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The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-03-05
OLD RAT STOOD GUARD.
Warned Young Rodents of the Dam
gers of the Trap.

Warned Young Rodents of the Dam
gers of the Trap.
The shrewdness and sagacit of aged
members of the rodent family have
been demonstrated in numberless in
stances, but an incident recently wit
messed by Supt. Tyler of the city hall
is worthy of remark. The yard of a
house adjoining a stable on Seven
teenth street, above Paramount ave-
nue., has beer infested with rats for n
long time, and a few days ago a MEM
Der of the family set a large wire trap
in the yard. Mr.. Tyler was seated in
the rear room of a Grayson street
house and watched results with great
interest. First n rat scudded across
the grass and took an observation. In
another minute a dozen little rats
came trooping along with the evident
intention of sampling the cheese. Just
then a lean, long, gray old rat, with
his tail chopped off. probably from a
previous experience with traps, APP
peared and chased all the little rats
away. The old fellow kept watch all
the afternoon and effectually prevent
ed a single rat, young or old. from en-
tering the trap.-Philadelphia Record.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-03-05

Attention having been called to pub.
lications stating the department of
justice had no confidence in it's big suit
against the estate of the late Leland
Stanford, Attorney General Harmon
says that he has examined carefully
the questions involved, and, in the light
of adverse decisions, he expected to es-
tablish the claim against the Stanford
estate by securing a favorable decision
from the supreme court of the United
States. If the government won the
suit, he added. 1t would be used as a
precedent to establish the rights of the
government against Mr.. Huntington
and other associates of Mr.. Stanford
In the Central Pacific railroad enter
prise.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-03-05

1t is almost incredible, but the au-
thorities have it that in 1870 there were
but seven women ste~nographers in the
United States. In twenty years the
number had grown to 21,1S5, and it Is
by no means impossible that it may
have doubled since then. At any rate
the increase in the two decades is a
startling illustration of the enormous
change that has taken place in the
business relations Of women within a
comparatively short time.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-03-05

History records that once, in an
Asiatic war, Portugal captured the
tooth of a sacred monkey from Siam,
and refused to return it until a ransom
of $3,5OO,00O was paid. Some of the
governments of Europe have been in
SO many transactions of this kind I'M
der the sacred shadow of what they
call International law that they think
that elastic code justiies everything
from petit larceny to a massacre.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-03-05

The first woman lawyer of New Jer-
sey has scored her first victory, having
obtained a decision in chancery to the
effect that it would not be necessary
for her to remove her hat while argu-
ing a case. Having been so successful
car she not cur another to the effect
that it is necessary for women to re.
move their hats in theaters?
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-03-05

The nomadic tastes of the American
people are shown in a recent article by
Prof. Wilcox, of Cornell university, to
be declining. In 1860 one-fourth of the
people of the United States were living
outside the states in which they were
born, while in 1890 the proportion was
reduced to one-fifth. 1t is not a start
ling decrease, but sufficiently marked
to show a tendency and a wholesome
one.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-03-05

Modern banking facilities were illus
trated in the recent transaction in the
Bank of England, by which China paid
to Japan an indemnity of $24, 500, 900
in gold. The coin would have loaded
t~hirty-five wagons with a ton each, but
the handling Of one piece of paper suf-
feed to transfer the money from
China's account to the credit of Japan,
the whole proceeding occupying but u
few minutes.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-03-05

Much is expected Of the new repeat
ing rifles with which armies are now
equipped, but the United States regu-
lars are entirely dissatisfied with the
Krag-Jorgensen rifle, the weapon
chosen by the war department. 1t is
inaccurate in aim, gets hot in the bar
rel, and is much slower than the
Springfield rifle, which fires sixteen
shots to it's ten. The official blunder-
Ing that led to it's selection is discredit.
able.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-03-05

One report from Zeitoun is that the
10000 inhabitants fed to the moutains
to escape the Turkish army. preferring
death from cold and starvation to the
fendish cruelties Of their MoslGm
rulers.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-03-05
A Religious Man.

