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The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-02
PREPARATION.
A Strange Coincidence In the Life of
"a Fireman.

Strange Coincidence In the Life of
Fireman.
"Soon after | entered the fire depart
ment, " remarked hostler of the city
fire department, sit was my hard luck
in responding to an alarm to run over
and terribly injure small boy, who
was playing in the street. 1t was an
unavoidable accident, but Just the same
it had its effect upon me, and for a
time it preyed heavily on my mind and
probably would have done so until to-
day had il not been for the sequel
which righted up matters somewhat.
81 kept myself pretty well informed
as to the condition Of the boy, and was
extremely happy when | saw him on
the streets again and to all appearances
fully recovered from the injury which |
had inflicted upon him. Well, time
passed along, and, the boy s family hav-
ing moved from the house where he re.
sided and where we took him after the
injury, for awhile | did not see him,
though | occasionally heard from him.
lone rather rough night about a
year afterward our company responded
to an alarm in the northwestern part of
the city. On arriving at the fire l was
sent to one of the upper rooms of the
burning building to rescue some chill
dren who were in the room and who
were terribly frightened, as they had
good reasons to be, for they were in
considerable danger There was light
burning in the room, and the moment
entered it recognized the little fel-
low that had driven over and injured.
If there ever was little fellow who
was carefully wrapped up in bedclothes
and with his little sister taken down
stairs and to place of safety. you can
bet it was that hoy and girl. The same
look of fright was upon his face, which
l had not forgotten, but | don't think
my face looked as bad as when l had
picked him up in my arms before.
was supremely happy in being able to
return some good for the i'll had done
him. w Washington Star.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-02

There is we'll developed move
ment on foot to secure a federal
building at Great Falls. This re-
minds US that Great Falls is fast as
suming first rank among the cities
of Montana. Her postal revenues
are making astonishing gains aid
the office is already approaching the
first class. The post office is de-
pository for money order funds, and
the free delivery system was inaug-
urated long ago. The customs re-
ceipts at the port require the con-
stant attention of strong force of
collectors, which reminds us that
Great Falls is the terminal point of
the only Canadian railroad in Mon
tana. The land Office practice of
this part of Montana is sufficient to
warrant the establishment of land
Office there, and it seems that this
step is almost ready to be achieved
Senator Carter has always been re-
gardful of the interests of Cascade
county, and it is said that he will
ask the coming congress to erect a
100000 federal building at Great
Falls, and it is very probable that
the request will be granted.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-02
Too Much HlES-d Man.

They were telling political stories in
a down town Office the other day, and
somebody recalled the tale of the Hon.
Alfonso Hart, at one time lieutenant
governor of Ohip.
Hart was ON tie stump for Foraker
and was puttieg In his best licks in the
rural districts. One afternoon he tao
killed. lot of Medina county farmers
and opened upon them in his usual way.
Friends, he said, 81 know you are
a sensible, hard headed lot of honest
toilers. You are not to be moved by
sophistry or foolish receptions. l have
only to look around me to assure myself
that you know good thing when you
see it. Now, let us suppose one of you
farmers has hired man. You may feel
little doubt Of him at the outset, but
you give him fair trial. You like him
so we'll that you keep him another year.
And he serves You in way that in
sures his re- re-engagement for still anoth
er year and then another. Isn't that 8
good business principle2' p
Mr. Hart paused and smiled down al
his listeners. Before he could resume
however, a shrill voice from the middle
of the crowd interrupted him.
'Say," said the voice. "how is il
when the hired man gels to thinkin h,
owns the hull darned farm2'
1t took the wind all out of Mr.. Hart
as he himself afterward admitted. -
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-02
THE FEAR OF A MOUSE.
One Instance Where 1t Made a Luna
tic of a Woman.

