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The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-06-18

The congressional committee report
In favor of the metric system of
weights and measures presents some
curious examples OF confusion. For
instance, a bushel of rye in Louisiana
is 80 pounds, and it is So pounds in
Ohio; a bushel of salt is only 80
pounds in Virginia, while it is 20
pounds in Massachusetts; a bushel of
potatoes is so pounds in Washington.
56 pounds in Pennsylvania and go
pounds in Ohio. Uniformity is GER
tainly desirable in this matter, and a
bill for this purpose has been intro.
duosd In the house,
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-06-18

The custom of smoking is so prava-
lent in Holland that n genuine DGtch
b9cc instead of describing distances
between places by miles or hours. Will
SAY 4 town or hours : - many piHcs
away. Thus. Il man may reach Delft
from Rotterdam in four pipes, hul II
he 20 TO thc Hague he will consume
seven pipes during the Journey. All
BUtchmcn of the lower class, and not
4 few iii tive hlehCr walls of life. car
rY in their pockets all requisites for
SmokiNG-an enormous box holding At
least halt Il pound of tobacco. a Uirc
OF clay or ivory according to iuclina-
ton or mCunSl, instruments TO cleanse
it, a picker, to remove distractions
from the stem. I cover of brass to
prevent the sparks or ashes from tly-
ing about, and n bouutiful supply Of
matches A Dutch man in Holland
without a pipe would be Il rlrn avis
ANA such pipes! Some of them arc of
IN antiquity which entities them to
V~cuelalion, but certainly not to re
slect, aud so monstr0us in size that as
weapons of offtnSc or defense they
would certainly prove f~ormidablc.-
New York Times.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-06-18

If Cuba should win it's independence
Spain will have M reaso to regard
the event as a deep humiliation. Eng
land had to take the same medicine
over a hundred years ago, and the
colonies she lost have done SO well
that she is not half sorry.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-06-18

Baltimore's new directory contains
oO3, 900 names, a gain of 10000 since
last year. and the estimated popula-
ton is now 650,000.' An Eastern papeI
says that by the time Baltimore reach
es 1,0OO,O00 Inhabitants Washington
will have half MS many, and that the
two cities will eventually grow into
zone vast community, second only to
New York in nu nbers."
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-06-18

a sailor going to sea, his wife de-
sires the prayers of the congregation
for his safety" Such was the mes
Il 9 as given to the parson. 1t was
read cut in church like this: "a sail
or going to see his wife, desires the
prayers of the congregation for his
Chat.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-06-18
DIR. j. G.. GRANT. Specialist.
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat.
Syndicate Block, Minneapolis.
(Spectac,eS titted.)
Between Poker and n uonnet

MI. FerTy-Greatness is all COM
parative. For example, an elephant,
four feet high would be called a cute
little thing. while a rat of that size
Mrs. Ferry-Yes, and $50 for a bon
net is an enormous expense, but it
isn't anything at all when you lose
it at poker.-SphinX.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-06-18
! IN l N q

If there is one thing more than
another which gratifles us, it is the
great volume of hearty thanks which
come from grateful parents for the
cures Hoods Sarsaparilla has effected
upon their children. The agony Of
despair turns to ~unspeakable Joy as
mothers and fathers see dreadful sores
and eruptions gradually yield to tho
potent purifying power of this great
medicine, and bright boys and girls
given perfect health. Read this:
"When my baby was four weeks old,
scrofulous eczema broke out on his body.
He became literally covered with ..
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-06-18

The sentiment in favor of the cleo
ton of senators by a direct vote of the
people has grown very rapidly in the
last few months, and a proposition of
that kind would probably receive a
majority of the popular vote in every
state as the case now stands.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-06-18

According to the latest statistics,
the public debts sof the European ma
tons aggregate 2 ,320,OO0, 900, or
about $64 per capita for the whole pop
ulation. The heaviest per capita in
debtedness, $160, is in Portugal.
France comes next, with S135. Eng
lands rate is about $1O6. Swltzer,
lands is the smallest, IS.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-06-18

There were two chiefs of the Bourkes
known as McWilliam Fighter and Nc
William Oughtcr, who became subse-
quently earls of Clanricarde and Mayo.
Of great influence in Connaught.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-06-18

