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The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-08-01
ROYAL Courtesy,

A characteristic incident of a visit
of the Prince and Princess of Wales
and their daughters to the general
postoffice has just become known. The
story is that, as they were passing
thu ough the teieglaphic department,
the prince suddenly marched up to an
operator and tapped him on the Shout
der. The te~legraphist hastily dis
mounted from his stool and made a
respectful %salutation to the prince.
The reply Of his royal highness was to
take the young mans hand and shake
it heartily, an example which was fol
lowed by the princess and the rest of
the royal fmily. 1t was afterward ex-
planned that this telegrapbist vas Oh
duty at Sandringham during the fatal
illness of the Duke of Clarence. The
story embodies two of the princes
los charming chara cteristics. First,
Eis great gift of retaining in memory
the faces of those he has known ever
so slightly. Secondly, his true royal
gratitude and swiftness in acknowl-
edging services rendered -Tid-Bits.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-08-01
FOR AN UNSPOKEN SPEECH.
The Irish Patriot Jailed for Words
He Didn't Say.

lie D1unt Says
A member of the Land league was
sent from Dublin to a certain district
to get up a meeting and make q
speech.
On reaching the town where the
meeting was to be held, the speech
maker met a friend, and, o being
genial fellows, they retired to a public
house and bad something. Then they
began talking over old-time reminis-
cences, and the fiji st thing the land
Lacquer knew was that the attendant
had come in to light the lamp.
Great goodness" he said, 81 was
sem down from Dublin to get up a
meeting here, and now it is too late!
ooh. well, it doesn't AFTER" said
the other.
Eyes, it does matter" said the or
gaDizer. 81 have to report to my
superior that the meeting was held"
ooh, that's all right" said his friend
"Here, you write out a speech, and |
will send it to the local papers, who
will print it just as if the meeting was
held. and then the folks in Dublin
wont know the difference"
This was quickly done, and the
speech that was never delivered ap-
peared the next day in the Lapers.
The fun of the IL ing m in over
| the fact that the Lacquer was arrested
and was sentenced to four months il
Jail for a speech that he never deliv'
cred. at a meeting that was neyel
held.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-08-01
STOP THE
A Nuisance in Music Which De-
strOys Good Singing.

stroys Good Singing.
Can any one explain to me the Sc
cret of the popularity of the detestable
mode of singing which is now prac-
ticed so extensively in u city? L
need scarcely add that I refer to what
is commonly called the tremolo. 1t
came into fashion about forty years
ago, and is it not time that that fash
ion should die a natural death? Nine.
La Grange was the first who intro
duced it here. She was much heralded,
and, therefore, was believed to be a
fine singer, to the extent that she drew
fair audiences for a short time. But
people soon wearied of her peculiar
style, and ceased going to hear her.
She was pasSee when she came to this
country, and 1t was said that it was
to cover a broken-down voice that she
had RECOURSE to the now hackneyed
vibrata. However, many deluded sing
ers, considering that her style must be
n of the good thing which come to
us from Europe, strove, but too sue
cessfully, to initiate it.
When l was studying vocal music
great are was taken to impress upon
my mind the extreme Importance and
beauty of a firm, pure and steady tone,
with it's gradual creScendo and dimin-
uendO. All, with what infinite pains
l tried to produce my notes, without
a shadow of wavering or change of
quality! And now, to think that the
beautiful SoSenuto is considered of but
small account by SO many people who,
l maintain, ought to know better. l
have seen a room full of people moved
to tears by a pathetic song rendered
by a well sustained voice, and with
distinct enunciation of the words; yet
who would ever dream of weeping
over the most touching ballad in the
world when sung in the miserable,
Shaky style now in vogue, which al
ways leaves the listener in doubt as to
whether he is hearing sung C-sharp
or ID, F-sharp or G?
Among the best vocalists belonging
to u city and it's vicinity this tremolo
is often adopted. For some reason
sopranos and barytones use it most
frequently, and, l may add, ad nau-
seam. 1t is more than disagreeable on
the stage and in the parlor. 1t is be-
yond endurance when it obtrudes it.
self in the church service. No place
or occasion is safe from it's imperti-
nent intrusion. l have heard a so,
piano if good standing profane the
lofty strains of Il Know that My Re-
deemer Liveth" by her tremulous rem,
Neutrality-suspicious. as it was inappro
priate.-Correspondence of the New
York Tribune
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-08-01