The minister had been in the little
Kentucky town but a short time. and
when he was called on to preach n
funeral he thought 1t best to
pick up a few facts about the de-
ceased.
II trust our brother was a truly re-
ligious MANI he said to the surviving
brother.
you bet he was" was the earnest
answer. why, brother, he never tux
out his gun to lay fer n of the SIM
monses without fust prayin' three
hours."-CincinIati Enquirer.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-03-05

The statistics of the savings banks
show very plainly that there is an
abundance Of surplus capital in this
country, the most of which car be OBJ
tanned for the uses of the government,
II desired, by offering bonds for sale in
small denominations.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-03-05

It is said that England has invest
ments in the United States amounting
to So, 1913, 100000. The amount might
be doubled probably If England will
drop forever any further bullying
tricks in the New World.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-03-05

immigration this year will slightly
exceed 100000, against 167, 1858 in 1894
and 352,944 in 1893. The figures are a
fair test of business recovery, and indi-
cate that there will be a continued
gain in 1896.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-03-05

The Cubans are evidently determined
to win recognition from the United
States by a desperate effort, or lose
everything in the attempt; and the
chances are that they will not fail.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-03-05

ashore and, obtaining a a for her
boxes drove silently away,
An hour afterward the mate vent to
his home, leaving the captain sitting
on the lonely deck striving to realize
the bitter fact that, so far as the end
he had in view was concerned, he had
seen the last of Mrs. Bunker; and like
wise of the small, but happy, HON in
which he had hoped to install her
st. Louis be-Democrat.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-03-05


jor in a permanently contracted con-
dition. S%traighten the back and the
fatigue will disappear. Pain in the
back from riding is due to jolting, and.
generally, to leaning over Fatigue Of
OF pain in the rectus femoris is due to
the double work that muscle has to
perform in cycling. It not only
straightens the leg when the foot goes
down, but pulls the knee up the next
moment. No other muscle does SO
much work on the wheel. 1t is the
great push" muscle in cycling. Fa-
tigue in the tibialls anticus is relieved
by changing the gearing of the wheel
so as to work tle ankle as little as pos
sible. 1t Is the same fatigue felt in
fast walking for a considerable time.
Fatigue at the ankle Joint is relieved
by changing the gearing. The mus
cles are not drawn exactly due to
nature, but so as to show them best.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-03-05

Uur ~edcoast Notifications are some
what defective, but in the event of a
war with England she would not be al
lowed to get within shooting distance
of them.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-11-21
Fascination or Years.

Many q woman over twenty hesitates
to meet the great and inqulsitive IL
Hung Chang. She doesn't care to &C.
knowledge the burden Of her years
which. just possibly. tho viceroy, being
a student OF history, lays to the credit
Of hes destinations. Helen of Troy
was over forty when she was a party
to the most famous elopement on rec.
ord. Cleopatra was over thirty when
Antony first loved her. and ten years
later her destinations were In the as
cendant. At thirty-slx Aspasia was
welded to Perlcles, and thirty years
afterward she welded undisputed In.
huence over men. Anne Of Austria was
quite thirty-eight when she was de-
scribed as the handsomest queen In Eu-
rope; Louis XIV. welded Nine de
MaintenOn when she was forty-three
years of age; Mile. Mars, the celebrated
French tragedienne. only attained tho
zenith of her power ana influence at
fOrty-flve. and Ninon de rEnclos Is pro-
verbal for her wonderful attractions
at seventy-three.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-11-21
was Man an Amphibian ?

Man was said to have descended from
good many types. by different In.
Quiries into ancient history. some 90.
Ing for monkeys or apes. and others
for various species Of animal life; but
some curious cases of hereditary web.
bed hands and feet In human beings
seem to show that our ancestors may
have been amphibian.
An instance Of this kind Of hcredit.
airy popularity has been reported by
Doctors W. II. Smith and ]. 8. Nor.
well. In the case Of family, nearly
all the members Of which were affected
by a malformatiOn Of hands and feet.
In the subjects examined by those
gentlemen, the second and third fingers
were webbed to the tip. and the bones
were disposed In IN extraordinary
manner.
Each foot had six toes. all more or
less webbed, except the fourth. which
was comparatively free.
These pcculiarities have persisted
through several generations, and 1t was
found that twenty.one persons out of
twcnty-eight had been malformed In
this way. aud In all cases In both hands
aud feet,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-11-21
Vice versa.

Dlner-Waiter. there Is slight mis-.
take. ! ordered spring chicken and
q dOttle Of 1884 wine.
Waiter-Yes, sir.
Diner--Y0u have brought me some
wine Of last spring and a chicken of
1SSi.-Paris Messenger.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-11-21
Machine for Weighing Thought.

