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The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1902-01-25

greaves the chainmail of the old war
riors who fought the battles of the
middle ages made up of single handed
combats between man and man. Pre-
COcious nine-year olds gaze with SCorn
upon pictures of ancient warriors fight
ing with their anticipated weapons.
Just give me Il good revolver and |
would finish that fellow in a minute"
is what the little boy said while exam
lining a piece of sculpture representing
two Greek warriors engaged in fight
with short swords.
The love of ancient times, of remote
ancestors comes with maturity when
We begin to realize the strenuOusness
of the struggle and that the breath
comes short and muscles ache whether
we fight with the weapons of modern
warfare or with ancient arms. The
frame of man is exactly the same now
'as when, clothed in the skins of ami
mails, he fought man and beast with
sharpened flint.
-Four Old Greeks" by Miss Jennie
Hall, instructor in history in the Chi
cago Normal School, is a collection of
biographies subtly calculated to
awaken Il deeper love for the heroic in
conduct and character. The story of
Hercules and how he killed the lion
and the hydra and established the
Olympian games is more stimulating
than tales of old Sleuth. Only the
former is ancient, and modern boys are
afraid of being ''kidded" with stories
that are not true. Achilles, Dionysos
and AlkeStis are the three other heroes
whose exploits Miss Hall recites so
spiritedly. The only way to find out
whether boys books will accomplish
their object is to try them on a boy
If he ties himself into the contortiOnist
position boys assume when they read a
dime novel, the book is a success
Four Old Greeks" TO a grown person
who has forgotten what Dionysos did
to attain Immortality, is an interesting
book. 1t is illustrated by pictures taken
from exhumed vases, funeral urns and
sarcophagi, contains a pronouncing vo-
cabulary and directions to teachers
who wish to make the old Greeks real
to their pupils by constructing armor
and arms.
The last two books of the series
which the publishers have named
Lights of Literature" contain short
biographies of the men and women who
have made English literature. with 4
few of their shorter poems or essays or
stories. At the back of each book there
are explanatory notes and questions di-
rectlng the readers attention TO the
more subtle meanings. The five books
OF the series are admirably calculated
to provide youngsters with high ideals
and a taste for literature. They are
published by Rand, McNally and Com
pany' and all are exquisitely illustrated
and neatly bound.
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The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1902-01-25
The Strollers

Color, laughter. catchy song. dancing
light as elf. lovely scenery. charming
COstumes-this is The StrolIers. 1t is
probably the translation of a German
play, because it is funny without
cOarseness. American farces are
laughed at only by the men and boys
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1902-01-25
Il II f COU X | + r

sic teachers who support themselves
by giving Americans vocal lessons are
incompetent and do not know the
mechanism of the delicate instruments
which their owners pay a large price
to learn how To use. To maintain the
prestige of Berlin as the musical cen
ire and to protect the regulations and
incomes of those teachers who have
had the conscience to learn and who
possess the talent to teach music. as
well as for the benefit of the unsophist-
icated strangers who go to Germany
to study music. it is proposed to bring
a bill before the Reichstag compelling
all teachers of singing To pass a state
examination and be able to display a
diploma stating their competency.
Herr Leonard Liebling. Berlin
critic. says: American students will
take the liveliest interest in the pro-
posed legislation. because they are the
most numerous and obliged to pay the
highest prices for education. In Berlin
alone American students spend 5000. 900
marks, or $750000 a year for music les
sons. \ large percentage of the teach
ers not only fail to teach anything, but
often spoil talent"
The reform proposed by the New
York Musical League and by the best
teachers of Berlin is a measure which
cries out for accomplishment. There
are large obstacles in the way of get
ting a few hundred legislators, whether
they are members of the Reichstag or
of the New York legislature, to pass
such u bill. Musicians are not apt to
be politicians. They are men ignored
by the man of affairs. LOng-haired,
with dreamy eyes and often eccentri-
cally dressed, they are ignored by the
procession of re-shouldered, push
ing men who get elected to the legis-
lature and make laws for dreameTs and
everybody else. There is one exception,
the bandmaster of San Francisco, who
is now the mayor. He has the peculiar
appearance OF the musician, but he was
able to attract the serious consideration
of tiremen, JanitOrs, street hawkers,
draymen and of all other sturdy labor
ers in the work of a great city by the
same organizing ability that made him
q successful bandmaster. The singu-
larity of his success demonstrates the
isolation of most musicians. The very
ideal qualities which contribute to their
success as musicians unfit them for
finance, legislation and politics. 1t is
therefore doubtful if a body of mu-
sicians can succeed in inducing a legis-
lature or a Reichstag to pass a law
whose provisions will deprive some of
their constituents of the means of
livelihood.
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The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1902-01-25
Diplomas for Vocal Teachers

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Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1902-09-11
Those Who Will Teach.