County Glare was named from
Thomas de Glare, an English advent
urer, who obtained a grant of the
O'Briens' country from Henry III. His
descendants managed to hold their
ground for $50 years, by alternately
siding with rival branches Of the
O'Briens, but at length they were all
cut off in the fifteenth year of the
reign of Edward III.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-06-18

This is what happens when the Kidneys
are rescued from inactivity by Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters. If they continue inactive
they are threatened with Bright's disease,
diabetes or some other malady which works
their destruction. Maiarial. bilious and rheu-
matte ailments and DYSPEPSIA are also con-
quercd by the Bitters, which is thorough
and effective.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-06-18

The fish wardens of Bath, Me-, re-
Gently escaped a serious accident.
Some Of the Illicit fisher men had
spread a sheet over a hole in the ice
ems very nearly walked into the trap.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-06-18

There are but two European poten-
tates who manage to get along without
change of residence. These are the
pope of Rome and the sultan of Tur-
key. The sultan has never left Con-
stantinople since he assembled the
throne under such tragic circum-
stances, nineteen years ago; and his
holiness has remained within the pre-
cincts of the vatican since the triple
tiara was placed upon his head.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-06-18

1t all depends on how you look at it.
A Chicago paper considers it a hope
full sign of the ultimate annexation of
Canada that $4,000 Canadians are now
residents of that city; whereat a To
ledo paper remarks that it may prove
to be the %forerunner of the annexation
of Chicago to Canada, and wants the
Chicagoese to look out.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-06-18
Patriotic,

Mosely W~raggs-You're Il nice. Teller
to talk about goin' to war with Spain.
What'd you do. I'd like to know. il
they WIZ Il war?
Tutfold Knutt-Td jine it, b'gosh! I'll
go as chaplain of a regiment!-Ch!cago
Tribune.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-06-18

Miss Mary Kingsley, the African
traveller, writes that no one is more
convinced than she that the African
races are inferior to the British, Ger
man, French and Latin races, but she
does not wish to say anything to bring
the African races into further disre-
pute.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-06-18

A nurse in Los Angeles, Cal, is hold
ing the baby she was hired to care for
as surety for the payment of her
wages. The mother of the child fell
behind in her payments to the nurse,
and finally the nurse refused to sur
render the child until she was paid in
full. The east is to come In court on
habeas corpus proceedings.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-06-18

Mrs. Dallington Booth, of the new
American Salvation army, has devised
a more attractive bonnet for her as
~sistants, a stroke of subtlety that may
well cause dismay at the English
headquarters.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-06-18


Upon the defeat of the insurgents,
in the Carlish war of Spain. one de
taChmcnt of them, under the command
CT Gen. clio, was taken to Bayonne rs
prisoners Of war. Victor Hugo, in his
letters, tells this incident CT the occa-
sion:
Gen. Elio, who had spent seventeen
months in prison by order of Don Car
les, pretender to the Spanish crown
then worn by Queen Elizabeth, was a
member Of this troop. When he reach
cd Eayonne Gen. IIarispe said to him.:
Gen. Elio, | have been ordered to
make IN exception in your favor. Ask
Of me what you desire. What would
you like for yourself and your fam
ily?'
Bread and shoes for my soldiers"
said clio.
And for your family"
81 have just tod you
You spoke only CT your soldiers"
insisted Gen. Harispe.
My soldiers" said Elio, "are my
family"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-06-18
Amateur TheutricaIs

Il Will have my reyenge!" howled
the villain.
Yes, sir" faltered Cholly Ribbons.
who had forgotten his lines and was
trying to fake. 'Er-anyrhing else this
cVeping:"-JudSe,
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-06-18
A Garden on SIiipboarl.

