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The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-06-01
"Hullo, Jimmie, howd'do?" said the

AS AOWu Wv. toio thS
other.
New" Jimmie asked.
Nothing" said Ned.
"B and So" Jimmie asked, after a
pause.
Don't mind" the perfectly proper
young man answered.. YEARLY, mo,
rilly, don't mind. Dull. d. We know,
denim dull. Feel about three brandies
below par to-day, eh, Jimmie? Don't
mind If | do"
Flows the Kickhamy" Jimmie re-
marked when the brandy and soda had
been brought.
Blooming" said Ned, animated by
the brandy and the thought of the
Hickman. "my boy, she's a right
blooming sirius
Serious? Come now,' chuckled the
little fat man. that's not bad"
Going up tonight. We know" said
Ned, regular thing, little supper-bird
and snapper, bottle err two, regular
corker."
Regular u%ncorker." suggested jim
mic. come now that's not bad
Must be getting up. Ned went on,
finishing his brandy and paying no
attention to the others mild quips,
"sent her blazin' fine lot of violets-
I'm modest as a vilet eh. Jimmie?
I'm that shoy
IF you wink at me I giggle Ell Jim
mie?- Sent lily, correct thing, Easter,
y'know. Bye"
Bye" returned Jimmie.
Ned continued his walk. Broadway
was less crowded, but the noise of the
cable cars, the jostling of clerks and
shop girls coming from work disturb
ed him. He crossed to Fifth avenue.
where there is always a certain
amount of decOrum. The sunlight,
falling aslant, f1attered the palatial
barracks that line the avenue and red
dened the dingy cobble-stones of the
street. 1t was getting on for dinner
time and Ned went home to dress. BY
the time he had got into evening livery
of black and white and had dined it
had gone nine o'clock. He hailed a
passing hanson cab.
"Friv," he ordered.
This is a shorthand well "under-
standed of the people," who dwell in
the part of New York where the lights
shine o night. The cab man gave his
horse a CT of the whip and the han
som whirled away to the Frivolity
Music Hall. AS for everyone knows
this was built for Grand Opera with
capital letters. But there was more
money in Japanese juggler who spins
plates on his nose, the lady contor-
ZIONIST" and the slangy girl from Lon
don so high art and the capital let
tiers vanished. Now it is a jolly place
where young men sprawl in the boxes
drinking champagne. while other
young men sprawl in the orchestra
chairs, drinking beer out of stone
mugs. Blue clouds of smoke, from ci-
CARS and cigarettes, swing and eddy
In the hot, light air. Behind the shin
ing rows of footlights, femininity in
tights of all colors, comforts itself in
dances and acrobatic feats, stage
Irishmen crack jokes; clowns tumble
and posture; snappy girls from Paris
sing: roaring girls from London slang
the musicians.
Ned went through the stage door,
witha friendly nod to the keeper.
He made his way to Miss Tottie Kick
hams dressing room.
"Down't come in," she shouted when
he knocked, "stay out"
How are you tonight" he asked.
SOW it's you, is 1t? Tottie called out,
COW are We me beauty?"
pretty well y'know," said Ned,
"sent ye' some vi'lets-
I'm as modest as a vi'let v know,
I'm that shoy, y knew
lily, too, v understand, quite the thing
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-06-01
EASTER LILIES.
A Sketchby Vance Thompson.

