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The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-23
The Youthful Fssayist.

Among the gems of general knowl-
edge which sometimes serve to illu-
mine the dull routine Of elementary
education the following Essay on St.
Stephen" a copy of which reaches us
from the vicinity of a Church of Eng
land school in Surrey, is worthy of a
place. The author appears to have de-
rived his misinformation from both lay
and ecclesiastical sources, and he
writes: I'VE have heard that St.
Stephen was the first n to find out
how to make the steam engin. He
first made the puffin-Billy and many
others, and he went on maxim EN-, and
some he made better than all the 9TH
ers, and these be the ones you see in
the stashuns." This is pretty good, but
our admiration is %boundless when,
with infinite gravity n brevity, our
youthful essayist concludes: clay
not this thing to my charge said he,
when he was a-dyin of bein stoned."-
Literature.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-23
New Dining Car Service.

Effective June lst, the Rio Grande West.
srn railway began operating its new dim
ing cars, serving all meals on all its through
trains. The arrangement included No. Q
leaving Ogden at 1880 a. m. and Salt Lake
City at 8 80 a. m. also No. 4 leaving Og-
den at 6:35 p. m. and Salt Lake City at
7:40 p. m. The west-bound through trains,
both morning and night. will also carry
diners. The cuisine is as perfect as it Is
possible to make it. Service, a la carte
so that you can have your coffee and
rolls" for breakfast, or you can select from
. menu as elaborate and complete q the
market of Utah can supply.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-23
TRAGEDIES OF HUNTING.
Don't Shoot Until You Know What Yos
Are Shooting At.

The deer hunting season In thu
later followed a tragedy. Two broth
ers were camping on the eighth lax
of the Fulton chain. For the
a youth of II years, it was the first
season of camp life, and, like all
youngsters in the woods in their mi
tial experience, he was aglow with ar
dor to get his first deer. About sun
down this younger brother left camp
alone and shortly after was followed
by the other. When the elder OF the
two came to the Durant road he saw a
movement of the brush, such as is
caused by a deer. On the instant he
raised his rifle, took quick aim at the
moving brush, fired, then rushed in to
see What he had shot, n found his
brother, who had been killed instantan-
eously by a shot through the breast. A
human life cut short in the flower Of
youth. Another life clouded by the
anguish of the hour and by lifelong
regret and self-reproach. A home des-
olated. And all as the fruit OF one
LoOilSn movement with a deadly Weap-
on in the woods. If we did not read
the stories of such accidents year after
year, and from time to time meet the
bereaved fathers and mothers, and
wives and children of the victims, it
would be impossible to conceive that
grown men could be found to bring
this woe upon themselves and upon
their fellows. And yet season after
season the record grows. Now 1t is &
farmer who shoots a neighbor by mis-
take for a ground hog; now a Maine
moose hunter who kills his guide for
big game. and now the Adirondack
camper who does to death his brother
for a deer. Before the season shall be
over and the rifles put away we shall
hear probably of a score of such TRACE
dies. And it is all so cruelty heart
rending because so unnecessary. The
observance Of the simple rule would
have saved the scores of lives sacri-
feed in the past-Don't shoot until you
know what you are shooting at.-For-
est and Stream.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-23
The Small Boy.

prayers the other night on going to
bed. Don't you wish God to take
care of your" asked his mother. well
there's no use in asking him to. He
will anyway" replied the young hope
full. The next day the small boy went
of his life happened. He caught a
three-pound pickerel. "There!" he
said, beating his little sides with joy;
there, daddy, what do you think OF
that for a boy with only one pocket in
his knickerbockers, and who won't say
his Boston Herald.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-23
SHE WAS A BRAVE GIRL.
Kept Her Presence of Mind When A.
tackled by an Alligator.

