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The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-09-15
A Cherished Document,

The simple, people of Alsace, who
retain i'll their hearts a strong love
for France at the same time that they
are DESTROYS not to offend their Ger
man rulers too much. have a hard time
of it when they are brought to the bal
lot-boX to vote for representatives in
the German parliament. In one cleo
ton in a certain Alsatian district the
two candidates were Kable, an Asa
tian of French sympathies, who had
protested against the annexation after
the war OF 1870, and a German.
On election day a peasant came to the
polling place, which was presided over
by a German official. The peasant had
in one hand a ticket on which was
printed the name of Kable. and in the
other Il ticket bearing the name of the
German candidate.
"Mcin Herr" he said to the German
election officer. will you tell me which
of these two tickets is the better one?'
The officer looked at them.
why, this is much preferable" said
he. indicating the Germans ticket.
"Ah, / thank you!" answered the
peasant. Il will keep it next my
heart"
He folded it carefully and put it in
his inside coat pocket.
las for this other. them said he,
with an air of putting it away from
him as an unworthy thing, Il will leave
it here"
And he put the Kablc ticket in the
ballot-bOX.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-09-15
Promising Pupil.

The Life of Gen. Sir Hope Grant"
contains an amusing account of the
teaching carried on, perhaps fifty years
ago, in the dame school of an English
village.
A little fellow was brought forward
as a show pupil when some ladies were
visiting the school, and responded thus
to questioning.
whats the first letter of the alpha
b, to" asked the dame.
"Ah don't know"
1--WE must give him u ommence-
ment, ma'am," said the teacher, aside.
"A is the first letter. What's the sec
ond?'
"Ah don't know"
What is it that buzzes about the
garden?"
Files"
Thou art a stupid boy. Bees buzzes
about the garden. BIS the second let
ter. What's the third?"
"Ah don't know"
"What do 1 do when 1 look at thee?"
Thou squintest."
ooh, thou stupid boy! Do 1 not see
thee? G is the third letter. Now what
do two and two maker
This time the boy answered with tri-
umphant readiness: "Five!!"
"See, ma'am,' said the old dame,
exultingly, how nigh he is to it!'
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-09-15
Charles Dey,

away and escapes. Why not record,
file the record and analyze it? Suppose
that any large house in New York City
should make this experiment. Say there
are 100 individuals to a concern, in
Guiding the president of the corporation,
or, in case Of a partnership, the senior
partner, down to the porters and errand
boy. Every one registers for the period
of n week. At the end of this week
the record supplied by the Time Regis
ter is analysed and studied. What a
load lifted from the hands of those re-
sponsible for the conduct of the bust
ness! The conditions, formerly vague,
are nov fixed and certain. The amount
of time each individual is putting in,
just where he has been, just what he
has been doing, is so well in hand that
the conduct of that business can be
managed by an able executive with
from three to four times as much ell
ergy as under the Old condition. For, it
must be remembered that the use of a
Time Register involves no distrust
whatever between master and employee.
Every good business man knows that
his employees are trying to earn their
money and to keep their places. He
does not distrust their disloyalty or
their zeal; he distrusts their Judgment
and their ability to make the best use
of their time. Had they the same iudg-
mcnt and ability as himself they would
not be employees, but employees of labor.
Now, how "a a business man teach
an employee to make the best use of his
time without knowing the exact use he
is making of it? But what question?
There must be a basis for asking these
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-09-15
More Uses for Aluminium.

