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The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-15
POPULAR SCIENCE,

In so dry a region as central Australia
INC clay pans "swarming" with them.
AS the waters dry up the frogs disap-
pear in their burrows, remaining till
he rains come again. Certain species
If Them" says Spencer, gorge them
selves with water before they go into
heir retreats, and in times of drought
the natives dig them out and obtain
enough water from their bodies to
satisfy their thirst.
Recent statistics show that the sup
ply of natural gas in the United States
ELL off one-half from 1888 to 1895. The
decline has been less in Ohio and In
llama than in Pennsylvania, the prod
! let in the last-named state being worth
more than nineteen million dollars in
1888 and less than six million dollars
in 1895. Owing to the adoption of less
wasteful methods the falling off has
not been SO rapid since 1891, but it
still amounts to an average decline of
live per cent every year
A peculiar effect of barometric
change is seen in the breathing
ground of limestone districts. If a
we'll in this kind of soil is covered over
10 that only a small kDle is left in the
OPP, and a lighted candle is held near
IAN sometimes be noticed. The
'breathings" are irregular, and accom-
pany barometric changes, for the rea-
son that when the pressure or either
tide of the opening is heavier than that
On the other side, a flow sets in from
he heavier to the lighter.
Extensive deposits of ancient vol
canic ash in southwestern Nebraska
have lately been turned to useful ac-
count as a source of pulverized pumice,
which has become an important article
of commerce. Prof. Salisbury of the
University of Chicago, after examining
the localities where the ash is found,
concludes that it was deposited in
water at a time when that region OF
country was covered by a lake which
is supposed to have existed late in the
tertiary period, and the ash is believed
to have been borne thither by winds.
Long ago it was discovered that bub-
bles of air rising through water do not
move with great speed. This, except
ing for great depths, is not more than
a foot a second. If, therefore, q bubble
of air is caught in a stream of water
which flows downward, and the rats
of speed of the stream is more
than a foot a second, the bubble will be
imprisoned and will be carried down
with the stream. This phenomenon
may be observed in all waterfalls
where the whiteness of the water il
due to the air which is carried down in
it.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-15
Their knowledge Of the Cura.
tive Properties of Herbs
considered remarkable.
A noted Professor, DR.. G. Won Spiegei Of
Saratoga, N. y, credits them with
many remedies used by him in effect
ing difficult cures.
Useful hints to many who suffer, where
they might enjoy t. Indians pro-
verbal good health ard longevity but
Tor the prejudice of Ignorance.

The once existing idea that no possible
good or knowledge could be obtained from
an Indian is fast disappearing.
When such a man as DR.. c. Won Spiege.
SC Saratoga Springs, in an article published
~ the daily ~Saratogian of Sept. IA, states
that he is indebted, not only to the North
American Indians kickapoos, Cheyennes,
%anclles, etc, but to the many so called uncivil-
lied nations of the most remote corners Of
the globe,-fo for his enormous collection and
the knowledge of their virtues, Of roots, herbs
banks, gums and balsams, by whose use he
mas effected the most extraordinary cures in
innumerable desperate cases, it would seem
chat the world at large should no longer
hesitate to look for help from such simple
cut potent agencies - no matter their origin
instead of dragging out miserable lives of
sickness that is aggravated by poisonous
mineral drugs,
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-15

