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The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-08-13


Apparently, what can be emore help
less or unrelated than an angleworm?
But one has we'll called them blowers
before the plow." They render the
earth fruitful. They are immense sub
sellers. They change the deep earth
into surface earth, and SO renew the
soil exhausted with much harvest
yielding. By careful computation it
has been found that in a certain sec
ton. on the west coast of Africa, by
the poor angleworms, sixty-two thou
sand and more tons of subsoil are
brought to the surface of each square
mile each year.
Here is a story of their doings, as
another has told it: ''The most insig-
nificant insects and reptiles are of
much more consequence and have
much more influence in the economy of
nature than the most injurious are
aware of. Earthworms, though in ap-
pearance a small and d%espicable link
in the chain of nature, yet if lost,
would make a lamentable chasm.
Worms seem to be the great promoters
of vegetation. which would proceed but
lamely without them, by boring, per-
forating and %loosening the soil. and
rendering it pervious to rains and the
fibers of plants; by drawing straws and
stalks of leaves INTO it; and, most of
all, by throwing up such infinite num-
bers of Jumps Of earth. called worm
casts. which. being their eXcrement. is
fine for grain and grass. The
earth without worms would soon be-
come cold. hard-bOund and void Of fer.
mentation, and, consequently, STERILE"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-08-13

10 end of use. and in it she will look
no less charming than in any of her
smart gowns.
Ugliness is no ltl,per the hallmark
of rain-garments. They are now de-
signed and made UP with as much care
and consideration as if they were for
pleasant-day wear, instead of IS a pro-
tector against storms.
A chic Clavenette is dull black, q
very light weight. IL made up in a
smoothly-titting body, sleeveless. and
fastened down the trent by small
cloth-covered buttons. 1t has a flaring
military cape, hanging in godots, folds
from a huge cGllar in sailor effects,
sharply pointed at tie back and on tie
shoulders. Huge c~loth-covered but
tons adorn this collarette anC hold the
straps On the front in place.
There is Il wide collar to turn up
about the ears If 1t is q bit chilly. rl.a
cape is lined with a thin quality of
black t%atfeta. and the entire rig has an
air Of finish and style quite uncommon
to such garments.
The same design is made up in a va
riety of colors. the pale shades of gray
and tan being especially in favor. A
lining of brilliant plaid silk for the
cape is effective. Another novel style
of rain garment has a yoke, from
which falls Il full body to the feet. A
jaunty hood decorates the back, and is
often lined with a bright color.
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If the Baby is Cutting Teeth.
Be sure and use that old and well-tried remedy, MRS
WINsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP for Children Teething.
Testing the Ewes md Eors

Tests of the eyes of the children in
the Utica schools, made by the teach
ers under the direction of an oculist,
showed that over one-sixth have de-
fects of vision. Some extreme defects
were discovered. Children were found
who were practically blind in one eye,
and who. so far as known, had neTer
supposed there was any difficulty. In
many cases. parents were advised to
seek the advice of an oculist. Tests
were also made as to the sense of herr
ing. A practical result of this physi-
cal examination Is q Encouragement CT
the sitting of the children in the school
rooms. those with defective vision CT
hearing being given the most advant-
ageous Observation-Disclosures Express.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-08-13
Two BONish Warriors.

