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The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-12-22

She was a woman of 80, with a do
nestle look, and it struck Mr.. Bowser
thar she must know more or less about
the tones of u ~forefathers. He told
her of the mixture and asked if she
could think of anything to add.
I've seen my brother make root
beer" she replied, land 1 think he put
in about a dozen different things. They
say you can't get too much in it."
mo; l don't believe you can" he
unused. "The roots and banks are all
right for a foundation, but the stuff
wants splicing up into an elixir. I'll
make something that kings of old
would have how1ed for"
He found lemons and squeezed in a
couple. He found nutmegs and grated
up one. There was cinnamon, and he
threw In a liberal quantity. The last
thing he got hold of was a bottle Of
extract Of vanilla. He didn't intend
to use over half the contents, but when
all went in he thought a high vanilla
flavor might be the best, after all.
When the mixture had been given a
good boil, it was removed and carried
out into the back yard to cool. A
%pitcherful was dipped out and placed
in the icebox for immediate use, and
while it was cooling Mr.. Bowser a
down and felt hat he had struck a
good thing. The smell from that boil
er wasn't half bad. AS he sat watch
ing it half a dozen cats appeared ON
the back fences and shifted and yowl-
ed.
"They smell it and know a good
thing" he chuckled. "If l have any to
spare III leave it out here. l suppose
cats lose their appetites, same as
human beings, and l shan't begrudge
EN- a pint or So"
Half an hour later he went up stairs
with pitcher and tumbler. There was
joy in his heart and a smile on his
face as he sat down and said:
my Gear Mrs. Bowser, if you want
the spring of youth which Ponce de
Leor looked for in vain just quaff a
glass of this. If it don't knock five
years Off your age, Pm a goat"
Thanks, but / don't care for any,"
she replied.
CAN right-more left for me. All!
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-12-22
Why II La Called Dutch Gan.

When Ben Butler was endeavoring
James. he found thu, water In the bend
at Dutch Gap too shallow to let them
pass, to say nothing of the fact that
the Confederates had erected two or
three batteries along the bend in order
to give him a warm reception. So he
went ahead and cut a canal across the
neck and suddenly, instead of being
ID miles from Richmond, he was only
six. Ever since that time the canal
has been used, and the government
now considers 1t the channel of the
river and keeps it in shape. The plan
tations along the land were thus sud-
denly drained of their very lifeblood
and have naturally fallen into decay.
The place is called Dutch Gap be-
cause at this spot, In early colonial
days, a Dutchman worked a very
smooth game upon the unsuspecting
Indian. The Dutchman wagered the
Indian that he could beat him padding
a canoe around the bend. The Indian
took him up on the instant and gave
him a mile the start. They started
Just above the bend, the Indian a mile
behind, and when the Dutchman reach
ed the neck he jumped on shore, grab
bed his canoe out of the water, ran
across to the other side with it, drop
ped it into the water again and calmly
awaited the arrival Of the astonished
Indian, who had padded frantically
around the bend In the endeavor to
catch up with him. What the wager
was is not recorded, but the Dutchman
doubtless got possession of 100000 or
100000 acres of land as a result of the
trick.-Cor. Chicago Record.
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wnx He Wanted . Recent.

There was a lawyer In the Indian
country who had one too good a repu-
tation for honesty. say the Chicago
News.
One of the a~borigines employed him
to do a little legal business. 1t was
done to the clients satisfaction, the
fee duly paid and a receipt for it duly
demanded. "A receipt isn't necessa-
ry,'' the lawyer said. But want it,"
replied the red man. There was some
argument, and the attorney finally de-
manded his reason. "Since becoming
a Christian | have been very careful
in all my dealings that | may be ready
for the Judgment" answered the brave
sententiously. land when that day
comes | don't var to take time to go
to the bad place to get my receipt from
you." The receipt was made out and
Drop,ntly delivered. i,
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MR.. BOWSER'S TONIC.
HE TURNS TO ROOT BEER rs A PRE-
SENTATIVE OF HEALTH.

