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The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-07-15

Afterward he found himself seated
before a table w%hereupon was spread
a rich repast.
And he s~traightaway proceeded to do
the best of practical justice to it. Liz
zie Wyman ~composedly watched him
the while.
"A nice supper, Lizzie" said Mr..
Markieman, refolding his napkin, and
placing it on the table ere he drew
out a cigar from his pocket case.
I'm glad vol liked it, sir" said Liz
zie, smiling, "and l hope that when
you become my neghbor at Laurel cot
tage you will often drop in to such an
other"
"Eh!' cried Mr.. Markleman, start
ing back. Amt this Laurel cottage?
Am / not in my own house?"
mo, sir" Miss Wyman answered,
demurely. you are in my house, and
am Elizabeth Wyman, your future
neighbor; happy to make your &C
quaintance, even after this rather I'M
usual fashion,"
II beg your pardon, Miss Wy
man" he gasped, turning scarlet and
pale in a breath. II don't see how |
ever came to make such a ridiculous
mistake! What a donkey you must
have taken me for."
I'll 60" he uttered, making a dive
toward his hat, and dropping the I'M
smoked cigar on the floor, with a
countenance of such misery that Liz
zie's womanly pity came to the rescue.
You will do no such thing, Mr..
Markleman," she said. my brother
will be here presently, and you shall
stay and spend the evening at your
own mistake"
So Mr.. Markleman staid until Tom
Wyman came home from the city on
the evening train: and, as he after
ward said, he never spent a pleasanter
evening in his life!"-New York Daily
News.
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About an Even Thing.

A Well-knoWn member of the Detroit
bar tells the Free Press this story:
Some years ago I attended a session
of the circuit court up in the state. A
pro confesso divorce case was called,
and 1t so happened that the judge was
very much opposed to divorces, espe-
cially those which were unopposed.
After the attorney for the complain
ana in this case announced himself
as ready to proceed, the judge asked
if anyone appeared for the defendant.
There was silence for a moment, and
the judge repeated the question. At
one end of the lawyers table sat an at
torney who had acquired the liquor
habit and who was, at the time, con-
siderably under the influence of stimu-
lants. He was noticed struggling to
get on his feet, and, on observing him,
the judge seized the opportunity and
asked: Do you appear for the defend
ant, Mr.. Blank?' No, your honor, l
merely rose to remark as friend of
the court" that with Brother Double
blank as attorney for the complainant
and no n on the other side. it was
about an even thing Then Blank re-
sumed his seat, while the whole court
roared with laughter"
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he feels strongly and upon which he
is one of the greatest living authori-
ties, may ~ittingly close our notice of
the subject: One thing has often
struck me" he writes, namely, people
saying that the Christians of the time
of Constantine were ignorant, supersti-
tious and so on. Maj. Gender even
says they hardly know the difference
between Christ and Scraps. People
who were prosecuted for their faith in
Christ and gave their lives as martyrs
for Christ certainly knew the differ
ence between the risen and living Lord
and pagan idols. Certainly also they
knew the scriptures and were acquaint-
ed with the ~confguration of the ground
in and about Jerusalem much better
than we. They lived only 800 years
after the cruciixion, we 1900 years.
Common sense suggests the question,
Can we know it better tLan those of
old?'
AS for the excavations which have
recently been begun under the new fir
man, authorities anticipate with some
confidence that one result, at least, will
be the recovery of the ancient Gath Of
the Philistines, which has never yet
been identified, Inc which disappeared
from history about $50 B. G. Included
in the area Of ten square kilometers
permitted by the Turkish law on exca-
vations are four important sites-Tell-
es SAT-, Tell-el-Judeideh, Tell Zakari-
va and Khurbet Dhikerin. The first
site is supposed by some to be the
ancient Mizpeh (watch tower) of the
tribe of Judah. 1t was the Blanca
Guardia, or Blanche Garde, of the Cru
saders, so called from the conspicuous
white chalk rock on which it stands.
The summit is now occupied by an
Arab village, with rich and extensive
tobacco fields, which will prevent the
mound being extensively ~excavated.
The first mound to be attacked is Tell
Zakariya, which Maj. Gender had mark
ed out as an important site, and, ac-
cording to the last report received from
the explorers, DR.. Bliss and Mr.. Stew
art MacAlister, the excavations are al
ready being prosecuted with the great
est energy. The hill rises almost $50
feet above the Vale of Elah. 1t COM
mands views of almost the whole of
Philistia, embracing the positions Of
Ekron, Ashdod and Ascalon. Tell-Za-
kariya is free of modern houses and
graves (Which crown the summit of so
many tells). and is, therefore, easy to
excavate. The explorer, thus having
a free hand, will make a thorough ex-
animation of The mound and will leave
none of its ancient debris untouched.
The number of objects of antiquity
already unearChed is considerable and
is such as to encourage those interest
ed in Palestine research to anticipate
discoveries of real Importance. The
tell must have been regarded in an
cient times as st~rategically important,
and the specimens of wares already
brought to light cover the period of the
Tell-el-Amarna and Tell-el-Hesy tab
lets.
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OLDEST MASON IN THE WORLD.

