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The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-13
manner, Gin this house, up three
fights" And so saying, be hurried
away.
THOUGHTFUL AS A CHILD,
How a Little Persian Prince Lived and
Studied.

~ . @NNsAO " Al
Studied.
april 5, 1884, says a former teacher
of the crown prince of Persia, accord
ing to the st. Louis Globe-Democrat,
Il was presented to Melik Men Sovra
Mira, whose pet name was Choa-el-
S~altanet, because 1t is the custom in
Persia to designate men by their "pfo-
ture names" given them to describe
their peculiar characteristics. He
was just ten years of g and the more
| learned of his character the better l
liked him. He was a docile, intelligent
and gifted pupil and a sincere, affec-
tionate and faithful friend. The little
boy had a wonderful memory, and it
huently in French. His memory made
1t during the first months necessary
for him to study hard. l grew SO fond
of him that it worried me because, in
stead of running about and playing
like children of his age, he would sit
for hours perched like a bird upon his
cushion, looking far away, often with
tears in his eyes, then coming sudden
ly out of one of his dreams, he would
run to meet me, and, lowering about,
ask me a thousand questions upon phil
osophical subjects, reasoning like a
man to support his own broad views.
He lived the usual life of a young Per-
sian prince, under the vigilant eye Of
an aged and very careful governor, who
watched critically his every movement.
Melek Men was habituated from infan-
cy to the royal state of a sultan. He
had a palace full Of servants, Wallets,
cooks and standard bearers, who were
followed by regiments of soldiers, and
to the duties of his rank he was forced
to devote the greater part of his life.
But as soon as his hour of liberty
sounded he would speed away to the
low, plain house, built like the nest of
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-13
Chicago. Ian. G. 1895
BIG FOUR OFFICIAL RESIGNS
Passenger Traffic Manager Mccormick
Goes to the Southern Pacific,

passenger TRAFFIC Manager Mccormick
Goes to the Southern Pacific.
e. o. Mccormick, passenger traffic
manager of the Cleveland, Cincinatti.
Chicago and st. Louis railroad. Big
Four, has resigned from that ompan
to accept a similar position with the
Southern Pacific company, with head
quarters at San Francisco. This in
formation came last night in the form
of a telegram to C. H. Mitchell. CITY
passenger agent of the Big Four in
Chicago, as follows:
Il. o. Mccormick has resigned ia
take service with the Southern Pacific
railway as passenger traffic manager
headquarters at San Francisco. Presi,
dent ingalls, has appointed me general
passenger and ticket agent, in full
charge OF the passenger department
THESE changes effective about May 1
WARREN J. LYNCH"
The news was a complete surprise ia
local railroad men, as no rumor of o
change in the traffic department NJ
either road had been circulated. It il
believed that the approaching en-.
trance of the Santa Fe into San Fran.
cisco and consequent competition.
something he Southern Pacific has moi
yet la to face on traffic into thai
city, is the cause of the change. Mr.
Mccormick is a progressive passenger
man and is considered one of the hest
in the business. He was formerly gen.
eral passenger agent of the Monon. and
subsequently of the Cincinnati, Ham
ilton and Dayton, before going with
the Big Four, in 1898. w. ]. Lynch
who succeeds him, has grown I'D with
the system, rising from stenographer
in the Office of the passenger agent of
the old Bee Line at Cleveland in 1883.
The position of passenger traffic man.
ager is created on the Southern Pa
ciic, Samuel Goodman being general
passenger agent and J.. G. Stubs, third
vice-president, in charge of the trae
fc department.-Chicago Tribune.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-13
MODERN CAR WHEELS.
Their Construction and Term of Ldfs
In Use.


