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The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-08-08
He, Took Poison While in Exile to
Escape ROEte's Hatred.

Hannibal was made an exile, not, as
ccr:mOnly supposed, through Roman
influence so much rs from the personal
amnesty of his countrymen. After the
defeat at Zama he turned his at
tenrion to the political affairs of Car
thase, and in%augurated Il system of re-
form which lie carried out so rigorous
ly that he soon found himself intense
ly hated by a large faction of the
~Carthaginians. Behind him was the
honesty of the country, however, and,
finding he could not be swerved from
his purpose. the rogues in office at
tempted to assasSinate him. Finding
that his death had been determined
on Hannibal left Carthage, went to
Tyre, and thence to the dominions of
Antiochus, whom he soon enlisted i'll
war with Rome. The war proved a
failure, and Antiochus was ordered to
surrender Hannibal, who got news Of
the demand and made his escape.
Roman hatred followed him to Bith.
ynia, and, finding himself on the point
of ocing given up. he died from poi
son. The story that he once had a
meeting ut EphesuS with his old enemy,
Scipio Africanus, is told on fairly good
authority.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-08-08

Ceylon is the home of the largest
species of spider that has yet been
made the subject Of chronological in
vestigation. This web-spinning mon
ster lives In the u1ost mountainous
districts of that rugged island, and
places his trap-pot n gossamer snare
of airy lightness, but a huge net OF
yellow silk from five to ten feet in
diameter-acrOss the chasms and tis-
sures in the rocks. The supporting
guys of this gigantic net, which is al
most strong enough for a hammock,
are from five to twenty feet in length,
as conditions may require, and made
Of a series Of twisted webs, the whole
being of the diameter of a lead pencil.
The gigantic silken trap is not set for
mosquitoes, flies and pestiferous
gnats, but for birds, gaudy moths and
elegantly painted butterflies, some of
the latter having a spread of wing
equal to that of u robin or blue jay.
Some extra fine skeletons of small
birds. lizards and snakes have been
found in these webs. The spiders
body Is four and a half inches in
width and six in length.-Orphan's
Bouquet.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-08-08
n Dog Helped.

A well known artist who lives up
town tells the following story of a dog
and a cat who are members of his
household. .
The two grew up together and have
always been the greatest chums.
A short time ago the cat presented
the family with q number of kittens
and the dog evinced the liveliest inter
est in the new arrivals.
Several days ago, after the manner
peculiar to cats, the mother took. 1t
into her head to move her family.
One by one she tendnrly carried the
kittens to their new home, the dog
trotting by her side, his eyes wide
open with wonder.
Finally the last kitten was reached.
Mrs. Pussy took it in her mouth and
was about to start off, with it when
Mr.. Dog was suddenly seized with the
idea that he was lacking In gallantry.,
Carefully noting the manner in
which the cat carried Der offspring, he
seized the mother by the back of the
neck in the same manner, and tho
Strengthening trio made the trip to
the new quarters in safety.-Philadel-
phia Record.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-08-08

In this country the dog is really, in
nine cases out of ten. the master of
the man. In Belgium, however. his
status is very different. One of the
first things that impresses the stran-
ger in Brussels is the immense num-
Der of dogs employed in drawing bar
rows and small carts about II streets.
In the capital alone over 10000 dogs
are so engaged, and the number or
draught dogs in the whole country
is probably not less than $4,000. Cen
erations of servitude have made the
Belgium dog a race apart. For his
size he is said to possess b greatest
pulling power of any animal, tour
times his w weight being considered
a load we'll within his power. Taking
his average weight as half a hundred
weight. this means that something
like 5000 tons are daily dragged
about by canine labor in Belgium.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-08-08
RAILROAD IN NIAGARA's GORGE.
The Route to Include All Points oil
Interest on the American Side.

