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The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-08-11
IN RIP VAN Wrinkles LAND
h Portuguese Colonies Il Africa
In q Backward state.

h Portuguese In Africa
In a Backward State.
The Portuguese colonies in Africa
are the Rip Van Wrinkles land of real
ity. After three centuries Of white
dominion they remain pretty much in
the condition in which Da Cana and
his bold successors left them.
Here is a picture Of what trade
means in the favored region of Cabin
da bay, where there is a single white
trader who occupies a house of three
rooms, with a shop 20 feet by 8
attached. The place Is stocked with
puncheons of some vile stuff called
rum" which are exchanged for palm
kernels.
Knots Of natives from the interior
villages with loads of kernels begin
to present themselves at the shop by 6
a. M, and when the trader at last
makes his appearance there is a noisy
crowd of kernel sellers and thirsty
hangers on.
The exchange of rum for kernels is
quickly effected, and by 8 o'clock in
the morning the entire population may
be seen lying under the shelter of the
c%ocoanut palms either stupidity drunk
or noisily quarreling.
The mingled uproar and snoring lasts
till about noon, when there is a sud
den return to sobriety, and the crowd
clears away to the village to collect
the meal for another carousal.
On a good" day the trader at Ca
binda bay gets rid of about 100 gal
Ions of rum, and he AYERS that the
scene described is repeated every day
in the year.
Next to rum and civilization" the
greatest curses Of West Africa are
smallpox and the sleeping sickness.
From this last no ease of recovery
has ever been known, and so con-
tagious is it that in the native Chris
tian community every communicate
has a separate cup from which to par
take of the sacramento wine.-London
Leader.
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THE
a TRIUMPH OF SURGERY.
The Case of a Man Who Swallowed
His ~Suspenders.

A case recorded in the Boston Med
ical and Surgical Journal by DR.. NJ.
II. Richardson is a remarkable exam
pie of the extraordinary feats in swal-
lowing foreign bodies sometimes per-
formed by men.
A man, aged 30 years, was admitted
to the hospital. He said that two
weeks previously, while he was in a
Respondent state, he had endeavored to
swallow his ~suspenders and had sue
ceeded in getting down certain por-
tons, but how much he had swallowed
he could not tell. He did not complain
Of pain, but rather of discomfort III
der the breast while eating. The food
at times passed easily into the stom-
ach. AT other times it WAS regurgitat-
ed Immediately. Nothing could be seen
in the throat. With a probe some OBJ
struction was felt.
A skiagram showed a s~uspender
buckle at the middle of the chest and
possibly another higher up. AS the
chief danger in ~esophageal impaction
is from liberation into the great YES
sells, especially when the foreign body
has sharp edges, and as fatal erosion
usually takes place in two weeks OF
less, 1t was concluded that if there
was any erosion it was sufficiently ad,
vanced to make even the most careful
manipulation dangerous. The problem
was how to perform extraction with
out producing fatal hemorrhage.
The throat was opened, and with a
pair of forceps, a string attached to a
brass ring and then half a suspender
with two buckles and finally a third
buckle were removed. A probarg was
passed into the stomach without meet
ing with further obstruction.
The wound was closed with silk
sutures, and recovery ensued.
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Cats

General Sir Herbert Chermside was
formerly a consul in Asia Minor. Once,
in a weak moment, he sent a couple of
beautiful Angora cats as a present to
a lady in Constantinople. The lady
was so pleased that she asked him to
send some nor Sir Herbert gave his
native servant some money and told
him to go and buy two or three. Then
came a demand for more cats from the
consuls friends, and he gave his serv,
ant more money with which to buy
cats.
This went on for two or three
months, and the native servant waxed
exceeding fat. One morning, however.
the general. on coming out of the con,
~sulate, was surrounded by a host of
Infatuated yelled women, who besought
Mohammed to curse him because he
had stolen all their cats. Ii appears
that the native servant had pocketed
the money for himself and gone round
with a sack and ~confiscated every cat
In the place.
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in the Ellis Bros printery, pursuing
his old trade as typo. IIe was
drawn thither by the announcement
that the Texas State Teachers asso-
citation would unlimber itself in Ell
Paso this year; but he pronounces
the event as a sore disappointment.
He says that out of 1000 school
ma'ams who took in the convention.
and perambulated the environments
of that beautiful city, there were not
more than two good looking ones in
the bunch-and these had fellows.
He says the average pedagoguess is
as homely as a Norway rat and that
the town clock lost an hour a day
during the convention.
Weeks worked awhile in the FL
Paso post office, but the pay was in
commensurate with the toll, and he
went to printing. When he feels
we'll enough he expects to re-enter
the railway post Office in the south.
Seven railroads terminate at Ell Pa
so, but there is no adjacent country.
Nothing but desert, desert, desert in
every direction, except where the
muddy Rio Grande del Norte me-
anders through its narrow valley
fringed with cottonwood. He oc-
casionally takes a stroll across to the
Mexico side and Ensembles with
greasers for a change. He wishes
to be remembered to all friends.
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A. Patent Drop-Head.

