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The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-09-19

Just when the killing power of cleo
tricity is supposed to have been
proved, officially and conclusively, the
whole question has been reopened in
~ startling manner A reputable ply
stefan, who was recently engaged by
the authorities Of New York state to
investigate into the effects of electro
c%ution, showed by facts, figures and
photographs that the shock, as given
to criminals from the prison dynamo,
was invariably fatal. In the face of
this, an electrician stated positively
that a person exposed to the %severest
shock can be recovered by proper
treatment. Now a lineman has been
apparently killed by the passage
through him of the frightful charge of
5000 volts, and yet resuscitated after
two hours.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-09-19
Electrical Training.

There has been much discussion
of the question of the training of cleo
trical engineers and the chances Of
success offered by electrical engineer
ing as a profession. The fact has
been established that in these days
there is 10 such thing as a ready
made electrical engineer. A man has
to go through a very laborious and
highly scientific training before he can
be so equipped as to do justice to the
profession and to himself. Some
practical men, however, think differ
emily and say so. A writer in an
American electrical journal says:
''The truth is that a first-class con-
structive engineer can be turned out
in a year or two" In commenting OH
this statement, the leading English
electrical organ says: "In our opinion
this is very far indeed from the truth;
and the sooner young men realize the
fact the better will it be for the fu-
ture of the profession"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-09-19

Mitchell, s. D., Special.-Some ten
days ago Mrs. Bernice Coder was
granted a decree of divorce from her
husband, Solomon Cooler, at Armour,
and in issuing the decree Judge Smith
gave the little daughter into custody
of the father. To this Mrs. Cooler ap-
parently gave quiet assent. For some
time past Mrs. Coder has made her
home near Mitchell with a young fel.
low named Rastus Wilson. for whom
she kept house. Sunday Wilson and
Mrs. Cooler drove to Armour and car.
rted off the child. Yesterday Sheriff
Thomas came to arrest them, but Mrs.
Coder had taken a train last night.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-09-19
What B1ackens the Globes of Incnn-
descent Lamps.

An italian scientist has been trying
to add to the comparatively small
available store of information IS to
how tho blackening of incandescent
bulbs is caused. He found that under
the microscope the surface Of a used
flament has little humps, resembling
in miniature those on the carbon of an
arc lamp. They seem to have been
produced by some melted material. In
places the flament is furrowed by
transverse cavities, out of which rise
ramificatiOns Of lamp black. The film
collected on the inside of the lamp
shows under the microscope as a very
thin coating Of lamp black, in which
are distinguished larger grains irreg-
ularly distributed, and also yellowish
crystals. His explanation of the black
ening Is that certain mineral sub
stances contained in the carbon fila
ment become fused by the high tenn
perature and %evaporate. This causes
a gradual d~isintegration of the car
bon, some very minute particles of
which are projected ON to the glass.
When the explosion of the little humps
on the filament are at all violent en-
tire fragments are detached, and at
those places where detachments occur
most frequently the filament breaks.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-09-19
Oddities of Wild Animals.

People who live neal the haunts of
wild animals see a good many strange
sights if they are watchful," said a
woodsman. "Our folks once had a
stumpy lot with woods on three sides
Of it. The field had been seeded to
clover, and fifteen OIL twenty wood
chucks dug holes in the ground and
lived high and in peace till Il bear got
in the habit, along in July. of steal
Ing out of the woods just before sun
set every day, crouching in the tau
clover and bouncing on a wOodchuck
while it was getting it's supper. My
father would not shoot the bear. be
cause its fur was good for nothing
then, and he wanted it to thin out the
w~o0dchucks. When the bear killed a
number of wOodchucks and carried
them into the woods, a wise old wood
chuck in the upper end of the field be
gan to smell a rat, and whenever the
bear stole out of the timber the cum
ming old woodchuck would sit by its
hole and whistle like everything to
warn the other wOodchucks of the
bears presence. Then he and all the
w~oodchucks in the lot would scoot
into their holes, and the bear would
SLOUGH back into the woods, looking
sheepiSh.
"When the alert old w~oodchuck had
played the trick on bruin Il few times
the bear went to thinking, we thought,
for at noon one hot day we saw the
bear Shamble out of the woods ard
climb up II tree just above the cute
old woodchuch 5 burrow. Not Il single
woodchuck was in sight, and that
made us wonder what the bear was
up to. The bear stayed in the tree al
the afternoon, and just before sun
down he saw the cute old woOdchuck
crawl out of his hole ana take Il sur
vey of the field. He didn't see The
bear; so pretty soon he Scampered off
some distance from his hole and he
gan to nibble clover contentedly. No
sooner had the w~oodchuck started to
eat his supper than the bear let him
self drop down from the limb. 1t
landed near the hole, got on its feet
in Il second and lay fiat in the clover.
The w~oodchuck heard the thud and
scampered for his hole, and the run
ming bear nabbed him and squeezed
him to death in Il hurry. With the
wise woOdchuck out of the way. the
bear had smooth shedding. and before
the end of August it killed every
w~oodchuck i'll the lot."-New York
Tribune.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-09-19
Germany,s Dogs of War.

