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The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-08-19
Two Queer Friends.

Doc" and Spot" are certainly. as
ODD a pair of chums as one could wish
to see. Doc is a big fat gander and
Spot Is a lazy, old coachdog, both be-
ing owned by Mr.. Fred Hard of Sioux
City, Iowa. 1t is because Doc was
reared with Spot for his only compan-
lon, except a brood Of chickens, since
he was a fuzzy gosling, that the two
are such fast friends that when Spot
goes securing the alley for stray bits Of
o o Doc waddles close at his heels and
squats beside the old dog when Spot
grows tired and stretches out in the
sun for a nap.
Doc was Matched with a dozen little
chicks, but has always shown a strong
dislike for other fowls and also for all
dogs but Spot. When a tramp canine
comes sneaking about the premises
Doc flies into a rage. One dog fell
asleep on the sidewalk and Doc caught
his tail in his bill and gave it a vicious
bite.
But Doc is a gay old gander and
takes delight sometimes in nipping the
tall of his chum. The gander waits
patiently until the stiff old dog falls
asleep and begins to snore, and then
Doc quietly grabs the tip Of Spots tail
with his broad bill and pinches SO hard
that the dog wakes with a startled
yelp. Doc seems delighted and curves
his neck and calls "Hoyonk!" at the
top of mis- voice. He does this trick
over and over again.
Doc has nan friends among the
children and allows them to drag him
around by the leg, seeming to enjoy
the joke as much as they. When tired
of playing with Spot he devotes his at
tention to the children in the block
and follows them around as best he
can. When they are playing "hide and
go seek" Doc becomes such a nuisance
that he is tied by n leg to a tree, for
when the children run for hiding places
Doc waddles as fast as he can after
them; but he is so slow that when 1T"
has counted 100 Doc is not yet out Of
sight, and "it" only has to follow him
TO find the children.
OF late Doc has been kept a prisoner.
He had grown too fond Of beer. It had
become a custom with him to walk into
a neighboring saloon, cock his head
on one side and call "Ho-yonk" at the
bartender and keep it up until a glass
of beer was set down before him. Hav-
ing satisfied his thirst he would go
bask in the sun. Two glasses of beer
made Doc tipsy, and that he might not
lose his good reputation Mr.. Hard de-
cided to take temptation out of his way
and lock him into a small yard. A
Snowman offered $50 for this gander.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-08-19

Civilians have come to the conclu-
sion that the army building is not place
for ~loafers, and loafers who are civil
ians have reached the same decision,
says the New York Commercial Ad-
vertiser. The employees of the govern
ment have been instructed to keen
their eyes open, and in case any man
is seen in the doorway or halls of the
army building with nothing particular
to do, to tell him to move on" This
state Of affairs has come to pass
through the swarm Of swindlers who
have since the first transports came in
last fall, been robbing the repatriated
soldiers.
To escape the vigilance of the gov
eminent clerks and detectives some of
the swindlers have hit upon a scheme
by which a number of them profted to
the extent of quite a sum of money
which they "buncoed" from some SOL
diers. This scheme is nothing more or
less than obtaining old uniforms and
wearing them, thus posing as comrades
In arms. 1t is a fact that a soldier
will always trust a soldier, and many
have suffered through this.
This plan was very hard to break
up, as the army building is the head
quarters OF soldiers who are waiting
for transportation, and as a rule there
are from so to 100 mel about the build
ing at all times. However, a counter
scheme was planned by a clerk in the
transportation department and this
was to approach the would-be heroes"
and ask them a few questions concern
ing the campaign. The results at
tanned were astonishing. Rear-ad-
mirals. colonies, a United States sena-
tor. a captain of marines and a score
or clvil-war heroes were inextricably
mixed with national guard and volun-
teer officers Of the present war. One
old charlatan was especially amusing.
he was gray-haired and wore a New
YORK national guard uniform with full
dress coat and campaign hat. He was
stout to the bursting point and his ap-
pearance was decidedly martial. His
face was scarlet, a color due to the
smallness Of his belt. The Investigator
approached him and asked him what
regiment he belonged to. The hero"
pondered and finally said that he
wasn't quite sure.
mot sure? Why. what's the matter
with your"
"Why. you see. young fellow, It was
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-08-19
How the Pores MAY Poison.