Duncan MCGOWAN has lately per-
fected an ingenious contrivance in
the shape of an automatic drop head
for shaft work, which wholly averts
the possibility of accidents by the
head freezing to the guides. Miner
Gallagher was killed last year in the
Wright and Edwards mine in that
way, and in Butte the old style
drophead manages to make way
with several lives every year. In
the new device, the bucket is made
fast to the drophead by means of a
swivel held in between metallic trip
blocks. When up the bucket can
not leave the head. But when the
same is lowered, "A set of stops, fast
ened at any desired place on the"
guides, trips the fastening, and the
bucket may be lowered to the bot
TOM. Mr.. MCGOWAN has secured a
patent to his machine, and will no
doubt find it to be in ready demand.
He will put it before the public, and
give it a trial. There is no doubt
It's use will save many valuable lives
every year and increase the safety
Of underground work by a large
percent.
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A Letter from Mr.. Weeks.

Everybody here will remember
William r. Weeks, the railway pos
tai clerk on this line for more than a
year, He left Neihart and the big
sit in July so to take a more lucra-
tive one in the St. Paul post office.
Sorry to relate, he was obliged last
January to scud for the sake of his
health which was rapidly failing,
and he left for the south.
Mr.. Weeks writes this office a
most encouraging letter. He hung
up at Ell Paso, Tex, and took a case
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1900. uno "'
Notice is hereby given, that Charles Lehman
whose post office address is Lewistown, Fergus
county, Montana, has this day filed his appiica-
ton Tor a patent for 800 linear feet of the
Christopher Columbus quartz mine or ven
bearing gold, silver and lead. with surface
ground 579 feet i'll width, situated in Judith I'M
organized Mining District County of Cascade
and State of Montana, ana designated by the
field notes and official plat on file in this Office
as Surrey Number 5D43 in Township No. IA
(nnsurveyedl n, Range 10 East of principal
base line and Meridian of the State of Montana,
said Survey No. 5O43 being as follows, towit:
Beginning at corner No. l of Survey No.
5O43, from WHICH U. 5. L. M. No. 5043 bears N.
Ii degrees y minutes e. 1851 feet. which
corner No. l is ID pine post . ms. square 3 feet
long set on solid rock and marked -5043; thence
5. % degrees 30 minutes w, 1900 feet to Corner
NO. : which is a pine post . ms. square 6 feet
long set feet in the ground and marked 2-5043.
from which S. f, loo. cor. bears $. 25 degrees 80
minutes W. ia IT,; thence N. 40 degrees Is min
utes west 57S feet to corner No. 3 which is a pine
post 3 ms. So. + feet long set 2 1eet in the ground
and marked 3 5O43, from which the $. VI, loo,
cor. bears 5, 30 degrees 35 minutes 145 feet;
thence n 20 degrees 30 minutes Il. 1850 feet to
Cor NOD which is a pine post 5 ms. 50. 5 feet
long sot on solid rock and marked 4-5O43 from
which the n. w. loo, cor. bears N. 6 degrees 35
minutes w. 102 feet: thence S. 40 degrees IL
minutes 57S feet to cor. No; 1, the place of be-
ginning. Magnetic variation 10 degrees 80 min
utes E. containing 1921 acres.
The amended notice of location of this mine
is recorded i'll the Recorders Office of Meagher
county, Montana in Book l of Lodes at page
40. The adjoining claimants are the Yogo
Belle quartz lode on the northeast Harry Luck
EFT Claimant, and the Commodore Shelby
quartz lode on the southeast Jhers claimant,
each OF said lodes being unsurveyed.
ANY and all persons claiming adversely any
portion of said Christopher Columbus QUART
mine or surface ground are required to file their
adverse claims with the register of the United
States Land ONCE at Helena, i'll the State of
Montana. during the sixty days period of pub
LEGATION hereof, or they Will be barred by virtue
of the provisions of the Statute.
GEORGE d. GREENE.
Register.
First Publication June 30. 1850.
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Mrs. J. Vance of Great Falls is
visiting her daughter Mrs. R. G.
Vaughan at this writing.
Born; Tuesday morning to Mr..
and Mrs. II. NJ. Ramsay a daughter.
This is their first born, and they are
happy in the general results. They
ordered a boy, but the stock of those
luXuries was low. The little
squawker weighs 12B pounds.
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United States Land Once, Helena, Montana,
July Goth, 1900.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settlers have filed in this office notice
or their Intention 10 make final proof in sup
port OF their respective entries and that said
proofs VIII he made before w. M. Cockrill, uni
ted States Commissioner for the district of
Montana, at his Office rooms 3 and 4 Phelps
block i'll the city of Great Fails. Cascade county
Montana, on the 18th day of Sept, 1900, VIZ:
JOHN +. EMBREE,
who made desert land entry No. 1866. for the 200
acres unsurveyed public land in Meagher coun-
w. as described III map accompanying appli-
cant's declaration.
DUANE BUTTERFIELD,
who made desert land application No. 3442 for
the commencing at a pile of rock about III
miles northwest from the mouth of Dry Wolf
canyon; thence east 4 mile; thence north a
mile; theme east a mile; thence north a mile;
thence west 4 mile; thence south "a mile;
thence west a mile; thence south Il mile:
thence east y mile TIC the place of beginning,
containing 100 acres; in (unsurveyed) Up. Is N.
r 10 L.
They name the following witnesses to prove
the complete irrigation and reclamation of said
lands as required by law, viz;
Charles r. Taylor. John F. Embree, Girard
Berges. Ambrose V, Cheney. Duane Butterfield.
of Stanford, Montana, and John b. Mclaughlin
and Thomas Hanley of Barker.
GEORGE ID. GREENE,
Register.
First Publication Aug 4, 1900.
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THE METHODIST CONFERENCE.
The Past Year the Best in the Hist
DRY of the Conference.


