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The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-07-16
HANDICAPPED BY FATE.

At forty-one l was still an involun-
tary bachelor. Owing, possibly, to my
rustic training. l have never been a
gallant sutton, In the sense of possess
ing brute courage, which appears to
win with the gentler sex-even where
brutal candor' fails. But it is hard
to get away from ones environments.
My nearest approach to a matrimo-
NAL alliance occurred some three years
ago., under peculiar, not to say dis
tressing circumstances. l have sutfi-
GENTLY recovered from the "recoil' of
that episode to tell the story with
complacency. 1t was through the con-
nivance of my old friend, Bob White,
whose farm adjoins mine, that l first
met this particular affinity.
White gave a social party, and thus
brought us together. She was a young
and very pretty widow, Mrs. Bessie
Boole, and was visiting relatives in
the neighborhood. My recollection is
that l fell in love with her immedi-
ately. At least, l recall that my con-
stitutional weakness was unusually
apparent on that occasion. I managed
to convey the state of my feelings to
her in the course of the evening-main-
ly by means of pantomime and elo-
quent facial contortions. At the last
moment she made me temporarily mis-
cradle by announcing that she intend
ed leaving for home the next day; but
her good night" was almost caress-
ingly tender; and l promptly. resolved
to write to her. This was the last |
saw of Mrs. Boole until-but l must
not f~orestall the denoument.
After practicing for a few days I
wrote her q brief letter, stating the
condition of the weather and noting
the general good health of the neigh
borhood, with a cautiously worded re-
quest for a correspondence, with a
view to mutual improvement in spell
ing and syntax. Three or four days
later l was delighted at receiving a
modest answer, granting my wish and
hoping the health of the community
would remain good.
After a few more exchanges l grew
holder. and in due time breathed a
somewhat higher degree of tempera-
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-07-16

A pretty little incident took place in
connection with the recent visit of the
Duke and Duchess of York to Stafford.
When the carriage drew up at the
doors of the institute rain began to fall
heavily upon the dense crowds as
sembled, and the duchess put up her
umbrella. This, however. rather dis
appointed the loyal folks. among
whom one young woman was found
courageous enough to protest: "Oh!
do nut it down. please, and let the
people see you. You're bonny enough
for auything," she cried. The duchess
smiled. blushed very prcttily at the
compliment. and put Tie umbrella
down, nor did the heavy rain tempt
her 10 put 1t up again.-Tid-Bit3.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-07-16
AN EARTHQUAKES AT SEA.
Experience of n Yukon Miner on
the Trip Down from the Digg-

Experience of n Yukon Miner on
the Trip Down from the Digg-
fngs.
Locke McKinnon, a Yukon miner,
got into Juneau recently, having come
out from the diggings by way of st.
Michaels and Unalaska. At Unalaska
he took passage by schooner to Port
Townsend, and on the voyage there
was a disturbance of the sea which
the sailormen and passengers believe
was caused by an earthquake. rms
is how Mr.. McKinnon describes the
occurrence:
THE day the earthquake happened
the sea was as calm as a mill pond,
and had been so for several days pre-
yious. Not a breath of air seemed to
be stirring. At II o'clock the captain
took the sun and found we were near
ly 800 miles from Cape Flattery, at
the entrance of the San Juan de Fuca
Straits. The passengers II crew
were lying around the deck in a lazy
amer some of us singing and others
reading. At the first shock, which oc-
Cured at 4:30 in the afternoon. think
every heart on board the schooner
ceased beating. One looked at one
another, and whether from fright or
terror | don't know, but it seemed
hours before any one uttered Il word.
can't describe the sensation.
1.-THE noise | heard sounded as
though the schooner had grounded and
was scraping her bottom on the rocks
The little vessel trembled and quivered
| from stem to stern, and there was
nothing movable aboard that did not
bob around like a cork. 1T first we
knew not what was taking place, but
upon regaining u senses after the
| fright concluded it was "A subterranean
disturbance of unusual severity. The
water remained calm during the
shocks, which lasted a trihe over Il
minute. but things on board sailed
around as though OF wheels. New
York Sun.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-07-16

We've got the loveliest college col
ors!" the intellectual girl exclaimed.
'They were unanimously adopted, and
the suggestion was mine
Il suppose you've initiated the older
colleges" said her brother.
NO, we haven't. We haven't used
any of their heavy, commonplace
colors. Ours is an entirely original
combination
What is it!'
shrimp pink and elephants BREATH"
Washington Star.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-07-16