And Tries to Brew II Himself, VIII,
Results That Would Surely Not
Happen to Anybody but worthy
MT. Bowser.
copyright, 1900. by C. B. Lewis.l
you may have observed" said Mr..
Bowser as he left the dinner table the
other evening-"you may have OBJ
served, Mrs. Bowser, that for the last
three or four days l have not eaten
enough to keep a chicken alive?"
Il hadn't observed any falling off in
your appetite" she replied as she
wondered what new fad had got hold
Of him.
Probably not. There are wives who
never observe anything until their
husbands are ready to be buried. The
fact remains, however, that l have lost
my appetite and have such a weak and
languid feeling that 1 can scarcely
move about. If something is not done
1 shall be down in bed"
"Well, why don't you go to a doc
tor?'
q" have lost all faith in doctors.
They would feel of my pulse, look at
my tongue and order me to take a
voyage around the world, so that /
might not die on their hands. No;
shall not 60 to the DOCTOR"
"Then what will you doP' asked Mrs.
Bowser, with considerable solicitude.
doctor myself. Knowing what ails
me as I do and having a remedy at
hand, l shall be my own physician
and hope to be all right within a
couple Of weeks. In talking my case
over with Brown today he recommend
ed something which IL has tried him
self with the grandest results"
"You-you are going to dope yourself
again. she exclaimed in despairing
tones as she turned away.
dope! Dope! | wish you would be
a little more choice in your language.
l have lost my appetite. l have found
something to restore It. Do you call
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-12-22
Pan American Exposition,

The selection of our fellow towns
man, Hon. Geo. H. Stanton as chair
man of the commission for the Pan
American exposition is a good one.
Senator Stanton is young and ener-
getic and will no doubt be WILLING
to put in the best work he is capable
lof to ensure the sending of a good
and comprehensive exhibit to the
Buffalo show.
The sum of $4,000 is none too
arge, if we arc to make an adequate
showing at the big fair and a few
thousand more piled on top of it
would make it none too big, provid-
ed the money is not wasted, and the
personnel of the commission would
seem to be proof that there is no
danger of that.
As to the proposed copper statue
to be cast from the model of some
Montana woman we are afraid of it,
some one is liable to yell "~kerosene"
and queer the whole works. AT any
rate no n wants to see a duplicate
OF the silver statue fake which was
exhibited at the worlds fair.
1t the proper appropriation is
made by the Legislature and the pro
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-12-22

the package as to how to prepare the
root beer, and Mr.. Bowser followed
them as far as placing a boiler over
the stove with four gallons of water in
1t. Then it occurred to him that the
decoction ought to have a twang to it
to hit the lethargic appetite. There
was mustard in the pantry, and he
dropped a liberal quantity into the wa
ter. There was ginger also. and after
a little thought he decided to add some
of that.
"1n that way I'll kill two birds with
one stone" he said to himself. 'Ill
have root beer and ginger ale out of
the same bottle"
He was watching the boiling when
the cook came down on an errand.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-12-22
The Charm of Wheeling.

"What, you've taken up the illustrat-
ed postal card fad?"
Yes, but only since l took to riding
the wheel. You see. when Pm riding
| haven't the time to study the beauties
of the scenery, so | just buy the
picture cards, send them home and en-
joy the view at home at my leisure."-
Fliegende Batter.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-12-22
A Man.

IT'S funny how marrying changes a
man." said Spriggs' caller.
Yes" replied Spriggs dreamily. 1T
used to be that | was devoted to base
ball and football and basket ball, and
now give all my spare time to baby's
bawl," and he arose hurriedly and
went into the adjoining room.-Detroit
Free Press.
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Before and After.

During the first year of her married
life a woman's proudest boast is that
she gets up at 6 o'clock and prepares
her husbands breakfast
"And after that what is itf"
THAT her husband carries her break
fast to her while she remains upstairs
In bed."-Chicago Times-H Herald.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-12-22
Dimes TO OFFSET Dollars.

II can always tell when Harry has
INDUCED himself in an e%xtravagant
luncheon down town."
"How do you tell?"
"He always comes home and wants
to treat me to a trolley ride."-Detroit
Free Press.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-12-22
Neihart Mercantile Go.
CAMP NOTES.