4 Mountaineering machine has
been invented by Prof. Mosso. an Ital.
Tau psychologist. the rush of the blood
to the head turning the scale. The ma.
chine Is SO delicate that 1t can meas.
ure the difference In the exertiOn need.
ed to read Greek from that required
for Latin.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-11-21
The Best of Everything for Chicago.
he Civic T Federation
OF CHICAGO.
Telephone Main $500. 617 First National Bank Building
WILLIAM r. BAKER, President.
BERTHA HON0RH PALMER, First Vice presldenA
JOHN j. Mc0RATH, Second Vice President.
RALPH NJ EASLEY, Secretary.
HOWARD 8. DREYER Treasurer.
The Civic Federation Aims to Focaize All tho Forces Now
Laborlng to Advance tho Political, Municipal, Philan.
throplc, Industrial and Moral Interests Of Chicago.
cemmnte. Specialists Cor
mltses Now Being ct Work o. the Following Lines:

l.-POLlTlCAL.
The selection Of honest, capable men
70 govern the city. State and munich
pal legislation for Chicago. Honest
elections. A general interest In the pri.
maries.
2.-MUNICIPAL.
Clean streets and alleys-prompt re-
Doval Of garbage = improved urban
trafac-less smoke-more water-hOn.
cradle police--cheaper and better &C.
eommodations for the people Of Chica.
70 In all Observation-Disclosures Of rail,
road tracks, etc.
B.-INDUsTRIAL.
Dstsblishmeut Of Boards Of Concili.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-11-21
HinnoDhaRv In France.

HtPp0pho9y IN France.
The horse hesh butchers In France
are doing brtsker trade than ever In
equine jOinu.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-11-21

alton, Public Loan Bureau. Bmploy.
ment Agencies. etc.
4.-PHILANTHROPIC.
Development Of the Central Relief
Association to . thorough systemisa-
ton Of the organized charities Of CHI
cag0.
6.-MORAL.
The suppression Of gambling. obscene
literature. etc.
6.-EDUCATIONAL.
Ample school facilities - improved
methods In teaching. and the Develop
ment Of Q greater interest In tAe
schools BY the parents.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-31

The annual New Years rrcaption Mt
the Young Mems Christian Association
Tomorrow pi Omises to br one or as grea [
Interest and pleasure as any that have
preceded 1t. The association extends n
most cordial Invitation to all members
or the association and their gentlemen
friends, the friends OF the association
and all young men OF Wheeling In gem
crll. The reception will be held from 2
o'clock In the afternoon until 10 o'clock
In the evening, and many members will
BE- In attendance 10 give and receive Il
good cheer for the New Year. The at
fractions In the afternoon viii be re-
trcshmcnts served by ladies', music, pho
nosrphlc entertainment, hand ball In
the gymnasium. bowling on the alleys
gondrellowSlllp, &c. In the evening a
pleasing entertainment will be given In
the hail. consisting OF vocal and ins;r1l-
mental music and reahtngs. Governor
elect Atkinson will make Il brief New
Years address. One OF the interesting
features Of the evening will be the an
uOunCcmcnt Of the result OF the member
ship contest. The spirited contest be-
tween rhc Reds" and blues" will close
ut O'clock New Years night.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-31
UNDERTAKING.

EOHtIhst misunderstanding Companv's
goods Mt II. u. WILI.AIAS q CO.'S.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-31

Has found that h"r little ones nrc I'm
proved more by the pleasant Syrup OF
Figs, when IN nccd Of the lnNnilvc "f-
feet OF gentle remedy than by my
other, md that II Is moro acceptable to
them. Children enjoy 1t and IL benefits
them. Tho true remedy. Syrup Of Figs,
Is manufactured by the California Fig
Syrup Company only.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-31
New Years Enterta nmont.

A grand concert Is 10 be given by
tho Zane Street Church choir under
the direction OF s. Emerson. assisted
by somc OF Weddings best talent on
January /. 1897, ut the corner OF Sew
entceth and jacob streets. Tho follow
ing programme win he rendered.;
PART I.
Piano Solo-Tlcur de Nal. Dorm
Miss Ida Ramp.
ChoruS-WnkC! To the IiuntlnE.....
Choir.
Rcci,atIon-TrOlble IN the Amen Corner
Miss Ada StringGr.
Tenor Solo. ............ ...........
Prof. W. Clemens.
..........., ..........,,...,
Mandolin and Guitar Club.
............ UNSOLICITED
Prof. Il. Rainbow.
Mrs. llipkIns.
chorus-Whcn Evenings Twilight. liatton
PART II.
Choir.
RCcItRtion-1hO last Hymn. ............
Miss Gertrude Myrtle,
Mandolin and Piano Duc,t-Nymphs of
the woods" .."...,.. .................
Iiroknw Sisters.
Tenor Solo
Ia) The Flight of Ages. Rcvnns
(b) Queen OF the rnsuit
S. Emerson.
Rccitnti0n........,. ....,,... .....".SclcClcd
Mr.. Taylor.
Violin aud planO Ducit.n,.....,.........
Minister and Miss Wilder
like the Woodland ItosrA. .AiaIr
Excelsior Male Quar,cttc.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-31