1t was only a little shepherd boy,
you will remember, who delivered the
Israelites from the hands of the Phil
istines, and saved his nation in a time
of serious peril. The youth David
went out alone and almost empty
handed, when all the warriors of the
army We're afraid, and he slew the
great giant Goliath of Gath, whose
height, the Bible tells us, was six Gu
bits and a span. This boy was a born
fighter, for, before he slew the giant,
he had killed a bear and a lion, when
they tried to stel his fathers sheep.
But i'll later times, as well. there
have been several young warriors who
made great names for themselves, such
for instance. as Alexander, who won
the battle of the Ceranicus at twenty
two years of age. The great Napoleon
was Il lieutenant of artillery before he
was eighteen, and a young man when
be commanded the armies of Italy.
Think of it!-at the age when our
West Point Cadets are graduated, this
young Corsican had held an important
command in the French armies. win
ming victories and laying the founda-
ton of the most famous military ca
reer the world has ever seen.-"Old
Heads on Young Shoulders by Az
thur Hoeber, in st. Nicholas.
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In one of the peaceful arts, we have
the astonishing example of the Austri-
an musician and composer, Mozart.
This lad was what we call a prodigy.
He a the son of the bandmaster to
the Archbishop of the city of Salz-
burg. AT four years of age-and you
will admit that is truly young-he
played the violin with the greatest
ease, with an expression really won
derful. He also composed those old
fashioned dances, SO quaint and sweet,
called minuets, besides other simple
pieces. AT seven, he made a tour of
Europe, giving concerts, playing he
fore kings and queens, and surpriS-
ing the whole musical world. Then,
when he was about twelve, he began
to write operas, and so original and
delightful were these that he may be
said TO have founded a school or man
ner of writing musical compositions
of a dramatic nature. After having
done the work of two tlifetimes, he
died at the early age of thirty-nina,
'Old Heads on Young Shoulders" by
Arthur Hoeber, in st. Nicholas.
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Observation-Disclosures
THE MOST DANGEROUS WOMAN

To Society Is the Woman Who Is
Married and Indifferent to Domes-
tic Ties.
at is unfortunate that we have in
| this life of ours. which seems so full
10 some of us. 81 many women who
can find nothing for their hands to do"
writes Edward w. Box. in Ladies'
! and Card-Parties." 81 do not mean by
this those whom we call the wealthy
and the leisure classes. The greatest
dangers to our womanhood do not
arise from these classes. The woman
most dangerous to modern society is
she who is married. and yet is inditfer~
ent to domestic ties, who lives in
boarding house or hotel, and who is
constantly on the lookout for ONE
thing to occupy her attention. And u
roma in this condition generally finds
the very thing she shouldn't. Instead
of filling up her life with something
| worthy of her womarhood she drags it
out through a succession of such en-
joymentS as these progressive card.
parties" AS she cannot play alone,
she seeks company. ana, unfortunate
ly. it is never difficult for a woman of
this sort to find companions of her own
kind. She is one of the types of wo-
men who have made these card-parties
what they are to-day among women.
The well bred woman; the OH of
intelligence, who can see the relative
fitness of things; the IN who be-
lieves that God gave her something to
Go in the world; the woman with nice
perceptions; the woman who is WHOLE
some i'll every sense; the whom
it is good for another woman to know.
who says somethin : of value when she
speaks, who lifts herself, G,entally and
spiritually. above others. whom moth
ers like their daugi ters to know and
their sons TO talk with-believe me,
my friend, when l $: v I'LL this, and l
sly it in kindneSS-such women do not
play cards during the daytime: they
leave that sort of things to others.
They find something else to do-somc-
thing wortnier of them, something bet-
ter, more e~levating, more enligttehing.
and better-tittcd to qualify them for
their positions in their homes and their
duties toward their husbands and
| children" r'-
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a persistent NdSiliS anu TlnSlHS IL
milk will remove an ink-staln.
A little kerosene is an excellent thing,
for cleaning a zinc bath tub. Apply
with a small wooden cloth, then wash
it off with soft water-no soap in it
and polish with powdered bath brick.
For the prickly heat. rub the little
II off with a towel dipped in strong
salt and water. or soda water. and
then sprinkle the body thickly with tai
cum powder. Rub the powder in with
the hand.
The best method of cleaning mirrors
and windows is to rub them with a
paste of whiting and water. When this
dries polish with dry channels and re-
move the powder. A little alcohol in
cold water also gives a brilliant polish.
Soapsuds should lever be used.
To make paste that will keep a year.
dissolve n t~easpOonful of alum in Il
quart of wa N water. When cold. STIR
in flour enough to give it the consistent
Cy of thick cream. being careful to
beat UP all the lnmps Throw in half
n dozen cloves, and stir in as much
powdered resin as will stand on a pen
II y.POur the -four mixture into Il tea
cupful of boiling water, stirring well
all the time. Let it remain on the
stove Il few minutes. and it will be of
the consistency of mush. Pour it into
an earthern or china vessel: let it
cool; cover it and put it in a cool place.
When needed for use, soften n portion
with warm water. 1t will last Il year.
and is better than gum, os it does not
gloss the paper and can be written
upon.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-08-13

