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The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-02-11

"Vith a loud cry I dashed forward,
yelling the charge, and rushing fran
tically onto the camp. But l had not
feckoned on a heavy intrenchment
which, however, l cleared, only to be
seized Immediately on my headlong
fall on the other side!
Il looked around for my men,
Not n to be seen.
''The firing ceased. They had all
bolteu-fight enough. too, since l had
attacked an almost iinp}egnabM posi-
ton. My h,ei, saw this long enough
before my fatal leap, and also the rest
of the army on the other side.
"The damage done to the foe was
slight, but, unfortunately for me, their
leader was shot.
''This incensed the soiai&rs beyond
measure. as they surveyed their cap
tive=a.a hated Englishman!
"The whole affair was laid at my
door, and they clamored loudly for my
life. But the officer in charge placed
me under arrest, saying he would at
tend to my east when the work of the
day was over.
There was a brick building IN the
camp with two rooms, belonging to
some farmer, IN one of which | was
placed under strong guard. .
During the day the rebellion was
puzzled, and towards evening | was
tried, and, no doubt, was rightly Sell
fenced to be shot at daybreak.
THE officers, on the whole. behaved
very we'll to me, ordering me to be
supplied with food, coffee and cigar
cites.
"Gradually l begun to realize the
hopeless situation, seeing only too
clearly my folly in taking up the cause,
the merits of which l knew so little.
Yet, even with the sentence of death
hanging over me, the most depressing
thought of all was the fact that mad
made such a foolish mess of my mill
tary tactics. q.
Il ought not to have assumed such
a position, and felt my ronceit almost
deserved the fate awaiting me. re-
ally experienced at first some slight
comfort in the fact that ! was going
to be put out of the world. AT least |
should be saved the derision and con-
tempt Of the men whom | had led into
such a mad enterprise.
Il looked round my prison with a
dull sensation of apathy at my heart
Escape through the windows seemed
easy enough, but l knew too well VIVA
my reception would be without, for
could hear the steady tramp of sentl
nels. Even now in my dreams the reg
ular fall of those feet outside of my
prison walls will wake me with &
Shudder.
The thought of approaching dealt
m%omentarily shaped itself more viz
idly in my mind. I tried to prepare
for my end. but only the thought OF
that fatal leap and my ridiculous eX
petition rose to taunt me: There wa
no consolation, no hope!'
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-02-11

ed ike q catch-as-catch-can wrestler
would to get the better hold, all the
time feeling the sharp claws digging
into his flesh, while his clothes We're
torn to shreds and blood covered his
body.
There was but once chance for him,
and that was to choke the brute to
death. At last lie braced himself for
a supreme effort, and closing lis IN
gers with all his strength ar>und the
throat of his adversary he h re II"
body to the ground and threw rs
whole weight upon it.
The dying struggles of IN" br1tc
were terrific, and again and again the
man thought ne must lost his clutch
upon the sinewy neck, but a desperate
courage came to him and he held on,
The struggle lasted perhaps half an
hour. Then the man felt Il convulslVC
shudder pass through the massive
frame of the cat, and after that it was
still.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-02-11

There are comparatively few gardens
in which the carnation does not lind a
place. This lovely flower almost rivals
.ne rose in popularity, and the fine
form and delicious odor of the blooms
of some of the many varieties now in
commerce are sufficient to account for
the high esteem in which they are held
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-02-11

) A brave act was performed by three
laborers in New York a few days ago.
A companion fell into the river at a
point where the sea wall is high and
unapproachable by a swimmer. They
promptly formed themselves into a hui
man rope, and the foremost was let
down head first to the water. where he
seized the drowning man, and in that
position sustained him until a boat ar
rived.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-02-11
Keeping "a Princes m Green.

