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The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-09-01

bearing tree-like lotus plants In vic
ker baskets. The gold and silver ma
per flowers reflected the morning sun
and gave color to this most rictur-
esque procession. At intervals there
were men bearing wicker baskets on
long poles, containing birSs, that were
70 De freed at the grave, symbolical OF
tne iree-ng CT the spirit f ON the earth
ly cage OF the body. A band of music
auued lts mournful strains as it passed
'nrough a wall of japanese on either
sue OF the street. 1t was difficult to
ten whether the deceased was a Budd-
INST or a Shintoist, as there was q
oiending OF the ceremonies peculiar to
these religions.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-09-01
ONE OF UNCLE SANS NAVY YARDS

finance the company. They have al
ready advanced about $4,000 to pay
for the land. 1t is estimated that it
will take 100000 to make the i'm
provements contemplated. The big
ditch leading from the Arkansas to the
lake will be widened and d~eepened.
Three irrigation bitches will be built
leading from the lake. 1t is proposed
to furnish water to irrigate all the
land in that section Of the country
east Of the basin. Aside from it's use
as a source of irrigation supply, the
lake will be made a summer resort for
western Kansas people.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-09-01
Woodchuck Man.

Eagle Lake (Me.) correspondence
New York Sun; IF l don't wake I'D
before the bluebirds come" said Cyrus
Brown on the evening of December 13,
1879, burn a match under my nose
and stick a needle in my arms. l want
TO be out in the woods by the time the
sap gets to running" Mr.. Brown is
known locally as the ~"woodchuck
man" so called because he has slept
continuously through the winter
months for the past eleven years, be-
ginning his long nap before the mid
die of December and coming out about
Marc 20. He is nearly 70 years old.
and until he was hit in the head by a
railing limb while working in the
woods in the winter of 1883, he had
been a very robust man. He was fell
Ing logs on a lot some distance from
camp, and when he did not come in to
supper men went out and found him
lying senseless under a fallen limb
with a scalp wound on the top of his
head. After lying in a comatose con
dit1on for three days he was wrapped
in warm blankets and put in a hogs
mead hlled with straw to be carried so
miles to the nearest railroad station.
Everybody expected that he would be
dead when he reached home, but there
was no apparent change in his condi-
ton. He remained in a death-like
sleep all winter. About once a week
he took a half a pint of brandy and
four raw eggs and then fell asleep
again as if it was the only thing for
him to do. The doctors who visited
him tried many experiments, in the
hope of waking him up, but without
any success. Meantime his body had
turned to a chalky white color and his
temperature had fallen to near the
freezing point. One doctor who had
come on from New Brunswick to see
him, told his family that he was dead
beyond question, and that this faint
agitation that could be felt over his
heart was no more than the reflex ac-
ton of the muscles. A coffin was or
dered and the burial robes were made
ready when his body heat began to
go up. 1t rose two or three degrees
during the day, and fell back a degree
or less in the night, but though the
gain was small, it was in the right d.
rection, so the family postponed the
funeral and waited. After the animal
heat in the body had reached 70 de-
grees pulsations were felt in his wrists
and his chest rose and fell from 70
to Is times an hour, indicating that
respiration had set in. The coffin was
put out of sight, and on March 81 the
sick man opened his eyes and called
for food. He ate a hearty meal, slept
three days longer and then got I'D and
went about his work as if nothing had
happened. Every year since then he
has dropped off to sleep at the begin
ming of settled cold weather and has
not awakened until the early spring
birds come north. In the warm wealth
er he seems as active and vigorous as
he ever was, although his memory has
failed of late, and at times he COM
plains of headaches. The doctors give
no name to the malady, but say that
1t is due to a torpid condition of the
body which is allied to the Information
of animals. For want of a better title
the people have named him the wood
chuck man.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-09-01