There is only n economical way to
fight weeds-that is to keep ahead of
them. When they r just breaking
through the ground they can be
slaughtered with. less labor than at
any other time. That is the time to
take them in hand. A little later and
the work will be doubled. Too many
overlook this fact. In many towns 8
per cent off is allowed on all taxes
paid before a certain date, and men
hustle to pay that tax and save that 3
per cent. A much larger per cent off
is secured by the man who takes the
weeds in season. One can go over n
garden with an iron rake when the
weeds are just breaking ground, and
in an hours time accomplish wonders.
A week later he will have to take his
hoe and laboriously cut, cut, cut. And
even then he doesn't destroy half as
many of the roots of weeds as he
would have done a week before with
the rake. Neglecting the weeds is
something one simply cannot Afford
Orange Judd Farmer.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-08-01

The son of Gen. Robert e. Lee has
furnised for publication a letter writ
ten by the famous Confederate COM
mander to President Johnson, in which
he asked for amnesty and pardon. His
reason for SO doing, as given to his
son at the time, was that he thought
1t was but right for him to "set an ex-
ample of submission to the civil author
ities," and that he might possibly thus
place himself lin a better position to
be of use to the C~onfederates who
were not protected by military paroles
especially Mr.. Davis" The letter
was sent June 10, 1866, and presuma-
bly, received in due time, but "Gen.
Lee never had any acknowledgment
of it whatever"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-08-01
Bicycle. and street Railroads.

The bicycle epidemic is sweeping
over the whole country. 1t is esti-
mated that during the coming summer
the votaries of the wheel in New York
city alone will number over 200,
In many cities the bicycle has inaug-
urated a serious rivalry with the street
car, and in Denver the effect has been
so unmistakable that the local street
railway company has had to cut the
wages of it's employees in order to meet
the great reduction in it's income. The
daily receipts of the car lines have
never been so low, and that the drop
Is caused entirely by the Introduction
OF bicycles is beyond a doubt. On wet
days, when the wheels canrpt be rid
den, the receipts per car invariably
u up to over $50 per day. AS soon
as the streets dry off the receipts drop
down fully one-half. Formerly h
large crowd of invalids and pleasure
seekers, which is constantly pouring
into Denver, would take the cars out
to the suburbs for their daily outing;
now the wheel Is used instead. 1t is
estimated that during the past year
1000 wheels have been sold in the city
by the local dealers, besides the large
number shipped in by individuals. The
estimate of 10000 wheels in use is
probably extremely low. Each of these
wheels will take out of the pocket Of
the street railway company some 20
or 30 cents a day. Taking the low es-
innate of 20 cents a day for the 10000
wheels, the amount would reach $1,000
a day, or $73O,OOO a year. The contin-
gency which has presented itself in
such definite shape in Denver will
have to be met by the street car COM
panies in many other cities, and in
stead of abating this source of depri-
/ walton of revenue is likely to become
| more formidable, especially during the
| summer months. The use of the bi-
| cycle has apparently but just begun
to fairly take hold on the popular
fancy, and it is prophesied that before
long the majority of people will. just
as soon think of doing without their
| bicycles as their watches.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-08-01

Almost everybody now agrees that
level culture produces the largest and
best crops of potatoes. But it is impos-
sible to have level culture unless the
seed potatoes are planted deeply
enough for the tubers to form under
the soil. The constant tendency of the
tubers is to rise as they grow. This,
if the seed has been planted only one
or two inches deep, makes it necessary
to draw dirt around the hill. making
a mound which sheds the water on
either side. This also cuts the potato
roots in the middle Of the row. 1t re-
uuires dry and rich ground to make
successful deep planting and level cul-
ture possible. But soil without stag,
nant water near the surface is always
necessary for the potato crop. If the
suhsoil is filled with water thr"lgh
winter and spring, it is impossible IN
grow good potato crops ON such land
the following season by any method.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-08-01
ENGLISH ESTIMATES OF EDISON.