Keeping "a Princes Memory Green.
In the private apartments of the
queen at Windsor castle there are
many touching evidences of the man.
ner in which the memory of the prince
consort is revived by her majesty.
The door of the queens boudoir is in
scrihed: This chamber was altered
and decorated under the superintend-
ence of III. II. H., the prince conSort, in
the twenty-fourth ear of the reign of
Queen Victoria.' Everything in he
chamber remains as it was arranged
by the prince consOrt thirty-siX years
ago, and a conspicuous object, q
Il glass shade is the bouquet he present.
ed to her majesty on her wedding
morning. Feb. 10. 1910. In the vestl-
bule of the long corridor leading to the
queens private apartments there Is Il
beautiful, l~ife-siZe marble group OF her
majesty and the prince consorf, which
was executed by William Theed, short
ly after the princes death, in Decen-
Der, 1861. The prince is arrayed as a
knight. The queen has her arms round
his neck, and is gazing lovingly up into
his face, Mhile he, with his right arm
extended, points m nigh. underneath
is the appropriate line from Goldsmlth;
He aliUres to brighter worlds and
leads the way" The group is covered
with lace. and stands before a bright
red background, which adds very con
siderably to its striking effect.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-02-11
The Logic Was Good.

Can any of you tell me why LaZ-
arus was "A beggar?" asked the female
teacher in a west side Sunday school.
peated sternly.
please. ma'am," replied a small
bow, whose father was a merchant,
"because he didn't advertise, Buffalo
Times.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-02-11

The United Kingdom builds her war
vessels both more cheaply and more
rapidly than any other country IN ;hc
world. In the following leading navies
of the world the cost of building TYPE
al ironclads per ton is as follows Unit
ed Kingdom, 60 pounds; United States
IS pounds; France and Germany, 81
to so pounds.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-02-11

The quarrel of seven Grecian cities
over the birthplace of Homer is now
about to be rivalled by a fierce discuss
ion as to which of two departed Har-
ward professors was the author of that
immortal ballad whose refrain is,
"You can't have bread with one fish
ball"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-02-11

The duration of sunshine in the var
ious countries of Europe was recently
discussed at a scientific meeting. 1t
was shown that Spain stands at the
head of the list, having on the average
5000 hours of sunshine per year, while
Italy has $500 hours, Germany LOO
hours and England 1,40O.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-02-11

The Japanese are now getting usc1
ia glass. At first glass in a railway
carriage window had to be smeared
with streaks of white paint t. kecp
passenger from poking their neads
through it.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-02-11

According to all reports the rebellion
in the Philippine islands is not of such
trifing Importance as the Spanish dis
patches would make us believe. Over
5000 additional troops have been Or
dered there and the end is not yet in
sight.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-02-11

1t seems that the English papers are
hurt because we don't take their dy-
aasaiters more seriously. But 1t nus
he confessed that the recent lyman
and Bell incident savored a little too
much of comic opera to justify the eX-
penditure of great emotion.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-02-11

By the fall of Dongola, England has
gained more prestige in the East, and
the European powers will be more de-
termined than ever that she shall not
lift her hand against Turkey. h
LOT of the Christians in the sultan's
dominions is now likely to be harder
than ever.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-02-11

There is nothing quite so free n
rand in the way of individual action
as the movements of an indicted prlZe
fighter to place himself within reach OF
the arm of the law.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-02-11

The sultan has disproved all OF Mr..
Gladstone's allegations and denuncia-
tions by prohibiting the circulation OF
Mr.. Gladstone's speech in the newspa-
pers of Turkey.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-02-11

The 600 frantic men of New York
who drew a French warbler of risque
songs from the Herald square theater
to the Hotel Marlborough, in her car
rage the other night, were mo- insane.
They were simply trying to make a
small return for the vocalists service
in drawing them to the theater every
AiGht.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-02-11