Some days ago a little girl, a daugh"
ter of Mrs. Fields, living on Lake Glib.
son, near Lakeland, Fla, jumped off
the wharf on the lake to take a swim.
She is an expert swimmer, but had
hardly touched the water before she
was seized by the leg, between the
knee and ankle, by an alligator. She
was pulled under the water by the sau-
rian, but managed to break away and
started hastily toward the shore, only
a few yards distant. The gator again
came to the attack, this time seizing
her in the fieshy part of the side, be-
tween the ribs and hip. The little one
was plucky, however, and managed to
again break away from the cruel jaws,
this time reaching the shore, the ga
tor following until she was on dry
land; then he disappeared from view.
The girl never lost her presence Of
mind, which probably was the reason
of her escaping alive. She gives a very
graphic description of the dangerous
encounter, and has two very ugly
Wounds to vouch for her story. She
says she could not see the entire length
of the beast, but from what she could
see would judge it to have been only
about five feet Tonga small gator to
attack a person. The girl Is IA years
Of age.-Baltimore Sun.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-23
Mrs. Clara Makemer.

Mrs. Clara Makemer, housekeeper
for the Florence C%rittanden Anchorage
Mission, of Chicago, writes the follow
ing letter from 302 Chestnut street,
Chicago:
'Peruna is the best tonic l have ever
known for general debility, a sure
cure for liver complaint, and a never
failing adjuster in cases of dyspepsia.
81 have used it in cases Of female
irregularities and weak nerves COM
mon to the sex, and have found 1t
most satisfactory
From early girlhood to the end OF
the collaborating period few ONE
are entirely free from some degree Of
catarrh Of the pelvic organs.
With Peruna the thousand and n
ailments dependent upon catarrh Of
the pelvic organs car be wholly
averted.
Health and Beauty" sent free to
women only, by The Peruna Medicine
Co., Columbus, Ohio.
Wireless reIegraphv In Hawaii.
Wireless telegraphy is to be s3ed as a
means of communication between tho
different islands in the Hawaiian
group.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-23
Rinehart's Indian Pictures.

The Chicago Great Western Railway
has obtained at great expense the privi-
lege of reproducing the best four Of
Rinehart's Indian Pictures, Chiefs
wolf Robe" "Louison," Hollow
Horn Bear and Hattie Tom" in an
art calendar for 1900. The heads are
6x8 inches, n on each sheet, wonder
fully reproduced in the original colors,
and when mounted on mats make most
striking and effective posters and are
particularly suited for framing for
holiday gifts. Owing to the cost but
q very small edition has been issued.
They will be sent, however, while the
supply lasts to any person sending 25
cents in stamps or silver to cover the
royalty charges and the expense of
packing and mailing to F. H. Lord,
General Passenger and Ticket Agent,
l13 Adams St., Chicago.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-23
Neck Broken by q Fall.

James Aubrey, a plumbers helper, Of
2S9 Tenth avenue, New York, fell down
an air shaft while at work at Thirtieth
street and Eleventh avenue and broke
his neck. He was taken to Roosevelt
hospital, where the similarity of his
case to that of Walter e. Duryea,
whose fifth cervical vertebra was frac-
tured, was noted, and 1t was decided to
try to cure him. Aubrey's neck was
placed in a plaster cast.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-23
A Doubtful Compliment.

what is the price of this holder?'
inquired a young man in a small store
taking up a photograph holder, which
contained several pictures. Twenty
five cents" replied the attendant. Does
that include the pictures?" "There!'
responded the salesman, in an affable
manner, Il was saying this morning
that some bright person would be ask.
ing that, but I did not think it would
be you, Mr.. Steward"
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-23
Time and Distance Annlb,lated.

IN keeping with its past unapproachabls
record, Union Pacific r. r., the Great
Overland Route, will, on October 18th,
place in service an entirely new, strictly
first-class limited train to be known by the
old familiar name of The Overland Lin
tied" This in addition to the present ex-
cellent schedule which will be continued.
The NEW OVERLAND LIMITED will
leave Salt Lake City daily at 11:45 a. M,
Ogden l:15 p, M, arrive Denver Q a. M,
Omaha 7:15 p. M, and Chicago $50 a. M,
In ample time for all eastern connections to
New York, Boston, Washington, etc., ana
be the most handsomely equipped and fast
est train ever given to the western people.
81 usual there will be no change Of cars to
Denver, Omaha and Chicago, and only one
change to principal eastern cities. Further
particulars at company's office, 'Old
Stand" 20l Main street, Salt Lake City.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-23
Whore Elephants sim Abouno.