In Use.
Very few of the millions of human
beings who patronize the steam rail-
roads OF this country realize the vast
amount of work which the railroad
corporations have done in the effort to
perfect the modern car wheel, says a
writer in the P%ittsburg Post. No mat
ter how palatial the interior of the
coach or the sleeper may appear, and
no matter how solid and substantial
the framework may be, all depends up
on the wheel. 1t must be remembered
that no historical sketch tells us the
name and nationality of the inventor
of the wheel, and yet, away back in
the dim mists of antiquity some human
genius perceived the vast benefits that
might be derived from taking advan-
tage of a solid body in the form of q
circle, which with slight resistance,
might be moved along with a heavy
load resting upon it. The common
cart, the farm wagon, the carriage, the
street car, the bicycle and the looomo-
tive, all work upon this principle. 1t
was n of the most wonderful of
primitive inventions. Today the COM
mon wheel-nothing less than a COM
plete circle-is the base and founda-
ton of all our advancement. The diff
ferent railroad mechanics are endeav-
oring to make it still more reliable
and perfect, and the problems of CEN
tr1fugal and centripetal forces and al
so the effects of thermal heat have
been carefully investigated. The Penn
sylvania railroad makes it's own
wheels in the Altoona shops, and
makes then very carefully. The rim
Is chilled by a body of water kept
around 1t in the casting "fask," so that
1T becomes harder than the body. They
run a set of wheels 10000 miles on a
passenger coach, and then put them
on a freight car. These figures are
from memory, but it is in the neigh
borhood of 100000 miles. That is a very
short life for a wheel, and shows great
care. They have one of their 42-inch
wheels that has u over 700, 900 miles.
and a 36-inch wheel that has run 60O,-
600 miles. But after this comes the
question of the effects of polarity. A
wheel running north and south will
last longer than wheels running east
and west. Men well versed in the sci
ence of magnetism and the effects of
molecular motion have studied this
problem, but they have not clearly de-
fined or explained the phenomena
which have caused the variations.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-13

This story is told of Sir Ralph Aber-
crombie, victor of Aboukir, and shows
that even in death he did not forget
consideration for others: After the
battle at which he was MORALLY wound
ed, he was carried on board q ship,
and a soldiers blanket was placed I'M
der his head to ease it. He felt the re-
lief and asked what it was.
only a soldiers blanket" was the
reply.
Whose blanket is it?"
"Only one of the MEMS"
81 wish to know the name of the
man."
at is Duncan Roy's, of the Forty
second, Sir Ralph"
"Then Sec" said the dying general,
that Duncan Roy gets his blanket
this very night"
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-13
AN ELEVATED BICYCLE PATH.
VIII be Floored and from Three to Fifty
Feet Above the Ground,

- ~ AN hAoii AhAOc W L
Feet Above the Ground.
The California Cycleway company Is
to build a cycleway that will be a
f1oored bicycle path ten feet wide and
nine miles long, extending from Pasa-
dena to Los Angeles, elevated above
the ground from three to fifty feet, &C.
cording to grade, and Enclosed on the
sides for safety with a wire netting.
The steepest grade in the whole length
will be only 8 per cent, and hat for a
distance of but 1000 feet. Elsewhere
the grade averages one and one-quarter
per cent. The floor will be as smooth
as a cement sidewalk "a short ride on
which costs him S. in the municipal
COURT. and the cycleway will be wide
enough to permit four bicyclists to
ride abreast. At night 1t will be bril-
liantly lighted from end to end by in
candescent lamps, placed 200 feet apart
over the center Of the wheeling pace.
Among the most attractive features of
the enterprise are the plans for Merle
mont park and casino, an up-to-date
iCoolI dhd PiSooulS 6louuu dDUuJ I1lu-
way of the line. The company has Sc
cured lis acres of desirable land for
this purpose, three and a half miles
distant from the plaza In Los Angeles,
and will here create one of the most
beautiful pleasure grounds in Califor-
mia. On n of the highest points of
the park will be built a spacious and
artistic casino, with all the appurte-
nances of an ideal bicyclists' retreat,
The building will be 200 feet long, and
encircled with a wide veranda. 1t
will contain a reception hall, cafe,
kitchen, offices and every provision for
the entertainment and comfort of
guests. Half of the basement will be
devoted to a Swiss dairy. The ladies'
reading ROOF will have Turkish dec,
orations.-Los Angeles Times.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-13
TO ESCAPE DETECTION

sand and leaves them there to hatch
in the heat of the sun. The same
deluded individuals probably believe
that when the ostrich is trying to es-
cape detection it hides it's head in the
sand. 1t doesn't. But 1t is clever
enough to know that crouching low on
the earth will not save it so long az
its lengthy neck and head is upright,
so it does fiatten its neck along the
ground. This is the foundation of tbs
hsad-buying story.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-13
He Won this Day.

