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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-05-24
Brother Dickey's PHILOSOPHY.

ever wuz IN.
De long lane is 'hIeeGe ter turn, but
look out dat he don't turn too sharp.
Dey say dis worp amt no tr'on ter
grace, en- yt it look lax grace done took
he bat OF on come Ter stay
De green hills is 50 clost ter heaven dat
eff you'd DIES tiptoe you could shake han 5
wild de angels.
hey amt any mo- trouble in dis worr
dan de folks what's in 1t kin bcar.-At.
Mpta Constitution.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-05-24

"EnOuuh Of TINS tOO'fng. TNcrc arc tho
diamonds :" cried the prince
cess sat at the foot as far from her hua-
band as she could conveniently get
without attracting notice. Miss Baxter
stood near window reading an i'm.
portant letter from London which had
reached her that morning The tall
thin detective and the portly Mr.. Briggs
came in together, the London man bow
ing gravely to the prince and princess
Mr.. Briggs took IA seat at the side of the
table. but the detective remained stand
ing, looking questioningly at Miss Bax
ter, but evidently not recognizing her
as the lady who had come in upon him
and his friend when they had catered
the train
Il beg the pardon of your highne,s,
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coldly. "is secretary TO her highness
and is entirely in her confidence.
The detective, apparently unrufllcd
by the discourtesy he met, bowed pro
foundly toward the prince, cleared his
throat and began
MAY | jLak your highness," he said,
addressing himself to the princess, chow
much money you possessed just before
you left Vienna? go
The lady looked mp at him in surprise,
but did not answer
''In heaven $ name, what has that to
do with the loss Of the diamonds?'
raped ont tho prince, his hot temper
getting once more the better Of him.
Cadbury Taylor spread out his hands
and shrugged his shoulders in protest
at the interruption. He spoke with def
erencc, but nevertheless with touch
of rcproach in his tone
IL am accustomed to he listened 10
with patience and am generally al.
lowed to tell my story my own way
your highness.
What | complain of is that You are
NV ''lllIS any Sl'Il a. an DNu dl' dSh
ing instead very impertinent ques-
ton.
e"eS'l ms VINO" seem TO you lrrelo'
want may he toa trained mind most -
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know where the diamonds areF'
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OAK. nat ana tell You l knew 1t
all along. he prince stoI" the HIa-
nlohhs ana III ms excitement EaHh7
then ont OF ms pocket ana proves H. l
saiu so rom the ilr-t
oh' 1ather' Iath"r moaned me
princess speaking Tor the hrSt tille.
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hnNnand collIdn 40 mean action Il
ne trl'd. Inc ldra OF ms stealing the
u''lh"iuS NoI II 'h'N We're worth a
thousand lhllllohs anu detection lmpos-
sl"ie.
ONE come 'rl"l MISS Jennie
BAXTER stepping enerGetlcaIlY forward.
- imagine everybody has had enough
OF inns. Nlear out ME- briggs ana take
MI Taylor win YOU am sure ne mas
not hah any breakfast yet ana ne GER
talnly looks hungry. Ii YOU hlre detect
ives MI hrl9SS' you must take care oi
them' Ont t'n 90 ne dlnIhg room Is
ever so mHch more inviting Just no"
than the library ana II you doh see
she drove the two speechleSs men o9'
before her and closing the door SAID tc
the prince VINO was sun standing DC
wlldered at having MS mana iorc'' III
TINS manner.
here Two fools from tour leave
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THAT is what Mr.. Briggs thinks. lie
imagines his highnes- has the jewels. "
"Where did you get all these particu-
lars p
"From Mr. Briggs, who, Of course.
got them Ivy letter from his daughter.
"Then we have, as it were, a one
sided statement.
son, quite So, but still you must re-
member the princess does not in tho
least suspect her husband Of the theft
"WclL please go ON. What are the
further particulars?
"The further particulars are that the
prince made some quiet Investigations
among the servant, and he found that
there was man who, although he was
a friend Of his own, was much more the
friend Of the princess, and this man
had, on the day the ball was given, the
entire freedom of the castle. He is
young officer and nobleman, Lieutenant
Won SChaumberg. / the prince knew
that this young man was being hard
pressed for some debts Of honor which
he did not appear TO he in position to
liquidate The young man went unex-
pectcdly to Vienna the day after the
ball and ON his return settled his obi
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-05-24