Kind of Horses Wanted In England.
The United States government has
been trying to find out the kind OF
horses the English desire, with the
following results:
In London the tramways, bus com
panies, jobmasters and owners of light
delivery wagons are large purchasers
OF American horses. Horses for their
use must be from Is Is to 16 hands
high, weigh from 1900 to 1850 pound
be compactly built, with plenty OF
bone and muscle and good action, and
average from 5 to 7 years OF age.
They should measure from 76 to rs
inches in girth, and from Sh to 9b
inches around the leg just below the
knee. Such horses will sell from $40
to S1S5, and sometimes as high as
$500. Large bus horses for suburban
work, 8 to 8 years old, 16 hands high
weighing 1900 to LOO pounds. with
a girth OF SO inches, bring from slS5
to S225. and exceptional native horses
sell as high as $500. The "trottins
vanner," a synonym for useful light
delivery wagon horse, 16 to 1917 hands
1S-lnch at girth and 7H inches around
the leg Just below the knee, sells for
$l25 to $3.50. Carriage horses, 80 inches
at girth and 9h inches around the leg
Just below the knee, with good knee
action and we'll bred, will, il we'll
matched, bring from $3.50 to 81, 500 per
pair. For heavy draft horses the de-
mand is always brisk, and Clydesdale
and Shire horses are reported in de.
mand, Solid. stocky. 16h-hand, 1850
pound horses, free from blemish, 8
to Z years old, 10 to 10k inches around
the leg just below the knee. and IS to
100 inches girth, bring from $3.50 10
1876. Misfts, scrubs and badly broken
horses will not do; but q Young, good
sound, well-broken horse with plenty
Of bone and muscle, compactly built,
of almost any recognized class or typ
will sell well in the London market.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-09-01
EVOLUTION to the Rear.

(From the Washington Starr
when the mercury is rising
at a rate that is surprising,
ana the sun is like a pinwheel on parade;
When It's getting hot and hotter
ana you wish you were an otter
VINO could carelessly go swimming in the
shade,
then you feel a bit more humble
ana you cease to glare and grumble
AZ the W animals, whose earth we
share;
Tor among our dearest wishes
is TO dwell down with the fishes
or IN arctic regions with the polar bear.
Inen this vaunted evolution"
Seems a scheme of persecution
just to lure us from a cool and careless
state;
Ia be happy If a wizard
LOUD transform me to a lizard
VINO might linger round some leafy gar
den gate.
I'd like to be an oyster
Or a clam inside his cloister,
Or a lobster at the bottom of the bay.
II would be such satisfaction
If l might by some reaction
1urn around and evolute the other way.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-09-01
CORBETT SUPERSTITIOUS.
His Plan to Have Jeneries Enter the
Rim First. y

RIM First. v
Variety performers and baseball
players are responsible for two-thirds
OF the slang that italicizes the Ameri-
can language, and they are also to be
held accountable for a similar amount
of superstitions of the day. They be-
lieve firmly in "mascots' and hoo
doos," and so do a large majority of
fighters. Anent this fact, Billy Brady
played it low down on Corbett at the
Coney island fight. One Of Corbett's
superstiti0ns is hat It is unlucky for
a fighter to be the first to enter the
ring when he is about to engage in a
contest. lie forced Sullivan to enter
the ring first at New Orleans, and he
defeated him. He intended to make
Jeffries enter the ring first ut Conev
island, but Brady had big Ed Dunk
horst wear a blue sweater similar to
the one that encased Jeffr1as' body.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-09-01

An appeal has been made to
~archaeologists and others who are in
terested in Christian antiquities to
subscribe toward the further explora-
ton of the catacombs. The commits
sioner of sacred archaeology has been
performing an excellent work in con-
tinuing the excavations where De Ros-
81 ended the work. The present pope,
Leo XIII, has aided the work gener-
ously, but the mean at the disposal
of the commission are still. inadequate.
OF the forty-f1ve cemeteries only about
five are at present accessible to the
visitor tc asfne.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-09-01