An rrishman was foreman Of q Jury
who had to try a man for murder.
Word was. sent to him that he would
be paid f20o If he persuaded the jury
to return a verdict Of m~anslaughter.
The verdict was returned and the
friends Of the prisoner came and read
lily paid the money. "Did you have
much trouble in getting that verdict?"
asked one Faith, an 1 had an aw-
full struggle" said the son Of Erin.
THE rest Of the jury wanted to acquit
him. but, begorra, I wouldn't give
way!"--Answers.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-13
The Dress of ThIbetan Ladies'.

III Fes VI hlDcBH LHuloBs
Mrs. Archibald Little, in "a Summer
Trip to Chinese Tibet" satisfies a
legitimate curiosity a to the wearing
apparel of the Thibetan ladies. 1t is
interesting to notice how very fashion,
able is Thibetan ladies' dress-a sleeve
less gown, that opens down the front
like a tea gown, with box pleats so
tiny and so near together as to be
almost on the top of one another, care
fully fastened down 80 as to lie quite
fiat, and lined at the bottom with a
broad false hem of coarse linen, so as
to avoid unnecessary weight. Yet
even as it is, the weight of this silk
skirt is prodigious. Over this is worn
a jacket, and over this an apron girt
round rather below the waist with a
say what a Thibetan girl really does
wear, for the seventeen-year-old
daughter of the inn, finding herself
rather coming to pieces, began rectify-
ing her toilette in my presence, and I
lost count of the garment below gar
ment that appeared in the process, all
girdled rather below the waist. The
finish of the toilette, even in ordinary
life, seems to be an unlimited supply
of jewelry and dirt, the finger-nails,
besides being deeply grimed, being
also tinged with red. The men wear
turquoises in their hair, and often one
gigantic earring, besides rosaries and
big amulet cases. And the general eff
feet is so brilliant one rather loses
sight of the dirt. But, indeed, after
travelling through China it would be
difficult to be struck by dirt any
where.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-13
The Earth's New Ne,ebbor.

Doctor Witt, the ~discoverer last sum-
mer of a new asteroid, which imme-
diately became famous because it was
found to approach the earth at times
nearer than any other heavenly body
except the moon, has chosen for his
celestial founding the name Eros.
Recent examination Of star photo
graphs at the Harvard Observatory
shows that the new astoroid was pho
tographed, without being recognized
among the stars, as early as 1898. II
also appears on plates made in 1894
and 1896.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-13
CA-IADA'S OIL KING.
ONE OF THE LUCKIEST MEN OF
BRITISH-AMERICA.
Gear Reid of Newfoundland-He Is One
of the Greatest Land Owners in the
World-In the Aggregate He Owns
100000 Acres.
(Toronto Letter.l

SNNNI
At the present moment, when New
buAdland and the Newfoundland diff
fculty with the French are on every
ones lips, 1t is interesting TO recall
that this island-the tenth Island" of
the world, as Beckles Wilson a re-
minded us in his recently published
works. to all intents and purposes
In the hands Of a single man, and
that man, by birth at least is a Scots
man.
10 convey the idea Of the real size
OF Newfoundland it may be as well to
state that 1T Is a sixth larger than Ire
land. But 1t is doubtful If Robert Gill
lespie Reds 5000, 900 acres, were they
even In Ireland, would possess the
value which that extent of territory
promises to possess in Newfoundland.
For since the colony, tired of official
inertia and the lack of capital, decided
to turn over Its assets to a private cap
ttalist by means of the measure known
as the Reid contract, 1t has been dis
covered that Newfoundland is not only
a rich country, but one of the richest
on earth.
Everyone must remember Gilead P.
Beck in that entertaining work, THE
Colder Butterfly" and of his marvel
GUS discoveries of oil in a certain waste
territory in Canada. Mr.. Reid ia said
not only to have located" nineteen oil
wells on his land, but enormous guam
titles of coal, iron, copper and asbestos
as well. Gear" Reid, as this quiet, un-
assuming man has already come to be
called, has already refused several mil
lions sterling for his property, and in
spite of the agitation in the colony to
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-13

The frt story that Kipling writes after
his illness will bring a fabulous price. 1t
will be sought as eagerly by progressive
publishers as Hostetter's Stomach Bitters
is by all who suffer from stomach ills Of
any nature. No matter whether it be in
digestion, constipation, biliousness or ner-
vousness, the Bitters will cure it. 1t is az
unequalled spring medicine.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-13
The Wrong q

