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The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-09-17

for Armenia"
tie Simon, crying ~bravely: "And / will
stay in Argadoun with my father,"
The villagers looked from one to the
other With shamc-faccd eyes, while old
Yussuf, a flush of joy lighting up lis
face, TUNED to throw his arms around
the lads neck.
The Lord hath raised up a man to
be my SOM" he shouted. Take heed,
oh, Christians of ArgadOun. We are
set at naught by the very Children"
Then q dozen stalwart Young mon
leared forward and ranged themselves
beside the old soldier. Others more
advanced in years followed slowly, un-
til nearly thirty stood around Yussuf
II tic boy. But n~OthinG-n0t even
the bravery of Simon-coUld move the
remainder. They knew the Kurds. and
feared them DIS they feared Satan HIM
self. So accordingly it was agreed
that these Wcak-heartCd ones should
hasten across the hills with the cid
priest, Isaac, the women and children,
leaving Yussuf and his devoted band
to guard the pass and the hamlet of
Argadoun against the advancing
KuulS.
That night Simon borrowed his faith
cr's rifle and went forth alone. The
Kurds were not expected until morn
ing, but Simon had his own ideas. AS
it CHANGED. those ideas were correct.
The Kurds had executed n forced
march and were even then ON their
way 70 attack tic village.
Witlt cruel jestS upon their lips, and
seeming like the tigers they were, the
blood of freSi. victims, rode the Kurt-
ic1, +rnr,,r n Intr tho ,.n,l A., .u,l,,.,
Simon. pcrchcd amid the cIags, cou-
manded his chosen dctilc, saw them
coming and made ready. He wait
ed until the entirc body of men had
entered the spaces .etaoinaoiuaoiuhhh
entered tie narrow space between the
rocks. Then. ''bangr.' went his rifle,
and Il horseman rolled writhin@ in tho
dust. Bang" it went again-for this
was n repeating rile-and again Il
Kurd rolled ove among the cactus
bushes. Leaping to his feet, the boy
ran like a lawping along the parapet
of rock as a volley from the startled
Kurds riddled the spot where he had
stood. Fifty Yards further On he again
opened fire, and sent three shots rat
Ting among the %brigands. Then, fit
ting new cartridges into the empty
chambers Of his rifle, he dashed for
ward another space, and once more
ploWnd tile ranks OF he n ny.
Wild confusion and wrath beyond
telling reisned among the X urds. 1T
IS an ambush" they shricked, striving
Ill vain to scale the rocky wall above
which Simon was ~iptrcnchcd. There
Is a whole army of Christians on the
rocks"
r,uz,I,- f..
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-09-17
a Relic Astrny y.

When Napoleon l., at the height Of
his fame, gave to- the mother of his
newly-born son a magnificent token of
his regard. little did he dream that the
latter part of the Nineteenth century
would find the gift the property of an
hnappreciatiye New York pawnbroker.
The gift was n solid gold porte-mon-
hale, inlaid with diamonds and green
and white enamel. 1t is nearly an inch
in thickness. three inches wide and
four inches long. On the top Is Il con-
veXed lid about the size of a quarter of
a dollar, which opens by a spring and
reveals a plain field Of gold in the cen-
ter of which is a small watch scarcely
larger than a Scent piece. which still
registers the time, as it did to Queen
Louise.
Another spring opens the porte-mon-
naie lengthwise. showing o blue silk
purse of three compartments, which,,
though giving indication of a great
age, is neither worn nor torn. The in
scription on the watch reads, "ChauX-
defends, Suisse" 1t is said that an
Austrian soldier brought it to America
SOC after the battle of Waterloo, and
after passing through various hands it
found its way into II Bowery pawn.
shop, where four years ago it was sold
to Patrick Mnlvihill of 151 BOWery.-
New York Recorder.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-09-17

