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The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-12-12

on the proviso that their names and
telephone numbers shall not appear in
the directory. This exclusive system
is adopted in order to prevent the an
noyance of being constantly rung up
by outsiders.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-12-12

Hundreds of boxes of gold. silver
ivory, alabaster, onyx, marble and
other substances have been recovered
from the Egyptian tombs. When the
filed with perfumes and placed in the
tombs. Many still retain the odor of
the perfumes with which they were
once filed.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-12-12

A Russian paper says that England
Is now isolated among the powers OF
Europe. If our ancestral country is to
be given the cold shoulder in this
fashion 1t should be reminded that
there is still room on Old Glory for
some more stars. England, Scotland,
Ireland and Wales would cut up into
several likely states.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-12-12

1t must at least be said for Corbett
and Fitzsimmons that they have done
more than any other two men of the
time to bring prize fighters into con-
tempt.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-12-12

The project of police at st. Peters
burg has just granted permission to a
lady to ride a bicycle in the streets of
the city. This is the first occasion on
which such a privilege las been ac-
corded. Before getting the permits
sion the lady had to satisfy the au-
thorities that she could ride a bicycle
with safety.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-12-12

A slab in the great palace of Nine
veh represents a lady fainting and an
attendant holding a smelling bottle
probably of perfumes, to her nose, to
revive her.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-12-12

did the colonel get his title in the
war;"
mot much"
"Where, then?"
"Fightin' for Office ."-Atlanta Con-
stitution.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-12-12
How Lock is Used.

fastening is completed. The figure
fully illustrates its use, a portion of
the door being cut away to illustrate
the in which the lock is placed
against the jamb. 1t is used in a sim
liar way on a window, preventing the
sashes from being raised or lowered.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-12-12

Employer-Now, young man. if you
want this situation you must tell me
something about yourself. What is
your station in life?
Clerk generally get off at Twenty
third street, sir.-New York Recorder.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-12-12
Looks That WAY.

Attorney-HOw cid are you?
Rival Attorney breaking in)-I OBJ
ject.
Court-On what grounds?
Rival Attorney-Such testimony can
be only hearsay evidence.-Chicago
Record.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-12-12

The most rapid growth in the ex-
ports Of Japan is in floor mattings,
which now go to the United States
and Europe in lots of 100000 bales at
q time.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-12-12

Clark ito a LADY, who has purchased
n pair of silk stockings)-Anything
else?
Fair Customer-Yes. Where shall I,
find umbrellaS?-Louisville Truth.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-12-12

KemOVinE n ChaIn LINK.
C so as to make them smaller in diam
eter but no shorter The plate on the
other side may then be easily with
drawn, taking with it the rivets; and.
if it should be necessary to replace
the link, all you have to do is to put
it in position and spread the heads of
the rivets with a center punch.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-12-12
Not Fit.

"Does he stand we'll at c~ollege?"
"Pretty well. His weak eyes are
against him."
"Ah?'
Yes. They won't stand kicking
and %gouging."
And the Zeitgeist sighed sadly
Detroit Tribune.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-12-12

The Frenchman is a poor gambler.
After he has dropped a few hundred
francs he wants to go outside and cry
or die, as the case may be.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-12-12

Three hairdressers in Leeds have been
old, for shaving on Sunday.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-12-12

Health once impaired is not easily regained.
yet Parker's Ginger Tonic has attained these results
In many cases, Good for every weakness and distress
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-12-12

the ocular the image of the prepara-
zion, II. given by the objective, b, so
that such image is never met by the
luminous pencil.
The mirror. c, and the prism, X,
are provided with an aperture to per
nit of the passage of Il conical tube,
j, that allows II to perceive, through
the ocular. the image of the prepara-
ton. II. given by the objective. i,
This process permits CT obtaining 4
vertical illumination of great intcnSi
ty and of perfect clearnesS, botl
qualities Indispensable for photo
graphing microscopic images.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-12-12