One Instance Where 1t Made a Luna
tic of a Woman.
A mouse has long been known to be
the bitterest enemy of womankind
Just why the average run of femininity
should fear such helpless, harmless
little creature cannot be explained.
During the civil war famous female
spy was betrayed through the instrn-
mentality of mouse. The woman was
masquerading as boy and succeeded
admirably in deceiving the enemy un-
til one evening while dining with a
party of men at farmhouse black
mouse jumped from cupboard to the
table, almost in the face of the sup
posed boy. With a shrill feminine
shrek the spy threw up her arms and
rushed across the room, and, springing
on couch, went into Mysteries from
sheer fright. The men, of course, sus-
pected her and, rather than be searched,
she confessed, but by the aid of the 10y
al old farmer and his wife she made her
escape in the night.
A well known woman physician OF
Chicago says she can do any kind OF
surgical work without a tremor, but
the sight of mouse turns her strange
ly i'll and thoroughly "unwomans" her.
Another woman has such terror of
mice that she recently went insane
through fright at one of the wee crea-
lures. The woman was sweeping her
cellar when a mouse darted out from
an old barrel and ran about her feet.
She tried to step on it and beat at il
with her broom, calling piteously to
her little boy to help her. But the boy,
thinking she was in fun, frightened
the terrified mouse toward the woman
whenever it tried to get away. Al
length the boy rushed at it in earnest
and the mouse darted under the WON
an s skirts and she fell to the floor in
sensible, only to lose her mind when al
length consciousness returned to her,
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-02
He Walked.

Time, II p. IN. "They tell me your
gait was esteemed one Of the finest in
the regiment.
lyon fiatter me-
''No; Lieutenant Wagstaf said you
marched magnificently.
''The lieutenant may not be good
judge.
81 fancy he is. To my mind there il
nothing that makes a man more pre-
sentable and really attractive than a
graceful walk. My curiosity is greatly
aroused May l ask favor of your
"Certainiy.
"Then | would like to see you walk. -
And she handed him his hat.-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-02
HART, AND ADVANCE WITH THE TOWN.
A DARK SHADOW.

never saw my mothers face:
God drew a shadow Ger my babY syes,
And there 1t lies,
Unchanged by time or place;
But ] have felt her loving breast
Breathe heart sore signing for the joys miss
And felt her kiss
Upon my eyelids pressed.
never saw Gods lovely world.
But have listened to the whispering trees
And felt the breeze
That springs sweet leaves uncurled.
! never gazed upon n rose,
But have laid the flower against my cheek
And heard God speak
And mysteries disclose.
And he has made me understand;
Though dark the shadow that now holds me
blind,
God is behind.
Unseen feel his hand
And know that from my darkened eyes
The lifelong shadow will be rolled away
One solemn day.
Oh, rapturous surprised
My happy lips cen now must sing.
These eyes, unclosing in the streets Of gold,
Will first behold
The face of Christ, my King.
Fedora Bell in Good Words.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-02
Terms Of Subscription.
A COMPARISON.

Among the recent arrivals in
South Africa are $4,000 British
troops. By Christmas the forces un-
der General Buffers command will
number 10000, not including the
colonials. This will be the largest
purely British army with which
Great Britain has ever begun a war.
England sent to the Crlmean fort,
five years ago $4,000 infantry, 1000
cavalry and sixty guns as her con-
tribution to coalition that was to
subdue, and did subdue, the mighty
power of Russia. During the Wa
terloo campaign there were little
more than 10000 British soldiers.
In the battle of Waterloo itself the
force of British infantry was only
$4,000. British troops to the num-
ber of something over 10000 were
sent to Egypt during the Tel Ell
Kebir campaign. All'these figures
seem small enough in comparison
with those of the American civil
war when from first to last 2,772,
4Oo men were engaged.
In area the Transvaal is just
about the size of Colorado; the Or
ange Free State about that of Ohio.
Put the two republics together and
their combined ares is little larger
than that of the state of Montana.
Suppose that Montana contained a
little more than double its present
popula,ion--say 5OU,000-and you
have an idea of the population of the
two little republics which are wag-
ing war with the most powerful ma
ton on earth, and which have com
PEELED the British empire to break
all it's warfare records.-Standard.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-02
Items from the World.