A Practical, shrewd, Clever Man,
With Infnit Capacity for Work.
The position which Edison fills in
the popular mind is n of the most
remarkable incidents in the history of
invention. To many he is the en-
bodied genius of electric lightning,
and he is the popular conception Of
the greatest living scientist; but the
fact is that the luster of Americas
real scientist has been paled by the
glare and artificial glamour surround
ing Edison and all his works. These
distorted views have been, to a great
extent, fostered by ingenious mechan-
zeal ~contrivances, such as the phono-
graph and other novelties, which are
above all things amusing. 1t would
be idle for us to say that he has done
nothing of note. He is undoubtedly a
clever man, but there are many who
are better electricians, and more who
are better mechanics.
His ability lies rather in organizing
the work of a staff of trained experts,
which, in it's way, is unequaled. Edi-
son has allied with his mechanical
skill men of remarkable business apti-
tude. 1t is this combination of talents
which has doubtless raised him above
the majority of men. There are men
possessing greater skill i'll mechanics,
and men with greater commercial
gifts, but the two are seldom com
bined. We are not called upon to anal
we his extraordinary popularity. He
doubtless has deserved it. But a mod.
crate estimate would be that he is |;
practical, shrewd man, with (what we
believe is too generally underratedJ
immense physical endurance, and
consequently, will, infinite capacity
for work, and an untiring energy
Electric Review.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-08-01
England's greatest fortresses in

England's greatest fortresses In
America are at Halifax, on the Allan
tic side, and Vancouver, ON the Pacific
side, and the word impregnable is
often applied to them. 1t should be re-
membered that high explosives have
been invented since the last import
ant siege was carried forward, and it
Is by no means certain that any fort
ress in existence can now withstand
a long siege. The rule may be ac-
cepted that in war hereafter it will be
exceedingly uncomfortable to be shut
UP and surrounded by an active enc.
my supplied with dynamite.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-08-01

Advices from Cuba indicate that the
Spaniards have learned nothing from
their experiences in the previous
Cuban rebellion, and are not paying
proper attention to sanitary arrange
ments for their troops; consequently
there Is much sickness among them
and yellow fever and other indigenous
diseases threaten to destroy far more
than the insurgents can hope to do.
That the Cuban rebellion has not yet
been suppressed is shown by the fact
that Gen. Campos has already called
for more troops.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-08-01

The royal commission appointed in
England five years ago to inquire into
the effect on human health of food
deriy ed from tuberculcus animals has
made a bulky report which presents
very few definite conclusions. They
recommend that milk should be boiled
and not consumed raw. Beyond this
the report is rather barren reading,
and indicates that science has learned
nothing about cattle that has not long
been known. The important matter is
honest, practical IL spection.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-08-01

Weigh your chicks every week and
obsoryn. their increase. Take ten
chicks or even adults, from among
tbe whole number, weigh them every
week. and keep an account of the eX-
act amount of food consumed, and you
will know more regarding the matter
Of expense, profit, and ratio OF gain
than could be derived in any other
,anner Experiments with different
irds of food could easily be made,
md chicks of several breeds could be
used for comparison. 1t would take
but a small portion of time, while the
knowledge gained would be inyalu-
able
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-08-01
The well known English statesman,

The well known English statesman,
Mr.. Balfour, maintains that the prin-
cipal value of the newspapers lies in
it's advertising function, rather than
in it's news gathering or it's discussion
Of current issues. He said in a recent
address: 'In the newspapers capac-
ity as as an advertising agent it is,
after all, of the first Importance to any
civilized society, inasmuch as it brings
together those who have something to
sell and those who have something to
buy. Some gentlemen laughed when
1 mentioned advertising, but in my
judgment the foreign correspondent,
the parliamentary reporter and all the
other machinery Of communicating in
formation to the public really are Of
no more Importance to the community
at large than the power of communi-
cation by advertisement"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-08-01
Training an Aztec Girl.

