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The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-01-28

The novelist can give the preacher
some good points, and especially in the
matter of the sermon plan. After lola
had collected some LOO pages of notes
and arranged them in order, he writes
about "Lourdes": MY book is fin
ished. have only to write it." George
Eliot would make several draughts of
her plot before she wrote a line. OF
Mrs. Henry Wood, her biographer y
THE great amount of thought and de-
liberation bestowed upon her books
was always at the commencement. She
would first compose her plot-a matter
of extreme care and elaboration,
where nothing was passed over or hur-
ried. This would take her about three
weeks of very close application, and
until the whole was accomplished not
one word of the novel was written"
AS a rule, the more time a preacher
spends over the plan of his sermon,
the less time he will need to spend On
its compositiOn.-Homileti Review.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-01-28
Not IN Beauty Books.

There is one cosmetic neve laid
down in books of beauty. 1t is happi-
ness. There is nothing which so beau
titles the face as a happy expression
the outward sign of the condition of
the mind. Happiness is something
which may be cultivated. 1t comes less
from circumstances than from the will
to see and make the best of things.
It is help to health. too. Make yourself
happy. Think always of beautiful
things. "For the thoughts you do not
sneak shine out in your lips and eyes"
The great Rachel says in her memoirs
that she gained her beauty by looking
hour after hour at statues and thinking
much of them.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-01-28
RUSSIAN KELLY CURE.
Iaventor Coming to New York-HIs STAFF
Wonderful in Composition.


Keely, of Keely cure fame, has a
Russian rival, one Michael G%eorgevitch
Alaverdoff, who, according to his own
account, having tackled successfully
the Demon Rum in the empire Of the
car, is now in London preparing to
save the drunkards Of England. After
he has accomplished his mission in
England he will probably come over
here and try his hand at New York.
NJ. Alaverdoff declares in his mani
festo that he has discovered a wonder
full herb which, when administered to
the victim, will cure him completely,
even though he has drunk every day
for more than fifty years from five to
twenty bottles of alcoholic drinks" One
would think that the condition of a
man who had drunk every day for
more than fifty years from five to TWEEN
ty bottles of different alcoholic drinks"
would be such that the herb to cure
him would have to be plucked on the
further shore Of the River Styx; but
AlaYerdoff is from Russia, and the
Russians have long been noted for
powers of bibatiOn Of the Gargantuan
order. When this wonderful Russian
arrived in London the Daily Chronicle
sent a reporter to interview him. AS
there was no man on the staff who
spoke Russian, they chose one who had
moderate taste for vodka as being the
best qualified man available. Through
an interpreter Alaverdoff said to the
reporter that his prescription consisted
of 36 per cent spirits of wine ana GA
per cent Of distilled water. AS these
numbers made 100 per cent the report
er asked where the curative parts came
in, and, undisturbed, the Russian re-
piled, sc per cent of acid Of lemon and
my herb" When the reporter pro-
tested that there was not room. Alaver-
doff smiled blandly and said: "Ah,
that is my secret" Then two glasses
of the medicine, diluted ~coriously with
most excellent whisky. being poured
out, the reporter and the doctor" pro-
ceeded to test the discovery, and had a
most sOciable time. So far the reporter
has not noticed any Improvement in
his Russion or any dimiuution of his
moderate taste for vodka, Alaverdoff
says he has cured over 5000 inebriates
in Russia, and if he can do the things
with "jags" that he does with mathe-
MATES, there does not seem to be any
room for doubt as to his success work
ing reform.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-01-28
CARRYING AN IDEA TOO FAR
If Water Is a Stimulant Should We
Drink 1t?

