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The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-10-14
Electrical

Electricity is making it's way into the
Kitchen through the parlor and dining
room, says the Cosmopolitan. For
some time it has been used for the
heating of the 5 o'clock tea kettle,
eliminating the dangers which are al
ways incurred when an alcohol lamp
is used. A tea kettle, coffee pot or
chafng dish may be adjusted to the
nearest lamp in a house wired for cleo
trio lighting. The experienced cook
knows thai there are dishes which are
never seen in their perfection ten feet
from the fire that cooked them. Peo-
pie who have passed their youth in the
country grow peevish over the way
years have deteriorated the flavor Of
some simple early favorite of the ta-
Bile. Electrical appliances have done
something to bring back the old condi-
tons. Griddle cakes baked on a steel
griddle, electrically heated to the ex-
act temperature, lightly brushed with
oil, are a CT: p delight as they are
hlpped from griddle to plate. But while
this appliance can be used with the IL
Illuminating current, it requires an ex-
I'D dlldCHuueuC, DIS CndC current is 100
weak. This is generally put in at the
leg of the dining table. Up to this
time electricity has been used almost
exclusively by the woman who makes
a fad of experimental cooking, and she
has her electric kitchen fitted up like a
small laboratory, far from the domain
of the family cuisine. The whole para
phernalia might fit into a tiled closet
almost anywhere, so hooded inc ven-
tilated that no odor escapes into the
surrounding rooms. In one of the
apartment houses in New York dainty
little electric kitchens have been fitted
up where the tenants have asked for
them, although the apartments were
not designed for housekeeping orig
ina1ly.
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A new window cupboard or refrig-
orator is formed of metallic sheets
Hanged together, with one of the slides {,
sliding vertically to form the door and
having interior horizontal ribs to sup
port the shelves, the whole being
fastened to the casing outside the win
dow.
To allow a trunk to stand close to
the wall a new lid is in two sections,
hinged at the ends of the trunk to
open and shut in a plane parallel with
its face, with tills hinged at the rear
of each lid portion to swing toward
the rear and rest on the back of the
trunk when the lid is open.
Stalks and weeds are easily pulled
from the ground by a C~alifornian's
device, consisting of a pair of levers
pivoted together and mounted on a
wheeled truck. with handles on the
long ends of the levers to grip the
short end of the weed, when the truck
is tilted to lift the weed from the
ground.
To close the openings in keyholes
when not in use an Illinois man has
patented a guard comprising a fiat
casing Hanged on the under side, leav-
ing space between it and the door for
the insertion of a gravity-actuated
plate, which drops down over the
opening.
Smokers will appreciate a new cigar
holder, which has a hollow central
needle to enter the tip of the cigar,
with three fingers arranged around the
outside of the holder and pivoted in
such a position that the screwing in Of
the mouthpiece causes them to grip
the cigar.
Violins can be held in position with
out firing the player by the use of a
new rest, which is formed of an inflat-
able pocket, with a button DR. hook
attached to one corner, by which it
can be fastened to a piece of cloth
tucked in the collar, the pad lying un-
der the coat.
An improved neckyoke for use on
heavy trucks has tubular ends slotted
along the sides and closed at the tips,
with coiled springs inside, rings being
set in the center of the springs to slide
in the slots when the tongue gives a
sudden twist. thus lessening the shock
to the horses.
By the use of a Michigan mans in
vention an ordinary pillow can be used
as a potato digger, holes being drilled
in the real of the share for the at
tachment of a number of curved tines,
which extend to the rear and sift the
dirt as the pillow turns a furrow
through the hills.
A southerner has patented an i'm
proved fire-escape which has a broad
strap for use as a seat and a narrow
one to pass under the arms, both con-
Meeting with a reel which has a crank
at one end, a cord being wound on the
reel to be attached to the window cas-
ing and unwound slowly to lower the
User.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-10-14
War Veterans Meet After MANY Wanna