The Methodist conference which
has Just closed at Neihart was one
of the best ever held in the state.
In general results of the past years
work the reports show most aston
ishing growth all along the line.
For these things the conferees felt
greatly encouraged, and for their
hospitable entertainment at Neihart
they felt more than thankful. Peo-
pie of all classes, and of all religious
denominations here have been GLAD
to entertain the conference, and the
lessons of the past week have sunk
deep into every heart. Liberal
minded, free thinking, often too
o%pinionated, our citizens have enjoy
ed a rare opportunity to brush
against the outside world, and to
mingle their thoughts with the best
thoughts of those without. And the
hospitality of Neihart, when APP
preached in this n knows no
stint. Limited in means and re-
sources the people freely cut up
what they had with the distinguish
ed visitors, and everybody feels
richer and better for the sacrifice.
A sense of relief is felt because of
the dedication of the Neihart church
free from debt. Within half an
hour the debt of $3.50 was raised,
and Sunday night Bishop Fowler
conducted the dedicatory service.
The visitors departed Tuesday for
their respective charges to begin the
new years work. The conference
next year will be held in Choteau.
The appointments were made
Monday morning as follows. Rev.
w. w. Van Orsdel, Superintendent;
Rev, r.. A. Armstrong, Augusta cir
cult; Rev. Allan Rodger, Belt; Rev.
Jas. Opie, Cascade circuit; Rev. Joel
Vigus, Chinook and Bear Paw; Rev.
G. K. Cunningham, Choteau and
Burton; Rev. a. w. Hammer, Du-
puyer circuit; Rev, f. l.. Buzzell,
Fort Benton and Highwood; Rev,
W. d.. Luther, Glasgow circuit;
Rev. w. 7. Euster, Great Falls;
Rev. G. J. Haynes, Havre and Box
Elder; Rev. w. a. Winters, Lewis
town; Rev. l.. r. Kufus, Malta cir
cult; Rev. S. j. Hooking, Neihart
and Monarch; Rev. Geo. Logan,
Sand Coulee and Stockett; Rev. J.
A. Roades. Utica circuit; Rev. G. J.
St, Hill, Ubet, CARMEL and Mussel-
she'll; Rev, J. Ii. Little, w. Great
Falls and Sun River; Rev. F. A.
Riggin, Supt. Piegan Ind. Mission,
Browning, Montana.
Beaver creek, Little Rockies,
Shelby and Sweet Grass Hills,
Swift Current and St. Mary's lake,
and Wolf creek and Craig 10 be
supplied.
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First Publication Aug 4, 1900.
Notice for Publication.

