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The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-08-12

Seeing double is a talent given &C.
icasionally to a man under certain con-
Editions, but ordinarily a mans sight is
focused so that the view within the
scope of his eyes is seen in single COM
position. With the beetle, however,
these conditions are vastly different.
When he gaZes at an object hundreds
Iof reproductions of it are carried
Through his eyes, which are called
compound. The beetles eye is formed
iof several hundred lenses, set side by
side like the cells in honeycomb, each
cell being capable of vision. To illus
ltrate how the world must appear to
the view of the beetle the picture here
with shown is submitted. 1t is a re-
production of a curious photograph
made to give a tangible demonstration
of the action of a beetles eye. To
make it DR.. Allen used a camera de-
signed for photographing microscopic
objects. In place of the usual photo
Graphic lens he employed the cornea
of the eye Of a beetle to transmit the
Image to the Photographic dry plate,
aided by a powerful magnifying glass.
His subject was the silhouette of a
head, pasted on a piece Of ground
glass, behind which a lantern throw
ing a strong light vas placed. Hav-
ing focused properly, the dry plate
was exposed and developed in the
usual name The negative is a cir
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-08-12
New Oil-Producing Plant,

At a recent meeting of the Linnean
Society in London specimens of a new
oil-producing plant from Venezuela
were exhibited. The oil resembles that
of sandal-wood, and is already known
in commerce, but the plant has hither-
to remained undescribed. 1t proves to
be a new genus of the rue family, to
which the common prickly ash be-
longs, and it has been named Schim-
melia, after a German botanist who
first distilled the aromatic oil from it's
wood.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-08-12
German Rifle.

Nothing shows more clearly the
deadly nature of modern warfare than
a few facts about the light gun of small
caliber in use in the German army. A
bullet from one of these weapons
passes through a stone wall at a dis
lance of 400 PAGES. At 300 PAGES it
penetrates a thick oak tree. If six
the front man at a distance of 400 PAGES
from the German line, a bullet dis
charged from the latter passes through
the first five men, inficting in each
case a mortal wound, and makes the
sixth man hors de combat. The full
range of the ball is said to be 5000 me-
tiers, or about three miles.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-08-12
rob abilities to Fit.

Wife Cat breakfast)-I want to do
some shopping today, dear, if the
weather is favorable. What are the
forecasts? Husband consulting his
paper)-Rain, hail, thunder and light
ming.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-08-12
IN THE ODD CORNER.
QUEER AND CURIOUS THINGS
AND EVENTS.

Astounding Feats of Indian Fakirs-
Strange Sights in the Capital of Siam
Enemies.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-08-12

A dental authority declares that 1t is
not uncommon at the present time to
mo infants with decayed teeth and
girls Of II or 16 weariy = artificial teeth.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-08-12
Pens Before Christ.

Pens resembling our quill pens, but
made of reed, have been found in Egyp-
tian tombs supposed to date from a Pc
riod $500 years before Christ.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-08-12
Electricity in Egypt.

A plan is nov said to be under con-
~sideration by the British government
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-08-12

Paris contains 10000 individuals who
live by begging.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1899-05-13
HOSTILE TO OUR MEAT.

Reichstag Committee Makes . Report
Too Strong to He Sanctioned.
BERLIN, May 9.-Itis authoritatively
stated that the committee of the reich
stag to which was referred the meat in
spection bill, which was substantially
agreed upon between the imperial cab
met and the United States ambassador
here, Mr.. Andrew D. White, has re-
ported against the measure, and in
favor of bill SO hostile to American
interests that the government will prob
ably refuse to sanction it.
The most unfortunate circumstance
as regards American interests in the
matter of the meat inspection bill was
the fact that there were insistent dec-
larations in the United States that en-
balmed and poisonous meats had been
supplied to the troops in Cuba. Repre-
sentatives of the German land owning
interests loudly declared that if the
Americans sent poisonous meats to their
own soldiers they would certainly send
it to the Germans.
A bad result is that the bill as re-
ported back provides for examination
and inspection of American meats inn
possible to enforce without utterly de-
stroying American trade with Germany.
The bill, as renodeled by the reichs-
tag committee, also proposes to exclude
from importation hams, hard and soft
sausages and chopped meats, and pro-
scribes that fresh meats must come in
whole carcasses or continuous parts.
The United States embassy to Germany
still hopes that better counsels will pre-
vail when the bill comes up for discus
sion in the open reichstag on its second
reading, though the chances for the en-:
actment of the government measure
are very slim,
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1899-05-13
UP SAN FERNANDO RIVER.
An Expedition That Failed to Connect
With General MacArthur.

