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The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-02-18
The English Thoroushbred.

Mr.. ]. H. Sanders, in his book on
1.-THE Breeds of Live Stock" says. "Ths
thoroughbred horse is peculiarly a
British production. . . OF the
Oriental sires it is generally admitted
that the Godolphin Arabian imported
into England in the year 172S-170
years ago-is the last that has proven
OF any special benefit to the English
stock; and while this blending Of the
blood of the Orient with the old races
OF England furnished the foundation,
there cannot be the slightest doubt
tnat the care and skill of English
breeders in selecting and coupling with
the stoutest, best and ~fleetest for sue.
cesslVe generations has been a more
potent agent in the formation of the
breed as 1t now exists than the Arabian
and Barb blood to which tradition has
ascribed its superiority. Many impor-
tatlons of the choicest blood of the
orient have been made both to this
country and England within the last
half century, and yet scarcely a name
among them can be found in the pedi-
AoA DO bhdI ndS ulSlluS ulSutu
himself upon the turf. . In ev-
cry instance in which the speed and
stoutness Of u thoroughbreds have
been tested side by side with the Ara
plan they have proven superior to their
eastern competitors. This fact Is so
universally recognized that nearly all
countries upon the civilized globe have
Tor many years regarded the English
thoroughbred, or blood horse as the
basis of all substantial equine improve
ment. . Our American horses
are largely permeated with the blood
OF the English thoroughbred. Many of
the best stations and mares of Eng
land have been imported to this coun-
try, and their influence is seen on ev-
cry HAND 1t enters largely into the
groundwork of all our trotting strains,
and 1t is doubtful If a single great road
horse or trotter has been produced In
this countrytha did not possess a large
share of this royal blood as a founda-
ton upon which the trotting super,
structure has been built"
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-02-18
TOLD BY FIGURES.

The costliest building of modern
N. Y, which has already had spent
upon it the immense sum of 500, OO0,-
900.
The dimensions of the capitol at
Washington are: The length, ISL feet
4 inches; breadth, from 121 to 324 feet;
it covers 1853 ,112 square feet. From
base line of building to the tip Of sta
tue, 2S7 feet IL inches. The height OF
the dome above the base line on the
east front is 287 feet 5 inches.
The deepest lake in the world, so far
as known, is Lake Baikal in Siberia.
While 5000 square miles in area, or
nearly as large as Lake Erie, it is 1000
to $500 feet deep, so that it contains
nearly as much water as Lake Supe-
rior. It's surface is 1850 feet above the
sea level and it's bottom nearly 1900
feet below it.
To those who have never considered
the subject, 1t might appear that each
letter is of equal Importance in the
formation of words, but the relative
proportions required in the English
language are these: a, So; b, 16; C, 80;
d, "A; e, 100; I, 25; G, IT; h, Ga; i, 80;
j. 4; k, s; /. 40; m, 80; n, so; o, 80;
p, IT; q, 5; r, e.; S, 80; t. 80; u, "a; ",
70; W, 20; x, 4; y. 20; z. 2. 1t is this
knowledge of how frequently one letter
is used compared with others that en-
ables c%ryptogrsT readers TO unravel so
many mysteries.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-02-18
REC

A Texan has patented a billiard III
which is chambered at the end and
lllled with chalk, to be discharged
through small opening to the face of
the cue as each shot is made.
In a new British bicycle saddle a
metallic ring, supported by braces, is
strung with straps or other flexible
material to form a fiat seat which
springs with the weight Of the rider.
To ascertain the size of finger rings
q new measuring device has a fiat base
On which the finger is placed, with
graduated bars to surround the finger
and indicate the size of ring needed.
In an improved footrest for boot
backing stands clamps are provided
for the sole and heel portions, which
can be adjusted to fit any foot and
clamped in place by a lever at the side
of the base.
A handy hitching post has a spring
drum inserted in the top, on which is
wound a cord with a snap hook at the
the spring pulling the rope into the
post when not In use.
In a new jack-screw for raising
heavy bodies the spiral ribs inside the
frame are replaced by a series Of steel
balls which mesh in the grooves on
the threaded shaft and decrease the
friction as the shaft is turned.
Bags can be quickly fastened by an
Ohio mans device, consisting of two
steel members pivoted together, with
a yoke on one which locks over teeth
on the other member as they are press
ed we the mouth of the sack.
A handy cup for drinking purposes
has a weighted section formed under
the flange in the bottom, so that the
cup al be dropped into the spring
when not in use, the weight keeping
it in an upright position as it floats.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-02-18
Old Oats Best for Horses.