Miss Gertrude Higgins, county sup
erintendent, reports the following
teachers as having been engaged by
some of the country districts:
Lame Deer-Miss Bertha Wohlga.
maui.
Lee-Mss Helen G.. Miller.
Pleasant Hill-Miss Florence Law
SOIL.
Rosebud-Niss Luella Lane
Hammond 'S-Miss Ellen Williams.
Birne-Miss Bessie Knappenburger.
MISS w son has resigned her posi-
ton a. teacher AT Hathaway.
Mos IT t.e. summer schools are con-
tinung Wit very able instructors and
MANY OF IT,. Aichr : of year ago are
re-hired ta ~ crease the success
OF thei'
A fe7 - cts will not open
their f,r... Later late owing to
SchoG h1ua irin and Their neces-
sarN inpr. rs.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1902-09-11
A POUNDS A POUND.
But a Pound of Feathers Is Heavier
Than II Pound of lead.

Than u Pound of lead.
That old question about pound of
feathers and pound of lead takes OH
new interest when we look at it in a
simple scientific way. 1t seems alb
surd, of course, that a pound of one
thing could be heavier than pound Of
another thing, and yet that is exactly
what may be shown in this case; not
that the pound Of lead is heavier than
the pound of feathers, as most persons
would say on the spur of the moment
but just the other way-a pound of
feathers is heavier than pound of
lead.
This apparently inconsistent state
ment may be quite easily proved. With
accurate scales weigh a pound of lead,
| using ordinary shot for convenience;
then with the same scales weigh
pound Of feathers, putting them into
muslin bag for the purpose. The feath-
ers and the bag together must weigh
exactly pound.
The next step in the operation will
show apparently that there is no diff
ference whatever in the weight Of the
two articles, for you put the shot in
one pan Of balance and the bag of
feathers in the other, and after little
seesawing they will come to an exact
level.
Now, however. the scientific phase of
the question presents itself. and you
are reminded that in weighing the ar
ticles thus in the open air you have
taken no account Of the buoyant pow
er of the air, which bears everything
up in proportion to the objects bulk.
AS the bag Of feathers is of greater
bulk than the shot. it is borne up more
than the shot Is, and for that reason
it is necessary to use a little more than
a pound of feathers to balance pound
Of lead.
This, however. is theoretical The
practical proof is obtained when you
place the balance bearing the lead and
the feathers on the receiver Of an air
pump and cover them with the glass
bell. Then exhaust the air, and you
will find that the pan bearing the feath-
ers will sink and the pan bearing the
lead will rise. thus showing that when
weighed in the ordinary way the guam
tity of feathers used to make q pound
is actually more than a pound-New
York Press
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1902-09-11
FINS OF THE FLYING FISH.
They Are Used as Parachutes Rather
Than as Wings.


Out from the warmer seas fly the
flying fish. the fish Of which every one
has heard. which yet none can see for
the first time without a gasp Of amaze
Ment, without feeling as though be-
holding the miraculous. the fish which
has given rise to more untruthful sto-
ries than any other fish in all the seas
Undoubtedly the flying fish has wings
like bird; undoubtedly it flies. yet not
as bird. 1t does not flap the wing
like. pectoral fins on which it is up
borne, nor, once launched in the air,
can it change it's course by any move
ment of it's wings until it dips again
to the water. Yet it will pass ship
making ten knots in the hour and trav-
ell in the air as far as 500 feet at a
time
Astounding. indeed, is the sight Of a
shoal of flying fish taking to the air,
skimming far over the surface when
the sea is calm. leaping high over
great waves when gales blow. Fish
seem ludicrously out of their element
in the air. but that fish should fly is
not really more wonderful than that
some animals and birds, like the otter
or the penguin, dive and swim to per-
lection.
The flying fish's fins are really para
chutes to support and steady it's body
rather than wings to propel it. The
lobe of the tail gives propulsion to the
body as it leaves the water. A flying
fish measures about foot in length
and it's long. transparent pectoral fms
reach almost to the tail; but, though
very large when expanded, they can
be folded up very neatly. Its fight is
short and intermittent. and it must
needs continually dip into the sea to
give itself fresh start.-Pearson's.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1902-09-11

