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The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-04-27
THE ENGINEERS SMILE.
Whcn They Read About Railrond
Adventures as. Generally Report

When They Read About Railrond
Adventures as Generally Report
ed.
"Old ~railroaders smile frequently
W hen they road in the newspapers the
accounts of alleged thrilling adventures
of engineers said a member Of the
craft. For instance, l noticed a story
il some Chicago papc. not long 2
of the terrible experience of a man
whose hair was turned white in If
teen minutes or something of that
kind, by the close call he had of going
through a bridge. There had been Il
heavy rain, the supports had been un-
dernlined, and the whole business
would have gone down under the next
train that struck it.
All this would have happened il
the eagle eye of the mar at the throt-
tie hadn't taken in the situation about
huff am lie back on a heavy down
eradn ard rev ersed the engine. The
queer part of the story was that this
eagle eye'-that's what we call en-
on the r~oad-daren't reverse his lever
until he has nearly brought the train
to a standstill with the air brake.
otherwise" said the story writer.
the engine would have jumped the
track That isto sy il he had put on
the airbrakc and reversed his lever
at the same time the sudden stoppage
and reversal would have thrown her
off.
Now all this reads very well, | sup
pose, to the general public, who don't
care whether Il thing is true or not
lust so it interests them. 1t amuSeS q
railroad man for another reason. Ht
knows that an engine won't do any
thing of the sort. Wherever there Is
danger ahead which compels a man tc
stop right quick he/ doesn't have any
time to waste setting the brakes anC
then waiting for the train to slow VI
before he throws his lever. He gives
gives the air brakes a shove with hi;
foot and throws back the lever, al
by the same motion. you might say
It's all done in a second
''Then, if he has a chance, he looks
out for himself; he has done all tina
he can and he jumps. AS a genera
rule, if the accident which he has pre-
pared for really takes place, he doe
not have time to jump, and although
engineers are as brave as any set o
men alive, because a man X III
life in hand whenever he goes out o.
q run. they often get the credit o
being heroes and sticking to their Ell
gines in the face of danger Whali. a
a matter of fact, it was he only thin
they could possibly do. When a ma
discovers a washout or another trai
coming toward him On the same tract
it is usually too late to get out Of tn
way before the smash takes place
The heroism comes in in holding
place year in and year out which
liable to cost him his life at any hou
of the day or night through the blur
der of some one else, or some accider
that nobody could foresee or prevent.
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From Alpena, Michigan, Argus,
We have long known Mrs. Jas. NJ.
Todd of Long Rapids, Alpena County,
Mich. She has been Il sad cripple.
Many of her friends know the story of
her recovery; for the benefit Of those
who do not we publish it to-day.
Eight years ago she was taken with
nervous p~rostration, and in Il few
months with muscular and infammn-
tory rheumatism. 1t affected her heart,
then her head. Her feet became 50
swollen she could wear nothing on
them; her hands were drawn all out of
shape. Her eyes were swollen shut
more than half the time, her knee
joints terribly swollen and for eighteen
months she had to be held up TO be
dressed. One limb became entirely
helpless, and the skin was so dry and
cracked that it would bleed. During
these eight years she had been treated
by a score of physicians and has also
spent much time at Ann ArbOr under
best medical advice. Al said her
trouble was brought on by hard work
and that medicine would not cure, and
that rest was the only thing which
would case her. After going to live
with her daughter she became entirely
helpless and could not even raise her
arms to cover herself at night. The
interesting part of the story follows in
her words:
Il was urged to try DR.. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People, and at last
did so. In three days after | COM
menced taking Pink Pills l could sit up
and dress myself, and after using them
six weeks / went home and commenced
working. | continued taking the pills,
until now l begin to forget my clutches
and can go up and down stairs without
aid. l am truly Il living wonder.
Nov. if | can say anything to in
duce those who have suffered as | have
to try Pink Pills, l shall gladly do 50.
If other like sufferers will try Pink
Pills according to directions, they viii
have reason TO thank God for creating
men who were able to conquer that ter
rible disease, rheumatism. | have il
my own neighborhood recommended
Pink Pills for the after effects Of Ia
grippe, and weak women with impure
blood, and with good results
Mrs. Todd is very strong in her faitf
in the curative powers OF Pink Pills
and says they have brought Il poor
helpless cripple back TO do her owl
milking. churning, washing, sewing
knitting. and, in fact, about all Of hel
household duties.
DIR. Williams Pink Pills contain n
the elements necessary 10 give new ltl
and richness to the blood and restOrl
shattered nerves. They are for sale b.
all druggists, or may be had by mai
from DR.. Williams Medicine Company
Schenectady, n. Y, for zoe per box, o
six boxes for 500.
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HI | 7 OF TUCSON
STRANGE CUSTOMS OF THE PEO-
PIE OF THAT OLD TOWN.
wild Scenes of It's HaIcyOn Days
The Fiestas ana the Gambling
HaIIs-Where BOOSTERS Crow All
Night and Yellow Dogs Abound.