Hats and caps in great variety at
Shannon's.
Allen McClinton went to the
Falls Tuesday.
Jonathan McAssey was in Great
Falls the first Of the week.
Have you seen Cooks fine line of
stationery for the holidays.
Watches, gold chains, bracelets,
pins, etc. at Lowry and Shaw's
Dan Smith, the Barker saw mill
man, was in Neihart Monday secur-
ing orders for his lumber.
Miss Mae Sutton has accepted a
position at w. l.. Cooks store to
assist through the holiday trade.
Tinware, glassware, crockery and
all kinds of cooking utensils at the
general store of William Mueller.
A. B. Edgar moved Tuesday into
the Baldwin building near Spring
Street on Main Street, the house
formerly occupied by Mrs. Bergman.
Christmas goods at Cooks.
Town Marshal, David Ledbetter
went to Monarch Tuesday to arrest
James Callen and fetch him to
Neihart which he did tho same dsy.
We have "a full line of gents and
ladies' furnishing goods, clothing,
hats, caps, boots and shoes, selling
at close prices.
WILLIAM MUELLER.
DR.. and Mrs, w. II. Pittwood
will remove next month to Salt Lake
city, where DIR. Pittwood will engage
As a manufacturing chemist, in the
preparation Of dentifrices.
Joseph J. G., Burns, the newly
elected judge of the Belt precinct.
was IN Neihart on legal business,
representing the Walkers in their
trial before Justice Mills on Wednes-
day night.
Thos, Thornton of Geyser was in
Neihart Thursday, acting as agent
for "Signs of the Times" He was
selling the Worlds Outlook Mum.
Der and other publications. Mr.
thornton has a ranch near Geyser
and is an old Montana resident
He is now running cattle but wa:
formerly in the sheep business. He
is n of the substantial men of Cas-.
cade county.
Judge Leslie on Tuesday sen.
tsneed Oscar Prescott for 25 year.
an the pen and John w. Raglan re,
ceived 10 years iu the pen at hard
labor. Prescott was held for killing
William j. Anderson at Box Elder
park on July 26, 1900. Raglan had
been convicted of killing Van Buren,
Kennedy at Cascade on the 9th day
of last September.
On Monday a complaint was
lodged against James Callen OF
Kibbey, who rents the Bishop ranch,
by Daniel Payne, Bishops agent.
The case came up in Justice Mills
court on,Tuesday for a hearing, The
complaint wss n of assault. 1t
seems that Payne went to the ranch
on Saturday morning, the 18th, to
collect the rem that was due and he
was assaulted by young Callen.
Csiien pied guilty, and was fined
s25 and costs.
FIVE new cases of diphtheria have
been reported to the health officer of
Great Falls in the last three days.
Two of them were fatal. Mamie
Lundberg, the 8~-year-old daughter
of Mrs. Carrie rundburg, died Dec.
10 and was buried tho II. On
Saturday last the young daughter of
Vincent Wessala, also residing on
the west side, died. Both children
were attending the west side school.
The school building has been closed
and is being fumigated.-Standard.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-12-22
Sgeepless.

Blobbs-Why don't you consult a
Goctor about your insomnia?
Slobbs-What! And run up more
bills? Why, it's because of what /
nwa him now that / can't sleep.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-12-22

The Prosecutor-By the way, weren't
you once arrested for horse stealing In
Arizona?
The Witness-Fer horse stealth? In
Arizony! I'm still alvin, amt Pin
d%ianaDolis Press.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-12-22
Advertised Letters.