''There are many who imagine that,
In the S of smokeless powder, the
United States and other nations are
seeking to do away with the smoke on
battle-fields," said a military man.
There is no opinion more erroneous
than this, as the smokelessness of the
powder Is merely a secondary consid-
Grafton.
"The old black powder was found to
be inefficient to produce the necessary
velocity for the new guns, and expert
ments were made to get a higher ex-
plosive. When this was put to use. the
discoveries of the new explosives were
surprised to find that very little smoke
followed its explosion. Smoke is often
very useful on a battle field, and no
deliberate attempt was made to elm.
mate it."-Family Call.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-08-13

Vienna has a new b~urgomaster, Herr
Strohbach, elected to take the place
of DR.. Lueger, who has been so many
times elected by the emperor. APP
parently, however, the situation is
merely an exchange of the frying pan
for the fire, for Strohbach is also an
anti-Semite, if not quite as VIGOROUSLY
SO as Lueger. At this point the mat
ter is less interesting as a racial issue
than as a contest between the govern
ment and the people. The former has
received a direct slap in this election
of another anti-Semite. Which will
hold out the longer-the emperor or the
electors?
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-08-13

A strawberry festival soon to be
given will take the shape of a pink
tea. The room is to be hung with
cheesecloth of that soft shade that is
pink even under electric lights. The
small tables, each seating four, to he
used in the room, will be covered with
linen cloths, with centerpieces of pink
crepe paper. On each of these there
will either be a small lamp with a pink
shade, a c%andelabrum. or a candle
stick, with pink shades over the can
dies. The napkins will be of Japanese
paper in pink and white. the potted
plants on window stills and brackets
will be of pink blossom and small cleo.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-08-13

Many of you know what an impor-
tant part the bugle plays in military
operations on shore; how it assemblies
vast bodies of men, deploys them for
battle, regulates their fire. and sounds
the charge which even dumb animals
understand and obey, in a desperate
rush for victory. The voice of the
commander gives the order: but since
his voice al reach only those near
him, the bugle takes it up, and car
ries it in piercing notes to the most
distant ear.
So, too, on board of a man-of-war
the bugle is used to make an order
penetrate the uttermost parts of the
ship from deck to hold, from stem to
stern, and from quarterback to mast
head. From morning till night il is
calling officers and men to routine du-
ties 1t is directing nearly every move
ment and aspiring them to their utmost
endeavor.-"What the Bugle Tells on
a Warship' by Lieut.. John NJ. Ellicot,
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Too Sensitive.

1t is deplorable that we, when judg-
ing those nearest and dearest to us,
should show so little confidence in
them. We say and think that we trust
those whom we love, but do we really
trust them? Let the friend of years
seem to slight us, let her be irritable
or thouShtleSs. are we not Immediately
hurt, and do we not say to our wound
ed selves. 'She does not love me much
or she would not treat me 500"
Past record certainly counts for
something. 1t does not in our judg-
ment of the friend whom we meet on
u drive. We stop to speak to her,
and she looks grave, distract. shows lit
tie interest in what we have to say.
Unless we are very charitable we drive
on with a sensation of indignant re-
sentiment burning in our bosom. We
regret having stopped to speak to Jul
friend. She seemed actually bored. 1t
was scarcely polite of her to act as
she did. Never mind; she need not
fear that we will repeat the offensc.
We IA take a snub when it is inteud-
ell for us.
Why does not some good angel srg-
gest here a thought of this frleul's
past recOrd:' Is she not the same
woman who came to see us daily when
we were i'll, who has often denied ner-
self pleasures, sacrificed her own in
clinations, to help us? And all that
goes for naught before the tho lght
that she has once appeared to slight
us. What matters if she may have
some mighty anxiety upon her mind
to-day. that some crushing disaster
may be threatening her? That does
not occur to us. We only know that
we are hurt.
Alas, how true this is!-philaGalpaia
Times.
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How to Make n Cup Of Ten

