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The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-20
TO TAKE THE CENSUS.
THE MAN WHO WILL SUPERVISE
A GREAT WORK.
Ex-Gov. William r. Merriam, of Minne-
sofa, Has Had a business and Political
Experience Which Will Make the Job
an Easy One for Him.
(Mashington Letter.l

Ex-Gov. William r. Merriam of Min
nesota, who has been appointed director
of the census by President Mckinley, is
n of the prominent business men and
bankers of ST. Paul and has had con-
siderable political experience. He serv-
ed two terms as governor of Minnesota,
elected in 1888 and reelected in 1890.
He has long been a personal friend of
President Mckinley, and was the Nc
kinley leader in Minnesota in 1896, be-
ing chairman of his state delegation in
the national convention. Gov. Mer-
rlam was born at Wadhams Mills, N.
T., in 1S49. His family moved to Min
nesota in 1861, and he was sent at the
age of Is to an academy at Racine,
where he graduated, following it with
a college course. He then became
clerk in a st. Paul bank, and at the
age of "a was cashier of the Merchants
National bank of St. Paul. He became
its vice president in 1880 and it's pres
ident in 1882, which position he held
till two years ago, when he resigned. He
early became active as a Republican
politician. In 1882 he was elected to
the legislature and reelected in 1886
and was speaker. Gov. Merriam is re-
garded as n of the highest author
tiles in banking and finance in the
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-20

from the Pallapole "beel" and falls in
To the Ichamati near Rangoon. We
saw a pair of big snipes to our right.
The fowling-piece rang out and
belched forth a cloud of smoke and
small shot. One of the pair was
wounded in the leg and wings, but
managed to make off, accompanied by
its mate. At a short distance the pair
took refuge in g piece of marshy land
and began cawing in a plaintive tone,
which soon collected half a dozen of
its fellows. Our boat came alongside
by this time, and as soon as the gun
was raised a second time a strange
sight met our view. The assembled
birds formed a ring around the wound
ed bird, as if to protect it from our
attack, while it's mate busted itself in
relieving its pain with its bill. Such
a spectacle made a very soft impress
sion on our minds and unnerved our
hands.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-20

summer and bring their fashions with
them. Though he mingles with these
people, Uncle Alvah is uncontaminated
by the habits of civilization.
Alvah Cunning is the picture of
health, carrying his years well, and
his eyes have a merry twinkle, their
vision still being too good for the use
of glasses. When but ten years old he
went into the woods with a party OF
four hunters to carry birds for them,
and ever since that time his life has
been mostly spent in hunting and trap
ping, and for the past seventy years he
has acted as guide. The last person OF
prominence he guided through the
woods was former Gov. Black, while
the latter was on his fishing trip last
summer.
Cunning is personally acquainted
with all the noted guides, and has
trapped and hunted with Guides Wood
Dunakin, Stormer and Shepard. In
eight years he killed 1902 p~anthers; but
now they are extinct. he having killed
the last one seen in the woods at Lake
Emmonds, near Blue Mountain Lake,
about eight years ago. There were
three kittens" in a tree, and he and
the party he was guiding brought them
down in one, two, three order. They
were about eight months old, and
weighed about forty-ive pounds each.
The day after killing the young ones
Mr.. Dunning found and killed the
mother panther, and this Is said to
have been the last one.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-20
PENSIONING OLD PEOPLE.
New Zealand Provides for Those Over
Sixty-Five.

New Zealand Provides for Those Over
sixty-Five.
After eleven days discussion in
committee at Wellington the old-age
pension bill has been passed on third
reading in the House of Representa-
tives by a majority of 10. The bill pro-
vides that every person of the age of
65 and upward, of good moral charac-
ter, whose yearly income does not ex-
coed f34, n who has resided for
twenty-five years in the colony, will
be entitled to a pension of ELS per an
mum.
In New Zealand the poor have hith-
erto been relieved almost entirely by
the state, says the Montreal Gazette,
charitable institutions for that purpose
doing but a small part of the work. In
1896 a bill very similar in it's provis-
ions to the n in question was intro
duced in the House of Representatives.
There it met with a determined oppo-
s1t1on, amendment providing that
everybody of and over the age of SIS
years should be entitled to the pension
whether he vas in need of assistance
or not. That was a ~socialistic sugges-
ton that, if adopted, would have
turned the whole colony into one large
friendly society. Eventually the bill
was thrown out. In the following veal
a fresh bill, combining the pension to
the poor, was brought in, and after a
hard struggle it went through its third
reading by a majority of Is, only to be
thrown out by the upper house. Still
undaunted by failure, the supporters of
the principle of the old-age pension on
a discriminating basis brought in a
third bill this year, and now, after a
desperate struggle for eleven days
(Which in New Zealand, where speeches
OF only ten minutes were allowed in
committee, is a debate of exceptional
severity, the bill has passed it's third
reading by the smaller majority Of 10.
1t is expected that $500 persons will
during the first year draw the eighteen
pounds or part of it, and that about
n hundred thousand pounds will be
SO expended. So far there is no men
ton of additional taxation in connec-
tion with the scheme.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-20
CIrcling the Globe in an Hour.