Germany's wonderful dogs of war
nre again loose and running all over
the French papers. 1t is reported that
when the infantry regiments are en-
gagged in rapid firing these dogs, load
ed with a little satchel containing
cartridges, run along the lines and
supply the men with the necessary
ammunition. And when the sack is
empty they return to have 1t replen-
ished, and go through the same per-
Torrance. ,
They are also trained to seek out
the wounded. Some remain close to
the PROSTATE men and bark until the
ambulance arrives. Others run for a
guide and bring him to the wounded
man; and another set are trained to
pick up portions of the clothes, gem
orally the cap, which they carry to the
guides, to draw their attention, and
then lead them to the spot where the
soldier lies. At Dresden, the other
day, on the race course, a company of
soldiers was placed at the northwest
corner which was supposed to cover
the transport of horses, which trans
port was to be conducted in secret. A
few non-commissioned officers, accom-
panied by trained dogs, were sent
upon this mission. The officers adj
vanced about two kilometres, and kept
up communication with the company
by means of the dogs. Notwithstand-
ing the great heat the dogs ran over
the distance in less than two minutes,
and one of them performed the feat
several times in one minute. By this
method the company was to
know minute by minute the approach
of the enemy, and to stop the trans
| port of the horses in time to avoid an
attack.-NeW IOrk Sun.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-09-19
SILK From the Spider.

An authority on silk is quoted as cx-
pressing the belief that if it coul he
obtained in quantity, silk from spiders
might be packed in bales and sen to
Europe, where it would readily find Il
market for being carded and spun into
silk threads for sewing or weaving
purposes. The fact that it would be
difficult to procure the web free from
dirt would detract from it's value as
compared with genuine silk waste, but
still a price could he obtained that
would pay for the trouble of collection.
The spider from which it is purposed
to obtain the silken mass is a tropical
variety, which distributes its silk in
great abundance on low plants and
shrubs. 1t is suggested that it would
be possible, with a little trouble. to
form a spider farm for the purpose of
producing this silk in the greatest pos
sible perfection and abundance.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-09-19
The Strength of n SwordGsh.

The Norwegian bark Lorenzo, which
recently arrived at Pensacola, had a
sample of the strength of a swordfish.
Through the metal sheeting of her
hull, then through six inches of plank
ing, and penetrating the inner ceiling
about three inches. the fish had driv-
en- its snout or Sword" the result
being Il leak which kept the crew at
the pumps about six hours a day. The
Sword was about two and one-half
inches in circumference at the point
and five inches at the end where it had
broken off, the piece being about 20
inches long.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-09-19
Breadsticks,

Mrs. Rorer's formula for making
breadsticks says: "Pour half a pint of
boiling water into half a pint of milk.
Add a %teaspoonful of warm water.
Now stir in Sufficient whole-wheat
-four to make a stiff dough. Turn it
out on the board, kneed until soft and
elastic and free from sickness. Place
in a bowl, brush the top lightly with
butter and stand aside for three hours.
Then turn out on the board, cut off q
small portion and roll it out under the
hands about ten inches long and twice
he thickness of Il lead pencil. Place
i'll creased pans, stand aside one hour,
and bake in a quick oven ten min
utes. Special pans come for these
sticks, but they are not necessary, as
they will bake in any bread PAM
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-09-19
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and Improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products 10
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truIs
beneficial properties of a perfect lax.
alive; effectually cleansing the system,
dispclling colds, headaches and fevcrs
and permanently curing constipation;
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the needles!
profession, because it acts on the Kid
ncys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in Soc and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on ever.
package, also the name, Syrup Of tig
and being well Informed, you will la
accept any substitute if offered,
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-09-19
The IanEuace of Animals.

A game called "The Language Of
Animals" is so well liked by a family
of small children of my acquaintance
that it is recommended to those who
seek to entertain other small child
ren. Each child chooses the name of
an animal, and in TURF describes its
feelings and actions, the others guess
the name from the description. For
instance, the ant says, 81 live in a hill
l sometimes get into sugar and cake
and make them taste very bad" The
cat says, II wash my lace many times
a day. / like cream and catch MICE"
New York Evening Post.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-09-19
Tobacco Chewing Dog.

