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The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-06-30
Mr.. Clark is still proceeding on
the theory that while there's a barrel
there's hope.-Standard.
venice without Water,

Venice without water would hardly
be Venice at all, but we are assured
there is II possibility that the pictur-
esQue Venice of today may become a
city of the past, and eventually Venice
may be Waterless.
According to Professor Marinelli, the
regular increase in the delta of the
river Po is such that in process Of
time the northern Adriatic will be dry,
and Venice will no more be upon the
sea. The annual surveys show that
the mean annual increase of the delta
during 20 years has been three-tenths
Of square mile.
An encroachment upon the sea Of
three-tenths of a mile in year means
a large increase in a century. 1t ap-
pears that the total increase in six
centuries has been about 1913 square
miles. The increase is continuing, and
the gulf of Venice is doomed to dis
appear.
No immediate alarm need be felt, and
it will not be necessary to hurry off
to Venice to take a farewell look at
the city in it's present picturesqueness.
Professor Marinelli calculates that be-
tween 100 and 100 centuries will elapse
before the entire northern Adriatic will
have become dry land.-Youth's Com
panion.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-06-30
Cable JOinterS.

Gable jointcrS are clever specialists
who work for telegraphic engineers
and contract in the memorandum of
agreement to 90 anywhere They are
employed on the ships Of the ocean tel
cgraph companies, and their duty is to
make spices and joints in the cables
which are dragged up from the sea for
repairs. To those who are not initiated
this would seem to be fairly easy work,
but it really requires great skill and
takes years to learn. Few are aware
how liable to damage undcrsea cables
are. In the case of some of the old
lines there is scarcely mile of the ca
bic that has not one or more joints in
it,
Expert engineers can determine in a
length of thousands of miles to within
a few feet where II break in n cable Is,
the telegraph ship proceeds TO the spot,
which is indicated by a buoy; the dam
aged length Of cable is dragged up,
and the jointers proceed to cut out the
fault and deftly splice the cable. The
slightest mistake, a tiny air bubble, in
the reheated india rubber would spoil
the insulation. That would mean that
the cable would fail to transmit mes
sages at an important moment and
that a ship. with all its high priced
scientific staff, would have to steam
hundreds or perhaps thousands of
miles TO pick up the cable again.-New
York Sun.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-06-30
The WRXeA Kicked.

In the old theatrical days, before the
introduction of mechanical waves" 1t
was the custom, when a sea scene was
wanted. for men to make the waves
by kicking about under green cloth
tackled across the front of the stage,
the men being blindfolded to keep the
dust out of their eyes.
One night new hand" was asked
to tack the cloth down across the
stage but instead of doing this he tack
ed it across the curtain. The wind
whistled, the thunder rolled, and-thC
curtain went up, revealing body of
men lying on their backs, kicking for
their lives, instead of the sad sea waves.
The roars Of laughter from the audi
ence may be better imagined than de
scribed.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-06-30
Where 1t Rains Frogs.

Every once in awhile stories are
brought out about extraordinary show
ers of fish, of bloody snow, etc, the
latest thing being of a ship captain far
out on the Atlantic who ran into dust
shower SO heavy he had to set his crew
shoveling the dust from the decks
when the weight began to get danger
Gus. To this be there added tale:
1t rains frogs in Arizona. The old
timers believe there is no doubt of it,
though they cannot explain whence the
frogs were originally lifted" But this
much Is straight-let there be a sum-
mer rain along the line of the southern
Pacific in southwestern Arizona, and
behold the next morning every little
pool has a myriad of little lean green
frogs with marvellous croaking powers.
They don't wait for nightfall like their
more civilized brothers elsewhere, but
keep up the music by day as by night.
They live where water comes only
about once a year. They can't live
over the interim under the sun baked
black rocks. They assuredly haven't
hoped from the Colorado river, and
ley are all of size to boot. e they
didn't come from the ground or from
the river, they must have come from
the skies.
And that's what the Hassayampers
firmly believe.-Arizona Graphic.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-06-30
No Chance For Him.

Three negro lads met on street cor
ner one afternoon, and by some queer
freak of Providence each had just l5
cents. This was considerable for them,
and, being so unfortunate as to have
no Craps it required much serious
deliberation to arrive at just the best
plan for spending it.
Finally one suggested that they
place their little capital in a pool and
then, each in turn, guess what was
good to eat, the best guesser to take
all Of the money.
This plan met with hearty approval,
as each one had ideas ON that subject,
and the As cents was soon in a pile
Then the first one guessed.
"Possum, sweet taters an water
melon," he said.
At this the second one reached down
and began picking up his nickels, but
the third stopped him with: "Hop on
dare! Let dat money lone" To which
the second replied:
"You think I'ze goin to guess agains'
that fool nigger when he's done said
all der is good ter eat?"-Types.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-06-30