Strangers in New York city, who
may have occasion 10 speak on the tel
cphone with one or other of the most
distinguished social lights of the city,
are apt to he annoyed at not being
able to get the right telephone num-
ber. When the central is asked for
the number she asks in reply if YOU
don't know. When you reply that You
can't remember it, or have lost the
memorandum, she will answer back:
1--WE cannot give You Mr., Croesus VAN
derbilt's house unless you know the
number" The truth is that the giIl
would he breaking strict rules of the
/ company. if she gave this information.
Many Of the ~millionaireS and promi-
nent society families have telephones
in their residences. but only for pri-
waite use. The mistress of the man
sion makes known the number only to
| her particular friends, and in exchange
receives their numbers. She also leaves
her number with the head of the hos
pital where she happens to be on n
managing committee. Such families
put telephones into their palaces only
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-12-12

papers with queer patterns and funny
animals and have them tackled up on
little frames. and perhaps give a lit
tie 'show'' all your own.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-12-12

how patiently people suffer with corns. Get pace
and co IL font by removing them with Hinde.cJrns
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-12-12
Telling Fortune. with AppIe..

There are three fortunes to be told
with an apple. Peel the fruit without
break ing the skin. and, holding the
long spiral skin daintily by the end,
swing it three times around the head,
and let it fall to the ground; whatever
letter the skin then forms is the mi
of the sweetheart or friend who
loves you best. Then, before eating
your apple, have some mi name it,"
as they say, and after you have saved
all the seeds, begin to count them
thus:
One l love; two l love! three | lave
say;
-Four l love with all my heart
And five l cast away.
Six, she loves; seven. he loves; eight,
both love.
Nine, he comes; ten, he tarlieS.
Eleven, he courts, and twelve he
marries.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-12-12

A more amusing fortune Is that of
placing a fresh apple seed on each
eyelid and naming each. The one
which remains there longest is the
truest and best. A famous custom
consists of pouring a very little molten
lead into a tub of cold water; there fol
lows a splashing and kissing as the
lead cools suddenly, and the shape of
the lead reveals the future. Just as
in all O~racles. ever since the days of
Delphi and Diana of the Ephesians, the
scientific work lies in reading the
doubtful forecasts notwithstanding
the Book of Fate" by Louise Willis
Snead in st. Nicholas.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-02-14
POETRY.
AT LAST.

When on my day of life the night is
falling,
And in the winds from unsunned
spaces blown,
L hear far voices out of darkness call.
ing
My feet to paths unknown.
Thou who hast made my home of life
so pleasant.
Leave not its tenant when it's walls
decay;
Oh Love divinel Oh. Helper ever
present
BE thou my strength and stay
BE near me when all else is from me
drifting
Earth, sky, homes pictures, days of
shade and shine,
And kindly faces to my own uplifting,
The love which answers mine.
I have but Thee, oh Father Let Thy
Spirit
BE with me then to comfort and up
hold;
No gate of pearl, no branch of palm
Nor street of shining gold.
Suffice it if my good and ill unreck.
oned,
And both forgiven through thy
abounding grace,
find myself by hands familiar beck
oned
Unto my fitting place.
Some humble door among thy many
mansions,
Some sheltering shade where sin and
striving cease.
And flows forever through heaven s
green expansions
The river Of thy peace.
There, from the music round about me
stealing,
fain would learn the new and holy
song,
And find at last beneath the trees Of
healing
The life for which 1 long.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-02-14
NUMRER 3s.

BOYS, READ THIs.-M Many people
seem to forget that character grows
that 1t Is not something to put on
ready made with womanhood or
manhood, but day by day, here lit
tie and there little, grows with the
growth and strengthens with the
strength, until, good or bad, 1t be-
comes almost coat Of mail. Look
at man of business-prompt, relia-
BILE, conscientious, yet clear-headed
and energetic. When do you sup
pose he developed all those admira-
BILE qualities? When he was a bow.
Let us see how boy of ten years
gets up In the morning, works, plays,
studies, and we will tell you what
kind Of man he will make. The
boy that is late at breakfast and late
at school stands poor chance to be
a prompt man. The boy who neg
lects his duties, he they ever 80 small,
and then excuses himself by saying,
{" forgot; 1 didn't think" will
never be reliable man; and the
boy who finds pleasure in the suffer-
Ing Of weaker things will never be q
noble, generous, kind mana gen.
tleman.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-02-14

