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The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-08-26
A Kind Monkey.

Monkeys are o renowned for mis-
chief than for kindness, but even nom
keys can be benevolent. Monsieur
Mouton records the doings of one in
Guadeloupe that surely seemed to
merit that reputation. This monkey
had a friend in a goat that went daily
to the pasture. Every night the mon
key would pick out the burs and
thorns, sometimes to the number OF
two or three thousand, from the goats
fleece, in order that the animal might
lie down in peace. On coming in from
the pasture, the goat regularly went
in search of his light-handed friend
and submitted himself to the opera
ton. Strange to say, the tricky in
stincts Of the monkey reasserted them
selves after the prickles were removedi
he would tease the poor goat unmerci'
fully, plucking his beard, poking him
in the eyes, and pulling out his hairs.
The goat bore it all with patience, per.
haps regarding it as only a fair price
to be paid for the removal Of the
thorns.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-08-26
Booths Niece Destitute.

New York Times: Mrs. Byron Doug
las, formerly Miss Marion Booth, a
niece of the late Edwin Booth, is said
to have left her boarding house at 11o
East T~wenty-sixth street, not having
money enough to pay room rent. Her
husband, Byron Douglas, is a fairly
prominent actor, and is now abroad
Mrs. Douglas vacated her rooms sew
eral days ago, not being able to pay
for them. None Of the tenants of the
house knew where she had gone. She
Is credited with having written a
signed letter for publication, contain
ing the statement that for three years
her husband had neglected and desert
ed her and her child. The people who
have been boarding with Mrs. Douglas
agree in saying that she wa in des-
titute circumstances. Miss Marion
Booth and Byron Douglas were mar
ried 10 years ago.. Their boy is 9 years
o1d
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-08-26

had been opened at the top TO let In
the fresh air. Through this opening a
star had been peepingl Il was SO
high up in the sky that Mamie could
only see 1t when she was close up tc
the window, or from farther back In
the room. only by bending down as
low as her head had been when It was
lying on the pillow. When che had
sat up In bed. Of course the wall of
the had come between ha- and
the star.
The mystery was explained! Her
big, burning, blazing, bogy eye had
been nothing after all but a beautiful
star shining into her rooml
Mamie, with a much relieved mind,
could not help laughing at herself, and
feeling rather ashamed of herself, too.
She felt that this would be a lesson to
her for the future, and made up her
mind that If ever again in the course
Of her life she met with a bogy, she
would not begin to be frightened at it
until she had walked right up to it,
and had looked it boldly in the face,
for perhaps it might turn out to be
only a star!
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-08-26
bust OF Dewey was awarded her,
wrapped carefully in red, white and
blue paper.
A saiior.s Gratitude.

Edward McGarry, the sailor of the
Resolute who was pardoned from
Portsmouth Jail by Gov, Rollins, where
he wa serving a six months sentence
for disorderly conduct. has gone home
to Norfolk, Va, says the Manchester
IN, H. Union. Before leaving he
made from o piece of the aft rail of
the United States steamship Maine a
paper weight, which Lawyer John H.
Bartlett, who was his counsel, has for
warded to Gov. Rollins. The design
wa suggested by McGarry. The top
bears the inscription, Edward Nc
Garry to Gov. Rollins" while on the
reverse is neatly engraved, Made from
the aft rail Of the u. s. Maine"
McGarry is an artist as well as a
sailor and has drawn a sketch of an
other paper weight which he is to
have made. When speaking Of it he
said: II wanted to show my apprecia-
ton OF what your governor did for
me. The metal of which hat paper
weight Is made came from the United
States steamship Maine, now in Ha-
vana harbor. l took it from the
wreck myself, with a view of having a
large paper weight made to present to
the governor of Maine. This little
token which l am now having made
to send to Gov. Rollins is a hurried af-
fair. I am going to give him a better
one. Here is a picture of it which l
have designed. You see, the base is
to represent a rough rock, typical of
a sailor. On the top you see a sailors
hat, with the band U. S. s. Resolute
upon it, while upon the top of the hat
you see a pair Of handouts, the con-
Meeting link of which has been cut in
two by a quill pen"
The whole affair will weigh nearly a
pound and a half and engraved upon
a little tablet on the face Of the rock
will be the words, Gov. Rollins freed
a sailor Of the Resolute."
On the bottom of the weight will be
engraved: Presented to Gov. F. w
Rollins in remembrance of the kind.
ness shown Edward McGarry of tbs
U. s. s. Resolute."
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-08-26
An Excellent Combination.