| saw a mar coming downstairs n
| asked him what was the matter. With
a shrug Of infinite disdain he re-
marked, ooh, my people too muchee
laugh" and passed on his way. 1t
was only a schoolboy joke played b,
one of the men on another, followed
by a general melee in which shouts and
laughter and the incessant clatter OF
wooden soles on board floors made us
think of ''pandemonium let loose
Some Of the keenest and purest
humor and some of the wittiest sal
lies I have heard have fallen from the
lips of Cinnamon in lower New York.
[ we'll remember the amused and con
teptuous look with which a Chinaman
once said: "Melican man savee Gum
derstand) Chinaman alice samee num-
Der one fool.
"Chinaman every time gettee top
side Mclean man"-which does not
contain a reference to pugilism, but
merely means that in a battle OF wits
the Chinaman "sees through" the
American man and will come out on
the "top side" They are very quick
at repartee and their black eyes will
sparkle with amusement and fun If you
Jest with them or when they start the
/ ball rolling anon themselves.
They dwell together for years in the
same apartments, happy and comfort.
! able. They minister to n another in
sickness, bury a relative or neighbor
when dead without calling on public
charities for help, and in the case OF
a relative assume the support of the
family of the dead man when he is
gone. These people-these most de-
rided people-spend hours together in
one another's apartments, conversing
together, eating together, sometimes
smoking the long water pipe, always
with a pot OF steaming tea before them.
In two years | have seen thousands of
such groups, but never yet have l found
these men drinking liquor together. /
have found them playing games
sometimes but not always gambling;
have found them playing their mus
ical instruments, which are harmonious
to them, however much they may lack
Of melody to other ears; or have found
them reading or discussing the las,
Hong Kong or Shanghai daily; but, !
repeat, I have never found them drink,
ing liquor or in any degree under the
influence Of intoXicants.
The Chinaman celebrates his wed.
ding not by a drunken carousal but by
the finest feast that his pocketbook
can command, to which not only his
intimate relatives are invited but all
who have the slightest claim of friend
ship upon him. A Chinaman who was
recently married in Mott street gave
three large feasts in as many restau.
rants, entertaining several hundred
people at each before he had gone the
round of his acquaintance and friends,
Yet this man was not one of the most
prosperous ones. A child's birthday
is likewise celebrated with a feast, the
wife entertaining her friends in the
family home, while the husband enter
tains his friends at his place of bust.
ness or in a public restaurant.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-15
A BOOM IN FLORIDA.
Hundreds OF Towns Consisting of White
Stakes,

Stakes.
Necessarily, mistakes were numer-
GUS and mistakes that throw away two
or three years labor or consume that
much of a lifetime are serious, says
Lippincott's. But, as a rule, the neo-
phytes tried over and over until sue
cess was reached in a greater or less
degree. Locations that proved insult
able were abandoned for others; groves
ruined by any one Of the many causes
open to inexperience were r%eplanted.
There was no such word as fail" in
the vocabulary of the South Florida pi-
oneer of that day, and his enthusiasm
was both unquenchable and contagious.
1t infected all corners 1t was in the
air. South Florida was going to be,
was bound to be, the %freest, the happi-
est, the richest land on earth. In that
belief railroads were built through long
stretches of wilderness, certain that
emigration would follow and plant
oranges for transportation. New towns
were located" by hundreds; churches,
schools, public halls, and opera houses
were built in p%rofusion; cities greater
in size than Greater New York" were
staked off in somber forests and corner
lots were sold where the only inhabi-
tants were ticks and reaches. A lady
travelling on the South Florida rail-
road one night soon after the yellow
fever scare was heard to exclaim, Gust
look there! Tell me about not having
yellow fever in the piny WoOdsi Why
we've been running through a grave
yard for an hour" She had been look
ing out at the white painted corner
stakes Of an embryo city cleaning in
the moonlight. There were hundreds
Of such towns in South Florida in
which thousands of lots were sold In
good faith and in the honest belief
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-15

that they would soon be the centers Of
wealth and population; others were
mapped out for the express purpose of
catching suckers" Some hunters
found a Getty" in a cypress swamp sixty
miles from a railroad and a days jour-
ney from any human abode. There it
was, laid out and staked off in streets
and lots and squares and public parks;
they killed a bear in the Primitive Bap-
fist church lot.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-15

With such words of praise from O man Oh
DR.. Won Spiegel's standing, n regular physi.
clan, a graduate and member of several uni
v~ersities, a man who has built up an enyiable
reputation by his many cures, some of which
have been almost miraculous, we are doubly
encouraged to call the attention of suffering
humanity to the merits of our all-powerful
specifics, The Kick0poo Indian Remedies.
The best known of these is Kickapoo
Indian Sagwa, that greatest of blood puri-
ters and corrector of all arrangements of the
stomach, kidneys and liver. 1t is purely
vegetable and contains no poisonous ingre.
dients whatever. Thousands are enjoying
healthy, happy, active lives today, who but
for its timely use would now be leading the
miserable life of a dependent cripple, or filling
a premature grave, the victims of bad
blood, nervousness. consumption, dyspepsia,
rheumatism, dropsy, kidney and llveI
complaints.
Ea,h year it becomes better known and
more highly appreciated. Each day hundreds
Join the happy ones who have been cured by
Its use and sing its praise.
We want sufferers everywhere to give it's
single trial. You will be convinced of its
merits and bless the day you first heard Of
Sagwa. All druggists sell it.
Ii you wish medical advice free, write us;
ane of our staff of physicians will gladly
live You such information as you may desire.
The Kickapoo Indian Medicine Co., New
1cven, Conn.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-15