Surrounded by three generations of
children, Mr.. Adna Adams Treat on
April 8 celebrated his one hundred and
second birthday anniversary. Besides
the distinction of being the patriarch
of Denver, Col, he is conceded to be
the oldest living Master Mason in the
United States, and probably in the
world. Old as he is, his mind is clear
and events which stirred the nation
three-score years ago are as bright in
his memory as those of yesterday.
All day he received the many friends
who called upon him in his room at
the residence of his daughter, Mrs. N.
G. Burnham, No. 1887 California
street.
Mr. Adams was not forgotten by his
brother MasOns in his old home in
Troy, N. Y, nor even by the Grand
Lodge of Colorado. From the former
was received a lengthy telegram ex-
pressing congratulations and from the
latter a letter came full of solicitude
for his future welfare and containing
many beautiful tributes to this aged
exponent of the order.
Mr.. Treat was born at Hartford.
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Sea Water for street sprinkling.

The Merchants Association of San
Francisco, says the Popular Science
Monthly, has been trying the expert
ment of sprinkling a street. with sea
water, and finds that such water binds
the dirt together between the paving
stones, so that when it is dry no loose
dust is formed to be raised by the
wind; that sea water does not dry so
quickly as fresh water, so that it has
been claimed when salt water has been
used that one load of it is equal to
three loads of fresh water. The salt
water which is deposited on the street
absorbs moisture from the air during
the night, whereby the street is thor
oughly moist during the early morning
and has the appearance of having been
freshly sprinkled.
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A Nice Thing of Napoleon,

On the day of Waterloo it was late
before Napoleon left his quarters,
About noon he came down from his
quarters to take a horse. The equerry
having gone off to snatch a hasty meal.
the duty OF helping the emperor on
horseback fell to a youth named Gu.
din. The lad had had no experience
in this line, and gave the little Cor
sican such a vigorous hoist that he
nearly rolled off on the other side. Ma
poleon called him a little fool and rode
away in a fury, Gudin very down In
the mouth" following him some way
behind. By-and-bye the youth saw the
staff officers open to right and left, and
Napoleon came riding back. Laying
his hand kindly on the boys shoulder
he said, MY child, when you help a
man of my size to mount, do so gently"
Fifty-seven years afterwards, as Gudin
now grown a gray general, related the
incident, his eyes filled with tears at
the memory of Napoleon's thinking of
such a moment of the wounded feelings
of the young man.
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HIS NEW PURCHASE.