Glendive, fifteenth to twenty-siXth;
Forsyth from twenty-seventh to Oct.
+th. Other dates will be announced
later.
James Holler and wife, DR.. Wilson
and wife, Jos. Choisser and wife F. A.
Shaw, Miss Dimple Choisser, the
Misses Marceys, 7. E. Hammond and
children, the Misses Austin, f. F..
Meyerhoff, Jas. Davidson, w. E..
Clark, Jas. Scott and VIM. Rhodes
were among those who attended the
Ringing circus at Billings Saturday.
Fireman Art Hackley, in company
with a number of his fellow workmen,
allowed his appetite for the succulent
watermelon to get the best of him re-
Gently while in Billings and as a re-
suit he is now carrying a fine assert
ment of bird shot in various portions of
his anatomy. His friends were more
fortunate, however, and are suffering
but slight of nervous prostratiop.
Agent O'Brien has been authorized
to sell tickets at fare and one-third,
on the certificate plan, to those who
contemplate attending the following
meetings: Butte, Sept. Is to 10, Ma
sons; Butte, Sept. II to 10, Woman IS
Suffrage Association; Missoula, Sept.
10, knights of Pythias. A rate of one
fare has also been made to the Bill
ings Fair Sept. 9 to II; return limit,
Sept. r. Children under II years of
age, half fare. Above rates are for
round trips.
Several weeks ago the News
chroncled the arrival of Sister Cecilia
and seventeen Indian children from st.
Peters. During the interval of three
weeks Sister Cecilia has been with
her little charges at the mission on the
Northern Cheyenne Reservation. The
Indian parents visited their children
each and every day, and were loud in
there praises and esteem of Sister Co.
ella. Last Tuesday morning Sister
Cecilia with her seventeen original
charges and ten additional ones started
at a. m. and made the drive of sixty
miles to Forsyth arriving at $3.50 in the
evening. The editor of this paper had
the pleasure of meeting Sister Cecilia
and her little flock Tuesday evening at
the home of Sam O'Connell, before
leaving for their school duties at st.
Peters.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1902-09-11

Mr. and Mrs. Luther Terrett again
opened their hospitable home to a
party of friends Thursday, Sept. 4th.
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs. Cole
man, Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. d. Terrett,
Mrs. Butler, Mrs. Kane, Mrs. Alex
ander, Misses Clark, Alexander,
Stretch, Rosalie and Belle Duff,
Messrs. Grierson, Milburn, Davenport
and Kane.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1902-09-11
OF LOCAL INTEREST

Richmond Mitchell of Sabra was in
Monday.
VIM. Myers Sundayed here from
Rosebud.
Craig Mcdowell of Tongue River
was in town Thursday.
w. E. Savage, sheriff of Custer
county was in town Thursday.
Bill Hawkins, chief of police of Miles
City Was in town Tuesday.
John Mckay was in town Saturday
on his way to the Yellowstone Park.
John hurry, the prominent North
81 de sheepman, was in town Monday.
Stock Detective Smith of Miles City
was here Thursday to attend the horse
stealing trial.
Matt Schiltz and Matt Barley were
over from the North side Monday trans
acting business.
C. B. Mccarthy of the Germania In
surance Co., headquarters at Helena
was in the city Wednesday.
Lieut.. Dean and several soldiers
from the Cheyenne agency, were in
town T thursday enroute to Fort Keogh.
Miss Wohlgenaut of Miles City was
in Forsyth last week Ell route to Lame
Deer, where she has been engaged to
teach school.
J. Coppel and E. w. JANET of Halle
ton, Dakota and James Regain of Green
Isle, Mimi, all horse buyers were in
the city Wednesday.
E. X. Davis was up from Hathaway
saturday representing his precinct at
the meeting of the Democratic County
Central committee and attending to
other matters.
Miss Lizzie Longley, who has been
spending the summer here from Butte,
returned the fore part of the week to
resume her duties as instructor in the
public schools of that place.
H. H. Fletcher & Co. have car of
Gallatin county oats in transit which
will sell for S1.4O per hundred; also a
carload of Yellowstone valley potatoes
which they will dispose of at $1.4O per
cwt.
AT the Thursday Afternoon Euchre
club, which was entertained by Mrs.
Thomas Butler, the hostess won a pair
of cut glass vases and Mrs. Harry But
terrified a sterling silver sugar shell.
Miss Helen Stretch was the only sub
stitute. A royal good time is reported.
Rev. Mother Superior of Saint Lob
res Mission on the Northern Cheyenne
Reservation was in town Wednesday,
having just returned from a visit to the
Rev. Mother General Amadeus, Superb
Dress of the Ursulines of Montana at
Mount Angela, St. Peters. She was
accompanied by Sister Irene and
little Indian girl
On account of the absence for several
months of DR.. Higgins from his dental
office in Glendive, DR.. Klein will take
charge of his business during the for
mer's absence. DR.. Klein will be at
Rosebud the tenth, eleventh and twelfth;
Forsyth, thirteenth and fourteenth;
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1902-09-11

