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The Age and the Name.

A Detroit young man, with fancy for
hOrseaesh and knowledge of the same
not commensurate Herewith, some time
ago went horse hunting on his own re-
sponsibility and picked up what he thought
was cracker jack. He was a Blue Grass
boss and was as lively as cricket, Sc live
ly, in fact, that the young man was sure
he had a3-year-old. Several days after the
purchase, and he had been showing the
horse around and growing over him, he
met the colored man who had had charge
of him.
by the way, SAM" he said, "whats
the horses name"'
"Lexin ton, sah."
docs he know it?'
Il spec he do, sab, " said Sam innocent
ly; hes had it fer IS yeahs, sab. DE
troit Free Press.
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How Heads Grow.

A story was told by Ticknor, who said
it was a singular fact that the head of
Daniel Webster grew larger after he had
passed middle age. Ticknor, knowing
Webster intimately, asked him about the
matter and received the reply, Yes find
that have constantly to increase the size
of my hats"
We may observe that this interesting
phenomenon does not depend entirely up
on increase of years, for comparatively
young naval officers have been known to
complain of a tightness in their headgear
after the mental strain involved in taking
lunar Observations.-Athe
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Fitchburg Railroad,
HOOSAC TUNNEL ROUTE

On and after Dec. 1Oth, 1894, trains will run a
follows
LEAVE BENNINGTON VIA. BEgEINGToN & RCrrLANJ
RAILWAY.
Leave bennington Is Il III, arrive Troy 50, ,
m, New York 20 IN, HooSick Falls 81, Nortl
Adams So Greenfield II - q n, Fitchnurg 80
Boston 10 m, Mechanicvlue O3, Saratoga, 81
8
Leave Bennington y 40 y m, arrive Troy , 10
New York o., hoosirk Fails 81, North Adams
446, Greenfield 6 CO. Fitchburg S u, Boston IOI5 !
IN.
Leave Bennington IS p II. arrive Troy 55
pm, HoOsick Falls 8 Il, No AdamsT OF p N
Mechanicyiile 46, p m, Saratoga 33p M
Leave Bennington II - a. III. arrive Troy 2 .
New York e +ja m. Leave Bennington for the
north. ~ Is, and o. n m, ? So 6 10 p m.
TRAINS ARRIVE AT BENNINGTON.
VIA. BENNINGTON ~ RUTLAND ny:
20 m, from New York, Albany and Troy.
30 a m, from New York. Albany, Troy Hoo
sick Falls, No. Adams, Saratoga and Mechanic
vile.
3Ot pm, from New York Albany,and Troy,
63S m, from Albany, Troy. Hoosick Falls. No
Adams Boston. and Saratoga. Arrive at Ben
aington from the north 20, : 81 a m, 1 10, and
40 m.
J.R WATSON, GenI Pass Ag't.
c. NIMMO Boston
Genl Western Passenger Agent. Troy
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Kinds of Politicians.

The editor of THE Point of View de-
partment Of Scribner's says:
We are called a nation of politicians. 1t
is very far from being true, but there are
very many politicians among us, men
whose calling is politics, and who get
what they most care for, or try to, from
politics, and there is larger and less OBJ
vious class who have a strong interest in
politics because they find in it duty that
some of them like, and that some perform
all the more faithfully because they don t
like it.
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RENASCENCE.

muse in shadow, knowing naught
How deep this twilight sad and dark
May gloom before the dawn is fraught
With light for some full throated lark.
am content; the night may fall
And brood with more than ebon wing,
But at the appointed time and call
The sun shall rise, the lark shall sing.
John II. Boner in Century
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Are You In Il?