In viewing the future value of
silver the Salt Lake Tribune sees
silver lining in the clouds overhang-
ing China. 1t says: Where men
own silver mines and are not forced
TO work them, they might let the
work drag for few years, because
as gold is increasing in this world,
and as things are presenting them
selves in China, in ten years there
silver for the Orient, that under nat
ural laws silver will gravitate back
to a parity with gold. Possibly the
war in South Africa will, in de-
sultory manner, continue for some
months yet, but the probabilities are
that the mines will be in full work.
ing blast within sixty days. In that
event the product of the worlds
gold this year will probably reach
S3OO,OOO,OOO, and by another year,
or by two years more at the farthest,
it will amount to $400,O00,O00, and
we will hear the old mossybacks in
the east begin to demand that a lin
itation shall be put on the coinage
of gold lest money become too plen-
ty and too cheap. In the meantime,
with the Boxers boxed out, the de-
mand for silver in China will be
something tremendous. Two years
ago China wanted to borrow 800,
100000 in silver and her statesmen
said it could without trouble absorb
$lOO,0OO,00O year for twenty
years to come. That would give
the people only So apiece.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-06-30
NEIHART. MONTANA. JUNE 80. 1900.

away he turned his head toward Hol-
iins and howled dismally. A moment
later and the figure of a young girl
appeared beside the dog She was
bareheaded, barefooted and not over
s years nd. Hesitating for only mo-
ment, sI,e began advancing across the
field. The smoke from the soldiers
musket had located him. The dog fol
lowed at her heels, head and tail down,
and with surprise IIollins watched the
girls approach 1t took her five min.
utcs to cross the field. She came
straight at him as he stood up among
the bushes, and when she reached him
she extended her hand and clasped his
and said:
Come along. you"'
He rested his muSkct against a log
and permitted her to lead him out into
the open and across the field. He did
not inquire why she had come lie did
not ask where she was leading him.
Not a question passed his lips, nor did
she speak further. Straight across the
field to the trees among which his vic
tim had stood but long before he got
there he saw form on the grass. BY
and by they were close up to it, and
the girl let go of his hand and pointed
and said:
"You shot mann
1t wasn't n man lying dead on the
grass, soldier or farmer, but woman
| The soldier rubbed his eyes and looked
around in n daZcd way. A boy of 10
and girl of came out of the house
and stood there and looked from the
soldier to the dead woman and back
They spoke no word: they shed no
| tears. ltwas true that the cnemy's pick
ct post was in the bushes n few rods
away. The man OH post came ont Of
| his hiding. He came walking slowly
| down. and when he had reached the
| body there was n gasp in his throat.
He looked around upon the children.
| looked up ut the blue sky as If speak
| ing to God and, with groan. turned
| his back on the place and returned to
his post.
"Wcll|' Qucricd ITollins of the chill
! drcn as they continued to stare at him.
They simply pointed to the mother
| lying dead and uttered no word The
| soldier tried to speak again, bur he
could not. With face whittier than the
one on the grass, with quiycring chin
and blinded eyes. he made his way
| slowly across the old field to his post.
AS he lurchcd and staggered lie heard
| the dog howl again, but no one fired
| upon him, no one called to him. When
he reached his post, he sat down on
| the ground and covered his face with
his hands and groaned. An hour later
| the corporal came with the relief. IIol-
lins was lying on the ground with arms
| extended
Say, boys" said the corporal, as he
! bent over the body. I'm hc hanged if
Dan hain't gone and killed himself
with his own muskct. Who'd even
| have thought it Of him.
Up there among the trees, standing
about with the awe of death upon
them, the children had heard the shot,
and as they looked mt each other the
! girl had whispered:
"Mebbe he's dead too"
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-06-30

Once | sailed these seas, where are
the cannibals, with corpulent cap
tain. WI*Iever a chief came on board
he first thing he was sure to admire
was the proportions of our gallant tar
and the chief would feel him and
smack his own lips and turn up his
own eyes at the prospect of SO much
fatness-going to waste, as one may
say. These attentions our skipper very
much disliked.
Well, one day both boats were alb
'"The old man" (the forecastle name for
skipper and self were the only
whites on board. The strong currents
caught the vessel and carried her on
to the rocks, and we could get no bot
tom a hundred yards from the shore.
The underfow from the waves kept
her from striking. The natives gath
cred on the cliffs, as ravens to a car
cass, waiting for the catastrophe.
took off all my clothes, and we waited
and waited for some two hours, the
natives recognizing the captain and
telling him plainly they would eat him
ut last.
The strabl on our nerves may be
imagined. At last the captains gave
way. "Goodby, c., old fellow" he
said. "Those beasts will have me in
the ovens at once. You may escape
you are thin. If you see my old girl
again, tell her I was thinking of her
at the last" This was said with a
gulp and quiver in the voice. But
Just then the two boats came round
the point, having at last heard our
stern guns, and we were saved.
"Among the Man Eaters" by John
Gaggin.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-06-30
= Lady Betty.