III u
1t is possible to carry a good idea too
far-to stretch the application of a
magnificent principle until the afore-
said principle is rendered as ridiculous
as the rubber spring apparatus of a
Jack-in-the-box. Here is the story
which a certain Chicago girl is telling
in proof of this theory: The girl in
question is an excitable little bunch
of nerves and impulses connected by
a physical organism one too strong
or hardy. The other party to the
amusing incident, which is giving this
girl untold delight of late, was one
of the best known and most enthusiast
tic temperance workers in town, 81
really cannot see why so many people
cling to stimulants like tea and coffee"
she observed, didactically, one day
when they were lunching together,
when by taking care to properly
nourish and build up the system they
might easily dispense with all such
fictitious aids to well being eyes"
dreamily assented the eXcitable girl,
especially as the best stimulant in the
world is cold water. Why" warming
to her subject, I'm not a bit of use
in the morning until I've had a cold
bath and a big drink of cold water.
Then I'm all right. The cold water
just stimulates me beautifully" The
temperance worker looked thoughtful.
But, my DEAR" she remarked, finally,
"do you think it's quite right for you
to depend upon stimulants of any
kind?" Which is the reason why the
excitable girl believes that it is pos
sible to carry things too far. The idea
of regarding cold water in the light of
a "stimulant" to be used with care she
has so far found highly amusing. But
the temperance worker is still won
dering why her companion laughed.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-01-28
R RIcAN MUSIC.
The National Instrument is Simple, but
Ingenious.

Ingenious.
Like all other Spanish speaking peo-
pies, the Porto Ricans are fond of mu-
sic, says the Kansas City Star. Every
cafe has its orchestra. for a cafe could
hardly do business without one. Every
main street during the latter part of
the day has it's itinerant band of gui-
tar and violin players, n the warm
nights are made pleasant to the stroll
ers along the streets by the sound Of
stringed instruments which floats from
behind the latticed, vine-clad screen of
private residences.
Nearly all of the airs are pitched in
a minor key, which ever when intend
ed to be joyous, contains a plant to
the Anglo-Saxon fond of Sousa's robust
music. To one who has travelled in
Spanish lands the music of Porto Rico
at first seems very familiar, but the ear
is not long in discovering something
novel in the accompaniment to the
melody.
1t sounds at first like the rhythmical
shuttle of feet upon the sanded floor,
and n might suppose some expert
Sio5 III was AlllDIy SLCGDlDS " LAO
music made by the violins and guitars.
The action is almost too quick, too
complicated for this, however, and It
is the dizziness of fingers and not of
feet which produces it. 1t comes from
tie only musical instrument native to
the West Indies, the "guira," which
word is pronounced "huir-r-a," with
a soft roll and twist of the tongue only
possible to the native. The "guira" is
a gourd varying in size in different in
struments. On the inverse curve of
the gourd are cut Sits like those in the
top of a violin. On the other side Of
the gourd opposite the holes is a series
of deep scratches. The player balances
lie gourd in his left hand, holding it
lightly that none of the romano may
be lost.
With the right hands he rapidly rubs
this roughened side of the cord with
a two-tined steel fork. In the hands
of a novice this produces nothing but a
harsh, disagreeable noise. In the
hands of a native guira player a won
derful rhythmic sound comes from this
dried vegetable shell, a sound which, in
it's place in the orchestra, becomes mu-
sic, and most certainly gives splendid
time and considerable volume to the
performance.
The players hand moves with light
ming rapidity. The steel fork at times
makes long sweeps the whole length
of the gourd, and then again vibrates
with incredible swiftness over but an
inch or two of it's surface. There seems
to be a perfect method in it's playing,
though no musical record is before the
payer, and it seems to be a matter
purely of his fancy and his ear as to
how his part shall harmonic with the
melody of the stringed instruments.
The guira is found in all the West In
dies, but seems specially popular in
Porto Rico. The players generally
make their own instruments and ap-
parently become attached to them, for
as poor as these strolling players are,
they will hardly part with their guiras,
even when offered ten times their real
value.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-01-28
SHE WILL LOVE YOU.