sip, but my SluSp was 81 tShl 'ho'
the only risk was in the string break
ing.
MY feeling can be imagined as they
these strong men who were prepared
to shoot me down like a dog at day
break.
Il knew only too we'll what a wild
plan | was pursuing-how mad this at
tempt to save myself would have
seemed at any other time. But des-
peration and acute emergency will
drive one to any lengths, and | had
seen so much of the superstition Of
these people. f..
$50 | clung to my wretched thread Of
hope, and prayed as l never did tie
fore! | did. not know where | was. D.
ing taken, but judging from the time
it was out of the camp.
"The formula of this military night
funeral was familiar to Inc. ] should
be set down at the side of the grave
on the ropes that would lift and lower
me, While the priest sprinkled some
more holy water. Then the firing larty
would fire and the earth be shovele1
in.
Before the steady march ceased
raised my lid slightly to get a good
breath of fresh air. Then an abrupt
halt, and | was deposited with rather
jerky motions Oh the ground.
The crucial moment had arrived
when q dash for freedom. life and all
should save or end my existence! Ny
last chance, a final entreaty to the
powers above. a bracing of the nerves
resolution and then
81 gripped my string handles tighter
and with II mighty effort dashed III
the lid, shrieking wildly in Spanish
10 soy espritu del ST. jefe. Escarior q
nm the spirit of yuilr leader, EScariO)
"The lid struck the men violently
soldiers as they were, for whom bull
soldires as they were, for whom bul
lets had no terror, they started bacl
covering and white, consumed will
superstitious dread at this weird res
direction.
whether they believed indeed l wa
their fallen chief. or q devil burstin;
from bonds, l know not, for in tn,
twinkling of an eye l was away unde
cover of the night. Before they hat
time to consider, the phantom vanish
ed, Selling the opportunity of a momen
tary panic.
''Thank heaven that there were IL
stars or moon, and if ever a man raj
like the wind, l did that night"
Dick" l cried, springing up and lay
ing my hand on his shoulder, ''ol
man, | congratulate you"
"Well, it was a lear shave, certain
ly. But fortune favored me, and con
ing across some friendly miners, | la
perdu awhile, disguised as one of then
Eventually, as my presence proves,
got away, and l do not think that co,
ner of the globe will ever see my fac
again."-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-02-11

The phrase drunk as a lord arose
out of an old proverb, Drunk as a
beggar.' 1t was altered owing to the
vice of drunkenness prevailing
among the great of late years.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-02-11
More Serious StiIi.

He cat ~partin%-Oh, Edlln! You have
broken my
She (interruptlngI-Not your Aaart,
surely!
He (sadlyI-Nu. my whClc y .ri"tfrl
of cigarS-SomCrville JoUIn2'.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-02-11
Audience or Company.

AT the end of the first act you are
killed" said the stage manager to the
new utility man.
BY whom?' asked the histrion anx-
iously,-Pittsburg Chron!cle-Telegraph
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-02-11

Miss Watson-nidn't Mr.. '-- say
to you as | entered the dl1 n
last night. Clara. is that Il
ful Miss Watscnf"
Clara-Yes, dear, with tlr E at Oh
"that,"-Tit.Bits
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-02-11

Many ex-bank cashiers of this coun-
try have gone from it, but are not
forgotten.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-02-11

Hastily Replacing the Candles on
the Nails It " II L Crept In.
took up our position unobserved,
everything was quiet ana orderly.
As the first streak of dawn appeared
l hurriedly inspected my company,
who were apparently ready for the
fray, and nicely hidden from observa-
ton.
"As the first shot rang out on the
still morning air, followed quickly by
a yolley, my little band rose. In ac-
cordance with my directions, they
started at a small trot, without firing
until they got to close quarters.
Half of the ground I'D heen tray
ersed when n C-.d-y i.,I from the
camp poured into us, which we readily
replied to.
"The bullets, however, kept Whizzing
in, and l felt suddenly that there was
hesitation IN my hand,
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-02-11

The colleges have all opened up, n
the new foot ball season may De con-
sidered in full blast.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-02-11

II the car has been able to stand
he "skirling' of the Scotch bagpipes
at Balmoral he is bomb-prOof.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-02-11

England would be pleased to squelch
Abdul Hamid, but the national motto
is business before pleasure.
The Meeker herald., 1897-05-29
Activity at FOurmiIe.