otis is silent, dumb world," the Deaf
Man said:
But, no. said the Blind Man, shak-
ing his head,
at Is noisy and black"
There were two lilies on one stem.
They had led a very modern life
a life of artificial heats and lights;
they had been fed on sophisticated
food, drawn from the reeking mould
in which their roots wandered; they
had drunk the hot steam of the glass
covered house: they had loved the cpl
cene Odors of dwarf roses. And they
grew up white, stately, neurotic. They
were highbred lilies, tall and fair.
They We're poised on one stem, like
dumb and senseless ballet-dancers,
dressed in green tights and white
skirts.
Easy WI them twins" said the
florist to his man, "them's the pick of
the lot"
"'Sure. on yer life" said the man,
as he slid his thumb-knife round the
stem.
The lilies fell apart.
One Lily Made a Night of 1t.
He was a perfectly proper young
man. from his b~ell-crowned hat to the
tips of his pointed boots. His black
frock-coat. buttoned snugly over his
~corsets, fell nearly to his ankles. The
voluminous linen about his neck was
girdled by a CORY stock. He wore CORY
gloves and carried a wooden walking
stick. His yes were dull and his
fat face was blue from over-Sha wing,
but he was a perfectly proper young
man. He leaned against the marble
counter in the florists shop and smOk-
ed a cigarette.
"Nileas, eh?" he was saying, well,
let it re ,yi'lets. But you do tuck ii on
Sanders, l swear, now, you do tuck
1t on, my good fellow. So vi'lets is
the thing. eh? If they don't suit her
what would, eh?"
I'm as modest as a vilet,
I'm that shOy.
If you speak to me / wiggle,
If you wink at me l giggle-
Are you buyin'? Well, a bottle of the
boy.
Eth, Sanders? Send the vi'lets. But,
look here, Sanders, can't We stick in a
rose or a blOomin' orchid or something
like that, We know, to give it swagger,
ell, Sanders: You take me, eh, San
derS?"
How'd a lily do. sir? Very nice
lilies just now, sir, Easter lilies, very
fine, quite the thing" said the florist.
The perfectly proper young man
debated with himself.
Good" he said, at last, rubbing his
blue chin with an air of satisfaction,
'that'l do. Purity, eh, SandersT'
| am purer than a lily
And-I'm shoy.
oh. I'm such a little silly
If you wink at me I'll rilly
Get so frightened that I'll have to
run away.
Eth, Sanders? Send 'em up, Sanders.
Frivolity-Music Hall, 10 O'Clock,
sharp. Sanders. Miss TOttie Kickham-
got the nmae right, Sanders? Ten
! sharp
The perfectly proper young man
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-06-01

Emperor William has issued a de-
cree in favor of a liberal pension policy
for the German soldiers who staked
life and health for the Fatherland'
in 1901. Emperor William is behav-
ing in the Bismarck matter not only
like a sensible and patriotic ruler, but
also like a sagacious and practical
politician.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-06-01

The ocean hydra swallows it's prey
alive, and when the small insect thus
uncermoniously dealt with tries to
escape from it's living tomb the rydra
simply puts m of his arms down his
throat and holds the creature still I'M
til it Is dead.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-06-01

Some years ago the famous lake on
the Duke of Newcastle's estate at
Clumber, which had not been emptied
for 200 years, was drained off, when
thousands of pike were. found, some
Of which, from their enormous size
were probably Of great age.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-06-01

The increased production of wheat
in the Argentine Republic is likely to
keep the price down in the United
States, and our farmers will do well to
turn their attention to other crops
from which better returns are to be
expected.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-06-01

If the Emperor of Germany had sig
nalized the beginning of his reign by
treating Bismarck as well as he is
now treating that distinguished per-
sonage, it would have been much bet
ter for him in every respect.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-06-01
FREE SILVER CHAMPION.

JOSEPH G. SibIey, of Pennsylvania
to Head the New Party.
AS an advocate of free silver it Is
suggested that Representative Sibley
of Pennsylvania, would make an en-
cellent presidential candidate to repre-
sent the interests of eastern silverites.
He was born in Allegheny county,
New York, in 1850. BY successful
operations in the oil fields of Penn
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-06-01

The number Of youthful rulers in
Europe is without parallel. The pres
ent Car is 27, Emperor William is 36,
the Queen of Holland Is, the King of
Spain an infant, the King of Servia q,
and Prince Ferdinand, of Bulgaria, SO.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-06-01

Physicists estimate that If the sea
were dried up, and all the rivers of
the earth were to flow on as at present
about 10000 years would he required
to bring the ocean up to it's present
level, allowing nothing for evapora.
ton
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-06-01

Spain has made the required apollo
gy in the Alliance case, but the fact
remains that 1t may be necessary for
us to insure her future good behavior
by absorbing Cuba.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-06-01

There is a peculiar superstition at
tached to the London theaters which
is not generally known; it is that
should anyone whistle in the dressing
room, the actor or actress nearest the
door will lose his or her position at
the theater.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-06-01

Until some eight years ago the old
est inhabitant of any English collec-
ton of birds was a black Vassa parrot,
from Madagascar, which died after a
residence of "a years in the Regents
Park Gardens.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-06-01
Too Much So.