cup Of green jade containing a LIQUID
that was as clear as water, and that
shone in the dark as though it had
been fire.
"See," she said, that the lady of
your love drinks of this. Then will
she love you; you only; you, with her
whole heart, you for ever"
Then he began his journey home
again. And by this time he was fain
to sleep, and weary in all his limbs.
But for his great longing to win the
love of the woman he still went on by
night and day. And as he Travelled bv
night the liquid in the green jade cup
gave him light to guide his footsteps.
But at the last sleep would no longer
be denied. He stretched himself on
the sand a whole hour, with the Gun Of
green jade standing at his head. And
as he slept the only person that ever
came into his dreams came into them
once more-the woman whom he
loved. And in the dream she said to
him, "You are coming to see me-"
He answered, Eyes. And now at last
have I the means to overcome your
hatred to me, and to turn it into such
love as l myself have for you and ever
shall have"
She then said:
"You have been to the wise woman
and you have bought from her a owe
philter that she alone can make"
eyes," he said. For the LIQUID
cleaning like fire in it's cup l have
given all my possessions. Do YOU
doubt its power?"
NO." she answered, 81 doubt it NOT,
If I drink thereof I shall love Won for
ever, only it will not be I, and it will
not be you"
81 do not understand" he said.
"If I love you not now and love YOU
after l have drunk of this CUP. then
it is because the phiIter and not Won
has made the change in me. It is a
trick, a poor deception by which you
will try to fool yourself and me-"
Then" he said, ''better this unhap-
piness than that happiness" And
poured the philter into the sand.
And when he awoke the cup was
indeed overturned, and the thirsty sane
had drunk the precious liquid to the
last drop. So having no longer any
hope, he went back on his way home.
And as he approached the house where
the woman whom he loved lived, she
came down the steps toward him
holding out both her hands.
81 watched for you from the win
dow" she said. "a few nights ago /
dreamed of you, a strange dream. You
lay in the sands asleep. I have
watched aver since."-Barry Pain.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-01-28
SENTIMENT AND SPITE.
Great Brltain's War In the Soudan-
Beneficial Results.

'"A " b"p ht
Beneficial Results.
The battle of Atbara was a severe
engagement, says the National Review.
On that occasion the Anglo-Egyptian
force was 5000 and there were 545
casualties. 1t was, of course, to be ex-
pected that on these figures the senti-
mentalist would look in with his pious
exclamation of a "battue." There was,
however, no alternative but to kill just
as many derVishes as chose to fight us,
and-there was never a race that so
richly deserved killing. They had been
the scourge of the Sudan for fourteen
years. 1t may be laid down as an
axiom that the greater the number of
the enemy killed and the fewer upon
the v%ictor's side the more brilliant is
the victory. War means killing the
enemy, we can't get out of that. 1t is
very dreadful, and all humane people
declare the fact, but the history of the
world shows that it is a means OF prog
ress and civilization. 1t may be truly
said that of all the wars Great Britain
has embarked in during her long his
tory nom has been more certain If a
beneficent result than the one we have
Just brought to a conclusion in the
Sudan. We can afford, therefore, to
disregard the selfish se~ntimentalist who
espouses no cause, but, like the lotus
eater, exclaims: What pleasure can
wMave to war with evil? Is there any
plwce in ever climbing up the climbing
wave?" We can equally afford to de-
spise the venom of the French journal
list which found expression in quoting
a 'shopkeeper in the Strand" as a typi-
cal Briton who said to him: There
were not enough men killed in this
battle at Omdurman. l should have
preferred the slaughter of more than
three-fourths of the dervish army with
heavier loss on our side; for a great
battle pleases us only when there has
been a great b%utchery." Such is the
stuff provided by one of the grands
journeaux of Paris for its readers.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-01-28
A FOOLISH SUGGESTION.
Getting Up a wonder Bag" for a Sick
Friend,

Some of the suggestions for Christ
mas present-making in the women's
magazines might be collected and pub
lished under the appropriate title,
"How to Worry Ones Friends" says
the New York Commercial Advertiser.
One suggestion is that one begin two
months before Christmas and prepare
a wonder-bag for some sick friend.
The plan outlined is astonishing in it's
simplicity. One writes begging let
tiers to an unlimited number Of per-
sons, asking each one to send a pres
ent for the bag. "Since these friends
will probably be scattered far and wide
in the home land and perhaps in for
eign lands as well, it will be neces-
sary to begin preparations early-the
earlier the better" When the presents
arrive one packs them in tissue paper
and marks each with the name of the
giver and ties it with narrow ribbon.
The heavy ones are put at the bottom,
the light ones at the top, those appro-
pirate to the spring near the top and
those suitable for Fourth of July in
the mldQle, etc, etc. Inc Dag CAN De
made to last three months, six months
or a year. 1t all depends on the num-
Der Of persons one held up" by mail,
their promptness n generosity and
the curiosity or patience of the indi-
vidual, who may elect to draw out all
the presents in a week or to choose one
for every fortnight. The writer cites
instances of these bags being made and
proving sources Of great interest and
pleasure to all concerned. But on
sidering that most of IS have i'm
perative claims on us at holiday times
and limited incomes at all seasons,
that even the poorest would feel
ashamed to turn a deaf ear to the ap-
peal for an invalid, and that most in
valids have sufficient pride and unself-
ishness to resent this particular way Of
receiving delicate attentions" n is
apt to make odious comparisons tWixt
the wonder bag and the old-time
church fair, the ho~use-to-house canvass
for ragged children's Christmas trees
and the well-intentioned and patriotic
endless chains "for our poor soldiers
on land and sea-"
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-01-28
THE SIGN OF THE ROTH scHrLp
Founder of the Great House Lived u
the Ghetto.