AS the experiments with aluminium
continue, new uses are constantly being
found for it and its valuable qualities
are more highly appreciated. Boats
and sledges of aluminium were TAX
en- by Mr.. Wellman on his great polar
expedition. The United States l~ife-sav-
ing service boats are the models upon
which the expedition boats were con-
structed. AS showing the progress in
boat building for long carrying, where
weight is an important item, it may
he said that. while the boats used in the
Parry expedition weighed LOO pounds,
those for Wellman weigh $50 to 400
pounds, According to all accounts, they
are among the best specimens of this
sort of work turned out. The sleighs
have watertight compartments and will
float with their load if necessary.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-09-15
Real Beauty,

A reply which was at once wise and
witty is said to have been made by a
gentleman to whose decision in regard
to a certain matter two pretty young
girls appealed.
They were discussing the question as
to what constitutes beauty in a hand,
and differed greatly in opinion. At
last they referred the matter to the
old man, of whom they were both very
fond.
my dears," said the old gentleman,
with a kindly smile, 'the question is too
hard a one for me to decide. But ask
the poor, and they will tell you that the
most beautiful hand in the world is
the hand that gives the most freely"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-09-15
No More Gambling.

That a man should look after money
lost in gambling with penitent eyes
and VOW never again to be tempted to
like sinful foolishness seems no so
strange. But Gen. Maury, in his Rec.
elections Of a Virginian,' tells how he
was led to a similar decision by an
opposite experience. The occurrence
tool place while he was an instructor
at West Point.
We had a very jovial and humorous
set of young officers at the academy
for several years after the Mexican
war, and great kindness of feeling pre-
vailed. We played whist, dime points,
faro and Drag at the same moderate
rate. 1t was noted hat at faro we
almost invariably broke the bank.
One winter l was laid up for many
weeks by an injury to my leg, received
while riding, and my room, during all
that time, was the gathering place
after dinner. The card table was
drawn up to my bed, and / played my
hand till tired and sleepy.
One night we were playing brag,
and as l became drowsy. little Frank
Clarke said he would play my hand
for me while l slept. When ! awoke,
the next morning, l found under my
pillow the greatest amount | had eyer
won at cards.
l reflected that it was q demoralizing
amusement; that avarire, the basest
OF human passions, was it's moving
Impulse; that often. at the card table,
1 observed some show of feeling that
left an unpleasant remembrance
against a cOmrade. and that none of
us could afford to win Or lose even a
few dollars; so / ceased all play for
money. and have been glad of it cver
since.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-09-15

when he was nearing the bridge Oyer
the Estananla, this lassie. fourteen or
fifteen years old, appeared in the road
before him and signed to him to halt.
'"The Yankees have halted at the
bridge" said she. They'll fire upon
you if you go within sight"
Isn't there a ford above, where we
car CROSSE" asked Forest.
'Oh, yes, n little more than a mile
above there is a good ford"
We'll, can't you guide me to it,"
Yes, indeed! Take me up behind
you. l know the way well"
She climbed a stump, sprang up be-
hind him, and pointed out the route
he must take.
Now you had better stop here she
said. after they had gone nearly a
mile. For after you pass that tim
Der they can see you from the ford.
BY this time they may have sent some
soldiers up there and they will shoot
you if you pass that point"
So Forrest dismounted, and accom-
panied by several of the officers at the
head of the column. advanced to the
timber. and was peering round it
when the enemy at the ford opened
fire upon them. He was amazed and
alarmed when the little girl darted
past him. and spreading out her little
frock, cried:
"Get behind me. Get behind me-"
He snatched her up, drew her to a
place of safety. and then charged and
drove back the enemy No Drawer
soldier than his little helper had ever
entered the field.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-09-15
Dangers of Hard Voter.

There seems to be just now one of
those spasmodic revivals of interest in
the condition of the water supply that
occasionally occur after some epidemic
or other visitation of disease. There
are some very peculiar ideas OH the
subject of water drinking and the sort
of water that is most desirable, and
certain supposedly learned members of
the medical profession hold to theories
in this line that the average layman
finds it difficult to reconcile with COM
mon sense and the generally accepted
IDEAS of the world. For example: 1t
has been declared as an absolute ct
that cholera, kidney troubles and many
other diseases are rare in localities
where only pure. soft water is used.
The presence of lime and salt is favor
able to these maladies, and yet ON
of these doctors advocate the clearing
and softening of water by the use of
lime. Now if, as one class of doctors
claim, lime is the injurious element
in hard water, producing calculi of
various sorts, why is line-water so
strongly insisted upon and prescribed
by others? According to available evil
dence, IL might revamp the old saw
to read: when doctors disagree, the
patient may die on sO-called scientific
lines"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-09-15