after suffering from piles for dfocn
yc.Is | was cured 10y using two boxes ~
DcWuts Witch Hazel Salvo,' writes ".
j. Baxter North Brook y. G. II heals
ercrYthing Beware Of counterfeits.
j. w. O'Sullivan. ". +. IIal. T.. II,
Parker +. Gossclin, Bellrese Pharmacy.
T. II. Crandall Winoosk.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-02-17
AN HOME.
The Same Spirit Rules There az in the
Costly Mansion.

Costly Mansion.
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 one above the other like
a terrace. On the lower one rests the
cooking, weaving and fishing utensils,
the knives and needles, pots and pans.
On the upper ledge, with much display
OF wonderfully woven blankets, are the
beds. In the center of the room CLOVIS
the fire, the smoke cropping it's way out
OF a hole in the roof. After the days
work is done and the stomachs of both
people and dogs are full the family
gathers around the fire. Facing the
o sits the father, next to him the
mother; On one hand the sons, and on
the other the daughters; even to the
third and fourth generation, it may be.
Beyond these are the servants or
slaves. Each has his place, and takes
1t as a matter of course. Without, in
the darkness, the dogs clutter about
the door and howl. The mysterious
and implacable sea keeps up it's thun-
der. The snow-clad mountains. with
their tllimitable glaciers. lie Just be-
yond. The shafts of the northern lights
dart through the sky, like the harpoons
Of a Titan, with incredible celebrity. Is
IL strange that, amid scenes SO wild
and fearful, superstltions, also wild
and fearful, spring into existence? Or
can one be surprised that in an inlet
fnTnd nnt1nfrp H. -tza,r
mighty power, and tell tales that
alright the children till they scramble
to the safe shelter of the mothers
arms? When the family sings in
strange, broken, yet rhythmical meas
ures, the dogs howl louder than be-
fore, and the women sway their squat
bodies back and forth increasingly,
keeping their hands occupied mean
while at their tasks of weaving or
braiding. The men carve their spoons
or cut curious figures from the black
slate. The sutton for the hand of one
of the daughters enters slyly and takes
a seat with the SONS. No protest is
made. The father and mother go on
with their little tasks, the young girls
giggle after the fashion of girls the
world over. The Oldest among them
chants some old folk 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 fam
lily goes to bed, forgetful of crashing
bergs, of the mysterious aurora, Of the
mountains where the snow lies for
ever and Away. So is home made
anywhere, where the spirit of home
exists.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-02-17
No Matter How It's Trimmed.

The muff of today, to be strictly
fashionable, must be much trimmed.
1t matters little whether it is trimmed
with another fur, bows of ribbon or
velvet, lace frills, or a cluster of flow
ers. The fashionable requirement is
not how it is trimmed, but merely the
fact that it shall be trimmed and
trimmed conspicuously. A new muff
which illustrates perfectly the fashion
of the hour is long and round in shape.
It is made of Persian lamb, but has a
large sable coiled around it. The head
of the sable is arranged to rest on the
front of the muffff. At each side of
the muff there is a full ruche of deep
emerald green silk velvet, which is
finished with graceful bows and ends.
The muff is lined with the same shade
of green in satin. Another novel new
muff is of chinchilla and looks like a
fluffy ball. At each side it is finished
with a ruf1e of the fur lined with yell
low satin, while caught in the center
of the muff is a large cluster of silk
petaled yellow roses.-Philadelphia In
quirer.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-02-17
A BRAVE