This is a venerable city. Once no
more than a preside or army post for
the protection of the Pimas and Papago
Indians against the ferOcity of the
A%paches; once again a thriving busi-
ness center, with a population of $4,000
souls; To- it has more or less the ap-
pearance of a deserted village with "A
population of about 5000. 1t is the
first city Of importance in the terri
tory Of the Southern Pacific line. Fiji
teen years ago the silver mines around
it were yielding up their treasures with
a plentitude which made every resident
wealthy. You will hear stories now of
how the prOSpector who happened to
have struck it rich" would come into
town, stand at the door of some saloon
and throw into the air a handful of
$40 gold pieces for the amusement Of
seeing the Mexican children scramble
for them. These were the days when
no meal was to be had at the poorest
eating establishment for less than W;
when drouth was unknown, and when
men, realizing the fortunes which 9th
ers had made in the cattle business,
sunk in it every cent they possessed,
only to find that they began gradually
to lose, and, hoping against hope, held
on till all was gone. This thing OF
losing ones all is q more or less COM
mon occurrence in a country like Ari-
IONA. Then, without grumbling, a fresh
start is made, and perhaps a new
fortune is realized. You see, it's this
way, my young FRIEND" said an old
miner to the writer, Il always say to
myself, says !, What is to be will be,
and what amt to be may happen"
The old miner was an Irishman, and
he gave expression in his own peculiar
fashion to the feeling by which the
average prospector is actuated. Many
a man struggling to build a fortune
for himself and his family in Tucson
to-day has lost a fortune in silver
mines or in cattle, and that, too,
through circumstances over which, as
Mr.. Micawber was fond of remarking,
he himself has had no control. The
seasons and the overproduction of the
white metal, or. as the free silverite
would urge, evil financial legislation,
have been the sole cause of his mis-
fortunes.
The visitor to Tucson must have a
poor eve and q Door mind for the
ClIlOuS IL lit has loL hAo ollCii'ioh -
once awakened to the peculiaritieS by
which he finds himself surrounded. In
the first place, he will not have spent
more than a day in the town before he
will have observed the difference be-
tween the resident ROSTERS and those
of all other portions of the world. eX-
cept, perhaps, the Holy Land. In ap-
pearance the BOOSTERS are the same as
In other countries. They have the same
strut, the same comb, the same desire
to pick a quarrel. But there the re-
semblance ceases. The ordinary roos'
ter commences his chant at about $
o'clock p. m. and it is continued till
dawn without cessation. The Wrltel
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Raising the Wind.

I must now make n ~disgraceful con
fession. Among the letters in the post
masters Office where a number from
firms in England and America which
deal in postage stamps. some of which
had inclosed considerable sums of
money. The treasury was in dire
straits, and a sum of 1900 was well
worth a sacrifice of self-respect. We
determined to change II stamps. The
change could be effected for $40 and
the sale of our old stamps, thus eli
HANGED in value, would bring us in
1900 or more.
l have since heard that a year later
the government of Costa Rica de-
scended to the same disreputable expe-
dent, but | believe | may fairly take
to myself the discredit of being the
first to devise the scheme.-The Dis
coveries of a Prime Minister. Basil
Thomson.
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iFs !

