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The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-10-27
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs Of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of a perfect lax
alive; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Go. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute il offered.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-10-27

tedious, and, being done entirely by
nand occupies tor 4 single stone h
continuous labor of months. The IA
nous Pitt diamond, for instance, re-
quired two years for the completion of
the process. Two diamonds are EN-
ployed, each cemented into a stick or
handle. The stones are then rubbed
together with a strong pressure, being
held over a metal box having a dOuble
bottom, the upper one perforated with
small holes, through which the diamond
dust falls. This is afterwards careful
ly collected, mixed with vegetable oil
and used for polishing the gem upon a
revolving cast-iron disk. When a large
piece is to be removed from the stone
it is sometimes cut off by NEAR of a
steel wire covered with diamond pow
der and sometimes by the use of a
chisel and hammer, though in this way
there is danger of destroying the stone.
The workman must understand perfect
~ the position of the cleavage planes,
as it is only upon them that pieces can
be removed by the chisel.
The first effort to break UP the dia-
mond-cutting monopoly Of Amsterdam,
which has lasted for so many years,
was recently made by a large New
York jewelry establishment, and he
jewelers. Weekly gives a full descrip-
ton of it. 1t works an important epoch
in the diamond cutting industry of this
country. The object of the new enter
prise is to establish OF this side of the
water an extensive and thoroughly
equipped factory on a larger scale
than ever attempted before in this
country for handling rough diamonds
| and passing them through the various
stages until they appear as a finished
| article ready for the market. The es-
| adjustment is provided with steam
power and is as complete in every
| sense as any to be found in Amster-
dam or elsewhere.
The first operation the rough diamond
u%ndergoes is called splitting or cleav-
ing. This is necessary in order to de-
rive the best results for commercial
| purposes. The process consists first in
determining the proper plan and direc-
| ton for dividing the stone into parts,
a proceeding hat requires judgment
| and long experience. The rough stone
is then embedded in cement and a dull
| edged diamond is rubbed across it's sur
face so as to leave an indentation that
determines the line of cleavage. The
operation is then repeated with a dia-
mond having a slightly sharper edge,
and finally with II as keen as a razor.
A marked depression is then made, into
which a sharp steel knife is inserted.
A quick and light blow divides. the
stone into two parts. The accompany
ing illustration shows the cleaver about
to deliver the blow.
The neXt process is known as that
of cutting, an operation during which
the stone is given its natural form. In
this department the new factory con
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-10-27
AFLENlSH OBSERVANCE.
Religious Procession Much Like til
Passion Play.

Religious Procession Much Like the
Passion Play.
The quaint little Flemish town Of
Furnes, situated twelve miles from
Dunkirk, has just celebrated its annual
procession with a fervov of the Middle
Ages. This procession, which in real
ity is a passion play, enacted by groups
was instituted many years ago, in
atonement for the sacrilegious act of
two soldiers. and has since undergone
no change. The town becomes for this
single day in the year the rendezvous
for devotee S and pilgrims from all
parts of Belgium. The procession con
sists of forty groups and the costumes
many of which are provided by the in
habitants of the town, who regard 1t
as ap rivilage to figure among h ac-
tors-are of the richest description.
The sacrifice of Abraham, the proph-
cts, st. John leading a lamb, the stable
of Bethlehem, with Mary and n child,
the shepherds, the kings of the East,
the flight into Egypt, and all the cpl
SodeS Of the Saviour's life, His entry
into Jerusalem with the Apostles, the
Last Supper, the Garden of Olives, the
betrayal of Judas, and the scenes Of
the c%rucitixion are the groups which
constitute the panorama of the Pas
sion. Each group is preceded by peni-
tents wearing long robes. with head and
face concealed by a cowl, and walking
barefooted. AS soon as the passion
play is over the public houses are be.
sieged and dancing begins in the nu.
merous booths set up for the occasion.
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tnins a feature of peculiar interest.
1t possesses a machine never before
Used in America, and only recently
adopted by a few of the largest estab-
ltshments in Europe. Instead of fol
lowing the old method Of rubbing two
stones together by hand, the stone I'M
ler~oing treatment is inserted in the
.iuck of Il lathe revolving ut Il high rate
of speed. and is placed i'll contact with
another diamond, that is likewise fast
rned in an adjustable chuck. held in the
hand of the operator. In the course of
this operation the stone receives its
form and out line. This process, which
is also illustrated secures a much bet
ter result than could be obtained by the
old method. The powder which results
from the stones rubbing against each
other Is used later in polishing.
The first ton is Their ready for the
pOliSher. He must first determine the
character he will give the diamond and
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-10-27
Black Hosiery Is Doomed.

