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The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-02-24

OF their mothers arms? When the
family sings in strange broker pet
rkythmical measures, the dogs howl
louder than before and the women
sway their squat bodies back and forth
INCREASINGLY, keeping their hands oc-
cupied meanwhile at their tasks OF
weaving or braiding. The men carve
their spoons or cut curious ngures
from the black slate. The sutton fol-
the hand of one "' the daughters en-
tiers slyly and taxes a seat with the
sons. No protest is made. The father
n mother go on with their little
tasks, TIE young girls giggle after the
1aShlOn of girls the world over. And
the sutton, thus unrepulsed, contents
himself, thinking his case won. The
Oldest among them chants some old
~1oik-song, and the father rises. 1t is
the signal for good-nights. The ashes
are spread over the fire, and by the
light OF a few fishes tails, dried for
the lighting, the family goes to bed,
1orgettul of crashing bergs, of the
mysterious aurora, of the mountains
where the snow lies forever and al
way. So is the home made anywhere
where the spirit of home exists.-Self-
culture Magazine for November.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-02-24
A Wonderful Blue,

Did it ever strike you, young people,
to inquire why the cloudless depths OF
the sky above us are so decidedly blue?
1t isn't that the gas we call air is In
itself blue. So far as we know it Is
quite transparent and absolutely color
less. No; the blue comes from the re-
tiected light. Air is never pure. You
couldn't live in it if it were. Count
less millions of tiny particles, chiefly
of water, are always suspended in it,
and these arrest the free passage OF
light. Each particle has a double re-
tiection-one internal, the other ex-
ternal-and so the reflected rays suffer
the usual result of what is called lin
reference" and show color. You will
notice that the sky appears much blue1
if you look straight up than if you
look across toward the horizon. The
reason Is that, in the first instance,
you are naturally looking through a
much thinner layer of air than in the
second. If there were no air, and,
consequently, no watery vapor, and
nothing to interfere with the freq pas
sage of light, even at midday, the sky
would look perfectly blank, and all
the stars palmer than they do now at
midnight.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-02-24

In his work on the Zoology of Per-
sta," Major st. John describes a thrill
ing adventure with a lion. The major
was riding down the hill leading to
the plain of Desht-i-arjeen, on the road
to Shiraz,. when suddenly he saw a
lioness some thirty yards in front.
Having only a small revolver, he
cracked his whip and shouted at her.
thinking she would bolt. The lioness
charged, sprang and came down under
his foot. With so small a pistol it
would ave been useless to fire, so he
spurrea his horse, which, however,
would not move. The lioness stood on
her hind legs and began clawing at
the horses hind quarters. The major
leaped to the ground, but not before
getting n scratch from the brute's
claw. The horse plunged and reared,
knocking over the lioness on one side
and the nan on the other, and then
bolted. The lioness stood staring at
the horse. st. John then fired two
shots over her head to brighten her.
but without effect; she sDrang again
on the horses h%indquarters and both
were lost to view. st. John made his
way to a small hamlet not far distant,
where he spent the night. The next
morning the horse was found quietly
grazing. His quarters and TANKS were
scored in every direction with claw
marks, and one wound was so deer
that 1t had to be sewed up. In a week
the horse was as well as ever h1t ba
bore the scars for the rest of his life.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-02-24
8ut better far Il is 10 speak


l do not mean a girl who has gone
Into some trade or profession, for the
most domestic home bird" of my girl
readers may be one. Indeed, If she
helps to carry out her daily duties
successfully she must do her Utmost to
become a business girl" in my sense
of the word. And when, in course of
time, she passes to a home of her own,
she will be at no loss in taking up her
position as housekeeper and mistress.
She will win the respect of those in her
employ by showing them that she I'M
derstands how she should be served,
and that while comort is absolutely
required, no extravaganza will be al
owed. She will cause her husbands
love for her to increase by showing
him how truly his interest is hers by
bringing into play her knowledge of
how to spend and how to save" To
make home uncomfortable by mean,
unnecessary savings is no real o
omy, but to plan with loving thought
how to make every dollar yield its true
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-02-24
woman's Sunday.