VI NAO oASAS ASaoO II
the Ghetto.
Staying on a visit with Herr sni
Frau ven Bismarck, in 1852, al ths
time he had succeeded Gen. vor
Rochow as Prussian envoy in Frank
fort, l was walking one morning With
my host, who had kindly undertaken
to show me the Romer, as well as some
of the other sights of the venerable
free town, when suddenly we found
ourselves in the precincts of the old
Ghetto, says the Cornhill Magazine.
Pointing to a small, unpretentious-
looking house, with a "red" shield
(Roth Schild) over the narrow en-.
trance, Herr Won Bismarck said:
That's the cradle of millions, the
house and shop of old Rothschild, the
famous father of the not less famous
Baron James-the Parn, as Parisians
liked to call him, on account Of his
pronounced German accent. well, the
widow of the founder of the Roths-
child dynasty-she was pointed out to
me one day, reclining in a splendid
%barouche, with a pair of thoroughbred
steppers, which Lord Lyons might
have envied her-a shriveled up old
lady, wearing the traditional wig OF
the old Jewess, with clever eyes ant
firmly-set lips, denoting no want OF
character and determination-well, the
old lady, though ~inhabiting one OF
their grand mansions in the new part
of town." said Herr 0 Bismarck
will not sleep outside the boundaries
of the Ghetto, and every evening she
returns to the modest little house In
which her husband lived and toiled
and died; she says it will bring luck
to her children and grandchildren and
teach them not to forget the humble
beginnings of the world-famed firm,
and the time when It's founder sold old
clothes in the Ghetto"
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-01-28

American ascendency to that of Russia
or Germany-the two powers most
likely to Jump the claim" should we
elect to surrender it.
That is all there is to the talk of
the sentimental alliance. England's
attitude, like that of any other nation,
is dictated by s~elf-interest. The ap-
pearance of the United States in in
ternational politics is, as Lord Sails
bury said the other day, more or less
of a menace" but it is more of a men
ace to the rest of the world than to
Great Britain. Hence she welcomes it
as a diversion from the rather monoto-
nous story of continued hostility to
the splendid isolation" of England,
displayed not only in China, but In
Egypt and south Africa as we'll.
England doesn't plot against us be-
cause it suits her purpose to play us
off against her own enemies. That is
the entire extent of our Indebtedness
to her.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-01-28
RICHEST WESTERN WOMAN.

Mrs. Susanna Bransford Emery, the
richest woman in Utah, and perhaps
of the entire west, is in New York. Her
sudden acquisition OF a very large in
come proves her to be a remarkable
woman About five years ago her hus-
band, A. c. Emery, died, leaving his
widow a lot of supposedly worthless
mining property with which to make
a living. Being in great financial diff
ficulties, she went to work, developed
the property, and today Mrs. Emery re-
ceives over $4,000 a month in dividends.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-01-28
THE LOVE POTION.