Through the British Central African
Gazette comes a bit of news which will
interest many others beside the hunt
ers OF big game. 1t is to the effect
that the decrease in the number of ele-
phants, which has been so universally
regretted, seems to have been arrest
ed In the British Central Africa Pro-
tectorate. The only people who, ap-
parently. would rejoice in the extinc-
ton OF the elephant, the natives of tho
country, have recently complained to
the English authorities of the damace
done by the great beasts to their
plantations.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-23

summit by leaves. A green shoot, deli
cate and pointed, from ten to twelve
feet in length, constitutes the upper
end of the trunk. At the base of this
terminal portion a fruit cluster from
three to four hands in length, divided
into different branchlets, grows out
about once a month. This cluster is
full of a green, olive-shaped fruit,
larger than the filbert, the interior nut
being covered with a green substance.
This fruit of the royal palm is useful in
fattening swine, which is the only use
made of it. In the other islands they
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-23
in FAR FAMED r RICO.

quill, Ecuador, they use no other
calking material in repairing vessels.
Beneath this exterior fibrous covering
is another, the color Of chestnuts,
which is hard, and, although elastic,
is broken easily. A fine oil is made
from the meat of the cocoanut, which
is used for lighting and cooking. The
Indians make an intoxicating drink
from the sap Of the c%ocoanut tree,
which at first has a bitter-sweet taste,
afterward becoming sour. In Porto
Rico the nuts are utilized by drinking
the water from them when young, by
making sweetmeats from the meat,
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-23

forest. The island, though wood
ed in the sense that it is
still dotted by many beautiful
trees, is largely deforested from a com
mercial point of view. Porto Rico, at
the time of its discovery, undoubtedly
was covered completely by forests of
many species of trees, but these hardly
can be said to exist at present. A few
insignificant patches of culled forest
also occur in the central and north
western portions of the island.
To the casual observer the aspect of
Porto Rico in places is still that of an
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-23

species of palm upon the island,
and these trees are perhaps the
most used by the natives Of all
the forest products. Combined in
utensils for the natives of the tropics.
In Porto Rico the leaf of the palm is
used largely for thatch and s%heathing
of the houses of the poor, and it's
broad leaves for washtubs and other
domestic utensils.
The palm priced most highly by the
Porto Ricans is called the Palma de
gravia'' Cor grana?), the Royal
palm" Growing to 100 feet or more,
it's slender trunk is crowned near its
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-23

compelled to tramp the entire distance.
without food. On the way they met an
officer and detachment of Mexican SOL
diers, who said they had been detailed
to search for seven Americans from
New York who were missing from the
Salauripa district. They had failed to
find the Americans and the only pre-
sumption was that the Yaquis had
murdered them.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-23
Horrible Examples.

yes. my hearers" said a temper
ance orator, Il used to be a terrible
drinker. l once slept in a young Gu
cumber bed and the patch yielded
nothing but whisky pickles for two
years" "Humph!" said one of th re-
cent converts. That's nothing. i once
spoke my name to my wife through
our front door, and my breath etched
my monogram in the glass."-New
York World.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-23
The Weed-D estroyers

The Department of Agriculture an
nounces that the best weed-destroyers
among the birds of this country are the
goldfnches, the grosbeaks and the ma
tive sparrows. The destruction is ef-
fected by eating the seeds. The En-
glish sparrow is too much of a pillager
10 be included among the more useful
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-23
Some Facts About Our New
Sister State.