The distinction of having 1.-The largest
circulation in the world belongs to
the Bible. Every year. we gather from
an interview with Rev. John Sharp,
the secretary of the British and For
eign Bible society. in the Christian
Commonwealth, more copies of the
Scriptures are sold than that of any
other publication. In 1919, for in
stance. the society alone issued nearly
q million complete Bibles and over Il
million New Testaments, the exact
total, including portions, being 3,S31,-
SD. The number of Bibles, Tesla
ments and portions issued up to March
81. 1898. in over 300 languages by the
society amounts to 1~43,396,23o, while
those issued by allied societies bring
the total up to 231,291 .S24.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-07-16

Great things are claimed for the new
italian rife, which fires t~wepty-four
shots per minute and sends a bullet, at
44O yards, through a brick wall three
feet thick. 1t must not be forgotten.
however, that great things We're also
claimed for the new weapon which Jul
government adopted-the Kraag-Jor-
gensen-and that experts in the army
to-day would rather have one of the
old Springfield rifles for accuracy and
execution.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-07-16
I suddenly thought of Bessie Boole.

/ suddenly thought Of Bessie Boole,
and forgetting my injuries, | mounted
and moved off, carefully at first, being
admonished by the sharp pain In my
ankle. AS l left the village l heard a
hoarse yell behind me, n species of
coon hunters clarion, quite familiar in
the wooded districts of Southern In
diana. 1t was a note of defiance, al
though the fellow who uttered it prob
ably took immediate strides in the di-
rection of his back yard.
Finding my sprain growing easier l
took a great squirt and passed another
ten miles in less than an hour without
noteworthy accident. But l soon found
that my troubles were not over. The
roads up to this point had been re-
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-07-16

If the reports from China in regard
to the seizure of the British real es-
tate by Russia prove true, it would in
dictate that Russia has determined to
take advantage of England's compli-
cations in Egypt, South Africa and
Venezuela to push the aggressive cam
paign for the control of the Orient.
The London papers are said to regard
the matter as serious, and so it may
prove unless satisfactory explanations
are offered,
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-07-16

the sidewalk, sprang from his vehicle
and meeting a lady at the gate, kissed
her.
merely lifted my hat. and rode on
in search of a hotel.-Philadelphia IN-
Cuirer.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-07-16


ticed it before. While | was rubbing
it four or five men and a dozen boys
gathered to the spot and regarded me
with silent and gaping curiosity.
Despite my many bruises was in a
mood to fight the whole village, dogs
and all. Strengthening up | pointed to
the struggling cur and said:
IF any of you chaps W that dog
you are at liberty to take his price out
of my hide"
They all looked at the cur and then
at one another, but not Il word was
spoken in reply to my challenge. Pres
emily two O. the men walked slowly
away. and most of the youngsters fol
lowed their example. Those who re
manned still gazed ut me in Il sort of
cXpressionless suspense, as If waiting
to be kicked or shot.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-07-16

A company of capitalists has been
formed in Japan to build eight steam
ers of 5000 tons capacity, each to be
placed on regular routes between jap
anese ports, New York and Europe. A
few years will probably show that
there is a new commercial as we'll as
military nation to be considered in the
active affairs of the world.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-07-16

Ii WnS a Funeral.

Mr.. Baker-You told me you wanted
TO get off yesterday afternoon to go
to a funeral.
Clerk-Yes, sir.
We'll, you lied to me. You went
to see a baseball game
Yes, sir; but it was a funeral all the
same. The visiting team was buried
out of sight."-Yonkers Statesman.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-07-16

GAS right as a trivet' is a piece of
household slang. The trivet was a rod
placed across the fireplace for the pur-
pose of %suspending from it Il pot over
the fire. 1t was necessary that the
trivet should be exactly horizontal, or
disa ster to the pot and contents would
result.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-07-16

The great and only Frank James
seems willing to do works meet for re-
pentance, by offering to act as guard
on railroad trains in the Southwest
laden with treasure, but he betrays the
old-time thrifty spirit by insisting that
the company insures his life against
possible accidents in case his wicked
successors happen to put a bullet
through him.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-07-16

Spain admits a loss Of nearly 5000
officers and men during the present
wal in Cuba, and yet the instruction
is more formidable now than it was
at the beginning. This signifies, un-
u~uestionably, that she has undertaken
a job which she can not possibly ac-
complish.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-07-16

A writer in the Journal of the Ameri-
can Medical association is probably
not far from right when he condemns
the use of hypnotism in medicine be-
cause it "weakens the inhibitory pow
er of the brain and leads toward Sc
rious mental disorder. The difference
between hypnotism and diseased will
power is too slight to be rendered use
full in any form.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-07-16

