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The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-20
Indian Justice of the Peace.

Antoine Jackson, a full-blooded In
dian. known Familiarity as "Kanaka
Jack" has been elected justice of the
peace for the reservation adjacent to
Tacoma. Although he can neither read
nor write, he is said to fill his office
with dignity. The first case he had to
deal with which anne under his notice
the other day, was that of a man arrest
ed upon the charge of carrying con-
cealed weapons. The Indian Judge
demonstrated that the alleged culprit
could not force the entire revolver in
question into any of his pockets and
therefore dismissed the case. Although
the courts reasoning was not based
on Blackstone and Kent, 1t was strict
ly in accordance with the evidence.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-20
GIRL KILLED BY GAS,
Bound Dead In a Room at a Brooklyn,
N. Y, Hotel with Her Escort Gone.

6Sunu Deau In a Room at q Brooklyn,
N. Y. Hotel with Her Escort Gone.
The police of Brooklyn, N. Y, are
trying to find a swarthy, black-haired
man, with a foreign accent and the
appearance of a Cuban, who, under
the name of P. McDermott, registered
at the Regent hotel and left a dead
woman and a mystery on their hands.
The woman was young, not more
than 10 at most, almost as dark as the
man, and pretty. Several drinks were
sent to their room. At 8 o'clock in
the evening the man sauntered down
stairs and went out. At midnight the
clerk went upstairs to show other
guests to rooms. He noticed a strong
odor of gas. 1t came from the room
assigned to McDermott and wife. He
knocked and then tried the door. 1t
was not locked. He opened it and
rushed in.
Stretched across the bed was the
form of the young woman. She lay in
an easy attitude, the head lying on one
arm. The police believe that the young
woman fell asleep or was drugged,
and that her companion turned on the
gas. They had visited the hotel to,
gether several times before.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-20
WINNIPEGOSIS LETTER.
from Dennis Twohey Who Went From
Austin, Mimi. March, 1898.
Winnipegosis, Man, Jan. 23, 1;

Winnipegosis, Man., Jan. 23, 1899.
Benjamin Davies, Esq, Canadian
Government Agent, st. Paul, Mimi,
Dear Sir:-I have great pleasure in
writing you these few lines to let you
know how 1 like my new location and
how I have been getting along since
l left Southern Minnesota. I like this
country well, the climate agrees with
me and my family at all seasons, and
taken all around it is away ahead Of
Minnesota. I may say that we have
not had one storm yet this winter. AS
regards the productives of the soil, I
consider it beats Southern Minnesota. l
am a practical farmer, but have
seen such vegetables in my life as I
have seen raised here. AS regards
grain Of all kinds, 1 have seen splen-
did yields, in fact any man who can
not get along here and make a good
living annot do it anywhere.
We have abundance of wood for fuel,
timber for building, and lots Of hay.
l have got good water on my place
about "a feet. l have a good class Of
neighbors around me, and have been
well used by everybody. l have been
able to get lots of work for myself
and team at fair wages, whenever 1
wanted it, and I think n one else
can do the same. l would not care to
return to Minnesota. l am, sir, yours
very truly,
(Signed) DENNIS TWOHEY.
The government has agents in sew
eral of the states, any of whom will be
pleased to give you information, as to
free homestead lands to those desiring
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-20

Course a la Mort" made it's appearance.
that the full power of the new writer
was felt and understood. M. Rod will
arrive in Chicago April 1. He will lee
ture at the University of Chicago on
the History of French Dramatic Poe,
try" Eight lectures will be delivered
two each week. This series will be
given before the Cercle Francois OF
Harvard upon whose invitation NJ. Rod
is visiting America.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-20
WAY TO CURE A HUSBAND,
Plaster Cast Breaks the Matrimonial
Bonds,

Bonds.
A story travels over the sea from
Paris OF a yourg lawyer named Ger
vais, who has been practicing law in
the French capital for about two years.
He comes from Marseilles, where his
parents are ~personages Of considerable
property, who are bent upon his mar
rying into the family of an old friend,
where there is more property. This
arrangement was distasteful to young
Gervais, who, while in England last
summer, married a bright English girl
and returned with her to Paris. Ow-
ing to the property that the young man
expected to inherit the marriage was
kept a profound secret. The English
wife is said to have made an admir-
able helpmate, and little by little she
cured him OF his bad habits-cured him
of all except one. He still continued
on certain occasions to drink too much.
Recently his friends brought him home
in an unconscious condition. This was
the young wife's opportunity. She
had him put to bed and placed one of
his limbs in surgical bands, having
first plastered it up as if it had been
painfully broken and surgically set.
When the man came to his senses he
found his wife at his bedside prepared
to nurse him through the supposed in
evitable fever. Remorse came in album
dance, and at the end of the week the
wife was about to confess her trick
when her mother-in-law arrived on the
scene from Marseilles. She discharg-
ed the supposed nurse and packed her
boy off to the hospital. There an ex-
animation was made and the trick re-
vealed. His wife's action, not consid-
ering her good intent, so incensed the
young man that he made a full con-
fession of the secret marriage to his
mother and promised to secure a d.
vorce from the "perfdious Anglaise."
The "peridious Anglaise" has return
ed to her mother in Dover. The young
man has left Paris with his mother for
Marseilles.
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tendent managed to stammer, "Why