Nothing is easier. The odd thing is
that so many girls fancy tea-making
a difficult art, when it is really a very
simple process, which needs only atten-
ton and care to produce excellent re-
suits.
Having good tea to begin with. next
be sure that you have freshly drawn
pure and filtered water of which to
make the beverage. The water must
not have been standing for hours eX-
posed to the weather nor simmering
on the range, and growing fiat. 1t
must be fresh. and her if YOU have q
brisk fire, or the hot flame of an alco-
hol lamp, bring it quickly to the boil.
A fat-bOttomed kettle is to be pre-
ferred, as it has a broad surface to
expose to the heat, and the boiling is
soon accomplished. Water is boiling
when it bubbles and jumps merrily
about, and the steam comes in white
puffs from the spout of the kettle. 1t
does not boil when it begins to sim
mer and to sing. That is only the sign
that it is near boiling. You must make
your tea when the water has Just
boiled, not when it has been boiling
a long time. A kettle which has been
standing on the back of Il stove all
day, filled up now and then by a dip
per or two more of water added when
some has been taken out. will not
make good tea. You must boil the wa
ter on purpose.
An earthen pot Is better for tea than
a metal one. Pour a little boiling wa
ter in the pot to heat it, and after a
minute or two pour it out. Now put
a teaspoonful of tea for every cup of
hot water-an even, not a heaping
s~pponful-and add an extra one for
the pot. Pour on as much water as
will fill the number of cups you wish
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-08-13

Tranquinetti went to the post office
to call for registered letter. The clerk
refused't6 give it him on the ground
that Tranquilletti was not known to
anybody. In the meantime a creditor
walked in and attacked the poor fell
low, shouting:
"Ah! l have got you at last, you
rogue, you thief, you scamp you
villain!'
"There. sir" said Tranquilletti, turn
ing to the official, there is a gentle
man who knows me quite WE'LL
IL Papagallo. -
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THE TWO O'CLOCK TRAIN.

HOW II happened Inut the Mun
Who Wanted 1t Didn't Get II.
1t was a very small Western town
and the only train out of it that night
left at 2 o'clock. The travelling man
had impressed upon the night porter
of the hotel the Importance Of calling
him in time for this train. Promptly
at 100 a prodigious knock reused the
sleeper.
Say! be yez the man what wants
the 2 o'clock thrainy'
YES was the sleepy reply from
within.
"Well, yez can shape an hour long
er, fer she's SO much. late"
The heavy feet shufled off down the
hall, and silence ensued. Another
hour had passed, when Pat AGAR
knocked.
Say! be yez the felly what said hi
wanted to ketch the 2 o'clock thrain?'
"Yesw and there was a sound OF
the man hastily springing from his
bed.
We'll" drawled Pat. 'yez can &c
back to bed again, fer she's another
hour late"
A forcible remark or two proceeded
from the travelling mans room, and
were audible to his awakened neigh
bors, as was the departure of Pat;
but soon all was quiet again, and the
few occupants of the hotel were left
for some time to undisturbed repose.
Just at the first faint streaks of dawn
were tingeing the sky Pat once more
made his presence known. and, in
tones giving unmistakable evidence
of recent and heavy slumber, remark
ed:
"Say! if yez was the felly what
wanted to ketch the 2 o'clock thrain
yez a shape till mornin', fer, bedad
the blame things gone."-Harper's
Magazine.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-08-13

When two Negritos, a people Of the
Philippine islands, are united, the
whole tribe is assembled and the aft
anced pair climb two trees growing
near to each other; the elders then
bend the branches until the heads of
the couple meet. When the heads have
thus come into contact, the marriage
is legally accomplished and great re-
Joicings take place, a fantastic dance
completing the ceremony.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-08-13

The we'll known submerged forest al
Whitburn Bay, Sunderland, has Deer
the subject Of much conversation late
ly, because Of more of it having been
seer than has been the cas- for some
years. Recently IN interesting find
was made in connection with it. The
relic was part of a fir tree, which was
in the mid stage between coal and
wood.
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Injurious Effects of Tobacco Upon
the Young. 4