The Route to Include All Points of
Interest on the American Side.
The Niagara-gOrge electric railroad
is now believed to be assured, for the
surveys have been made from Niagara
Falls to lewiston n york of cross
s%ectioning the line has been completed.
The necessary bonds to secure the
capital are being tloated easily. III"
plan of the route inclu,lNS all the
PRINCIPAL points of interest On the
| American side, the islands, he falls,
| the Whirlpool Rapids, D2yiIs Hole
in fact, 81 continuous idip along the
waters edge at The base IT the cecp
river gorge, past every notiDle natural
feature Every Jne who has ever visit
ed Niagara remembers the cost OF
hacks, elevator fares and admission
tickets. Under the new system, how
ever. il is proposed to charge one fare
and that is not extravaganza. for the
round trip by electric road, the circuit
to include the best views to be ii
from the American shore. 1t is. he
lieved this will attract many more
visitors than have been able to enjoy
these wonders i'll former years, eSDe-
cially as it will be possible to offer
better rates to excursion parties nom
all points. Yet no II VIII suppose, or
course, that the new road is planned
from any spirit of disinterestetd phil
anthropy: 1t is rather to be ooked
upon as a result of Canadian competi-
i ton. For some time the tide of iour-
list travel has set toward the Dominion
shore on account of the superior facili-
ties afforded there. by, the Canadian
electric railr0d running from Queens
:: townatO Chippewa. The American ho-
| tells, owing to this foreign attraction;
quickly felt a loss of patronage, II II
was evident something must be done
to. check it. Buffalo capitalists who
held large property. Interests at the
falls became Interested in the problem,
and the plan for the new road is the
result of thir enterprise. Now that tie
surveys have been made, The work
will be pushed RAPIDLY, and there is
little doubt the re; d will be running
; trains by the time the tourist season
is at it's notwithstanding Post. :
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-08-08
A Stupid Butler.

Spanish people seem to suffer from
the stupidity of some of their SER
wants as much as we 40 in America,
if the following story, which appeared
i'm a Madrid Journal, is true. 1t seems
that a lady ordered her butler n
morning to tell all visitors that she
ras not at home. At night when
,Aumerating the persons who hah
called during the day, he mentioned
the lady's sister, when his mistress
exclaimed: II told you, man, that l
was always at home for my sister!
You ought to have shown her in"
Next day the lady went out to make
Il few calls, and during her absence
her sister came 10 the house.
us your mistress at homer" she
asked the butler.
Yes, madam" was his reply.
The lady weT.t up stairs and looked
everywhere for her sister. On coming
down stairs she said to the sbutler:
"My sister must bare gone out, for l
could not find Der."
Eyes, madam abe has gone out, but
she told me last night that she was
always at home for you."-Harper's
Round Table.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-08-08

A terrible illustration of lynch law
is reported from Il village called Lep-
sheke. in the government of Wilma,
Russia, where IA number of peasants
have lynched Il robber named Manga
las, under unusually horrible circum'
stances. The r0bber was returning
home with Il number of horses which
he had stolen from the peasants, when
he was oyertaken by the latter and
captured, after Il terrible resistance.
His captorS forthwith tied the unfor-
tunate man to Il free, and proceeded to
beat him with sticks, until he was
covered with blood. The peasants.
on the advice of an old soldier, then
determined to bury their victim alive
A deep hole was dug, and In this they
placed the robber in an erect position.
Despite the tears and entreaties of
Mangalas. he was then slowly buried
alive. News of the deed soon reached
the police. but when the robbers body
was eXtricated from the earth 1t was
found that he was dead. The guilty
persons have been arrested.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-08-08
An Independcnt Barber.

Here Is an entertainln story about
a Frenchman who was too proud to
do things which were against his prin-
ciples. The story is vouched for as an
actual fact by the man to whom the In
incident happened. While travelling in
Europe he stopped over night at Caen,
and noting that his hair was unduly
long he went to have it cut by the
local barber. He told the barber to
take off very little, but before the
scissors had been at work many sec
onds he noticed a favorite lock fall on
to the calico jacket in which he had
been arrayed. Whereupon Ire reproved
the barber for not following his in
structions, upon which the man OBJ
served, in mingled tones of reproach
and ismay:
"Monsieur must permit me to do my
work in the way which seems best to
me; and what is more, l shall take off
some mOre."".
mot at ALL" said the traveller; II
tell you l want very little taken off.
and must insist upon your doing as I
direct you."
The barber, however, was not to be
put down in this way, and said:
"Monsieur, it is possible that this Is
how things may be done in England,
but here in France WI are not slaves.
l shall cut Off as much as l please
Harper's Round Table.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-08-08
All the Dnby Wanted.