Properly Hatched Chicks.-When an
incubator is used, be sure and see that
the chicks are properly Matched,
Poorly-hatched chicks are OF little
value, and you never know whether
they are going to live or die. The
good hatch may be obtained by paying
attention to every detail. The tenn
perature must not be too high nor too
low; the supply of moisture must be
right and the amount Of ventilation
must not be too great. Miscalcula-
tons in these regards will result IN
weak chicks that cannot be developed
at a profit.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-09-01

prescription books and printed vol
umes distributed by pe5lars. The older
the prescription the greater the credit.
The peasant nowadays, while careful
~ concealing his ancestral bsliefs. is
yet, when disease affects him, inclined
to revert to the old charms and rene
dies. DR.. Zahler attributes such eff
cacy as they possess to what is now
called Suggestion" but admits the
part played by the use of herbs in all
primitive medicine.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-09-01

may styles of ordnance,
from the old cannon marked with the
date of 1909 to the two Spanish rifles
taken from Spanish ships at the bat
tie of Santiago.
The new dry dock, upon which the
future prosperity of the yard will de-
pend in a great measure, will be $50
feet long over all, 725 feet on the floor
and 1870 feet wide from coping to cop
ing, and so feet wide on the floor. The
greatest depth will be 50 feet 3 inches,
with a draft OF 80 feet over the sill at
mean high water. 1t viii be built of
granite on a solid rock foundation.
The pumping arrangements are for
three powerful centrifugal pumps. ca
pable Of throwing $1,000 gallons Of
water a minute. so that the estimate
of the time for pumping out the dock
will be a little over two hours. The
pump-house will be built 60 feet below
the yard level, so that the drainage
culvert will be nearly 20 feet below the
foundation of the dock. The building
will be of granite and steel, with the
inside wall of glazed brick and the top
of glass and iron. The power for run
ming tAe pumps and working the docks
Fill be supplied from the electric light
and power station. now under con
struction, wherein will be set three
vertical, cross compound, condensing,
automatically governed engines, each
engine having direct connection with
six dynamos of $50 kilowattG each,
!hese to run three motors of 300 kilo-
watts each, each connected with a
pump, the motors TO be placed in the
pumping we'll. The boilers Will be six
in number and of % normal horse
power, the draughts being supplied by
a self-supporting steel stack OF a bricS -
foundation.
The present officers of the yard are:
Rear Admiral Bartlett G. Cromwell,
-commandant; Capt. p. Y. Harrington,
g. captain Of the yard; Capt. w. H. H1r-
ris, chief engineer; Constructor John
G.. Tawresey. construction and repair;
Commander w. T. Swinburne, equip
nent; Civil Engineer Luther NJ. Greg
DRY, yard and docks; Pay Director Ed
ward Bellows, Paymaster J. r. Cam1a,
Assistant Constructor William Dgbose,
Lieut.. j.. H. Syphar. admirars aid.
At Washington pans arG being pre-
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-09-01
CASTELLAHE'S w NE
Was Disappearing Down the Threats of
HIS VOrkman,

HIS borkman.
Paris Letter in Chicago Record:
Count Boni de Castellane had rather
an annoying m%isadyenture during the
building of his palace on the Avenue
du Bots de BOulogne. When its
foundation had been laid and the
building had progressed as far as the
first story, the cellar being finished.
his wine merchant went to Count Boni
with a proposition. Instead of wait
ing two years for the wine to mature,
the merchant suggested that he stock
his cellar at once, Sc that it would be
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-09-01
Pleasant Treatment of Disease.

In a pamphlet On the sIperstitions
and medical practices Of Rernese peas
antry Dr.. zahler, himself a native of
the Bernesc Oberland, states that the
belief in witchcraft is slowly Welding
to education. The medical literature
consists of ancient manuscript family
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-09-01
IN THE ODD COREER.
QUEER AND CURIOUS THINGS
AND EVENTS.

Evolution to the Rear-A Man in Maine
Who Goes to Sleep In the Fall and
Wakes Up the Following sprlnG-Re
Lies In "A Comotose Condition.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-09-01

seat on JeIIrleS STOOL.
Jeffries' seconds then closed in around
him and Corbett was then notified that
"Jeffries is in the ring" He made his
appearance Immediately thereafter and
entered the ring, clothed in a big bath
robe. Hardly had he taken his seat
on his stool before Jeffries climbed
into the ring, dispossessed Dunk
horst and took his seat in his corner
When Corbett saw his maneuyer he
was visibly chagrined.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-09-01