The amount Of moisture in new oats
makes them much dearer than old
when used to feed horses, says the
Boston Cultivator. The difference in
price Is almost always offset by the loss
in weight when the oats are kept till
freezing weather dries them out, but
still more serious loss from the feed
ing OF new oats Is their laxative effect
on horses hard at work. They also
often cause collie in horses not used to
them. 1t is best always to buy some
old oats to mix with them and thus
gradually accustom the animal to their
use. II no old oats can be had, mix
some wheat bran with them, feeding
dry, of course, and give at first very
few oats, gradually increasing the
quantity as it is found that the horse
is not injured. If this ration is too
laxative. give some wheat fine mid
dlings with the oats. These cause a
costive condition of bowels and should
not be kept up after the diarrhea i
once checked.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-02-18

Many years ago John Bright ana
George Peabody, the ph~ilanthroplst'
were fishing in a little Irish stream.
Late in the evening after a hard days
work the party arrived at the n
ing stage, and Bright, accosting the in
evitable policeman on the bank, said:
What is the proper price to pay these
boatmen, constable?" He replied
"seven shillings and s%ixpence, yer hon
ner; but some gentlemen give them ten
shillings." Bright, turning to his com
panion, said: 81 have no change, Pea
body: have you three half croWns?
The millionaire produced the coins ana
gave them to one of the boatmen. lib
that all ye're giving me?" asked the
latter. CHATS ALL" said Peabody.
Holding the coins in the open palm OF
his hand and slowly scratching his
head with the other, the boatman SAID:
"An' they call we Paybody, don't they?
Well I call We ~Paynobody."
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-02-18
STRANGE SEARCH BY POLICE
Sleuthing Paris Not for a Criminal, but
an Honest Man.

At the present moment the police of
Paris are engaged on rather an I'M
usual task. They are in search of an
honest man, not like the Greek philos-
opher of old, in a skeptical spirit, but
for the very reason that he has fur
nished striking evidence of his integ-
rity. AS a matter of fact, when this
interesting individual shall be found
ne is to be provided with a pos. in the
service of the prefecture. 1t is a
touching story, which reflects the ut
most credit on all concerned. Re-
Gently Nine. Blanc, the wife of the pre-
feet Of police, discovered on her re-
turn from a visit to Passy that she had
lost her purse, containing nearly 200
francs, and ascertained to her salts
faction or the following morning that
it had been brought by a stranger to
the office of the local commissary. The
lady made kind inquiries about this
person and an investigation showed
that he had been living in a small
hotel in the neighborhood, but that a
few hours before he came across the
money he had been obliged to leave the
house, as all his funds had been eX-
hausted. The poor fellow had been re-
duced to the utmost restitution, but
he had manfully resisted the tempta-
ton, if, indeed, it occurred to him at
all to appropriate the purse and it's
contents, which he had conveyed alb
solutely intact to the office. When she
learnt that this honest man was wan
dering about homeless and without the
wherewithal to buy even a morsel of
bread Nine. Blanc was deeply moved,
and she not only lost no time in ask
ing her husband to institute an active
search for him, but begged the project
to keep one of the places at his dis
posal for Louis Dubourg, and she
added: Gas o o as he is found let
him have the 1874 francs. The money
would burn my fingers if 1 took it
back under such conditions" So it
has come about that instead of being
eagerly on the lookout for someone
who has come into collision with the
law it's agents are searching high and
low for the perpetrator of a meritor-
ious act. So far their efforts have not
been crowned with success, but it is
to be hoped that kind-hearted Nine.
Blanc will not be kept long in sus-
pense.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-02-18
The Brie Cheese Microbe.