Uncle Sam paid the railways for 1898
nearly 1929, 100000 for transporting his
mail. Sixty years ago 974 miles of
railway carried all our mail; at the
close of the civil war there were 23,-
401 miles; in 1896 the 1850 separate
routes aggregated 174,777 miles. Com
pared with this the railway postal
service of all other nations dwindles
into insignifcance. Germany, the near
est approach to a rival, has only 1913
miles; France follows close with 25,-
665 miles. Our postal cars, during the
year 1898, a a distance of 2S1, $50. 900
miles. This means hat every hour one
of our mail trains Travelled a distance
equal to one and one-ffth times aroun
the globe. The amount paid t. rail-
ways is based on the average weight OF
daily mail per mile on a weighing for
thirty successive days,
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-20
DON'T BORROW TROUBLE" BUY
SA 20 10
TITS CHEAPER IN THE END.
rhe world.s Largest Accountlnr.Rnom.

Uncle Sam has the largest account
ing room in the world. 1t is the office
of the Sixth Auditor at Washington,
where every single transaction of the
entire postal service finds final exam
nation. The magnitude of the work,
the infnity of detail, the mastery of
system is appalling. Five hundred
clerks constitute the working corps.
In 1898 they passed accounts and
claims involving $500, 000, 900, or over
81, 500, 900 for each working day. Every
one of the 1850 postmasters submits
q quarterly report. Every item, every
figure, every memorandum in each of
these accounts must be subjected to
microscopic scrutiny; every report
passes through the hands of nine sets
Of clerks. Letters by the thousands
and vouchers by the million must be
checked and classified
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-20
A FAMOUS HUNTER.
ALVAH DUNNING CLOSING a
CHARMED CAREER.
One of the Most Noted Characters of
the Great Northern New York Wilder
uess-Has Dueled with 400 Painters
A Remarkable Man.

Alvah Dunning, the most famous OF
the North Woods guides, also the old
est at present engaged in the business,
has been spending several days in
Rome, n. Y, visiting friends and rela-
tives whom he had not seen in many
years. Famous men have followed
Mr.. Dunning through the forests and
streams of the great northern New
York wilderness, and have partaken
OF his hospitality and slept in his cab
IN at Racquette Lake, where this old
man has been domiciled for si~xty-three
years. The SHOWS of eighty-three win
tiers have fallen upon him, and he is
still as hardy as the oak, and he lives
a simple and lonely life.
Around him on the lake shores are
the luxurious cottages of the rich, who
come to the woods from the city in
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-20
ITALY'S w CAMPS.
Bitter Quarrel Over a Bit of wagnerian
Music.

Italy since the first of the year, ac-
cording to the Figaro, has been divided
into two camps, which have been quar-
fighting. The cause of the dispute Is
the question whether the finale of the
second act Of die Meistersinger' is or
is not a fugue. Ricordi, the Italian
publisher of Wagner's works, published
an article in his musical journal
strongly denouncing certain Italian
critics for considering the passage in
question a fugue. They answered, cit
ing to uphold their opinion a number
of French and German critics. Ricordi
brought up against them one Russian
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-20
why Not7 Choate D,d.

Chicago Chronicle: Speaker Reed
and hdr. Choate, now ambassador to
England, were at a dinner party, in the
course Of which tAe latter happened
to mention that he had never in his
life ridden on a railroad pass. A con-
gresham present said: "Well, l wish
1 could say as much" Reed looked at
him solemnly for a moment and then
drawled: why didn't you? Choate
ItJ
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-20
Royal Wedding Oah..