From Monday morning till Saturday
midday the majority of husbands tell
you they are hard at work. They rise
at 6, Z, or s, and, having eaten break
fast, get to business. At midday comes
an hour for dinner and rest. Then
work fills up the. time till 5, 6, or Z.
The evening they claim as their lawful
rest after a hard days bread-winning.
When two of these hard-worked men
meet they almost invariably, sooner or
later, sheer or joke about the lazy lives
m lead. Listen! If the head of
a house rises at 6, his wife must rise
at 5 in order to have his breakfast
ready on a clean table in a clearly
swept room. The husband leaves for
business, and his wife settles down
10 the necessarily Gull routine of
homework. At the midday meal she
most probably has to attend to the
wants of two or three children. In
the afternoon she must call on her
ueighbors in order to keep up friend
ships. 80 that her husband may have
people to talk to when he wants variety
In the evening. She also has to do
the necessary shopping. At about 5
the hardest part of her day begins.
First, the evening meal, then the chill
dren to be put to bed. then she must
try and be lively and amuse her spouse
till such time as he chooses to go to
bed. AS to a wife's Sunday, every one
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-02-24
An Averted Quarrel,

An Averted Quarrel
Toodles and Toddles were two little
kittens,
Exactly alike, excepting in name.
Around Toodles' neck was a piece of
blue ribbon;
Around Toddles' neck was a piece Of
the same.
Said Toodles to Toddles: Get out of
my basket"
Said Toddles to Toodles: This
basket is mine"
And then there ensued a great splitting
and snarling.
Till Toodles espied a small ball of
Irvine.
So, breaking away from his little white
brother,
He started to run, on a frolic intent;
But Toddles vas cute, and divining his
purpose,
To reach the ball first, after Toodles
he went.
But, Guiding their grasp, the ball rolled
and bounded,
And after it scampered each kitten
in glee;
iii, quarrel forgotten, they soon were
enjoying
A boisterous romp, quite good-na-
turedly.
Then old Mother Tab. from her seat on
the hassock,
Said, putting her paw up to hide a
slight cough:
i really should judge, from all indica-
tions,
The fight that was brewing can be
declared off"
Selected.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-02-24
Grandma's Cat Story.

From the Philadelphia Call: The
family group were speaking of cats
and their ways, and the peaceful-look-
ing grandmother was asked to say
something. The old lady smiled, for
she is not often sighted when in the
company of younger people, and con-
sented to tell a story about a kitten she
mad when she was a child. You
KNOW she said, 81 had a stepfather,
and he liked to see me working about
the house instead Of playing with a kit
ten, so he ordered me to throw it in
the brook which ran through our
meadow. l was forced to do it, though
/ cried a great deal. | threw it in three
times, but the little thing struggled out
each time and finally dragged itself
nome after me. Then | pleaded so
much that | was allowed to keep it.
From thai time on it was kind of wild,
not staying in the house, but skulking
around the barn. When it was full
grown it began to kill our chickens, so
my stepfather said it had to go. This
time he caught it and tied a stone
around it and drowned it. After an
hour or two he drew it from the water
n buried it. Now comes the part
that is stranger than fiction. Two days
after the same old yellow cat dragged
Itself up to the barn. We visited the
place where he had buried it and
found it had come to life and rid it.
self of the stone, in what way l know
not, and dug itself out. 1t stayed by
the edge of our woods, getting the
milk | set out every now and then, but
disappeared when winter came"
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-02-24
A Good Appointment.