cliff 8 edge. Theshower Of missiles
proved too much for the Kurds, Down
they rolled in scores-some never to
rise again. Then Simon-sparing them
not, as they had not spared his coun-
trymen-continued to pick them out
With his rifle.
At last the Kurdish captain fell, and
the troopers, with yells of despair,
turned tail and fled. The rout was in
uescflbable. Men and horses mingled
madly in Il race down the rocky de-
1ile-Simon ~dischhrging his last cart
ridges after them as they disappeared.
Then the boy, utterly spent with IA
tiSue, his face griniy from the effects
of powdel-feil faintin@ eli the rocky
wal! which he had held SO well.
1ussuf, the old soldier, and his fol-
lowers, missing Simon, went forth to
scek him about the noOn hour. Long
they searched, until the scene of car
nage-the dead and wounded Kurds-
III the glen arrested their attention.
Here has been a signal victory"
said 1ussuf. "What brave men have
done this deed?'
one of the wounded MohammeGans
pointed gioomily toward the heights,
and at the same moment the boyish
figure Chat of Simom was outlined
against the sky. He waved the rifle
IN his hand, and cried joyously TO his
father: Il have conquered, oil, my
father! Will the poets make d song
about me, think your
The poets of Armenia did indeed
make songs about Simon. son of lus-
SUI, and for leagues around Arg1doun
you may hear them chanting the fame
of his wonderful rifle and the story of
how, single-hantied, this brave boy
beat hnck Il whole troop of Kurds.-
Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-09-17

fire 1t turns suddenly into gas, and the
gas needs about 800 times the space
that the solid powder occupied. The
explosion of ordinary gunpowder is so
sudden that for a moment that part of
the gun arouhd tile powder charge has
10 nolu the big volume of gas squeezed
uoWn under enormous pressure untM
the shot can make a start to get out of
the gun Ind make room for the gas,
If, therefore; gunpowder could he
made which would burn a little slower
so that 1t would not all be burned until
the shot reached the muzzle the gas
would be more gradually formed and
the strain be distributed all along the
gun: Such a powder was first made in
Germany, and was first called cocoa
powder, because it rcsembled in color
and general appearance u cake of
chocolate. Its method of Manufacture
was kept secret, but other countries
analysed the grains and soon learned
to make it even better than Germany.
1t is made partly by changing the pro-
portions of the ingredients, making
them about 70 per cent saltpetcr, 8
per cent sulphur and Is per cen char
coal, thus also giving the powder its
peculiar color. Thus there arose a di-
vision of gunpowdeI into quick and
s~low-buining powders.
1t IVES not alone necessary to make
Il powder which would burn more
slowly, but, if possible. to make one
burn so that more gas would be form
ing when the shot got near the myzzle
than was forming when it started from
t h breech, because there is more room
behind the shot when it nears the
muzzle, and 1t therefore takes more
gas to keep up the same pressure
against its base.
TO accomplish this, and to make the
grains lie Sc that there should be
spaces evenly distributed among them
to allow he flame to reach every grain
at once. causing all OF them to begin
running together, grains were made
of irregular shapes, and each shape
was tried to see how nearly it gave
the desired results. Thus there have
been used round grains. square grains,
sphero-hCXagonh grains, cylindrical
grains and prismatic grains. OF course
it is impossible to make Il grain which
will have more and more surface to
burn the smaller it gets. so the best
result which has thus far been OBJ
tanned is only an approach to it, and
this is obtained with a ~heXagonal pris-
matte grain about Il inch high and an
inch and a half in diameter with a
hole, or several holes through it
"GunpoWder,' by Lieut.. John NJ. Eli,
colt, in st. Nicholas.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-09-17
Fashion Hints.