man laughing until he is out Of breath,
pulling queues, stealing hats and play
ing all name of practical jokes on
one another. l recently heard a great
commotion In Doyers street on a hot
Sunday afternoon, when the street was
crowed with Cinnamon, and, fearing
trouble, hurried hastily to the place,
only to find one man the butt of an
other mans joke, trying to get away
from his pursuers, while about 500 men
joined in the fun and finally admin
istered .good-natured justice to the per-
petrator of the joke. At another time
on Sunday afternoon I heard a sud-
den cutlery and scuff1e overhead and
the running of scores of feet. I ran
into the hall, fearing that the build
Ing was on fire, and with a sickening
dread in my heart for the Italian chill
dren in Bethany school, which was
then in session in the mission rooms.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-15

Willieboy-That doosid Jones girl
:ried to be sawcastic at my expense,
out | think l made her feel that | was
respected, don't you know.
Hargreaves-Yes; she told me about
t. She said you were positively queen
ly in your Observation-Disclosures
Journal.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-15

Lord Bareacres-Iou have called re-
garding the situation of footman? Was
there not n in the ante-room as you
came in?
Applicant-There was, my lord.
There was a man with a writ for your
.lordship, but [ threw him out.
Lord Bareacres-You are engaged
Tit-Rits
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-15

my friend" said the large-faced
gentleman, you should not expect to
be a millionaire in a minute. You
must begin at the bottom"
81 tried that dealin' a hand at poker
said the discouraged young man, an
that's why I'm on me uppers."-In-
dianapolis Journal.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-15
200 BUS. OATS, ia BUS. BARLEY.

200 BUS. OATS, ia BUS. BARLEY,
M. M. Luther, East Troy, Pa, grew
200 bushels Salzer's Silver Mine Oats.
and John BREEDER, Mishicott, Wis, 173
bushels Silver King Barley per acre.
Don't you believe it? Write them!
Fodder plants as rape, teosinte.
vetch, spurry, c~lovers, grasses, etc.. in
endless varieties, potatoes at $3.50 a
barrel. Salzer's seeds are bred to big
yields. Americas greatest seed cata-
logue and IL farm seed samples are
sent you by John A.. Salzer Seed Co..
La Crosse, Wis, upon receipt of 10
cents stamps, worth $40, to get a start.
W.n.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-15
Close RelatiOnshiu,

THE Bluvvingtons keep up a very
imposing establishment" remarked the
gossipy man who had just moved into
the neighborhood.
They do that, indeed" replied the
corner grocer; "and my stores the
one that's mostly been imposed upon.''
Washington Star.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-15
Patents

List of Patents issued last week to
Northwestern inventors:
Gaylord NJ. Beebe, Minneapolis,
Mimi, check protector; Seymour John.
son, Austin, Mimi, harrow; Matthias
Kolbenson, Marysville, Mont, ice We.
locipede; Fred w. Smith, Minneapolis,
Mimi, smoke consumer; Andrew e.
Veon, Brainerd, Mimi, curling iron;
James M. Rector, Elk Park, Mont, (de-
sign fan.
Il. D. Merwin, Patent Lawyer, 90,
Pioneer Press Building, st. Paul, MINI.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-15
A Fine Arrangement.