An Expedition That Failed to Connect
With General Macarthur.
MANILA, May 9.-2:15 p. m.-The
army's gunboats Laguna de Bay and
Cavadonga, under command of Captain
Grant, which started up the San Fer
nando river for Guagua on Sunday, as
was presumed to establish there base
of supplies for the troops engaged in
the northern campaign, have returned.
Major General Macarthur failed to
connect with the expedition. The gun.
boats found rebels entrenched at Sos
moan and Guagua, on the water fronts
of the towns. The vessels steamed past
the works, shelling the occupants and
driving them out. Landing parties
from the boats entered both towns, cap
turing at Sosmoan Spanish captain in
uniform who was ostensibly a prisoner
in the hands of the rebels and also ma
tive officer. Arriving at Guagua, the
town and small gunboat were found
to be burning, and the natives were
evacuating the place in consequence of
the commandment.
At Sosmoan, the landing party cap
tured number of Filipino flags and a
quantity of arms, chiefly bolos and bows
and arrows, besides a lot of band instru-
ments which the men played as they
marched back to the boats.
Captain Grants expedition will prob
ably return up the San Fernando river
after having been reinforced on recently
purchased light draft Spanish steamers.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1899-05-13
NEGOTIATIONS ARE OFF.
American Canadian Commission VIII Not
Again Convene.

American. Canadian Commission VIII Not
Again Convene.
WASHINGTON, May 1O.-All hope of
reconvening the joint American Can
adian commission in August has been
abandoned. Tho conference adjourned
after having made good headway, as it
was thought at the time, towards the
draughting of an agreement. Owing to
an unexpected and insurmountable OBJ
stacle in the shape of the lumber and
boundary questions the joint commission
adjourned to meet in August with the
understanding that in the meantime the
members of the two commissions would
test public sentiment. It was also
hoped that some difficulties which had
presented themselves in the settlement
of the work of the commission might in
the interim be removed by diplomatic
negotiations. 1t has now been demon
'strated, however, that the temper of
neither side has yielded sufficiently to
warrant the expectation of any success
full result attending the reconvening of
the commission. It is said that our Of
ficials are thoroughly discouraged at
the time-consuming manner in which
the various propositions which have
been put forward are banded back and
forth between London and Ottawa.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1899-05-13

gress should meet earlier than the ses-
sion III December, in order to get the
work under way. The retirement of
Speaker Reed will naturally entail con-
siderable delay in committees in the
house rs it is customary to allow new
speaker four or five weeks to make up
his committees and this furnishes an
additional reason why congress should
be convened before December. OF the
several senators and members of con-
gress who are going abroad this sum-
mer, the president has particularly in
quired as to the length of their stay and
has limited that it was advisable that
they should be back in the early fall, as
necessity for an extra session might
arise
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1899-05-13
MATERIAL PROGRESS MADE
Big Combination Of Iron and Steel In
dustrles Noaring Completion.

Big Combination Of Iron and Steel In
dustries Nearing Completion.
CHICAGO, May 10.-The Tribune says:
Representatives of the two big corpora
tions, which rulnor has associated with
the proposed SS00,00000O combination
Of iron and steel industries, declare ma
terial progress has been made. The
plan already exploited to considerable
degree is to absorb mines, mills, rail-
roads and factories. The two represen-
tatives in question said the following
interpretations, giving the capital stock
of each, We're to be included: The Car
negie companies $250OOO,UOO, Federal
Steel company $10O,O0O,0OO, American
Steel and Wire company $9o, 900. 900,
National Steel company $4,000, 900,
American Tin Plate company $50, ,000,-
900. Republic Steel company $5O,O0O,-
900, American Steel Hoop company
S353, 100000.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1899-05-13
END NOT FAR OFF.