Two French chemists, M. Roy and
M. ~Jacquemin, of Nancy, have recently
made interesting experiments with the
characteristic microbes of Brie cheese.
They find that by c%ultivating microbes
taken from superior cheese they can
obtain a culture which will hasten the
r%ipening and improve the quality Of
new cheese. Similar experiments with
regard to butter and cheese have been
made in this country by Prof. H. w.
Conn, of Wesleyan University, Middle
town, Conn.,, who has actually intro
duced microbe methods in practical
dairying to improve the quality of but
ter and ripen cream.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-02-18

- L
love-making when I'm two or three
years older and wear my dresses quite
long. don't contradict her-ma is so
stupid about such things, you know;
but l can't help laughing. Why, it
was only the other day that she was
saying that, if you want to do any
thing we'll, you must start practicing it
when you are young. And that's just
what Fred Marchant says-the impu-
dent fellow He used to be awfully
shy, but he isn't now; at least, not
with me. It's very tiresome of him,
because don't like boys to be so silly.
I should be d~readfully angry with him
If he wasn't mean if he didn't-well,
he's rather nice, you know!
He's a great big fellow, at the anne
school with my brothers. You can't
help noticing him if you go to my Of
their sports. He's always making fif-
ties or kicking goals or winning races
or something. You wouldn't think he
was afraid of a lion to see him then.
But when he came to my house he
used to sit and blush and twiddle his
cap, just because of me! 1t made me
cross! OF cours l didn't care about
him or want him to take any notice of
me, really; only it seemed so stupid.
Besides, people might have fancied
that he thought I wasn't nice. I knew
he didn't think that, because he used
to stare at me so when he thought l
wasn't looking.
All the same, \ couldn't get him to
say much more than Eyes" or mo" to
me, till one evening he came round to
show the mater and pater a little
bronze figure he had won at some
sports-such a dear little pug, with a
saucy little face that seemed to scowl
and laugh both at once.
"Ohi" I cried, isn't he lovely!
am so fond of dogs!"
"Do you really like him, Miss Flos-
sie?" he said, eagerly. 81 don't want
1t. We've got such a lot at home. Dc
keep it, please"
He put 1t right in my hands; and
when ma said, Certainly mott" in her
most emphatic tones, he only laughed
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-02-18
HH SAVED THE WRONG MAN
Hard Luck Story Told by a TaIkatIvs
Life Insurance Agent.

g "a
Life Insurance Agent.
From the Detroit Free Press: ri al
ways take a pride in the business"
said the Jealous life insurance agent,
and never fail to take a step that
Will rebound to the interests of my
company. l think the company appre-
c1ates my efforts in its behalf. as a
steady increase in salary has been my
fortune ever since l began working for
IL. But l once had an experience that
somewhat dampened my ardor and
showed me that there is a limit in
looking out for your company's in
terests. l insured a man for $4,000.
He was a splendid risk, sound as a
dollar, and bid fair to die of old age.
felt sure that the company would win
out on the risk, so l was feeling pretty
good. One day soon afterward / was
going down the river on a boat to get
q breath of fresh air. Looking the
passengers over, I noticed that the
party had insured was on board, sit
ting on the railing in a very careless
~ lAC ii z fOuo W olb
there and watch that fellow taking SO
many chances. l don't know why it
Is, but as soon as a man gets his life
insured he seems to think that he can
n1rt with death like a yellow fever
immune. At last the expected hap
pened. He lost his balance and fell
overheard. / rushed to the railing and
saw at once that the fellow could not
SWIM. L am a pretty good swimmer
myself and the party in the water rep
resented $4,000. l couldn't afford to
see the company lose that money right
before my eyes, so l plunged in after
MIN. l had a deuce of a time with him
before help arrived and at one time l
thought it was up with both of us.
But help arrived at last and we were
pulled out. Then l found that I was
not yet out of the woods. The party
was unconscious and it was a question
whether he would live or die. 1 got
him ashore and hired every doctor l
could get to work over him, regardless
o.. expenses. They succeeded in bring
ing him around at last and I was in
the act of sending a glowing account
to my company, together with a pretty
stiff bill, when | made the discovery
that he wasn't the fellow I had in
sured, only a man that looked like
him. Worse than that, he was insured
for $4,000 in a rival company"
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-02-18
WESTERN CANADA PRAIRIES.
Future Welfare of the Continent Lies In
Their Fertile Fields.