See here, young man." said the
stern father, eff you don't come home
earlier after this I'll know the reason
why"
"Glad to hear it, governor: that will
save all explanations on my part
Detroit Free Press.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-15
Appreciation OF Experience.

why do you think so much more of
your father than you did before you
were married?"
Because ! had never lived with any
other man up to that time. detroit
Free Press.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-15

Mrs. De Form-Now that baby is 3
weeks old, John, we must send out his
cards to let folks know the dear little
fellow has arrived. John las the baby
yells)-Er-ah-my dear, don't you
think he'll make the announcement
Observation-Disclosures North Ameri-
can.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-15
Human Nature.

A man may battle against fate for
fifty years and when he finally does
reach the long fought for goal his
friends will invariably remark: "Well
that lucky old fool!"-New York Jour-
nal.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-15
An Unconfirmed Rumor

Johnny-Papa? Papa-Well? John
ny-Some of the boys in school say
that President Mckinley is going to
have Mark Hanna's birthday made a
national holiday. Is it true?-Brook-
Ign Life.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-15

"Mister," said the small boy to the
druggist, gimme another bottle o
them patent pills you sold father day
before yesterday"
"Are they doing him any good:'
asked the clerk, looking pleased.
81 dino whether they're dom father
good or not, but they're dom me good.
They jis' fit my new slun-shot."
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-15

Among the botanical specimens col
lected by the Cornell scientific party
in Greenland were some full grown
forest trees less than three Inches in
height.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-15
Fully Qualified,

Teacher-'I despair of making any,
hing Of your daughter. She cannot
spell the simplest words" Father
Cant you make a typewriter of
Ter ?"-Yonkers Statesman.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-15
A FUN-LOVING PEOPLE
THE CHINESE PLAY ALL MAN
CNER OF PRACTICAL JOKES.
Racing Through Streets on a Frolic-
Custom of Celebrating a Wedding or
II Birth by a Large Feast-National
Holidays in Chinatown.

HE Chinese are a
%fun-loving people
in spite Of their
general air of in
difference in hi
presence of strang-
ers, says the Cen
fury They race up
and down stairs,
or s o m e t | m e S
through the streets
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-15

A railroad 800 miles long onnects D.
mid with Angora, Asiatic Turkey. n n
built entirely of iron-hridges. ties, tel~.
graph poles. etc. There are 1,200 bridses
and sixteen tunnels.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-15

She-I think Mr.. Rymer felt hurt al
a remark you made the other night
He-What did I say? She-You said
there was only n Shakespeare
Puck,
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-15
RECENT

A recently patented chopping AK has
is head in three sections, the blade
having a recess cut in each side to re-
.eive the ends of the head portion,
which Is hinged in the head, the two
Jack pieces surrounding the handle and
,eing attached to the blade by means
If a crew.
One of the novel uses for electricity
.ecently patented consists of a pair of
lat, separately insulated conductors,
surrounded by a flexible insulating and
lonconducting material, the conductors
icing connected to an ordinary electric
light socket by means of a wire, the
current passing through the conduct
}rs, heating, them and warming the
person using the device.
A new handle bar for bicycles has a
oop or ring at each end of the bar, thus
enabling the rider to turn his hands
Ut any angle he may desire.
To prevent water from freezing in a
| rough for watering stock a new de-
| 5ice consists of placing a reservoir in
| he center of the trough and placing
| herein a number of alcohol or ordin-
| try lamps to raise the temperature.
Bookkeepers will appreciate a new
| ievice consisting of a fiat rest, fastened
o which is a telescoping tube to slide
1p in the back of a book and a flat pro-
| lection on the opposite side Of the rest
wing on the edge Of the book, thus
| making a support for use in writing at
| he bottom of the book where there is
| aothing to steady the hand.
A Chicago man has patented an eX-
| olosive propelling engine light enough
to be attached to a bicycle and which
needs only the use Of the pedals for
| he first few revolutions, when combus-
| ton is started and power applied to a
| piston rod working on the axle of the
rear wheel.
A novel fly brush for use in connec-
ton with doors to prevent flies from
entering consists of a rotary drum
hung on brackets and provided with a
number of strips of cloth or paper fas-
tened only at one end, so that when the
drum is rapidly revolved by means of
a cord wound round the drum and at
tached to the door the strips spread
out and scare the flies from the door
way. A spring in the drum winds up
the cord again, thus also closing the
door.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-15

Good cooking Is essential to human
happiness, and bad cooking has driven
thousands of men to drink" So says
Miss Frances e. Willard.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-15
A Distinction.