tendent managed to stammer, "Why
did you do it?"
She replied: Il had to do it to pro-
tect little children"
The superintendent was fumbling
with the revolver as she spoke, and,
noticing his embarrassment, she said:
You don't seem to understand it. If
you will let me have it back, 1 will
show you how to unload it."
The superintendent had enough
sense to keep the revolver, but stood
rooted to the ground, staring at the
woman while she walked away.
One of the little crowd who had
gathered by this time at last got his
wits together sufficiently to go after
Miss Peterson and tell her she must
come back. She said she didn't wish
to do so. He told her she must, and
SO she returned.
In the presence of her victims body
she said, Il did it in self defense. l
suppose you know a woman is justified
in killing a man, but a child is not
able. I did this to protect little chill
dren." When the constable turned up
and told her she must be arrested for
murder, she said, Very WE'LL" as
simply as If he had merely asked her
to walk around the corne
Subsequent investigation proved
that Miss Peterson had the revolver
and a box of cartridges with her when
she came to Biddenden, and that the
whole plan, even to the use of the
picture of the Good Shepherd, had
been carefully matured. During the
three days of her stay in the town
previous to the tragedy she had rid
den her bicycle about the streets and
talked with many people, non Of
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-20
THE WHITLEY COTTAGE.

whom thought there was anything
unusual in her speech or behavior.
When Miss Peterson was brought
into the police court she was as calm
as ever. She was well dressed and
self contained, and her bearing was
that of a lady to the manor born.
After the preliminary hearing she was
told she would be remanded until Feb
ruary IA. ooh, thank you,' she said,
in the most unconcerned fashion, 'is
that all?"
According to the testimony of the
dead mans wife, he had not heard
from or of Miss Peterson since the
time she had moved away from the
town, and nothing had occurred to
arouse her afresh in regard to him.
She evidently had brooded over the
old charge for two years until her rea-
son had become warped on the sub,
iect.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-20
Chinese Telegraphy.

The Chinese, owing to the multiple
fly of the characters in their written
language, have solved the problem Of
t~elegraphy by using numbers for trans
mission over the wire instead of char
acters. The numbers have to be rein
terpreted into characters when re-
ceived. To facilitate the operation
types are used. On one end of each
type is a character; on the other end
is a number. By reversing and i'm
printing the types upon a sheet of
paper the change is readily effected
with a high degree of accuracy.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-20
Murdered by His Son,

Charles Creek, proprietor of the
Canon City and Silver Creek stage
line, one of the oldest stage men of
Colorado, was shot and instantly
killed by his son Arthur, aged 1S.
The youth was about to leave the
home ranch at Oak Creek with the
stage, which was driven by his BROTH
er. His father told him to stay at
home, and the youth, getting off the
stage, backed into the house, where he
procured a revolver, and, returning.
shot his father in the chest. He main
tains that his father treated him Cruz
ely.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-20

Colts army revolver and, standing
close behind him, shot him through
the head and whitley fell back dead
The parish %curate, who was present,
was so frightened that he hurried out
of the room and did not venture back
until he had found the man who had
succeeded Miss Peterson as superin-
tendent of the Sunday school. When
they returned the woman was calmly
walking down the steps of the build
Ing and when she saw them she held
oil her revolver to them, saying:
You may have this now" and walk
ed on down the steps.
Both the superintendent and the
curate were too much paralyzed b.
establishment to think of anything t.
say at first, but finally the superir
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-20
A THIRD SPY.
HOW tho Sirdar Learned All He Wanted
to Know.