Philadelphia Inquirer: There is a
hale and jolly one-armed veteran oc-
cupying an important position in the
custom house over in New York. who
the other day told a friend Of a Gu
rlous chance meeting. A middle-aged
colored MAI wandered into the veter-
ans department with a basket contain
Ing pretzels, candy and other felicia
cles OF the season. Finding business
dull, he was on his way out, when the
veteran called to him. The old SOL
1ier had been puzzling as to where he
mad seen that peculiar, slouching, weak
kneed gait, and had now solved the
puzzle. "Hello!" said the veteran,
don't you remember me?"
Deed, boss, but l don't remember
you"
Don't you remember sitting on a
rail fence neal Culpepper Court House,
in Virginia, t~hirty-fve years ago,
watching the Union soldiers marching
by? A lot Of your friends were work
Ing in the 1eld-but you remember the
soldier who pulled you off that fence,
strapped his knapsack on your back,
and made you march along with him ?"
The whites Of the colored mans eyes
and teeth had become more expressive
every second. Indeed does!" he
calculated. "And you wuz that man?
I'm powerful glad to see you, boss!
But how you've changed"
WELL" said the veteran, cts been
lone little time since then, and you
'ont look exactly like you did" Then
hey fell to discussing old times. The
solored man had remained with the
regiment three months, and afterward
lolned one of the colored regiments and
Ought throughout the war. The white
nan had won his commissiep and lost
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affected. Across the border the Span
iards are %unquiet. What of ar empire
in Mexico? What if the western
states, ultimately falling away from
the union, should cast their lot with
his, making New Orleans the capital
of a new nation, of which he would be
dictator?
He natures his plans carefully and
warily. He seduces Mr.. Bl-ennerhasset
with visions of wealth, power and tit
ular grandeur. Mr.. Blennerhasset's
island home is to be the base ofsup-
plies for a contemplated expedition.
Other men of wealth, energy or posi-
ton were interested in he scheme.
Prominent among these were his own
daughter and her husband. To achieve
careers and a residence for her, her
husband and her joy was Burr's dar-
ling object.
Then the bolt fell. President Jeffer~
son, who for some time had been
vaguely conscious of Burr's project, in
a proclamation dated Oct. 81, 1906, pub
licly denounced it, and warned all good
citizens. The project Immediately col
lapsed. In the succeeding June Burr
was arrested. His trial for treason took
place in Virginia. 1t was Impossible
to prove any overt act against him.
Burr decided to forfeit his bail, and he
escaped to England.
After five years of exile he took
heart to return. Sailing under an as
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-10-14
Problem In warship Material,

There are many vast rewards open
to inventors even today, but there is
one seemingly simple problem that pre-
eminently is occupying some of the
most inventive minds of this and other
courefisa. this being the invention Of
some substitute for wood in war
ships. Iron, used as a substitute for
wood, absolutely renders life on a war
ship unbearable. Its extreme con-
ductivity makes it frightfully hot in
summer and desperately cold in win
ter; when lockers and drawers are
made of it they reek with damp. and
when a cabin is wholly fitted with it
the occupant soon shows signs of rheu-
xnatism or chest trouble. But wood is
conclusively shown by recent example
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-10-14

to be the most dangerous adjunct to
warships-is shown, indeed, to be i'm
possible. 1t not only takes fire read
lily, but the splinters from 1t when it
Is struck by shot actually kill and
main m"re men than the projectiles
themselves do. Therefore the highest
government authorities say, give us
some substance that is light, absolute
ly non-combustible to the core, that
can be easily cut into boards, and that
can, above all, be guaranteed not to
fplinter, and there is a vast fortune for
y | at once
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-10-14
Unmatched In History.

In the barbaric land of the semi
savage Yankees flor particulars see
Ell Tiempo) there was given by
wealthy people to colleges, academies,
seminaries and art institutes during
the first half of the current year, the
enormous sum of $50 ,000, 900. This
enlightened beneficence cannot be
matched by any other land under the
sun. 1t is unparalleled in any age.
TEMPO please copy-and comment
Mexican Herald.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-10-14
Kerosene Versus MOSQUITOES,

According to DR.. L. o. Howard of the
United States department of agricul-
ture, a little kerosene, say, one ounce to
every fifteen square feet, spread over
the surface of ponds and marshes
where mosquitoes breed will destroy
the pests by forming a slight coating
over the water. This prevents the lar
vac from reaching the air, but the kerr
osene is also effective as an insecticide.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-10-14
SCIENTIFIC TOPICS.
CURRENT NOTES OF DISCOVERY
AND INVENTION.
Automobile Maxim Gun No Shoestrfnes
or Buttons-A Thorough Indicator
A Very Sanitary House-Problem in
Warship Material.
A Thought Indicator.