Mrs. Pipkin-HaS Jack proved an
indulgent husband?
Mrs. POtts-You'd think so, If you
could see him some nights when he
gets home from the club.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-06-01

Rates for money are advancing on
both sides of the water. The improve
ment in business is responsible for
this. The trade outlook all over the
world is bright.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-06-01

The Southern papers are devoting
more space to immigration than to
politics nowadays, which means that
they are making themselves more USE
full than they are in the habit of doing.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-06-01

"Ncry Nice LilIies Just now"
Strolled out into Broadway and tod
died slowly up the street. 1t was sat
urday afternoon. the saturday before
Easter. The theaters were just out.
and the sidewalks were crowded with
matinee" girls. The perfectly proper
young man strolled slowly in order to
give them IN opportunity to take him
all in, from the pointed boots to the
shining hat. AS his walk began near
Twenty-third street, a few moments
found him opposite Delmonico's Broad
way window. A sh%ockingly fat, hor-
sey, little man, with a leering eye,
beckoned him through the window.
He went in.
"Hullo, Nedw said the horscy little
man.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-06-01

otis is silent, dumb world" the Deaf
Man said:
But, no." said the Blind Man, shak-
ing his head,
aft is noisy and black"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-06-01

Eth, Sanders? Send 'em up, Sanders.
Frivolity-Music Hall, 10 O'Clock,
sharp. Sanders. Miss Tottie Kickham-
got the nmae right, Sanders? Ten
sharp
The perfectly proper young man
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-13

arranged the colors harmoniousy, she
made graceful garlands, sprawling delight
fully, after the fashion of natural flow
ers and Japanese decorations. Of course.
everybody applauded and encouraged the
Queen. Everybody always does do that
sort of thing to Queens, you know, or else
why would Queen be better off than any
body else?
The Emperor applauded most OF all,
and, remembering that the flowers would
fade, that even chrysanthemums bloom
but for day, Ginmotenno set his most
skillful weavers to work with their silks,
their dyes and their needles, ordering
them, on pain of death, to copy exactly for
him the beautiful kimono that Calico had
made for him with natural flowers.
Embroidering with gay silks pleased the
Emperor's workmen ever so much better
than the idea of having their heads cut off,
So they wove and they studied, they
stitched and they dyed.
And the result was the invention of the
brocades and the embroideries which have
earned the admiration of the people of all
nations down to this very day.
And in honor of Calico, the daughter of
clear water and the clear sky, the chrys-
anthemum was chosen to be the national
and royal flower of Japan.
MARY CALKINs JOHNSON.
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4 JAPANESE LEGEND.

Mr.. Aoki, who understands the art of
storytelling as well as the art of picture
making, tells charming little tale ABOUT
chrysanthemums, and how those flowers
helped to suggest the wonderful en-
bro ideries for which Japan is famous, and
also the weaving of silk into brocades.
It seems that the first Emperor of Japan
was named Ginmotenno, which means
God-hero-and-o of -Heaven-the-son.
The first Empress, the wife OF Ginmo-
tenno, was named Calico-just plain Cali
co. The Japanese word Calico doesn't
happento mean piece of cotton cloth,
however, and the Interpretation of the
Empress name was "the clear-eyed daugh-
ter of clear water and the clear sky"
Now, Ginmotenno and Calico were very
merry and very happy in their day, and
like all true children of the Orient they
loved deYotedly the beauties of nature
the hills, the sky that bent to kiss them
and the gay blossoms that covered their
gentle slopes. One sunny autumn day
Ginmotenno and Calico, with all their lit
tie court, were dancing and feasting the
hours away among the gorgeous hills that
were gayer than ralnboWs with chrysan-
themums of every hue.
I'm those days nobody had thought of
clothes being made except in plain colors,
and most OF them were white. Ginmo-
tenno wore a wide, flowing robe, a kimono
it is called, of finest silk. But fine and
beautiful as was the kimono of this son of
Heaven it had no color-it was only plain
white.
Then the daughter of the clear water
and the clear sky looked at the fields about
her, all gay with the Haunting chrysan-
themums, and she looked at her husband
and wished that he could be dressed out in
a robe as lively as that one the hills were
wearing. The.Empress went away by her
self, and she sat down daintily upon the
ground and rested her pretty head upon
her hand and thought very hard.
All at once smiles came to chase away
Calico's tears. and she jumped up, laugh
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tions should be enforced in all theaters In
the City, similar to those that are IN vogue
abroad to prevent the unpleasant inter-
ruptions resulting from tardy arrivals at
performance. Continuing, he said;
In Europe no one is permitted to go into an
auditorium after the play has been commenced,
unless he has box, entrance TO whlch does
not disturb others. The practice OF coming In
late and disturbing a lot of people breaks up
the interest in whatever is going on, and Is
highly reprehensible, and should certainly be
checked. These late-comers might be allowed
in the theater, but should not be permitted to
take their seats till the act is over. am some
times a sinner in this respect myself, owing to
the press of social duties, but 1 would be per-
fectly satisfied TO abide by such a rule as sug-
gest.
cambridge H. Bibb, who is generally
seen at the first night performance OF
eyery play of note, strongly seconded the
idea of a reform. He expressed himself as
follows:
A rule should be adopted providing that if
the curtain rises at fixed hour the audience
should all be seated at that time 1t is a dis
courtesy TO every one In the audience to come
in late If people are detained by business
they should wait in she foyer until the act is
over.
1ish a rule the public would soon become ac-
customed to it. They would tnd that in the
course of three or TOUR months lne people
would get to the places OF amusement on time.
Take the crusade against high hats, which
was waged by the newspapers. 1t was through
the newspapers calling the attention of the
ladies to the evil that ii was abolished, and
proper agitation would no doubt result in the
establishment of a rule aimed against the late
comers. 1t is always difficult 10 establish any
innovation, but 1 don't by any means think it
is impossible to ablish one OF tins character.
Another change should, in my opinion, ac-
company such a reform. The curtain should
not rise before rs P NJ. MKreason for this is
that the ordinary business q N does not leave
his office until O'Clock. NOW, II Is almost
dress and be at the theater in time7that is,
O'Clock.
One of the men who never miss the
opening programme of any play or opera
of merit is Colonel A. Andrews. His views
are as follows:
1t is certainly wrong for people to enter an
auditorium after a play has begun. All ought
TO be IN their seats at 8 o'clock. Late-comers
usually compel others to rise from their seats,
and this disturbs, also, the play and the play
ers, and makes it unpleasant all around.
People, instead of keeping their attention on
what is going on on the stage, are tempted to
gaze al the disturbers.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-13