For ten years Hugh Markleman had
been a wanderer upon the face of the
earth. Financially speaking he had
been successful, but for all that period
Of time he had been literally homeless.
Now he was proceeding to a home Of
his own.
THE first road to the left beyond
the bridge" unused Mr.. Markleman to
himself, "and the first house you come
TO Is the one. The directions are plain
enough, 1 am sure"
He paused half hesitatingly in front
Of a low wicket gate, hanging by one
hinge, from which a shrub-grown path
wound up through untrimmed woods
to a one-story dwelling.
NONSENSE" he muttered 10 himself;
1T can't be that she'd of a place. "A
desirable cottage was what Gibbs
said, situated in the midst of charm
ing grounds And, by Jupiter, this
Is the spot"
He swung open the gilded iron gate
OF a pretty little Enclosure, where the
graVeled paths shone in the twilight,
and e%vergreens skirted the path like
tall old monks wrapped in green serge
eloaks. The cottage ~beyond-a low
eaVed, picturesque affair, with YER
andas on every side-exactly met his
Jreconceived ideas OF the desirable
country residence" painted in such
glowing terms by "Mosses Gibbs, Esq,
real estate and insurance agent"
His countenance expanded into
broad smiles as he pushed open the
door and entered a pretty r0om on the
left of the main entrance hall, while
a glowing fire cast rudy reflections
through the whole room, and a cush-
Toned armchair stood close to the vel
vet rug.
Gibbs told me there was some fur
nlture In the house, and IN old woman
left In charge" thought Markleman,
sitting down in the easy chair and ex-
banding his chilled fingers to the
CHEEKY blaze; but I hadn't any idea
Of such snug quarters as this"
AS Mr.. Markleman sat there, bask-
Ing In the warmth and coziness Of the
scene, the door of the adjoining room
opened and two ladies came in, their
faces glowing with the frosty air.
why, Lizzie!" crried the shorter
one, stopping suddenly in the act of
laying her hood on the table. there
Is some n in the parlor!"
"Nonsense" said Lizzie, who, al
though she had seen eight or nine and
20, was exceedingly fair to look upon.
THE cat and the crickets may be there,
but who on earth besides?"
But l tell you / saw him." said
Sue, gripping her cousins arm with
a sort of nervous terror. "a great,
big, tall man in your easy chair, sit
ting staring at the fire"
"Fiddlesticks!" cried Lizzie. And
she marched courageously into the
room where sat our hero.
Mr.. Markleman stared equally hard
at her. Mr.. Moses Gibbs, real estate
and insurance agent, had mentioned
an old woman His ideas of old age
must have been singular in the ex-
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A FISHER CHILD OF HOLLAND.
fish than any other in EuroA,e, that
Holland seems most attractive to us.
Its social life, domestic habits and
manners, political and religious views,
past associations with our ancestors
in great struggles for liberty and in al
most every department of intellectual
and industrial activity, bind that ma
ton and ours together with links of
sympathy more intimate than we can
W toward France, Germany or Italy,
though we owe much to early French
or Norman civilization.
l have not met with any book In
which such information Is presented
to English readers more accurately, or
with greater Judgment, care and can
dor, in a fair and friendly spirit, but
not running into sanguine enthusiasm.
Without dwelling upon his clear de-
scription of the unique physical
geography of Holland and Zealand,
with their labyrinth of river outlets
and sea inlets, so often delineated by
other writers, it is enough to say that
his chapter on 'The Fight With the
Waters" alone deserves an attentive
reading, as a good account Of the vast
and costly work yearly performed by
the government, seconded by local au-
thorities, to defend the land and it's
towns from inundation. The great
draining operations which have been
successfully executed at the Haarlem
a X and in the Y district and n the
Beemster and Purmer levels, as well
as the projected reclamation of a large
part of the area of the Zuyder Zee, are
sufficiently explained. Agriculture,
pastoral and dairy business, fisheries
and trades, the government and laws,
churches and schools and everything
of practical Importance, find due place
in this book.
1t is needless to add that the virtues
and accomplishments of the Dutch
ladies, to which even l beg permission
to testify, are not overlooked; they are,
indeed, just as good and amiable as
Englishwomen, and they are taught in
their schools to speak English well
and to read our English books, pre-
ferring them to French or German.
The volume is furnished with over
eighty plates of small drawings or
sketches by Dutch artists, two of which
are here reproduced-those of the
dumpy daughter of a fisherman of
Scheveningen and the woman selling
apples at a street corner in Amster-
dam.
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SPANIELs,
Tiay Mites That Are Worth Their Weigh,
in Gold.