The latest device for registering time
Of employees is that controlled by the
Dey Patents Company of Syracuse, N.
Y, says the New York Tribune. The
machine is extremely simple and stands
in the same relation to the movements
Of each individual connected with a
business as a cabinet letter-fle and
copying book does towards the letters
which go from and come to that house
by mail. Each individual has his own
number. When he goes out or comes in
he brings the lever in front of his num-
Der on the dial, presses his thumb, a
bell rings and the record made.
The importance Of this machine can
hardly be estimated.
In the first place it is an educational
force; it brings every one face to face
with time. A great many employees for
their own sake need such a monitor,
and very often it is the head of the
house that needs it most. Time slips
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-09-15
Observation-Disclosures Vehicles,

II is a long time since experiments
We're first begun in connection with
electric vehicles for use on an ordinary
street or hard road, but it is only re-
Gently that they have been carried to
a point of success. The difficulty has
not been to get a vehicle that could be
moved along the streets at any desired
rate of speed and in any desired direc-
ton, but in supplying the motive power
Mt a price that would permit successful
competition with horseflesb. The diff
Guilty is now said to have been over
come. New types of batteries have
been introduced which take up little
room and which may be kept charged
at a small expense, with sufficient pow
Ell to meet all the necessities of the
case. For the new vehicles it is claim
ed that they can be propelled along the
thoroughfares at any rate of speed that
may be desired and without making
any noise. No difficulty is experienced
in making them thread their way
among the mass of other vehicles or
in keeping them under perfect control.
Those already built have broad tires,
but 1t is proposed to introduce pneu-
matte tires, which will be lighter and
more satisfactory The Electrical Re
view.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-09-15
Things You Can Ruy for n Cent.

Apu Huy LOT IL SPnt.
1.-The penny store appeals to me now
with a fresh interest,"" said a young
father, and Give me a penny has a
new significance. My youthful daugh-
ter has found the penny store, and
she has discovered me as a source of
supplies. 1t is wonderful the variety
OF things that can be bought for a pen
ny. and it is astonishing the variety of
things that she buys. Candies she buys
of many kinds that are new to me,
and which must have been invented
since the not very remote period when
| was a child myself. There are now
more kinds to choose from, and they
are sold in a greater variety of forms.
at two for a cent, or three or four,
and some of the stick candies sold now
are a foot or so long, though they are
more attenuated than their shorter
brothers. And she buys articles of fur
Mture, pianos and chairs and things
like that for Il cent apiece, and pin
wheel papers II lot of them for a cent,
and all different colors, and those lit
tie rubber bags that you blow up and
that make Il funny squeaking noise
When You eXpcl the air from them;
paper dolls, little blank books and a
great lot of things fascinating to the
youthful mind. when we walk abroad,
she runs ahead as we approach the
penny store, so that she may have the
more time to gaze at the treasures in
the window. OF all the shop windows
that is the only n that interests her,
and as | see her looking ~intently in
and think of the many thousands of
other children just like her, it is easy
to see where the profit on penny goods
ONE in.'-New York Sun.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-09-15
The Dey Time Register,

questions. This basis is furnished by
the records of the Time Register.
Armed with these, the executive head
can put just those queries which are
most crucial, "a satisfy himself abso-
lutely with regard to every movement
which has been made during the day.
week or month and can do justice to the
employees and to the business for which
he is responsible and for which the EN-,
ployes are responsible. In word. he
has the materials for a bird's-eye view
of everything which has been done. is
being done and which shall be done.t
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-09-15

livering the ball, however, the hand
is brought from low down on the right
side d~iagonally upwards across the
body.
A combination Of the drop and the
in-shoOt is the most difficult curve of
any that n hatsman has to face. In
fact, if the ball is well placed. it is
practically impossible fGr him to touch
it. The curve is thrown much the same
as the drop, save that the hand is
brought from over the left shoulder
diagonally towards the right leg.
After endeavoring 10 tempt Il bats
man with various curves. Il straight
ball thrown with great speed is some
times very effective. Professional
pitchers find, also, TIL; L changing their
position in the box from one side to the
other, from the real to the front, or
from the center to one of the sides
will often produce 4 god result.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-09-15
How the Intensity of Light Is Meas