The man of millions who is making
ice cost more in New York than in the
tropics entered college without a cent,
worked his way through, and came out
with a net profit of $1,000. Such plu-
tocrats as this can only be nipped in
the bud, and socialists ought to tell the
world how it can be done.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-07-16
His Practical Method

do you ever cut things out of the
newspapers when you don't want your
wife to read them?'
"Oh. no; | always IL out something
on another page, and it takes her SO
long TO discover what it is that she
never gets the rest of the paper read
ut a~ll.'-Chicago Record.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-07-16

President Kruger has set an exam
pie of severity in his imposition Of
death-sentences on Observation-Disclosures,
and of magnanimity in ~suspending
those sentences, that may possibly
afford Spain a precedent for backing
down in her determination to punish
the Competitor filibusters.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-07-16

The capitol at Albany. N. Y, the
most expensive building in this u
try, is not yet finished. Next to it
stands the Philadelphia city hall,
which cost SIG, 5000, but is complete
in every particular.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-07-16

The NJ. L. bishops have decided that
debts do not disqualify an aspirant for
a ministerial appointment. Very likely
the bishops reasoned that they proper
ly form a part of the preparation Of the
newly ordained for the experiences
that await him in church works
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-07-16

The eminent French astronomer, Ca
mile Flammarion is still busy with
the inhabitants of the planet Mars. If
nj. Flammarion would take a bird'-eye
view of things terrestrial occasionally,
he might find them as interesting and
Just about as ineligible as the course
of events in his favorite planet.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-07-16

The body of Murderer Holmes was
enclosed in several coats of cement be-
fore burial to protect it against grave
robbers, but even a double-breasted as
bestos overcoat will not save his soul
from the wrath it has invited.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-07-16
A Stronghold and Palace Erected by
King HerOd of Judea.

~ vi "uC
Eastward from the dull and almost
waveless waters of the Dead sea there
is a wild and gloomy land of moun-
famous heights and dark, precipitous
of rock. overlooking the surrounding
country. Herod had constructed over
the ruins of a former fort the strong
hold and palace of Machaerus. or THE
Black Castle" A town had grown up
nea by, with heather temples. a thea
ter and places of trade and manufac-
ture. Tho palace had been made so
splendid that Herod preferred it as a
residence, especially az it was close to
the frontier of Judea, and as from it he
could readily go to any other part of
his dominions, unmatched and unim-
| peded. Here. at least, he could do
whatever he pleased, and all prisoners
We're at his mercy.
1t was by no means safe for a Stran-
ger to draw near to the frowning gates
of the citadel of Machaerus; but the
disciples of John did come, again and
again, only to be refused admission.
For a long time. therefore, the Bap-
tier was in comparative ignorance of
what might be going on in the great
world beyond the castle walls. Its
kings might come and 90; its kingdoms
might rise OF fall; it's cities might pros
per or perish; and no news of all could
penetrate the solid stone that walled
him in.
A deep, dark, rock-hewn room was
that dungeon under the citadel of
Machaerus. High up, near the outer
level, was a cell with one small win
dow and Il heavy, barred and grated
door.
Its occupant was 4 gaunt. tall. I'm
couth man in a coarse tunic of cameIS
hair girded with a broad belt of leath
err. He had preached to multitudes
and he and his disciples had hap
tized vast numbers. He had actually
brought about an important reforma
ton in public morals; but, more thar
all, he had proclaimed himself one sen
to declare the speedy coming of an
other ''mightier than l." concernin!
whom the people who heard John oh
tanned only a vague idea. But John
hearers were encouraged to expect TIL
King who was to restore the throne
and crown of David.
Whatever John had understood o
expected, his work seemed ended, TO
there was no possible escape from
Hprod's dungeon.-''The Swordmaker'
SON." by w. O. StOddard, in st. Nicho
las.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-07-16

Wages in Japan are only from IT
cents to 2 Ocents a day, but as this is
double the amount paid before modern
ideas were adopted, the laps have rea-
son to be we'll satised with the change.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-07-16
The new State census of Massachu

The new State census of Massachu-
sets reports that over y per cent of
the people live in cities. AT the rate
trolley roads are reaching out overthe
country roads the whole Massachu-
sets will be in town or suburban when
when the next state census is taken in
1905.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-07-16

Here is a singular illustration Of
the optical delusiOn which a change
of position will sometimes effect. Take
a row of ordinary capital letters and
figures:
Observation-Disclosures
They are such as are made up of two
parts of equal shapes. Look carefully
at these. and you will perceive that
the upper halves of the characters are
very little smaller than the lower
halves of the characters are very little
smaller than the lower halves-so lit
tie that an ordinary eye declares them
to be of equal size, Now turn the
paper upside down, and, without any
| careful looking, you will see that this
| difference in size is very much eNag-
gerated; that the real top half of the
letter is very smaller than the bottom
half.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-07-16
Mrs. Lydia Bradley, a wealthy lady
OF Peoria, Ill, is to found and equip a
polytechic school, at an outlay Of ST.
100000.