Most people have heard of the hang
ing gardens of Babylon, the modern
roof gardens and the gardens on feat
ing islands in which vegetables used
to be grown for the citizens Of ancient
Mexico, but probably few have heard
Of a garden on board 4 ship, with farm
yard attachment. The splendid ship
MOWhaI, now in port, had such IN ar
-ranGcmelt OF board during her trip to
Oregon. On leaving Belfast for Port
land she took on board as ballast 1000
tons Of Irish soil, which, when leveled
eff. made quite 4 stretch Of ground,
and the ships company proceeded to
put it to good use by planting q stock
Of garden truck i'll it. The seeds came
up all right and the plants il0ur.shed
finely, and when the ship was in the
tropics grew with great rapidly. AS
they progressed toward the Horn and
the weather sew colder things c3mc
to perfection rapidly. The crew and
ships apprentices amused themselves
by wedding ana cultivatirg the plants,
and the captain and officers took reg
ular walks in the garden daily and all
had green vegetables to their hearts
content. As they came round the Horn
the garden was replanted and by the
time they reached the equator every
thing was in bloom and all hands
Toasted on fresh vegetables daily. The
only drawback to tho garden was the
weeds, which grew 50 rapidly that
they could hardly be kept down, and
the drove Of pigs which was Kept in
the farm yard attachment and Which,
on several occasions, when the ship
was bucking into n nor'easter and roll
ing heavily, broke out of the bounds
and made serious threads on the gar
den. The last pig was killed and sery-
cd up with green vegetables just be-
fore the MoWhan- entered the Column
bia.-portland Oreg0nian.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-06-18

When six months old the breaking out
healed on his body, but his head, face and
arms were a terrible sight. 1 passed many
sleepless nights holding his little hands
to keep him from scratching his face. 1
cannot tell what hcsuffo-ed withthe sores.
One doctor attended him a year without
avail. No one thought he would ever get
well. He was almost a year old when T
commenced to give him Hoods Sarsepa-
rilla. He soon grew so much better that
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-06-18

'EN~' nv oN1lHth ObtttltAth tAC a
checks and letters bearing the ncces
sary signatures. The prisoner coult
not refuse; his gratitude forbade.
THAT The boys nature is honorable
and scrupul0us | have proof. His
father turned him out Of doors tC
starye, yet / have failed to persuade
him to reveal that stony-heartcd faith
er's name and address. He has re-
fused to bring disgrace upon his uu-
natural parent by revealing his own
name to his counsel. | have nothing
more TO add, gentlemen, except to ask
You to take into account all the circun-
stances of this case. If the accused's
fathCr-the real crimindl-cOuld be
called as Il witness it would relieve
my feelings to examine him"
He sat down. The Judge summed
up in a sentence, and turned TO the
jury. as If expecting an immediate
verdict of guilty
III.
1t was not forthcoming. Whispers
passed to and fro in the jury box.
Silas Afarston took no part in the dis
cussion. lie had written his verdict
On a slip of paper and handed it TO
the foreman. 1t was guilty" ltay-
ing done his duty, he had apparently
no further interest in the matter.
"lFcll, gentlemenE' exclaimed the
judge i'll some surprise.
I'VE can't agree said the foreman.
'"Then you bad better retire. was
the curt reioinder.
The jury al once filed out of the box
and followed an official to the room set
apart for them.
Come. Mr.. Maydue." said the for
man, addressing an elderly gentleman
OF benevolent appearance. you are the
only d~issenticnt. We al add 4 rider
recommending the boy to mercy, but.
ON the evidence, we must find him
guilty.
"Cprtainly." added Silas Marston. in
his most severe tone. The prisoner
has broken the law. and lie must suf-
fer the penalty. He ought to consider
himself fortunate that lie is living at
the end of the nineteenth century. 1t
is not so long since the penalty for
forgery was death"
Mr.. Mayduc turned upon him in
great Indignation.
For shame, sir! I thank God that
those horrible days are past. And you.
sir, ought to thank your maker for
SIN lilN NOu 1t tllt1tNIIt lltl1C1 " VIZ
brute who brought his Door b0v into
the world. | say he ought not 10 hc
made responsible. and / refuse to con-
vict him, G~enflenen." he went on.
addressing the iury generally. for Silas
Alarston avoided hi4 gozn II asly yo,
to acnuit the prisoner in mercy to the
miserable wretch who turned him
adrift. for if Won do not. nothing viii
save that man from condemnation
when he stands before tho Great fudge
on The last dav." pausing, he laid his
hand on s,las Marston's shoulder. and
AGAIN a~1drpseinc him. said. "Arn Won
a ~fathcr?'
Yes" faItered the Vretchod man.
He was not prepared for Mr., Maydue's
sudden attack. and the armor of cold
sclf-riehtcousness and scIf-anDroyaI i'm
which he had so lone eucasrd hfn,en]f
II lhu 1t hard to DelleNe YOU MI.
NO. uuc ifI'II;gn. pa ~ you Ig'siiI
ana lot vour heort incline to Lonlc,- Z"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-06-18