Steak Pudding.-Shred fine one
pound of suet, mix into it a quart OF
-four, a little salt. and enough water
to mix as stiff as pie crust, roll out
half an inch thick. Lay pieces of beef
or mutton steak with oysters and a
minced onion on the paste, roll up In
a cloth and boil till done. Make a
thickened gravy of the liquor and pour
yer it after removing from the clota.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-09-01

In Illinois during the last fifteen
years birds have decreased 8s per
cent.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-09-01

Muggins-He's a lone widower. Bug
gins--Yes; he struck me for a loan
yesterday,
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-09-01

Pleasant Duck and Blush Pigg are
two Missouri gentlemen.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-09-01
CASk NEVER EMPTY

For Years Wine Is Drawn from It to
Celebrate Great Events.
All really excellent champagne is
the result Of judicious blending. Time
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-09-01

How many people read a book with
out skipping?
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-09-01

The man that wants to raise broiI-
ers for market must be laying his
plans as early as this, for he wants
to I'LL and start his incubators in the
TALL, at a time Of year when it is most
difficult to get fresh eggs. Consequent
ly at this time of year he must BE-
pushing the growth of his best chicks
so they will begin to lay by October.
Meat meal should be fed as extensive
ly as possible to get the development.
Wherever well-developed chicks can be
bought at a reasonable figure it should
be done. Here and there may be
gathered up the chicks tina were
Matched in March n April, and II
thsJ have been well started their ma.
turity may be reached by earl, fall.
Some poultrymen express the belief
that there Is more money in geese thar
in any other class of farm poultry.
they consider that the risk of loss
with geese is smaller thar with ducks.
turkeys or chickens. 1t is claimed
that the goose is a larger consumer OF
grass than the duck and can be there
fore raised at less expense. Goslings
grow very rapidly and when fattened
usually bring better prices per pound
thai ducks. One poultry raiser asserts
that old geese are the hardest and
least liable to sickness of any OF our
1eathered stock. For shelter almos,
anything will do except in the coolest
weather in the more northern part of
The country. In the winter their web
ped feet act as snow-shoes and they
are not therefore frightened at the
snow. Add TO this the fact that geese
produce eggs at profit when quite old
and we see that much Is said In her
favor.
MOI every amateur can successfully
raise broilers for market. 1t is the
work OF the specialist. Unless one
thoroughly understands the business
ne is not likely to make a success OF
it. One should not embark any large
amount OF capital in it without con-
siderable experience on the part OF the
man that is to control the enterprise.
Inc best way for a man to get this
preparation is for him to have had
eight or ten years experience with
poultry generally. Then he should
zach year raise for the market "a
many oroilers as possible. In produo-
ing eggs we can depend to a consid-
erable extent on natural conditions.
But In the case of broilers artificial
means must be employed, which means
mat new elements are introduced and
new experiences are required.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-09-01

instance, in the block
shop, the re is a machine
Tor manufacturing buck
cts, whicl when run by
one man, will turn out
30 buckets a day.
Over on one side of
the island are the 80
graves Of Spanish pris-
oners who died of fever
or wounds when the
Spanish prisoners were
nuartered there.
AT the gun park are
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-09-01

When the men left
their dressing rooms
Jeffries' procession pre-
coded that of Corbett
and his seconds. When
they got to the ring,
however, Jeffries squat
ted down outside of 1t
and Dunkhorst, sur
rounded by Jeffries' Sec
onds, assembled the steps
in the ring and took a
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-07-20
BoERs AGAIN ACTIVE.
The War in China Gives Them Re-
newed Courage.