Mr.. ]. H. Monrad has been appointed
assistant dairy and food commissioner
of Illinois. The appointment is a good
one. All who know Mr.. Monrad be-
lieve that he will discharge every duty
faithfully. AS a dairy expert he is
known on both sides of the Atlantic
and Pacific. He has had experience
in dairy matters in Denmark, Norway.
New Zealand and the United States.
While progressive he is conservative,
and is not easily led to indorse new
things till he is thoroughly convinced
of their utility. Illinois needs a
strong man in the Office of assistant
commissioner, which office is supposed
to be filled by a frst-class dairy ex-
pert.
Another gratifying thing about the
appointment of Mr.. Monrad is that it
is in no sense a political appointment.
This is an indication that the commits
sion is to be run for real effectiveness.
The mass of work to be done in nli-
nois requires the best talent that can
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-02-24

An Alaskan hut is not the worst
place in the WOrld-far from it. Its
interior consists of a square floor of
earth fanked on all sides by two wide
lodges rising n above the other like
a terrace. On the lower one rest the
cooking, weaving and fishing utensils,
the knives and needles, pots and pans.
On the upper ledge, with much dis
play of wonderfully woven blankets,
are the beds. In the center of the
room glows the fire, the smoke CROP
ing it's way out of a hole in the roof
After the days work is done, and the
stnmachs of both people and dogs are
full. the family gathers around the fire.
Facing the door sits the father, next
him the mother; on n hand the
sons and on the other the daughters,
ton, it may be. Beyond these are the
servants or slaves. Each has his
place, and takes it as a matter OF
course. Without, in the darkness, the
dogs clutter around the door and howl.
The mysterious and implacable sea
hSSpo up iuiIdC II "-'dpptu
mountains, with their illimitable gla-
ciers, lie just beyond. The shafts OF
the northern light Tart through the
sky, like the harpoons of a titan, with
incredible celebrity. Is it strange that,
amid scenes so wild and fearful, sup
erstitions also wild and fearful spring
into existence? Or can one be sur
nr1CnH fh0t in on Itn1nffnrnI anr.nfrr
the story tellers are of mighty power
and tell tales that alright the children
till they scramble to the safe shelter
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-02-24

when tired out. Its refreshing powers
are so great that the little trouble in
volved is not worth considering. Wet
a sponge in soft, hot water. Put on it
a little good soap and a few drops of
glycerine. Lather the face thorough
ly with the rinse, and rub the skin with
almond meal till it is quite dry. Wash
the meal off with fresh hot water, then
spray or sponge the face with cold
water till the flesh feels nice and firm.
This closes the pores. Dry gently with
a soft towel and powder lightly with
pure Fuller's earth.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-02-24

be secured irrespective of party, ana
the sentiment of the people should be
expressed in favor of keeping, as much
as possible, partisan politics out Of 1t.
Illinois has the reputation of being
the state in which more adulterated
products are made than any other state
In the Union. 1t is charged that Illi-
nols mas had more to do with ruin
ing our foreign markets for dairy
goods h any other state in the
Union, and it is to be hoped that a
reform is to follow. Every farmer in
illinois should do his utmost to uphold
the hands of Mr.. Jones and Mr.. Mon
rad. ,
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-02-24
Agricultural Notes.

To what extent drain tile was pull
verified by the hard freezes of last
winter is not yet apparent. Inquiries
sent out by the Farmers Review re-
vealed the fact that most farmers do
not know whether their drains have
been injured or not. The compare
lively dry fall has not put them to the
test. Should We have a wet winter
we would probably find out if the
drains are in condition to carry off
water or not. 1t is not necessary that
the whole line of drain be broken up
to render it useless. A rod or two
thoroughly pulverized does much to
render the whole incapable of carry
ing off water. Perhaps it would have
been a good idea if farmers with large
quantities of tiled land had made some
examination with the object of finding
out it's true condition. The loss to a
single crop through a dis~integrated
drain may be large, and in addition
large areas of land may be rendered
unplowable in the spring just at the
time it is most necessary to get onto
the land.
Prize corn crops are not always
what they appear to be. There are
corn crops and corn crops. 1t is pos
sible for two men to raise each 100
bushels of corn to the acre and yet
have one man raise twice as much
corn to the acre as the other. This
appears paradoxical, but Is easily
explained. One mar may plant his
corn at such a late day that it will
become only well glazed at the time
1t has to be gathered for exhibition;
while the other man may plant his
corn early and thus give it time to
thoroughly mature before it must be
gathered. Corn gathered just after
the ro~asting-ear period is very heavy,
and will at that time sometimes weigh
double what it will when it has been
well dried. This is the secret OF some
of the enormous yields of corr that
have been recently reported. The fig
ures that claim yields per acre well
up to the ~200-bushel mark are based
on weighed and not measured bushels.
Inspect that same prize corn a few
months after it has been gathered, and
1t will be found looking very shaky.
Every kernel will be found standing
by itself and with an abundance OF
room between it and it's %neighbors.
Really such prize corn does lot fill the
requirements, OF should not. The
water content Of corn should be taken
into consideration, and we are not sure
that it would not be a good idea to
have each sample entered analysed
for its water content, and this analy-
Sis be taken into consideration when
making the awards.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-02-24

