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The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-11-03

The supplying of electric light to the
Inhabitants of towns Of moderate size,
say of 5000 or less population, under
such conditions as to insure a reason
able return on the capital invested, has
hitherto proved a difficult problem. In
few instances have such plant been
even fairly profitable; most of them
have barely earned their working eX-
penses, and some have not ever done
that, to say nothing of providing for
renewals and extensions. Among the
causes in different localities of the COM
parative failure of this class Of enter
prises are the high cost of fuel, the EN-
ployment of unsuitable machinery, de-
fective line construction and faulty
and badly designed methods of distr1-
button.
Franklin L. Pope now shows that the
improvements in electrical machinery
which have been made within a very
few years. especially in alternating APP
paratus, have rendered it in many cases
commercially practicable to operate
many village and town plants by means
of available water powers, even when
situated at distances of several miles
from the locality to be lighted, and
gives an instructive account of a plant
that has been installed in a New Hamp-
shire village, where conditions prevail
that are common to many other towns
which have hitherto longed for the
electric light in vain. The village.
which contains $500 souls. lies in a
narrow and picturesque valley, closely
shut in by high hills, near the junction
of two small rivers, n of which is
but ten miles long. The staple indus
tries are textile, wooden and ivory
goods, shoes and thermometers, and
the people live for the most part in
comfortable cottages of seven or eight
rooms. There is n quiet, conservative
atmosphere about the place, which does
not encourage the idea of being up
with the times; in fact, as Mr.. Pope
says: TT is q town which would
scarcely impress n as being a par.
ticularly favorable field for an electric
lighting enterprise, its inhabitants he
ing apparently largely Of that thrifty
class who know exactly how many
cents go to make a dollar. and who are
much addicted to burning the fragrant
kerosene, and going to bed a few min,
utes after 8 o'clock"
The water power which has been util
lied for operating this plant is situated
on. one of the little rivers at Il dis
lance of three and one-half miles from
the enter of the village. This stream
forms the outlet of some half dozen
ponds lying in an upland basin. Above
the power station the river is damned
up, forming a subsidiary reservoir
which holds enough water for several
nights run, and the aggregate water
supply is equal TO the demands of the
driest season. One interesting feature
of the plant is an arrangement for the
occasional lighting of a picturesque
grove in the public park, wherein are
a dancing platform, band stand. rustic
benches. tables, etc, a favorite place
for picnics, open air meetings and pub
lie entertainments. On festive coca
siops the Illuminated grove forms one
Of the principal attractions of the vii
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-11-03
A MOVING
1t Is Travelling Slowly but Surely
Down the bia River.


Down the Columbia River.
A travelling mountain is found at the
Cascades of the Columbia. 1t is Il trip
le-peaked mass of dark brown bassalt,
six or eight miles in length where 1t
fronts the river, and rises to the height
of almost 1000 feet above the water.
That it is in motion is the last thought
that would be likely to suggest itself
to the mind of any one passing it, yet
it is Il well established fact that this
entire mountain is moving slowly but
steadily down to the river, as if it had
a deliberate purpose some time In the
future to dam the Columbia and form
Il great lake from the Cascades to the
Dalles. In its forward and downward
movement the forest along the base Of
the ridge has become submerged in the
river. Large tree StumpS can be seen
standing dead in the water on this
shore.
The railway engineers and brake
men find that the line of railway which
skirts the foot of the mountain is BE-
ing continually forced out of place.
At certain points the permanent way
and rails have been pushed eight or
ten rect OUT OF line III Il Few years.
Biologists attribute this strange phe-
nomenOn to the fact that the bassalt.
which constitute the bulk of the noun
tain, rests on Il substratum of conGlOm-
crate or soft sandstone, which the
deep, swift current of the mighty river
is constantly wearing away, or that
this softer subrOck is of itself yielding
at great depths to the enormous weight
of the harder mineral above.-Goldth.
waits Geographical Magazine.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-11-03
Her Velvet Cloak.