In prerevolutionary days there was
woman public executioner in Vir-
ginia. At that time death sentences
were respited on condition that Grim
inal should perform this office.
Lady Betty" as she was afterward
called, was sentenced to death for MUIR
der. She offered instead to become
public executioner and held this Office
for many years.
1t is said that ON the scaffold she
officiated without a mask.-Chicago go
Times Herald
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-06-30
His TOust.

Brown was very much in love with
pretty Miss Simpson and had told her
SO repeatedly, but in vain. She did
not reciprocate. Browns friends knew
of the affair, and whenever Brown
gave a toast Miss Simpson was made
the subject of it. One night, when
Brown and his companions were en-
joying a little supper among them
selves, one of the men said:
"Come, Brown, your usual toast"
"No," came the reply. "Since l can't
make her Brown I'll toast her no Ion
ger."-London Answers.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-06-30
Counting the Hairs.

pute as to the number Of hairs in h,i-
man head" explained the little mal,
who had been arrested for throwing a
footstool at his wife. II got the APP
proximate number from book on
anatomy, and in order to convince me
that | was wrong she has been taking
my hair by the handful and counting
it at her leisure. ."-Chicugo Post.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-06-30
TELL HIM SO.

II you have a word Of cheer
That may light the pathway drear
OF brother pilgrim here.
Let him know.
Show him you appreciate
What he does, and do not wait as /
Till the heavy hand q fate
Lays him low.
II your heart contains thought III.
That would brighter make his lot,
Then, beg you, hide it not;
Tell him so.
Life is hard enough at best,
But the love that is expressed
Makes it seem pathway blest
To our feet;
And the troubles that we share
Seem the easier to bear
Smile upon your neighbor's care 4
As you greet.
Rough and stony are our ways, ~
Dark and dreary are our days, ~
But another's love and praise
Makes them sweet
Wait not till your friend is dead
Ere your compliments are said,
For the spirit that has fed,
II it know,
Does not need to speed it on
Our poor praise; where it has gone
Loves eternal, golden dawn
Is aglow,
But unto our brother here
That poor praise is very dear.
If you've any word OF cheer,
Tell him So
Denver News,
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-06-30
Hills and Voices,

The low lying level of Lincolnshire,
England. is accountable for a curious
difficulty at Sleaford-namely, the alb
sence of boys with choir voices. The
influence of a hilly environment in de
veloping singing talent has long been
well known, and even in the middle
ages it was not uncommon for boys to
be sent from the highlands of Scotland
to supply the treble and alto in conti-
mental cathedrals. London Standard
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-06-30

A teacher of music in one of the pub
lie schools of the south desired to i'm
press the pupils with the meaning Of
the signs So and "ff'' in a song they
were about to sing. After explaining
that ''f' meant forte he said, "Now,
children, if f. means forte, what does
fl mean?"
Silence reigned for a moment, and
then he WIS astonished to hear bright
little fellow shout:
"Eighyf-New Lippincott.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-06-30
The Stupid Thing.

"Do you think the shortest route to a
mans heart is through his stomachT'
asked Miss Gabby as she prepared to
exhibit her skill with the chatting dish
to young rr. Powers.
"Oh, dear, nor exclaimed the young
physician, swelling up with the con-
sciousness of his superior knowledge.
""The shortest way to the heart is by
way of All incision through the left
subclavial section of the thoracic parie-
ties"
Thus Is cold science wrestling Cupid s
weapons one by one from the hands
of the fair sex.-Baltimore American.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-06-30
A Crash mt the Matinee.

Pardon me, madam" said the meek
man in the parqEet circle, 'but T.
Il guess not" interrupted the stout
but determined female who had annex
ed the adjoining seat. This is bar
gain matinee, and you can't hold more
than one seat"
True, madam" he said politely, ''but
my silk hat was occupying that seat
when you sat down, and | believe it's
still there. ."-Philadelphia Press.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-06-30
A. CIpnr NJ NinI

Della, what is all this woman's club
trouble about anyway"
'Well, Henry, III give it to you in Il
nutshell. One faction wants to fcdcrate
the fe1erations of the fcdcrations and
admit men, and the other faction
wants to fedcrate the federatigns of
the federations and not admit men,
indianapolis Journal
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-06-30

Elder Sister looming up)-Kitty what
have you been saying to Captain Cow
ard? He looks dreadfully offended.
Kitty engaged TO the captain)-I only
told him that If he had gone to the war
and been shot | should have been so
proud of im,-punch.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-06-30

"How came man of your ability
and position in society ever to engage
in counterfeiting" the judge asked
him.
81 wanted a light, easy way to make
money at my own home, your honor"
answered the prisoner.
The judge looked at him sharply and
Chicago Tribune.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-06-30
Another story In ORIGINS

Shem-What are the animals rowing
so about?
Ham-The monkey and the parI OF.
are debating the question do we need
an increase in our navy?"-New York
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-06-30
In Mitigation.