to Know.
The following story of the sirdar,
which comes to me bearing the author
ity of a relative of Lord Kitchener, IL
Illustrates more than any,, perhaps, his
readiness of resource, his determine
ton and his painstaking, far-seeing
preparedness for events, says the Acad-
envy. One evening, as our forces
neared Khartum, a dervish spy was
discovered in camp and promptly taken
to headquarters for examination. 1t
was a juncture at which information
as to the enemy's position and plans
was of higher Importance, but neither
the richest brides nor the direst threats
could elicit one word from the prison
err; he affected to be both deaf and
dumb. Scarcely was his hearing over
If hearing 1t could be called-when
another spy was led in, who proved
equally obdurate. 1t was m%addening,
and in "the good old times" torture
and short shrift would have been the
fate of these brave gentlemen. AS it
was, they were led away, bound and
placed for the night in a well-guarded
tent.
About half an hour later, when all
was settling down to rest in camp,
there was a fresh stir and hubbub, and
a third spy was dragged in, who, also,
would reveal nothing and was finally
placed in the tent with his fellows.
Soon the guards heard a murmur of
voices from within; the dumb spies
had found their tongues, but it was i'm
possible to overhear their talk distinct
ly or to understand it. An hour or
more passed. Then the door If the
tent was thrown open and the third
spy appeared and asked to be con-
Quoted to headquarters. 1t was the
sirdar, who, in disguise, had discovered
all he needed to know! 1t seems that
Lord Kitchener always takes the great
est pains tC make himself master of
the vernacular of any country to which
he is sent. He seizes every opportunity
of talking with the poorer folks, until
he literally speaks like a native.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-20
What "Alabastine'' Is.

Alabastine is a durable and natural
coating for walls and ceilings. 1t is
entirely different from all "kalsomine"
preparations. Alabastine comes in
white or twelve beautiful tints, and is
ready for use by adding cold water.
1t is put up in dry powder form in
five-pound packages, with full direc-
tions on every package. Alabastine is
handsome, clearly and permanent. 1t
can be re-coated and retinted at slight
expense. Paint dealers and druggists
sell Alabastine and furnish card Of
tints.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-20
North Dakota Divorces Not Easy.

Both houses of the North Dakota
legislature have passed a bill, which
undoubtedly will meet with the ap-
prevail of the governor, requiring a
years residence in the state before di-
vorce proceedings can be instituted.
Under the law as it stands now only
three months residence is required be-
fore such proceedings can be had in
the courts of North Dakota. In on
uge for persons in search of speedy di-
vorces to an extent which has become
scandalous.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-20
FACTS OF

Soldiers, sailors, domestic servants,
and women are not allowed to vote in
Finland.
1t is a very common sight in the
streets of Paris to see baby carriages
which are propelled by electricity.
Warm meals are supplied to all the
pupils in the public schools of Paris.
The cost of a meal is about a half
penny.
The icebergs of the two hemispheres
are entirely different in shape. The
Arctic bergs are irregular in form,
with lofty pinnacles and glittering
domes. while the Antarctic bergs are
dat-topped and solid-looking.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-20
Sends Preacher to Prison.

The Rev. William Poindexter Cot
fey has been sentenced to three and a
half years at hard labor in the state
penitentiary at Fort Madison. He
stole 5000 from the woman at whose
home he lived while he attended
Drake University Theological semi
nary and filled a Christian mission
pulpit. Coffey received his sentence
meekly, but wanted the judge to
change his place of Imprisonment
from Fort Madison to Anamosa, be-,
cause it would be nicer"
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-20

the Revue Contemporaries, and through
that organ of criticism he exercises a
deep and wide influence on modern
French literature. He first attracted
of Zola's work in "L'Assommoir." This
appeared in 1879 and other efforts that
followed it were well received by the
reading French public, and his place in
letters was thus made secure. 1t was
not, however, until 1885, when "La
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-20

Few people are aware that the first
American captain-general of Cuba was
Andrew Jackson. When he assumed
command of Florida, this is how he
signed his name to proclamauons:
by Maj.-Gen. Andrew Jackson, gov
ernor of the provinces of the Floridas,
exercising the powers of the captain
general and of the intendant OF the
island of Cuba over said provinces, and
of the governors of said provinces, re-
spectively."
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-20
Kills Woman In a Quarrel.

At Guthrie, Ok, the other day, Err
win Convey and his wife quarreled over
breakfast being late. Mrs. Covey
struck him with a wrench and he
fred both charges of a shotgun into
her body, killing her instantly. He
allowed the body to lie where it fell,
snd worked about the place until ar
.eSted.
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to fight in her honor, to resent every
insult offered her. If in any respect
he failed he was TO be driven from the
society of the other Valentines. The
code prescribed the manner of his ex-
communication, the final token of
which was the burning of a bundle of
straw on his doorsill.
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FRENCH WRITER IN AMERICA.

Edouard Rod, who has just arrived
in America for the purpose of giving a
series of lectures in French in several
large American universities, is a mas
ter of the French language, and has a
widespread reputation for the excellent
literary work that has come from his
pen. He founded and is the editor Of
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-20
kipling's Sister.