NhSu
The measurement of the intensity of
light is called photOmetry, and the in
struments used phtometers, from the
Greek phos light, and metron measure.
The methods by which the intensity is
measured are mostly based upon the
fact that it is easy to approximately
detect by the eye when two similar
surfaces are equally Illuminated, SAYS
London Tit-Bits. The illumination on
q given area of a screen from any light
Is inversely proportional to the square
of the distance between the light and
the screen, Il this is the foundation
of all photOmetric calculations. Rum
ford'S phOtOmeter consists of Il screen
with a cylindrical rod placed IA short
distance away. Each of the two lights
which are to be compared throws n
shadow of this rod on the screen, and
the lights are, moved until the two
shadows are equally illuminated. The
ratio of the two lights is obtained by
calculating the distances of each from
the screen, and taking the ratio of the
squares; naturally, the brighter light is
the farther away. Bunscn's photome-
ter consists of Il screen made of two
parts, the one being more transparent
than the other. The old form was Il
paper screen with Il grease spot. The
grease spot, however, was found to be
rather unsatisfactory, so, instead of
this, a screen consisting partly of one
and partly of two t~hickncsses of crown
glass has been used. Many other pho
tometers have been introduced in recent
years with the special object of testing
the Illuminating power of arc lamps.
1t is usual to give the illuminating pow
or of any source in terms of the stand
ard candle, the standard candle being
made of spermaceti, weighing one-sixth
of q pound, and burning 100 grains of
material per hour. An Argand gas
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-09-15
A Mechanical Fluid.

An ingenious device is the invention
of C. w. Hunt, an American engineer.
1t is Il mass of hard steel balls of two
sizes, one eighth and One-fourth of. an
inch in diameter, respectively. Under
pressure this mass moves and trans
mits pressure in all directions like II
fluid. The device is calculated for use
wherever fluid pressure is desired with
out leakage, and it has already been
employed for tightening the brasses
Of connecting rods, a pocket at the side
being filed with the balls and pressure
applied with a set screw.-Engineer-
ing.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-09-15

There is q theater in Paris for every
Sc, 1000 inhabitants, n in Berlin for
$1,000, II in Bordeaux for $4,000, one
in Buda-Pesth for 5000, II in Ham
burg for $4,000, one in Vienna for
$4,000 and one in London for $780,
600. There are more theaters proper
~tionately to the population, in Italy
than in any other country, there being
one to 9,Sc3 inhabitants in C~atania,
one to $4,000 in Florence, one to 90
OO0 in Bologna, n to $4,000 at Venice,
one TO 10000 at Milan and Turin and
one to $1,000 In Rome.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-09-15

The bad craftsmanship Of the Chin
ese at Wei Hal Wei is noted. 1t is
stated as a fact by military men that
the dark skinned or non-Caucasian
races are always inferior in marksman-
ship to the white 1t seems as if
no amount of practice could give them
the steadiness of nerve required to
make good shots with either large or
small arms. This is one vast advan-
tage that the civilized races possess
over the uncivilized in war.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-09-15

Buffalo has 10000 Poles living chief
ly in ii quarter of their own where En-
glish is little spoken and many bust
ness signs are in Polish or Russian.
The colonists retain many of their
native characteristics and slowly con-
form to American ways. The colony is
one of the largest foreign elements to
be found in any American city of the
third class.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-09-15

An Arkansas administrator made the
following Endorsement on the back of a
doctors bill: ''This claim is not veri-
fed by an affidavit as the statute re-
uuires, but the death of the deceased
is satisfactory evidence to my mind
that the doctor did the work. W
s.. Adm"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-09-15
An Enormous GUN Scale.