little children. TIE parents cal not
afford even the commOnest coffin in
which to enclose the remains OF their
child. The little brothers and sisters,
therefore, 90 forth and secure IN Old
box, and this. with the aid Of tn il
father. or of n friendly ncighbor. they
shape and line with some fancy paper.
Into this the childish corpse is ten
DERBY put amid tears and prayers.
Then, two brothers and two sisters
place it on their shoulders and bear
to its last resting place there ii
is laid, unmarked by stone or monu-
ment. But upon the spot e~ternally
shines that which is so typical of ordi-
nary child-life-unclouded sunshine.
To-day Tucson is desolate. 1t has
nothing to depend on but the income
of the employees of the Southern Paci-
lie Railroad, which amounts to So
600 Il month. 1t has. however, within
itself, everything which should go to
make a great city. The mountains
are the treasure vaults of untold rich
es: it's valleys are fertile, and, with
water, can be made to yield Il bound
less supply of agricultural products
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Indian Women in Tucson.

has endeavored. in vain, to ascertain
the cause of this. Some say that they
select this early hour because politi-
clans and others are so demonstrative
at other times that the rooster avails
himself of the comparative quiet to
make himself heard to effect. There
may be something in this, but the eli
mate is mainly responsible. The word
delightful is the only n by which
the sky and atmosphere of Arizona can
be described during the spring, fall
and winter months. You have Il sky
of deep, God-painted, unimagined
blue" the moon shines with Il splendor
unknown to the citizens of any Eastern
state. 1t decks the mountain side like
a veil of silver: it turns black rocks to
marble. This is the cause, in all prob
ability. of the ROSTERS growing at such
extraordinary hours. for, in strong
moonlight, birds and fowls seem to
sleep through half-closed eyelids, and
so are easily awakened.
Next Won arc struck by the number
Of yellow dogs in the streets. Every
Mexican loves a dog. and is especially
partial to those of n bilious color.
There are an equal number of bicyclists
and the bicyclists and the dogs fire.
Ouantlv come into contact, with diSaS-
irons results to both. In the average
citizen the very mention of q yellow
Dog is calculated to produce a night
marc. A curious illustration of their
dctcStatiOn of this particular specimen
of the canine race is furnished by the
fact that "A Story of a Yellow Dog"
was being published in two papers,
and before its conclusion each paper
~ -, - oil A. oIs+~,
of one Of these papers, 'there was
| nothing wrong with the story: it was
| written by n literary gentleman: it was
written in n literary strain; bit the
| people, as | have learned to nv cost,
will not stand yellow dog literature.
If | ever run Il paper again | will not
allow those two words to appear in
| any of its columns"
The houses in Tucson are all single
story. They are built of adobe. Il COM
binatiOn of clay and lime. This adobe
does not. like brick. retain the heat.
1t is the color of the ground, Il peculiar
dulliSh white or half yellow. a fact
which, according to Ruskin, gives one
of the strongest proofs of genuine arts
tic taste in the matter of architecture.
Ynu go ont 1T 1870 o'clock to dine in
n little French restaurant located
in what is known as Church Plaza.
You hear the tinkle of the sanctuary
bell from the little Catholic church
at the opposite side of the square,
and yet you see the devout Mexican
flocking to evening prayer. You have
lust had time to begin to ponder on
the deeply religious character of the
town. when Il sound very different
from that OF the sanctury bell falls
upon your ears. "Key-no! key-no! key
rO!' shouts a man from the steps
o. Il famous saloon and gambling es
tHblisllment. and then the games il
the leading house begins for the night
\ II otley crowd assemblies arounc
! the tables. You have been in every
branch of business-lawyers, CONNER
cill men. politicians, professional mer
of svcry Gloss. In the poorer class OF
houses MeX!cans, white men and Chi
ness indiScriminately mix. All arc
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vne Rocky road Not in Favor.