value is housekeeping in its best sense;
for such a business girl" will make
a small income go further and give
more real happiness and comfort than
would one of double and treble the
amount in inexperienced hands, But
to make my girl reader a complete
business one of the type which l write,
she must also learn how to conduct
her charities. Giving indiscriminate-
ly, without inquiry or thought, is often
more productive of evil than good, and
she must be as wise over the spend
Ing of the portion allotted ito help
others" and give as thorough consid-
Grafton to it as she does to what she
puts apart for her personal concerns.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-02-24
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
AGRICULTURISTS.
Some Up-to-Date Hints About Gull
tivation of the Soil and Yields
Observation-Disclosures, yiticulture and
Horticulture
horticultural Observations.

On Jan. IL there will he held in Kan
sas City a convention of grower and
shippers of fruit and farm produce. 1t
is proposed to form an association Of
national magnitude. Whether the plan
Will succeed or not we will soon see.
But it is a fact that the science of Or
ganlzation is being learned, as is evil
denced by the success of the California
ra1sin growers association. There are
at present a number of small associa-
ions that have been doing business
for years, and that, too, with success.
mere is little doubt that such a COM
Dlnation as that proposed has in it
great possibilities for good and evil.
honestly and justly managed, it may
give a uniformity to prices and prevent
dishonesty among the retailers, espe-
cially among the stand fruit dealers in
large cities.
Fru men should in some way COM
blne to prevent retailers re-sorting
their fruit when it is put on the mar
ket. This r~e-sorting of fruit by the
retailers is a very widespread hab-
1t. 1t is in every sense dishon-
est, and Injuries the producer of
nne fruit as much as it does the
buyer of what is supposed to be
nne fruit. Go among the fruit stands
IN chicago very early in the morn
ING say, in peach time, before the rush
lot the day has commenced. The fruit
dealers will be found vigorously at
work packing fruit to be sold during
the day. All the good fruit has been
emptled out in one pile and the little,
worthless fruit in another pile. The
packer puts the little green peaches
IN the bottom and faces the basket
with good-sized and possibly good-col-
ored fruit. If it lacks good color, he
stretches some red netting over the
green fruit and gives it the proper
color. Now when the basket of fruit
that Fruit-Grower John Smith has
packed, with his stamp, comes into the
hands of these anne men, it is quickly
emptled out and sorted with the rest.
II, later, John Smith should come
along and buy one of the honestly
packed baskets that he has sent to
market he would experience a shock
on opening it, for he would not find
under the top layer just as good
peaches as on top, but the said green
ones referred to. Fruit producers that
are trying to make their brand recog-
nized and respected on the market
should find some way to compel deal
ers to sell the fruit as it comes to hand
or take off their brand.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-02-24