The woman who cannot afford a
velvet frock or a velvet wrap this Win
Ter should decide to go into retreat.
That is the only way in which she can
escape hcart-burning and jealousy. If
she mingles with the velvet-robcd
throng which will crowd the streets
this autumn, and Is herself clad in
mere broadcloth. she will be full of
hatred, envy and malace.
The velvet capes are particularly gor-
geous affairs. They sparkle with ri-
descent beads; they fiutter with lace
and are made soft with fur. They are
most daring in color. Rich claret color,
emerald, and olive-green and brown
dashed with yellow, will make the
thoroughfares gay. The velvet coats
60 a step further and combine two col.
ors. One particularly effective coat
was of dark green with a stuff collar
cite of lighter shade. The sleeves were
dark blue. Down tie front heavy
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-11-03

A new typewriter is announced that
differs from the standard instruments
in being available for use on books of
record, insurance policies and other
large documents of varying sizes. 1t
will receive a book of any required
width or thickness; will write a line
long or short; and is so devised that
the distance between lines may be seal
ed to suit the amount of space at hand
OF the fancy of the operator. While
it is essentially a bookkeeping ma
chine. it can be employed for every
description Of work done by the or
binary typewriter, and it is as effective
on a single sheet of note paper as OF a
double-entry ledger. Its construction
is simple and compact, and it weighs
but 10 pounds. 1t is provided with rib
bons of various colors, Inc one of
which can be instantly inserted or re-
placed. 1t has an excellent arrange
ment for m~anifolding; a platen of brass
can be quickly substituted for the hard,
rubber platen used for single copies,
and a hard, unyielding surface is thus
provided for the type to strike against,
and as a consequence the last copy of
a dozen or fifteen duplicates is as dis
tinct as the first.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-11-03
A Difficult Calculation.

Nisitor-You say you are sentenced
here for life. Does not the future
seem perfectly hopeless to you?
COnvict-Tt did, but me friends is
irwin tor git me sentence redooced one
half.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-11-03
Hard Work.

Jack-I thought you had firmly de-
cided to settle your fate last night.
TCm-But one can't successfully pro-
pose to a girl with a cuckoo clock in
the room.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-11-03

Sympathizer-My dear, I hear that
your husband is dead.
Sympathizee (weeping)-Yes, he has
left for parts unknown.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-11-03
SCIENTIFIC MATTERS.
INFORMATION THAT MAY BE USE
u

The Steamship of the Future-Light-
ing Small Towns-Wnr Between
Electricity and Stcam-A Revolving
studio.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-11-03

cream lace was appliqued, and two
rows of sable gave a boa effect. The
same design of lace and fur trimmed
the bottom of the jacket and the
sleeves. The remarkable wrap was
saved from seeming like a scrap-bag
combination by the extreme beauty
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-11-03

lage. The plant has been SO excellent
" designed and constructed that M
man can superintepd its maintenance
and running without skilled assistance,
thus reducing the operating expenses
to a minimum. The superint mdent
lives in the village. During the day he
ir.spects the distributing system, re-
news lamps and attends to repairs.
About sunset he drives out to the
power house, gets the machinery ready
and starts up, runs until midnight,
then drives back to his home. Mr..
Pc pc shows that even the modest plant
supplying about eighty street lamps
and a small number (44O of consumers
lamps, should, working under its pres
ont conditions, give a balance availa-
BILE for dividends of $50 on a years
operation, while if a full o for the
dynamo could be obtained at standard
prices for current, such a plant might
obviously become very profitable, con-
sidering the very moderate amount OF
the original investment.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-11-03

When a sick man refuses to send for a
doctor that Is q sign that he still clings to
Iifn
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-11-03
War Between Electricity and Steam.