u. S. Land Once at Helena. Montana. July
9Th, 1900.
Notice is hereby given that the folIoNine
named settiel has filed in this Office notice OF
his intention to make final proof in support of
his claim, aud THAI said proof will be made be.
fore W. M, C0ckr!l, United States omniss
Toner for the District of Montana. at his office,
rooms 3 and 4 Phelps Block, in the City oil
Great Fails, Montan1, on the goth day OF Au,
gust, 1900, viz.
FLORENCE BOYER, formerly Florence For.
Ster
who made homestead entry No. 1888 for the M
SEA sec. II, Ma SWA of section IL in Town.
ship 10 n north of Range 10 East. County of
Cascade, State of Montana.
He names the following witnesses to prove
n $ continuous residence Il pOn and cultivation
OF said land, viz: Allen Duncan. Andrew He'd
man, baflhold ). Hanson, Thomas II. Higgins,
all of Stanford, Montana.
GEORGE ID. GREENE,
Register
First Publication II day of July 1890.
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The Old ShinDlasfera

Probably the greatest profit ever en-
joyed by he government as a result
of the destruction of money was in
connection with the fractional curren-
cy or shinplasters issued during the
civil war.
The total amount issued was $685.
724,O79, of which $6,SS0, sos has never
been presented for redemption.
A large amount has been preserved
as curios by collectors, and occasion
ally even now 1t is offered for re-
Observation-Disclosures News.
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H NEWS OF BELT.

Belt, July 8.-(Special correspon-
dence of the IIERALD.) Master Fred
lngham is confined to his room by
sickness. During his illness, his bro
Their Leonard fills his position at the
confectionery store of G.. w. Hay &
Co.
Rev. Jos. &. Pudenz will hold SER
vice in Miners hall, Neihart, Sunday.
Mrs. Barney McGu ire has returned
home from Colorado, after a three
months visit.
Mrs. H. Farnum and children and
Mrs. S. A. Remington are visiting
their mother, Mrs. Thomas McGrath.
of. Barker.
}. b. Collette went to Barker for
a week to take the pictures of some
of the faces up there. He will re-
turn Saturday.
H. w. Willard and wife are enjoy
ing a few days outing on Pilgrim
creek where Mr.. Willard has some
valuable lode claims.
Peter Anderson was down from
Neihart for a few days. He speaks
highly of the camp and says its fut-
ure prospects are bright.
The Goodman threshing outfit
passed through here Sunday night
for Paris Gibson's ranch, where they
will open up the season.
A. S. Sires, who holds down the
chair of deputy sheriff, was in town
the early part of the week, taking a
few kinks out Of his political fence.
Richard Halweg, local agent of
the American Brewing company, in
other words, the fellow who peddles
beer instead Of the "bull con" is Wis
iting in Butte.
Jas. Ingham, accompanied by his
daughters. Misses Title and Mary,
went to Swift current, Blackfoot, on
a prospecting tour. Mrs. Greenwood
and family also went there.
Frank Rush has informed his pa
irons that his ice crop is about ex-
hausted and it now looks as if there
would be an ice famine. Its now
GLOW would you like to be the ice
man?"
Rev. Armstrong of the Methodist
church leaves Belt to preach the
gospel OF life to the dying souls OF
Augusta, He will be succeeded by
the Rev. Allan Rodger who comes
highly recommended.
Alex Huotari is in Jail on a charge
OF having too many wheels in his
head. He will be sent to the county
seat to be examined for insanity, and
will more than likely land in the bug
institute at Warm Springs.
Thos. Glenn went to Great Falls
Mondry to file his claim against the
Great Northern company for proper
ty destroyed by fire caused by the
company. Mr.. Glenn stands about
$3.50 to the bad, but will more than
likely be able to draw out on the
company.
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A Pretty Service.
W.. l.. Cook.
CAMP NOTES.