Royal wedding cakes are never sent
out until they have matured at least
six months. The actual baking process
lasts from five to seven hours. So
great is the demand for cake on the
occasion Of a royal wedding that the
makers have always a stock of more
than 1000 pounds in the seasoning
room.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-20
America and Germany.

So soon as America showed her irmness
the German cruiser left Manila bay, and
we now protect their interests. II a like
manner all stomach ills fly before the won
derful power of Hostetter's Stomach Bit
tiers. 1t strikes at the root of diseases,
and cures indigestion, constipation, bill
~icusness, liver and kidney troubles.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-20
MRS. s. LEE.

wrote these verses on Mrs. Lees speak.
ership:
Eastern people gaze in wonder,
Mrs. Speaker Lee,
Hear EN- askin' how in thunder
Sich a thing kin be-!
Claim back there a woman shouldn't
Forge ahead, It'd be imprudent-
Mebbe they're afraid they couldn't
Fill the contract. See?
Colorado wimmen smilin',
Mrs. Speaker Lee,
Mighty proud to see you pilin'
On the dignity.
Glad to see you WELD the gavel,
Hold the male lawmakers level.
An the knotty points unravel,
So successfully.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-20
arArn on onro. crrr on ro1rno.l-

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doing business in the City OF Toledo, County
and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay
the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for
each and every case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by the use Of Halls Catarrh Cure.
a !. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in nv
presence, this 9Th day of December, A. d. 1856
(SEAL) A ". GLEASON,
Notary Public.
Halls Cstnrrh Cure IS taken internally, and
acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces
OF the system. Send for testimonials, free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-20

and n Spanish critic, who could see
no fugue in the finale. A remarkable
solution for the difficulty vas sought.
They telegraphed to Siegfried Wagner
for his opinion. The latter, also by tel
egraphed, replied, at is a fugue." Sig.
Riccordi is considered beaten and peace
is returning.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-20

81 wonder asked the Callow Youth,
"why m are SO utterly opposed to
pugilism?" They" said the Savage
Bachelor, "are naturally opposed to
competition Indianapolis Journal.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-20
Sunday Contracts Lawful.

Contracts made on Sunday may be
enforced in Minnesota, according to a
decision Of the supreme court of that
state.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-20
The Mechanism of STYLE.

81 WISH" said the man who was writ
ing a speech, that l could think of a
the word | want" What kind of a
word is it," asked his wife. Some
thing that means cutthroat, robber and
villain. It's got to be a word of at least
four syllables, because | want 1t to be
a polished sarcasm. "-Washington
Star.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-20

During the last Christmas holidays
we formed a party to go out a-shoot-
ing. Our boat had sailed a short dis
lance up the Bali "khal," which rises
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-20
OH OH

The Housewife-'Is this here milk
pure? Don't try to deceive me, now"
The Milkman-"I will not, ma'am:
1t is not pure. 1t is half cream."-In-
dianapolis Journal.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-20

st. Peters, in Rome, occupied three
and a half centuries in construction,
and during this time forty-two popes
reigned.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-20

Piso's Cure for Consumption is the only
cough medicine used in my house.-D. G.
Albright, Mifilinburg, Pa, Dec. II, '95.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-20
Ligh test Tubing.

The lightest tubing ever made is of
nickel aluminium. Three thousand
feet of this tubing weighs only one
pound.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-20
THE WHOLE SYSTEM
May Become Invaded by Catarrh-Gen
eraI Lewis Case.

Pe-ru-na Drug Mfg. Co., Columbus, O.:
Gentlemen have used Pe-ru-na
for a short time and can cheerfully rec
ommend it as being all you represent
and wish every mar who Is suffering
with catarrh could know of its great
value. Should | at any future time
have occasion to recommend a treat
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-20

A wide spreading, hopeful disposition is
your only truly umbrella in this vale of
tears.
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country. In 1872 he married Miss Han
cock, niece of Gen. w. S. Hancock.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-26
PHYSICIANS HEAR MANY PAPERS.
SESSIONS OF THE AMERICAS MEpico'PSfCh'
LOGICAL. ASSOCIATION CONTINUE.