Herewith we illustrate teosinte. The
explanation of the plate is: "a" one of
the ears enclosed by the husk; "b," the
same with a portion of the husk show
ing the grains; &c" and ID" views of
the grain.
The scientific name of this plant is
Euchloena luxurians. This is a grass
OF tropical nativity and much resem-
ples indian corn. 1t is said to have
Deen introduced into this country from
central or South America, though it
was hrst cultivated in Australia.
Id It's native habit as it grows
freely n often attains a height
OF from 10 to Is feet in a few months.
IL suckers out or tillers to a remark
able degree, often as many as thirty to
fifty suckers springing from a single
stalk. In this country the climate is
not hot enough, neither are the seasons
long enough to ripen the seed, except in
a very few places. While this is true,
it does well as a fodder plant as far
north as Pennsylvania and Kansas.
In some of our more southern states
it has given larger yields than any 9TH
er forage plant. Georgia reported a
yield of 10 tons to the acre, Mississip-
pi % tons to the acre, but at the Louis
lana station it yielded over so tons per
acre. To succeed we'll it needs abund-
ant moisture, a great deal of heat, rich
soil and a long season. 1t is useless
to plant it where these conditions can
not be had. If cut when it reaches four
or five feet in height 1t makes excellent
fodder. If allowed to grow till Octo-
Der it makes a good plant for the silo.
It's value as a soiling crop may be seen
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-02-24
A Fable.

Timour, the famous Asiatic cnief,
having, on one occasion, taken shelter
from his enemies in a lone building,
saw a little ant trying to carry a grain
of wheat, larger than itself, up a high
wall. Sixty-nine times did Timour see
the grain fall to the ground, but the
next effort the n carried off the
prize. Il was in despair" said the
chief, but the sight of the ant gave
me new courage, and | have never for
gotten the noble effort which it taught
me-" There is an old proverb which
says: Perseverance conquers all
things"
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-02-24
who has ever been a child knows what
that means.
A Smart Combination.

Visiting gown of drab velvet. Tn
derskirt of black gauzc embroidered
in Jet and black sequins. Tunic OF
the velvet draped slightly at the left
side where a few hollow plsats are
inserted. 1t is cut u%ndulating 1t the
bottom and ID lost with G narrow band
of sable,
Corsage of vefvet, shaped like a
c%uirass, with long basques that de-
scribe a scallop at the back and front,
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-02-24

A bright 3-year-old, living on Can
field avenue, induced her to
get down IN the floor with her to play
blocks" After the game was fairly
under way Miss Lou picked up a novel,
clambered into a big chair and re-
marked solemnly to her astonished and
highly amused parent:
Now, I'm going to read awhile.
You play alone-and see how you like
it,"
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-02-24
OUR COOKING SCHOOL,
Salmi of Duck,

Cut the flesh of a roast duck into
pieces no larger than a half dollar and
keep them hot. Put the scraps and
trimmings in a sauce pan with half a
pint of claret, two shallots, a bay leaf.
a spring thyme, a pinch of red pepper.
and a pint of stock. Reduce this over
a quick fire and strain, add two ounces
of butter, half a pint of shrimps or
mushrooms and the juice of half a
lemon. Mix well, but do not boil. Dish
the duck on slices of fried or toasted
bread, pour the sauce over it and gar
nish with parsley.
Chocolate Pudding.
Take a quart of milk, mix a little of
it WIN three tablespoonfuls of corn
starch and the same quantity of grated
chocolate. Blend to a smooth paste,
and stir it briskly into the remainder
of the milk while it is boiling briskly.
Cook for three minutes, remove and
add a teaspoonful of vanilla and the
beaten yolks of three eggs. Pour the
mixture into a buttered pie dish and
bake from twenty to thirty minutes.
Whisk the whites of the eggs to a stiff
froth, stir into them a tablespoonful
of powdered sugar, and pile it care
lessly on the pudding and place it in
a warm (not hot) oven for five minutes
to set. Serve hot.
Grown people tire of their toys just
like children do.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-02-24
A Simple Word.

It may be glorious to write
thoughts that shall glad the two or
three
High souls, like those far stars that come
in sight
Once in ii century;
But better far it is to speak
one simple word. when now a~7 = =
shaIl waken their free nature In tie &e,
And frieHdless sons 81 men,
10 write some earnest verse or line.
Which, seeking not the praise Of art.
Snail make clear rtith and manhood
shine
In the untutoted heart.
lie who doth this. in verse or prose,
May be forgotten in his day,
But surely shall be crowned at last with
those
Who live and speak for aye.
james Russell Lowell.