War Electricity and Steam.
A leading electrical journal comments
on the rapidly increasing force and
progress of the electric road in compe-
tition with the steam road, and express
es the opinion that the time is not Tar
distant when a serious struggle for SUI
premacy between the two, at least
for short-hauI traffic, will be in full
progress. Electric railways for city
and suburban passenger traffic nave
proved such good investments that the
extension of the service TO lines con-
Meeting adjacent towns was but a ma
tural step. Up to within a compare
lively short time these country roads
were looked upon with favor by the
steam railway companies, who vel
coined them as feeders to their own
systems, and they encouraged the idea
to the fullest extent. But the opening
of longer electric lines which actually
parallel the steam roads. such, for i'll
stance. as that now being constructed
between Philadelphia and New York,
has introduced Il new problem, the
solution of which is likely to bring
abt ut a radical modification in the
method Of operating steam roads. Prac-
tically, the electric car travels as fast
as most of the way trains on This on
tinent, and it has the great advantage
of being able to put passengers down
at any point of the line. In Connect
cut it is pointed out. the situation is
clearly foreshadowed, for there the
electric roads are gradually but surely
paralleling the main steam lines, such
as the New York, New Haven & Hart
ford and the New York & New Eng
land railroads, and must eventually
drain them of much of their local traf-
fic. The officials of steam roads say
that should the competition ever be-
come serious they could electrically
equip the two outer tracks of their
four-track systems, and thus meet the
electric roads on their own ground.
The argument is sound, but it is hard
to understand why the step is delayed
and why in the case of single or double
track steam roads the railway compa-
MES should not avail themselves of the
present opportunity, and by construct
ing auxiliary parallel lines to their own
roads reap the profit which will irev-
itably go elsewhere unless they act
promptly and with decision.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1894-05-25
Maryland Tobacco i in Demand.

The contract Of the French government
for Maryland tobacco will be awarded June /.
The foreign correspondents OF Baltimore leaf
tobacco dealers will bid for the contract. In
its specifications this year the French govern
ment calls for a larger amount Of the Mary
land crop than it has ever before used in the
memory Of the Oldest Baltimore dealers. II
will take this year between ID 900 and $4,000
bids Of the Maryland product, and it has
never before used more than 10. 600 bids OF il.
The improvement in handling the Maryland
crop by packers is said TO be one reason for
the increased demand Unde. existing law
buyers Of Maryland tobacco can secure the re-
turn Of part Of the purchase money from the
seller II the crop ~ the hhds does not come up
TO the official sample An enforcement Of this
law in the past bias had good effect in cota-
pelling planters aud others % De rAreicl that
only tobacco OF uniform quality is put IN the
hhds This has increased the cOnhd'n - of
foreign buyers 10 the Maryland rrpp TIE
Mary land tobacco is the most satisfactory for
for the French needs and the market lrre Is
gaining what il hiss heretofore Lost by t,se
backing The French government has ''rcn
supplying & portion Of its contract with Uhio
and Kentucky tonicco II will itke me To-
baeco from those States, hut the bu ui d; thls
year will be from Mar,isnd SIM
The above is qniie different statement taken
recently from the same source as TO the comb
dence foreign bus ERA have in The packing OF
Maryland tohac, g. 10 hat statement it was
charged that the howl Of false packing was
being made by the German BUYERS, and that
it still prevailed 10 such an extent that that
class had greatly reduced their orders, aud
that if the practice continued the German
buyers would sc forced TO leave the Mar land
market altogether We Doubted lhe ia G.
inent at the time because tu our mad ihe
right to make - reclamation upon the State
if the sample ( zen here h, the State l"spee-
tor did not measure up 10 The foreign sample
in qualty,is perfect guarantee against loss "a
false packing or false sampling, and We looked
upon tht chars e coming as il did just ptec e.
ing the opening Of the tobacco market rs d
contemplate attempt TO bear down tue mar
ket to low prices What is above said a0ou
the French, concerning cur tobacco proves
eouelusiVely that we we're right. Toe cours'
for the planters TO pur, ue is 10 sho~ more in
dependence and not allow The Leaf Tobacco
Association" as it is called, TO sound mort
euphoneous TO the ear, but in the main i
nothing more nor less than II collective bod
of men representing he German buyers, t.
dictate so largely in the management Of thel
affairs The talk OF the Germans leaving ID
tobacco market Is all sOsh, aud repeated ever,
year for effect Maryland tobeccC is Il wee,
that suits the Germans, and they are as lnucl
compelled TO have il as tie Southern Mary
land laImers to grow j.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1894-05-25
Schedule of the Pa. r. r..