"The complaining witness says you
started the quarrel by telling him you
would hate to be found dead with
such shirt on as he was wearing"
80 | would, your honor. I'd hate to
be found dead any way you could fix
it."-Chicago Tribune.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-06-30

"Has he got a yachtT'
mo, but he has a revenue cutter
that's a regular clipper"
"You don't sayr'
"Yes. The scissors he cuts his cou.
tons with" philadelphia Press.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-06-30

Ii Hung Chang has been ordered
by the empress to Pekin to suppress
the Boxers and to make peace with
the powers.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-06-30
The Day After

Mrs. Mtrer-Tell me the worst, doc
tor. Is MY husbands condition seri-
Gus?
Doctor-There is no cause for alarm,
madam. He is now out of danger, al
though suffering acutely from enlarge
ment of the cerebral glands.
Mrs. Milter-But, doctor, how do you
suppose 10 was brought on?
Doctor On a tray probably.-Chica-
go News.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-06-30

We have "A full line of gents and
ladies' furnishing goods, clothing,
hats, caps, boots and shoes, selling
at close prices.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-06-30
The Price of Ten Cents Worth.

The Price of Ten Cents Worth.
Customer-Give me 10 cents worth
Of paregoric please.
Druggi:t-Yes, sir.
Customer (absentmindedly) - How
nauch is It?
Druggisa-A quarter.-Boston Chris
tian Regtter.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-06-30

2nteft
Roundy Rollingstone-NO; it is
great consolation to know that l have
at last found the place to which have
been so often told to go.-Types.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-06-30

WILLIAM MUELLER.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-06-30

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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-17
THE MORMON CONFERENCE.
Gathering at Cumberland attended
by Converts and Others


CUMBERLAND. Nd, Dec 1.-The Ma
rylsnd Conference Of the Mormon Church
held here Saturday and yesterday, was at
tended by twenty-four elders. twenty trav-
cling elders belonging 10 the conference,
two from Pennsylvania, Elder E H Snow,
OF Brooklyn, " Y, formerly Of ST. George,
Utah. aad Apostle Matthias T. Cowiey, OF
the Quorum OF Twelve, Salt Lake City.
Utah
Elder Stow presided Saturday. The va
rio1s elders reported the sesults of their
lshors FOR the past six moHShs- some tell
ing Of successful missions Much litera-
tUre has been distrib TIED The elders were
reassigned TO fields Of labor, but few
changes being made. ard today they viii
scatter, some going to Baltimore, others
TO Virginia, and West Virginia.
Elder E NJ Orme. Of Salt Lake City,
Utah, President OF the Maryland Confer
ence. with headquarters at 511 North How
ard Street, Baltimore. presided over yes
terday's services which were Of deyo-
tionaI character. Elder orTne, Apostle
Cowley, and Elder Snow made addresses,
The meetings were fairly well attended a
number of converts including young girls
were present from Mount Savage and
Pratt near FIintstone, Allegany county
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-17
BEATEN ar HIS OWN GAME.
Long Island saIoonkeeper's Merry
War with His Tovvnxmen.


NEW YORK, Dec. I7.-There is merry
war IN Southampton, L. 1, IN which the
combatants are equally determined and
equally enterpFising- On enc side is ar
rayed single saloonkeeper, who shall be
nameless. and on the other Southampton's
wealthiest citizens. Society is exclusive in
Southampton, and the men of millions who
live there object to the presence Of this
latest grog shop.
By an old law which still ostaias the
consent OF a majority OF the immediate
neighbors is required before saloon can
be opened. Knowing this and realizing
that strong opposition would confront
him, the liquor dealer had his saloon built
on wheels. and wheeled up next to it on
each side another house on wheels, both
OF which he furnished with household
goods So he was his own neigheor and
quickly gave his consent to the opening Of
his own saloon.
Spirituous and alt liquors were dis
pensed at a great rate from the central
house on wheels. and the society men Of
the neIghborhood decided that something
must be done to check this Objectionable
man of enterprise So they determined TO
beat him at his own game. -Four little
cottages sim3:..3- in construction TO those
OF the vendor of wines and liquors we're
built and wheeled as close as possible to
the saloon
Fearing that this would not be enough.
another shanty was wheeled up 90 the
saloon and converted into chapel. Church
services are held there. and the families
placed in the movable cottages seriously
object to the new saloon
So far the present society has dowRed
the saloon, but it is rot at all sure that
it viii not wake up some morning soon
and find that the saloon keeper has out
witted it.