Summer days are dangerous to active
persons who are inclined to be
thoughtless as well. For instance. how
often a boy will get ~overheated In a
game of ball and then hurry to the river
and &c swimming! Let me tell you
what medical science has shown to be
the result of so thoughtless an action.
The boy is poisoned! Yes, as certainly
poisoned al if he had taken a lose of
rough on rats" only the first lose
rarely kills him.. One of the most i'm
portant functions of the skin is its
method of discharging through the
pores (the millions of minute canals
that the skins of humans possess) va
rtous refuse substances that would
poison the body if they remained in the
system. When a person becomes heat
ed. moisture oozes from the pores in
noticeable quantities, but in health the
pores are continually discharging ref
use matter in the form of moisture,
ven If 1t Is not noticeable. Now If one
is very warm and leaps into cold water
the delicate nerves of the skin are
paralyzed for a time, the refuse that
should come through the pores remains
in the body, for the pores fail to work.
The result may be only a twinge of
rheumatism in the joints, or a cold.
But If such things are lone often
chronic rheumatism is likely to result,
or the poison may attack some weak
spot in the system and chronic sickness
fasten upon the victim. On the same
principle it is necessary to keep the
body clean in order that the pores may
not become clogged. Persons who per-
spire easily and freely keep clean and
healthy with less bathing than those
who rarely have drops OF perspiration
on them. Workmen who toll in the
heat and sweat keep in good health BY
their perspiration. for they usually
have little time OF inclination for bath
ing. The odor that comes from gar
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-08-19


Butler, Pa, telegram: A peculiar IN
stance Of the saving Of life by a Bible
comes from Manila. In a letter to his
sister, Mrs. c. N. Boyd, Of this city.
Lieut.-Col. James E. Barnett of the
Tenth regiment tells of his escape from
a dangerous wound, If not death, while
In action In the Philippine islands.
In the side pocket Of his blouse Col.
Barnet carried a testament. A Fill
pino bullet headed for his heart struck
the little book, was DETECTED from it's
course, struck a watch in another pock-
ct, causing a bad dent in the timepiece
Inc stopping 1t, and took another d.
rection without further damage. The
force OF the bullet caused a nauseous
feeling for some time, but aside from
this the colonel is none the worse for
his experience.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-08-19