The queens daughter, Princess Be
atrice, has been appointed governor of
the Isle Of Wight, a post held by her
late husband.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-07-16
EXCITING WELSH WEDDINGS.
Bridegroom Has to work for His
Bride After Winning Her.

Bridegroom Has to Work for His
Bride After Winning Her.
A wedding, as it was customarily
arranged in Wales some forty years
ago, was an interesting affair.
In those days, as soon as the young
people had made up their w minds,
before they could speak of a wedding,
the consent of the brides parents had
to be obtained. This arrangement, or
rather consent, was called the Gofyn-
y-ferch, and could by no means be
done by letter. a written document
being considered very bad taste.
"A good deal of formality surrounded
the Gofyn-y-fech. and it was not to
be omitted even when the parents
were known to be willing. The ac-
cepted lover had many anxieties,. and
among them the necessity of which
will be seen by and by was the pace
of his best horse. and the pace and
mettle of his friends horses.
AT last the wedding day awned.
The bride was dressed early, but over
her tinery she wore a long cloak. but
toned all the way down to the ground.
while a hood entirely covered her head
and face. In the course of the morn
ing the bridegroom sem some of his
friends to seek out the bride. Arrived
at her fathers house. they found the
door locked, and before they could be
admitted they had to recite some po-
etry. Sometimes the fair lady's whims
and Caprices made the delay in UNI
locking the door very long. When the
door vas open the bride was still to
be found.
She had taken refuge in some OBJ
scure corner of the house. where she
was c%rouching out of sight. complete
ly covered with her long cloak. This
game of h~ide-and-seek was sometimes
so prolonged that when the bride was
found it was too late to be married
that day, but this did not happen
often. When the bride was really
found there was a great mounting of
horses; she, in her modest cloak. was
seated behind her father, and all the
company set off as fast as their steeds
could go-all except the brides mother.
who seldom. if ever, attended her
daughters wedding.
Up hill and down dale, over smooth
and rough ground, the mountain ponies
galloped, and shame on the bride
groom if be and his friends did not
iNhoh 'hV NIuICH bclOIe llc bIlUt,
Service over the bridegroom had still
to keep a guard yer his wife fol
in n country parish, If not in many
it was the custom of friends of the
young man to wait outside the church
until the service was over. When the
happy couple appeared the bride was
seized and placed behind one of the
men. who galloped off with her.
Naturally, she was holly pursued by
the bridegroom. who. of course, afte
an exciting chase, eventually captured
her. When at last the wife was Sc
cured, she took her seat behind he
husband, and on his OWL horse. ant
the company rode off again to TIL
brides old home. Arrived at TIN
house, all the party drank the healtl
of the bride and bridegroom out of til,
same pewter.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-07-16

DR.. williams Pink Pills contain all
the elements necessary to give new life
and richness to the blood and restore
shattered nerves. They are for sale by
all druggists, or be had by mail from
DR.. Williams Medicine Company,
Schenectady, N. Y, for so cents per box,
or six boxes for $3.50.
The morning times., 1896-02-12
MoRTG AGED HIS BODY.
Few York Man Prevented From Re
turning to Ireland

Few York Man Prevented From Re-
turning to Ireland
A man has been found in New York
who cannot go home to Ireland to die be-
cause his body is mortgaged 10 an under
taker.
He is far advanced in consumption, and
friends offered him money FOR the journey
back to his native country and his relatives.
To reporter he told how. after he had pneu-
monia, last fall, he noticed a man follow
ing him about and apparently interested in
his severe cough.
zone day." said he, "he invited me to
have drink, and asked me if 1 bad my
life insured. / told him no, 1 didn't have
the money, and be said: oh, that's all
right; I'll fix it for you And be cid. He
got an agent TO insure me. The mans name
is Samuel j. Murphy. He's in the under
taking business. He is paying ten cents
a week insurance on my life. He's got all
the papers. When die, he'll get the money
and give me a cheap funeral from his
establishment.
He gives me few cents for my lodging,
but I've had nothing to eat for five days.
He don't want me to go back to Ireland
says 1 can't stand the trip. He's going TO
send me back to st. Joseph's Hospital to-
MORROW" The story was subsequently con-
firmed by Mr.. Murphy himself, who showed
q large batch of policies, among which was
that Of the man first mentioned,
Nov, when Dolan Dies explained
Murphy, II get Sl44 for burying him. If
he should die in ireland, some OF his re.
iatives would bury him, and I wouldn't
get cent; I'd be losing money. I've lost
on lots OF people-paid their payments for
two or three years, and they're still alive"