"Of course says Il travelling evange-
list, Il get Il good denl of advice from
the local brethren. But it was down
in Georgia that l got the queerest
pointer if I may use the expression.
I had scarcely registered at the little
hotel and brushed the dust OF travel
from my clothes when the chief deacon
called on me. I suppose, brother he
said. that you mean to preach the
iiowery path to destruction and the
narrer way to the blessed land, and all
the hard times it is gettin' there, d0n'5
veg | answered that it was likely that
/ might expand a little in that line.
Wal he said, I want toe tell You
right now that it won't do at all. These
here fellers round here is SO dogSone
lazy that they'll jist simply take the
easy road, Understands New York
Tribune.
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equal in the game Of chance, and the
Chinese are the heaviest gamblers Of
the lot. But gambling, as other fea-
lures Of earlier years, is dying out in
Tucson. Not since the days of the
fiesta has it been carried on in a
thoroughly frontier fashion. These
fiestas were nothing more than a relic
Of barbarlsm. Here, nightly, at the
gaming tables, you would meet those
who put on the airs of gentility and
who were wont to rank as the elite
Of the land. Here were to be found
ladies dressed in silk, their hands gilt
tering with diamonds, their husbands
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fort of the Italians to establish their
influence in Abyssinia. After his faith
cr'S death he became a pretender for
the Ethiopian throne, but owing to the
assistance given by the Italians to his
cousin, Menelik, was compelled to give
up his candidature. He retired to
Tyre, made peace with The king, and
received in exchange for his submits
sion the vice royalty of the province.
He is an able administrator and Il
valiant soldier, but while he has main
tanned q show of courtesy to the 1tal-
ians, he has never forgiven their inter
ference which lost him the throne.
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In his private capacity the Hindu
Is frequently very Hospitality inclined.
The fact that his caste ]prejudices pre-
clude him from eating with Europeans
does not always prevent him offering
an invitation to dianer-his idea of
English hospitality. This consists Of
his driving his guests to y hotel and
paying for dinner, while he awaits its
consumption in another part OF the
house. 1t takes one some little time
to get used to this mode of procedure.
but after Il while one sees the propri,
ETY. OF accepting the kindness in the
spirit which prompts it.-ChamberS
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the Racing Board. He has won the
championship in several notable races,
and in 1881 made the hrst successful
attempt to ride from Philadelphia to
New York. Mr.. Gideon denies the
story that in allowing his name to be
presented as a candidate for the chair
manship he made the stipulation that
a sufficient salary must be allowed
him to employ Il clerk and a steno-
Gy1phnr
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Timid Guest-I have a delicate wife,
and if 1 stop at your place l want to
be sure there is a good doctor near
by.
Aspiring Clerk (briskly)-You need
not be alarmed. sir. We've got a fine
man within call. Why, he has just
pulled through six of the toughest cases
of smallpox 1 ever heard of.-Brooklyn
Life.
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THEFTS FROM THE VATICAN.
Priceless Works of Art stolen From
u Famous Library in Rome.

Works OF Art stolen From
u Library in Rome.
Audacious and repeated thefts of
precious miniatures from the Vatican
library have been detected in Il manner
described as follows by a cOrraSp1n~
dent of the London Standard: A few
days ago a person offered for sale to
Prof. Chierici some exquisite minia-
lures which he said were copies of
those in certain works in the Vatican
library. 1t happened that the profess
sor had examined the originals in their
places in the Vatican library, and was
at Once convinced that the Origin Is.
ard not copies. were before HIM. He
at once Informed Mgr. C1rini, the Vat
lean librarian, who verified the fact
that many precious Ill natures We o
missing from ancient hooks and parrh-
ments. The police were commu ica,el
with, and after some research two
persons have been arrested who, II no.
the thieves. wcru unGDul oily in !ea ga
with them. One is Il person who cal
ed himself Prof. Sardi Of Palermo. hut
is identified as Giovanni Papisardi OF
Riancavilla, in the province OF Palermo.
The other is an antiqulry named Ta-
yazzi. Among the stolen objects were
forty-one miniatures from Il parchment
volume of the year 1l00, entitled
"LOmelia Iii Frate Giacomo." Seven
teen miniatures were al-O taken from
another parchment, entitled L Trionit
Iii Petlarca." OF the foimer, thirty
nine have been recovcril. All the
sales were made TO foreigners. y
beautiful portrait of Donna LAURA cut
from the Petrarca manuscript. was
sold at Florence. From another source
[ learn that these thefS were known
Mt the Vatican 10 have been going on
for some time. but that silence had
been kept from n dissemination TO ap-
peal 10 the Italian police authorities.
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THE GREAT GERMAN COFFEE BERRY

Coffee at n cent pound, that is what
1t costs to grow it,good coffee, too. Some
say that it is better than Rio. This
we know, while in Europe last summe
in search of seed novelties we often
drank this in hotels in France, Hol-
land and Germany.
Thirty-fve packages earliest vegetable
seeds, ST. 90, not 3 cents per package.
Largest growers of farm seeds as
oats, gra>s and clover, corn and pota-
toes, ETC., in the world. Early heavy
yielding vegetables our specially.
If You VIII Cut This Out and Send 1t
with 15c postage to the John A. Salzer
Seed company, Lacrosse, Wis, you will
get free a package of their German Coffee
Berry seed and their catalogue. wnu
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with an Eye to business.