In Paris the cry has gone up, mo
more black stockings" and the shops
In Paris are eager to please, and, ODE
dent to the voices of their fashionable
customers, exhibit now heaps of silk
and thread hosiery, all Of the same
color, but infinitely varied i'll shades,
from the dark gray, called the steel
gray, to the palest dove tint; a few
white articles are seen among the lot,
and far away, in a remote corner, Il
thousand pairs of black silk stockings,
open-worked, as thin as the webs of
the spider, lovely, but disdained and
snubbed by their friends Of old, are
given away almost for nothing.
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Sensitive to Noise.

M. Octave Feuillet. from all accounts
must have been a hard man to live
with. Nine. Feuillet, who ought to
know, declares that he was a victim to
his nerves. A strange voice, one he
was unaccllstomed to, in the house,
made him wild. When he was ailing
mattresses had to be piled up against
his doors, so as to keep out the ordinary
noises. When in the country the
growing Of cocks, the cracking Of hens
the neighing of horses made him fran
tic. For a man of poetical tempera-
ment h twitter of swallows, the
chirping of sparraws, caused him
agony. BY steady pistol practice says
his wife, he exterminated all the owls
in a country garden where he was liv-
ing.
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select the method of working on 1t. To
prepare the stone he has an assistant,
technically known as q setter. The
latter. having received instructions, in"
serts the stone in a conical mass of
molten lead, allowing a particular Sec
ton to remain exposed. AS soon as the
lead has hardened the polisher places
the stone upon his wheel, which ro-
tates at the rate of 2.3O0 revolutions
per minute. The illustration shows the
polisher at work. He is in the act Of
examining one of the four stones which
are constantly kept in contact with the
wheel.
Each setter has from five to six pol
ishers to supply, and as each polisher
has at least four diamonds in work
at a time the setter has fully twenty
different stones to keep in settings. 1t
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-10-27
LIGHT ON A CONJURING TRICK.
No Danger in Catching Bullets Fired
From q Gun.

The adage that there is nothing new
under the sun has only been questioned
in the matter of tricks performed by
magicians, conjurcrs, prestidigitateurs
and others who deal in that which is
a mystery to the eye The catching OF
bullets seemed to climax a series of
mysteries for which that clever dealer
in the mystic art was responsible.
Speaking of the bullet-catchinG trick
in particular, Professor +. ID. Hewes,
who is also Il dealer in the art mys-
i c.said to IA New York World reporter:
There are literally but few new tricks
in magic. The So-called new ones pre-
scented to the public from time to time
by our leading magicians. conjurers or
whatever they call themselves, are SIM
DIV the revival of some old experiment
clothed in a new form. The catching
of bullets is not by any means a new
trick, for it is almost as old as magic
itself. I remember seeing the old Ia
kir of Ava perform the same trick,
only in a different manner, when l
was a small boy. The catching of the
bullet is very easily explained. In the
first place, to accomplish it, the conjur-
er must procure an old-style cap-lock
smooth-bore musket. some powder.
caps and Il leaden bullet. All these
must be perfectly free from any decep-
ton. Now we come to the ramrod.
Therein lies the whole mystery of the
trick. 1t is constructed with a small
metallic tube, closed at n end and
so arranged as to become detached
from the end of the ramrod at will.
Having explained the construction of
all the APPLIANCES, we will now proceed
t o do the trick. The gun, bullets, pow
der and caps are freely given for eX-
animation. The performer requests
some one to put the charge into the gun.
Next he inserts a small piece of paper
and rams it down, and by a twist of
the ramrod to the left the small metal
tube is d~iSlodged from the point and
remains within the gun-barrel. Now
the bullet is marked and placed "a the
gun by one of the audience; again the
professor rams it down. Now by a con-
trary twist of the metal tube becomes
fast to the ramrod, so that in with
drawing it the bullet is removed. The
performer now palms the marked bull
let, and all that remains to do is to go
through the motions of catching ii
when the gun is discharged, and the
spectators are thoroughly mystified.
You see it is all very simple when you
know how.
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BETRoTHED,