The pleasant method and beneficial
effects of the well known remedy,
SYRUP OF FIas, manufactured by the
CALIFORNIA FIe SYRUP Co., illustrate
the value of obtaining the liquid laxa-
tive principles of plants known to be
incidentally laxative and presenting
them in the form most refreshing to the
taste and acceptable to the system. 1t
is the n perfect strengthening laxa-
tive, cleansing the system effectually,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
gently yet promptly and enabling one
to overcome habitual constipation per-
manently. It's perfect freedom from
every Objectionable quality and sub
stance, and it's acting on the kidneys,
liver and bowels, without weakening
or irritating them, make it the ideal
laxative.
In the process of manufacturing figs
are used. as they are pleasant to the
taste, but the medicinal qualities of the
remedy are obtained from SIENNA and
other aromatic plants, by a method
known to the CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP
Co. only. In order to get its beneficial
effects and to avoid limitations, please
remember the full name of the Company
printed on the front of every package.
FIG r CO.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
LOUISVILLE, KY. NEW r N. z.
For sale by all Druggists.-Price Soc. per bottle
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-08-26
A Wasp

Among the insects whose proceed
ings sometimes suggest the thought
that they are guided by something
closely akin to reason are the solitary
wasps. These wasps kill caterpillars,
spiders and other insects by singing
them, and then bury the victims in
burrows containing their own eggs,
thus furnishing food for their larvae
as they hatch out. The operation OF
making and closing up the burrows, as
described by DR.. and Mrs. Peckham in
Bulletin No. 2 of the wisconsin
Geological and Natural History Sur-
vey," is very interesting, and partic-
ularly the occasional use by the wasps
of a small stone to pound down the
earth.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-08-26
A War Epigram Luncheon.

New York Herald: The newest idea
in luncheons is a wal epigram lunch
con, the intellectual feature of the
affair being the repetition by each
guest of some historic motto of the
recent conflict with Spain. Among
these apt quotations from the utter
ances Of naval and military heroes
were these:
Excuse me, sir; I have to report
that the ship has been blown up and is
sinking."-Bill Anthony.
Suspend Judgment. "-Sigsbee.
I'VE will make Spanish the court
language of Hades."-Evans.
Remember the Maine. "-Schley.
Don't hamper me with instruc-
lions. I'm not afraid of the entire
Spanish feet with my ship."-Clark.
"To hell with breakfast; let's finish
'em nova gunner on board one of
the vessels.
"Shafter is fighting. not writing" =
Corbin.
Don't cheer now; these poor devils
are dying."-Philip.
81 want to make a public acknowl-
edgment that I believe in God the
Father Almlghty."-Philip
"The Maine Is avenged."-Wafn-
wright.
Don't get between my guns and the
enemy."-Dewey.
II have got them now; they will
never get home. "-Schley.
There must be no more recalls;
iron will break at ast."-Hobson. ),
Don't mind me, boys; go on fight
ing."-A1len Capron.
Don't swear; shoot."@Col. Wood.
Take that for the Maine."-Sigs-
bee.
Expect to take the place as soon as
I can move. Reinforcements will not
reach me."-Shafter.
"War Is not a picnic. Hamilton
Fish.
WHO would not gamble for a new
star in the fiag7"-O'Neill.
Afraid I'll strain my guns at long
range; I'll close in."-Wainwright.
There were twenty questions and
ten women present. One bright wom-
IN guessed eight, and a white marble
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-08-26