The following is a list of the letters
remaining uncalled for in the post office
at Neihart, Mont. for the month ending
Dec. 1, 1900.
Croker Sheridan Lofgren Gust
Dunn w. G..
Eokersley VIM
Ireland Oren Stevens Chas
Scott Chas
Losh w. A. Stevens Hugh 9
Wickerslam Floyd
Parties calling for the above will
please say "advcrtised."
f. K. ABBOTT. p. M.
Notice for Publication.
U. S. Land ONCE, Helena, Montana, October
29th. 1900.
Notice is hereby given hat the following
named settler has filed in this Office notice of
his intention to make final proof in support of
his claim, and that said proof will be made be-
fore w. NJ. CockIill, United States Commits
sioner for the District of Montana, at his office,
rooms 3 and A Phelps Block, in the City of Great
Falls. Cascade County, Montana, on the 21st day
of Dec, 1900, viz:
EDWARD H. BROWN.
who made homestead entry No. 1882 for the
Lots l, 2, B, and 4 of section 8 in Township is Y
north of Range 10 East, County of Cascade, State
of Montana.
He names the following Witnesses to prove
his continuous Residence upon and cultivation
of said land. viz: Joseph Wagner. Alfred e..
Calvert. David Craig, Sidney Calvert, all of
Great Falls, Montana.
GEORGE D. GREENE, Register
First publication November 10, 1900,
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at VIM. Mueller's.
Patrick Hynes was at the county
seat the first of the week.
Don't overlook a ticket on the
silver set when making purchases at
Cooks.
WIN. Cragg left Neih.rt Tuesday
for Great Falls and may be gone all
winter.
Order your wood cut in any length
and delivered to order, of Collard &
Truelove.
e. A. Sutton, the Northwestern
Mutual Life Insurance man was in
surfing our people this week.
If you want to make a present
during the holidays, see the fine line
of jewelry at Lowry & Shaw's.
Services in the M. K. church Sun
day at IL a. m. and s p. m. Sun
day School at II m. Everybody in
vited.
DIR. j. l.. Weitman will give a
dinner to the Great Falls newsboys
on New Years night at the Park
hotel.
Have you got a ticket on the
Silver Set at Cooks.
Belt washed nut coal 1915 per
ton delivered. Leave orders at
Walkers barber shop.
w. A. Spence.
Judge G. H. Benton, of Great
Falls and Justice w. G. Lee of
Kibbey were in Nelhart Monday on
legal business,
j. q. h. Barker was here looking
after his mining operation the first of
the week and returned to Great
Falls Tuesday.
Miss Anna Mccarthy went to
Great Falls Saturday to order more
goods for her store. She met there
agents representing large wholesale
houses of the east.
Judge Leslie announced after the
Jury in the Regain trial had re turned
it's verdict, he would adjourn court
until January ID, until which time
all juors and witnesses would be ex-
cused.
W. l.. Cook is having a large sale
of Xmas goods. He carries a line of
toys of all kinds, also silver ware,
cut glass ware He also carries a
large stock of the finest candy for
the holidays.
Mrs. M. E. Plassmann of Monarch
paid this office a pleasant call last
Friday. Mrs. Plassmann has pur-
chased the Bridges ranch, and enjoys
hea new home very much. Her
daughter is teaching the Monarch
school.
Fine line of jewelry at Miss Nc
Carthy's,-ju the thing for holiday
presents. Rings and chains for
ladies' or gentlemen, bracelets,
brooches, pins and necklaces for
ladies and children. Goods warrant
ed best quality,
J. j. Schwerdt, trustee of the Mel
hart schools and Professor II. J.. Troy
took the train Tuesday for Great
Falls for the purpose of making
answer in the district court to the
charge brought against the trustees
by Jay Walker, The hearing of
the case m up January B.
The efforts of the Woman's Chris
tan Temperance union forward the
suppression of Sunday saloon enter
tainments and of gambling have
been rewarded. There were no
entertainments at either the Stock
holm or Milwaukee beer halls Sum
day and the gambling rooms of
every saloon in Great Falls were
closed and locked.
Judge w. G. Lee and Mrs. G. l..
Woodhurst have entered suit in
Justice Mills court against Geo.
Potter and Rudolph Potter. The
case will be tried December % at
7 P. m. Attorney John A. Largent
will represent the Potter brothers
and Judge Benton the plaintiff.
The trouble is over possession of two
ranches near Kibbey.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-12-22

In the future the BELT KNoCKER
will furnish the Belt news in fnll.
Having been elected J. OF P. the
worries Of the campaign are past.
All coons look alike to me.-THE
KNOCKER.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-12-22

And Tries to Brew II Himself, with
Results That Would Surely Not
MT nnrroan
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-12-22
lnSuranc

Geo. Falligan who formerly run
the butcher business of Belt, re-
turned for a few days stay last week.
George has many friends in Belt.
who were glad to see the smiling
German c%ountenance again.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-12-22
BELT LETTER.

Belt, Dec. 2O.-Frank Lewis who
has had a contract in Neihart haul
ing hay returned today with part OF
his outfit. The other team will be
down next week.
M. M. Lyter was in Belt last week
attending business.
Mrs. Ed Krog has gone to Stock
EFT to reside in the future.
D. A. Mcleod is improving and
chances are that he may get we'll.
Ray Fish of Mann is rejoicing in
the event of the birth of a daughter.
The house of Frank MCGOWAN on
Highwood was burned last week,
and the loss was total. 1t was
valued at about $4,000 with small
insurance.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-12-22

Hats and caps in great variety at
Shannon's.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-12-22
Have you got a ticket on the
Silver Set at Cooks.