WE hnv" the exclusive Rnle Of the col
cbrlt"d Barney Il ll"rry
Sku;ca. Jason c. Stamp. UprO-
Hir pnStnilicr
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-31

Ia dangerous disease. It may lead
directly to consumption. Catarh IL
caused BY impure blood. and the true
way to cure II Is by purifying the blood
Hoods Sarsaparilla cures catarrh be-
cause It removes tho cause OF 1t by puri-
flying the blood Thousands testify that
they have been cured by Hoods Sarsa-
parIlla-
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-31

HOODS PILLS are purely vegetable
and do not purge. pain or grippe. All
druggists &c, 8
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-31

LADIES, Mems and Boys Sweaters
for skating, bowling. and all
outdoor exercise, AT Jason C.
Stamps, opposite postoi.ice.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-31

1otAI ...-'..........'........ 'pu 10
In the first branch the health ordi-
nance. which passed in the second
branch at the last meeting o: council.
waa re-committed after communications
from Health Officer Jepson and Mr.. HUI
hhen Quarter, president Of the Della
plain Dry Goods Company. Mr.. Quar-
rier objects TO the dIsagrrablc stencil
arising from the cheese house above his
place on Main street.
In the iIrs; branch the resolution for
the purchase OF the punch bowl for the
gunboat Wheeling" was objected to
by Mr.. Irwin. and laid on the table.
AT 10 D. IN. council adjourned
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-29

Mems s1.so Hats. Fedora, new, stylish Stiff and Soft Hats, Railroad and Alpine
 shapes,
The Universalist., 1896-01-11

MayInot count uponthe sympathy and
help which are essential in pushing the
plan and obtaining the best results?
Blanks will be sent out from this office
as they may be desired, and to every
signer of Cent-a-Day pledge folding
box will be mailed. when so requested.
1t should be remembered that credit
is given to parishes for all returns made
on this plan, and that such returns, when
they aggregate sufficient amount, will
meet "quotas" and annual contributions
One half the payments made on these
pledges are paid over to State Conven-
tions, without any deduction for expen-
ses.
Dear Brethren and Friends: Please or.
der supply of blanks at once, and en-
gage heartily in their distribution. Thus
will you give support to plan endorsed
and commended by the General Conven-
ton, while you will render service of
practical helpfulness to the work of our
church. III. w. RUGG.
PROVIDENCE, Dec. 81, 1895.
The Universalist., 1896-01-11
ABNER WINSOR.

ABNER WINsoR was born in Otsego County,
N. Y, September Goth, 1872; died at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. o. w, Fisk, at Pleasant
Lake, Steuben County, Ind, Saturday, Dec. %,
1895, at the ripe age of SO years, m nths, 30
days. He was the ninth and youngest child of
Joseph and Phoebe Winsor, and survived them
all excepting an older brother who resides at
Fort Plain, New York, who is eighty-seven
years old and too feeble to attend his younger
brothers funeral. On the 7th of January, 1896,
he was happily married to Miss Lucinda Robin
son, of Hartwick. N. Y. and on Goth day of the
same month. he and his young wife left their
early home In Hartwick, N. Y, to found home
In Indiana, where he had previously entered
several hundred acres of Government land, and
where sixty years later he passed peacefully
into the higher life whittier his wife preceded
him % years.
He was man of superior endowments, wise,
prudent and energetic-a sound mind in a sound
body-wlth high sense of justice, integrity and
honor pervaded by deep benevolence which
endeared him to his friends and to all who knew
him as wise and trusty counsellor and a firm
and faithful friend.
He was Universalist in belief, attended and
literally supported services of that order and
died in the faith by which he had nobly lived.
He leaves a daughter. Mrs. o. w. Fisk and
seven grandchildren, three sons and four daugh-
ters, who have the sympathy of the community
in their bereavement,
The funeral services were held in the Univer-
salist Church of Pleasant Lake and were con-
Quoted by the Rev. H. Lewellen, Universalist,
of Fort Wayne, Ind, in the presence of large
audience of friends who had assembled to pay
tribute to one whom they respected and loved.
FL. LEwELLEN.
The Universalist., 1896-01-11
CENT-A-DAY PLEDGES FOR 1896.