~
81 She is mine in the day,
= She is mine in the dusk;
n She is virgin as dawn
n And as fragrant as musk
N
y And the wood on the hill
III Is the home where we meet
o, the coming of eve,
=. 1t is marvellous sweet!
q To my satisfied heart
She has flown like a dove;
All her kisses are taught
By the wisdom of love.
And whatever my grief.
There is healing and rest
On the dew-blossomed slope
OF her beautiful breast.
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That American ingenuity can cope
with any mechanical problem, no mat
ter how difficult, has been demonstrate
ed a thousand times, and scarcely a
day passes without some fresh exempli-
6cation. New processes are continually
being discovered, new machines invent
ed and ideas improved upon that for
years have been held to be the highest
stage of development possible.
3 One Of the most marked illustrations
of the ability Of American workmen
to cope with the demands Of every
branch of mechanical science is af-
forded to the recent Inauguration Of
diamond cutting in this city upon a
large scale, says the New York Adver-
tiser. Ever since the art Of cutting
diamonds in a scientific ann was
developed we four hundred years ago,
the process has been confined to a
small district in Europe, and by care
fully restricting the number of persons
taught and zealously guarding the Sc
crets of the art, it was kept within
narrow bounds and not allowed to
spread to other countries.
1t was in 1470 that a guild of dia-
mond cutters was established at Bruges
in Flanders. and from that time down
to the present the art has been practi-
cally a monopoly in that part Of the
world, centering finally at Amsterdam
to which city 1t has been almost e
tirely confined for a long period.
The process followed there, which
consists Of grinding down TO the SIR
face as well as cutting, is slow and
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-10-27
A Glass

all the glass that one can conjure up
Is the proper setting for q crystal we'd
ding. The flowers arranged in ALI
sorts of glass vessels and reflected In
as many mirrors rs possible, both
through the house and on the table.
and the use of ylass as flr as possible
In CRYING the food, for the candle
sticks, and ven for the shades, are the
possibilities Of such a feast. II ones
closet holds much cut-glass, it is par
ticularly beautiful with yellow chrys-
anthemums, o. scarlet gladiolus, or
even with the scarlet geranium.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-10-27
BABY LIKED 1T.
Her Voice Was Not Sweet and the
Servant Said So.

Her Voice Was Not Sweet and the
Servant Said So.
1t is not to be expected that every
mother who sings her baby to sleep is
the owner of a voice full of melody and
harmony. If good singers were COM
mon they would not be appreciated.
Of course. it is hard on the babies,
but then there are so many things that
they have to endure without muir
mur, that this atfliction is only n of
few. Being kissed by people to whom
they have not been introduced usually
heads such a list, says the Philadel-
phia Press.
But a mothers voice always sounds
sweet to a baby, and has the desired
effect of throwing him into a trance.
Other people in the house may not be
entertained to the same degree. Some
of them have been known to say so.
A young mother who has an interest
ing infant had such an experience.
Her voice, she knew, was not in PATHS
class. but ii answered the purpose nice
ly. The other evening, without inform
ing the maid of the kitchen that she
would be away from home for an hour,
she left the baby in the care of her
sister who has a charming voice. On
her return she mentioned the fact Of
her absence to the maid and was sur
prised at the reply:
Yes. ma'am, I knew it. 1 could tell
the difference in the singing to the
baby. You must excuse me, but /
can't help saving, Mrs. j, that 10y
have no voice for singing"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-10-27

A most important branch of business in
the human mechanism is that transacted by
the kidneys. If your kidneys have gone out
of business, look outi Soon they will be-
com diseased. unless they resume the
payment of their debt to nature. Use Hos
letters Stomach Bitters at the start and
all will be well. Employ it, too. for malar.
ial and dyspeptic troubles, constipation, liv.
er complaint and feebleness.
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Alas: Lass.

She-So you do not love me well
enough to marry me, after all? /.
He-I think you are a very beautiful
woman, a talented woman, a good
woman, and I know you to be a rich
woman-but after all, you are a WON
IN, you know.
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Cautious.

"There is a man outside who wants
to know if the editor is in," said the
Hooters new office boy.
Show him up."
mo. Sir" vas the firm reply. iii
resign first. He says that's what the
editors been doing, an he's looking for
gore."-Washington Star.
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New Material for Making Joints.