Belt washed nut coal 1915 per
ton delivered. Leave orders at
Walkers barber shop.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-07-20

Now that the threshing season is
here it will not be out of place to say
a word as to the disposition of the
crops. 1t is apparent to every think
ing person that the railroad is not
able to handle the crop from the ma
chimes and consequently thu man who
gets bins ready for his grain is the
man who will be a bile to get his thresh-
ing done. We are justified in making
this statement by the condition of the
yards at the different stations. Go in
to any of our local towns end count
the box cars on the side tracks. You
will find that there are nGne but the
cars bringing freight in. Then re-
member how in past years when we
have had good crops the tracks have
been full Of cars waiting to move the
crop. You will then understand that
the cars are all busy in the South and
will not be here for some time, and in
the meantime those who thresh must
store their grain in bins. So We ad-
wise all who can to build at once.
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A GauZy Humbug.

The Philadelphia platform is about
as gauzy a bit of humbug as we have
ever seen. OF course it was to be ex-
pected that the party of immoral ideas
would pronounce in favor grand larc-
eny by means of a protective tariff
aud a ship subsidy bill, and this needs
no comment; but there are few gems
of thought which we cannot refrain
from rescuing from the sea of verbi-
age in which they have been sunk.
Plati orm: 1--WE commend the policy
of the republican party in maintain
ing the efficiency of the civil service -
Fact: Ten thousand Offices taken from
under the civil service rules by Nc
Kinley and made the spoils of Office
the first and only backward step taken
in civil service reform by any presi-
dent of the United States.
Platform: ''The administration has
acted wisely in its efforts to secure for
public service in Cuba, Porto Rico,
Hawaii and the Philippine Islands
only those whose fitness has been de-
termined by training and experience. "
Fact: Neely and Rathbone for in
stance.
Platform: ''The Dingley act amend
ed to provide sufficient revenue for the
SoduuSo VI 0hc WdI udS So We'll per-
formed it's work that it has been pos
sible to reduce the war debt in the
sum of SAC, 600, 0oo. - Fact: The gov
ernment's revenues are ample because
of the war tax and large bond issue.
Platform: ''We favor the construc-
tion. ownership, control and perfec-
tion of an isthmian canal by the gov
ernment of the United Satates." Fact:
The senate with an overwhelming re-
publican majority killed the Nicara-
qua canal few weeks ago.
Platform: "We assert our steadfast
adherence to the policy announced in
the Monroe Doctrine. Fact: The
secretary of state endeav ored to strike
treaty with England about the Mica
ragua Canal which was an absolute
surrender of that dOctrine.--Ex.
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class was over.
Nevertheless I think we'll not want
Miss Greene another term because our
children say she shows Partially.
Preacher Brown says maybe the
children were mistaken about the par
tiality. He says he finds his Charley
requires quite different management
from what his Dick does and perhaps
the teacher had found the same thug
to be true of the school children, and
that perhaps she was not really par
tiaI but meant to do the best she could
for each child according to his needs.
But that don't go with us. We like
to have 'em all treated alike. Preacher
Browns kind of u crank, anyway.
He said when he heard of the slate
pencil fuss that we hadn't ought to
have given the children SO many at
once, and that the teaching of neat
ness and carefulness was as much a
necessary part of their education as
the study of the three RS.
Then when some complained of hav-
ing to buy SO many window-lights, he
said it was the school children and
not the people who attended church
who broke most of the window-Hghts.
But know different for my boy Isaac
says that every time they have church
in the school house he finds two or
three lights of glass broke out; and
Isaac never has lied to me yet. Preach
er Brown said we ought to ascertain
who broke the window when one was
broken and then see that he or his
parents replace it.
l mean to do my best to- keep that
man off the school board or l may
have to pay for some window glass.
After school meeting / will write
you again and let you know how We
get along this year.
Yours for educ alton,
SOLON WRIGHT.
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Stafford county will have a fair and

Stafford county will have fair and
race meeting the last three days in
August at St. John. The leading fea-
lures will be the trotting race, free for
all 1925, and the free for all pacing
race $l25. There are four other races
for purses of 500 each. There will
also be the usual show of fine stock
and agricultural products for hand
some prizes. For information write
to the secretary. J. w. Lill, at ST.
ohm.
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Tennis Tournamount.

The Larned and Kinsley lawn tennis
clubs will play match games In singirs
and doubles at the court of the Rins-
ley Club next Tuesday July "a. Play
ing begins at 2 p. M Everyone in
yited to be present
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harvest Home Festival.

At meeting of the official board OF
the NJ. f. Church, last Monday night.
it WAS unanimously voted TO hold a
Harvest Home Festival the first week
in October of this year. The program
will be announced before long.
A. w. CUMMINGS, Pastor.