Inc nearest approach yet made to
an apparatus for recording thought
and feeling, or states of mind, is the
pletysmograph of Haliion and Cour-
tier, the French psychologists. We all
know that some emotions cause the
heart to beat faster, the limbs to trem-
Die, n the face to flush, or pale.
Qu~lckening of the circulation also in
creases the bulk of the members. Few
of us are aware, however, that states
OF mind, emotions which do not mani
fest themselves by any outward
changes, have an influence on the cir
culation, and consequently on the size
OF the members. This has been illus
trated by the pletysmograph in the
hands of M. Binet and others. Thus,
fear of going to the dentist made the
pulse of a child to sink away; fear of
having his flesh pricked made the pulse
OF a grown man do the same thing, al
though he laughed at himself for it;
Iear OF having to administer a reproof
TO a student diminished the pulse of a
professor, who raj outwardly quite
calm. The joy of receiving presents
mad a contrary effect on the pulse of a
child, making it swell rather than
shrink. Music of any kind, but espe-
clally gay music, quickens the circu-
Iatlon. The stronger the emotion felt,
the stronger is its effect upon the
pulse.
Another application of the ball.
ing principle is to be noted, viz, to
the ordinary carpenters brace and bit,
an arrangement under the head, or
rest, which provides for the easy OPP
Grafton of the brace, no matter what
weight may be brought on the head.
Further, and more essential, the ball
bearing has found its place in the
chuck, and in some forms of braces
1t has been there placed in order that
the friction due to the turning of the
chuck both in grasping and l%oosening
may be eliminated, this feature being
considered a most valuable one, and
such as must commend itself to any
user of the ordinary brace who has at
tempted to grip firmly a round rod,
such as a twist drill. By the intro
duction of SO simple an adjunct as this
~ball-bearing, the advantage is gained
OF full power applied directly to the
gripping jaws, even as by the use OF
the ball-bearing in the head the full
power of the arm is utilized in turning
the crank in either direction, friction
being done away with.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-10-14
Automobile Maxim Gun.

At a recent automobile show at
Richmond, England, a motor vehicle
for use in warfare vas exhibited by
its inventor, Mr.. Frederick Simms.
This carriage, which has been called
a motor-scout, is fitted with one and
one-half horsepower, which can pro-
pei it, If need be, at the rate of eighteen
miles an hour. Mounted upon the
motor is a light Maxim gun, so ar
ranged that it can be fired in any di-
rection and when the car is going at
any speed. Mr.. Simms has designed
another motor, mounted with two
Maxims. carried in two revolving tur-
rets, and having also an electric
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his arm. 1t took some time to talh
over such things, and then the two
veterans shook hands and parted again.
Drum-Horses in British Army.

III AANho II
From the Woman's Home Compan-
ion: In the army of Great Britain the
bands Of cavalry are mounted, and the
honorary position in these musical
cavalcades is that of the bearer of the
kettle-drums. The horse selected for
this high position is often pie-bald, but
this particular coloring is not essen
tial to the office; the animal may be
pure white. At any rate, his appear
ance must be Consistent with the show
piece he is in the band. His education
is severe and persistent, bringing him
at last up to the point where his pride
and intelligence make him a dignified
and graceful bearer of the handsome
trappings that surround his high call
ing. His. nerves are severely tried by
the booming of the enormous drums
he is destined to bear, but in time he
becomes as Indifferent to the noise as
do his brothers to the singing bullets
In the parade his rider has his hands
full in the use Of the sticks. He con-
trolls the steed by means of the reins,
which are fastened to the stirrup-strap
neal the foot. The fame of the drum
horse is often won on the field of bat
tie. His duty classes him with the
war-hOrse, and in similar lines lies his
path to glory and nov The horse
that wins laurels in the battlefield, and
himself with becoming dignity
in the parades of peace, will sometimes
find himself in the line of promotion
to the proud position of drum-horse in
the regimental band.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-10-14
We'll and Waterloo.

The Duke of Wellington told Lady
Mornington: 81 have taken a good
deal of pains with many of my battles,
but | never took half the pains l did
at Waterloo. There never was such
a battle-150, 900 men hors de combat.
Butcher lost 10000, l can account for
20, 900, and the French loss may be
fairly reckoned at 1000 more" Cen
eral Arthur Upton (born IT'D asked
the Duke what he would have done
had the Prussians not come up in time.
The Duke replied: THE Prussians
were of the greatest use in the pursuit.
If they had not come up in time, what
should we have done? Why, we should
have held our ground-that is what we
should have done! Our army was
drawn up into a great many squares,
with the cavalry riding among them. |
saw it was necessary to present a
length of front to the enemy, so l
made them fall into line, foul deep.
That maneuver won the battle; it was
never tried before" After the pursuit
of the French army to Genappe the
Duke of Wellington and my uncle,
Henry Percy, returned to Waterloo.
The Duke was very low. and said to my
uncle: 81 believe that you are the only
one of my A. d. C.hs left" My uncle
replied: But we ought to be thank
full, sir, that you are safe!" THE fin
ger of God was upon me all day-noth-
ing else could have saved met" was
the Dukes answer. My uncle replied
that he had feared the Duke was a
prisoner when he had got amongst the
French. 81 got away through the
Ninety-fifth regiment three times dur
ing the battle" said the Duke.-Mrs.
Charles Bagot.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-10-14
Ring-a-Ring o. Roses,