NEW YORK. July ia dispatch to
the Tribune from London says:
Lord Roberts reports from Pretoria
battle and fox chase. The bat
tie was brought on by General Botha
who attacked General Pole -Carew's
position east Of Pretoria, while General
Hamilton was moving northward and
driving back Delarey's commando. and
General French was in the center be-
tween the two wings. This was a
vigorous counter-stroke planned when
Lord Roberts had succeeded in cutting
off communications between the two
Boer forces and was pushing back the
weaker column from Waterfall.
The British positions were gallantly
defended by the Canadian and the New
Zealand mounted infantry and the
Irish Fusillers. and series of desper-
ate attacks was repulsed.
The losses were balanced on each
side. but included two brave Canadian
officers. Lieutenants Borden and Birch,
to whom Lord Roberts pays a fine
tribute.
While Lord Roberts army is virtual
ly on the defensive within a few miles
Of Pretoria, he has sent Lord Methuen
and General smith-Dorrien from Kru-
gersdorp to Rustenberg. to clear the
western district. where recent successes
have caused a renewal Of the bad feel
ing against the British.
The fox hunt has begun in the Orange
River Colony where Generals Hunter
and Rumble were slowly but surely
crossing around General De Vets com
mando.
| The fox hunt has suddenly started
across country toward Lindley. with
the mounted forces of Colonel Broad
wood and Colonel Ridley in hot pur-
suit. The Boer force does not exceed
1900 men with five guns. and the pur-
suers. If their horses are in good con-
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-07-20

drible,s and deal again In considerable
blocks. 1t Is to be noted, however,
that the very low prices are on husi-
ness which win yield early speclfca-
tons. and mills are not Inviting kng
contracts on this basis, for there 10 a
strong leaning 10 the belief that later
In the year higher prices win prevail
for material that for weeks has gone
begging.
The business u the past week has
been well scattered, Construction
contracts In the hands Of bridge, boiler
tank and fitting works have taken a
large part OF It. Agricultural buyers
have made a beginning OF new con-
tracting. the Chicago district report
ing considerable activity in this direc-
tion, There are signs on all hands that
buyers have held OF until the last mo-
men, and that the past week has seen
many coming simultaneously into the
market to cover work actually In hand,
on which bids have been asked repeat
edly In recent weeks, but without plac-
ing orders,
The pig iron situation has not shown
the fiexihility OF certain finished lines,
in the process OF readjustment. but here
also values have shown further declines
in the past week. northern irons yield
ing more rapidly than southern. At
the prices now established. Il Is evident
that more furnaces will soon be put
out OF blast. many OF them to stay out
for months. Wage questions are aris-
ing at number OF furnaces and re-
sistance OF the reductions proposed will
facilitate the blowing out process, The
July LIST pig iron figures did not show
the expected restriction but the stacks
put out this month will make mark
ed change in the showing by August
LIST.
The market for bessemer remains at
a standstill and there are several prob
lens ahead OF the furnace men. Steel
works have yet to take out a large
amount Of iron bought at top prices and
the question OF revising these con-
tracts is up. as Is also the proposal
for the putting out OF a portion Of the
steel companies blast furnaces along
with the merchants furnaces. Two Lo-
rain furnaces have ceen closed down,
and a number OF valley furnaces Will
probably quit before the end OF the
month. In fountry iron. prices have
fallen 81 ton at least in the week.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-07-20
AsToR APOLOGIES.
Has to Withdraw His Insult Against
Captain Milne.

LONDON. July 19.-Mr. Waldorf AS
tor has apparently reached the conclu-
sion that he made a grave blunder
when he publicly insuIted Captain Sir
Archibald Berkeley Milne. Today Mr..
Astor published in his newspaper, the
Pail Mall Gazette:
I'VE desire to express regret that a
paragraph which appeared in this col
umn July 2, with regard to the pres
ence Of Sir Berkeley Milne at Mr.. AS
tors concert, the preceding Thursday
evening should have been published
under misapprehension OF the
exact circumstances. Explanations OF
a complete categorical kind now show
that Sir Berkeley Mines presence was
due to a Misunderstanding that entirely
absolves him from any Intentional dis
courtesy"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-07-20
DEMOCRATS FAIL TO AGREE,
Large Audience Waited All Night for
Committee Report at the
Kentucky Convention.

LEXINGTON. Ky. July ia large
and disappointed audience was held all
night here at the pavilion. The DEM
ocratic state convention had taken a
recess at 4:9O till $3.50 m. expect
ing the committees to report in the
evening. the convention to conclude
under a brilliant illumination with the
nomination OF Governor Beckham. But
the committee ,on credentials and reso-
lutions were unable to agree on their
reports, and the large audience was
kept waiting in vain all night for the
crowning event.