address, pleasing countenance, and
features that caused many people to
doubt his nationality. He, however,
stoutly maintained that he was a
Chinaman and said that his name was
Ii Mate. He accounted for the absence
of that distinguishing hirsute ap-
pendage peculiar to his race by declar-
ing that he had voluntarily parted with
his queue when he made application to
become an American citizen. He was
rather popular with the patrons of the
establishment, and those who know
him best say that he was we'll educated
and well read, and master Of half a
dozen languages.
Ii frequently waited on the custom
ers who patronized the fruit stand in
front of the restaurant, and in this
way it is supposed he made the ac-
quaintance of Marie Acosta, the pretty
young daughter of a very respectable
Mexican gentleman who lived not far
away. The girls people never dreamed
that the girl was receiving the atten-
IioDS VI ln6 ShludllldH uhIll uCI ulSdp-
pearance from her home. So carefully
did the young couple plan their elope-
ment that nc trace of them was ever
found until a letter was received from
Marie, mailed in San Francisco. She
informed her brother that she had mar
ried Ii Mate, and hat they were going
to sail in a few days to Manila, where
her husbands people lived.
Nothing more was heard from the
runaway couple until a few days ago
Now Sonora Marie writes to her broth
err asking him to intercede with hel
parents and induce them to permit hel
to return to her old home with or with,
out her husband. She insists that hel
husband treated her we'll, but says h,
is an officer with the Philippine insur
gents, and that she has not seen hin
for nearly a year, though she has fire
quently received messages from him
Her husband, she says, belongs to
rich family, and he has never failet
to supply her with an abundance o
ready money. He advises her to re
turn to the United States, telling he
that he intends to make his home il
this country If the war terminates IL
the overthrow of Aguinaldo's govern
ment. She foresees that the American
army will finally triumph In the Phil
ippines, and fears that many of the in
surgent officers of high rank, including
her husband, will either be shot o
banished. Her husband is a membe
of Aguinaldo's congress, and at tn
same time an officer Of high rank il
the army. Gen. Otis, she says, ha
granted her permission to return t.
the United States, and she says he
husbands people are willing to suppl
her with an abundance Of money.
The old Mexican has written hi
daughter that the family will welcom
her to her old home, but they all posi-
lively decline to receive her husband.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-08-26
FRANCES TARDY PREPARATION.
Countries Like People Cannot Do
Wrong with Immunity.

Countries Like People Cannot Do
Wrong with Impunity.
France has tried to comfort herself
with the reflection that the life of one
Jew is unimportant, and that her inter-
ests may best be served by an act OF
possible la~wlessness, says the Specta-
tor. But her hopes are doomed to dis
appointment and all her casuistry is
of no avail. Piece by piece the truth
has been uncovered, and though
France has opposed discovery with
added deceit she has today no chance
Of going backward. She will be forced
to perform with an ill grace a common
act of PREPARATION, which some years
ago might most gracefully have been
performed. But she cannot for half a
century undo the evil which her un-
Righteousness has caused. Discredited
throughout Europe, she stands sullied
among the nations, finding no conf
dence In her institutions, and inspiring
nothing else than distrust. And the
moral of 1t all is that nations, no more
than individuals, may stamp upon the
CiCLlChLt uiC " ll6uL anu WTOu6.
The morality which governs peoples is
not precisely the same as governs men
in the conduct of their lives; a coun-
try has not the same high obligation of
truth n outspokenness as is laid
upon separate citizens. But countries,
too, have their truth, and while they
may simulate before rivals, they must
exact within their borders a love of
justice. No detection may pass with
tmpunity; when once the sense of duty
is obscured disaster is certain; for
there always remains one taper OF
light to illumine The dim places. Had
M. lola never pierced the darkness
then France might have had the salts
faction of keeping forever under lock
and key a man who she knew had been
Illegally condemned; she might still
have declared with infinite scorn that
her action was an affaire de cuisine
and that a Jew had no right to a gen
erous protection. And though she
would have suffered In herself, when
the moment OF battle came she might
Europe. But M. lola was not to be
extinguished; he revealed to the whole
world his country's injustice and made
an ultimate reparation necessary. The
national confidence in the army will
for awhile be shaken, but justice will
presently be re-established, and with it
a proper sense of patriotism.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-08-26
The Ehip Ik Ready.