Mrs. Holt Of Miles City is in town.
DR.. Klein went to Glendive We'd
nesday.
H. A. Higgins of Rancher was IN
Tuesday.
Tom Wells was in from the Sweetser
ranch Sunday.
Art Twitchell came over from the
Big Missouri Saturday.
Mr.. Wells was Sunday visitor here
from the Big Porcupine.
II. Patterson went east Wednesday
with horses for Mcdonald & Lane.
Andrew Tadsen of Cannibal island :,
was a business caller in town Monday.
J. Sweetser sold his entire band of
sheep, about $500, this week to F. M.
Hartzell.
At Billings Sunday the Red Lodge
Baseball team defeated the Magic City
club by a score of 5 to 4.
Mr.. Steiger and daughter Rose, from
Minneapolis have been visiting with
their son and brother, H. G. Wright.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gay Huff, Mr.. and
Mrs. Bert Coleman and Mr.. and Mrs.
Hyatt spent Sunday at the 7Uk ranch.
Mrs. L. E. Stone of Park City, has
been in this section for the past several
days with a view of purchasing a
ranch location.
Judge c. H. Loud, Court Reporter
Kreidler and Attorneys Sydney San
ner and Geo. w. Farr were here Mon
day on court business.
The republ can county central COM
mttee of Rosebud county has called
the primaries for Sept. 10. The con-
vention will be held in Forsyth Sept.
u.
DIR. H. J. Riesland, the celebrated
eye specialist, will be at the American
hotel, Forsyth, from Oct. to and at
the Miles City Hotel annex Oct. 7 to -.
Consultation free.
The Northern Pacific will sell tickets
to the Glendive Fare at a rate of one
and one-third for the round trip. Dates
of sale, Sept. %, %, "a and Is; limit,
Sept. 81. Children half fare.
H. H. Fletcher & Co. have just re-
ceived 100 boxes of very fine apples.
AS the proof of the pudding is the get
ting of it thereof in between the grinder S
We scribe can certify that they are very
fine.
Labor Day party consisting of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry H. Fletcher, Mr..
and Mrs. Gay Huff, Miss Hunsche and
Messrs. Jas. Kennedy and Harry
Wilke spent the afternoon at the lux
ranch.
Since the opening of the hunting sea-
HE'D themselves from town and return
ed with some good bags of game.
They report game more plentiful this
than last. especially sage hens.
The trial of Sim Roberts on the
charge of stealing horses from B and
M was to have been tried Thursday
before Justice De Berge, was postponed
on account some of the main witnesses
being unable to get here.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1902-09-11
Accurate Delay.

Many stories are told of the lack OF
punctuality upon southern railroads
1t is said that when New England
man found his train, advertised to
leave at II o'clock, starting at exactly
that hour he complimented the con-
ductOr.
Just on time, l see." he said genial
~. "All this talk I've heard of the
lateness Of your trains is without foun-
dalton, I've no doubt"
The conductor smiled at him gently.
This train. sir" he said without a
trace Of embarrassment, lis not today's
IL O'Clock train. sir. 1t Is yesterdays
II O'Clock. Today's will probably not
get here from way down until tOmor~
row. sill" -Youth's Companion.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1902-09-11

