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The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-06-25

Talking of birds, Mrs. Miller. the
woman who loves and studies birds,
and writes and lectures abou them,
SAYS that the crow is really a valuable
bird, though he is not much thought
of by anybody. He has such a harsh
voice, and he is so fond of the farmers
grain that it is the fashion to consider
him only a rogue and a thief. He is a
wonderfully clever bird, it seems, and
has been pursued by men 50 long that
he knows, when he sees a man with Il
gun. what it means as we'll as II IL
were told to him. A "scareerow' does
not scare him a bit. and he Will come
close to a person who has no weapon,
showing no fear whatever. His rogulsh
FRANKS would fill Il volume; he is near
ly as miscellaneous as Il monkey. one
pet crow, used to a family. was an IN
veterate joker: he would steal the
clothespins off from the lines on wash
ing day and fly with them to the ROOT
of the house. and when the maid came
out to remedy the mischief he had
done by letting the clothes free Mr.
Crow would fire the pins down from
his safe and lofty pcrch.-New York
"'meS.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-06-25
Killed Her Offspring.

1t has been claimed by observers Of
birds that some of the feathered tribe
will feed their young if they are Gagged,
and if they fail after a certain time
to release them they will bring them
a poisoned weed to eat, that death
may end their captivity, says the Car
son Appeal.
About q week ago at the Holstein
ranch the children captured a nest of
three young orioles, and they We're
Immediately Gagged and hung in a tree.
The mother was o about calling her
young, and in a little while brought
them some worms. She continued
feeding them regularly for several
days, without seeming to pay much
attention to persons about.
But on Sunday came the tragic end
ing that demonstrated the theory rela'
five to birds. She brought them 4
sprig of green on Sunday morning and
disappeared. In less than an hour they
all died. The sprig was examined and
proved to be the deadly larkspur, d
weed that will kill full-grOwn cattle.
The little creatures lay dead in the
cage and slightly foaming at the mouth
victims of their mothers stern resolve
that her offspring should die by hel
own act rather than lire in captivity
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-06-25
A Russian Army Rule,

When an officer in the Russian army
matter, and he has to abide by the de-
cision reached. Not long ago two Rus
sian officers q%uarreled while drinking
together and one slapped the other in
the face. They were infinite friends,
and, in his sober senses, the ~aggressor
asked pardon of the one insulted and
was freely forgiven. The military
court, however. did not look at the
matter SO lightly, and it was decreed
that the two officers should fight,
though boil, We're averse to so doing.
A duel was arranged at twenty PAGES,
and the young officer who had received
the atfront and forgiven his friend
was shot in the hip and crippled for
life,
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-06-25
Fattenins; Oysters.

The Oystermen on the Eastern N1r-
ginia shores are trying a new method
of f%attening oysters. The plan hither-
to adopted was to transfer the oysters
from the bays along the Atlantic coast
to the estuaries of the river, to feed on
the matter brought down by the cur
rent. But the oyster has been rather
under a cloud for a while. Sir Will
lam Broadbent. and other shining med
ical lights, insisted that it had a knack
of picking out the seeds of typhoid fe-
yer from the diet of sewage DRAWINGS.
on which it was often fattened, and
that quite a large proportion of ty-
phoid cases had been traced back to
the eating of oysters. Had the oyster
not been such a favorite in popular es-
timation, it's consumption might nave
been seriously interefered with by
such all untOward charge: but public
confidence has, in n great measure,
been restored by the attention and
greater care now given to the selecting
of the feeding grounds. In the low,
marShy ground that fringes one OF the
bays on the Virginia coast, a number
of parallel canals are being made, INTO
WHICH TIE StI-Ndtcl Will DC
by slnice gates. In these canals the
| oysters will be grown, much as the
| water crosses are grown o Lon
| don. Here the oysters will find nat
| ural food. which consists of diatoms
and other minute algae, which are re
| produced in prodigiOus quantities when
salt water is mixed with a small per.
centagc of fresh water. The expert
ment has. so far, worked we'll, and the
oysters, transplanted from the bays
have thrived. When, however. thu
plan is in full operation, this trans
plantation will not be necessary. as
the canals open to the breeding
grounds. and during the early sum
mer, when the spawn is given off, i
will float into the canals, and the Oys
Ter beds will be planted naturally
Besides securing freedom from sewaS'
contamination, this method excludes
the enemies of the oyster, and great!
increases the ease of harvesting.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-06-25
MONTE CARLO IN THE LEAD.
Sums of Money Which the Bank
Rakes in Day AFTER Day.