Where are you going, Uncle John7"
said Jollykins, as his mother called this
round-faced, happy little fellow who
had come from the city to spend a week
at his Uncle Johns farm.
I'm going out to the barn to give
the horses and cows some carrots"
said his uncle, as he came up out of
the cellar with a big basket of yellow
carrots. Get your cap and come out,
and I'll show you how the different an
lmals put food into their mouths"
Five minutes later J~ollykins was
watching his uncle as he cut up the
carrots and threw some of the pieces
in front of Old Charlie, the horse.
Now watch and see how Old Char
lie Will draw those pieces up within
reach of his mouth" said Uncle John.
Jollykins watched, and saw the horse
reach out his long, loosely-folded upper
lip and deftly draw the pieces within
reach of his mouth.
"Oh, how funny" cried Jollykins.
Now see how the COW does it," said
Uncle John. The little boy watched,
and saw Old Buttercup stretch out her
tongue, oh, so far, and neatly curl the
tip OF 1t in succession around each
piece Of carrot, and draw them within
reach of her teeth.
Then Joiiykins had to say How fun
ny!' again, and indeed it was funny to
see that long tongue go out and hook
a piece of carrot and pull it back into
Old Buttercup's mouth.
"Hullo!" said Uncle John, "here's
Kitty Glover, and here's a saucer of
milk l saved for her when | MIXED
this morning. lust watch and see how
puss raises the milk up out of the sau-
Ger into her mouth"
The big maltese cat came down from
the haymow, where she had been hunt
ing for mice, and walked up to the
saucer of milk. AS he saw her lap
ping up the milk, Jollykins cried out:
Why Uncle John, l should think
the milk would all run off her tongue
as fast as she takes it up out of the
saucer"
Just watch closely, Jollykins," said
Uncle John, land you'll see that she
curls up the tip of her tongue and
makes a little scoop OF it. That's the
way she gets the milk up out of the
saucer"
Now, Jollykins, l want you to come
into the poultry house with me-" said
Uncle John, filling a dish with corn,
land see if you can tell how a hen eats.
I've studied into the matter a great
many times, and l can't quite tell now
how she does it,"
"~Jollykins was very eager, you may
be sure, to see II he could find out
something that had puzzled his big I'M
Gle. They went into the poultry house
and Uncle John picked up a friendly
biddy, put her on a box right in front
Of Jollykins, and put some corn in
front of her.
Does the hen take a kernel in her
bill, run her tongue under 1t and carry
1t back into her throat, or does her
under bill work back and forth, and so
carry the corn back?"
"She swallows it so quick l can't
see!" cried Jollykins.
"Ho! ho!" laughed his uncle. That's
what always bothered me. But you
shall watch again some day, and per-
haps your bright eyes will be able to
find out just how Old Mrs. Biddy does
it."
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-08-19
The Oldest Rose Tree.

The CATHEDRAL of Hildesheim, in Ger
many, is noted for having what is said
to be the Oldest rose tree in the world.
The tree is the wild rose of Europe
and is credited with an age of 1,OOC
years. Though the tree proper has
died in spots and former principal
trunks have been supplanted from CEN
fury to century by new ones, the an
Gent root of the tree has remained the
same, giving nourishment to genera
ton after generation of roses. Thu
latest report regarding this famous
tree related that the stem was nearly
t~wenty-seven feet high and that its
branches covered a space thirty-two
feet in diameter.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-08-19
The Diplomatic Language.

Tit last grievance of certain Anglo
phobe organs in Paris is that the
British ambassador n Lady Monson
issued invitations in English for their
party in honor of the queens birthday.
Comment in such a case seems to come
rather near impertinence, but as a
matter of fact there exists no rule
whereby French can claim to be the
sole medium for diplomatic intercourse
between civilized nations. The text
books, indeed, lay down the principle
that governments have a right to en-
ploy any language they please in such
communications. Until the middle of
the last century Latin was most COM
monty used in treaties and even in
correspondence. Only after Louis
XIV.'s victories did French come into
vogue, but Leopold II. of Austria pro-
tested against being addressed by
Louis XVI. in French, and the treaty
of Luneville in 1901 was ratified in
Latin. In the final act of the con-
gress Of Vienna it is expressly pro-
vided that although the treaty Is writ
ten in French, that fact is not to be re-
garded as creating a precedent. Can
ming directed our representatives
abroad to communicate with foreign
colleagues in English, adding a trans
lation into the language of the per-
son addressed. French undoubtedly
possesses certain advantages for dip
1N-z4kta hx,4 az ------
ton rests rather on the imperfect ac-
quaintance of most Frenchmen with
foreign tongues.-London Chronicle.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-08-19

Dicky's cap, that was the Joy of his
heart, would propose to rub 1t in the
dirt, or to cut the top out with his
knife.
He finished his 'fun"-as he called
it-this morning by standing Dicky on
mis- head In the dirt, then went off
laughing, with Dicky screaming after
him through his eobs: TITS mean,
mean, mean, for a g IA big fellow to
plague a little fellow sol"
Then Dicky rubbed the tears out of
his eyes, brushed the dirt off his
clothes, and finished just in time to
find the little tumblebug tr~iumphantly
reaching the top of the little mound of
earth.
D1cky put his finger out quick to tin
her over again-but what do you sur,
pose he thought he heard? "It's mean
mean' mean for a great big fellow rs
plague a little fellow sol" Do YOU
suppose 1t was the squeaky-voiced lit.
tie tumblebug hat said it, or some
thing inside of Dicky that begins with
a CON?
Whichever 1t was, Dicky drew his
hand back, stood still a minute, Their
walked away with a very thoughtful
look on the little face under the tam
o-shanter.-Webb Donnell.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-08-19
A Just Criticism.