The Watervliet arsenal has just turn
ed out what is said to be the largest
scale in the world. 1t is made for
weighing guns, and has a capacity of
$50 tons. Nowadays results are secured
by accuracy, and whether one wants
a gun or gumdrop it is necessary to
know precisely how much of every in
gredient in its composition is needed.
Careful weighing and measuring in
sures uniformity in product, and ave
n great deal of time. veXation and I'M
certainty, to say nothing of cost. The
consequence of this increased attention
to details is much higher grade goods
and no uncertain or experimental arti-
cles to be thrown back on the makers
hands as useless.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-09-15
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
INTERESTING SUBJECTS FOR THE
YOUNG.
The Science of Curves Which All
Pitchers Should Master-Zea1Ous
Little Partisan-A Cherished DOcu-
if,ent.

1t is pretty generally admitted that
the pitcher is the most important play.
er on the diamond. To be n good
pitcher requires not only perfect con-
troll of the ball in all methods of it's
straight delivery, but the ability to toss
in the puzzling curves which lead to
so many strike-outs.
Arthur Cummings, Of the old Star
team, of Brooklyn, was the first ball
player to make practical use of the
curve, says the New York World. He
experimental and practised for a long
time before he could explain the ap-
parent anomaly of a ball thrown from
the hand changing it's direction hori-
ZOntally during the course of its flight.
Scientists have formed many theories
trying to explain why this is so. The
one generally accepted as correct is
simple. If n side of a ball can he
made to pass through the air with
greater rapidity than the other side
there is greater friction produced by
the atmosphere on the side moving
most rapidly. This retarding effect
drags the ball to one side and produces
the so-called curve. To curve a ball,
therefore, it is only necessary to make
one side travel faster than the other.
This is accomplished by twisting the
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-09-15

The Vienna police have general charge
of all newspapers and keep records Of
all presses and publications, maintain
q censorship over all the theaters and
plays and issue licenses for the publ
cation and sale of all books, magazines
and periodicals.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-09-15

In the course of making an affidavit
an Irishman once said: "And this de-
ponent further saith that the only one
of his children who showed him any
real affection was his youngest son,
Larry for he never struck him when he
WAS down"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-09-15

A Baltimore man has hit upon q
novel idea for a herse. 1t is a two
storied vehicle, with a receptacle for
the coffin in the upper part, and the
were in a stage.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-09-15

In each wing of the ostrich twenty
six white plumes grow to maturity in
eight months. In the male these are
pure white, while these of the female
shade to ecru or gray.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-09-15

Professor Dewar has demonstrated
that metals augment their magnetic
qualities and increase in strength by
aiminution of temperature. Iron at 100
degrees can endure double its normal
tensile strain.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-09-15

A blast of LOO pounds of dynamite
in twenty-seven holes was made re-
Gently at a quarry neal Providence, r.
I. The face of a cliff was blown off
and fully 10000 tons of stone dis
lodged.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-09-15

The Indians of Guiana have a curious
system of Enumeration. They count by
the hand and its four fingers. Thus,
when they reach five, instead of say
ing so, they call it a ''hand." Six is,
therefore a "hand and first finger"
and so on to twenty, which is called a
'tmaD."
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-09-15

Lemon juice, squeezed in California,
treated with a ~preservative process,
and sent east by the barrel, is now sold
in earthen jugs containing from half
a gallon to ten gallons. 1t is used for
all sorts of domestic purposes, for
lemonade and for making mixed drinks
at the bar and in clubs.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-09-15

One Of the curiosities of the Stink
lngwater Canon, Wyoming, is the alum
cave. The cave appears to be an ex-
tinct geyser, and is about fifteen feet
across and easily accessible. The alum
is along the sides and about six feet
In thickness.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-09-15

John Byrnes, Of Boston, claims to be
The oldest street car driver i'm the world.
He has been it forty years and has
travelled a distance equal to twenty
five times around the world.