RULES FOR GUM CHEwING.-The
visible working of the jaws in chew
ing gum is not pleasant sight, and
that 1t exasperates sensitive people
beyond measure ia not unnatural. A
buffalo coachman lost good posi-
tion the other, day because he would
persist In chewing gum on the box
while driving. The severest criti-
cism levelled at certain regiments
Of the Massachusetts National Guard
at a recent inspection was that many
privates and some officers chewed
gum OH parade. The only persons
who really ought to be allowed to
chew gum are policemen, on night
service only, and members Of foot
ball teams in actual conflict.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-02-14


TIT FOR TAT.-A "smart Alex,
was standing in front Of the post
Office the other day when a colored
man came up and touching his hat.
asked:
kin you tell me Is dis de place
whar dey sell desc ar postage
stamps ?" "Yes, sir, this is the
place." remarked the lawyer. seeing
a chance for little fun; "hut what
do you want with the postage
stamps, uncle?"
"TO mail three letters, sab, OF
course"
Well, then, you needn't bother
about stamps; you don't have to
put any on this week."
81 don't?"
"No, SIR"
Why-fO' not? ?"
Well, you see the conglomera.
tion of the bypothenuse has differ.
entiated the parallelogram so much
that the consanguinity don't em mulate
the ordinary effervescence and &c
the government has decided to send
letters free"
Well, boss, all dat may be true
an / don't say 1t amt; but just
s'posen dat de eksentricity of de ag
gregation substantiates de ignomin
iousness Of the puppendickelor ant
sublimeises de puspecuity of de con
sequences-don't you qualificate da
de government would conf]scate da
letter. / guess jist better pu
some stamps on anyhow fer luck"
And as the bystanders gave ven
to their feelings In vociferous ap
plause the "smart Alex" marched
away.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-02-14

DEAD SEA DRYING UP.--The
Dead Sea Of to-day Is a little body
of sluggish, dark, greasy water,
gathered at the bottom Of the deep
est depression on the earth's surface
"a hollow l 300 feet below tho level
of the Mediterranean. A recent
scientific expedition has proved,
however, that at one time Its surface
was on a level with that of the
Mediterranean and Its area more
than 20 times what 1t is at present.
In what the geologists call the Gla-
cial PERIOD" the Jordan was an arm
of the Dead Sea and was more than
1000 feet In depth.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-02-14
Why They Don't Go.
ROBERT RURDETTE EXPOSES THE
FALLACIEs OF NON-CHURCH-
GOERS.

Burdette hits many a nail on the
head. How like human excuses are
the following:
$50 you are not going to church
this morning, my son?
Ah, yes; see. 'The music is
not good;' that's a pity. That's
what you go to church tor, to hear
the music. And the less we pay,
the better music we demand"
'And the pews are not comforta-
ble.' That's too bad-the Sabbath is
day of rest and we 90 to church
for repose. The less we do through
the week, the more rest we clamor
for on the Sabbath"
"The church Is so far away; it Is
too far to walk, and l detest riding
In street car, and they're always
crowded on the Sabbath This is,
indeed, distressing. Sometimes,
when l think how much farther
away heaven is than the church, and
that there is no conveyance on the
road OF any description, I wonder
how some of us are going to get
there"
"And the sermon is so long al
ways All these things are, in
deed, to be regretted. I would re-
gret them more sincerely, my boy,
did not know that you will often
squeeze into stuffed street car, with
hundred other men breathing an
incense of whiskey, beer and to-
bacco, hang on strap by your eye
lids for two miles, and then pay fifty
cents for the privilege of sitting on
rough plank In the broiling sun for
two hours longer, while in the inter
walls of the game scratch band will
blow discordsnt thunder out of a
dozen misfit horns right into your
ears, and come home to talk the rest
of the family into "A state of aural
paralysis about the 'dandie~t game
you ever saw played on that
ground.'"
Ah, my boy! you see wha,
staying away from chhrch does. |,
develops habit Of lying. There
isn't one man in hundred who
could go on the witness stand anC
give, under oath, the same reason.
for not going to church that he gives
to his family every Sunday morning
My son, If you don't think yo,
ought to go, you wouldn't make any
excuses for not going. No mar
apologies for doing right.D
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-02-14
POETRY.
BUILDING.
BY SUSAN COOLIDGE.

