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The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-08
INTERNATLONAL AGREEMENT.
Senator WOlcott Says Mai. Mckinley
EavOrs the Plan.

FavOr the plan.
Canton. Dec. 29.-.AmOng this morn
ing'S callers at the Mckinley resi-
dence were Senator Wolcott of Colo
RADIO anu Secretary Mercer, of the Re
publican congressional committee,
from Omaha. Mr.. Mercer was II of
the earliest callers of the day. and had
a long talk with the president-elect.
Senator Wclcott. however, was in
earnest conference with Maj. Nc
kinley for over two hours. He said
to the Associated Press:
Il came to Canton to call upon the
president-elect to further the cause of
international bimetallism. the United
States senate having appointed a COM
mittee of five, of which l was made
president, to prepare a bill in the in
terest of this cause"
1t is understood that Senator VOL
colt has the legislation which his com
mittee will propose. substantially out
lined and prepared, and that its pro-
visions were under discussion at the
conference this morning. When
asked if Maj. Mckinley had taken up
the matter with him. he said:
II am glad to say that the incoming
president was deeply interested in the
cause of bimetallism. We went over
the subject at considerable length. and
he was most earnest in his desire that
the Republican platform pledge for
the furtherance of an international
agreement should promptly be made
good by proper legislative action"
The bill will provide for the appoint
ment of a commission to confer with
the representatives of other nations
to take steps toward expediting an in
ternational agreement.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-08

Among the books of a comparatively
recent date, if the seventeenth century
can be described as such, is, as the
Elzevir collector we'll knows, the IA
nous "Patissier Francois a small
duodecimo printed by Louys and DAN
lei ElzeyiI, at Amsterdam, in 1865. A
faulty and poor reimpression of a work
of little value issued in Paris two years
previously. this book has become the
most sought after of all the Elzevir
works, just because it is wrongly be-
lieved to be the scarcest. 1t has COM
handed prices reaching in France so
high as 1900 francs. The reason for
the supposed rarity is. of course, that
instead of being placed on its first ap-
pearance on the shelves of the curious
or the Studious the little volume was
thumped to pieces by the greasy hands
of cooks and kitchen maids. Genuine
enthusiasts in the printers art have
hoped to see the price diminished in
presence of the revelations lately fur
nished concerning it. Its market value.
however. shows no signs of diminution,
and the one copy sold in England dur
ing the last seven or eight years
fetched at So!h@by's, on June 10. 1895.
the sale being that of the earl of Or.
ford. the prcposterOus price of f1OO.-
Magazine.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-08

So many bicyclists lave been OBJ
served recently suffering from clogged
chains. that n word of advice, which
has been given before in this place,
may. with propriety, he repeated. Oil
the chain-fiothing is more necessary;
but be sure not to have it We5. each
link should be thoroughly fabricated
and then the chain should be rubbed
dry. No AMOUNT of rubbing, it Should
be remembered. can remove the oil
from the parts between HE inks where
ii ts needed, and not a particle Of oil
is required on the exterior surface.
The drier that Is the better. The oil,
if exposed, picks TIP and holds dust
and adds greatly to the friction. The
same advice applies to al riling. If
SO much is put in the bearings that
SOME overfiowS and it is not wiped
off, dust will gather at the spot, ana.
even in the best mace bearings. some
of it will almost certainly work into'
the balls and make trouble. And even
if it does not get SO far, the lunches
of dust so accumulated detract from
the appearance of an otherwise well
groomed machine and render the clean
ing after a run twice as difficult as it
need be. The fact is that more wheels
are OverOilad than underoiled. Garry
ing a canary" as the wheelmen cali
riding with a dry bearing that screech-
es, is not half 50 COMMON as Il dust
buried bearing. OF course. of the two.
the latter is preferable. hut no rider
need have cither.-New York post.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-08
THE BRITISH NORTHWEST.
An Almost Unknown Country Poiiced by
Mounted Indians.