the Young. "-
There are signs hat a war is to be
waged by the higher educational in
situations upon the use of tobacco in
colleges. The Boston University has
| made a rule that those students who
are unwilling torglyes VI the useff'of
tobacco while I'M the university build
ing may withdraw. and their tuition
fees will be returned. The North
! western University has in a scarcely
| less decisive manned indicated that
the use of tobacco will be discounten-
| anced in that institution. 1t appears
that the data upon which these reso-
buttons were based have been in cours
of collection for some time, and the
medical testimony on the, subject left
no question that most serious injury
is being done to young people in
schools and colleges by the use of to-
bacco. LIN a Yale class of 147 students
the resident physician found that in
four years the seventy-seyen who
never used tobacco surpassed the
! seventy who did use If 1914 per cent
in gain in weight. n per cent in in
I crease of height, and 26.7 per cent in
growth of chest girth. But the most
marked difference was in the gain in
/ lung capacity. the non-users record
ing VI gain of 10 per cent greater
| than the habitual chewers or smokers.
Among the undergraduates at Am
herst it was found that during the
four years of students life the On
users of tobacco gained y per cent
more in weight, 81 per cent, more in
height and A. per cent more in chest
| girth than the users of the weed, while
the increase in the lur,g capacity of
| the former was 10 per cent greater
than the latter. The relatively larger
| difference at Amherst is accounted
! for by the fact that there the average
! age of the students was lower. hence
they were more susceptible to any
! cause which affected them i~njurously.
The grayest side of this question, how
ever, is that the too early use of TO-
baccO harms the intellectual faculties
also. In Il class divided into four sec
tions it was discovered that the high
est section was composed almost en-
tons Of the mental and physical eff
fectS of tobacco by undergraduates
would seem to justify the effort now
being made by some college authori-
ties to cheek its uSp. The newspapers
record new and then the death or in
sanity Of some 10y iIoin the use Of
cigarettes. But 10 account is taken
of the stunting of the minds and
bodies of the great mlSS OF young
lads from the same cause.
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BattIedore and shuttlecock.

Batt1edOre and Shuttlecock.
An English traveller thus describes O
game of b%attledore and shuttlecock. as
played among the Siamese:
"About thirty young men stood in a
circle; the shuttlccock was exactly
such as we have IN England, but the
b%attledore was the sole of the foot. l
never witnessed such remarkable aeil-
ity in my life as was displayed by these
lads. One threw the shuttlecock to
some one opposite; the young man on
whom it threatened to alight would i'll
stantly prepare himself to receive 1t,
and wheeling 81 arply around, would
kick his right leg up SO scientifically
and correctly that the shuttlecock
would Just alight on the sole of his
foot, and rebound with amazing elias
ITCHY. being caught up by the next per-
son it approached in precisely the same
way. And in this method | have seen
the game kept up for nearly a space of
ten minutes without the shuttlecock
once falling to the ground
The Chinese play the game in the
same manner, and not only youths and
lads take part, but also full grown and
even active old gray-beards, who take
extraordinary pride in their skill and
adroitness. The Burmese use a shut
tlecock much larger than the n with
which we are familiar, and bring knees
into play as well as hands. The ball
is hollow and made of w~ickerwork; the
art of the game consists in striking
this upward with the foot, or the leg
below the knee. The players make stu
pendous efforts to send the ball as high
as possible in the air, and so that it
shall fall within the limits of the ring,
when it is again tossed by the foot or
knee of another. Sometimes loosely
tied coins are fastened underneath the
shruttlecock, the clicking noise warn
ing the players hat the shuttlecock is
approaching them.
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The dressing of Goldfish Is an opera
ton requiring skill and rapidity. A
man called the "throater" cuts the
fissh's throat and rips it open and
passes it to the header" who removes
the head and entrails; the splitter
then splits the fish open and takes out
a part of the backbone, and the
"salter" piles up the fish in tiers in the
hold of the boat and salts them.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-08-13

Pretty Dress for an Outdoor Fete.
Akimono, or Japanese dress makes
a pretty costume for a girl of sixteen
to wear at a fancy dress garden party
Those of wealthy Japanese women are
made of very beautiful and costly
silk. Inexpensive materials. as flow.
eled cotton crepe, can be obtained
where Oriental goods are sold in large
cities. Cotton crepe might be used as
a substitute. A wide, soft silk sasl
is tied around the waist, and a Japan.
csc IAN is carried. The hair is brush
ed back in a thick roll on the top OF
the head, and fastened with as clabor
ate hairpins as can be procured. Nc
hat is worn. A Japanese parasol ma
be substituted for the fan if DESIRED
June Ladies' Home journal.