The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-10-14

sAS "a LAG usueIlcS turing the past
ten years in the great lakes Of Supe-
rior. Michigan. Huron. Erie and On
tario. From 1880 to 1890 the number
OF fishermen actually engaged in these
waters increased SO per cent. The
capital invested during the same period
Increased ITO per cent, and the fish
taken increased from 6S,0 900, 900 to 49,
100000 pounds, or 70 per cent. Lake
Ontario was the only one to show a
loss. In fact. the great lakes fisheries
are now the fisheries of the great lakes
to the west OF Buffalo and Lake On
tario Is no longer a factor in the mat
ter.
A Vienna engineer named Pollak has
made a discovery which seems to have
solved the question of the rapid trans
mission Of telegraph messages. BY a
process only requiring the use OF a
simple apparatus Herr Pollak is able
on the same Geographic line to wire
60, 900 words an hour. The details of
this remarkable invention have been
bought by a stock company, which
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met with great success.
The Buddhtsts in Ceylon are now
theoretically preaching that the cad
of the world will come this year, with
the result that the faithful see that il
would be mere waste of time to grow
rice or in any way provide for the
wants Of next year, and are instead
giving their minds seriously to a pill
grlmage to Anuradhapura. At the
present time European residents in
Ceylon are finding that religion is a
poor substitute for rations, and the out
look for the future is sad indeed. Next
year the pilgrims of today will be
looking out for help from the govern
ment, for there will be famine in the
land.
Comparatively few Of those familiar
with The names of two of Burns heroes
Tam o. Shanter and Souter Johnny
are aware OF the actual names of the
two WORTHLESS, or that, associated as
they are in Burns pages in death, they
are not divided. for they sleep not far
from each other in Kirkoswald church
yard. The stone which marks the
grave OF John Davidson (Souter John
N.Y. has fallen into decay, yet the name
Is lsgible. The monume of David
Grahame Gam O. Shanter) was erected
by him to the memory of his son, who
was followed by Helen McTaggart
(Tam's wife). Souter Johnny died in
1906. aged 70, and Tam in 1911, aged
72.
Inc dread OF snakes Is (says Science
Slrtinss), a mysterious human trait,
n has perplexed psychologists not 2
little. The great majority of snakes
are perfectly harmless, but the aver
age man Is vastly more afraid OF them
nan he would be OF some dangerous
wild beast. The sentiment is. however,
n actually fear, as we commonly use
the term, but a sort of instructive hor-
For n loathing, and Is more common
In men than in women. Accordins to
the accepted theory, it is a survival
from the time when serpents were
among the most formidable enemies of
our man-monkey ancestors. The dan
ger has disappeared, but the dread still
lives, all the more terrible because it
mas grown vague and formless. An
omcer VINO served through the santi-
ago campaign said the soldiers were
much more afraid OF reptiles than of
bullets. One day he ordered a stran-
ping big sergeant to AXE a few men
and make a reconnaissance of a small
thicket, and was surprised to see the
trooper hang back. Are you afraid
OF the spaniards?" he asked, contemp-
tuously. "Oh! - the Spaniardsi"
exclaimed the sergeant in desperation.
VIVA do I keer for the SpaniardsI 7
was thinkin' about a snake saw
crawlin' into them bushes Yesterday"
The Latterday Saints College, TEN,
pleton, Salt Lake City, will formally
open on September IL. Registration
In the business course last week indi'
Gates a heavy attendance. The High
School, Normal, College and Mission.
airy courses will begin this week.
The Aroostook (Me.) Pioneer prints
he following story of Indian shrewd-
ness: Some river-drivers were work.
Ing on the west branch of the Aroos-
took. The logs had jammed into a
nasty snarl, and no one hankered for
the job of going out with a cant-dog to
start the key-log. In the crew was an
Indian noted for his GOODNESS and skill,
The boss finally looked over in his
direction. "Coot," he said, "go and
break that jam, and I'll see that you
get a nice puff in the paper" The red
skin looked at the logs and then at the
boss. Dead Injun look nice on paper!'
he grunted. and walked away.
Yearly Executions In China.
At Canton the average number OF
executions is about 800 per year, but
In 1885 $1,000 rebels were beheaded
The headsman formerly received abou'
"a a head, but the supply and compe
tition have reduced the wage to 81
cents apiece. Most of the criminals VIII,
are beheaded are water pirates or lam
bandits.
From Different Points of View.
Inventor-What Is your candid opin
ION of my device? Friend-It is prac
tically worthless. Inventories, l sus
pected as much; but even a WORTHLESS
opinion is sometimes better than nom
Goals of File.
"Ethel-"Lottie Toxins said you wa
too mean to live, cause you wouldn
let me play with her" Fond Mothe
And what did you say, Ethel
Ethel-'I heaped Goals of fire on h
mead. said I hoped her MANN