The Cent-a-Day plan, approved by the
General Convention at it's recent session
in Meriden. has been tested to consid
erable extent, and has attained fair de-
gree of success. Could the plan be gen.
orally adopted, it would go far to provide
resources for the desired work of Con-
ventions. General and State. II every
family in the Universalist denomination
were represented by the cent-a-day
method, it would yield over $4,000 for
the work of missions and church exten-
sion.
In every locality where this plan has
been earnestly pushed it has proved sue
cessful. 1t has been found to be simple
and satisfactory in its working, and its
productiveness has been clearly demon
strated.
To ensure more general adoption Of
the plan. the cooperation Of pastors
Sunday school Superintendents, officers
Of Young Peoples Societies. aud all
others interested in the advancement of
the Universslist Church is earnestly ST.
liclted.
The Universalist., 1896-01-11
ILLINOIS UNIvERsALIST CONvEN-
TION.
Committee of Fellowship.

The fellowship of the Illinois Universalist Con-
vention is hereby withdrawn from Rev. A. N.
Alcott. at his request. taking effect from this
date, Nov. 26, 1895.
On the 9th day of February, 1895, the fellow
ship of Rev. A. N. Alcott was suspended until
January / 1896. for his violation of Law 8. Sote.
IL. b. Laws of Fellowship. Government and Dis
cipline of the Universalist General Convention
and for pursuing course contrary to the polity
of the Universalist denomination. While there
was no valid reason to expect that the Committee
would do otherwise than adhere 10 its judgment
and await the expiration of the full term of sus-
pension before taking further action in this
case and while the Committee recognize that
a suspended clergymen cannot withdraw from
fellowship. the Committee deem it expedient to
waive this consideration and drop his name
from the roll of ministers In fellowship with the
Illinois Universalist Convention from this date
By order of the Committee.
BENZ. F. MONROE. Chairman.
CHICAGO, Nov. 26, 1895.
The Universalist., 1896-01-11
MRS. A. G.. GARD.

Mrs. A. G. GARD departed this life Dec. 10,
1895, at the residence of her son, G. E. Gard
Marietta, Ohio.
Mrs. Gard was born at Charlestown, New
Hampshire, Sept. IS, 1912. When ten years of
age she came to Ohio with her parents, Phineas
and Polly Dunsmoor, and with her brothers and
sisters. They settled in what is now Fairfield
township, Washington County, o. Here Mrs.
Gard lived until her marriage with Hiram Gard,
Feb. Is, $780, She lived in what is now Palmer
township until 1854 when she AMI her family
moved to Vincent, o. In 1891 her husband died,
and since that time she has lived with her child
rem who have always made her welcome in the
domestic circle. OF the seven children born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Gard, five are living, three sons
and two daughter. Mrs. Gard has been an af
fectionate aud conscien ious wife and mother,
and woman much loved by many.
CARRIE w. BRAINARD.
The Universalist., 1896-01-11
"Body Rested, Mind at Ease. -

That is what 1t is when travelling on the fast
trains of the Chicago. Milwaukee & st. Paul
railway; besides there is no chance to "kick,"
Tor the accommodations are up to date. the
trains keep moving right along and get there on
time. These lines thoroughly cover the terri
tory between Chicago, La Crosse. St. Paul. Min
neapolis. Aberdeen, Mitchell, Sioux Falls,
Sioux City, Yankton. Council Bluffs. Omaha and
Northern Michigan. All the principal cities
and towns In that territory are reached by
the "St. Paul" lines, connecting at st. Paul,
Council Bluffs and Omaha with all lines,
for points in the far west. Write to F. A.
Miller. Asst Gen1 Pass'r Agent, Chicago, ILL.,.
for one of their new map time tables and
brochure giving description of the Compart-
ment Sleeping Cars. Tickets furnished by any
coupon ticket agent in the United States and
Canada. The finest dining cars in the world are
run on the solid vestibuled. electric-lighted and
steam-heated trains of the Chicago, Milwaukee
4 st. Paul Railway.