Rakes in Day AFTER Day.
Two thousand dollars is the average
daily sum Which the game of roulette
pays to the gambling hell of Monte
Carlo during the winter, and in the
summer time that income drops to
1880. Trente-en-quarte does not
yield so much. There are. of course,
days when the bank loses money, that
is, when some rarely-fortunate game
ster breaks the bank; but this is not
often the case.
1t may not be generally known that
n sort of combination exists between
the gambling hell and the church of
Monte Carlo, inas:nuch as the latter
looks for it's ~SuStenancc to q rake-Oif.
Prince Charles made that arrangement
with the church. so as to Civ etOne to
the little principality which ought not
to b ewithout an edifice of decency.
and by this contract the house of God
draws $4,000 per year from the sinful
money that the bank rakes IN. After
the prince has imposed upon the bank
the maintenance of the bishop; the
clergy and n or two benevolent i'll
situations, he forced the former to re-
sign. keeping the place vacant for a
number of years and pocketing the
episcopal salary himself. He resorted
to similar trickery when the new ca
thedral was built. A sum was sub
scribed by the bank, which was to be
| paid in annual inStallmentS while the
church was in process of erection.
This done, the generous ruler made Il
| private compact with the architect,
whereby the latter was to proceed with
the building of the edifice in the slow
est possible way. The difference III
money between the payment by the
bank and the cost of the enterprise
also found it's way into the pockets of
the thoughtful sovereign. The thea
ter. orchestra and other nmusements
provided for the guests and visitors
are paid for by the bank. One hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars are an.
nually set aside for that purpose.
Three-quarters of this amount are Civ
en- to newspapers in the form of sub
%ventions. and the other fourth Is given
to self-Styled missionaries, who write
pamphlets against Monte Carlo, and
paste the walls of the ~nejghborine
Nice with posters warning people moi
to.visit tn eplace. In some cases these
posters are veritable works of art ant
the inlamed Imagination of those who
preach against the games. Others arr
exceedingly grotesque and ludicrou'
in their pictorial illustrations of TIT
consequences of the game of hazard.-
st. Louis Republic.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-06-25


List of patents issued last week to
Northwestern inventors:
Cyrus C. Aldrich. Morristown, Mimi.
bee hive; Royal l.. Boulter, Grand
Forks. n. D., bicycle boat; Hurry Ia.
Burrill, st. Paul. Mimi. car seal: Jas.
r. Farnham, Minneapolis, Mimi, but
ter tongs; Fl. r. J. Gilbert, Royalton.
Mimi. mail bag fastener; Charles b.
Johnson, Virginia. Mimi, drill puller:
John a, Kirwin, Spring Valley, Mimi,
cord tension attachment; Nils Nilsson,
Minneapolis, Mini, steam trap; Willis
y. Robinson, Faribault. Mimi, shade
for electric lights; Herman Steeck, WI
mona, Mimi. wagon; Charles b. Struble
and G. S. Turner, Minneapolis, Mimi
vegetable slicer; Otto II. L.. Wernicker
Minneapolis, Mimi, sectional book
case; Otto H. l.. Wernicke and Nj. {.
Burr, Minneapolis, Mimi. separable
book case; Danforth Cole, Minneapolis.
Mimi. toilet tablet for the bath and
toilet stand (trade-mark); Foot, Schulze
& Co., st. Paul, Mimi, trade mark
boots and shoes.
Il. d. Merwin, Patent Lawyer, $40,
OIL and 012, Pioneer Press Bldg, st
Paul, MINI.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-06-25
Home Made Gifts.