Inc snip rs READY
Fare thee we'll; the ship ia ready,
And the breeze is fresh and steady,
Hands are fast the anchor weighing;
High in air the steamers playing.
Spread the sails-the waves are swelling
Proudly round thy buoyant dwelling.
Fare thee. well: and when at sea,
Think Of those h sigh for thee.
When from land and home receding,
And from hearts that ache to bleseing
Think of those behind. who love thee,
While the sun is bright above thee!
Then. as, down to ocean CHANGING,
In the waves his rays are dancing,
Think how long the night will be
To the eyes hat weep for thee!
When the lonely night watch keeping
All below thee still and sleeping
AS the needle points the quarter
Ger The wide and trackless water,
Let thy vigils ever find thee
Mindful Of the friends behind thee!
Let thy bosom's magnet be
Turned to those who wake for thee!
When, with slow and gentle motion
Heaves the bosom of the ocean
While In peace thy bark Is riding,
And the silver moon is gliding
Ger the sky with tranquil s%plendor,
Where the shining hosts attend her;
Let the brightest visions be
Country, home and friends, to theei
When the tempest hovers DER thee,
Danger, wreck and death before thee.
While the sword of fire Is cleaning.
Wild the winds, the torrent streaming,
Then, a pious suppliant bending,
Let thy thoughts, to Heaven ascending
Reach the mercy seat, to be
Met by prayers that rise for thee!
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-08-26

A rich Chinaman who ran away with
a Spanish girl in Texas turns out to
be a diplomat and a general Of the Fill
ipinos.
Jose Acosta of Caldwell, Tex, has
received a letter from his sister in the
Philippine islands which furnishes a
solution to a problem that puzzled a
good many people in Texas about three
years ago, A Mexican by the name of
Santiago de Montemazo, who kept a
popular restaurant in Caldwell for lev
eral years, had for some time in his
employ a Chinese cook, whom he called
Mate. He was a clever rascal of fine
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-08-26

This little princess is the favorite
granddaughter of the Emperor Francis
Joseph of Austria, and her father, the
Archduke Rudolf, would n day have
been emperor If he had lived.
She has a fine castle, in which she
lives with her mother, and has many
fine horses and carriages, but she lives
as simply as most healthy American
girls of her age. Both she and her
mother are very fond of horseback
riding, bicycling and other outdoor
exercises, and the people of Austria
love her very much, for she is very
kind to the poor people and spends a
great deal of her time planning for
their comfort and happiness. She and
her mother, 1t Is said, think Of
each other than all the world beside,
and they are more like two sisters
than like mother and daughter.
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Was the Giant Of the Corps.

William Kehrer, the marine who
died from yellow fever at Havana the
other day, was n of the tallest and
strongest men in the corps, being
more than 6 feet tall and weighing 1870
pounds. He was "a years old, and his
home Vas in Brooklyn. He was trans
ferred from the Columbia to the Reso-
lutte at League Island, going to Ha-
'vana Dec. IA.
Kehrer was stationed with a corps
of forty men OF the Machina wharf.
Up to June IL he was in the best of
health. His cast was not thought to be
yellow fever until June IA, for the
symptoms were not alarming. The
barracks had been thoroughly fumi-
gated and precautions taken against
the spread OF the fever.
Kehrer's death was the first among
the marines and the second yellow
fever death among American soldiers.
The other was Patrick Twohig Of the
Second Engineers, who died in Mari
anao in January.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-08-26
PRETENDER.
Jules 1" Declares hat He Is the
Grandson of the Due de Berri.

Jules L" Declares That He Is the
of the Duo de Berri.
Another pretender to the throne oil
France has made his appearance in
Paris. He styles himself Jules l., and
says he is the grandson Of the Due de
kingship is proclaimed, he resides in
the second story of a house in the Fau-
bourg st. Honor, not far from the pal
ace of the Elysee. Interviewed as re-
CARDS his position, he said: ASK me
what you like and | will tell you, but
have just lost my dear and holy
mother. She was thrown into the
common grave Of the cemetery of st.
Ouen under the name of Nine. de Bour-
bon, instead Of being buried, as she
ought to have been, in the royal BASIL
lea at st. Denis. But what does it mat
ter? Honors to me are Indifferent. In
gratitude is the law of the world. Thus
- the church Of st. Philippe du Roule,
which was built by my august rela-
tive, Charles X, the priests refused to
celebrate mass for her. Misfortune has
fallen heavily on my house. My rent
has not been paid, and yet it was
who saved France from the Germans.
You ask me why l do not appeal to
the public powers. Alas! have writ
ten twice to the finance minister, but
got no reply. I also wrote to the pre-
feet of the Seine, and he sent me 10
francs. What was this for a descend
ant of Louis XVIII.?" His majesty, Il
may be added, is a short, stout man, OF
middle G but his mind appears to
be somewhat out of joint.-Londen
Globe.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-08-26
FIRST WEARERs OF eLooMERs
rhe Women of the Alps Lead T. Hard
Life.