A general change of time will go into eff
feet on the Pennsylvania Railroad lines on
May 9th. The principal change is in the
PENNSYLVANIA Limited, the sche- ule Of which
is greatly quickened between the East and the
West. The importance OF this train to the
travelling public is appreciated by the manage
ment, and nothing is left undone to ma 1t
the best and most attractive passenger train in
the world The great improvements recently
made in tn splendid road-oed of the Penn
svlvania, the elimination of curves, the laying
OF additional tracks, and the perfected block
signal system enables toe company TO make
the schedule of "a hours between New York
aud Chicago with greater ease, comfort aud
safety to the passenger than under the old
scnedule of 26 hours On the new schedule
the limited will leave New York Mt 10 n. m,
Philadelphia II 20 p. IN, Washington 10 30
a. M, Baltimore IL 40 a. m, arrive Fittsburg
8 Is D. m, and arrive at Chicago O'Clock
the next morning. The east bound train will
leave Chicago 30 m leave Pit;sburg Ills
a. IN, arrive Baltimore 20 p. m, Washing
ton As D M, Philadelphia II and New York
6 30 pm It will he equipped with Pullman
perfected veslibule sleeping, dining, smoking,
cars This is the best and most conveniently
adjusted schedule OF any train il service be-
tween the East and the West. The New York
man who has business in Chicago may arrive
there in the morning execute his mission, and
depart for the asst in the afternoon, haveing
had the benefit of u full day in Chicago.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1894-05-25
County Commissioners Meeting.

The County Commissioners met on Tues
day. Messrs Samuel Hawkins and VIM II.
1rouer, the recently appointed Commissioners,
received their commissions, and took the oath
OF office Alessrs Carroll and Trotter were
appointed committee to examine the work
being done by Supervisor Padgett, on the
county road near Bryantown Messrs. H. d.
Reninger ana F. R. Burgess, we're before the
Board, and requested that the road and bridge
in the vicinity Of Mr.. Reninger's farm he re-
paired Mr.. Penn was assigned to have the
work done The county road leading from
Hughes ols blacksmith shop 10 the Nic0nico
road, in the 5th district, was ordered TO b.
closed Several persons from Bryantown were
before the Board urging that the money be
le, led to build school house in that section.
MIR. T. F. Nicholson also asked that the money
be levied 10 build a school house near Love s
Store, in the 9th district The Board did
not take final action in either case. Messrs.
T. b. Cough and J. NJ Freeman, were reap
pointed eonstanles for the 4tb district, and
Messrs NJ. T. johnson and George WOODBURY.
were appointed eonsIables for the 9th district
lie clerk 6as directed to send a supervisor to
Port Tobacco 10 open the causeway and bridge
leading 10 and from that town. The Board
adjourned to meet June 9Th prox.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1894-05-25
Large Sea Turtles