rocrcAL ASSOCIATION CONTINUE.
THO morning session OF the American Mehico-
psvch illogical Association was held yesterday III
tho MYRTLE Room of the Waldorf-Astoria ho'''
II va devoted 10 the election Of new members III"
the reading OF papers
The paper Of Or. George Nilleneuve. or Tongue
Pointa Quebec on judicial Errors In Lunaoy'
which was down on Wednesdays programme OUT
was not reached was the first read After the
election OF members paper on |Ihe race III
THYROID Extract in the Therapeutics or INSANITY
was read by Or. ". l.. Babcock, OF pgdensourE'
Y Y The next paper of the morning was on
Reflex Irritation. with Especial Reference 70 Eye
Strain; a Factor in Nervous and Mental Disease.
II was read by Dr. Charles A. Drein. or the state
Farm Massachusetts. Dr. r. j. w. Burgess. of
Montreal read a paper "Ephemeral or Transit
tory Mania"
Or Theodore Kellogg. Of this city. read paper on
Disorders OF Sleep Among the Insane Dr. o.
Alder Bumer. OF the Utica state Hospital. read a
paper on The Care OF the Insane In Farm Dwell
nEs"
The afternoon session. beginning at o'clock. was
held I'm the laboratory OF the Pathological Institute.
on the sixth floor Of No. I Madison-ave. Or. Boris
sdis OF the institute. read the first paper which
was on The Nature and Principles Of Psychology. y
DR. Samuel r. Lyon medical superintendent OF
Rlooningdale white Plains. was down for paper
on The Desirabillty Of Closer Connection Between
Psycho biological Labora tories and Hospitals Tor
the Acu, Insane" but he requested that It be read
by title only.
The other papers read in the afternoon were:
The Physiological and Morphological Basis o. the
city; THE Retracton Theory from Psychical Stand
point" by Dr. william A. White. Of Binghsmton,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-26
THIRD PLACE FOR sETENTHS BAND.
TWELFTH REGIMENT MUSICIANS WILL HEAD
THE POLICE PARADE THIS YEAR

--vr1rTH REGIMENT MUSICIANS WILL HEAD
THE POLICE PARADE THIS YEAR
The eth Regiment Band will not lead the police
narade on June l. as II has done for years. This
much coveted place will he filled by the 18th Resi-
rnent Band The second place priced by musicians
Is al the head Of the Second Division But the Ith
Regiment Band will not he there.
The friends of this musical organization VIII have
to wait until the Third Division comes into sight
before they will get glimpse Of their favorites for
Il IS there the this band will be-
There are numerous stories about the cause for
the change The most interesting is merely
runoor but # Is 10 the effect that Chairman Mazet
~ the Investigating Committee, is a member ~ the
TN Regiment. and on this account the band was
moved back Chief Devery says this is absolutely
without foundation I'm fact
1T is true" said Chief Devery. that tho I'm
Regiment Band will not lead the parade, and that
inc 12th Regiment Band will. That this Is due TO
Assemblvman Mazets membership in the eth Reg-
mont Is almost TOO absurd for denial The truth Is
that the police are under obligations 10 the 18th
roginent for many courtesies extended 10 us dur
IT,, tho last wear Chief ~ these. ! think ! may
,nertion was the permission 10 the police to use
The 12th Regiment Armory for drill purposes.
.sV henever We tried to get the Ith Regiment
krmory for this purpose, were Informed that II
extended similar courteses to the police Of that
borough and II is only right that their band should
head the Second Division That's all there is TO the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-26
ro SEND INSANE moyGOHANS HOME

stockton Cal. May 25-Arrangements have been
made by the State Commission in Lunacy TO have
five Japanese and about eighty five Chinese now
in the Stockton State Hospital for the Insane re-
turned TO their native countries.
Negotiations have been In progress for some time
with both ,he Chinese and Japanese Governments.
and both have expressed n willingness 10 take the
afflicted ones back to their native lanus. The
Japanese will he taken on July 2, and the Chinese
will also be sent In July.
When the treaty made with China. In Cleve-
lands last Administration. an EFFORT was made TO
arrange for the deportng OF insane Chinese, but
the movement begun too late and the mat
ter has hung fire until the present time. The de-
portation agreement extends to all the hospta Is
OF the State.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-26
CAUGHT BY 4 PLTCKY WOMAN.
NETWORK DRIVER ARRESTED ~ NOUNS
VERNON. CHARGED WITH THEFT