Belief Again Expressed That the Fill
pinos Are Ready to Quit Fighting.
WASHINGTON, May 9.-That the war
in the Philippines is nearing a close is
now openly predicted in and out of gov
ernment circles. The fact that the con-
tents Of cablegram from General Otis
were given to the public only in part
was freely commented upon, and it is
believed that the portions of the mes
sage suppressed relate to the probability
of an early surrender Of Aguinaldo's
forces ta the Americans. To strengthen
this belief came the announcement of
the selection of Rear Admiral Watson
to succeed Admiral Dewey in command
of the Asiatic squadron, and the issuing
of orders to Admiral Watson to prepare
to proceed to Manila at an early date.
The Filipinos are making but q poor
show of resistance now, and, it is be.
lieved, cannot much longer avoid the
inevitable.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1899-05-13
TO SUCCEED DEWEY.

Roar Admiral Watson Ordered to Report
For Duty at Manila.
WASHINGTON, May 9.-The navy de-
partlnent has selected a successor to
Admiral Dewey to command the Asiatic
station. Orders were issued detaching
Rear Admiral Watson from command
of the Mare Island navy yard and or
dering him to report to Admiral Dewey
at Manila, to relieve that officer when
he feels that he can be spared there.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1899-05-13
THE HEADSMAN.
He Used the Sword md Not the Az
Prior to 11S3.

He Used the Sword and Not the Az
Prior to 14S3.
am inclined to think that prior to
1883 the sword and not the ak was
usually employed as tho weapon for
judicial decapitation and that block
was dispensed with. the victims receiv-
ing their doom "meekly knecling upon
their knees, and in this opinion l am
fortified by the concurrence of an emf
nent clerical historian This learned
writer agreed with me that the ak did
not become the regulation lethal im-
plement until after the rough and ready
heading Of Lord Hastings on the
Tower green, when he was summarily
dispatched by order Of the protector,
Gloucester.
In this instance, according to the
chroniclers, the victims neck was
stretched upon piece Of timber then
in use for the repair of the adjacent
church of st. Peter ad Vincula, prob.
ably "putlog," part Of the scaffold-
ing which, we read, conveniently lay
in the way" Contemporary accounts
seem to indicate that the executioner
straddled over the prone body, and from
this position l infer that the decapita.
tion was effected by the tool known as
an adj, the cutting edge of which is
at a right angle to and not in plane
with the haft.
l may add that the only contempo-
rary refererHe have come across Of the
use, or proposed use. Of an AK and
block for inaioting capital punishment
prior to this tragedy is in one of the
Pastor series of letters describing the
peril of an unfortunate captive of Jack
Cadc's rebels "a. d. 1450l. generation
before Lord Hastings was so clumsily
hacked to death. Notes and Queries.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1899-05-13
MAJOR DIGGLEs WOUNDED.
Was Lending n Accommodating Party of
Minnesotans and Oregonians.

Was Lending n Accommodating Party of
Minnesotans and Oregonians.
MANILA, May 10.-6:35 p. ma re-
connoitering party from Major General
Lawton's command and which consisted
of two companies of the Minnesota reg
iment and two companies of the Oregon
regiment, under command of Major
Diggles of the Minnesota regiment,
advanced to Il point near San
Miguel, which is about IL miles north
of Balinag. There the Americans were
met with a volley from force of rebels
behind u trench. Major Diggles was
wounded in the head, and a private SOL
dier was also wounded. Major Diggles
and the private, together with 10 ty-
phoid patients, were brought by special
train to Manila. The Don Jose, the
last Of the missing steamers under the
American flag which We're detained by
the insurgents since the beginning of
the war, was found by the gunboat
Manila at Batangas and has arrived
here,
The next engagement Of importance
will probably be at Arayat, where the
Filipinos are massing in great force.
The forces under Generals Lawton and
Macarthur will likely be consolidated
before there is an attack on Arayat. It
is expected that this will be the deci-
sive and perhaps the deciding engage
ment of the campaign.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1899-05-13
GEO. w. HARRISON,
(SealO Commissioner OF Insurance,
No Wonder You Can't Keep Quiet.

No Wonder You Can't Keep Quiet.
If You never wholly give yourself up
to the chair you sit in. but always keep
your leg and body muscles half contract
ed for rise if you breathe 18 or 10
instead of16 times a minute and never
quite breathe ont at that, what mental
mood can you be in but one of inner
painting and expectancy and how eau
the future and its worries possibly for
sake your mind? On the other hand.
how can they gain admission to your
mind if your brow be unruffled, you
respiration calm and complete and you
muscles all relaxed 2-"The Gospel o.
Relaxation. by Professor William
James. in Scribner's
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1899-05-13
CAPTURE 'BACOLOR
AMERICANS PREPARING TO ATTACK
- ANOTHER STRONGHOLD.