Maude-What are dukes worth, papa?
Struckold (aftcr his trip abroad)-Not
a darned cent.
Maude-I mean, what are they sell
ing for?
Struckold-Oh, about a million, spot
caSh.-Up To Date.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-15
Did Him Good,

aegeman's Camphor Ice with Glyeerlne.
Cures Chapped Hands and Face. Tender or Sore Feet,
Chilblains, Piles, &c. c. G.. Clark Co.. Now Haven, Ct
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-15

In the city of Brussels there Is a clock
which is wound up by the wind, and never
by human hands.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-15

The world Is crowded only In spots. There
are still 20.000,0 600 square miles of the
carth's surface that have not been explored.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-15

If You Have Eye OrEIar Trouble
Come to us. Free examinations. Half rates for
treatment. No hospital bills. New cure for deaf
ness. Guarantee all eye operations. st. Paul Eye
e Ear %Intirmaly, Merrill Bldg, ST. Paul, MINI.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-15

I never used so quick a cure as Piso's
Cure for Consumption.-J. B. Palmer, Box
HI. Seattle, Wash, Nov. %, 1895.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-15
"sTAR rnRACcor

AS you chew tobacco for pleasure use star.
1t Is not only the best but the mostlasting, aud,
therefore, the cheapest.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-15

The Algerian mountain, Dshebel Naibo,
Is slowly sinking. In the time of Caesar
it was 1,400 feet high; now it is only 800.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-15

Some of tie towns Of Germany have their
water pipes made of glass, protected with
an asphalt covering, to prevent fracture.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-15

Notified bricks are coming into uso for
building purposes. They give a house the
appearance of CASTLE soap.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-15

A brilliant signal light at Atlantic Cit,
Is visible nineteen miles at sea. Each yea
1t burns 1900 gallons of oil.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-15

Make Ten Thousand Dollars by chewing
P~ASTEURlNE GUM. For particulars write JOHN
T.. EN d o.. st. Louis Mo.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-15

In Hamburg a dog 10 taxed according to
his size; a little tax for a little dog ana q
big tax for a big dog.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-15

The Philadelphia Press gives ar ac-
count of what was the first appearance
Of the bicycle in the bull ring. The
front wheel struck some impeachment
and the machine stopped just long
enough to get a horn in each wheel.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-15

In India a native can get good board
Tor 6 cents a day.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-15

The metal In the big bell of Moscow
weighs zoo tons, and is valued at $3oO,OOO.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-15

Unless you want to be poor, don't
try to keep all you get.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-15

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
Druggists refund the money IL 1t fails to ours. Sc
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-15
AUSTRALIAN ~THEATERS.

The best theaters in Australia are
usually built on English plans, but are
managed more like American NAV
houses. The prices charged are much
less than those cheerfully paid in Eng
land. Dress-circle seats or Stalls"
which bring $3.50 in London, will not
sell for more than $1.25 in Melbourne
or Sydney. 1t is no use asking more.
Independent Australians will not nav
it.
Australian gods" are perhaps a it,
tie less rowdy than English ones, but
the better dressed portion of the audi
ence is objectionably talkative, fire.
quently chatting loudly right through a
performance, even when the drama
played is serious and presumably de-
mands thought.
Evening dress, always seen in Eng
fish theaters, Is rarely worn by Aus
tralian p~lay-goers, except on "frst" oc-
casions and on Saturday nights, when
colonial society usually turns out in
force. The Australian audience is, as a
rule, cordial and demonstrative. Sell
dom asked to decide on the merits Of
an entirely new play, it accepts with
enthusiasm those productions which
come to it already stamped with the
hallmark of English or American an.
prevail.
Fees are unheard of in Australian
theaters, and managers never make use
of the 'claquer." Kissing and hooting
are unknown and a spirit of good-na.
tured tolerance prevails.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-15

Cascarets stimulate liver, kidneys an,
bowels. Never sicken, weaken or grippe. 10c
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-15

When bilious or costive eat a Cascaret,
candy cathartlc; cure guaranteed. Zoe, 25c.