souls are built as temples are
2GnKeh deep, unseen, unknown
M LIES the sure foundatiOn-stone
Ihen the courses framed a hear
Lltt the cloisters pillard fair.
Last OF all the airy spire.
soaring heayenward, higher and biohor
Ne"resV sun and nearest star.
Souls are built as temples are
ihch 0y inch in gradual rise
Mount the layered masonries
Marrlng questions have their dav
hlngs arise and pass away.
La0orers vanish one by one.
Stlll the temple is not done.
Still completion seems afar.
souls are built as temples are
Here carving rich and uuaint
Ihere the image of a saint:
Here deep-hued pane to tell
sacred truth or miracle:
Every little helps the much
every careful, careless touch
Adds a charm or leaves a scar.
Souls are built as temples are
based on truth s eternal law
Sure and steadfast, without flaw.
through the sunshine, throug gh the
SHOWS,
Up and on the building goes
EVERY fair thing finds its place,
every hard thing lends it's grace.
Every hand may make or mar.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-02-14

THE VALUE OF PRAYER.-At
Grace Methodist Episcopal church,
Rev. DR.. Richard Hartcourt preached
last night "The Terrible Tragedies
of the week"
The text was taken from the Book
of Job, 2lst chapter and 18th verse
What profit should we have If we
pray unto Him ?"
"a few weeks ago." said DIR.
Harcourt, 81 preached a sermon
from the text And as He prayed
the form of His countenance was
changed My subject was the
transforming power of prayer. l
then said: Prayer does not change
the purposes of the Almighty, but
by prayer we are changed, or trans
formed Soon afterward 1 received
a letter from Brooklyn inquiring if
had made the statement in my
sermon that prayer does not change
the purposes of the Almighty. My
answer was as follows:
"The report sent you Of the SER
mon on the transforming power of
prayer delivered on December 18th,
was correct. God is perfect
Chauge implies ignorance, weak
ness, imperfection. Therefore God
is Interchangeable and unchanged by
prayer"
After describing the death Of Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Whitridge by fall.
ing from ladder while trying to es-
cape from their burning house, 13
West Biddie street, last Tuesday
morning, and telling of the prayer
which Mrs. Whitridge offered before
her death, DR.. Hartcourt said that
while prayer did not prevent her
death, it gave the calnness and
GOODNESS. He added:
81 say prayer is profitable. 1t
leDgthens the vision, strengthens the
heart, gives steadiness to the pur-
pose and in large measure gives
fitness for an emergency, so that out
of what would otherwise be disaster
comes victOry.n
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-02-14

THREE street boys were bought
by the city missionary into a down
town Sunday School, and placed In
Mr.. BIS class. The teachers custom
was to learn the new scholars given
names, which in this case he pro-
ceeded to do with the following re-
suit: "What Is your first name ?"
he asked of one. LEM" was the
reply. "Ah! Lemuel," corrected
the teacher. "And yours, my
boy" he inquired of the next.
"Sam!" yelled the urchin. "Ah,
Samuel" mildly rejoined Mr.. B.
" And what may call your" he
kindly asked the third. "Ah,
Jimuel !" was the astonishing reply.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-02-14

"THIs," said the enterprising
contributor "is a map illustrating
certain phases Of the Chinese. Japa-
nese war" 1--WE never touch upon
such matters" said the editor.
"This Is fashion paper. D.
"Good !" cried the enterprising con-
tributor. "That being 80, you can
use this same map for a pattern
Cutting up here along the Corean
boundary, and running down here
and ending up at Peking, will give
you the finest pattern for a winter
dol an, suited to a woman of forty,
you ever saW.O
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-02-14
Comparative Areas.

Idaho Is twice as large as Arkau-
sas.
Colorado is twice the size of Ala
bama.
Tunis and Ohio are nearly the
same size.
Cyprus Is almost as large as Con-
necticut.
Ireland IL about half the size of
Missouri.
SuInatra Is nearly twice the size OF
California;.
Australia Is about the size Of the
United States.
Europe Is less than one-fourth the
size of Asia.
Asia is the largest continent, 49,.
100000 square miles.
AMMAN, 106,000 square miles, is
about the size of Idaho.
Corea Is exactly the size Of Kan.
sas. $4,000 square miles.
Missouri is almost three times the
size of West Virginia.
Ecuador has 1l9, 900 square miles
about the size of New Mexico.
Brazil has one province larger
than any three of our States.
Roumania has 48. 900 square miles
the exact size of Louisiana.
Tasmania has 26, 900 square miles
a little smaller than Maine.
Labrador is about the size Of Mis-
souri,, 10000 square miles.
The Roman province Of Gaul wa.
little smaller than Texas.
Denmark has /, 400 square miles, {
little larger than Maryland.
There are four provinces In Chint
larger than any of our States.
Nicaragua and New York have
the same area, $4,000 square miles.
The Two Americas are, combined
almost exactly the size of Asia.
Africa Is three.fourths the size o
Asia, or 100000 square miles.
Siberia has an area Of 81, ,OOl
square miles, about the size of In
diana.
The Island Of Mauritius ant
Rhode Island are about the sam,
size.
The Palestine of the time o
Christ was about the size Of New
Jersey.
| s<sS.Ss
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-02-14