MIR. Chas B. Spain of Columbia University. has
recently examined the records Of the Surrogatps
of thirtv-tive counties in TIE state of New York.
covering the last three months of 1893 and inClud-
ing the counties of New York and Kings, the
richest in the State. The resul are remarka
bic as showing how few peopl leave any estate
ut all and the low average values Of the estate
left.
Out OF 10000 persons over twenty-five years Of
aRedying during the quarter, only
$50 left estates equal to or exceeding 5000
2lt6 9 averaging 1892
6R49 valued al OOOO
Think ofiti Less than q per cent were worth
$4,000, end less than 25 per cent were worth 1892
when they died. The conclusion is that whether
9ll5 out of every 900 leaves estate of So 900
or not depends upon whether they have life in
suranCe for that amount or not.
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Secretary Carlisle, 1T seems, "bur
riedly dictated to a stenographer" the
currency scheme which the House Dem
Ocrats are trying to rush through with
out deliberation. 1t was in the same
way that the Secretary "scribbled off,
the sugar schedule. Mischief will come
of his scribblings yet.
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"A. D. White, better known as Hank
White" has been appointed inspector
for the 14th Vermont g. A. r. inspection
district.
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The remains of Gen. John G. Free
mont have only now found their last
resting place.
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critics of P. p. p. -Prickly Ash, Poke
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and SCrOfuIa

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the weak and debiltCted, gives
strength to weakened nerves, expels
diseases, giving the patient health and
happiness where sickness, gloomy
feelings and lassitude first prevailed.
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The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-11-03
Vote and Work for Dupuyer
for the County Seat, Teton County.

years, to be read out of the repub-
iican party because they dare to
question the fitness OF certain in
dividuals for public office; are they
to be disgraced' by summary re-
moval from official position because
they, in 90 nmon with several
other of their fellow citizens, con-
denim the late, lamcntcd republi-
can convention as body in which
barter and sale were SO apparent
that several well known and highly
respected citizens refused to allow
their names TO be presented for
office before body of men whose
"work was so coarse,
.. N. A. THoRNE.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-11-03

FOR THE
County Seat.


For their own self interests, and
to mislead the voters of the county,
various parties have circulated and
are still asserting that Dupuyer is
out of the race for county seat.
We assert that this is utterly false.
that Dupuyer is in the race and
that we fail to see what right anv-
one has to say that it is not, and
we sincerely hope that the voters
of the county will not be misled by
any such contemplate tricks to
overcome q rival. If the voters
will look to their own interests,
the interests of the county at larg
and the future welffre of tie coun
ty, they will surely choose Dupu-
yer for the countycseat, and why.
1t is the center of population.
1t is the geographical center;
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-11-03
Are They Tricksters.

On the 9Th day of September. at
regular term of the board of
comfy commissioners, beng pres
ent Charles W. Gray, Walter S.
Clark and G. W. Taylor, there was
appointed as judges of election at
Robare precinct, Rasmus Fagerli,
Chas. Aubrey, 7. R. Hill, Joseph
hipp and Charles Buckley, in ac-
cordance with section 1O11 election
law, as follows:
"Sec. 1011. 1t shall be the duty
Of the commissioners of the several
counties, at their regular session
Immediately preceding said general
eec ion, to appoint three or five
discreet and capable persons, pos
sessing the qualifications of cleo
tors, to act as judges of election in
each township or precinct.
If in any of the precincts any Of
said judges refuse or neglect to
serve, the voters of such township
or precinct may elect q Judge or
or judges to fill vaca 2cies on the
morning of election, to serve at
such election.
The three first mentioned Judges
were then and are now republicans
and the last two democrats.
The'latter part of Saptember Mr..
Fagerli resigned, aud on the 4th
day of October, at special term,
Chas. Cartwright, then and now a
republican. was appointed in his
place.
On the 18th of October, at
special session, the board had
entered on the records the follow
ing:
"It having come to the knowl-
edge of the board that the board
of election judges of Robare pre-
cinct, No. 5, was not constituted
according to law, the following
changes were ordered: John Hun
ter in place of Chas. Cartwright,
removed; James w. Brown in place
of Chas. Aubrey, removed" "
1t appears that when this action
was taken, October 18th, there
were present, Chas. W. Gray, COM
missioner, Walter S. Clark, com>
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1t is large beautiful valley;
1t is on land high enough to be
dry and healthy;
The soil is rich and productive;
There is room enough for all;
1t offers work for workingmen;
AS regards county offices and
court bouse, J. W. Mcknight guar
antees room for county offices rent
free for one year, and also sixteen
lots for county buildings, said lots
to be given to Teton county.
Our reason for issuing this cir
oular is to deny the statement that
las been made, and also to warn
the people of the county against
the unprincipled manner in which
our opponents seek to take ad-
vantage of Us.
DUPUYER TowNsITE Go.
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VOTE FOR