Training an Aztec Girl.
We are accustomed to think of the
people of ancient America as largely
savage and with none of the thoughts
about conduct and morals such as
were held in Europe. But here are a
few extracts from a letter written by
an Aztec or Mexican mother to her
daughter before the conquest of Cor
ties. The exact date is not given, but
Prescott quotes it from an early Span
ish chronicle:
"In walking, my daughter, see that
you behave becomingly, neither going
with haste, nor too slowly, since IT Is
evidence of being pulled up to walk
too slowly, and walking hastily causes
Il vicious habit of restlessness and in
stability. Therefore, neither walk fast
nor very slow; yet when it shall be
necessary to go with haste, do so; i'll
this use your discretion. And when
you may be obliged to jump over a
| pool of water. do it with decency, that
you may neither appear clumsy nor
light. When you are in the street, do
not carry your head much inclined or
your body bent; o as little go with
your head very much raised; since it
| is a mark of ill-breeding; walk erect,
and with your head slightly inclined.
Walk through the street quietly and
with propriety. Another thing that
YOU must attend to, my daughter, Is
that when you are in the street you
do not go looking hither and thither,
nor turning your head to look at this
and that; walk neither looking at the
skies nor on the ground. DO not look
upon those whom you meet with the
ewes of an offended person, MOI have
the appearance of being uneasy. See,
my daughter, that you give yourself
no concern about the words you may
hear, in going through he street. mol
Day any regard to them. Take care
that YOU neither answer nor speak,
but act as if YOU neither heard nor
understood them."-BroOklyn Eagle.
No food will make hens lay like a
liberal supply of wheat in some shape
and a regular ration of green cut bone.
Remember that milk in any form is
good for laying hens. 1t contains all
the elements of egg food IN almost the
proper proportions.
If the fowls have a free run give
them a light feed of grain in the morn
ing and a full feed at night, and they
will find the extras during the day.
We want our farmers to keep more
poultry, and we want to hear from
those who are taking good care Of
their fowls. Let us have your eXper
fence.
Sometimes hens are FOUND dead un
der the perches. while seemingly fa
and in good condition. Often thu
trouble is that they are too fat and di'
of apopleXy.
Every one who keeps hens knows o
one Or two or more which are pei
istent layers. These should be bret
rom, as they will transmit their Soo'
ualities to their progeny.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-08-01
Variation in the Growth of Trees.

The popular idea that trees keep on
steadily adding to their growth year
in and year out has been falsified by
the observations of M. Mer, a French
forester. NJ. Mer states that the
weather affects the growth of trees,
as it does that of vegetables. In the
dry summer Of 1898 the frs of the
Vosges grew less than usual, both in
height and diameter. A similar erect
was produced by the exceptionally
cold. wet summer of 1883. The dry
spring of 1892 only diminished the
growth in length, and the dry autumn
of 1887 only checked the growth In
thickness. In short, there are good.
bad and middling years of growth,
and M. Mer considers that ~fOresters
will do we'll to give the matter n great
deal more study than has ever been
devoted to it.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-08-01

When. Mr.. Gladstone was addressing
a great meeting at Manchester IN 1868,
during his candidacy for Southwest
Lancashire, a curious incident occur
red. He was speaking in the famous
Trade hall, the scene Of many of Mr..
Bright'S o%ratOrical triumphS. The
room was densely packed with an en-
thusiastic audience, whose patience
was severely tried by n man This
individual at short intervals shouted,
'"Tell us what you said in '5S." At
length the meeting could bear with
him no longer, and a general cry of
turn him out, arose. The man was
seized, raised on high and passed over
the heads of the audience, until finally
he was landed in the street Then
some curious persons went up and
asked him to explain what he meant
by saying Tell us what you said in
'5S" The disturber laughed, 81 didn't
mean anything" he said, only l was
roasted and stifed in there, and |
knew the only way l could get out
was to make a row and be turned out.
That's all.'-Troy Times.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-08-01