SUDDEN BREAKDowN.-I Is re-
lated that the wife of third or
tnurth-rate Tammany Hall politi.
clan, growing faint from long ill.,
ness, and perceiving that her end
was not far off, resolved upon squar-
ing her accounts with this world In
order to be the better prepared to
square them with the next. Calling
to her husband, who bent over the
bed with sorrowful look, she said
Jimmie, whisper here a mint"
"To be sure, Lizzie. What's tn
trouble now, mavourneen ?"
"Jimmie," she went on, "there's
a power o. money OWN to us, an
whin Pm dead an gone be sure an
make 'em pay you. Pat Farrell
owes us dollar an twinty cints
am"
"Lizzie, what wonderful
memory you have" broke In hel
husband.
" An for that barrel o. spuds tha
we gave Phil Cary's wife at the
time o. tn strike, there's four dol
lars due us an thin"
Chow do ye think of 'em all, Al
all, at alp" interrupted the hus
band, unable to restrain himself.
"An' thin Ellen McGinty's two
weeks groceries makes another foul
dollars that's comm to u.s."
Liz" said Jimmie, "it's a pity
tn Lord would ever call ye."
"Wan mint more," said the dy
Ing woman, as she raised herself or
her elbow; "don't forget that we
owe the landlord twinty dollars foI
a months rint, an you'll want t.
pay 1t the first chance you get"
"The poor, dear craythur," sait
Jimmie, turning to some friend
in the room, "her mind js wand
| therin'.O
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-02-14

THE habit of using profane lam
guage Is the most senseless one into
which any man ever fell. There Is
nothing to justify it--absolutely
nothing. No possible good can come
of 1t. 1t Is the only hook that the
devil does not bait. That any ra-
tional creature should 80 far forget
what Is due to his personal dignity
as to use his lips for the utterance of
detiling oaths, Is thing that passes
comprehension. Still stranger is 1t
that anyone should be found so fool
hardy as to thus insult the majesty
of Jehovah. We beg all our read
ers that have formed this insane and
wicked habit-if any such there be
to make an instant and honest eff.
fort to reform. in particular we
wish to say that the father who Is
gross enough to set an example of pro-
family before his growing sons lacks
little of deserving the epithet sat-
anic.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-02-14

THE "FAsHIoN o. THE HoosE."
A servant girl happened to be en-
gagged at farmhouse where the mis-
tress was known TO have a rather
hasty temper.
On the first Saturday night the girl
was told 70 clean the boots and shoes
for Sunday.
Coming into the kitchen q short
tune afterward, the mistress, seeing
that the maid had cleaned her own
boots first, was so enraged that she
lifted them and threw them into q
tub of water which stood near.
The servant made no sign, but
when all the boots were cleaned, she
also lifted them and threw them into
the tub of water.
Why, whatever possessed you to
do that ?" gasped her mistress in a
fury.
"Oh, just thocht it was the fash
lon o. the hoose," calmly replied the
girl.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-02-14

Two passengers on western train
became involved in a controversy
which waxed so hot that one of them
called the other a liar. " What's
that, a liar ?" and he was on his feet
In An instant. eyes, a liar" was
the emphatic response, "or my
name amt John Smith, of Smith.
ville." What, the hardware mer-
chant?" "The same.n "Mr.
Smith, am delighted to meet you.
I represent Mr.. Sharpedge & Co., OF
New York, and can show you a line
Of samples that will make your hair
curl,D
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-02-14

PUNzER-I want to get my life
Insured.
Clerk-What Ia your occupation,
sir?
Punzer-Humoris
Clerk-We cannot take the risk.