ut isn't a bit of use" cried the young
man, distractedly, as he paced the
room with the crying infant in his
arms: There is something alarming
the matter with him, or he wouldn't
cry like this"
"Oh, whatever shall We doT' cried
the young wife, as she took her off.
spring and tried to soothe him; what,
ever shall we doT"
They were very young and it was
their first baby, and really if things
had gone on for another hour as they
had during the last, it Is an open
question which would have gone into
commissions first, father, mother or
baby.
''l'Il fetch mother" cried the young
fellow at last; shell know what TO
DO" Presently he returTnd. dragging
the good old mother with him, almost
Areathless with haste and overcome
with apprehension. Putting on her
sp~ectacles. she regarded the infant
critically for a moment, and then said,
"He wants feeding"
THERE" cried the young father, eX-
citedly, I'VE both knew the little beg,
gar wanted something, but neither Of
us could tell what it was"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-08-08
Mi.s Annie Londonderry.

carried advertisements pinned to her
clothing. In Chicago she made enough
money in this way to pay her passage
across the Atlantic to Havre.
In the same way all through her
Journey she kept adding to her store.
between Havre and Marseilles she
was held up by ~h!ghwaymen, but as
she only had 3 francs with her they
allowed her to keep it. After this the
gallant French wheelmen ncve: al
| wed her to travel without an escort.
Her adventures in China and Japau
and Corea. which she reached just in
the height of the trouble, were thrill
ing. but she came through them all
in safety. and is now on her holua
stretch. Miss Londonderry is Jouf-
neying eastward through the south
western states. After crossing the
Mississippi she may come fnrther
north. she is taking her time. as she
has yet $500 to earn before she
reaches Boston. out the most eXDen-
sive part of her trip is over,
If she succeeds she is to receive the
purse that prompted the journey, and
another victory will be scored for the
new m
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-08-08

Further confirmation of the success
full experiments concluded last year in
England in transmitting telegraphlc
messages over long distances without
wires, an account has been received
from Scotland of the maintenance of
Geographic communication by means
of the same system between the island
of Null and the mainland. The isl
anders were decidedly put to a shift.
The six-mile cable which usually kept
them in touch with the outer world
had broken down, and they were I'M
certain as to how long the Interrupt
ton to communication would last. A
local electrician, who had heard of Nj.
Freezes plan, saw no reason why it
should not operate at Oban just as
we'll as anywhere else, and lost no
time in running a gu~tta-percha insu-
lated wire, one and one-half miles
long, along the ground from MOvern,
| fifteen miles from 0ban, and signaling
through that, whilst on the island of
Null the ordinary overhead circuit con-
| Meeting two distant villages was made
use of. The distance intervening be-
tween the two parallel circuits was
| about three and One-half miles. A vi
orator was used as a transmitter and
a telephone as a receiver, and the
usual telegraphic traffic "a carried
on until the cable was repaired. Al
account not so we'll authenticated
comes from India of the completion by
Prof. J. G.. Bose, of the Calcutta Pres
idency college, of some instruments
by which extraordinary results are
said to have been obtained. Certain
phenomena have been produced with
out any connection between the trans
hitting and receiving stations. Sig
nails in the form of light and SCUM
have been passed along the ether
without any other apparent means o
Transmission, and ever solid walls
save not %interposed any obstacle t.
Sle passage of these signals.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-08-08
ALL THE SAME 1T WORKED.
A Hard-Headed Mans Experience
with the Water-Witch Twig.