Word has come from the Philippines
of the death by drowning of a brave
soldier in the person of Capt. Maxi
milan Luna, who persisted with three
other soldiers in crossing a river.
Capt. Luna was one of hat gallant
band of Rough Riders who stormed
San Juan hill and was one of the
ri~ght-hand men of Col. Roosevelt in
the Santiago campaign. He was of
Spanish descent, his father being a
full-blooded %Spaniard, but that did not
deter him from taking sides with this
country in the war with Spain. Capt.
Luna enlisted in the New Mexico Ma
tional Guard when little more than a
youth. Never a Drawer officer drew
a sword or led a troop. He was in all
the engagements of the Rough Riders,
and although always in the fore front
of battle escaped without a scratch.
He was mustered out of the service at
Montauk Point and returned to his
home in New Mexico. His soldierly
spirit asserted itself when there was
need of brave men in the Philippines
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-02-17
AN INCUBATOR OSTRICH.
Account Of the First Successful Result
of That Experiment.

of That Experiment.
Out at the ostrich farm there is an
other curiosity and this time 1t Is the
first Incubator Matched baby ostrich IN
the United States. says the Florida
Times-Union and Citizen. For several
years attempts have peer made at ON
aha and Los Angeles to hatch the eggs
OF he ostrich. but so far all attempts
nave been unsuccessful. The question
OF applying moisture has been the oue
problem that has troubled all breed
ers and the uncertainty of the bias
setting has made it necessary to use
the incubator. if it should be proved
possible. Some time ago MIR. Camp
bell had half a dozen eggs placed in
an incubator, and has been experiment.
ing ever since. When the eggs were
Il Gays in the incubator he broke two
of them and found perfectly formed
chicks, with feathers on their backs
and r~udimentary tail feathers sprout-
ing. The birds were alive and are now
preserved in alcohol at the showroom
OF the farm. Encouraged by this APP
parent success, he has watched the in
cubator. which. in turn. has 4ursed the
eggs. and just IL days from the time of
the first experiment, one of the eggs
showed signs Of muscular life, and Mr..
Campbell broke the shell. Immedi-
ately a claw was stuck though the in
ner skin OF the shell, then another, and
finally a whole foot appeared. Mr..
Campbell waited until the afternoon,
when the bird was about halfway out
Of the shell. Finally the head began
tn force its way out of the shells inner
lining. and then the incubator baby
ostrich winked an eye, and he was
put back in the incubator to finish the
process of making his entry into the
world alone. That part of the birt
which was visible was perfectly formed
and was covered with feathers. The
foot had a claw about a quarter of an
inch long. The young bird is a kicker
and was making valiant struggles to
get into business on its own account.
MIR. Campbell's success in raising this
bird in the incubator is in the nature
of a valuable discovery. Many hun
dred dollars worth of eggs have been
wasted in experiments and if MIR.
Campbell shall succeed in Matching out
the eggs which are now in the incu-
bator the discovery will be worth thou
sands OF dollars. 1t has taken AZ days
careful watching. The thermometer
has been kept at 10 degrees and the
moisture has been applied at intervals
as Mr.. Campbell thought best. The
proprietors OF the Los Angeles farm
nave long ago given up experimenting
with incubators, having had no suc-
cess whatever. but Messrs. Pearson &
Taylor of the Jacksonville farm. on
hearing about the 81 day result men
toned above, Immediately cabled to a
London. England, concern, for an in
cubator of the same style and pattern
as the concern is manufacturing for the
farms in Cape Colony and large enough
to hatch seventeen eggs at a time.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-02-17
Time and Distance Annihilated.

In keeping with its past unapproachable
record, Union Pacific r.. r., the Great
Overland Route, will, on October 18th,
place In service an entirely new, strictly
frst-class limited train to be known by the
old familiar name of 1.-The Overland Linn
tied" This in addition to the present ex-
cellent schedule which will be continued.
The NEW OVERLAND LIMITED will
cave Salt Lake City daily at 11:45 a.. m,
Ogden Ills p. M, arrive Denver 9 a. M,
Omaha 7:15 p. m, and Chicago $50 a. H.,
III ample time for all eastern connections to
New York, Boston, Washington, ETC., and
be the most handsomely equipped and fast
est train ever given to the " estern people.
AS usual there will be no change OF cars to
Denver, Omaha aud Chicago, and only one
change TO principal eastern cities. Further
particulars at company's office, "Old
Stand" POI Main street, Salt Lake City.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-02-17
WANTS TO KNOW,
Whether 1t Is q Ghost or n Living Isa-
envy h "a Troubles Him.