Vice President Hobart was buried
at Patterson, N. j., Saturday.
The Caribou district will add
81 100000 to the gold supply this
year.
Gas explosion in trench, Broad
way, N. Y, kills one man and in
lures several others.
The Samoan archipelago has been
cut up by treaty between the Unit
ed States, England and Germany.
During the hunting season in the
Adirondacks this year the number
of persons accidentally shot was %.
A four year old child of Aguinal,
do and $4,000 in gold belonging fo
the insurgent chief have been p-
tured.
Elizabeth Hagerman, 79, gets a
divorce from A. J. Hagerman, 81, at
Topeka, Kans., because he chews to-
bacco.
The Alaska Indians are making a
81 100000 roar because citizens of
Seattle stole their totem pole. They
want it returned Immediately or a
big sum of money must be paid.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-02
A Poets Impressions of Nilsson's
Singing.
NEW YORK, Sept. 30, 1870.

New YORK, Sept. 30, 1870.
l went at 1 O'Clock today to hear
Nilsson. She sang in concert at Stein
way hall; tother artists were Vieux-
temps, the violinist; Wehli, pianist
Brignoli, tenor, and Verger, baritone.
Mile Nilsson singeth as thou and I
love. She openeth her sweet mouth and
turneth her head o one side like a
mocking bird in the moonlight, and
straightway cometh forth the purest sill
yer tones that ever mortal voice made.
Her pianissimo was like dawn, which
crescendo'd presently into glorious
noon of tone which then did die away
into quiet gray twilight of clear, me-
lodious whisper. She sang nothing mean
or light or merely taking Handel g
"Angels Ever Bright and Fair, solo; a
duet with Brignoli, by Blangini, and a
noble solo, scena from Ambrose
Thomas "Hamlet" (the insane song of
Ophelia), with "Home, Sweet Home, "
for encore-these were all. "a Poets &
Musical Impressions, by Sidney La
nier, in Scribner's.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-02

Senator Carter has been making a
close study of the economic phases
of the irrigation question, and it is
said that he is prepared to introduce
bill in congress appropriating s3O,.
100000 for the building of storage
reservoirs in Montana. The senator
always grapples with such questions
in a practical way and people of all
parties are hoping that he may sue.
ceed in the colossal undertaking.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-02
First publication, Oct
Notice for Publication.

United States Land ONCE. Helena, Montana.
November nth, 1893.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed in this office, notice OF
his Intention o make final proof in support of
his claim. and that said proof will be made be-
fore w. NJ. Cockrill, united States Commission
er for the district of Montana, at his ONCE
rooms and Phelps block in the city of Great
Falls Cascade county, Montana, on the 4th
day of January. 1900 VIZ:
EDWARD PETERSON,
who made desert land application No. S177 for
the Ma NEl4; E1s NW4 Sec. g. TIP Is, north of
range east.
He names the following witnesses to prove
the complete irrigation and reclamation of said
land as required by law, namely;
Randall l.. Lewis, Jacob Bergh. Alexander
Anderson and Ole Beaver, all of Barker, Mont
George d. Greene.
Register.
First Publication November %, 1899.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-02

A professor who has made a study Of
children says he has discovered why
the majority of the people are right
handed. Infants use both hands until
they begin tc speak. The motor speech
function controls the right side of the
body, and the first right handed mo-
tions are expressive motions, tending
TO help out speech. As speech grows SO
does right handedness.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-02
New York a City of Auctions.