Boys crash and linen suits at
Shannon's.
Jas. Chambers of Belt was here
Wednesday.
An excellent line of house paints
at VIM. Mueller's.
Mems ladies and boys maxim
toshes at Shannon's.
Dan Smith the census man of
Barker was here Monday.
r. 6. Wight Of the Springs drove
over to Neihart Wednesday.
Mrs. J. L. Neihart is visiting in
Great Falls for a brief season.
All work guaranteed at Powell's,
2l5 Central ave Great Falls Mont.
Edw. Young of Great Falls paid
Neihart his respects Wednesday.
Call and see our eight day Man
tel Alarm Clocks. Lowry & Shaw.
Catholic services in Miners Union
hall as usual Sunday, conducted by
Rev. FIR. Pudenz.
Tinware, glassware, crockery and
all kinds of kitchen utensils at the
general store of William Mueller.
William McCurdie the big road
master was inspecting the southern
terminus Of his jurisdiction Wednes-
day.
If you are in need of anything in
the jewelry line send to Powell the
jeweler and he will give you salts
faction.
ID. w. Bateman of Great Falls
registered at the Frisco Monday,
He is glad to see the excellent pros
poets for this camp.
Miss Ina Craven, county superin-
tendent of schools, came up last
Friday and remained in attendance
at the conference till Tuesday.
G. l. O'Neil of Kalispell visited
old friends here this week. He is a
lumber merchant in that magic city
and is reveling in commercial opu-
lence.
j. l.. Adams, alias, "Curly, the
curiosity" Joe Brulotte and Peter
Lacourcir are now at New Year,
Fergus county, prosecuting the min
ing industry.
Matthew McIlveen is fixing up
his barber shop in elegant style,
renovating, decorating and paint
ing, inside and out, and Joe
Shwerdt is doing the act.
A. NJ. Henry came in on Wednes-
days train to look after his interests
at the Florence mine. He has late
ly returned from California, where
he spent the past eight months.
We have a full line of gents and
ladies' furnishing goods, clothing,
hats, caps, boots and shoes, selling
at close prices.
WILLIAM MUELLER.
Thos. Westgard is on the carpen-
ter force at the concentration. Tom
is a hot carpenter. He built the
Great Northern bridge across Cut
Bank river when the Thermometer
was ten degrees below zero, and the
rest of the bridge gang had to fan
him while he did the work.
Miles Ward an old time miner of
this place, who recently met with
such success in the Benton lease
left Tuesday for Farmey Corners,
N. Y, his former home. He will
spend a few weeks tramping over
the scenes of his youth, and then re-
turn to this haven of big stakes and
ragged prospectors. We congrat-
ulate Mr.. Ward on his good fortune
and hope he will have a pleasant
and profitable journey.
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James Chambers and his little
plug hat went to Neihart to take
part in the play called, ''Tony, the
Convict" Jim is no SLOUGH at the
business, even if he is a pill pound
er in the pale province of Belt.
They had a very social dance at
Joseph Perault's ranch on the Sd
inst. The attendance was large and
all had a good time. The music was
furnished by the Walling mandolin
club and was highly appreciated by
the dan GERS.
E. R. Clingan is an advocate of
the raising by Montana farmers of
hard winter wheat and rye. He
raised this year $50 acres of a choice
variety of these grains, and the yield
compared with hat of other grains is
phenomenal. Samples are on exhib-
ition at his general store.
Deputy sheriff Macleod drove to
the Falls Monday, and had as pas
sengers Bob Burris, Frank Polutnik,
Frank Rush, and u demented sub
ject named ~Finnegan. 1t is reported
on very good authority that when
they arrived at the county iall, the
sheriff was unable to pick out the
crazy man, and if it hadn't been for
some identifying witnesses, he would
have run in the whole chunk.
Sam Phipps departed from the
coal camp Wednesday for Neihart,
where he ssume management of
the Great Falls Meat market. J. A.
Seibert will go on the road and buy
cattle. Mr.. Phipps is a whole souled
fellow and a good citizen, and dur
ing his residence in Belt, has made
many warm friends. While we are
sorry to see him go, it is refreshing
to note that he is climbing up high
er, in altitude, if nothing else.
The team belonging to the Belt
frozen snow company took a spin
down the hill the other day and
made things lively for a while.
They ran back of Polutnik's Arcade
and smashed the wagon all to pieces
against the trees. Matt Richardson
had a very narrow escape with his
rig and got out Of the run with only
a few broken spokes. The horse
belonging to the meat market, old
Jake, hearing the team coming
made his get away and saved the
rig by a few inches. All in all it
was a lucky runaway.
Jeff Ross is in a peck of trouble,
and no n in the camp is shedding
many tears. The officers placed him
under arrest as a mark of affection,
claiming that he is the proprietor of
one of those houses where a GOOD
church member is seldom found.
His case will come up Friday, and if
he has good luck, Judge DesCombes
will make that $227deposit check he
has up for bail look like 30 cents.
Monday night he started in abusing
officer Portill and that minion of the
law landed him in jail for disturbing
the peace. Such people get too
much latitude in a town, and a good,
rough and tough shaking down viii
do them good.
THE KNOCKER.
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A Gather to Re Annrcciafed.

T~eacher-I called to see you, sir,
about your sons schooling and am sor-
ry to say that he is behind in his
studies.
Parent-That's all right. IL he wasn't
behind, how could he pursue them?-
Boston Courier.
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FrOmDt AuAxycr-

my friend" said the long haired
passenger to the young mar in the seat
opposite, ito what end has your life
work been directed?"
ITO both ends" was the reply. 81
have the only first class hat and shoe
store in our village."-Chicago News.