Once, in a remote time and place,
the materials of the usual novel pre-
sented themselves. A man had fallen
in love with a woman and the woman
had not in the least fallen in love with
the man. So when he, looking partic-
ularly handsome, pleaded his cause
with her, she said NO"
Then the young man communed with
himself. He had read in the learned
books that women are by nature coy,
and that their mo" not ~infrequently
meant yes" So he waited three
months, then again entreated, and
again she refused.
Further meditation showed him that
it was absolutely essential that he
should marry this woman. 1t was i'm
possible to live without her. If the
gods gave him all else and denied him
that, then there would be no pleasure
in any Of their gifts. This being SO.
he thought of ways and methods by
which a woman might be attracted.
The first that he tried was brilliance
and martial achievements. At that re-
mote period there was always a war
handy for those who wished to distin-
guish themselves in this way, and the
man went into the war. After long
waiting he got his opportunity and
came out of it unscathed, and with a
magnificent record for courage and
skill and endurance. Adorned with the
equivalent of the Victoria cross preva-
lent at that time, he returned to the
house of his lady-love, and she would
not see him.
He was equally unsuccessful when he
held out to her the allurements Of
power. All his wealth and all his long
trains of slaves impressed her not at
all. He bored her very badly.
Then in despair, and nc longer
trusting to his own resources, he de-
termined to take counsel of a woman
that lived seven days journey away.
He went on his pilgrimage on foot,
and because he could not sleep nor
weary himself he made the journey in
four days. The wise woman was old
and gray, and sat huddled up in an I'M
tidy parcel. When she saw him ap-
preaching she stretched out a lean
hand.
81 know" she said, "for what you
have come. You desire the lady of
your love-"
"Yes," he answered, 81 desire that
and nothing else. l desire that at any
price. What would you have me do,
what would you have me give your"
Then he showed her the equivalent
of his handbook prevalent at that time,
and she went over it with care. But
she said that she would take every
thing, all that he had; all his treasure,
all his slaves, and in return she would
give him a love philter. Then he most
cheerfully made over to her, by the
equivalent of a deed of gift prevalent
at that time, the whole of his posses
sions, and she placed in his hands a
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-01-28

The leading model for evening and
dinner gowns is the princess. There
are other fetching designs, but none is
so highly approved Of as the princess.
1t falls in long lines, unbroken at the
waist by belt or seam. The curves
must be perfect, without a scrap too
much of ~fullness, still without an air
of skimpiness. This would spoil it all.
They are so cut that they fall in ample
folds, yet so disposed that they follow
the figure and do not flare out in The
angular and aggressive way of the
umbrella" skirt with its six yards of
width and frightful depth of velvet.
AS the heavier fabrics hang best in the
princess n finds such gowns mainly
in satins and velvets. There are heav-
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this result of his suicide when he
leaped from the saloon deck of the roy
al mail steamer Scot on the way from
Cape Town to Southampton. Out OF
1,500 person on board the ship but n
was willing to court destruction for
he chance of saving Barney Barnato,
whom he barely knew. This was W.
t. Clifford, fourth officer of the Scot,
one of the bravest men and most pow
erful swimmers in the British mer-
chant marine. His heroic effort prov
ed futile, but it pays to be a hero for
all that, since young Clifford has just
won for his bride Miss Gertrude Rod
ney, a beautiful South African heir
ess, who witnessed her lovers gallant
action and used it to win over an OBJ
Stinate father.
Mrs. Barnato, Moreover, has settled a
handsome annuity on Clifford, and his
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-01-28

Ter silks that make up beautifully in
this style and some new poplins show
ing figures in silk brocade. The even
ing princesses are worn with either
long or short sleeves, while the necks
are cut low If the sleeves are long
they are usually made Of unlined
shirred gauze. The short puff, that is
barely an excuse for a sleeve, is ap-
proved by the woman who has a we'll
shaped arm. The princess is an ex-
IRENE departure from the beruf1ed
gown that a short time ago was
thought the most enhancing. Ruf1ed,
fluffy styles belong more to the sum-
mer season. Elegance is the desirable
keynote to the winter styles, and the
princess model lends itself gracefully
to this.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-01-28
MRS EMERY.

Her mine is known as Silver King"
The property adjoins the Great Onta-
rio, the richest silver proposition in
the world.
An income of SIS, 1000 a year ought
to satisfy any woman But this does
not represent the amount of Mrs. EN-
ery's spending money" by any
means. Last year she became interest
ed in the Grand Central, a gold pros
pect in the great Tintic, or Eureka
mining district. In one year this has
paid the rich widow something like
100000. and she has recently refused
to sell her interest in the mine for
500. 900.