lying
on W. books of different height. At
a point just beyond the lower book,
the sticks touch each other, and at the
other end they lie apart, forming the
figure of the letter V.
Upon the sticks is a body, formed by
two pasteboard cones glued together.
Please observe particularly that the
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-02-04
stature of European Nations.

The Scots give the highest average
stature among European nations. In
Scotland it is 5 feet 10 in; in Ireland,
5 it. 9 in; in England and Scandinavia,
8 #. z in; in Wales, Germany and Den
mark, 5 1T. 6 in; in eastern France, s
it. 5 in; in Spain, Switzerland, north
ern and central Italy, 5 it. 4 in; in
Portugal and southern Italy, 5 #. 8 in.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-02-04

Mrs. Peck-"Henry, I've been talk
ing to o for twenty minutes, and
I'll bet you don't know a word I've
said"
Mr.. Peck-"Say, go and try to get
somebody outside of the family to
take that bet, will you?"
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-02-04
Consistent.

Did you climb the Alps?" asked the
young woman.
NO." answered Mr.. Cumrox, I'VE
meant to, but we couldn't get accom-
anywhere except on the Sec
ond floor of a hotel that had no ele-
vator, So we went right away."
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-02-04

ed to love the kindly man who came
to help him.
Friends innumerable he made wher-
ever he went, being beloved alike by
clergy and laymen, from the little
chapel at Rafting Ribs settlement to
the cathedral in Sioux Falls; while
fame has come to him also Incidental
ly because of his great success in a
most unpromising field, which has
made him known all over our land and
in others as we'll.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-02-04

ly been brought out by a western COM
pany, which builds such railroad sup
plies. With two men in the saddles,
a speed of almost that of an ordinary
railroad train can be secured. The
construction is exceedingly light and
the running easy.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-02-04
Poison of a Mosanito,s Bite.

The pain of the mosquito bite is
caused by fluid poison injected by the
insect into the wound in order to make
the blood thin enough to float through
the mosquitoes throat.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-02-04
IN JERUSALEM.

This is a slightly different seen,
from the n which greets C~hicagoans
passing by a building in course of cree
ton. Instead of brawny laborer in
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-02-04

do you believe in the doctrine that
every mar has his price?" "No. Many
an egotist has put his price so high
that he wouldn't be able to get it if
he lived a thousand years."-Exchange.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-02-04
SnumeR.

Soufies are very dainty and appetite
ing for luncheons or teas, or ever for
dinners, and are easy to prepare. The
essentials are a quick oven and prompt
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-02-04

Mrs. Gotrox-Mabel, dear, are Won
sure Mr.. Woody loves you for your
self alone? Mabel-Yes, Pm sure he
does, mamma. He is always so restless
when you are in the room.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-02-04
In THE ODD CORNER.
QUEER AND CURIOUS THINGS
AND EVENTS.

The Wonderful Mutt of South Africa
Life In Siam-Sone Oxford storiss-
Can the Hyena Change Its Nsture?-
On the Trolley. F.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-02-04

High Enough to Cause Anything.
as Mr.. Bucks govt the result of
high living?" Il shouldn't wonder.
They live in a fat twelve stories up"
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-02-04

The sofa cushion has become as
much a part of the home wardrobe as
the shirt waist is of the personal cut
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-02-04

20 open an oyster, the force re-
quired appears to be 1,3191A times the
weight of the shell-less creature.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-02-04
BY plne-woods where. when noon was

By pine-woods where. when noon was
sunny,
The air with spicy balsams flowed,
BY gardens full of sweets and honey
Where summer-long the rose has
glowed,
By weary wife and lettering lover,
Come, flash along the river-road.
The forest wall across the river
Darkens within the curling tide,
The fragrant winds about us SILVER,
We rock, we race, we rush, we ride,
Thrilled with the sweep of airy motion
And glad because the world is wide!
The night scars up the purple spaces,
The whirling winds divide the deep,
Strange CLEANS are on familiar places,
Swift lightnings underneath us leap,
AS forward flying, flying, flying,
Upon the thunderbolt We sweep!
Harriet Prescott Spofford.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-02-04
On the Trolley,

Fhe red Is melting in the river.
The red is dying in the sky,
The evening star begins to CULVER,
Belated birds go darting by,
Come, let us follow, follow, follow,
And find how fine 1t is to fiyI
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-02-04

slant of the two sticks is towards the
end where they touch each other; that
is to say, the touching point is down
hill" Now, if we place this double
cone at the middle of the sticks, and
release it, what will be the result? In
which direction will the cone roll?
Give the reason with your answer. Two
Club Monogram books will be awarded
on Thursday, as usual.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-02-04
A MORTAR BED.

jeans turning the city water on a bed
of lime from the hydrant this workman
at Jerusalem in his oriental garb car
ries the water in a pigskin.
SANDWICH GIRLS IN GOTHAM,
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-02-04

We give in this issue an illustration
OF a unique portable combined power
and elevator, for the east, economical
and expeditions handling of farmers
grain and seeds. For years farmers
have labored at a great disadvantage
in handling their grain, after harvest
ing it. While possessing improved
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-02-04
Railroad Inspectors Wheel,

A railroad inspection car built on
the principle of the bicycle has recent,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-04-13
GOV. ROLLINS AND RELIGION.

Concord, y. H., Apcil ga statement
made by Gov Frank w Rollins in his
Fast day proclamation, gust issued, to the
effect that the Christian religion is on the
decline in ru"al communities, has aroused
considered comment. The governor 5
II exclamation says: This custom was in
auguratcd 1T time when all the people
of our State placed their trust in the
hands of the Supreme being and believed
iismly in The efficacy Of prayer. The de
cline of the Christian religion, particular
ly in ouT rural communities, Is u mark 81
feature Of the times, ana steps should bee
taken to rem 'dy II. No matter what or
belief may be in religious matters, every
good citizen knows, when the restraining
influence of religion is Withdrawn from
the community, It's decline, moral, mental
and iinanci ~ is swift and sule. 10 me
this is one of the strongest evidences of
the Fundamental truths of istianity. -
Gov. Rollins suggested that UNION Fast
day exercises be held as generally as pos
sihle. saying: "You can afford to devote
one day in the year to your fellowmou to
work and thought and prayer for your
children and your childrenS Children
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-04-13
DELEGATES TO PEACE CONGRESS
Andrew II. White to Head the United
states Dei' ition.

Washington. April 6.-S =crctary of state
Hay has announced the composition 4
the United States delegation to the dis
armament congress which will meet Il;
Hague in tho latter part of May. I'll" del
egatiIn consists of Andrew ID. White, Cai-
ted States Ambassador to Berlin. MI NeW-
cll United states minister to the Neither
lands: Presto ut Seth Low of 'olumhil
University. New York. Capt. 'ruZeg OF
the ordnance department., L. ). \, and
Capt. \. r. Nathan, l.. $. y, ro'irol.
Nj Frederick Hollis of New York will
be secretary Of the delegation.
The President has designated tina: CAPT
William Crosier of the ordnunc" bureau
represent the United States army. capt
a. r. Nathan. retired is designated tc
represent the navy Andrew d. White
ambassador to Germany, will be the head
Of the United States delegation to This
congress.