Engineers have long regarded red
lead as the one reliable substance for
the making of joints, but a new mate
rial has appeared which is said to be
both less expensive aud more efficient.
While possessing all the good qualities
of red lead as Il steam, water and gas
joint maker,it is more clearly and more
elastic, and sets more quickly under
heat. Being close-grained, it is non
porous to steam. water and gas, and
it requires so little time to harden that
steam can be turned on the moment
the joint is made. In remaking a joint
the cement eau be scraped off with a
knife, and no chopping off with a
chisel, as with red lead, is required.
1t is IA plain putty which Il be car
ried in the hand or pocket, and if more
is mixed than is needed for present
use, what is left over can be worked
up again at any future time.
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ASSIST NATURE

a little now and then
in removing Offend
ing matter from the
stomach and bowels
you thereby
avoid a multitude
of distressing de-
rangements and dis
eases, and will have
less frequent need
of your doctors
service.
Of all K o
agents for this pur-
pose, DR.. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets are
the best. Once
used, they are al-i
ways in favOr.i
Their secondary eff
feet is to keep thei
bowels open and
regular, not to fur
Their constipate, as
is the case with
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Ideal.

Jack-I suppose you had a lovely
time in Philadelphia.
Jess-I should say we did; there was
scarcely a morning that we didn't go
out of town for the day.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-10-27

1t would hardly be proper to say that
the murderer who is hanged is treated with
great cord-iality.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-10-27
Too Much Sameness.

Manager-Well, how do you like be-
ing an understudy?
Miss Wings-Not much. It's all work
and no play. ;
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-10-27

The sutton who gets the mitten isn't like
~. to pronounce the contest an engagement
with soft gloves.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-10-27

It's well to have a large bank account,
but not such as 1t takes columns Of the
papers for weeks to give account of.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-10-27

No Shirt is the new chief of the Umatilla
Indians. Should he be allowed to visit the
white settlements?
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-10-27

The breath of winter may he cold. but
it is not half so cold as the glance of the
man you strike for the loan of half a dol
lar,
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-10-27

Karl's Glover Root Tea,
The great Blood purifier, gives freshness and clearne,
TO the Complexion and cures Constipation. 25c. SOC, 5
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-10-27
aaA Golden Honors
MSEaMTa EYZz1g@NM from the
VsEsaEsss.lsaalhhlss7z@ Gold en- Coast
~45lTE6WN%| ...for..
Dr. price,s Rak;no- Doxx1dor
DR.. Prices Baking Powder

California, empire of the Pacific, salutes the world.
Her Midwinter Fair closed in a midsummer blaze of glory.
Second only to the Columbian Exposition in extent, variety
and splendor, the coast display was a veritable triumph.
Out OF her abundance the state poured her treasures-and
the nations of the earth came to aid her in her noble
exhibition.
Memorable were the exhibits-of gold and silver, of
wheat and oil, of fruit and wine, of silk and wool-of all
that man and nature could combine to produce. And no
exhibit attracted more attention or excited warmer approval
than that of
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-10-27

"Hansop's Magic Corn Snlve."
Warranted to cure or money refunded. Ask your
druggist for it. Price 10 cents.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-10-27

Goes Cough EaISam
Is the oldest and best. II VIII break up a Gold quick
err than anything else. 1t is aiwa<s reliable. Try it
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STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO. .,

LUCAS JOUNTY.
FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that he is the
senior partner of the firm of +. j. CHENEY Co,
doing business in the City of Toledo, County and
state aforesaid; and that said firm will pay the
every case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the
use Of HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK J. CHENEY
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my pres.
ence, this 9Th day Of December, A. D. 1856.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-10-27

If the Baby is Cutting Teeth.
Be sure and use that old and we'll tried remedy, MRS
WINsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP for Children Teething-
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SPARKLERS.
HOW DIAMONDS IN THE ROUGH
ARE HANDLED.

Formerly the Art WINS Confined to a
Small District in Europe; Now 1t
Has Been Firmly Established in
This City, and Is Exceedingly
Prosperous.
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DR.. Prices Cream Baking Powder

Official tests showed it to be highest in leavening power.
purest in quality, and most efficient in results of all baking
powders made. Accordingly, the Highest Award and Gold
Medal were conferred on DR.. Prices at the Midwinter Fair.
The triumph at San Francisco confirms the victory at
chicago. = The Midwinter Fair verdict sustains and vindi-
Gates the bestowal of highest honors on DR.. Prices by the
jury of awards at the Worlds Columbian Exposition.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-10-27
Gone Out OF Business,

A hen resembles an old tramp in am.
bush when she's LAYING for YOU.
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The Diamond Setter.

The Setter.
the plan Of establishing on an extern
sive scale the cutting and polishing of
diamonds in this country.
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A. ". GLEASON,

: SEAL Z a. w GLEAGUN,
| Notary Public
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts
directly on the blood and mucous surfaces OF the
system. Send for testimonials. free.
:. j. CHENEY Il 90. Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, T5c. Halls Family Pills. 25c.
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