Rebel Forcc There Numbers Six Thou-
sand, Well Armed and Iutrcnc ched.
Our Troops Are lsxhaustod-Show the
Effects of Rapid Advance Undor Most
Trying Circum<tances-Comp Av.
erage but Fifty Mon, All Having a
Worn Appearance.
MANILA, May S.-To clear the Fill
pinos out of Bacolor, about sew miles
south of San Fernando, will be the next
task of the Americans. The rebel gen
eral, Mascado, has force of 5000 men
there, we'll armed and possessed of
plenty of ammunition. His troops have
never met American soldiers and they
think, according to reports carried to
San Fernando, that they "can lick the
whole lot" Bacolor is we'll intrenched
and thousands of natives are working
like beavers digging trenches and carry
ing the dirt in baskets. The enemy
uses his rihemen for fighting only, but
compels the bolomen and Chinese and
even the women to labor necessarily.
In the vicinity of Laguna de Bay the
rebels are extremely active, but the
lines of General Ovenshine and Colonel
Wholly, who is commanding General
Kings brigade, have been materially
strengthened and there is no danger in
that direction.
1t is rumored that Mabini, president
of the cabinet and minister of foreign
affairs in the so.called Filipino govern
ment, who is a radical, is to be succeed
ed by Patreno, the Trainer of the Span
ish treaty of 1896 This change is
regarded as significant at the present
juncture.
The entrance of the Americans into
San Fernando was virtually unopposed.
The Filipinos, who expected the invad.
ers to approach from the sea, had that
side of the town strongly guarded, but
there was only one line of trenches be.
yond San Tomas. Two battalions of
the Fifty-irst Iowa regiment, which
swan the river north of the city, were
smartly peppered while in the water,
but the rebels disappeared as soon as
the Americans reached the shore. Ii
the meantime the hospital squad had
walked across the bridge into the city
supposing the Americans were there
They encountered no natives.
The Soldiers Eu joying Lifc.
The army is greatly enjoying life al
San Fernando, which is the most pic
turesque and wealthy town the Ameri
cans have entered since the occupation
of Manila. 1t is largely built Of stone
the river close at hand and high hills
almost surround it. Many sugar fac
tories indicate thriving industry il
that respect and there are numerous
fine residences. General MacArthur'
permanent headquarters is established
in the best house in town, which il
richly decorated with frescoes ant
carved woods.
The troops are encamped around il
the suburbs and are beginning to thinl
they may be quartered there during
the wet season. After Bacolor has beer
cleared water communication witt
| Manila may be established.
The American troops are much OK
hausted by the campaign, except the
Iowa troops, which are comparatively
fresh. The regiments of the division
average less that so men to company
and all have a weather-worn appear
ance.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1899-05-13

Failure Of Negotiation to Purchase the
Detroit Plant. ''.H
DETROIT, Mich, May 1O.-Negotia-
tions between the Detroit street railway
commission and Tom L. johnson for
the purchase of the street railways of
Detroit by the city have been declared
pf: The commissioners had submitted
On ultipatum as to price and terms.
Mr.. Johnson's reply thereto was so un-
satisfactory, from the commissioners
standpoint. that they will report to the
common council failure to reach an
agreement with the railway representa-.
tives
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1899-05-13
EXTRA SESSION PERHAPS:
b., - "a -..A-'
Congress May pc Called Together Early
in the Fall.

WASHINGTON, May 6.--There Is a
growing belisr among prominent mem-
bers of congress- that the president will
call congress to meet in extraordinary
sessions this fall, probably in October.
The questiQns which will come before
the next congress for settlement, in
Guiding as they do everything growing
out Of our ossessions acquired as re-
suit of the war with Spain and the gen.
eral legislation including that relating
to currency reform, the Nicaragua
canal, and the merchant marine are of
such importance that the president is
said to regard IT as necessary that con-
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1899-05-13
R0KAL:sss;*;;;sst
" ABSclu1EYpve
Makes the food more delicious and wholesome
For Over Fifty Years

AN OLD AND WELL-TR1ED REMEDY.
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for over fifty years by millions
of mothers for their children while teeth
ing, with perfect success. 1t soothes
the child, softens ihe gums, allays all
pain, cures wind collie, and is the best
remedy for Diarrhoea. Is pleasant to
the taste. Sold by druggists in every
part of the world. Twenty-Five cents a
bottle. Its value is incalculable. Be
sure and ask for Mrs. Winslow's Sooth,,
ing Syrup, and take no other kind.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1899-05-13
HAS NOTHING TO SAY.