h Women of the Alps Lead T. Hard
Life.
Long before the days of boomers
wore trousers and no one thought any
thing about it, says the Kansas City
Times. The Alpine women wear the
b~ifurcated garment for utility and not
for beauty, as one may judge if he or
she has ever seen one of these girls.
While she is talking to you the Alpine
herdswoman is quite apt to thrust out
an ungainly leg. plant a heavy boot
on the neck Of a goat and stand thus
while she converses. With the ex-
ception of the blacks who endure a
life OF hunger in the heart of Africa,
there is hardly any one in the world
who fares so badly as the herdsmen
and herdswomen of Switzerland. Their
fare Is meat that has been dried, salt
ed and turned into unsavory leather;
rye bread that is like blackened Gin
ders, and cabbage stalks in pickle that
contain about as much nutriment as
a walking stick. Hungry as the herds
"OAhoh may bC On hSl lCluln cLI
she must eat but sparingly of these
dainties, for fear that they should
come to an end before another trip to
the valley can be made. These women
breakfast at 2 in the morning and
then answer in response to the cattle
lowing at the door of the chalet, beg
ging to be attended to and driven up
to some favorite Alp. They eat again
some twelve or fourteen hours later,
when the weary tramp back to the
chalet Is about to begin. Between
times, with sickles, they reap the long
coarse Alpine grasses which are to
serve as food for the cattle during the
winter. The grass is bound into bum
dies as large as the women them
selves and carried on their backs down
to the homesteads. The winter fire.
wood Is brought the same way. The
chalet, the home of one of these wom-
en-, Is the most PICTURESQUE of any peas
ants dwelling place, but inside 1t is
not desirable. 1t is usually perched ON
the crags of the Overland and Is dark,
for the windows are constructed not
SO much to admit light as to keep out
the heavy SHOWS Of the winter. In one
corner Is a low, broad platform with
sacks of hay and a couple Of blankets
upon 1t. The less luxurious dispense
with the blankets and the herdswoman
usually goes to rest in the same attire
she wore during the day.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-08-26
Bdbbles by Hand.

Have you ever tried blowing bubbles
from your hands instead of from a
pipe? 1t can be done, and the bubbles
will be much larger than those of the
ordinary clay pipe makes. Lather
your hands well with suds; then place
them in the position of a cup, just as
If you were scooping up water from a
spring, leaving, however, a small hole
in the bottom. Hold your hands about
a fbot from the mouth and blow a cur
rent of air into them. After one or
twe trials you will be able to make
bubbles nearly a. large as your head.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-08-26
No Trucking.

The horse thief was defiant. "I
blame my early training for my I'M
happy fate!" he shouted, glaring fierce
ly into the stern faces Of the vigil
lantes. II scorn to truckle to public
sentiment by blaming Mark Hanna"
So the hardened wretched died, as per-
haps he deserved to die, judged by the
rugged standard that obtains in this
cruel western community.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-08-26

. A New York man dreamed he was at
tackled by burglars, and that he defend
ed himself valiantly. but received
wounds from his assailants. He awak-
ened suddenly to discover that he had
badly slashed himself with a knife.
which he had seized while asleep to
defend himself with.
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To Touehen Them.

Monsieur Calino took his son to see
the animals at the Zoo. The young
man asked: "Is it true, papa that
orang-utans cannot endure our
climate?" "They endure it perfectly,
my son." was the reply, "but they
have to be stuffed first"
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-08-26
Do Your Feet Ache and BurnY

Shake into your shoes, Aliens Foot
Ease, a powder for the feet. 1t makes
tight or New Shoes feel Easy. Cures
Corns, Bunions, Swollen, Hot and
Sweating Feet. At all Druggists and
Shoe Stores, Csc. Sample sent FREE.
Address Allen S. Olmsted. Leroy. N. Y.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-08-26

A New Hampshire woman has pat
ented a clothespin that will not slip on
the line nor in1ure the clothes. the new
pin being of wood anc I the usual
shape. except that the cropping edges
are corrugated for their entire length.