New York is the city of auctions.
There are 800 reputable auction houses
and three times that number Of auc-
tioneers in New York, and they do a
yearly business of about $75, O00, 900.
This does not take into consideration
the transactions of scores of small auc-
tioneers who devote themselves entirely
to the wants of the east side. New
York Herald.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-02
NEIHART MONTANA. DECEMBER 2 1899

The bones of John Paul Jones,
naval hero of the revolution, will be
brought to America. Nothing was
known of their whereabouts until
recently, when the grave of this dis
tinguished man was found plainly
marked in Paris cemetery.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-02
xouux nfplomnt

"What are you laughing atY" ex-
claimed the schoolmaster.
please. sir" said the boy, "I'm
laughing at how funny it would be II
one of the boys put a bent pin on
your chair and you discovered it before
-before-in time. sir. and then whip.
ped Kim. philadelphia North Amer.
ican
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-02

There are 4S different materials used
in constructing piano. from no fewer
than 10 different countries. employing
As different hands.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-02

Stirrups were unknown to the an
clients. They were first used in the fifth
century of our era, but were not in
common nee even in the twelfth CEN
tury
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-02

The japanese have three forms of
salutation-one for saluting an inferior,
one for saluting an equal and another
for saluting superior
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-02

When Mrs. Agulnaldo lost her
duds by seizure it was suggested
that she had ssclothes call"
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-02

A baby t.ies to put everything he
hnds in his mouth, hut even at that he
uses his mouth to better advantage
than most men. detroit Journal
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-07
TORN in OKLAHOMA
UNCONFIRMED REPORTS OF SERIOUS
DAMAGE AT SEVERAL POINTS.
Sixteen People Injured and One Killed
at NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. known at
Guthrie of the Storm.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, May GA dispatch
to the Journal from Wichita, Kan. says:
Meager reports reached here of a terrific
windstorm that caused great destruction at
several points in southern Oklahoma. The
most serious damage is reported at Chick
asha, Tongawa and Ansdarko. The storm
struck Chickasha at $3.50 o'clock in the after
noon and destroyed that part of the town
north of the Rock Island Railroad shops.
Sixteen buildings were blovh down, and the
roof was torn from the railroad ~roundhouse.
Sixteen injured persons had been taken
from the wrecks up to 6 o'clock, but only
one death had been reported. j. II. Muir
ray, a railroad man, was dead when taken
from the wreck of a building. Rumors OF
greater loss of life are heard but cannot
be confirmed. There is only one telegraph
wire out of Chickasha, and there is little
chance of getting a list of the injured to-
night.
TIL storm came from the southwest, pre-
ceded by a heavy hail and followed by a
flood of rain The path OF the storm was
right down Chickasha avenue. the main
street of the town, and nearly every build
ing on the street was either wrecked or I'M
rooted and the contents exposed to the rain.
A dispatch received in Wichita from Ton
gawa says that in Canton township, eight
cen miles west. great damage was done by
a tornado. The family OF j. II. Ware took
refuge in a storm cave, which became so
soaked from constant rain that Ii fell in,
killing three members of the family. h
houses Of j. F. Tunnel and 8. Saunders were
blown to pieces and Mrs. Tunnel was badly
hurt. Of>the damage at Anadarke nothing
definite can be learned. The Rock Island
extension up the Canadian valley to Ana
darke is reported washed out in three places
and traffic is blocked.
A staff correspondent of the Kansas City
Journal at Guthrie. o. T., wires that moth
ing Is known there of any tornado. The
railroads entering Guthrie have received no
reports of any serious damage.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-07
INGERSOLL'S SUNDAY SCHOOL.
A~shtabuIa Church Gave "POpe Bob"
His Only Religious Training.
New York Press.

