The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-12-08
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Stolen From Our Exchanges, Re-
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bed and mustn't lie about it.
The little French scrap in NADIA
gascar has cost France IS, 600, 900
francs.
It costs the Methodist missionary
society on an average of IS,
for each heather converted.
The Cars marriage contract
with Princess Alix has been signed.
She allows him a night key, but
stipulates that he shall make the
fire in the morning.
Great crowds gathered at St.
Petersburg to see the face of the
late Gear. To the average Rus
sian a dead Gear seems to be more
attractive than live one.
The convicts of the Idaho state
penitentiary, says an exchange,
were. allowed to hold an election
among themselves on election day.
The vote stood. Republicans 10,
democrats 10, populists 43.
Canada has debt of $500, 000,-
600, which is about five, times
greater per capita of population
than the debt of the united states.
Since 1878 the expenditures have
grown three times rapidly as the
population.
Mr.. W. Potter has just made
the University of Pennsylvania a
priceless gift. 1t is a complete
set of Hansard's Parliament tary
Debates, in 459 volumes, and con-
tains the entire proceedings of the
British Parliament from 1866 to
1891.
Mr.. Gladstone has never pro-
NOTED his eldest son, the rector of
Hawarden, or his son n-law, the
Rev. Harry Drew. There is not a
single n ember of the family, male
or female, who does not earn his or
her daily bread, and there is not a
title among them.
The monthly debt statement is
sued Monday by the secretary of
the treasury shows that on Novem-
Der 80 the:public debt, less cash in
the treasury, amounted to 1878,
582, 919,.a decrease for the month
of $31, 744,552. This decrease was
altogether due to the recei pts OF
gold in payment of the new bonds,
not yet formerly issued.
The internal revenue Office for
this district has received 295, 000
stamps for playing cards, aud has
sold thus far, 201, 872 stamps. The
after figure indicate the number
of packs OF playing cards already
sold in Montana, Idaho and Utah
since the law went INTO effect. The
receipts already exceed 81, 600, and
it is estimated they will reach
5000.
The creatures most tenacious. .of
life is the common sea.polyp. One
may be cut in two q and two
creatures are the result. One may
be slit lengthwise into half a dozen
sections, making as many animals.
They may be turned inside out-and
enjoy themselves just as well as
before. If two be divided and
placed end to end the result will be
monster having head at each
end.
The officials of the house have
sent to the printers the names of
the representatives in the fifty
fourth congress. AS finally pre-
pared the list shows 244 republi-
cans, 1O4 democrats, and 6 popu-
lists, l silver and l vacant. The
republicans will constitute more
than two-thirds of the house men,
bership. Sectionally the republi-
can majority will be divided as fol-
lows: New England states, 26;
old middle states, sc; middle west
ern states, 90; far western states,
%; southern states, 80.
The report of the Hon. James H.
Eclles, comptroller of the cur>
rency, submitted Monday. gives
full information in regard to the
organization, supervision and
liquidation of the national banks
for the year ended October 81,
1894. 1t shows that during this
period but fifty banks were organ
lied, with capital stock of s5,-
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