Mounted Indians.
Far to the northwest, beginning ten
days journey beyond Great Slave lake
and running down to the Arctic ocean,
with Hudson bay as It's eastern and
Great Bear lake and the Coppermine
river as its western boundaries, lies the
most complete and extended desolation
on earth, says Harper's. That is the
Barren Grounds, the land whose ap-
proximate zoe, 600 square miles (for its
exact area is %unknown) is the dwelling
place of no man, and its storms and
sterility in its most northern part are
Withstood the year round by no living
creature save the musk-ox. There is
the tlmberless waste where ice-laden
blasts blow with hurricane and cease
less fury that bid your blood stand still
and your breath come and go in pain
full singing gasps; where rocks AMI
llchen and moss replace soil and trees
and heritage; and where death by star
walton or freezing dogs the footsteps OF
the explorer. There are two seasons
and only two methods of penetrating
eHo SiCoI lole ANU OIL Tie uOIln-Dy
canoe, when the water courses are free
OF ice, and on snow shoes during the
frozen period, which occupies nearly
nlne OF the years twelve months. Tho
deadly cold of winter, the greater risk
OF starvation, make the canoe trip the
more usual one with the few Indians
that hunt the musk-ox. But, because
OF the many portages, you cannot travel
SO rapidly by canoe as on ShoWshoes,
nor go so far north for the best of the
musk-ox hunting, nor see the Barren
Grounds at their best, or worst, as you
care to consider it. The mounted po-
liceman has a uniform which, with
scarlet jacket and yellow-striped
breeches, is deserving of attention.
But the mounted policeman has that
which is far worthier Of comment than
uniform. He has the reputation Of
being the most effective am of the Ca
madam interior department. And he
lives up to it. These riders of the
plains as they are called, patrol a
country SO large that the entire force
may lose itself within it's domains and
still be miles upon miles apart. Yet
this comparative handful maintains
order among the lawless white men and
stays discomfort among the restless red
men in a manner so satisfactorily and
so unostentatiously as to make some of
u United States experiences read like
those of a tyro. The success Of the
northwest mounted police may be ac-
credited to it's system Of distribution
throughout the guarded territory. TN
like our army, it does not mass its
force in forts adjacent to Indian reser-
vations. Post it has, where recruiting
and drilling are constantly going for
ward, but the main body of men is scat
tered in twos and threes over the coun-
try, riding hither and thither-a watch
that goes on relief after relief. This is
the secret of their success, and a system
it would well repay our own govern
ment to adopt. The police are ever on
the spot to advise or to arrest. They
do not wait for action until an outbreak
has occurred; they are always in action
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-08
Forests Co BE Filled with Birds.

Vermont is being Systematically
stocked with various specimens Of game
birds from other states and lands, I'M
der the direction of a department of
the state game commission. A few days
ago a number of Monaghan pheasants,
which have been introduced in several
Pacific states with much success, were
received at the headquarters of the
commission. The birds are to be kept
in confinement and the eggs distributed
in various parts of the state. The eggs
will be set under domestic hens, and
the young pheasants will, at the proper
time, be set free in the forests. A con-
signment of Virginia quails and sharp
tail grouse is on its way to Ver-
mont to be used for the same purpose.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-08
THE stOR CHEERS LOVE.
He Mnde II in bicycle Lore nnds
Rode 1andem Through Life.

He Mnde II in bicycle Lore nnds
Rode Tandem Through Life.
They were s%corching down Il meadow
path lust beyond Brookwood and the
evening breeze, sweet with hay, tanned
her loosened tresses.
my own" he said, cutting his wheel
closer in, 'let my heart speak; let IT.
tell
She spurted forward suddenly II
the leggings played Il rapid game Oh
hide and seek under the abbreviated
blue skirt
"sfy dear one" he cried, 'since l
knew thee, life has beeh a h'iiio"eu
dream, and in my heart Oil
There was a whirr Of wheels AM INC
blue skirt fiuttered far i'll advance
"Hear me- he cried, rushing on llke
the wind, 'no earthly bliss can IN conn
pared to thy presence. l have yearncn
for this opportunity to come When.
The chiselcd chin was posed win an.
air of supreme hauteur, and the arclea
eyebrows sought the rim OF her EoI
cap.
"Fair one,' he exclaimed. you nave:
pt1hctured my affections
Her quick pedaling ceased su''uehly'-
and the arched eyebrows were low
cred.
ats too true he sighed. Il was
seared up too high. Don't rast your
Roentsen rays this way. All my
tubing is gone. ! an, tiabby as a per
forated Morgan q Wright. | need
pumping up. The run has been rough.
Put on the graphite of your smiles; m
fate me with the inspiration OF thy
presence; Intricate me with thy love
and steer me where you WILL
There was a soft sigh and It clashing
of handle bars.
Eyes. George. wen take it la'iidem'
through life she murmured.
IF you want to get Il girl these days
talk bicycle love to her." he e%pialned
ut the club that NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Times.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-08
RUSSIAN
Contain Little News and Not Easy
tn Find IN the Streets