General Miles Silent as TO His Intention.
in the Matter.
WASHINGTON, May 8.--Maior General
Miles, when asked whether he had any
comment to make upon the report Of
the court of inquiry said he had read
it, but II have nothing to cay upon the
report, the decision reached, the manner
Of taking testimony or the conclusions. {"
"Does that mean to say that as far as
you are concerned you will let the mat
ter rest where it lays?' asked the re-
porter.
81 have nothing to saw
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1899-05-13
Sioux CITY Live Stock.

Sioux ClTY. Ia, May 10.
HOGs-Market &c lower Range
Of prices, $3.55@a79
CATTLE-Market steady.
Sales ranged at $4:p0@6o0 for beeves;
~ 0O@4OO for cows, bulls and mixed;
So 6O@4 80 for stockors aud feeders; IS. IS
@5.3a for calves and yearlings.
Receipts: Hogs, 1890; cattle, LOO.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1899-05-13
FLOWERS
MENDENHAT,T
Thousands are Trying It.

In order TO prove the great merit of
Fly'a Cream Balm, the most effective c;:rs
for CatarrA and Cold in Head, we have pre-:
parad Q generous trial size for 10 cents.
Get it Of your druggist or seHd 10 ccats TO
ELY BROS, 53 Warren ST., Il. Y. City.
IGuTered from c,tarrh Of The wor kind
ever since a bog, {: II 1 never hay,d for
cure, but Ely; Cream pa! Il sce::s to do
even that. hI.ny acluair.::.c $ Lave use,l
it with excel .nt result scar Cstru:l.,
As Warren Ayo., Chicag', I'll.
E!y's Cream Balm is the acknowledged
Cur. " cl.arrh and contains no coc:linc,
mercury nor any injurious drug. Price,
so cents. At druggists OF l'y mail.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1899-05-13
ADuLTERATIoN OF FOOD.
Testimony Showing That Butchers Treat
Meat With Chemicals. .-,.,

Testimony Showing That Butchers Treat
Meat With Chcmioale., -,
CHICAGO. May 10.--The' senatorial
pure food Investigating committee
heard some startling testimony during
the day in regard to the adHlteration p,ff
food products, which may prolong its
session considerably. Professor A. s.
Mitchell, chief chemist Of the WiscoA-
sin dairy and food commission, was the
principal witness and told of the prac-
tice among butchers of treating meat
with chemical preservatives. ,g
Dangerous rreservatives, he also says,
are freely used to keep milk and butter
fresh.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1899-05-13
A Free Translation.

FFee TF1Mb12tX01s
"And you say the idiot of teacher.
told you that you had an extravagant
fool of father7''
"That's what he meant"
"But what did he say7"
"He said it was criminal folly to
waste money on the education Of such a
chump as I am. "-Oleveland Plain
Dealer.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1899-05-13
Cleaning ChamOis.

10 clean chanois polishing cloths
pour six tablespoonfuls Of ammonia
into quart of tepid water and soak
the chamois skin for about an hour
With spoon work and press it to free
as much Of the dirt as possible Lift
into basin of tepid water and rub
we'll with the hands. Rinse in fresh
water until clean. Dry in the shade.
and when dry rub between the hands
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1899-05-13

Wales is the richest part Of Great
Britain in mineral wealth. England
produces annually about go to each
acre. Scotland little less than e2. but
the product Of Wales amounts to over
"a per acre
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1899-05-13
Minneapolis Wheat.

MINNEAPOLIS, May 10.
WHEAT-In Store-No. Northern,
May, 7oAc; July, 7lAc; September. 69c.
On Truck-No. hard, 7sxc; MOL North
ern, 71Tc; No. 2 Northern, 69%c.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1899-05-13
LATE MARKET REPORT.


DULUTH, May 10.
WHEAT-Cash, No. 2 Northern, 6S1zc;
No. s, 65Hc. To Arrive-No. hard, Zoo:
No. Northern. 7211c; May, 731zc; July,
73c