Rudyard Kipling has but one sister,
now married to an English army off,
GER, in the staff corps stationed some
where in India. She is a great beauty
and Familiarity known as "Tricksey."
She is a very accomplished woman,
and has written several clever storfek.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-20

1t is reported from Vienna that DR..
6chenck, who recently promulgated a
theory about the prenatal determina-
ton of sex in human beings, is to be
disciplined by the Senate Of Vienna
University for securing so much news
paper notoriety as he did in connec-
ton with his theory.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-20
Do Your Feet Ache and Burnf

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, 25c. Sample sent FREE.
Address Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-20
Are You Using Aliens Foot-Easeq

It is the only cure for Swollen.
Smarting, Burning, Sweating Feet,
Corns and Bunions. Ask for Aliens
Foot-Ease, a powder to be shaken into
the shoes. At all Druggists and Shoe
Stores, 25c. Samples sent FREE. Adj
dress, Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-20
JerusaIem's Faded Glory.

Jerusalem is now nothing but a
shadow of the magnificent city of an
cient times. 1t is about three miles in
circumference and it is situated on q
rocky mountain.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-20
An Excellent Combination.

The pleasant method and beneficial
effects of the well known remedy,
SYRUP OF FIGS, manufactured by the
CALIFORNIA FIG 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. II
is the one 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 SUBJ
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.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co.
sAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
KY. NEW YORK, N. z.
For sale by all Druggists.-Price Soc. per bottle
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-20

Rocking cradles for babies were used by
the Egyptians many centuries before
Christ. Among the pictures copied by Bel
zoni is one of an Egyptian mother at work
with her foot on the cradle,
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-20

Charles Dudley Warner: If we had a
Phidias who could put the American girls
charms in marble, all the antique galleries
would close up and go out of business.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-20

No beauty with pimply skin, dull eyes. bad breath.
Clean your system and keep it clean with fragrant
CascaretsCan Cathartic! All druggists, l0c, 25c, SOC.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-20

Write. Telephone or Wire us if you want
to buy or sell. Andrew 81 Lombard, Stock
Brokers, Salt Lake, Utah. Reference, any
Bank in Salt Lake.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-20

The man who always looks as if he were
having his picture taken is likely to obtain
a natural picture.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-20

Charles Dudley Warner: Simplicity is
making the journey of this life with just
enough baggage.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-20

forchildren teething, softensthe gums. reduces In
hammation, allays pain, cures wind collie. rs cents
a bottle.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-20
Health and Reauty.

Bread costs 60 cents a loaf at Dawson
City.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-20
AN ENGLISH TRAGEDY.
CRIME THAT HAS GREATLY
EXCITED THAT COUNTRY.

Rector's Daughter Turns Murderess-
Lures Her Victim to Church and Kills
Him Before a Picture of Christ No
Provocation.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-20

PI0lIy L6dlUI6S anu IOuIIuSu IOIHI ID
a duty women W to themselves.
The mark of excessive monthly suf-
ering is a familiar one in the faces of
young American women.
Don't wait. young women, until
your good looks are gone past recall.
Consult Mrs. Pinkham at the out
start. Write to her at Lynn, Mass.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-20

T EALTH and beauty are the glories of perfect woman.
hood.
Women who suffer constantly with weakness peculiar
to their sex cannot retain their beauty. Preservation Of
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-20
1--WE
MARKS OF


Miss EDNA ELLIS, Higginsport, Ohio, writes: DEAR Mrs.
PNKHAM-I am a school teacher and had suffered untold agony
during my menstrual periods for ten years. My nervous sys-
tenn was almost a wreck. l suffered with pain in my side and
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-03-05

to, propose matrimony. The spectre Of some
other mau's, misery probably looms up before
MIN and ohIlla the nrdor OF his blood.
After all, don't know but one OF the very
best reasons Is one l heard a pan give. He
hhV0 u unRnce to meet the woman they would
want to marry. He said that many men come
to New York and 20 into business. They have
almost no acqualntances and they are too busy
TO devote their time to social duties. In fact,
most OF them have no social duties, simply
because they can't afford them. They peg
nway ut. their work and they maj know n few
nice girls and yet not happen to want to marry
one OF them. Perhaps n girl whom they would
be glad to marry lives on the next block. She
might as well he in AfghaniStan. And 90 the
years drift by and the Roodly company OF con-
nrmed ,bachelors grows and grows.
Well" said Mrs. RugRlesby. all ! say Ia.
don't ever repeat oil those reasons in the pres
ence OF unmarried men because. II they hadn't
already been, afraid to get married. they'd
never have the courage TO do IL after hearing
you talk"
Tho newspaper woman was not paying at
tention.
q" What puzzles me-" she said rcnectively. rs
why people are always wondering why bnch-
Clora don't get married. As II the whole matter
was dependent on their attitude. As IL women
were waiting, GREATNESS and eager, for the
change TO say yes to soinebody-anybody"
" Well" said Mrs. RuGglesby, " I suppose it's
because a man does the a~sking-tnkes the in
The inltlativel As IL the proposal really
amounted TO anythingl You know what l
mean. As it-wcll. you understand
And Mira. Rugglesby seemed to. Perfectly.