The accessories make the costume
nowadays.
This year is noted for the revival of
the Panama hat.
Chiffon rufflcs on silk waists are very
effective.
The up-to-date girl has a light brown
canyas-cOvered trunk bound with
leather and mounted in brass. The in
side trays are almost as coZy as bureau
drawers.
polka-dot lawn gowns, in blue or
black, bid fair to rival their sister
grass linen ones. They are very cool
for shopping, and look better than ones
of similar material Of lighter color.
The refined woman's handkerchief Il
of plain linen with a narrow hcmstitch,
and has her initials hand-embroidered
in the corner. BE it ms fine as gossa-
NOR for special occasions, this rule nev-
er varies.
The alligator grip which was erst-
while considered so elegant is entirely
out of date. The straight grain oxford
has entirely taken its place. These can
be obtained with slots, which will take
Ill the toilet requisites of miiady's bu-
reau.-Mrs. Lynn Linton.
Paris is responsible for the rage
amounting almost to a craze that blue
serge tailor-madc gowns have their
jackets lined with green %taffeta, and
almost every blue gown has its green
stock and girdle. Even the men are
wearing green neckties with their blue
serge suits.
The very latest BOW for the back of
the girdle is perfectly horizontal. with
one end cut pointed, extending about 3
inches above the knot at the waist
line; then one loop and one or two
ends as preferred, hang for about 9
inches below the waist line.
Pins in silver and gold, after the
style of cuff pins, are shown at the
jewelers., to pin the fronts of wash
gowns where, owing to the inadvisa-
bility of having hooks and eyes on ac-
count of laundering, they would other
wise gap.
A clever woman has a method of
adapting last years collars to her shirt
waists. Only put the collar button
through the ~buttonholes Of the collar.
This Will allow 1t to slip up IN front,
giving it the height required this sea-
son.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-09-17
WOES OF THE HEAVY VILLAIN

Good Acting Rewarded By Threats
OF Violence From Gallery GodS.
The man who plays heavy PARTS in n
theatrical company does not lie on :;
bed of roses. He is unpopular with
the audience, and especially with the
deniZenS of the gallery. because he is
always cast for the Villains uart. and
all the dirty work Of the play falls 10
his lot. Iii ere Of the local stock COM
panics Is a gentleman whose imper-
sonationS of all SORTS Of villains has.
for several seasons, offended the VIRTUE
Gus gallery gods, and he is always
sure Of being roundly Kissed. which ia
really Il compliment To his art. He
was really startled, though, ore day
last week. to receive the following let
ter: Take warning hy this. For q
long time | have bore ycUr actShunS
with pasliunts and 50 has many 9TH
elS. IOUrn Il dirty Sl,C2&C and a
skoundrcl. | dent see how the folks
wor runs tie thtatrr PUTS uD with
your ~actshu!s. The way y0u Tcrcc-
kute that Ioor young lady every week
Is outrageous aud | want yea 10 stop.
II you don't | viii lay for YOU when
YOU come out of the thCatcr sun mite
and S0kc YOU" Tie actor III question
prizes thtS communication very highly,
but, st the anp tiAlC. lie is Ell the
lookout fer the ~gcHtp.aan who wants
to ''sokc& hint hiiGGcirh.0 Record.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-09-17
A Clock Made of Bread.

Bread is the most curious material
out of which Il clock has ever been
be, in Milan, a clock made out OF
bread. The maker was a native of
Milan, who devoted three years of his
time to the task. He was very poor,
and being without means to purchase
the necessary metal for the making
OF Il clock. he set apart regularly II
portion of his bread each day. eating
the crust and saving the soft part.
To solidify this he made use of a GER
tain salt, and when the various pieces
were dry they became perfectly hard
and insolqble in water. The clock
was OF good size, and kept fair time.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-09-17

So many spark catchers have been in
vented from time to time, according to
the statements of the inventor, that it
would seem as if such forest fires as
are now raging in the State of Wash
ington were no longer possible. 1t is
estimated that the loss from these will
amount to many million dollars. What
is the trouble? Do the railroads still
refuse to use spark catchers, or do
spark catchers refuse to catch sparks ?
There is something wrong somewhere.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-09-17

Within the last few years Massachu-
sets has probably lost by death more
citizens who have been governors of
the commonwealth than any other state
has lost in an equal period of time.
The list Is g, very notable one, and in
cludes such names as Benjamin f. But
Ter, N. p. Banks, Thomas Talbot, Alex
ander FL. Rice, Oliver Ames, George
ID. Robinson, Frederick L, Greenhalge
and William Il. Russell,
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-09-17