Pretty HandiwOrk for Girls Who
Expect to Make Easter Presents.
With the approach of Easter all
sorts of dainty gifts are being pre-
pared, but, as flowers and candies are
the most frequent, the daintiest and
most charming cases are provided for
them, and here is often the personal
touch which lends such value to the
smallest remembrance of the season,
for many new and pretty things can
be manufactured at home with little
outlay of time and material.
The foundation of two of these cases,
though they are very unlike in effect,
is simply the cheap Japanese straw
mat, which can be bought in various
colors at the fancy stores. If you
wish to keep Easter colors. choose a
round yellow m Fasten in the cen.
ter in such a way as to form three
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The pugilist let the silken fields of
his dressing gown fail from the deli
cate pink neck as he combed his locks
back from his brow and surveyed the
effect of his toilet in a gold-framed
hand mirror. Now and then he would
obscure the vision with a volume of
blue cigarette smoke, ard he smiled
as he caught the reflection of a club
by-faced cherub on a cloud bank. a
man rushed excitedly into his pres
ence. 1t was his manager.
is this true?' he said eXcitedly.
''or have you simply been talking
through the newspapers againf'
rs what truc!" was the lanGuid in
uuiry.
THAT report that you want to quit
me; that you have sworn OFF,"
Yes. l have sworn off prize-tight-
ing forever"
us that all?'
"Of course it is. What more could
you eXpect?'
THANK heaven! Then all is not lost.
l was afraid you had sworn off issu-
ing Observation-Disclosures Star.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-06-25

In the Keenchang district an ever
green shrub fourishes, and on it's twigs
in the spring of the year countless flies
swarm like a brown film. The branch
es soon become covered with a white.
soap incrustation, that increases i'll
volume until the autumn, when the
sprays are cut off and plunged into
boiling water. The wax rises to the
surface and is then skinned off aud
allowed to cool and harden In large
pans. The value of the annual crop on
an average is considerably in KEGS OF
FL, 100000.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-06-25
what to Carry on e bicycle When
Touring.

Touring.
There is a well-known system for
carrying baggage on a walking tour
which is eminently suited to bicyclists;
this is to have two pieces of baggage.
The first is a large valise or small
trunk, containing clothing of all kinds
needed for an ordinary two weeks
trip by rail, besides toilet articles, and
so on. The materials for the other is
composed of a similar set of toilet ar
ticles. and jig or at most two sets of
underclotbing, besides an extra pair of
shoes or slippers-moccasins pack cas-
lily and are very serviceable. This
last is packed in a leather case set
In the diamond frame of The wheel,
or into a knapsack carried on the
shoulders. If the diamond-shaped
portmanteau is properly made 1t is
better. Luggage seems lighter on the
wheel than on your back.
The trouble with the average port
manteau is that it Is too thick, making
1t necessary for the wheelman to strad-
die 1t instead of giving him the free
use of his limbs to press up and down
Oh the pedals perpendicularly. If you
| will take the trouble to have this port
manteau made to order and carefully
measured, so that it will not come out
side a line drawn on either side of the
bicycle from the sides Of the saddle
to the inside of each pedal when a
ITS lowest point in a revolution. 70,
will find no trouble with it. This
however, necessitates its being mar
rover at the top than at the bottom
On arriving at a hotel for the night
it is %unstrapped from the wheel ant
taken up to your room. Then afte
your bath there is a change of cloth
ing. the slippers, the toilet articles IL
a little case by themselves, and you
repair kit. which may be wanted II
the evening for some little repairs o.
the wheel. The ~portmanteau will al
ways be full, so take only what is at
solutely necessary, otherwise you wi
find that some important thing ha
been left behind, and a useless apper
dage brought only to occupy valuabl
space, and be thrown away in DISCUS
Always carry soap and a towel. The
are sometimes hard to find. and Otter
er so bad that n goes dirty rathe
than use them.-Harper's Roun
Table.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-06-25
Penalty

"The sentence of the court" said the
stern ard unfaltering judge, lis that
you be confined in the county Jail for
the term of three hours, the sentence
to hcgin at once
The hitherto smiling young woman
hlanched. and would have fallen to the
floor. had not the faithful family ser
want supported her reeling form.
Three hourS.' she gaSped. And
that bargain sale of silks at Sellem-
outs will have been over for more
than an hour when / am releaSed.'-
Indianapolis Journal.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-06-25
A CAR EFUL HUNTER.
His Rife was Too Precious for Use
I'm Shooting Up Hill.