When Phyllis dances on the green,
Her airs so witching sweet;
Beside the hawthorn bush I'd lean
For half a day to watch unseen
Her pretty tripping feet.
When Chloe binds her auburn hair
With graceful curving arm,
I'd linger-if l might but dare!-
Long hours beside her silken chair
To view those mirrored charms.
When Lesbia lifts her lovely eyes
From some divine romance.
I'd kneel beside her where she lies
TIL v had spread its starry skies
To catch one melting glance.
But. oh! when glorious Sappho sings,
So heavenly is her tone,
Such passion in her looks she filings,
That l forget all earthly things,
Am hers and Loves alone!
Pail Mall Gazette.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-10-14
No Shoestrings or Buttons.

A means Of shoe-f, Ntening which
will displace the shoe-string and but
ton has been worked out by an inven-
tor of Chicago, whereby the sep
arabic edges of the shoes are supplied
with a series of wire engaging Shout
ders, forming a smooth and contin-
uous guide or runway for a sliding
clasp. Means are provided for holding
the clasp in place when it is drawn up
and also for arresting it's motion when
drawn down for the purp ose of remov-
ing the shoe. The clasps are simple in
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-10-14

No Person Does II More Than Once.
do you dahnce on your toes. Miss
Quiskwit?"
Never. Mr.. Clumsey. Other people
do It for me."-Celorado Springs Ca
Hstts.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-10-14
From Different Points of View.
Goals of Fire.

"Ethel-"Lottie Toxins said you waa
too mean to live, cause you wouldn't
let me play with her" Fond Mother
And what did you say, Etkel?r
Ethel-"I heaped Goals of fire on hel
head. said I hoped her mamma
wasn't as mean as you are."-Colum.
bus Journal.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-10-14
CAMPFIRE SKETCHES.
GOOD SHORT STORIES FOR
THE VETERANS.

Beers as Fighters-war Veterans
Meet After an Absence of Thirty-FIve
Tears-Drum-Horses in British Army
and Navy.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-10-14
Yearly Executions In China.

At Canton the average number Of
executions is about 800 per year, but
IN 1885 $4,000 rebels were beheaded.
The headsman formerly received about
"a a head, but the supply and compe-
tition have reduced the wage to so
cents apiece. Most of the criminals who
are beheaded are water pirates or land
bandits.
From Different Points of View.
Inventor-What Is your candid opin-
ION Of my device? Friend-It is prac-
tically worthless. Inventories, l sus-
pected as much; but even a worthless
opinion is sometimes better than none
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-10-14
ODDS AND ENDS.

The census report for 1900 OF the
great lakes fisheries is expected to con-
tain surprises in respect to the extern
sion Of the fisheries during the past
ten years in the great lakes Of Supe-
rior. Michigan, Huron. Erie and On
tario. From 1880 to 1890 the number
OF fishermen actually engaged in these
waters increased SO per cent. The
capital invested during the same period
increased ITO per cent, and the fish
taken increased from 6S, 600. 900 to 49,
ooo,o 900 pounds, or 70 per cent. Lake
Ontario was the only one to show a
loss. In fact, the great lakes fisheries
are now the fisheries of the great lakes
to the west OF Buffalo and Lake On
tario Is no longer a factor in the mat
ter.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-10-14

The Latterday Saints College, Tenn
pleton, Salt Lake City, will formally
open on September II. Registration
In the business course last week indi-
Gates a heavy attendance. The High
School, Normal, College and Mission
ary courses will begin this week.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-19