IN GOLD.
The first duke of Marlborough pre-
sented some of his Blenheims to the
m1kado of Japan of that period, and,
cur1ously enough, the present dukes
private secretary, Mr.. Holdsworth, in
formed the writer that he had recently
seen some of the descendants of these
dogs, which had been brought over
lately from Japan. They were strange
ly altered, for they were dwarfed in
size n far more like the Japanese
spaniel IN all save color. 1t is possible
mat the crossing of those Blenheims
sent to the mikado with some of the
native dogs has produced the Japanese
spaniel SO fashionable to-day. Howev-
er this may be, the Japanese spaniel is
a dainty little mite, and is the thing"
to-day. His value increases as his
weight decreases, provided, of course
that the points which fancy dictates are
correct, and good specimens weighing
ABOUT two pounds will fetch $50 to
8l0O. A dog weighing less than three
pounds is a good one, and of this class
Hon. Mrs. McLaren Morrison, who is
very fond of her Japs, has several love
~ specimens. The head should be
broad and w~ell-rounded, the nose as
Short as possible, eyes large and liquid,
the carriage lively, the tail carried
closely over the back in a fan-like
curl, and the weight as little as posi-
pie Color and markings form a great
feature in the value of a Jap. The
coat should be thick, soft as silk and
long, pearly white, with black
s~plotches. The ears and cheeks must
be black, the black coming down to
the base of the nose and going under
the eyes. The lower part of the cheek
n chin must be white, and a blaze
or white must extend from the back of
the head yer the forehead to Just
above the base of the nose. In japan
this blaze is termed the "V," and in
the center of this "V" on the top of
the head should be a black spot of
about the size of a shilling. In Japan
these little atoms are carried in their
owner sleeves, but whether the
sleeves have been enlarged to carry the
dog or the latter dwarfed to fit the
sleeve, tradition does not say. Lady
Probyn has an almost perfect specimen
or this dainty dog, and the Countess Of
Warwick, Lady Algernon Gordon-Len-
OK, Lady De Ramsey, and Lady Burton
are also great lovers Of this charming
little pet.-Cassell's Magazine.
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He Pulled 1t,

Because of an inquisitive turn Of
mind, Sub-Policeman John Atkinson,
of the twenty-second district, yester-
day had his new summer uniform
thoroughly drenched. Atkinson was
stationed near the Undine boathouse,
along the ~Schuylkill river. Prior to
the arrival of the parade he became
very much interested in the boats and
fixtures in the clubhouse. Finally he
came to a sign posted on the wall
which read: Pull the rope and see
the monkey jump" Atkinson gave
the rope a jerk and then proceeded to
do the jumping. He had pulled the
rope attached to the shower bath
Philadelphia Record.
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the sites Of The ~crucihxion, the resnr-
rection and the finding of the cross.
The more probable view is that Con-
stantine's structure united in one i'm
posing building the three s~anctuaries
OF Calvary, he Holy Sepulcher and
the lnventio Crucis and the Madeba
mosaic seems to bear out that view.
1t need hardly be said that we have
not heard the last word on the ques-
ton Of Constantine's church, in the
light OF this important discovery.
AS for the genuineness of the site of
the Church Of the Holy Sepulcher, no
recent evidence can be adduced that
bears directly upon the question. The
course of the second wall has yet to be
traced and until that is done the ques-
ton will be brought no nearer solu-
ton. The subject will continue to be
keenly debated by explorers and ar
chaeologists, until some fortunate Off
Ger of the Palestine exploration fund
(as | hope) settles it finally and for
ever. Notwithstanding Maj. Conder's
convincing arguments against it's gen.
uineness. that well-known %antiquary,
DR.. Schick, stoutly maintains the ira
ditional view. In view of the pilgrim
age to the holy sepulcher OF the Ger
mar emperor DR.. Schick was requested
by German residents Of Jerusalem to
write a treatise on the subject for
presentation to his imperial majesty.
He wrote it and set out fully the pros
and cons as they had come to his
knowledge during the fifty years that
he has been acquainted with the spot.
The last utterance of that veteran ar
~chaeOlogist On a question mon which
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(Pharaoh's Treasure House.l

tPharaoh's Treasure House.)
measured. Constantine's church of the
Holy Sepulcher is also given, and the
representation, as far as it can be
made out, agrees with the description
of the church given by Eusebius. A
conspicuous feature in this mosaic pic
ture Of Constantine's basilica is the
Anastasis rotunda, with it's peculiarly
formed cupola.
Palestine psychologists, who have
hitherto had access to the mosaic. or
who have studied reproductions of it,
differ very widely as to the interpreta-
ton of some parts of it, and it's repre-
sertation of the Church OF the Holy
Sepulcher has been a special subject OF
controversy. Some have professed to
see in it the mere ground Ylan of the
famous basilica, but it more probably
represents a view, thrown off in a few
thick strokes of the church, giving in
vigorous outline it's easern facade, with
the three entrance gates mentioned by
Eusebius, the roof, and, in the back
ground, the rotunda, with its peculiar
dome-shaped roof. 1t is a matter of
doubt as to whether Constantine built
one, two or oven three churches upon
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-07-15
KISSED THE BLARNEY STONE.
Dr. Hughes DiplomaticaIly Keeps His
Flock from Backslidinp,