Whether 1t Is q Ghost or n Living la.
envy That Troubles Him.
Greenwich Comm special New York
Herald: Ghosts or an unseen enemy
are making it uncomfortable for Ste
phen Hubbard, a farmer residing in
the northern part of this town. Mr..
Hubbar owns a farm and a hundred
acres of woodland. He came here
some years ago and lived with his IN
Gle, who died and left his estate to
him. Relatives contested the will, but
Mr.. Hubbard received the major part
OF the property. He has sought advice
of local officials. Mr.. Hubbard's trou-
bies began a month ago, when every
time lie stepped out of doors at night
nuts or apples were hurled at him.
Then, one evening, while he was read
ing in his parlor, a bushel of cuts
came seemingly from the ceiling and
smashed the lamp shade into a thou
SAND pieces. Next a torch was applied
TO his house in four different places
IN one day. This was toe much for
mis- nerves. He has engaged a night
Waterman, and hopes to catch the
spook or human foe. Mr.. Hubbard
says that he fears some one is trying
to scare him so that he will sell his
farm below its value. He adds, how
ever, that he and his Waterman will
n out whether his is the right idea
or whether his neighbors are correct
In the belief that his house is haunted.
Ghost or no ghost he means to stay
where he is.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-02-17
500 Reward 600.

The readers OF this paper win be pleased to
learn that there is at least one dreaded disease
that science has been able to cure in all its
stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure now known to the
medical fraternity. Cltarrh being u constltu-
tional disease, requires a constitutional treat
ment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system, thereby destroying the
foundation of the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and
assisting nature in doing its work. The pro-
prietors have so much faith in its curative
powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars for
any case that it fails to cure. Send for list OF
Testimonials.
Address p. J.. CHENEY g. CO, Toledo, O.
Sold by druggists 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-02-17

Samuel Greeley, a commission mer-
chant OF Chicago, testified before the
National Industrial Commission in
session in that city, hat a combina-
ton of five wealthy grain men, of
which Philip D. Armour is the direct
ing genius, control the price of farm
ers' products. 1t is Armour who has
concocted the foremost competition de-
stroying combination In the West. He
can dictate his rate of freight on any
railroad in or out of Chicago. This
combination between railroads and eIe-
vatOr operators has practically killed
competition in the grain market in the
West, and has left its promoters with
a monopoly of the market. BY hoard
ing immense quantities OF grain In the
market center it has given rise to the
professional bear Spectator, whose
business 1t is to hammer down the
market. and has brought into exist
ence and made safe the bucket shop.
Thus the railroads, who own many OF
the elevators indirectly, get in league
with a class of operators who ought
to be in the penitentiary.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-02-17
REV. DIR. r, s. STORRS
TIE NOTABLE DIVINE QUITS
THE PULPIT.
Between Himself and His Father The
Served One Hundred and Fifteen Years
as Pastors In the Ministry-ConSem
porary with Henry Ward Beecher.

Rev. DR.. Richard Salter Storrs, pas
tor of the Church of the Pilgrims,
Brooklyn, has resigned after SO years
spent in its service. The church was
organized only a short time before DR..
Storrs was made pastor and he never
had an assistant. When ne took a va
cation, which was seldom, his pulpit
was supplied by neighborly rectors.
The church is a large and fashionable
one and DR.. Storrs was a fine pulpi
speaker. His father, also Richar,
Salter Storrs, was pastor of the Con
gregational Church in Braintree
Mass, 62 years, so hat the combined
p%astorate OF father and son was II!
years.
DR., StOrrS is rs years old and wa
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-02-17

The technicalities of notes of con-
graduation and of sympathy are not
many. AS in all notes, the date and
sheet and number should be at the end,
unless the address IS stamped on the
paper. 1t is poor taste to use fancy
note paper at any time, but particu-
larly so when writing to a person re-
Gently in mourning. To see a letter
Of coincidence written on bright blue
paper, with a white border, for in
stance, is shocking to refined sensibili-
ffae
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-02-17
VANDERBILT, HERMIT
MEMBER OF FAMOUS FAMILY
ON MOUNTAIN PEAK.
Lives IN "A Lonely Cottage and Has for
His Friends Spiders and Creeping
Things-He Is as Happy as Can lie
In His Lonely Home.