Future Welfare of the Continent Lies In
Their Fertile Fields.
The rapid progress that is being
made in the settlement of the fertile
prairies of Western Canada is leading
to the investigation of it's by
Nose interested in having provision
made for those living in the crowded
east> for those who have been strug-
CLING for years on impoverished farms,
for the renter who is unable any longer
to bear up under the strain imposed by
the landlord, and for the farmer who,
unable to purchase farms for his sons
In his own neighborhood, has to look
around for lower priced lands. The
investigation shows that it Is impos-
s1ble to meet these conditions success
fully outside of Western Canada. AL
ready millions of bushels of wheat are
being grown there each year., while as
many as $4,000 head of cattle were
shipped out this year. A representa-
tive of The Germania, Milwaukee, one
of the leading German papers in the
United States, recently made a trip
through Manitoba, A~ssiniboia, Alberta
and Saskatchewan, where lie the free
government lands of Western Canada,
and In a future issue will appear ex-
tracts from dattering letters contribut-
ed to the Germania and other papers
by their special correspondents. AS
an inducement for immigrants to make
their homes in Canada, the Canadian
government offers 100 acres of land
free Of cost to any settler.
For further information apply to
Canadian Government Agent, Depart
ment Interior, Ottawa, Canada, or
to G.. J. Broughton, 1928 Monadnock
Building, Chicago.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-02-18

The lowland Scottish peasant has an
extremely matter-of-fact way of speak,
ing about his relatives and friends
deaths. A good woman who had lost
her aunt remarked to a sympathizing
visitor: "Eh, yes, mem, aunty's died.
But she was very auld and frail. She's
far better ava and far happier in glory
and l got a hummer pounds O. a legacy"
New York Tribune.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-02-18
Cheerfulness.

Ch%eerfulness Is allied to courage and
faith and comes from strength that
rests on the Eternal. Then it becomes
a settled habit, 1t is one of life's rich
est blessings. If we believe truly in
God. and His goodness, we must be
cheerful; for His wisdom, power and
love are o~mnipotent. If trials and suf-
fering come to us. we can endure them.
Charles A. Murdoch.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-02-18
A Summer Play.

Playwright-Talk about realism!
I've hit it now. You can reopen your
theater next week.
Manager-Such weather as this?
The theater is like an oven.
Observation-Disclosures all right. I've
laid the scene in Africa.-New York
Weekly.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-02-18

A curious watch has been brought
out in France. The dial is transpar-
ent, but there are no works behind it
and the hands appear to move by ma
gic. The secret lies in concealing the
works at the edge of the case and
communicating the motion to the
hands by means of a glass disk.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-02-18
The yeryain Plant.

The plant known as Vervain, which
is not distinguished for its beauty, and
which grows nowadays utterly disre-
garded, was so sacred to the Druids
that they only gathered it for their
divinations when the great dog-star
arose, in order that neither sun nor
moon should see the deed.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-02-18

The French language, it appears, ia
better adapted to the purpose of the
telephone than the English. 1t is
stated that the large number Of sibil-
ant or kissing syllables in English rem
ders 1t a less easy and accurate means
of communication.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-02-18
Wheat
Wheat
Wheat
SESRE'


"Nothing but wheat as far as the eye
could reach on either side: what you might
call a sea of wheat" was what a lecturer
speaking of Western canada said while re-
ferring to that country. For particulars
as to routes, railway fares, ETC., apply
to CANADIAN GOVERNMENT AGENT,
Department Interior, Ottawa, Canada or to
G. J. Broughton, 1928 Monadnock Building,
Chicago, Ill
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-02-18
Two Views of the Case.

mo, l do 0 think she will marry
again. She vowed on the day he vas
buried she would not" "Ah! Think
ing about it already, was he?"-Cin-
cinnati Enquirer.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-02-18

Egypt is the only country in the
world where there are more men than
women. The male sex in the dominion
Of the khedive exceeds the females by
l60, 600.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-02-18
Spiders Are a Plague.