1--WE left our country for u coun-
try's good" is an expression first
found in the prologue to a play pre-
scented by convicts in Sydney. The
prologue vas by George Darlington,
himself a convict, and the allusion
was, it is said, keenly' appreciated by
the convict actors and the audience.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-08-01

The Russian thistle has appeared In
California, and the opinion prevails
that 1t will be a pest to lazy farmers.
The other kind attack it promptly and
keep it under without difficulty. The
weed is choked out by alfalfa, and the
clean culture that subsidies it is just
what a crop needs in any case.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-08-01

"A feather in his cap" has a Hunga-
rian origin. During the centuries
when war with the Turks was con-
stantly going on, a Hungarian soldier
was allowed to wear one feather on
his cap for every Turk he had killed,
and so the slaughter Of an additional
foe meant one more feather.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-08-01

There is pathos in the fact that ex-
Gov. Chase Of Indiana, who died the
other day, did not leave enough money
to pay his funeral expenses. and it had
to be provided by his friends. He was
an honest man who fell into the hands
of sharpers and was swindled out Of
his last dollar.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-08-01

Pure baking powders are one of the
chief aids to the cook iii preparing per-
feet and wholesome food. While those
are to be obtaired of well-established
reputation, like the Royal, of whose
purity there has never been a ques-
ton, it is proper to avoid all others.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-08-01

The Antwerp worlds fair had much
bad weather to contend with, but 1t
paid guarantors in full and, in addi-
ton, divided a profit of $4,000. A
great fair, If intelligently planned and
well managed, will pay every time.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-08-01

The policy of repression is winning
in Germany, but the thing repressed is
a young war lord with too much
tongue, who has mistaken himself for
a duplicate Of Old Fritz before accom-
plishing anything.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-08-01

Northern Manufacturer-It's mon.
strouS, sir, to claim that the negro is
not advancing. Why, sir, in your own
state they have half a dozen weekly
newspapers.
SoMtherner-How do you know?
Northern Manufacturer-Why, II
advertise my razors in them.~"New
York Weekly.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-08-01

The smallest evergreen tree from
which cloves are taken was originally
a native of the Spice islands, but it is
now cultivated in warm climates in
all parts of the world. The Glove Of
commerce is the unopened flower of
the tree. They are quite small, but
grow in large clusters along the
branches. After gathering, the buds
are smoked by a wood fire and dried
in the sun. Both the taste and smell
of the cloves depend on the quantity
of oil they contain.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-08-01
A Qualified Answer.

Dukane-What is the Order of Gin
%cinnati, Gaswell?
Gaswell-I was never in the town
more than twice or three times, but
then 1 gathered the impression that
the usual order was beer and
bologna."-Pittsburg Chronicle.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-08-01

Every year adds to the Importance
Of trade in the Pacific, and the events
of 1895 r making the great ocean
and it's bordering lands the chief arena
Of interest. The possibilities Of growth
in those ATTITUDES is instanced in Aus
tralia, which had a foreign trade last
year Of $642, OOO, 900 and produced gold
to the value Of $4O,OOO,OOO.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-08-01
She Took Out the Dust.

Mrs. Yeast-That man C~rimsonbeak
is a most inconsistent man.
Mrs. Bacon-I guess so.
"Why, his wife wa telling me this
morning that he asked her to take the
dust out of his clothes and when he
awoke in the middle of the night and
found his wife going through his peck
cts in order to accommodate him he
threatened to get a divorc.."-Yonkers
Statesman,
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-08-01

Politician-Are you going to vote for
the Hon. Mr.. Greathead for governor?
Farmer Hayfork-Wall, 1 dunno yit.
He'll be at our county fair next week,
an I'll wait an see if he admires my
hogs.-New York Weekly.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-08-01

The only baking powder yet found by
chemical analysis to be entirely free
from lime and absolutely pure is the
Royal" This perfect purity results
from the exclusive S of cream of
tartar specially refined and prepared
by patent processes which totally re-
move the tartrate of lime and other
impurities.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-08-01
How He Got There.

"How on earth did Smith become q
colonel?"
easy enough. Train was delayed
in Georgia and he attended a picnic
Atlanta Constitution.