OF Trenton. N ]. The title to the property is
at present in the name OF the American De-
post and Loan Company. Is.
Arthur L. Meyer states that Henry L.
sprnGue hos ut sold the Montague apartment
house. Mr. Meyer also says that thu property
would not be sold for loss than s175.000. as
there is mortgage OF 100000 on II. The
selling price was said to be about $10S.000.
Yesterdays records contain the transfers OF
Nos. 10 Beaver street. 80 Wall street. and a
plot on the north side OF Beaver street.
313x33 1x23 7x21 3. 1853 feet east OF Hanover
street. by William Il. Wilcox to William A.
Havemeyor. Mr.. Hayemeyer bought the prop
erty some time nGo.
Mary T. Rennard Is tho buyer OF No n East
Fifty-sixth street. tho sale OF which was re-
ported Saturday.
1t Ia reported that Martin Brothers are the
buyers OF the Phipps dwelling. No. 300 Madi-
son avenue. reported sold some tire ago.
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REAL ESTATE NEW .

As is usual the case or Mn AZ yester lay
was dull day in the real estate M rkct. Prac-
tically no new sales AT private contract were
reported and in the auction room. which prom
ised some little activity from the number OF
offerings scheduled the day was Disappointing
owing TO adjournments and Withdrawals.
There were eight parcels advertised for sale.
but OF these only three we're actually disposed
Of the plaintiffs being the buyers in each in
stance. The sales were all under foreclosure
proceedings There are seven offerings
scheduled for to-day Two OF those consist OF
Brooklyn property which is to be sold in rai-
titon proceedings.
1t was reported that the contracts were
signed yesterday for the conveyance Of the
plot OF lots fronting on Central Park west. be-
tween Sixty-sixth and Sixty-seventh streets.
on which seven-story apartment house. cost
ing 100000. IA to be erected. The buyer OF
the property is said to be builder. The build
ing plans give the owner as James A. Camac
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-19
PENN Y1S BANK FAILS.
The First National Closes It's Doors Pend
ing the Arrival of the Examiners.

fhe flrSt NatlOnRi SloSeS Its Doors Penu-
ing the Arrival of the Examiners.
PENN YAM. Sept. 1S.-Penn Yam people were
startled this morning by the announcement
OF the failure OF tina First National Bank. The
following abatement was posted on the front
window OF the bank at 8 o'clock. tho tmo OF
opening: Bank closed pending arrival OF ex-
Aminer"
The failure. while a surprise to many. has
been looked for for several months. Tho fail
ure OF the bank Ia owing to losses sustained in
the Potter. Kline Kendall failure several years
ago; also to the more recent failure OF Rus
sell & Birkett and Russell & Son. last spring
The officers OF the bank we're: President
George II. Lnpham. Sr.: Vice. President. Theu-
dore f. Wheeler: Cashier Albert W. Kendall {:
liabilities are said to be about 10000. and il
is thought that with the assets and small as
Ressment on the. capital stock the depositors
will be paid in fu j.
man who Ia closely in touch with the ofIl-
GERS OF the bank, said this morning: The
dent. meeting NJ the stockholders OF the
iank was held on Saturday evening and Il Is
presumed that the suspension was decided
uron then"
WASHINGTON. Sept 1a.--The failure Of the
First National Bank OF Penn Yam. \. V. was
reported 10 the Comptroller Of the Currency
to-day. and he immediatel y designated Bank
The last statement received from the bank
showed individual deposits OF $32 232: circu-
latinR notes outstanding, Sll .2JO; certificates
OF deposit. S+7,72O. The capital stock 81 the
the tying up OF its funds in loans and real
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Recorded MOrtRaEeA,

retty, Mary TO Jacob slpscy. ct al, exer &c.
4.235 sd Rv, y yrs. ........... .........,.,.
Deskeu, John. to Coarad Stein, . 81 W 5pth
st, saloon lease, demand. .............,..
SchluAinV Gustav +. to Jacob Rupert, Co
Nmhus av, Aw cor lOIth 81, Hnloou
lease, demand ....................,,,
Goodman. Urry, TO Emilia J. Murray. 2S3
and 2S5 T. lth 1t, ~ yrs ..... .-.,.,.-.,.
Woodward, IRrie II and Henry +. to The
New York Bible and Common PRAYER
Book Society, Madison av, " y, 1858 II
sot auth 1t. = yrs. ..,..,,."...,.,,..
wintersmith, Ernest to Alfred Ericsson,
lHN vt W cor Stebbins Av. inStalls, ,.,....
waudersr. Jennie to Krezensia Baumann
1876 Fldrldge ST. ? yrs INSTRUMENTATION.
Same to Eliza FarnhAm. same property,
yrs. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ,.,.,....'''s's'