PROTECTING THE HEALTH OF STORAGE
BATTERY FACTORY HANDs.-Most of the
filling in of the paste which is essential in
the finishing of an accumulator, or storage
battery, grids has to be done by hand, as
no adequate mechanical contrivance has
yet been devised for the purpose. The
lead compounds used are poisonous and
the necessary contact with them is highly
dangerous to the workmen. 1t has been
recommended that notices be put up in all
accumulation factories enioining the
greatest personal cleanliness among the
workmen as being the most simple and
effective means of escaping in Jury. At
mealtimes and whenever the work stops
the men should be compelled to wash their
arms, hands and faces with warm water
and soap and also to change their clothes
The working clothes, which should be
made entirely OF wool, should be brushed
and shaken every day when taken off and
washed every week. The floor of the past
ing-room should be of asphalt. which
should be washed twice day, and the
room itself should be well ventilated. No
person who is not in sound health should
be allowed to take hand at the work, nor
should any one be kept at it continuously
for more than a fortnight at time. For
every two weeks of work two weeks should
be passed out of doors. If a workman at
this dangerous occupation will only take
proper precautions there is no reason why
he should not enjoy good health and live a
long life. The mistake he generally makes
is to take little heed to the early symptoms
of mischief These symptoms should be
carefully watched for, and as the first sign
of lead poisoning appears in the digestive
organs, and the workman loses appetite
and suffers from vomiting, medical ad-
vice should be sought.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-13
A CHAPTER ABOUT CHILDREN.

Gods angel was hidden to make her fair,
So he wove the sunshine into her hair.
he took of the midnoon's cloudless skies
And fashioned therefrom her two blue eyes.
He washed her white with the sinless SHOWS,
And painted her cheeks with the dawn's faint rose
He dimpled her tiny hands and feet,
He made her sunny and soft and sweet,
He nodded her round white limbs with art,
He got her from heaven pure child heart,
Then he kiss'd her lips and her brow and eyes
And brought her, sleeping, from paradise.
Such virtue lies in those kisses three
That, how so weary at heart are we,
The look and the smile on our baby's face
Bring rest and comfort and endless grace.
BESSIE GRAY,
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-13
DRESS REFORM FOR BABIES.