Supt. McAlvey has a little English
mastiif pup, eight months old and
weighing 135 pounds that has devel-
oped an abnormal appetite for tobacco.
He acquired his taste for it by watch
ing Amos chew, no doubt, and he is
happier than when he is given
Il 'chaW." He chews and spits like
any other man and has never yet been
sick. His tobacco habit is a very ev-
pensive one and he will be given a
treatment of No-to-bac in the hope of
curing Lim.-CrawfOrdsgille Argus
News.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-09-19
A Dogs Response to a Taunt.

A dog story has come to the writer's
ears, which, though not within his per-
sonal knowledge is vouched for to him
in an entirely trustworthy way. A
certain dog, which was growing old.
was in a barn one day with his mas
ter. The two were up on a haymow
from which a sloping ladder led down
to the barn floor. The master walked
down the ladder, but the dog went
around by another way. When the
dog reached the barn floor his master
began to say to him somewhat taunt-
ingly: "PoOr old fellow! Daren't walk
down the ladder any more! Daren't
walk down the ladder!'Whereupon the
dog, with a quick glance at his master.
walked clear up the ladder to the top
and then turned around and walked
down it again. The proceeding looked
very much like a deliberate demon
stration on the dogs part, to his mas
ter, that he was still capable of walk
ing up and down a slanting ladder.
Did the dog understand the taunt, or
did he merely catch the words down
the ladder" and take the utterance for
a command, which he dutifully pro
ceeded to obey? No n will ever know
probably since the dog himself can
give no account of the matter.-BostOU
Transcript.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-09-19
Taking No Chances.

"No, sir" said Charon, positively,
you can't get in here"
AS the disappointed shade moved
away from the gang-plank, n of the
passengers remarked:
at seems too bad to discriminate
against anybody in that way"
Il know it does" Charon replied,
"but I have to do it. He's the bloom
ing idiot who rocked the boat in the
other WOrld."-Life.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-09-19
tobacco Weakened Resolutions.

Nerves irritated by tobacco, always craving
for stimulants, explains why it is so Lard to
SWEAR OFF. No-To-Bac is the only guaranteed
tobacco-habit cure because it acts directly on
affected nerve %centerS, destroys irritation, pro-
notes digestion and healthy, refreshing sleep
Many gain 10 pounds in 10 days. You run no
risk. NoITo- BAG is sold and guaranteed by
Druggists everywhere. Book Tree. Address
Sterling Remedy Co, New York City or Chicago.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-09-19
SHINES of Kites in China.

Letters in the China papers refer to
the beginning of the "kite season." A
correspondent at Chinanfu writes: 81
have been more than usually inter
eSted this season in noticing the vari-
Il shapes of the kites flying in the
air or exposed for sale at the city gate
The most artistic | have seer was in
the shape of a brilliant red butterfly
two feet or more across the wings,
which was really beautiful as it grace
fully f1oated high up in the air. An
other which struck me specially was
in the form of Il dragon-iy, with long,
spindling body and broad, spreading
wings. The %serpentine kite seems TIC
he one of their higher artistic efforts
The common herd consists of repre-
sensations of human figures, shapes of
flies, beetles. cicades. etc. The Other
day, returning from the city | saw for
the first time a small kite made tC
simulate Il mud turtle. Imagine such
a groveling creature soaring aloft as
a light and airy thing!'-London Daily
News.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-09-19
An Enterprfsing photographer,

The correspondents of the great pa
pers of the world went about their al
ways dangerous business during the
recent war between China and Japan
at II = peril, and were in constant
dang of being captured and hung or
murdered by either party. Some of
these bright and daring men did lose
their lives there, and no one takes the
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-09-19
Electric Car Heating in switzerland

1t is instructive to know that the
Mont Saleve electric rack railroad in
Switzerland is heated entirely by cleo.
tricity. The heating apparatus of each
ear consists simply of two resistance
boxes, about So inche. long, Il inches
high and IN inches deep. placed under
the seats at the end of the car. The
current for the heaters is taken di.
rcctly from the conductor rail, which
supplies the car motors. The tempera.
ture Of the resistance coils reaches
about that of boiling water, and from
ten to fifteen minutes is sufficient to
bring the interior of a car to a com
Portable temperature, even on the
coolest days. The heater can be
thrown into or out of circuit by a
switch on the platform. 1t is impossi,
1le to overhead the car.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-09-19
Ten Thousand Miles or Thirty,

1t Matters not which, may subject you to
sea sickness on the 'briny deep" Whether
you are a yachtsman, an ocean traveller,
out for a day or two's fishing on the salt
water, or even an inland tourist in feeble
health, you ought to be provided with Hos
letters Stomach Bitters, a valuable remedy
for nausea, collie, biliousnes, acidity of the
stomach, malaria, rheumatism, nervousness
and sick headache. Lay in a N adequate
supply.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-09-19