"A soft answer turneth away wrath"
addenda, a soft speech removeth hats.
When DR.. Matt S. Hughes entered his
pulpit in the Independence Avenue
Methodist church yesterday morning
The audience presented the usual flower
garden appearance due to the many
beautiful hats of the female portion.
Il want to begin by thanking the la
dies" began the doctor, after prayer,
for the very kind manner in which
they observed my request in regard to
mead covering last Sabbath" At sew
sral points in the audience delicate fin
gers could be seen searching deity
about the borders of lovely picture
hats for invisible hatpins. 1T is a
matter of great satisfaction contin-
ued the pastor, ITO one in my position
o find such kind consideration for one
another manifest among the members
Of his congregation" here and there a
posey or a plume was seer to nod, in
dicating that a disturbance was going
on near its foundation. st is by these
little sacrifces"-again from the pull
pit-"the sweetness of human nature
is brought out, and all are made TO
feel the true neighborly spirit with
which we are endowed. Every woman
is made lovable by her own thoughts
for the pleasure of others''-all over
the house there was a culver among
the colors, delicate and bright, as when
the first puffs of a rising breeze reach
the meadow grass, and the next instant
each sprig of artificial flowers and
bow of lace and ribbon seemed to grow
momentarily taller and then move for
ward and sink out of sight, and a -four
ish of soft hands followed, smoothing
the stray threads of gold and auburn
and brown that followed as though
10th to part with the dreams in mill
linery that had pressed them. The
women of DR.. Hughes congregation
again sat uncovered before him.-kan-
sas City Journal.
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BABY NJ


~ OhOS II WILL IL OTeaG
Fortunes.
Their are many little people in the
world who will have, as long as they
live, their weight in gold every day.
In the great Goelet mansion in New
York is n little Vanderbilt baby and
another one n a grand palace in Eng
land. Every day these wealthy little
ones ride in the parks in a fine car
riage, with d coachman and footman,
and every night they go to sleep in
beds of lace and down. The fortunes
of either n of these babies is nearly
$4,000 600, or many times their
weight in diamonds. The one in Eng
land may also be a prince one day,
and he is already a marquis and sew
eral other things he doesn't know or
care about just yet. Then there are
the children of the czar of Russia, who
will have a great deal of money, and
many others. But they will not all be
happy, for riches do not make happi-
ness, and some day perhaps any one
OF these little ones, who today do not
know much besides being hungry or
sleepy, will wish they could trade
places with a healthy, cheerful man
or woman with their own way to make
in the world.
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RUSSIANS IN CANADA.

Among the small proportion of Rus
sian subjects whose education enables
them to think for themselves is a num-
Der of individuals who, from an intense
dislike to the taking Of life, consistent
ly refuse to bear arms. This peculiar
ity Is inconvenient in a country like
Holy Russia, in which every male is
compelled to serve % years in the
army, and IS the refusal in question
has always been p%ersevered in, and as.
moreover, the number of these eccen-
trio people ended to increase, it be-
came necessary to deal with them by
legal process. Accordingly, all Douk-
hobortsoi (for such is the name by
which these peace-lovers are known
were sent Off to Siberia.
Among the reforms introduced by
Nicholas II. was a resembling of the ex-
listing order against the Doukhobort-
sol, and some eight months ago a re-
script was issued authorizing those of
the subjects of the car who objected
to military service to leave the
try without interference. Since the
passing of this law several shiploads
of D~oukhobortsoi have left Batoum for
Canada, where they are making a fresh
start in life, free from the blessings"
of Muscovite rule. The illustration
shows a number of emigrants who
sailed for Halifax in the last vessel
which reached the Canadian port a
few weeks ago. Being almost entirely
moujiks of the peasant order, the emf
grants are accustomed to work in the