A NETWORK DRIVER ARREaTED ~ Motvr
VERNON. CHARGED WITH THEFT
Louis Seigei. twenty-five years old driver for a
New-York department store. Is under arres, IN
Mount Vernon. charged with larceny His oaptur.
"a due to the presence ~ mind of Mrs William ~
A. Horsfall. prominent society and resi-
dent ~ Chester fIill. Yesterday afternoon SeiSel
delivered parcel AZ the home Of Mrs Horsfal No
3pj Summit-ave. The goods were marked 9 y n
While Mrs. Horsfall examining them sh.
placed her pocket-book on the vindow-sll mo-
ment later when she reached for II 10 par N.
charges. she was surprised 10 ind that II was sons
She at once accused Seigel OF the theft but he 40.
MED. with great show OF indignation that h.
knew anything about II. lie started to get on Nj.
wagon. but Mrs. Horsfall overlook him and dragged
him back 10 the house. where she and her nad
searched him and found the missing purse IN nj,
coat pocket. The money which n contained WA
undisturbed After recovering the money Mrs
Horsfall stood guard over the prisoner while the
maid went into the hall and telephoned 10 tho 10.
lice When Patrolman Atweli arrived Mrs Horsfan
turned Segel over 20 him. The man admitted nj,
guilt and was taken To the police station Mrs
Horsfall is a member OF the Westchoster Woman's
Club Her husband. W H. A. Horsfall. is a prorni-
nent architect Of Mount Vernon. and was recently
the Democratic candidate for Alderman IN tbs
Fifth Ward.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-26
DBauATIC CRITICS OF PARIS.

The work Of dramatic critics in Paris IL apparent
l., NOT easy. Francisque Sarcey. who in the last
,birtv-two wears has written the dramatic feuille-
ton for lie Temps caught cold when returning
AT a late hour from theatrical performance
which he wanted to attend despite the unfavoraole
condition OF his health. Catulle Mendes has been
seriously wounded, the result OF a difference or
opinion with another critic over the question OF
uan,Iet's obesity a few weeks before that oc-
o,rrenca the Journal" Of Paris the successful
rival Of the Figaro" had lost It's director. Fernand
Xau who well known for many years neIo.s =
critic The misfortune which has happened 10 ca
trIe Nendes IS another proof that the policy OF
ruthfIIness and Of bold criticism which Fernand
Eau started in his newspaper has been preserve
under the anonymous leadership or ms par VI,
MTcenas for other Paris papers besides the
journal" lie has succeeded as business man
sger i'm making that paper popular In all classes
Of society where the Figaro" was formerly the
only newspaper read.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-26
LUTHERAN GENERAL SYNOD.
OFFICERS CHOsEN-REPORT on FOREIGN
MISSION WORK.

York Penn. May 25-The first business session
Of the thrty-nlnth convention Of the General
Synod of the Lutheran Church in the United States
was called To order in St. Paul's Church to-day by
President HANNA. The rolcall showed the pres
ence of 2Ss delegates. The election OF officers re-
suited rs follows: President the Rev. s. F. Breck
Hanss OF Cincinnati secretary. the Rev Dr. W.
f. Fisher. OF shamokin. Penn. The following re-
port foreign missions was approved:
The General Synod OF the Lutheran Church In
trusts its foreign mission work 10 n Board com
posed Of nine members. six clerical and three lay
The Rev Lutber kaufman, of Frederick, Md, Is
the president, and the Rev Or. George Scho Is the
general secretary. The ONCE OF the Board is in
Baltimore.
The principal mission is located in the Madras
Presidency India. with headquarters at Guntur.
The field has population Of 10000. Mission work
has been extended TO more than five hundred towns
and villages. In the Arthur G. Watts Memorial
College and It's branches there are $50 pupils and
twenty-five teachers other schools number l13,
with 4.475 pupils At the head Of the medical work
tuition Of its kind south OF Madras, where more
than five thousand patients are treated each year.
The baptized membership Is 11,sl; cOmmunicans.
$3.50 inquirers. 1926 Sunday schools, SS, with lO5s
nineteen foreign missionaries on the field and they
are assisted by 3ss native workers Of various grades
Four missionaries are on furlough In this country
The Board also has work under IFS care IN Ii
IBERIA Africa the principal station being at Mullen
burg The work In this station. Ike that IN the
other is also educa tonal medical and evnngelistic
Industries of this field is the raising Of coffee Three
missionaries are In Muhlenhurg while one is In
this country on leave. lie will return IN me near
future. and the prospect Is That -FOUR aodltionia
BOARD during the biennum were nearly sgaVr an
increase OF ti2U the preceding Ike period