with the water-Witch Twig.
81 am almost ashamed to tell it., and
people would laugh ut me II my name
Were given" remarked n of the best
known architects in the city of Louis
vile. and II who has figured prOmi-
nently i'll the most important of recent
big improvements. 1T is IL fact,
though" he continued, land is m
thing L will moi undertake to explain.
AT IL time l was engaged to make
out the plans for Il large brick yard.
All went well until l reached the
subject of water supply. 1t was sup
posed that water could be found i'll
abundance, as ii had to De for brick
yard purposes. Every scientific
method known was exhausted in the
effort to locate a water vein. Too
much money had been expended on
the enterprise to change the site of the
plant. In absolute despair l was
walking over the grounds n day,
when the old story of the water-witch
twig occurred TO me. At first L
laughed at the idea, but it took hold of
me and / could not get rid of it. l
looked all around to be sure that no
one was watching, n then hunted
for a twig. A peach-tree fork is the
kind mentioned, but an elm-tree fork
was all | could find. | cut it so that
| each fork was about ten inches long.
l caught hold of the ends of the
forked stick, one fork in either hand,
as n would do in picking up a hay
fork by the tines, and held them so
that the bit end assumed nearly but
not quite a vertical position. After
looking once more to be certain that
no one could see me and tell what
might have affected my reputation AS
an architect, besides being a good joke.
l began to walk about where the
water was supposed to be. The twig
did not vibrate any more than would
naturally follow the jarriag motion
from walking, and l began to walk
about aimleSSlN. not watching the
twig, for | was thinking deeply and
seriously of some reasonable plan,
when suddenly my hands jerked as if
they had come in contact with an cleo
trio battery, and the butt of the elm
fork had curved over and downward
about as far as it could without break
ing the prongs. | was never so sur
prised in my life. | would not believe
it at first. AS long as | remained al
that spot the twig bent and could not
be made to stand erect, but when
moved away Il short distance it would
straighten up as before. Time and
again l walked away and back agair
before putting faith in the expert
m1nt. 1t convinced me, however, anC
l marked the place. Sure enough We
found a fine supply of water, but
never told how the water vein was
discovered. 1t developed that this
water vein followed a ledge of rock
and afterwards | followed up the veil
with a forked stick. and | now tirml,
believe that | can follow up that ledg'
of rock and water vein from Lor'svill,
to West Point.-Lonisyille Courier
Journal.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-08-08

At the last meeting at Paris of the
French Academy i of Sciences, Drs.
Reclus and Terrier announced the dis
covery of serum capable of curing can
Ger and %cancerous tumors Several
hopeless cases have been cured. The
system of cultivating the vaccine is
the same as that adopted by Roux for
%diphtheria. The patients + treated
with the serum obtained from the
blood Of dogs previously inoculated
with cancerous fluid. Further expert
ments are being made.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-08-08
William Court Gully.

The history of his antecedents is not
we'll Known. His grandfather was, in
his youth, a well known prize fighter.
but by his own efforts raised himself
above the prize ring and into parlia-
ment. His father, who was a distin-
guished physician, died recently, hav-
ing retired from practice. The speak
er elect is queens counsel and is a
Liberal member of parliament for Car
Isle. He is now about sixty years of
age and is said to have the dignitied,
imposing presence considered indls-
pensible in the speaker of the house
of
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-08-08

1t is stated that between 1900 and
1900 pagans of Eastern Russia, re-
Gently converted to Christianity, have
voluntarily returned to their native
rites. Heredity and habit are strong,
and the mixture of Shamanism and
Lamaism, in which these semi-barbar-
ians have been reared, undoubtedly
offers more pungent attractions to
their wild and superstitious natures
than the clear rationalim Of Christi.
anity.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-08-08
HOW TO TELL TIME IN THE DARK.
1t Needs n Little Calculation and
Regular Habits

1t Needs n Little Calculation and
Regular Habits.
what time is it,"
81 think l car tell you without look
Ing"
He drew out his watch and held it
up close to his ear and slowly turned
the stemwinder. "One, two, three,
four, five, six, seven, eight" he count
ed, and then he said: THAT means
seventy-two minutes. l wound the
watch up tightly at ) o'clock, and so
the time ought to be about twelve min
utes past 4. Let's see how near |
came to it. Well, it's 4:1S-L. was only
six minutes off"
The other was regarding him with
amazement. DO you mean to say
that you can tell the time of day by
winding up your watch?'
Not exactly; but l can come mighty
lear it, usually within ten minutes,
and it's very simple, too. All you have
to know is how long one tick in wind
ing up will Il the watch. I'll explain
to you. Suppose that at 3 o'clock l
wind up my watch until it is tight, as
we say; that is, until another turn of
the winder would apparently break a
: spring. AT 5 o'clock l wind the watch
again and find hat the winder clicks
twelve times before the watch is
wound up to the place where it sticks.
Then you know that twelve clicks will
rcn the watch 100 minutes, and that
one click represents ten minutes OF
time
"What good is it to know that?" :
."Well, suppose you go to bed at L
o'clock tonight, and on retiring V
up your watch and put it under you
pillow. During the night you wake NJ
and wonder what time it is. You don
want to get up and light the gas. AL
YOU have to do is to pull that watcl
out from under the pillow, hold it t.
YOUR ear and count the ticks as yO'
wind. If you count eighteen. then yo1
know that the watch has run dow
1870 minutes since II O'Clock and tina
the time must be very near . O'Clock
To be sure. you cant tell the eXac
time, but you can generally get With
a quarter of an hour of it."-Chicag
Record. s- -. : H.. ,
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-08-08