duce even worse results, for it will
turn cake or biscuit q nasty yellow
and Will give Il disagrceable taste. In
using soda with our milk the quaint
lily has to be regulated by the liquid.
1T should always be put into the milk,
Il little at a time till the milk frotlls
Il is sweet to the taste. If you will
remember this the information will be
very useful next summer when sour
milk and cream accumulate. 1t is de-
licicus is sweetcned in this manner
but not fit for use if too little or too
much soda be used with ii.
Prolted by "a Fight I'm the Air.
Yesterday afternoon, while sitting on
our front piazza enjoying the warm
sunshine and deeply interested in read
ing Forest and Stream about the Lost
Man my attention was diverted from
That very strange character by the
sweeping noise that is often made i'll
this country by Il buzzard from n very
great height by closing his wings and
pitching toward the earth at Il great
speed. | also have heard the same
Sound made by b;lnt and geese. Al
mcSt. at the close of the sWOoping noise
WGs a heavy. duh thud on the earth
not exceeding fifty feet from where l
SAT. and on looking in that direction l
saw a one and a half pound mullet
lying in the yard. | then beth0ught
me of the screaming noisy racket | had
heard frGln the lighting birds, and on
looking Up saw the fish hawk and
eagle half Il mile away. both vending
their way eastward. l then made 4
more careful survey of my supper,
which as 4 supper for the eagle failed
to connect. 1t was still wet with sea
water, and only for the fall from 6
great an altitude would have been
alive. as il was only slightly marked
ty claws and baak of the fish hawk.
1t certainly was a very fresh mullet
for one living fifteen miles from the
gulf, and made d good breakfast for
three of Us in the f~amily.-Norest and
Stream.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-06-18
~ D.,, cure all Liver Ills and
What x-Rays Might have show

What are you thinking about, little
MANI" asked a charming hostess of Il
small boy visitor.
Mamma told me-" answered the lit
tie man. mot to take two oranges, and
| was thinking I'd be mighty lucky if
l got One."-Detroit Free Press.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-06-18
e. u red

I was able to rest at night. Gradually the
sores on his head and arms healed, the
burning and itching ceased, and he slept
better. In 2 months he looked like an
other child, gained strength, was cured.
l recommend all persons afflicted with
eczema or any skin disease to take Hoods
Sarsaparilla. 1 feel assured that it will
do wonders for others. 1 cannot praise
1t too highly for what it has done for my
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-06-18

poor little sufferer. 1t is hard to believe
he is the same child, he is now such a
big, hearty, fat boy, a very picture OF
health. II more people would give Hoods
Sarsaparilla to their children, there would
not be so many poor, delicate little ones"
MRS. AGNES c. BAILEY, Box 81, McVey-
town, Pennsylvania.
This and other similar cures proYa that
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-06-18

Five and a half million pounds of meat
are consumed on the p. and O. steamships
every year.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-06-18

"Lese Majestic" had a funny vindica-
ton in Germany the other day. An
Englishman in the street happened to
remark that the emperor was three or
four kinds of a fool. Being promptly
arrested by a policeman, he protested
that he was talking of the emperor of
China. THAT won't CO." insisted the
policeman, there is only one emperor
who is-what you said" And he fined
the policeman a dollar and a quarter
for describing his emperor so accurate
ly thai there was nc installing his
identity.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-06-18

what ~ sense Of relief it is to know
that you haveno mora corns. Hindercorns remov-
es them, and very comforting it is / sc. at druggists
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-06-18

Ginger Tonic Is popular
forits good work. Suffering, tired, ~sleepIess II nv
Gus women find nothing SO soothing and reviyiug
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-06-18

Lord Kelvin has been making exper-
iments to discover what the effect of a
cannonade of quick-tiring guns would
be on board the vessel firing and the
ship subject to the fire. He finds that
after fifteen minutes firing the surviv-
ors of the crews of both vessels would
be reduced to a state of mental, if not
physical, incapacity, owing to the con-
cusSion of the prcjectiles on the sides
of the vessel and the noise of the guns.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-06-18

Sammy-What fer?