Spiders are a serious plague in ia
pan. They spi ntheir webs on the tele-
graph wires and are so numerous as
to cause a serious loss of insulation.
Sweeping the wires does little good, as
the spiders begin all over again.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-02-18

American Stock Farm says: Horses
throughout Southern Louisiana have
been suffering greatly this summer
from an ailment which the farmers call
blind staggers, but which is really pois-
oning caused by fungi. The disease ap-
peared first early in the spring, and
has grown steadily worse. Both mules
and horses have been affected, but the
mules to a less extent than the horses.
The mortality among the horses has
been very high. The cause of the trou-
Bile was discovered only a few days ago.
1t has been noticed that animals kept
IN stables escaped. An examination
of the field disclosed a bountiful
growth of poisonous fungi due to the
long wet spring and other favorable
conditions. The horses have simply
been poisoning themselves while graz,
ing at large"
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-02-18
All Put On.

81 hate to see a man sailing under
false colors that way" what wayt"
'The way Kidder is. Why, he's IN
mourning for his mother-in-law."
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-02-18

1t is a curious circumstance that
some of the most important inven-
lions have been discovered by luna
tics.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-02-18

Bad Stacking.-Bad stacking is turn
ing out a pretty expensive business this
fall. Owing to the miserable weather
we have been having lately, a great
many farmers find their grain in a rot
ting, rotten or damp state. and are put
to no end OF trouble trying to dry it.
A couple of hours or a couple of days
longer spent in stacking and a little
more care would have saved all this.
1t rains in Manitoba sometimes in the
fall.-Farmer's Advocate.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-02-18

The Chinese have a flower which Is
white at night or in tie shade and
red in ire sunlight.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-02-18

Waste tobacco and stems are good
vermin destroyers.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-03-31
THE BEET SUGAR INDUSTRY.
Promises Much For States Favored With Proper
Climatic Conditions.
NEW CASH CROP FOR FARMERS.

At Binghamton, Broome County, Y.
Y, is located factory which manu-
factures each day during the working
season from twelve to sixteen tons of
pure granulated sugar. The popular
notion usually associates sugar with
sugar cane and with tropical climates.
But this popular notion must change,
for the sugar supply of the world will
soon be manufactured from the beet.
Two factories are now in operation in
New York State, one at Binghamton
and one at Rome. A large sugar fac
tory is also located at Bay City, Mich.
Other factories are being planned ia
New York and Michigan, and it Will
be but short time before this indus
try of the manufacture of sugar from
beets will come into wide prominence.
SO important is the industry likely to
become that description of the Birg-
hamton factory and the methods of
extracting the sugar from the bects
will prove of interest.
The factory is located some thu ee
miles from the city of Binghamton on
the Delaware, Lackawanna n Western
Railroad. The main building is 4
storage room for the beets is partially
provided for by four mammoth she Is,
each 400 feet long, sixteen feet wide,
and twelve feet high. 1t was thought
that these sheds would furnish suf-
ticient storage room for the beets, but,
from the photograph, it will be seen
that many carloads have been dumped
upon the ground; indeed, there ere
apparently more upon the ground than
in the sheds, and they are being re-
ceived from the farmers at the rate of
100 carloads each day. In the spring
Of 1898 some 1000 acres Of beets were
contracted for; the farmers agreeing
to raise the beets and the company
aGree eing to pay So per ton for the
same.
Upon the arrival at the factory the
bects are unloa led from the cars into
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-03-31

men trained in the business who are
capable of managing American labor.
1t is found that foreigners, while they
may have been successful in their
home country, are not entirely adapted
to the conditions which prevail here.
To American youths who will pre-
pare themselves for the work of mana
gers of factories there is promise of
lucrative employment. Several of our
large universities are considering the
organization of 'sugar" courses.
There has been no industry intro
duced in recent years which has Of
fered greater inducements for young
men, or for the American farmer, or
for the Investment of capital. than the
beet sugar industry.-Scientific Amer
lean.