missioner and brother of B. Percy
Clark, candidate for senator. A. G.
Warner, deputy clerk and Cicero
L. Bristol. candidate for county
treasurer.
NO charges of incompetency CT
ldiocy were filed; no claim that
either had left the state or been
convicted of an Infamous crime.
The charge was, however, made by
Mr.. Bristol and readily believed by
Clark and Gray that Aubrey and
Cartwright were not republicans
because somebody had said that
these gentlemen had intimated that
they did not intend to vote the re.
publican ticket straight, but pro-
posed is resent the trickerv by
which the managers of the repub-
llcan convention deprived them of
seats to which they were JUSTLY en-
titled. In order to right this at
tempted injustice Mr.. Taylor re-
quested special session and the
following petition was presented to
Mr.. Gray, chairman of the board,
by the signers in person:
10 the County Commissioners of
Teton county, Mon tana:
Gentlemen We, as citizens and
taxpayers of Teton county, re-
spectfully ask that you revoke the
action taken by your honorable
body on the 18th day of October,
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1895, in removing as judges Of
election at Robare precinct, Chas,
Aubery and Chas. Cartwright and
appointing in their stead James W.
Brown and John Hunter
AS there is O va'idureason why
Chas. Aubery and Chas. Cart
wright, both republicans, should
not act as judges of election and
fulfil the duties assigned to them by
your honorable body at regular
meeting of the county commission
ers of Teton county we make the
request as we fully believe that the
changes made atyour special meet>
ing October 18th, 1894, will be the
cause of throwing out the Robare
precinct, and we desire that the
election shall be conducted in a
fair and impartial manner and that
no action of yours Shall be done
which will cause the votes of any
citizen of Teton county to be dis
franchised.
Thos. P. Aspling, dem.
Julian F Burd, dem.
W Fl Gallagher, rep.
Carl Harris, rep.
VIM Hodgskiss, rep,
VIM F Burgy, rep.
Jacob Schmidt, dem.
S Y Penrod. pop.
r Crockford, dem.
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Independent Candidate.
.. N. A. THoRNE.

TO THE VOTERS OF TETON COUNTY
Choteau, Montana, Sept. 22, '94
l hereby respectfully announce
myself as an Independent Candidate
for the office Of Treasurer of this
county. This action is taken up
on the request and solicitation of
nun erous Voters of the comfy,
irrespective of party.
Very Respectfully Yours,
GEORGE. STEEL.
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WORK and

and 60 about with seductive art,
the spots are still there. The
claws may be hidden beneath the
soft velvet cushions, but they are
ready to leap forth at any time.
If the voters are willing to see
almost all the county money spent,
and almost all the county impr ove-
nents made south of Spring creek,
they should vote for Choteau. If
they are willing to be forever gov
erned by gang who care naught
for them, barring their votes and
taxes, they should vote for Choteau.
If they are willing to be tributary
to one point and receive little or
nothing in return, they should
vote for Choteau. If they would
like silver service on ont end of the
table and tin plates on the other,
they should vote for Choteau.
Neither Dupuyer or Bynum have
attempted to bull doze people into
voting for them. They have not
threatened the people with an ex-
pensive law suit if they are beaten.
They have not formed combiaa~
tions to secure al the offices to
themselves by voting, regardless
of party, for their own citizens.
They are not fritti"g away the
public funds and expending it for
campaign purposes. They are per-
fectly willing to admit that the
balance of the county have some
rights which they are bound to
respect.
When you go into your election
booths, remember that you are the
power behind the 1hrore You
are the reigning sovereigns of this
happy and free nation. The man
ner in which you use the little slip
IF paper in your hand is fraught
with tremendous consequences.
The simple which you place there
seats or unseats the officials of the |
and, deciles questions of the
gravest import, makes or unmakes
state capitals and county seats.
Use that. privilege wisely and we'll.
Be true to yourselves and you can
De false to none. If you find that
your best interests demand it, cast
hose weapons of freemen in favor
If
Dupuyer for the county seat!
Helena for the capital !!
Quill DRIVER.
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D U P U Y E R