Contain Little News and Not Easy
to Find IN the Streets.
At st. Petersburg it is possible. with
an Infinite deal of searching and ma
~neuvering, to purchase Il journal in the
streets. If you search long and care
fully enough you will, no doubt, in
course of time come upon a man 1T one
of the street corners with d leather
bag, in which, if you look close enough,
you will no doubt discover a sheaf of
odd journals. This scarce and undcm-
onstrative individual corresponds to
are literarily inclined, you may pur-
chase your news.
But in Moscow a very different state
of affairs prevails. There you might
so searching and maneuvering all day
without discovering any traces Of a
vender of Jews. | believe there is, or
there was in days gone by, a person in
Moscow who wished to play that i'm
portant role. Indeed, to be accurate,
| myself caught Il glimpse of the
strange creature standing outside the
door of one of the hotels, but his as
pect was so wretched and the appear
ance of his journals so moldy that l
involuntarily abstained from making
a purchase. No doubt. | said to myself,
the fellow has tramped all the way
from st. Petersburg Ia distance of 400
niles with Il stock of last years re
turns," and hopes to get rid of them
i'll illiterate Moscow.
Russian journalists seem to have
very primitive notions on the subject
of the commercial conduct of their
newspapers. They appear to take
very little pains to get their journals
properly Distributed; and d small local
circulation seems to represent the
height of their commercial ambitions.
y few of the best class journals, such,
for instance, as the .Neva. which is
very tolerably printed, and enjoys a
wide circulation. are undoubtedly eX-
ceptions to the rule mentioned above;
but such instances of busiiiess ability,
combined with energetic and effective
literary and artistic management, are
few and far between.-Pal Mall Ga
Zette.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-08

Sow the grasses on the rye and cover
them with Il harrow. Dc this us soon
as possible after the ground is dry in
the spring. Sow timothy, red top ana
alsike clover. Use four pounds of tim
othy, three pounds of red top. and three
POUNDS alsike clover per acre. These
three varieties go nicely together. They
all flourish best on low land. The over
flow should help rather than harm
them, and they mature about the same
time. 1t is somewhat surprising that
alsike clover is not more grown when
We call to mind its affinity for such
situations and the excellence of the
nay which it produces.-Prairie Farmer.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-08
viii Cost Il Million

st. Paul. Special.-The commission
appointed by Gov. Clough to secure n
site and prepare plans for a fourth
hospital for the insane, held its final
meeting to-day at the Nicollet house,
Minneapolis. The site of the hospital
has already been fixed at ALoka. After
has already been fixed at Anoka, After
some discussion of the building nlans
submitted by the commissions archi-
tcct, W. 3. Dunnell of MINNEAPOLIS,
the specifications We're adopted calling
for tn" eventual expenditure of nearly
81. 900. 600. When these estimates have
beer, carried CIT provision viii I've
made for the care at AnOla OF 1900
patients,
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-08
NENEZUELA'S CASE,
Prospects of an EARLY Settlement
Arc Not bright.

prospects OF an EARLY settlement
Arc Not bright.
Washington. Dec. 29.-Secretary Oh
hey left the state department to-day
n went to the British embassy.
where he held a long conference by
appointment with Sir Julian Paunce-
fote. the British ambassador. relative
to the status of the Venezuelan settle
ment and the general treaty of arbitra-
ton between the United States and
Great Britain. Mr.. Olney's call fol
lowed the arrival of Minister Andrade
of Venezuela ard Mr.. James J. Stor-
row. counsel in the Venezuela case,
who reached Washington late last
evening. The results of the confer
ence were guarded with the usual
secrecy which prevails at meetings be-
tween the secretary and the ambassa-
dor. but there is good reason to be-
lieve 1t was the occasion for going
over several e phases of the Ven
eZuela-l question which have deveI-
oped with the return of the officials
from Caracas. The officials them
selves are very reticent and will say
only in general terms that the prospect
of an acceptance of the settlement by
venezuela is good. 1t is understood.
however. that there are important
limitations to this acceptance, which
appear to make the case less hopeful
of an Immediate and satisfactory con-
clusion than has been expected.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-08