Hans proprietor of the halfway
house)-How many beds have you emp
ty up stairs, Katrina?
Katrina-Four, Hans.
Hans-Vell, empty some tacks, quick,
outside on the street. l drinks me L
see five bicycle riders comm dis way
alretty, on dem wheels vat dey blows
up with air.-Hamburg News.
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The Modern Way.

Commends itself tC the well informed,
to do pleasantly and effectually what
was formerly dore in the crudest man.
ner and d~isagreeably as well. To
cleanse the system and break UP colds,
headaches and fevers without unpleas-
ant after effects, use the delightful
liquid laxative remedy, Syrup of Figs.
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A Reasonable Suggestion.

Mrs. Spratt vigorously shaking her
sleeping spouse)-"John! John! There's
a burglar in the house!'
Mr.. Spratt protestingly)-See here,
Manda! If, instead of shaking the life
out of me, you'd so and shake that
burglar, you'd be doing some good
New York Weekly.
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She-Thank you, oh, sc much. for the
diamond ring, butt feel that | must
tell you. l am Il woman with Il past.
He risingp-ls that SO? Then YOU
don't need any presents. Pm dealing
in futures.
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A DiTercnt state.

Counsel Drawfecs-You must remem
Der, madam, that if your husband di-
vorces you, you can never marry again
in this state.
Mrs. Wanterwcd-I know that. That
is why l want to get back into the
single state.
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AN ABYSsINIAN CHIEF.

Ras Mnngascin the Leader of the
Forces Against the French.
In the hostilities between the Italians
on the east coast of Africa and the
Abyssinian chief of Tigre. the forces
of the latter are led by Ras Mangascia,
who is the son of the late Negus John,
who, in his time. withstood every eff
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All that is needed is capital. With
the coming of statehood. capital VIII
come also, and then Tuscan will be-
come the leading commercial center
Of the new State of Arizon1.-Globe
Democrat.
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Very disappointing.

$50 the old man is disappointed in
Charles?
Yes; he sent him to college and
thought he'd amount 30 something. but
all they could make of him was a Greek
professor.'-Ex.
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Time Is Money.

Shears the Tailor-Mr. Checkerly, I
think you ought to pay something on
account
Checkerly-Aw, verwy well; time is
money, We know, so just cwedit me
with a wequest faw another thirty
DAYS extension!
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On the q. II.

lowed?
Car Driver with a wink)-No, there
Is no smoking aloud. If you smoke, it's
got to be on the quiet.
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A pickpocket has been arrested for
getting his hand into a womas's dress
pocket. His ruthless shattering OF a
time-honored tradition merits no light
punishment.
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stuck to His First Statement.

Coroner-But 1 thought you said you
woke the man up at twelve o'clock?
Witness-Sure I did.
"And you made a previous statement
that you thought he died about eleven
o'clocky"
That's just it. You see, when we
woke him up he was dead."-EX.
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GEORGE ID.
The New Chairman of the, RncinG
Board of the American Wheel
men.

Mr.. George D. Gideon, who. it is
generally conceded will succeed How
ard L. Raymond is chairman of the
Racing Board of American Wre@ln;en,
is a resident of Philadelphia. He is
So years of aye, and has been actively
interested in cycling Qnatters since
1880, serving in 1888 as chairman OF
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Leerly-What time Of day was Adam
the most lonesome?
Meerly-Just before eve.-Philadel-
phia Inquirer.
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And He Left Her.

fegeman's Camphor Tee with Glycerine,
Cures Chapped Hands and Face, Tender or Sore Feet,
Chiblains, Piles, &c. G.. c. Clark Co, Ncw Haven, ct.
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A tender attachment is often fo4owcd by
n train Of disaster.
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AN ALPENA MIRACLE.
Y JAS. II. TODD OF LONG
RAPIDS DISCARDs CRUTCHEs.

In an Interview with n Reporter
h Reviews Her Experience and