Philip Lucero, republican.
Dan Kenney, pop.
A B Hamilton, pop.
George Steel, rep.
Harry Marks, pop.
George Adam, rep.
Alfred Harris, rep.
julius Hirshberg, rep.
Thos. P. Crawford.
Angus NJ lose, rep.
VIM Hagen, pop.
Joel Borroughs, ind.
Mr. Gray s..declined to call a
special session to straighten out
this matter and as it now stands
there are seven men holding cer>
tificates as judges of election at
Robare precinct and but five can
lawfully serve,
Was 1T the purpose of the ma
jority members of the board and
Mr.. Bristol that there should be a
"scrap' at Robare on the morning
of election and grounds furnished
which would justify them as the
county vassing board in reject
ing the election returns from that
precinct should it not show ma
jorities for Percy Clark and C. L.
Bristol.
Is Chas. Cartwright, an active
all his life, and Chas.
Aubrey, who has worked earnestly
for republican success for manv
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-11-03
CAMPAIGN NOTES.

That the people Of Choteau con-
slider the balance of Teton county
as only an outlying dependency is
evidenced by several things. AS
sertions, especially in the heat of
campaign, go for little. Facts are
what the voter is looking for. The
three political conventions which
were held in this county were dom
mated, as far as possible, in the
interests of Choteau. These three
conventions placed in nomination,
for the various offices, thirty eight
candidates. Twenty-Five of those
are receiving their mail in Choteau
and thir, cen are scattered through
cut the rest OF the county. It is
easy to see that it is the intention,
by voting regardless of party, to
secure, out of those twenty-five.
all the officers, When this is done
the balance of the county may 90
to grass, except at tax-paying
time.
The gang proposes to accom-
plish its ends also by the use of the
peoples oney. On the board of
elec ction judges for Robare precinct
there were two men whose only
crime was that they were firm SUP
porters of Major Steel for the
office of county treasurer. These
men must be got rid of at all
hazards. A special meeting of the
commissioners was called, for the
sole purpose of firing these two
Judges, and the county foots the
DILL to the tune of about one hum
dred dol ars, expenses Of the said
special meeting.
The act providing for the crca-
tion of Teton county authorized a
vote for county seat at the next
general election. The Choteau
gang are quibbling that this is not
a general election. The election
notices which are posted up all |
over the county affirm that it is.
A general election is one in which |
all the voters of the state take |
part. That is just what they will |
do this fall. The gang is seizing
every pretense, however fimsy, for
disregarding the wishes of the
people in case the county seat con-
test goes against them. They
have declared that if the vote is
unfavorable they will not move the
records unless they :re compelled |
to do so by mandate from the
supreme court. In other words, if
the people of Teton county are
fools enough to dare to place the
county SCAT outside of Choteau
they will be made to pay dearly |
for their. folly.
This is the last issue of the
AcANTHA previous to election day. |
The writer wishes to urge each
and every voter to stand true to
his own best interests. If Choteau
succeeds IN securing the county
seat we may know just what to
expect. Patrick Henry has told
us that we have no way of judging
the future but by the past. The
leopard does not change his spots,
and although he may cover. him
self with a mantle Of camels hair
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To the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal:
I ask space enough for a word of tribute
to the memory of Miss Lydia r.. Putnam,
whose death in this city has Just been
announced. I lave known her well since
the year 1877, when she came to Irving
ton to take charge of the public school
Of the town. Her painful experience as
a teacher the following year. in which she
was wholly without fault, has not been
forgotten. She had considerable literary
gifts and but for her failing and alv avs
precarious health and other untoward cir
cumstances in her life she would have had
an honorable place in our literature. She
was a woman of the rarest personal worth.
Her integrity was ~fawless. her sincerity
was absolute. and her matchmaking frank
ness sometimes threatened TO become a
fault. She was the soul of fidelity and
honor. and her way was always lighted by
duty. Her struggle with poverty, hard
ship and sickness was a long and severe
one. but she met 1t bravely. Her sensitive
and self-respecting nature and her dread
OF becoming a burden TO her friends often
led her to decline their kind offices and to
look seif-denial in the face in it's most ex-
known her her se~lf-abegnation has only
been equaled by her bravery, and she takes
her place in the grand army Of heroes
and martyrs in private life whose strug-
giles with adversely, IL they could be faith
fully recorded, would make undying music
in the world. GEORGE W.. JULIAN.
Irvington. Dec. s.
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municants but as adherents) to save them
selves from being accused of witcncraft, a
suspicion from which no heather is safe.
Parrots are put to a practical use in Ger
many. They have been introduced into the
railway stations, and trained to call out
the name while the train stands there, and
thus save people the trouble of making in
quiries.
When America was discovered the po-
tato was cultivated in all the temperate
parts of South America, but not in Mexico.
Hieronymus Carbon, a spanish priest, is
believed to have introduced the plant in
Europe.
If a can of milk is placed near an open
vessel containing turpentine the smell of
turpentine is soon communicated TO the
milk. The same result occurs as regards
tobacco, p~araffin, asafetida, camphor and
many other strong smelling substances.
According to Invention, a building has re-
Gently been erected by Herr Wagner, an
architect at Limburg, solely of mat erals
formed Of ashes, without any admixrure of
sand. 1t is claimed that hard natural stones
of almost every variety ave been success
fully initiated Wit this very cheap ma
tQriaI.
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Thomas Cat.