His Rife was Too Precious for Use
i'm Shooting Up Hill.
"Do you know Sam McConaghyT
inquired the Humboldt county man of
the hotel clerk in a tone that ex-
pressed perfect confidence in the fact
thai the clerk knew everybody.
Cant say that l do" said the clerk
reluctantly, because he was unwilling
to admit that there was anyone in
the state he did not know.
Works in the mint?"
ooh. yes; l believe I know him."
The clerk had concluded to lie a lit
tie.
Greatest fellow 1 ever saw in my
life"
"Sam is a great fellow" acquiesced
the clerk.
Il went out hunting with Sam up in
Humboldt once
as hat SOP
Yes; and Sam had a new rife be
had just got from the East"
"a new rife. Well. we'll"
yes: he got thirteen subscribers for
some weekly story paper and the rife
was the premium"
Great schemer, that fellow" de
clared the clerk enthusiastically.
Greatest on earth. Well, while we
were out hunting Sam suddenly stop
ped, and, pointing up a hill, said: SEE
that deer?' Sure enough, a great, big
buck was standing looking at us
"a big buck!'
Eyes, sir; standing looking at us
He was up fifty yards away and prob
ably se~venty-ive feet above us. wi
don't you shoot him, Sam? l asked
And do you suppose l could get hin
to do it?"
"Wouldn't shoot, eh?'
mo. sir, he was afraid to shoot u
hill for fear of straining his ney
gun,"-San Francisco Post.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-06-25

the mold will. after cooling. form the
egg, and may be detached by tapping
the mold lightly. Forming the perfect
egg is equally easy. This is done by
rubbing the edge of one-half to and
fro over some warm surface, and then
pressing it against the edges of the
cold egg. The egg car be made solid
instead of hollow; but this, of course,
requires a much larger quantity of cho-
colate, or it can be filed with cream
candy used for chocolate creams. fine
1y chopped English walnuts. or any
thing of the sort. The eggs can also
be prepared without molds by shaping
the cream candy filling, with the
hands, into little eggs. and then dip
ping them by NEAR of a small wood
en- skewer into the melted chocolate,
which, when it is cool, forms a GOV
ering. If one wishes to ornament
them-but this requires more skill
beat the white of an egg and powd-
cred sugar to Il stiff froth, put it into
a paper horn with II small hole at the
bottom and let it drop slowly upon
the eye. shaping the letters OF a Gamo
or any figures watch may be desired,
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-06-25
Sure to Take Life Seriously.

81 think your boy is too much in
clined to look lightly upon the serious
affairs of life" said the teacher.
There is a buoyancy to his spirits
that is carried to excess. 1t would be
a good thing if he had a little more
solemnity in his manner
"Oh, that will come later in life,'
replied the father c~arelessly.
"If l could feel sure of that
you can feel just as sure of it as
you want to. He'll look as solemn us
an owl and as serious as q biblical
student before l am through with
him."
Il intend to make him a professional
humorist. l don't know anything that
will make him take life more seri'
ously. "-ChicagO Post.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-06-25
In Real Life.

you have no heart"
Pale but fearless, she stood before
him, and looked him squarely in the
eye.
She was poor but proud. Adverse
fortune had reduced her wardrobe to a
calico basis, driven her and her only
surviving mother to the top fiat of a
Wabash avenue apartment house, and
hardened the lines about her still beau-
tiful mouth; but it could not dim the
luster of her blue-black eye, or tame
the unconquerable spirit that animated
every fiber of her lissome form stand
ing erect with unconscious grace and
awaiting her nswer.
'You have no heart" she repeated.
mo, miss" replied the butcher, blu
we've got some mighty nice liver.
Will that do just as well?'-Chicago
Tribune.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-06-25

While emigrants from nearly all
parts of the world stream into the
United States, it is an almost invaria-
BILE rule that emigrants from this coun-
try are dissatisfied and return in a
few years. Colonies of Americans
have tried in Brazil, Liberia and Mex.
leo. but the result is always the same,
The 800 negroes who removed from
Alabama two years ago to Mapmi,
Mexico, are back at their old home,
the last stragglers having passed
through New Orleans a few days ago,
Before any more colonies of this kind
are tried 1t would be well to look over
the list Of past failures and their
stories Of disappointment and hard.
ships.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-06-25

The newest Spanish revenge Is per-
betrated by the apothecaries, who are
banded together to boycott American
patent medicines. If the owners of
the medicines advertise in the news
papers this will only react on the apo
thecaries. If they advertise in the
other way, the result will be beneficial
to Spanish scenery, whatever effect it
may have on the Spanish lungs and
liver.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-06-25

The following dialogue took place
between a very pretty lady singer and
a celebrated composer, who is by 20
means addicted to flattery:
Tell me, my dear maestro. which
would you like better, to be blind or
deaf?"
Deaf, madam. when I an looking
at you. and blind when | hear you
sing!'Lc Temps.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-06-25
Speedy Enough for Him.