A woman with a heart big enough
to include all humanity and who pours
many a cup Of loving service, last
week wrote me a letter, because she
was grieve1 at the attitude of the
churches toward struggling musicians
and Others to whom the fates have
not been kind: Every Christian
church is closed to any poor soul try
ing to get pupils and a place for them
to practice, and while we send mis-
%sionaries by the score to help out and
assist the heather, we build a wall,
end a high one, between churches and
the poor, and allow only those to en-
ter who worship day in seven. six
days letting the organ stand idle and
useless. Oh, how I wish that I had
the means to build and equip a music
room or rooms and put organs and
pianos in and bid any responsible.
worthy person go and use to their own
advantage!"-Tolodo Journal.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-08-19
She1lfish That SDin Sill

Man has discovered food. medicine
INK, Jewelry and many other useful
things in the sea, but until recently
almost anyone would have laughed at
the suggestion that material for a silk
dress could be found growing in the
sea. Scientists have found, however.
that the -pirma fish, a shellfsh found in
the Mediterranean sea, secretes silk
similar to that which the silkworm
makes its shroud of and like that with
which the spider makes its web. This
secretion is used by the pirma to at
tach itself to the rocks. For this pur-
pose the silk is deposited in large GUAM
titles. This substance is gathered by
nshermen, is washed in soap and wa
ter, is dried and carded and finally spun
into thread, which has an attractive
golden brown color and is soft and tus-
terrul. In Sicily this silk is often made
mo handsome fabrics and garments.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-08-19

Brooklyn is to follow the example OF
a number Of European cities and have
a children's museum. Of course the
old city of Brooklyn is really part of
New York city now, but the children's
museum will bear the name of Brook
Ign, just the same. This museum will
be the first of it's kind in America,
though such places have formed part
Of the educational systems of several
European countries. When equipped the
museum will contain natural history
and science specimens, plates and pic
lures relating to art and science, and
particularly adapted to children. AL
ready the director has secured a series
OF Ito beautifully colored and designed
sets of pictures illustrating in detail
the making of glass, paper, cloth,
bronze and so forth.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-08-19
The Winds.

LIE "InuS.
We come! we come! and We feel our
might,
As we're Fastening on In our boundIess
flight,
And over the mountains and over the
deep
Our broad. invisible pinions sweep,
Like the spirit of Liberty, wild and freei
ana ye look on our works, and own It's
we;
Ye call us the Winds; but can We tell
Whlther we go, or where we dwell?
re mark, as we vary our forms of power,
AND fell the forests, or fan the flower,
When the harebell moves, and the rush
is bent,
When the overs o%'erthrown, and the
oak Is rent,
As we watt the bark DER the slumber
ing wave,
Or hurry its crew to a watery grave:
AND We say 1t is we!-but can we trace
Inc wandering winds to their secret
place?
And, whether our breath be loud or high,
Or come In a soft and balmy sigh,
Our threatenings fill the soul with fear,
vt our gentle whisperings VOC the ear
with music aerial, still tits we.
ana We list and We look; but what do We
see?
Can We hush one sound of our voice to
peace,
Or waken one note when our numbers
cease?
our dwelling is in the Almighty's hand;
we come and We go at his command.
ihough JOY or sorrow may mark our
track,
his Will Is our guide, and we look not
back;
AND II, In our wrath We would turn us
away,
or win us in gentle airs to play,
1hen l1tt up our hearts to Him who
binds
Or frees, as he will, the obedient winds.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-08-19