On one occasion a magistrate asked q
woman: "Wnat is your age, MADAME"
whatever you choose, sir" answered
the lady. You may put down As years
them said the magistrate TO the clerk.
"Wha is your occupation, madam?"
Sir" said the witness, you have made
a mistake of ten years in my age"
Put it down So years then" said the
magistrate. Your residence" Sir"
exclaimed the lady, my age is 35 years,
not 55!' AT last we have your state
ment," said the magistrate; and he pro-
ceeded with the examination.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-08

When over here last year, Nine. Mel
ba refused to attend a dinner, for the
reason that Yvette Guilbert was in
vited. and she didn't care to mix with
concert hall singers. Yvette was of
rourse very angry. but she carries off
her indignation with a lofty patron
iNng air. On landing in New York the
other day she was offered the beauti-
full suite of rooms at the Savoy once
occupied by Melba. She answered that
she couldn't take them for fear of
wounding the feelings of Melba, who
being only a poor grand opera singer,
could not, of course, afford to pay the
rent
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-08

A new method now comes from
France by which fruits are prcscry,..
by of alcoholic vapor. The fruit
is placed in a room containing open
vessels with alcohol. The room is then
closed to prevent the entrance of freal
air, and it is claimed that the alcoholic
vapors produced by the evaporation OF
the alcohol preserve the fruit fresh for
An indefinite time.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-08

1t will not hurt any animal that is
kept for dairy purposes to have a calf
ut two years old. AS milking is the
principal end in life of such Il COW. tho
sooner she begins her business the bet
ter, and if she is the kind of Il COW
that will pay to be kept in a daley of
any kind she will pay to come in at this
age. Even otherwise. it is possible to
make good COWS of the calves of such
an animal by persistent good feeding
when they are young, and stimulating
whatever habit of milking they may
have naturally.
A very great deal may be done i'm
this way in Il few years of good man
agement. 1t is true that many moro
good COWS are made in this way than
are born good, and COWS must first be
made good before they can be born so.
Improvement in cows is Il matter of
feeding an. training first, and thcn of
breeding during several generations
Germantown Telegraph. .
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-08

Prior to pouring out the walls of pop
nlar wrath on the Michigan gentleman
who traded his wife for a dog, it might
be we'll to make some inquiry as to
what the wife vas like. 1t is an old
saying and a true one, as the evidence
in the divorce courts too often show,
that the case being altered alters the
ease.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-08

washington Special.-Oficial notice
of h coalition of the Central Amnri.
can republics is made in an announce
ment of the HonduraE
through the Universal Postal union,
ma by virtue of a compact of the
central American union. signed by the
government of Nicaragua. Salvador
and Honduras. each of those three re-
publics has constituted itself a state.
These states. it is cited, fer, one re-
public under the IN Of The Glpater
I,e3ubilc OF Central America" and the
Honduran director general of POSTS
says IT is expected that the REPUBLICS
or costa Rlca and Guatemala wiz
join the union,
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-08
w, w. BLACK,
snort Sketch of n Rising Star In the

snort Sketch OF a Rising Star In the
Theatrical Firmament,
w. w. Black was born at 1rvington,
N. T., Aug. 10, 1851, and moved with
his parents to Columbus, Ohio. He made
his professional debut with G. M Gard
iior's only a Farmers Daughter" conf
paHy. In 1879, playing the part of an
English butler. Upon leaving that COM
pany he resolved to utilize his fine basso
Voice In the field of negro minstrelsy,
and to this end secured an engagement
with Austin &c Weir's Minstrels, re-
naming with them for one season OILY.
He neSt Joined Simmons & Rankin's
Minstrels, and subsequently Joined Nc
Nish, Johnson & Slavin's Co.; remain
ing with the latter organization for two
seasons. He was next engaged by w.
i. Bryant to play an Irish character in
Keep 1t Dark" and in this role he was
50 thoroughly satisfactory that he was
rc-engaged for the two following sea-
sons. While playing tKis role he was
seen by L. e. Rice, who tfsreupon en-
gagged him as the basso of the Clipper
Quartet in Henry b.. DiXey's "Adonis"
and Seven Ages" BurlesquS companies.
During this engagement he met and
married Carrie E. Perkins, an accom-
plished and well known actress, who
has won much fame in comedy and bur
lesQue roles. His next engagement was
with Donnelly & Girard's Natural
Gas" Co., in which he assumed the role
of the broker. The following season
Mr.. Black and his wife were engaged
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-08
R0BBER ARRESTED
The Partner of Dewitt, the Dead
RObbe Is Caught.