Dress reform is more popular in the
nursery than it is anywhere else, and the
young inhabitants thereof are to be con-
graduated upon the change. The baby of
to-day is freed from the irritating flannel
band pinned tight about its chest, the fan
mel shirt, the pinning- blanket and long
flannel skirts, other skirt dress and little
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-13

the necks of their husbands for the last
time, and children were torn from their
mothers arms forever. The raftsmans s
heart went out to these prosecuted people.
AT last he whispered to his fellow boat
man, "If ever get chance to hit that
thing, l will hit it hard, by the eternal
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-13
THE sANDMAN's COMING.
and hardy with the hours.

AS soon as the yellow sun is down,
ana the bolts are fast on the door.
Win his sack of sand he rides into town,
with his sack of sand before.
he fills hand with the shining thing,
ana over the dusky ground
as sower scatters the seed In spring,
lie scatters the grain around.
Past he rides to the wharf and the ships,
Fast to the foot of the hill;
Ever finger is on his lips,
And his horses hoofs are STILL
He gallops up through the old York lanes,
AND down through Rose mary street;
Like seed he scatters the gl1stenlng grains,
AND they leap up tall and sweet.
TAI and sweet, in swaying rows,
straight into bloom they leap;
Behlnd him, behind him wherever he goes,
Inc violet blossoms of sleep.
LIZErrE w REESE. in Independent
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-13
WHEN LINCOLN WAS A BOY.

Every schoolboy should know this story
of Abraham Lincoln's patriotism. While
he was a mere lad and was working as a
raftsman on the Mississippi he had un-
loaded his cargo in New Orleans. The
slave mart was near, and he CHANGED, as he
walked about, to come to it. The auc-
tioneer's hammer fell, and wives wept upon
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-13

Ing and clapping her hands, called to her
maids to bring her the little needle made
from birds bone, which she knew how
to handle SO deftly, and skeins of fine-spun
silks, gay as the flowers themselves. Then
she sent other maids to bring her flowers
more and more fowers-the choicest
chrysanthemums that the hills could give.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-13

TELEGRAPHIsTs' MORTALITY. = The tele-
graphists in the service of the London
Postoffice have at last succeeded in secur-
ing an inquiry into their grievances by a
Government special committee. Some of
the rules of the Postotfice which the tele
graphists complain of are roughly handled
by The English medical press. Much COM
plant is made against the practice of the
weekly changing of the hours of work,
necessitating change of habits, irregularity
of meals, etc., to the great detriment of
health. The most startling part of the
evidence, however is that which shows the
very large preponderance of phthisis
among the causes of death in
the telegraph service, which pro-
duces a mortality greater than that
among the Sheffield grinders, a trade
which has hitherto been considered
as most fatal in respiratory diseases. An
authoritive table, prepared by a first
class telegraphist, shows that in cases of
death from respiratory diseases, including
phthisis, up to 90 years. the telegraphist's
average is 59.5 as against 57.3 of that OF
the cutlery trade. These diseases are re-
sponsible for death rate of PA of the
adult male population between the ages of
10 and 80, so they are nearly two and half
times more fatal in the telegraph service
than among the ordinary population. In
phthisis alone the ratio is still more strik-
ing: Telegraphists, 1876: grinders, 33.1;
average male, 1873.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-13

With her own hands. her clever deft
little hands, the Queen then went to work
a-sewing the bright blossoms all over Gin
motenno's white kimono.
Calico was a lady of taste, you must
know, and she didn't sew the flowers all
helter-skelter, just as it happened. She
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-13

sack that constituted it's toilet few years
ago-poor little things Undoubtedly half
this misery they endured was caused by
the "wadded up'' condition of their cloth
ing. Fancy yourself swaddled in bands
and bands-ofttimes too tightly pinned or
altogether too loose-feet rolled in innu-
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-13
God" The emancipation proclamation
found out how well he kept his oath.
HE BELLS OF 9 o,CIO

THE BELLS OF O'CLOCK.
Sleigh bells In winter, ships bells at sea,
Church bells on Sunday-oh! many bells there be-
But the CHEEKY bells of o'clock
Are the merriest bells for me.
School bells at o'clock and straIghtway the street
Breaks into music with the rush OF little feet
Chatter patter swift they go, wide stands the door
School bells are ringing now, holidays are o'er.
throats,
Cowslip bells and lily BELLS and bells with tripping
notes,
Oil many bells and merry bells, and liquid bells
there be,
But the sturdy bells Of O'Clock are the dearest
bells for me.
m. E. s., in Harper's Round Table.