Samuel Boies was at the county seat
Wednesday and Thursday transacting
business before the county court in con-
nection with the settlement of the John
Weldon estate. Mr.. Boies had just re-
turned from the Fourmile placer fields.
where, he says, the greatest activity
prevails.
Among those who are making the
dirt fly he mentions the following:
Dummy Wilson is operating scraper
and making SIS per day.
Tom Malone is pumping water onto
gravel that yields sl.25 per yard.
Nelson is sluicing and is breaking 50
yard. -- '"'' '''"'"" "'A'da fn" tn the
The Rock Springs company is break
ing 500 yards per day of dirt that will
yield 25c TO the yard.
Ken Gillespie is knocking down 800
yards per of dirt that is running 81 to
the yard.
Morrison Il Drake have three set OF
sluices in operation and are breaking
about IS yards per day worth 75 per
yard.
Judge Saddlebaugh is breaking 80
yards, which Yields SOC per yard.
5. Boies is breaking l5O Yards per day
that averages 40c yard.
The West Side Mining company is re
pairing its ditch.
There are no loafers; no saloons and
no hotel. Everybody is working and
everybody is making money.
The Meeker herald., 1897-05-29

In making the rounds the other dav
THE HERALD scribe dropped into one
of our large mercantile establishments,
where clerk handed him the follow
ing order which had been received from
a country customer and was filling ::
Send me sack Of flour, five pounds of
COTE, and one pound of tee. Please tell
THE HERALD editor my wife had a big
boy last night, also five lbs. of corn
starch, screw driver and mouse trap
1t weighed ten pounds, and a cap.'
The sender OF this order gets his mail t
Ladore.
The Meeker herald., 1897-05-29
.Notice of Public Sale.

Under and by virtue OF a certain writ Of
execution, issued out Of the district court of
from % the j%stiee e court a'' Of james am II. Cater,
Esq, Justice Of the peace in and for said
county and state aforesaid wherein Z; A
defendant, and wherein l am commanded to
make the sum of one hundred and seventy
dollars and sixty-iive cents is9.65, costs. have
levied on the following described property, to-
wit:
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u NV a W l-2 sw a. sec 20, all in township one
Therefore. will expose and offcr for saIe
the above deacrited DrODerty in front rf the
county court house In Geeker. Rio Bianco
county, Colo, at 10 O'Clock n. M, Wednesday
thee 3rd day Of June, A. d. 1897. for the purs
pose of satisfying said judgment and costs.
Terms, cash.
E. wuBKR,
jD Sberin.
The Meeker herald., 1897-05-29
Ball Notes.

The married men played the single
men game of ball last Sunday, and
after hard struggle the married fel-
lows won by a score of is to 10.
Query A fair ball is fair ball; a
foul is foul, but when Simp knocked
fair ball so far that Right Fielder VOL
cott had to go after it on horseback and
then did not get back in time for sup
per, Umpire Simon called 1t a foul and
it cost the boys three beer checks and
an old soldier button to convince him it
was fair. Next!
There will be benches at the grounds
next Sunday for spectators.
Somebody cut Hanks hair with a
cheese knife in honor of the victory.
The same mines will cross bats again
tomorrow, and good game is looked
for, as the single men will be strength
ened by the addition of Gregory, Ben
nett, Clark and Edgerly Of the Craig
nine> and the benedicts are also ex-
pected to show up in improved shape.
The Meeker herald., 1897-05-29
Things Worth Trying.
billing milk for coffee.

Boiling milk for coffee.
Hot tea to cool one in summer.
Washing decorated dishes In very
weak suds.
\ little cider in buckwheat cakes to
brown them.
Slipping. instead of drinking milk, II it
disagrees with one.
Dipping sliced tomato in batter and
frying for an entree.
A cup of hot water before meals for
nausea and dyspepsia.
Hickory nuts added to the custard for
a cream cake filling.
Two small tart apples in the stufiing
for the roast duck or goose.
Frightening silver door bells by rub
bing with weak solution Of ammonia
and water.
Boiling potatoes in their skin, remoy-
ing from water when tender, and drying
by hot oven.
Keeping ham, by cutting in slices, as
for frying, and packing in stone jar with
melted lard poured over, to keep out
the air.
Tender string beans. boiled In sailed
water, mixed with little onion. and
served with mayOnnaise dressing for a
salad.
Keeping lemons, by running fine
string through the 'hub." taking care
that they do not touch, and hanging in
a dry place.
Baking milk for an invalid, by putting
it in jar, covering with white paper.
and leaving in moderate oven eight or
ten hours.
Lemonade made by grating the rind
of one lemon, pouring over it one cupful
of hot water, aud, when cool, adding
juice and sugar.
The Meeker herald., 1897-05-29