Typewriter notwithstanding your
typewriter-wouldn't you prefer olc a
little more rapid? l can recommend
che that requires no ribbons. feeds
better and is very quick.
Old Mr.. Baldboy-Thatll do. young
nan. don't mind about the ribbons,
and l don't want a better feeder than
mine. She's got me nearly broke now
with her speed. l am not looking fol
anything quicker. Coed day.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-06-25

An American rainmaker proposes to
rid London of its fogs by bOmbarding
the cloud of mist as it rolls in upon
the city, and he expects to spend $50
600 in experiments if the English will
permit it. London fogs are thought
by some authorities to rise out of the
earth and apparently the close in from
all sides. The man who succeeds in
banishing them will immortalize him
self.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-06-25

In sprinting up to a hundred yards
he belt is of use and does no harm,
for such races are run Gin a BREATH
hut beyond this distance it interferes
with respiration, and is, therefore, con-
tra-ipdicted. Belts are forbidden In
rowing for the same reason, and also
because they interfere with the due
swing of the body.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-06-25
4 Tip.


AIR Wallace was at the theater
iost night Il Whiic-l went On fiaf'
graves ticket. wish you Wouiih III
terrrp. me that ~waI-lnd, by the way,
| saw your dear friend, MIS-. fasn' III
a box. -, ,r,
Mrs. Wallacc-Nhat did M nave
on? 5o.oo+
about the only thing coutu oeter.
on her was the gaze OF the aCuich'''
Cincinnati inquirer.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-06-25
At n Photographers,

LADY, want to have my photo
rraph taken. and | want to have this
little boy taken with me.
Photographcr-Wc make an extra
charge, madam. when two photographs
are taken ut once.
Lady-Oh. but I'll keep tho boy in
my lap.-Eliegcndc Blactter.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-06-25
Why ShOnlI lie.

Teacher-Now. Willie. suppose you
we-a tn hand a playmate your last APP
pie to take Il portion Of il, wouldn't
yot tell him to take the larger piece?
WIic-No. nom.
'yGu wouldn't. WhyT'
ices 'twouldn't he necessary
VIC, nsucket UR. H. Reporter.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-06-25

The shark, which is the most vora-
rious of all fishes, will, if opportunity
offers, readily snap up n bird. But as
sea birds are far too wary to be often
caught mapping, the sharks diet in this
form is practically confinel to birds
h a have been wounded, or which
have fallen into the e from exhaus-
ton. such as migratory and other land
birds.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-06-25

Mrs. Lydia Price Peyton of Orange
county, Va, celebrated her looth plr'h-
day on March Is. She was born III
Madison county. Va. She was mar
ried when eighteen years old and was
tho mother of twelve children, eight OF
whom are living, her oldest son being
eighty years old.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-06-25
A New Danger.

"There are 'new-woman' burglars
now,' he announced, looking up from
his newspaper.
ooh, dear!" she sighed. II suppose
that means we will have to lock up
our fashion plates, patterns. ribbons
and bonbons, as well as the silver
Chicago Evening Post.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-06-25

Mr.. Darwin remarks that white
cats, if they have blue eyes, are almost
always deaf" The Rev. w. Darwin
Fox confirms this statement, and adds
that he has never seen a white cat
with eyes of the ordinary color that
was deaf.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-06-25

One result of Russian slavery Is the
fact that nearly all Russian estates
are mortgaged t o the government until
1912. as security for the advances made
nv the czar at the time of the manu-
mission Of serfs.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-06-25

whats the matter with our pugil-
Ists?" said the sporting man. They
have not talked much for a day or
two"
NO." replied the Cuban sympathizer.
~Thcy have stopped TO give the Span
lsh generals Il chance,
Star.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-06-25

HOPKINS county, Ky, is experiencing
a notable religious revival under the
preaching of a woman evangelist, Mrs.
Mum, of Madisonville. In a nVe
weeks tour of the county Mrs. Mum
preached sixty sermons, with liz con-
versions.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-06-25

In Sparta young lads were framed
TO beat and even murder slaves for
amusement, or as a practice in arms.
During one night 10 fewer than o.ooo
unfortunates were thus massacred in
the streets of Sparta.