Twenty-Five big sea turtles arrived in
Baltimore few DAYS ago, says the American.
They weighed from 70 to 300 lbs. apiece Sew
eral were feet long, Q feet wide, with heads
and necks as large as Newfoundland dogs and
eagIe-like mouths The Turtles were caught
in fshermen's nets in Dividing, Indian Dy-
mers and An,ipoison Greeks They were
consigned to fish commission men, who ship
them west, where they are exhibited or sold
as soup or served as turtle steaks The prices
range from SIS to S25 for each turtle When
the ish leave the Atlantic in the spring and
enter the bays and rivers along the coast, the
sea turtles follow them for food. The two va
rieties- loggerheads and leatherbacks- travel
in separate bodies OF 200 or 300, and have lea
ders 10 guide them. If they meet each other
II battle ensues, in which they tear one an
other to pieces They live on oysters and
CHAINS, which they crush IN their mouths,
swallowing both shells and contents, or plunge
into a school OF 6sh and get meal. In the
lower Chesapeake Bay they are often found
lying on tie surface of the water near the
shore sunHing themselves, when the fishermen
run net around them and catch sometimes a
100 at time.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1894-05-25
Teachers Institute.

The 1eaehors' Institute which began its
exercises on Thursday of last week, completed
its labors on Saturday, and was decided
success 1t IS the 6rst time one has been held
in the county, because OF the fact that there
was no suitable hall in which such gather
ing could conveniently assemble. Prot. Pref
lyman conducted the meeting. During each
day the teachers discussed different sub
jects pertaining to public schools and at night
addresses were made by different PERSONS
Thursday night Col Passmore, a very clever
gentleman, who accompanied Prof. Prettyman
to the county, but in no way connected with
the public scnool system, delivered sery in
terssting aud highly instructive address on
the training of children, and then Prof. Little
the chalk talker, interested the audience
with sketches of birds, animals, ETC., on the
blackboard. On Friday, 10 the morning, the
teachers discussed TIE subject Of the best plan
to raise money 10 procure library for The
public schools The debate WAS animated,
most of the teachers con tending that it should
be done by taxation. rrof Prettynan stated
that the law now was that the School Com
missieners should give ten dollars each year
for the purpose when ten dollars had been
raised from private sources. Col Passmore
iu phiiantllropic spirit then arose and stated
that he would give ten dollars out of his own
private means, to assist in the purpose to the
first teacher who wOut1 raise an equal sum,
and wag0red that some lady would win the
Offer Sure enough, Miss Bessie Farrall, the
public teacher of the La Plata school went
earnestly to work and before she closed
her eyes for a nights rest she had in
Examiner Berry's hands the nee
e:sary ten dollars, and the next morn
ing Mrs VIM. NJ Howard another energetic
teacher had been awakened at the peep of day
to receive her ten dollars Prof. Austin then
delivered discourse. paper was read by
Miss Hee. Cole. aud the chalk talker followed.
In the evening Prof Thomas, of Charlotte
Hall, delivered AN address. AT night Miss
Cole delivered recitation with marked effect.
Col. Wilmer was booked for an address. AID
whsn he arose to perform his part of the pro-
gram, bursts Of cheering rang out through
the hall and he was likewise rapturousl
cheered frequently during his address.
Saturday was the colored teachers day and
the exercises like those of the white teachers
was very iuterestiaP' Several important :op-
les were discussed Mi Mars Bush read an
elegant essay, and Mr.. Josephus Pattison read
some orr ginal poetry, Miss Cole also read a
paper. Prof Prettyman concluded the meet
Ing by an address, in which lie spoke highly
OF our school authorities. our teachers, and
expressed MS delight ut the success OF the In
stitute
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1894-05-25
invitation Card.

We have received card inviting US 10
attend the closing exercises of Howard UniVer-
sity, Washington, on Tuesday, May 29th,
when VIM. ]. Bush. colored, Of this county.
son of Henry Bush, will graduate ia medicine
Bush will be the FIRST colored man TO graduate
in medicine from this county, and he deserves
great credit He hogan to study when in the
Independent as pressman several years ago,
,s..sa -bss--elose application. aud dint Of perse-
verance, working atnght and during the SUM
mer months, when the schools were closed
to earn the means to pay for his tuition, he
secured good English education, and after
wards studied medicine and is now equip
ped and about TO enter into the practice of
one of the most scientific and honorable pro-
iessit MS IN the country.