The Denver city council has passed a
stringent law against the killing
of insectivorous birds within the city
limits. Coupled with this law is an
other which provides that any pers' II
who shall sell, use or have in possession
any beany, peashooter or rubber con-
trivance, commonly. known as cata-
pult, shall upon conviction be subject to
fine Of from 81 to $50 for every such
offense. This law is aimed at the small
boy and the "beany." Every city, town
and village in the land should have laws
on their statute books protecting the
little feathered dwellers within their
limits.
The Meeker herald., 1897-05-29
NAVAL MiSHAPS.
We Make Too Much Fuss and SensH
tiou Over tribes.

tion Over tribes.
We have q good navy, and We do
not appreciate it. As q matter of fact,
says the Boston Journal, casualties to
our new armorclads and cruisers have
not been particularly frequent when
their size and their number are consid-
cred. In this country every trivial
mischance is caught up and exploited
by the sensational newspaper, but moth
ing is said of similar accidents in for
eign navies. Barring the destruction of
Admiral Kimberly's fleet b.; the Samoan
hurricane in 1889, which no skill or fore
sight could have prevented, our naval
service for many years has been remark
ably free from really serious disasters.
There is nothing in our records to COM
pare with the capsizing of the British
frigate Captain with half q thousand
men in 1870, or the fatal collision of
the British ironclads Vanguard and
Iron Duke in 1878, or that of the Ger
man ironclads Kaiser Wilhelm and
Grosser Kurfurst the year following,
when 300 men perished, or the loss of
the British training ships Eurydice
and Atlanta in 1878 and 1850 with 600
officers, sailors and apprentice boys, or
the sinking of the British flagship Vic
toria, with Admiral Tryon, 90 officers
and 33o sailors, by collision with the
Camperdown on June 90, 1903, in The
Mediterranean, or the wreck of the
Spanish cruiser Reina Regente. on
March 10, 1925, with 42o officers and sea-
men.
The list of minor accidents to foreign
naval vessels in the past few years
would be too long to enumerate. But
the stranding of the British armorclads
Howe and Anson, the flagship Amphion
and the cruiser Sultan We're far more
grave affairs than any such accidents
which have occurred to any of our own
heavy veesels within this period. We
have had our fair share Of trouble, per-
haps, but no more than that
The Meeker herald., 1897-05-29
Cooking steak.

Somebody says, and very truly, that
the frying pan has ruined more Ameri-
can digestions than any other agency of
the many hurtful ones employed in the
kitchen. There is a good deal of truth
IN this statement, but after al. for one
| thing at least we should thankful; and
that is, that the beefsteak has beer res
cued from the frying pan.
Only benighted souls still cling to this
mode of punishment. BroiIed meats are
more elegant, more wholesome and
more palatable, but how few really good
cooks now understand the artl GOOD
ness, what an idea! Anybody can maj.
age this part Of the MENU" SAYS some
one who thinks she has gotten the sub
jects of boiling down fine. Ask her to
give you her method and you will find
that madam commits all the old time
mistakes without as much as a qualf of
conscience.
Never wash steak if it can be avoid
ed. This advice does not meet with the
appreciation OF some cooks, but these
neat bodies are very careful if
the meat is given drenching
to wipe it perfectly dry before
cooking. Before you place your
steak on the broiler, see that your fire is
glowing bed of Goals, and have close at
hand butter, salt, pepper, and hot plat
ter, Now place the cut on the broiler
and drop it upon the Goals for two min
utes, when it must be turned. Watch
it constantly, and turn it so dextrously
that it will not smoke or scorcth.
Ten minutes is all that needed for
rare broil. Take keen blade and cut
into thickest part. If the heart has lost
its purple tinge transfer at once to the
dish. Sprinkle literally with bits of but
ter, salt, and pepper. Unless you have
hot water dish, do not send the steak in
to the table until all the family are
seated.
Tough steak may he made eatable by
laying it on a board and slight incisions
in the meat, when if it is rubbed with
the strained juice of lemon and placed
on ice over night, it will be ready for
breakfast.-JeDness Miller Monthly.