In the thirteenth year of George ii.
an act was passed for the suppression
of races by ponies and other small and
weak horses, by which all matches
for any prize under the value of $3.50
are prohibited under, a penalty OF
$1,000, to be paid by the owner of
each horse running; and by $500 by
such as advertised the plate; and by
which each horse entered to run, il
Eve years oldis obliged to carry II
stone; If six, IL; and if seven, II.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-08-08

There is general alarm in Canada
about the largely increased emigration
this spring from the dominion to the
United States. Three years of Lad
business and poor crops have COM
pletely discouraged a large element of
the Canadian population. Meanwhile
news comes of increased wages and
increased businesses in the states,
which agents of the American and
Canadian railway companies are using
to the utmost advantage. They have
men in the counties of Rlmonski,
Matano and Bonaventure. Quebec,
who have induced whole families to
embark, bag and baggage, for the
United States. The number OF desert
cd farms is something enormous.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-08-08

A missionary association of English
women has lately published it's elev"
enth annual report. In this report it
Is joyfully announced that the first
three converts have just been baptized
"a widow and her two sons. This is
the spiritual result of eleven years
work, the expenditures during that
period having been over $4,000. Com
ment is superfluous.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-08-08

Joseph Jefferson has been engaged
BY Yale college for a series of lectures
at that university on dramatic art.
What could be more significant of the
broadening of opinion and sentiment
that has taken place since the found
ing Of the college? The appearance of
a professional actor in the lecture
room of the college founded in Puri-
tanism would once have been cause
for sessions and communication.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-08-08

Employer-Ah, how is this, Mr..
Smith. | notice you arrive at the Or
flee punctually now every morning.
Did you take my advice and get an
alarm clock!
Mr.. Smith-Oh. we've got something
better than that at home.
Employer-And what's that?
MI. Smith-A ten-pound boy.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-08-08
NEW WOMAN ON A TOUR.
CircItng the Globe, She Meets with
Many Adventurea.


Many Adventures.
This is how it began
About nine months ago, tvs Wealthy
Boston clubmen were discussing the
"new woman" One of them said
there was one thing that was still be-
You'd her ard that was TO ride around
the world on a bicycle. The other
differed with him, and the result WA
a wager of $4,000 to $4,000 that no
living woman could accomplish the
feat.
The man making the bet had certain
conditions to impose. The trip must
be made in fifteen llCIths. The PEI
son making it must stop and report
at certain places, and must make So
900 during the journey. A great deal
of the trip, it was conceded, should be
made by stea
The new woman chosen for the eX-
pertinent was a young woman who
contributes more or less to the Boston
papers under the name of Annie Lon
donderry, and under that name she
has already completed three-fourths of
her journey, having landed at San
Francisco about two weeks ago. near
ly three months ahead of time.
This is the more remarkable, as
when the subject was first broached
Miss Londonderry had never been on
a wheel in her life. She practiced,
however, for one afternoon, and on
June %, 1894, started out from Boston
for Chicago. At Many places along
the road she distributed handbills and
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-08-08

A New York paper estimates that
5000 people leave that port every week
for Europe, each on an average with
$1,000 to spend, so that the steamship
companies and Europe get at least
100000 in hard American cash
every week. This amounts to $780,
oOO,O 600 q year. which Is quite a serious
drain upon the earnings of the United
States.