Hand Made Flannel for the Grecen
The queen has j~ust0given Il practical
demonstration of her solicitude for her
poor and oppressed which is likely to
lift one poor couple at least into COM
paIativo affluencc. In a quiet village
near Leeds an old couple. seventy-one
years of age, have for over half a CEN
fury gained their livelihood by making
cloth on an old hand-poWer loom, but
the advent of modern machinery has
caused their struggle for existence to
be Il very hard one. The old couple,
whose name is Barnes, was introduced
to the bishop of Ripon by the vicar of
their parish. and the bishop not only
bought Il length of the flannel which
they had made, but promised to lay
it before the queen and put her into
possession of the facts concerning it's
manufacture. The queen Immediately
ordered eighty yards of the handmade.
flannel, and this week it was forward
ed to Balmoral. Numerous applica-
tons have already ben made for vari-
Gus lengths of the same piece as that
from which the queens was cut, and
it is needless to say that. at 20 shil-
linGS Il yard, the old couple find them
selves doing q highly profitable bust
neSs.-LOndon Letter to the Philadel-
phia Ledger.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-09-17

This is the season when, owing proba-
bly, to the temporary Increase of travel,
the outcry against the custom of tip
ping becomes pronounced. But we
have never observed a diminution in
the practice. The professors go on
tipping precisely as before. Less pro-
test and less tipping would be more to
the purpose.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-09-17

In France there are nc two opinions
on the subtect-the best soldiers come
from Paris; and when we remember
that after the practical destruction of
the regular French army at Metz and
Sedan, the victorious veterans of Ger
many were held at bay for five
months by the raw levies mostly
drawn from the French towns, there
seems but little doubt that the French
opinion is correct.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-09-17

Stein Glowing off the foam)-I
wonder these things are called schoon-
ers:
Brewer Cshoving the empty glass to-
ward the barkccpcr)-Oh, | suppose
it's because of their being sort of fore
and-afts.
$tein-Forcard-afts:
Brewcr-Ies; before you get through
drinking one you have Il laundering
after another, seej-Boston Courier,
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-09-17

Darwin gives several instances of
inherited animal antipathics which ap-
pear equally striking. The excessive
fear shown by young rabbits which for
the first time smell a ferret, and of
young turkeys who hear the shrill cry
of a hawk they have eve heard or
seen before, are proved examples of
the strength Of these instructive antip-
athies.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-09-17

An immense map of the heavens is
about completed by the astronomers.
which shows 100000 out of the So
100000 stars. This does not include
not worth ~cataloguing.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-09-17

The visit of the shadazt to England
was expcnsive-to India. In the home
charges of the Indian government for
the year ending March 81, 1897, the
following item aprears: Expenses of
the visit to England of his highness,
the Shazada Nazrulla Khan, f25,4OS!"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-09-17

The fight in Cuba has become a tri-
angular one-Spaniards against Gu
bans, and the yellow fever against
both, with Yellow Jack winning the
most victories. The natives now seem
to suffer as much as the invaders.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-09-17

The Bible is still the most widely cir
culated book of any volume published.
The American Bible society reports
that it distributed 100000 copies of
the Scriptures last year. Within the
ciety has issued the enormous number
Of 81, O5,S41 copies.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-09-17

The London Statist says that electric
traction is making considerable prog
ress in England. Experiments with
electric power are being conducted by
the two London underground roads.
and the new Central London railway
will also be equipped. Its adoption on
a general scale is thought quite likely.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-09-17

The de ctors hope to save the life of
Jasper Long of Columbia, Mo-, who
drank six ice cream sodas and four
plain sodas without stopping. The
drink curse seems to be on the increase
In Missouri.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-09-17

George Gould's 100000 gift from
his father is to be exempted from the
collateral tax on the ground that young
Gould received the gift as a recon-
pense for valuable services. His serv-
ices might have been valuable, but no
one will deny that he was well paid for
them.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-09-17

The deceased wife's sisters bill, after
forty years agitation, has at last
passed the house Of lords. The fact
that all these years it has been warmly
championed by the queen, the prince of
Wales and the royal family shows how
little influence royalty has in British
politics,
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-09-17
TeHder-Hearied

"WAy did you do it?" asked the in
Qulsitive visitor Of the man who was
under sentence for throwing his wife
into the well.
"Sle was cryin'." the gentleman eX-
planned, and | Lever could stand ii to
see a CVy."-CinciInati En-
quirer.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-09-17