Your Uncle Samuel is an inquisitive
fellow. No sooner does he get a new
nation or country to play with than,
igurately speaking, he takes it apart
to see what it is made of. While he
Isn't exactly like the boy who pulled
up his seeds after they had been plant
ed a week to see why they didn't begin
to show above ground, still he likes to
find out all there is to learn about his
new possessions. That's one way the
Anglo-Saxon differs from the Latin.
When did Spain ever bother herself Of
hcially about the natural and scientific
aspects of her PARKWAY islands?
Uncle Sam, on the other hand, has
sent his servants into Cuba, Porto Rico
and the Philippines to find out actually
If ANY good thing can come out of
Nazareth" 1t won't be long before all
these islands will be made to pay, the
same as a man who buys a horse makes
him work and bring in money.
The department of agriculture sent
into Porto Rico Robert T. Hill, a geolo-
gist, to find out something about the
forest conditions Of the island. Mr..
Hill went down there, got what he
went after and, having returned, the
results of his examinations are printed
by the department almost as much
with the object Of informing Porto
Ricans about their own island as to
tell the people of the United States
what kind of property we bought
with our blood money.
Condensed, here are some of the
most important and interesting parts
of Mr.. Hills report:
Porto Rico originally was mantled
by forests from the level of the sea to
the summit of its mountains. 1t is
doubtful if there was a single foot OF
it's area which was not at some time
covered by tree growth, varying in
height from the diminutive mangrove
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-23

This beautiful plant may be seen
everywhere, growing in graceful,
feathery clumps. Its stem is used for
fence posts, telegraph posts, and con-
.struction of the huts of the peasant.
The individual joints are also used for
utensils, flower pots, and for propagat-
ing the @cocoanut seed.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-23

extract an oil from
the fruit which is
good for lights and
other uses. The
central part (the
heart) of this palm
is cooked and eaten
like cabbage, and is
sometimes prepared
as a salad. The
Indians call it the
"pira" (pile or
pyre). In Porto
Rico it is used
rarely, although it
has an agreeable
taste.
The coco palm is
found in great
numbers on the
plains and coasts,
and is a profitable
plant for cultiva-
ton. The external
sheath of the CO.
coanut is composed
of a multitude of
fibers which form
a nap of a reddish
color, which is eX-
cellent for calking
boats, as it resists
water better than
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-23
@ Poisoning.

Victims Of tea poisoning are becoming
llarmingly prevalent. Women demand the
life and variety of Health, and instead Of
doing it naturally by building up their sys-
tenn they resort to tea. They should take
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. It tones up
the nerves, regulates the bowels and cures
dyspepsia.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-23
PLAYA PLAIN.

and by manufacturing drinking cups
and other utensils from the outside
shell. From the trunks of the trees
the best palm boards are made for
houses, because Of their resistance to
the inclemencies of the weather.
There are masses of fiber at the base
Of the leaves, which appear like
punches of tow or bast. These are
the fibrous remains of dried leaves
which have lost their feshy portion,
and appear like pieces of cloth woven
from thick tow. This is used for filter.
ing and sitting.
Hardly secondary to the palms in
point Of usefulness is the bamboo cane,
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-23
Member of the Family.

Omaha World-Herald Papa Gruff-
THAT young Softleigh asked me for
your hand today" Ethyl Grun-"And
what did you say to him, papa. dear?"
Papa Gruff-"I told him your mother
needed 'em both in the dishwater, but
compromised by giving him my foot"
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-23

lowed, looked up to and obeyed until
that moment-as deliberately, uncon-
%cernedly and mercilessly as if they had
been vagrant ours. No European who
was in or near Cavite during that night
Of horror when murder, l d-blooded
and long-meditated, held dominion
over the erstwhile peaceful town,
car ever forget while memory en-
dures, a single dragging moment
OF those awful hours. 1t had
been arranged among the natives
that a simultaneous outbreak should
take place at Manila, but through
some misunderstanding or some
act that p%recipitated the climax
the men at Cavite took the initiative
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-23
Now Cars for the Baltimore q Ohio
Railroad.

Within the past 80 days the Balti-
more and Ohio Rail Road has placed
several orders for new freight equip
ment to meet the excessive demand for
cars. The South Baltimore Car Works
Is building 1900 Baltimore and Ohio
standard box cars with all modern i'm
provements. The American Car and
Foundry Company has an order for
$50 refrigerator car and 10 improved
horse cars have also been ordered.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-23
Not a Yachting Expert.

His angel-They say the Lucania
IAN steam 25 knots an hour. Her
sweet-That is quite right. His angel
/ suppose they steam them so that
the poor sailors can unite them more
easily.-Stray Stories.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-23
Peas and Beans Nutritious.