During a recent thunder storm in
Berlin an interesting effect on an cleo
trio train was noticed at night. All
the electric lamps inside and outside
the carriages were extinguished every
time it l~ightened, and the passengers
remained a few moments in complete
darkness. Then the lamps rekindled.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-09-19

The United States Government Re-
pert on baking powders shows Royal
superior to all others. 1t is pure.
made from wholesome ingredients,
and greatest i'll lcaVening strength.
1t is the cnly hak. ny powder for those
desiring the finest, mCst wholesome
food.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-09-19

"Do you really think that a bicycle
is worth the money!"
"Worth the money!" said the quick
tempered man. "Why, mine has paid
for itself in less than three months in
the beautiful explanation it furnishes
for a black eye."-Washington Star.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-09-19
Mrs. Giles Goes Free.

Deadwood, S. D., Special.-The jury
I'm the Giles case came in this morn
Ing with a verdict of not guilty. Mrs.
Giles and William Davidson have
been IN trial at Belle Fourche for the
murder of Mrs. Giles husband, Or
lando Giles, about two years ago.
Davidson vas found guilty and sen
fenced to the penitentiary for life.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-09-19
Heavy Freight.

Landlord (apologetically)-This ele-
vator seems to u a little slow just
now.
Guest-Oh, that's all right. There's
a clerk on board with one of the
guests bills.-Chicago Record.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-09-19

In every receipt calling for baking
powder better results and more whole
some food will be obtained by the use
of Royal than any other, because OF
its greater %leavening strength and alb
Solute purity.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-09-19

Miss Antique (tenderIy)-Am 1 not
one of your oldest girl friends?
Gawge-Well, l would hardly have
dared say, so if you had not suggested
it yourself; but l think you are the
oldest.-Pick Me Up.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-09-19
A Command,

Miss Gushah-My Lord, during all
your American tour, which of the
bellies has proven the most irresisti-
bly, alluring?
His Lordship- The-aW-dinner-
bells, l assure you.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-09-19

Maggs-I suppose Chicago is pretty
lively during the summer, is it not?
Staggs-Dead as Il mackerel.
Maggs-Heat?
Staggs-Nit. Divorce courts closed.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-09-19

James-I wonder how l can win an
heiress?
Dicks-You might dress up as q
heather Chinee and join a Brooklyn
Sunday school.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-09-19

narkable memory

Bangs-What a remarkable memory
your wife has!
Hangs-Yes, / should say so! She
remembers everything that / have
been trying desperately for years to
forget.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-09-19

Hart-I see that you have that rent
in your trousers still.
Smart-Oh, no, L haven't. My land
lord held me up in the street this
morning, and took every cent of it.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-09-19
He Did.

Poet-Did You feel the'force and di-
rectness of that pointed article 1 left
for you this morning?
Editor furiously)-So it was you
who put that bent pin in my chair,
was it, you Scoundrel?
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-09-19

We think Piso's Cure for Consumption is
the only medicine for Coughs.-Jennie
Pinckard, Springfield, Ills, Oct. /, 1894.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-09-19
Not Her Kind.

He ION a small salary)-I love to lis
ten to the singing of the birds, to the
orchestra of nature.
She-Yes, it is so inexpensive.-Pick
Me Up.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-09-19
Darkest Time in the Revolution.


The close of the year 1880 was, in
the Southern states the darkest time
of u revolutionary struggle. Corn
wallis had just destroyed the army of
Gates at Camden, and his two formi-
dable l~ieutenants, Tarleton the light
horSeman, and Ferguson the skilled ri
heman, had destroyed or scattered
all the smaller bands who had been
fighting for the patriot cause. The
red dragons rode hither and thitler,
and all through Georgia and South
Carolina none dared lift up their
heads to oppose them; while North
Carolina lay at the feet of CORVALLIS
As he started through it with his army
to march to Virginia. There was no
organized force against him. aud the
cause of the patriots seemed hopeless
1t was at this darkest hour that the
wild backWoOdsmen of the western
border gathered to strike Il blow for
lih"rty.-"Hero Tales from American
History" by Theodore Roosevelt, in
July st. Nicholas.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-09-19

The net profits on the sale of spirits by
the federal administration of Switzerland
was about 100000 francs in 1894.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-09-19

The Panama Railroad company will
establish a steamship line between
New Orleans and Colon, to begin ope-
ration Aug. l.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-09-19

Rubies of small size have been fonnd In
North Carolina and Virginia, and, it is
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-09-19

One of the heavy expenses attached to
raising sheep in Terra del Fuego island is
killing panthers which raid the flocks.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-09-19

American products, generally speaking,
stand well by comparison with all others
in Australian markets.