1t was under the electric light on Pros
pect venue with which a very second-rate
moon was foolishly competing.
Stealthily she advanced through the big
gate. dragging a mysterious object with
her, glancing furtively from side to side,
the light of a fell purpose in her eye.
There was a dread hush on every porch
along the block, and even the boldest held
his breath for a time. Uhe breaths of
several being very strong, this deserves
much praise.)
She threw a lowering glance around that
finally hit a knothole in the sidewalk with
crushing force and took a little run like a
startled fawn or a cat out of the pantry.
Every eye was glued upon her-we will
mention the glue used If properly APP
In vain. Once more she bitches her skirts
and runs as above; there is a smothered
shrek and a sigh of satisfaction from all
the porches while the wheel reposes on its
side. She has merely mounted her machine
and tumbled OF again.
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THE PRISONS Of JAPAN.
Concluded from Ninth Pase.)

which went around their waists. and
they all went down to the floor. In the
barber shop fifty prisoners, some COW
jumped from their chairs to the earth,
and during the day over two thousand
men got down on all tours to me and
four thousand knees were ben in my
honor. 1t seemed supremacy ridiculous,
but the customs of the Japan of the
past have been such that there was no
humiliation felt in the minds of the men
as they performed this the old japanese
salution. FRANK CT. CARPENTER.
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of enamel butterflies working on hinges
that with their claws clutch the delicate
mesh; fans of white satin, embroidered and
and painted in red; black and yellow pop
pies, and mounted or tortoise-shell sticks.
Glove sets, too, there are, consisting. OF
silver stretcher, a powder shaker and a
mending egg in a silver-mounted box. And
vet the half of what will provoke Christ
mas extravaganza Is not told.
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In q
Scottish American.

OCOtUlS0 american.
She (haughtily)-I beg your pardon, sir;
you have the advantage of me.
He GaCntily)I should say / had. / am
the fellow you Tilted ten years ago.
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An Unanswered Question.

Town Topics
He (who has talked half an hour without
saying anything)-I got my education at
Yale.
She-Indeed. And where did you leave
tt9