Peas and beans are the most nutri'
tious of vegetables, containing as much
carbon as wheat and double the
amount of muscle-forming food.
Green corn is served at but one res
taurant in Paris.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-23
A Disappointment

Pugilist Fitzbiffery (disgusted)-say.
Mike, dis yacht visitin' bizniz ia a reg
ular fake. 1 came aboard dis yacht ter
see de "spars," n now l find out dat
dey hain't no one goin' ter "spar."-
Judge.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-23

dlt IL u
forest, while most
of them have been
planted for shade
or fruit. Orange
trees, mangoes, ag-
uacates, breadfruit,
mameys and other
stately trees are
common, while, as
in our own defor-
ested region, there
are a few timber
making trees which
have been spared
the AK. Besides
these larger trees,
fam boyanntes, mis-
peros and %guanabo-
mas of smaller
growth add their
foliage to the wood
ed aspect of the is
land.
There are many
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-23

Genius is like life insurance: n
pays the premium, but the benefits ac-
rrne to his heirs.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-23

Fully SOC, 900 dome. ic anin..ls. val.
ued at Sc, 1000, 900, are .,nually dcvourcd
nv the wolves in Ru..i
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-23

on the contrary, individual trees are
abundant and well distributed every
where. Along the roadsides, around
every hut and throughout the coffee
plantations are many trees, a few of
which are remnants of the aboriginal
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-23

DuSHeS WHICH DOT-
der the seashore to
the gigantic decidu-
Gus trees, mingled
with the fronds and
trunks of towering
palms, which add
height to the lofti-
est peaks and ridg-
es. Those who have
read Kingsley's in
teresting descrip-
ton of the tropical
forests y. Trinidad
or LdIcaQlO e a S
vivid pictures Of
the vast woods of
Martinique will be
disappointed not to
find such forests
and woods dupli-
Gated in Porto
Rico, except in the
single instance of
the summit portion
of Ell Yunque, in
the Sierra Luquil-
10, where there are
about eight square
miles of virgin
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-23
DEATH Is IT'S SEAL.
THE DOINGS OF THE X. X. KS.
IN PHILIPPINES.

h Society Is Stepped in Blood-An
Initiatory Ceremony Terrible in Its
Significance, with Vows of Darkest
Meaning.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-23

tow, and endures longer. The In
dams make a cordage from this
fiber, and sails for their boats.
and il the dockyards OF Guaya-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-13
KENESETH ISRAEL.
The Annual Meeting ofthe Congrcga-
finn-Onircr. Lleclcd.

AZ the annual meeting of the Consre-
CATION heue-e.h l-iae-, urld d- 'Htt ~ "'
gogue on MAYO street uelr Broad last
night the following Board of Managers
was elected for thc ensuing year.
President. III. Fisher, Nlce-ffe sideAi. J..
Hrshberg. Secretary ID. y. ilr-nueff,
Treasurer. f. g. Meyer. Trustees for t"o
wears. s. Steiner +. 81. Bernstein, trustees
Tor one year. A. Hirshbers. NJ. Soluen-
berg and ~ GreeuHaId- Sexton, ISAAC
Aicnaei Collector. M. Myef Keeper Oh
Cemetery. W. w. Hope
President h. Fisher Was elected DID, ''-
90 succeed the late Harris Jacobs 1nd hds
been successfully elected every year since
and has made most energetic ana a0'ife
Nir. Pm. Hirshberg. the vice-pr PRESIDENT.
was unanimously Ire-e.erteu tp ril.rti
himself this being his thiri1 -set1Ha GERM
in his present office.
MIR ii. j.. Hrshberg was elected socIc.
tarv I'm 1852 and served continuously uI.li
l,q3 when he was compelled t0 resign 1".
inc 10 business connection that pfefahit
him continuing ln office. Last year pr
was again elected ana reelected id7l ".'ii'
To succeed himself ...-
Mr. r. G.. Meyer the treasurer ha
held the office continuously since l'." anu
has been am active member of the Board
for nearly ten years. --if
IL Is the purpose of this synagogue 10 sou
their present synagogue owing 90 Us loca.
ton and If successful VIII ree4iId ..' -,.i'
other portion of the city This c9n-fe-3
fion was ORGANIZED iu 1850 and DOB US ear y
history was the largest congregation 'l
Isiaelites in this city.