A Scotch professor was advocating
ne advantages of athletic exercise.
THE Roman YOUTH" he declared, used
10 swim three times across the Tiber
before breakfast" Observing a smile
IN the face Of one of his students. the
professor demanded, "Mr. McAlIister.
why do you smile? We shall be glad
10 share your amusement" 81 was
lust thinking, sir" the student re-
piled. that the Roman youths must
have left their clothes on the wrong
bank at the end of their SWIM"
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-13
PROFESSOR" LEONARDs MADE A
FEW PASSES.

to the exhibited programme" the
youth quietly held out his hand and
said:
Perhaps you will be good enough to
count yer that f10O you referred to
Just now"
The professor" knew better than to
refuse. The house was in a state of
the widest excitement, n the popu-
lar current was distinctly in Johnson's
favor. Refusal to pay would have
meant a riot, at least, and a long fare
we'll to his growing reputation. Hepaid
the money with a bad grace and with
many a muttered imprecation against
the group of subjects" who had sold
him. This was what came of putting
faith In rustic innocence, and of omit
ting the trifing formality of paying
wages when they were due. However,
a chance might arise by which he
would yet get even.
The chance came.
The next night there were two mes
merists showing In that little town. A
new professor had sprung into exist
ence; it was the slim youth who had
won the f100.
The new show caught on" amazing
ly, and the attendance increased in pro-
portion to the decrease of the opposi-
ton hall. The local man was the
celebrity of the hour, and glowing
notices and interviews appeared in the
Wollabourne "Slasher." Leonards tore
his hair n brooded over some scheme
Of vengeance.
But one night, a observation-disclosures
ten night to all Wollabournians, oc-
CURED the downfall OF Professor
Johnson. For the last two nights he
had been conducting some marvellous
experiments upon a particularly sus-
ceptible subject, whom he had unex-
pectedly discovered. The record of
this mans feats while in a hypnotic
condition had attracted Overlooking
houses, and people fought in the street
to get in.
But upon this occasion the young
professor. having put the medium
through the usual antics, to the great
delight of the audience, failed utterly
in restoring the la to consciousness,
He Tipped his fingers in the subjects
face, dashed water over him. ran nee
dies into his flesh, but all to no pur-
pose. AS a last resort some one sent
for a doctor and when he arrived peo-
pie breathed freely for a time.
The professor" objected to the in
reference of the medical man, but pub
lie opinion overruled the objection and
the doctor set to work. In less Than
FIVE minutes he had given up the task
as hopeless. The man was dying, he
said, and unless he were brought round
another hour would see him a corpse.
The scene in the hall when this an
nouncement was made battles descrip-
ton. Some Kissed the professor;
others limited at lynching; all were
agreed that the government ought to
step in and stop such entertainments.
Suddenly a little man jumped upon a
stool and cried out:
What about the other 'professor'?"
The idea was acted Upon at once,
and a small crowd hurried off to the
other hall to fetch Leonards.
When he entered the hall the din
and uproar was terrific. No dead man
even. OF any self-respect, could have.
lain upon that platform without rising
to enter a protest against the disturb
anee. let alone an individual merely
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-13

That plants when injured suffer from
fever is a new discovery by a British
botanist. Plants suffer in a similar
manner to animals under like condi-
tions. The rate of respiration in
creases and the temperature rises,
reaching a maximum within "a hours.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-13
Forests

To supply the paper and pulp In
dustries of Northern New York during
the past year nearly 5000 acres OF
virgin forest were stripped of their
centuries of growth. This consumption
of lumber represents about 400. 900 feet
Of board measure,
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-13
A GRAND LADY OF ILLINOIS.