Ono a year Old John Vanderbilt of
Hexankopf. Cal. comes %barefooted
down the mountains to Lower Sancon,
and buys a mess of coarse cornmeai.
This he packs up the steep slope to
his hut, to form his main food supply
for a twelvemonth. Cooked with
water in hoe-cakes favored with sas-
safras root, it forms strange enough
fare for a wealthy member Of the rich
est family in America.
Old John Vanderbilt went to the
Hexankopf, or Witch's Head noun
tain, many years ago and bought a
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-02-17

First Wanderer-Dis coal pile is do
hardest bed l ever slept on. Second
Wanderer-You're jist right; but Rag
giles over dere seems ter like it; he's
sleeping fine. First Wanderer-Course
he is; de greedy pig got here fust, and
picked out de bin wild de soft coal in
1t.-Harper's Bazaar.
The dining car service Of the Denver &
Rio Grande Railroad is proving a great
convenience to the travelling public. Ele.
CANT dining cars are attached to all trains
leaving Denver on this popular road, where
meals are served in a manner pleasing to
all travellers, and at moderate prices. The
enjoyment of a trip through Colorado's
wonderful scenery that ahounds along the
road is enhanced by the dining car and
other conveniences that have been adopted.
For information, time cards, rates, etc.,
address S. X. Hooper, General Passenger
and Ticket Agent, Denver, or H. M. Cush-
ing, Travelling PASSENGER Agent, 100 West
Second South Street, Salt Lake City.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-02-17
New Dining Car Seruica.

Effective June 1st, the Rio Grande West
ern railway began operating its new din
ing cars, serving all meals IN all its through
trains. The arrangement included No. Q
leaving Ogden at 1880 a. m. and Salt Lake
City at $3.50 a. N. also No. 4 leaving Og-
den at e:S5 p. m. and Salt Lake City at
7:40 p. m. The est-bound through trains,
both morning and night, will also carry
diners. The cuisine is as perfect as 1t is
possible to make it. Service, a la carte
SO that you can have your coffee and
rolls' for breakfast, or you can select from
. menu as elaborate and complete as the
market of Utah can supply.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-02-17

tumbledown brick dwelling of consid-
cradle size, which, because of it's con-
dition, was sold to him with several
acres of almost worthless mountain
land for $3.50. 1t stands on the top
OF the mountain, screened by dense
foliage from Observation-Disclosures no
observer ever passes that way save
out of curiosity, and the nearest neigh
Dor, Mr.. William Raudabach, lives a
mile away. Mr.. John Vanderbilt bears
well his more than 60 years. He is
erect n vigorous, nearly six feet
high, and bears a striking resemblance
to the old Commodore Vanderbilt, OF
whom he is a relative. He is not a
recluse; he goes often to the post
offices Of Iron Hill. Wassergras and
Lower Sancon, receiving mail at the
former office and sending it from the
latter. He buys supplies and pays
cash. He has mortgages or houses in
South Bethlehem and receives rentals
from property in New Brunswick and
Bound Brook, N. j.. The former town
is the source of the powerful Wander
bilt family, the early home of the old
commodore.
In his way John Vanderbilt is a
kindly man. A great spider has spun
its web across his doorway; he stoops
on entering that it's home may not
be destroyed. A few children are his
only friends, chief among these being
Elmer Kunsman, sol of a farmer liv-
ing on the only road that approaches
the place. Elmer keeps a careful look
out down the road, and when strang-
ers approach the boy scampers
through the woods to warn MI. Van
derbilt.