The frequent arrest Of children OF
tender years by New York detectives,
who swell with Importance as they
drag five or nine-year-old thieves be-
fore the justices, prompts the New
York Journal to the very sensible adj
vocacy of a return to the slipper in
stead of the courts for these bold, bad
babies.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-09-17
Powder for C%annOns,

The great trouble with powder in
cannon was soon found to be that 1t
exerted all its force too suddenly, so
that all the strain came on one end of
the gun. When sunpowder is set ON
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-09-17

Chicago Is going to build the loftiest
will be located. 1t is not promised that
the plays to be produced will maintain
high art.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-09-17

There is a strong probability that the
mails between the New York and
Brooklyn postofices will soon be trans
mitted through a pneumatic tube, oc-
cupying only two to three minutes in
the passage. The only point at issue
is the adjustment of terms between the
tube company, the bridge trustees and
the postoffice department.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-09-17

Billy and Nat and the other boys
were on their way to the village to buy
fireworks for the Fourth when they
saw a queer-looling wagon moving to-
ward them. 1t looked like d hen coop
on wheels, but when it came nearer
eagle In it.
The boys surrounded the wagon at
once. and fired Il perfect volley of
questions at the driver.
Il took that eagle from the nest
when it was %little,' he explained; and
l have just been carrying it 10 town
to sell it to the show: but the Show is
gone, so must cart him back"
why, you ought to let him fly"
cried Billy. Don't you know. to-mor.
row is the Fourth, and | guess George
Washington would not have liked very
well to see the American eagle cooped
up like a chicken"
The man laughed. "Wcll now. if
you boys feel so, why don't you buy
him and let him loose tomorrow? He
would go up like ~sky-rockets!'
The boys looked at each other.
That's sol! they all cried together.
SO a bargain was struck, and they
carried the eagle home in triumph.
That evening the following handful
vas posted around Mcrryville:
Great sillybration! the Bird of his
Country will make an a cent on the
4th of July lat 3 sharp with 2 flags
give him Libbaty or give him Death
admission 5 cents"
Quite a crowd gathered the next day
to see the novel entertainment. The
cage was set in their midst, and the
eager boys quickly pricd off the stout
wooden bars. Then the beautiful bird
dartcd out with Il rush and II Whirr
that made every n start. lie spread
his grand wings, tluttering the little
flags that were tied to their tips and
scared away over the heads of the
crowd.
They watched him sailing round and
round in great circles, till at last he
was only a speck in the sky, and then
was gone.
Then Nat began to count their gate
money. while Bill said solemnly, Bet
ter than Observation-Disclosures.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-09-17
A Danger From Bicycle Saddles.

A Danger FrOm Bicycle Saddles.
Every woman and girl who rides 4
bicycle should give heed to a warning
which comes from good authority as
to the danger which turks in a badly
shaped saddle, or in sitting wrongly
on the saddle. There are at h base
of the spine four minute yertebrae,
which are believed by scientists to sbe
the remnant of a tiourishing caudal
a%ppendage, once worn by the human
animal. Now if the weight of the
body be rested even partly upon these
little vertebrate, as is the case in sit
ting on an ordinary bicycle saddle,
the movable joint betWiXt them and
the sacrum develops a tendency to be-
come hardened or OsSificd, and the re-
suit is q serious matter. 70 quote
from the authority mentioned This
doesn't make so much trouble for men
for most men ride with their weight
largely supported by the pedals, and
the physical effect IS not so bad il
they don't: but with ONT in the
case is different. Women are apt to
bear strongly upon the seat of the
machine. and, for reasons which we
cannot fully explain here, but which
your doctor will tell YOU all about,
the injury above alluded to is a very
much graver affair in a Woman's case
than in a mans. 1t is apt to unfav-
orably affect her health throughout
her life.
"For this reason. to. get all the good
and none of the bad from wheeling,
see that your saddle supports you
from the sides, and that there is at
no time any pressure against the base
finding it. 1t may save you from
trouble and distress ut a time when
you will need all your strength and
health. both for your own sake and
the sake of another, whouI, perhaps.
you watch grow up and learn 10 ride
the wheel as you do
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-09-17

the bones being used merely to hold
the various pieces in place.
If corsets were worn in sight. as
bOnnetS arc. what Il revolution there
would be in their appearance!-L'Art
de In Mode.