Mrs. Lucinda B. Chandler, of Chi
cago, is the Honorable President of
the Illinois Woman's Press Associa-
ton; Honorable President of the So
ciety for the Promotion of Health;
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-13
LUCINDA B.
Of Chicago. III.

founder Of the Margareth Fuller So
c1ety for the study of Economics and
Governments, and also President Of
the Chicago Moral Educational So
ciety. Mrs. Chandler is an ardent
friend of Pe-ru-na, and in writing to
DR.. Hartman on the subject she stat
ed as follows:
Chicago, Jan. 6, 1899.
Dear Doctor-I suppose every one
that is confined to their desk and not
getting the required amount of exer-
else, will sooner or later, suffer with
catarrh Of the stomach and indiges-
ton. l know by experience that Pc
ru-na is a most excellent remedy for
these complaints. 1t has relieved me,
and several of my friends have used
1t with the same satisfactory results
Yours very respectfully,
LUCINDA B. CHANDLER
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-13
Geese Resemble Married p-on,e

Geese are the emblems of conjugal
bliss In China, and a pair of geese is
considered a handsome present from
q gentleman to a lady Of his choice.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-13
"CZAR" REIH

a bird upon the ground, and, perching
upon his cushion, his delicate chin
resting on his little fist, he would gaze
off into the Clouds"
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-13
silver Cradles for MAYORS.

Sage the Westminster Gazette: Sl.
yer cradles for mayors who have Gin
~teresting events" in their homes are
now generally recognized. Bath and
bennington are recently examples,
and yesterday Coventry gave such az
article to its mayor. DR.. Webb Fowler
is the youngest occupant of the civic
chair in the 600 years the city has been
incorporated, and there is no record
of any previous chief magistrate OF
that city getting a cradle.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-13

A cooper named Cervano will attempt to
go over the Niagara Falls in a barrel.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-06
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CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The First Presbyterian church OF Chicago
has extended call 10 the Rev. William r.
Sotinan, Of Boulder. Col
4 petition In involuntary bankruptcy has
ben f'lei against NJ A Spencer & Co. dry
goods merchants 81 New York.
The Wyandoste Mining Company has
been organized In Milwaukee Wis, 10
work iron properties Of J. o40 acres
Representative HennnSsy has presented in
the Minnesota legislature a protest against
the pardoning Of the iTgIager Indians
Martin and Uiilery Nichols bows were
killed ey cave-in while taking gravel
out II a pit at Fullerton, Cal. Thursday.
Gov. Roosevelt II New York IL To re-
cefve The hrsTet rank of brig adler general
fer gallant and merstorious service during
the battis Of San Juan
The president has paricned the twelve
ifech Lake Indians, sentenced 20 various
terms uf Imprisonment by tho United
States court OF Minnesota.
An explosion nf AZ internal machine a.
New Albany. Miss. Sc sously injured five
OF the meo. who vas under Indictment for
murder.
Roland Reed the actor vas fined So 20
and costs At Ntlkesharfe. Pa, W4anes-
day for committing an assault on Roger
Howell, tAe property raan al the Nesbsts
thsater.
A Missouri Pacific passenger train was
deFaiied one mile west % jefferson Cfty
early "Wednesday morning ard The engineer
anJ fireman Killed, the passengers escaping
aHtntuTc8
British steamer Rpss9ara and French
steamer puEasseiln fnltde5i in the british
channsS ard bota sank k.ievexl French
men and ore EgsgI!shnSn were drowned
the others reaching SHORE in boats
Western manufacturer ~ iron beds met
In tAfraSa Thursday 20 take stems - in
crease the price and prevent under seIliYr
The Western combine VII e1abYac. 81
manufacturer west ~ Pltfstuvg ana wi
~ugk Nth the Eastern combine already ia
operation.
JUICE Phillips Of the United States ~stsrs
siiting AZ Kansas city. ordered shn raies =.
from the county jaE today ~ Thomas Y
WIZ ans Thomas DsH. Judges az fhs II
Clair county court. vho have been In oeg1.
TEMPT ~ ccgrt sssca June far refusing -
obey the 0FAeg ~ ne Fedora, sear, 20 fes~v
n tsx ~ neapeytv 0ug@Ts fer shs purpose
81 3atasfyfoE rspiltlatea bonds
A. unknown mar wAs scfe,s IN q xs;sf.f~
ci1us uaanNer En = Valencia street hl.,s~ie
sforv a. san Francisco has h~ra taeef,
tuto cNs;oay y hea be wss searched sses
in &cht roles was fe.7nt fastened r, tne
insSaa - aiS VISIT bar - vas unat,a 20
give AIRY account - kin1estf Prom .Ias>u~
rtr1is f"4ra IN his posse sSten - fs saIr-
Fs%sf@ 80 - George =. EsAieYsever or f{stF-
fac. y. V efgt h.s rnlff seemed 7,fsls.s1
*usi De could give 70 clear account e his
movements