new 1OTh fTesS.
Ashtabula is noted for two things. 1t was
the scene, nearly a quarter of a century
ago, of one of the most frightful railroad
wrecks in the history of the world-a disas-
ter i'm which. among others. +. +. Bliss. the
singing evangelist, and his wife were burned
to death.
Ashtabula's other claim to fame is founded
Robert c. Ingersoil lived there With his
father. who was a Presbyterian minister.
The Rev. John Ingersoll was of the straitest
sect. His sons did not take the broad path,
as so many sons of such fathers have done;
but one of them. Robert, became eventually
the foremost freethinker OF America. Bob
was born i'm Dresden, New York State. and
he was eight years old when his father
went to Ashtabula 10 live. The church
building I'm which the father preached and
Robert went TO service and to Sunday
school will soon be torn down. II has stood
in the center of the city for sixty years.
Robert at that time was a G~rahamite. or
vegetarian. not because ne wanted TO be.
but because his father made him forego the
ieshly food of which the son ate freely as
soon as he got away from the parental
all his life he might present a different ap-
pearance now. Old Ashtabula people remem-
Der when he who Is a portly. dignifed gen
tleman now went around the town bare
footed. as boys are wont to do in the sum-
mer In small towns Roberts mother died
when he was young. and he was left to the
Little Bot was like many other boys. in
that he was inclined 10 be rather mischiev-
Gus when his Sunday-school teacher put the
old questions 10 him that SO many boys
have heard. Don't you want TO so to heav-
en?" was one of the questions one day. TO
When his father asked him why not. Robert
swered that he really did want TO 60
there. but the teacher had no business to
ask such a foolish question Another time
the teacher asked him how many Gods
there were. 10 which Robert. I'm a spirit of
fun. answered .Six"-so the story runs-for
which reply he was reproved by the teacher.
There are some Ashtabula people who re-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-07
RATE WAR CONTINUES.
Gas Companies of Create New York
Still Slashing Rates.

NEW YORK. May 6.-The phenomenal
rate-cutting war between the gas companies
of Greater New York continues with UNI
abated zeal as far as the price of the prod
uct is concerned, but to-day new features
were introduced which forecast a settlement
and the formation of a powerful combina-
ton. II was positively announced that a
controlling interest in the United Electric
Light and Power Company had been ac-
CURED by one of the large gas interests,
presumably the Whitney-Brady-Ryan syn
dicate. This lent color 10 the report that
the gas war would resolve itself into a bat
tie between the electric light and gas COM
panies. The United Electric Light and
Power Company succeeds the United States
Illuminating Company. Its wires run I'M
foreground all over the city and it has a
capitalization of 10000 The company
was controlled by the Westinghouse Elec-
trio Company. 1t was also rumored that
overtures had been reopened between Rus
sell Sage and the Rockefeller interests for
the purchase by the consolidated company
of MIR. Sages holdings in the STANDARD
Company. Mr.. Sage would not confirm
this. but admitted that negotiations are in
progress.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-07
OF MRS. WHITNEY
WIFE OF MR.. CLEvELAND's FIRST
SECRETARY OF THE NAVY.
Was Thrown from Her Horse While
Fox Hunting W. a Yea Ago, and
Never Recovered-Other Deaths.

NEW YORK, May 6.-Mrs. William C.
Whitney, wife Of the former secretary Of
the navy, died shortly before / o'clock this
afternoon. The change for the worse in
Mrs. Whitney's condition came last Tues
day, and 1t became evident the end was not
far off. Mrs Whitney was thrown from
her horse while fox hunting in Aiken S. c..
in February, 1898. She tried to pass under
a low bridge. but struck her head on a
beam and fell to the ground. She was un-
conscious when picked up. She was placed
in a plaster cast and remained in it for a
long time. Everything possible was done
for her. but she remained absolutely help
less from the time Of the accident until she
died. She was completely paralyzed from
the neck down.
Mrs. Whitney was the second wife Of ex-
Secretary Of the Navy Whitney, and he was
her second husband, her first husband hav-
ing been Captain Randolph, of the British
army. The funeral services will be held in
the Garden City d. ID Cathedral Tuesday
morning. Bishop Lttlejohn, of the do
cese of Long Island. will o~ficiate. The en-
tire Whitney family was at her bedside
when she died. including Harry Payne
Whitney and his wife.