A ticket to Hunters Hotsprings and
return, including board and baths at
the hotel for one week, for only So.
Apply N. p. ticket office.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-11-29

thor of Friends" which viii be seen
here Christmas eve, was simply one OF
the units in Prof. STEMS large aggre-
cation OF schoolboys In salt Lake city,
the stage would certainly have been the
very last profession his mates would
have thought he would choose In after
life. Then his strongest characteristic
was his deep religious convictions, al
though he was never ostentatious IN
regard to his beliefs II was thought
he would someday enter the ministry.
The law. however, in which his father
was Il brilliant light seemed the most
likely field for this close conservative
student, who was Il clear and loglcal
reasoner, natural orator and the star
Of the debating society Leaving SAT-
Lake he graduated from princeton
with honors and took up the law, drop
ping II later when he finally became
convinced that his place was behind the
footlght. Friends" his first venture
In the field of dramatic literature, re-
ceived it's very first production In salt
Lake by the Home Dramatic club; while
the author had many things to contend
against then. great things were pre-
dicted of the play and It's author, all of
which have been since realized.
Friends" was written in Salt Lake
while MIR Royle was spending sum
mer here more than 10 years ago. Co
ing with II to New York he hawked 1t
from door to door for months, but none
OF the metropolitan managers would so
muh as hear IT, Growing desperate, Mr..
Royle determined TO produce II himself.
Selecting the best company possible he
engaged Ted Hanley, then one Of the
most talented and promising young
leading men IN America, and Selena
Fettcr. who had scored tremendous
hit with Robson and Crane I'm the Hen
rletta," and who was at that time Sal
vini's leading lady. Mr., Henley, Mt the
last moment. almost ut the call for the
first curtain disappointed Mr.. Royle
and the young and determined author
stepped onto the stage and played the
leading role. Jack Paden, himself, max
Ing an instantaneous hit and leaping
at one bound into a POSITION Of unusual
prominence ms a star. Shortly after. he
married his accomplished leading lady.
o Kentucky bred woman Of fine spirit
ild intelligence. and these two have
made themselves noted on our stage In
this maiden effort Of a young enthusl-
asst, and in those later plays by Mr.
Royle, Captain Impudence," and "My
Wifes Husbands"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-11-29

ately In love with her. Improbable?
Not If you know young hearts Besides,
does not Shakespeare say: "Who even
loved that loved not at first sight?" At
any rate the fortunate young man. who
is Capt. links, pays his bet to friend
that he VIII win her with a promise to
pay, after the time honored custom OF
the Jeunesse doree. now as then and
prosecutes his suit with such energy
that fortnight later, when We meet
him again In the SECOND act. he pro-
poses marriage and is accepted, But
that unlucky l, o. L. turns up to EN-
barrass him by making 1t appear that
his courtship was intended to win the
bet instead Of bride, and he Is incon.
tinently turned out Of doors. But that
evening, after Nine. Trentoni's success,
full debut, he makes his way to her
apartments and convinces her that he
has been maligned; whereupon the pair
are reconciled and we leave them to
their happy fate. The play ls said to
be Clyde Fitohs brightest effort. both
IN dramatic construction and clever
dialogue.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-11-29

Daughter-That man who advertised
all the latest popular songs for 81 Is a
sWindler.
Old Man-Eh? Didn't he send any,
thing for your money! I'll report him
to the authorities at once.
Yes; he sent the latest popular songs
just as advertised, but they We're only
the words No music at ali, | can read
them, of course but can't sing them.
"My dear that man is not a swim
der. lie Is phianthropist New
York Weekly.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-11-29
HORNETS ESCAPED.

Ames Young 81 Sterling, Wayue
county, took load OF hay to Scranton
the other day and sold Il. When he
went to unload It nt the barn OF the
man who bought It he found big hor-
nets nest hanging to a beam In the
NOV.
TO render the occupants OF the mes,
harmless some sulphur was placed In
"a pail, set on fire, and held under the
rest 20 the fumes would suffocate the
hornets The pail was held too close,
the nest caught FIRE and dropped into
the pail,
The hornets began TO swarm out and
the hired man who held the pail
chucked II, nest, fire aud all out OF
the NOV window. II fell on the load OF
hay. which caught fire, Young had
time TO get his horses unlocked and
ont Of the way but the hay and wagon
and part Of the barn were consumed
The hornets escaped-NeW York sun,