Il Partner of levitt the Dead
bbe Is Caught.
Fargo. n. D.. Dec. 29.-Later devel-
opmentS tend to show that the man
arrested Christmas night after a five
mile chase for attempting to rob the
safe in John BOO'S store at Leonard is
Ed Campbell. the partner of L. !. De-
witt. alias Charles Mitchell. who was
shot neal Ada. Mimi. last week.
Campbell. it is charged. went out on a
safe-blowing trip of his w after his
partners tragic death. He was sue
cessful in coaXing Il fierce dog a half
mile. where he locked. him up in a
school house. then returned to the
store and had the outer door of the
safe oren when detected. He ran and
was followed five miles to the next
station. where he was caught under
the approach to an elevator. He was
brought here to Jail and gave the
name of ole He is said to be the
man who assisted in rCbbing the post
office at Colfax. Richland county.
where $1,000 was secured. He acted
ms advance guard for Dewitt. and the
two are said to have gotten at least
$4,000 this fail in the st. John. Dazey.
COlfaX. Caledonia and other robberies.
Haney, the third of the trio of alleged
safe blowers, who robbed the Great
Northern depot at Hunter. was
brought over from Moorhead on reoui-
sition papers to-day and is now con-
fined in the Cass county Jail. The 9th
er two have been in jail here about a
month II one confessed the crime.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-08

Only sixty years have passed since
the boys OF ESon ventured to beg that
pipes might he laid in some of the
school buildings 80 that they need not
fe!ch water rom the pumps in the
freezing winter weather. and the peti-
ton WAS promptly rejected with the
scoIntul comment that "they would be
wanting gas and Turkey carpets neXt!,
Al Winchester. another big English
school, AL the lads had to wash in an
open yard called Moab" where half
Il doZHn tubs were ranged round the
wall, and II was the duty of one of the
juniors to 80 from tub to tub on frosty
mornings and thaw the ice with a can
die. Comfort VAS deemed a bad thing
for boys, lest they should grow uD
dainty and unmanly. Cold" said DR..
Keate. Il famous headmaSter of Elton.
to Il poor little bit of humanity whom
he me- shivcring and shaking in the
hall. "DGn't talk to me of being cold!
You must learn TO bear it, sir! You
are not at ii girls school!'-St. Mich.
OlaS.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-08

by Charles Il. Yale to play the principal
roles in The DEVILS Auction He was
next engaged by Thos. @. Seabrooke for
the role Of the sailor In THE Isle of
Champagne" after which he Joined
Hatlcn and Hart, in Later On" in
which he played the part of Colonel
Hayseed. Upon the expiration of this
contract ne was engaged to impersonate
DE Wolf Hopper in THE Merry World"
He is at present appearing in e. E.
Rice's Excelsior Jr.," at Hammer
stems Olympia, in New York City. Mr..
Black is OF fiLe physique and excellent
car- age; lie is a clever actor and an
excellent singer, possessing a basso
voice of unusual range and superior
quality.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-08

The courts of Boston are about to de-
eide the delicate question whether a
flake" eance is a religious gathering.
Some young men who exposed a me-
diumThave been arrested ON the charge
Of disturbing a religious meeting. The
resources of the fakir are indicated in
the cause of arrest.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-08

A Madrid statesman advances the
novel view that this country ought not
to quarrel with Spain, because the
~Spaniards discovered America and
made iotpis shrdleutahom hmehhmhm
made it possible for the United States
to be. But he neglects to add that it
was not until America got out from
under the rule of Spain that it ever
amounted to anything.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-08

The pending arbitration treaty be-
tween the United States and Great
Britain is in the interest of peace, of
course. but as it does not cover diff
culties involving national honor or SOW
sreignty, the things that usually cause
war will still remain.