Crawling Christy-I'm goin' to South
Africa.
Sitting Sammy-What fer?
Crawling Christy-All the money
whut's bein' gathered this Lent fer de
poor is bein' sent down there to help
the Observation-Disclosures Sentinel.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-06-18
foods
Sarsa

Is the One True Blood Purifier. All druggists. 81.
Be sure to get Hoods and only Hoods. 1t is
prepared only by {. I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-24

A. Hobart, chairman Of the executive
committee of the state Republican com
mittee; ex-State Treasurer and Sheriff j.
j. Toffey of Hudson county and State
Comptroller William Hancock. The opera
house was beautifully decorated, and the
officers Of the national guard Of New Jer-
sey i'm uniform, under the direction Of
General Spencer, had charge of the build
ing.
Prayer was delivered by Rev. DIR. Han
ton, president Of Pennington seminary
The oath Of Office was administered by
Chief Justice Beasley, who for the tenth
time, swore i'm a governor of the state Of
New Jersey. The ceremony took place on
the opera house stage, on which the mem
bers of the legislature were seated.
Ex-Governor Werts formally presented
to him the great seal of the state saying,
as he did so that never had the state so
emphatically designated a man to receive
it as it did when it elected Mr.. Griggs.
The governor then delivered his address,
which was tcrse, brief and businesslike
presentation of state issues.
At the conclusion of the ceremonies Gov
ernor Griggs, ex Governor Werts and the
state officers and members of the legisla-
turc went to the reviewing ftand, from
which they reviewed the inaugural parade,
which had started in time to reach the
stand shortly after the arrival of the gov
ernor. The parade was purely a civic one
in Difference to the wishes of Governor
Griggs.
There were over 1000 men in line, chief
ly from Essex, Camden, Mercer, Passaic,
Sussex, Union and Hudson counties. The
parade was under the marshalship Of
Colonel Thomas 5. Chambers Of this city,
who is adjutant to General Sewell.
The city was thronged with visitors and
beautifully decorated. The decorations at
the opera house and statehouse especially
were as handsome as ever were seen in
this city.
After the parade the governor was en-
tertained at n lunch in the Trenton House,
after which he held a reception in the ex-
ecutive chamber in the statehouse. Two
score of officers of the national guard at
tended in full uniform.
When the second public reception open
ed, there were 1900 people waiting in
front of the capitol and almost as many
more had gone away, confident that they
would be unable to reach the governor.
The interior Of the statehouso was crowd
ed. It is estimated that more people were
received by Mr. Griggs than by any other
governor
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-24
sIFTY-FouRrH coNeREss.



WASHINGTON, Jan i6-In the senate
yesterday Messrs. Mills and PETER spoke
I'm advocacy of the free coinage Of silver
In the house the debate on the pension ap-
preparation bill was continued
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17.-1n the senate
MIR Scwcll introduced a resolution disap-
proving the presidents course in the Ven
Cluclnn boundary dispute. Mr. Hale spoke
In advocacy uf his bill for cable to Ha-
wall. In the house the pension appropria-
tiun bill was further discussed, but no &C
tiun was taken
WASHINGTON, Ian. 1S.-Thc senate was
not in session yesterday. In the house the
pension appropriation bill was passed sub
stnntially ms reported by the committee.
WASHINGTON, Jan 21.-Both branches
of congress were in session. In the senate
Mr.. Davis, from the committee on foreign
relations, presented n resolution affirming
the Monroe doctrines Mr.. Sewcll spoke in
criticism Of the presidents attitude on the
subject. In the house the military acad-
emy appropriation bill was passed; an ex
PLANTATION Of his recent speeches was re-
ceived from Embassador Bayard.
WASHINGTON Jan. 22-Both branches
Of congress were in session yesterday The
senate devoted its time to routine business
and passed n number Of pension bills
md other minor bills on the calendar.
The house passed the urgent deficiency
bill. The bill carried Si,il5, 922, S3, 2i2,
5S2 Of which was for the expenses Of Unit
ed States courts The recent growth Of
the expenses Of federal courts came in for
n good deal Of criticism, and there was n
general expression in favor Of a salary sys-
tenn