Plant sculpture is a new art to Amer
leans. The Japanese have practiced it
for many years an have accomplished
some wonderful things of the kind. The
lex plant has proved to be most sus-
ceptible to training for the purpose. 1t
has thick, strong roots, from which
thousands Of shoots of green covered
with small white petals grow. When the
plant is young the japanese gardener
takes it in hand and directs the tender
shoots in the way they should go to
produce examples of plant sculpture.
AS the stems grow stronger they re-
tain the form given to them by the
gardener, with the result that a full
grown lex plant in a Japanese garden
is likely to consist of a collection OF
vegetable birds and animals and sym
bols of all sorts.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-08-19
WHY DO you RLUSAr
The Latest Theory Is That There Ar
Two Closely Allied Causes for Ik,

The Latest Theory Is That There Arc
Two Closely Allied Causes for II.
The general idea that blushing is due
to fullness Of blood in the brain is in
correct, according to the new theory
OF a French expert. 1t arises from the
relaxation of the arteries Of the face.
neck and breast, thus allowing an ex-
ira quantity of blood to rush to the
skin. These arteries have in their walls
a layer of rings of muscular fiber, which
contract or relax according to the con-
dition Ct the patient, and so permit
the arteries to become more or less
full of blood. When they are extra
full, which occurs in weakness, the pa
tient bushes There are two closely
allied causes of blushing. One is
named "ereuthopobia;" that is the or
binary cause-weakness, and the ex-
IRENE sensitiveness and other condi-
lions caused by it. The other is des-
ignated "erythrophobia," and is the
fear that n will blush unconsciously
at awkward moments. The latter is
a peculiar form of the disease. The
individual in question, although not
given to blushing, becoming gradually
possessed with a fear that he will do
so, at some inopportune time, and this
e a grows Upon him until it complete
ly masters him and makes him grow
red In the face when there Is not the
slightest reason for it.
AT the most simple questions the
color rises, and he Is placed in the
most absurd situation. He is looked
upon with suspicion, because other
people accept his confusion as con
seriousness of guilt; he recognizes the
fact. and of course his condition grows
worse. Weakness is responsible in
This case also for the deplorable state
OF things, for when the sufferer Is
taken In hand and he gets "braced up,"
he smiles at his former fears. It must
De a very strong emotion that causes
a hush to come to the face of a really
healthy man or Whatever
they may feel they will not show IT
any more than they will show fear
when confronted by great danger. In
the latter case there Is no doubt about
the danger; i. Is fully understood that
there may be a feeling of fear within.
out 1t Is not shown by the face. A
similar remark applies to the sense of
shame under reproach. That feeling
VIII not be betrayed by a blush. be-
cause the individual Is not afflicted nv
the disease.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-08-19
The Road to Wealth.

I'm my opinion the secret of money!
making depends chiefly upon five
things: Push, 'squareness,' clearhead-
edness, economy and rigid adherence
to the rule of not overworking. Too
much work is worse than no work at
all. 1t undermines the constitution
and units a man mentally and physic-
ally for the battle of life. Ten hours
a day Of steady work is as much as any
man-no matter how robust-ought to
attempt. In addition to these avoid
being too grasping; better make a
small profit by sure means than at
tempt to make a larger one by uncer-
tain and risky measures. Andrew
Carnegie in London Mail.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-08-19

The American soldiers In the Philip
pines have some difficulty sometimes
In reading letters from home. 'The
boys were all anxious to read their
letters" writes n of them. but the
question was how to obtain a lisbt
Our squad thought they had solved the
difficulty with some gum oil in a dish
and a rag, but no sooner had we got
a good Hight burning than the bullets
began singing around us at a great
rate. The light vas put out. I had
plenty OF matches. however, n I
adopted another scheme. l covere INV
head with a poncho and scratched
matches till the letter was read. al
though / almost suffocated in doing
No."