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The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-02-04

start. In such cases no amount of per-
SuaSion or argument on the part of the
racers friends or hackers can induce
the man to start in that race.
Urged to give a reason his answer
always is that he has an underlined
feeling that he had better stay out Of
that race-and stay out he invariably
does. The real reason, however. is
that the mar is actually afraid to enter
the race, His feelings are as nearly
like the "blue funk of the school boy
as anything, and he has an idea that
his guardian angel causes this feel
ing as a sort Of warning. Be this as it
may. the fact remains u~ndisputed that
racing Wheelmen are peculiarly eX-
empt from serious accident while in
contests.
The death of a jockey while riding
In n race, n fatal accident to a ball
player, broken limbs and injured
health on the foot ball field, and al
most fatal accidents while playing
polo are common Incidents; but it is
seldom indeed, that one hears of a
bicycle racer meeting his death on the
track, and ever accidents of y serious
nature are so %infreuuent as to cause
remark when they occur.
That there is some mysterious inl1u-
ence which protects the apparently
reckless wheelman as he rushes at
break-neck speed around the track
would seem plausible enough when the
number of remarkable falls a MAI
takes is considered. In n%inety-nine
cases out of a hundred where the rider
takes a header over a fence, or gets
tangled up with his opponents wheel,
it would seem as if no human being
could get out of such a mixed up mess
alive, wen if he avoided instant death
from the terrible jar of the sudden
stop. In almost every case, however,
the rider picks himself up unhurt,
often not wen scratched. and appears
in the next race none the worse for
his mishap.
A peculiar case in point was that
which occurred at the Manhattan
Beach track on July 10. During a race
in which Owens, Barbo and Hicks. all
we'll known men, were riding in a
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-02-04

In England. where the word lady
does more strenuous service than al
most anywhere else in the world,
where lady Journalists flourish and
lady help is familiar, a new lady
has appeared. She is called the lady
guide and although the name is
against her, she is a popular person
age and a most convenient one. She
is so numerous that she has been band
ed into an organization called the Lady
Guide association.
At such a season as this, when Lon
don is full of visitors, the association
is particularly valuable. The dutics
which the lady guides undertake are
shown by their circular to be numer-
Gus.
Parties are met at stations or on
BOARD ship; apartments, boarding
houses, rooms at hotels recommended
and engaged; shopping, packing, dress
making and all needle work undeIta-
ken; arrivals and addresses registered,
and letters and parcels received; ship
ping steam passages and railway tick
cts provided; houses taken, furnished
rooms and flowers provided; at homes
attended, entertainers provided, din
hers and balls arranged; typewriting,
shorthand copying, auto-ccpying, invi-
tationS. etc, undertaken; commissions
of all kinds executed; spring and au-
tumn house cleaning and removals un-
dertaken."--San Francisco Examiner.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-02-04

The red hat of a cardinal costs him
more money than kings pay for any
except their very best crowns. Before
accepting it the grateful prelate must
make offerings to the propaganda and
to his titular church at Rome, and pay
fees for n long list of officials, ranging
from clainberlains of the Vatican
down to the cooks and sweeperS II
the soldiers of the Swiss guards. In
deed, the new cardinal has to pay fees
at every step from the moment of his
creation to the occasion of his receiving
the red hat III public consistory, and
when all is over and done finds HIM
self out of pocket to the extent of
$500 at least. If the cardinal is with
II means to defray the cost Of his
elevation, and if he is to reside at
Rome. the Vatican is ready to make
him Il loan, to be repaid in installments
out of his yearly alloWaIlces.-New
York Times.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-02-04

finish. When the three men came to-
gether they were riding at a record
breaking pace, and there was not a
person who witnessed the collision but
thought that one at least of the men
would receive serious if not fatal in
juries.
Yet another cast is that of George
Pftfer, a well known wheelman, who,
while scorching with three compan-
ions, managed in some way to get his
wheel mixed up with one beside him.
Phffer rose into the air as If he had
received a kick from d %catapult, and
when he landed he was sitting astride
a stone wall ten feet away, wondering
how he got there, but uninjured.
His companion in the shake-up pick
ed himself up from the middle of the
road, and after a careful examination
all the damage he could find consisted
in a few scratches, Il good deal of the
roadbed literally distributed We his
person and a rem in his new knicker-
bockers. In this instance II protect
ing spirit of the wheelman was partic-
ularly well disposed. for the wheels
We're practically uninjured.
OF all tumbles on record, however,
which seemingly started out for trIE-
edy and ended in comedy. that recent
ly taken by Owens on he Olympic
track takes the lead. He was in the
race to win, and victory seemed almost
within his grasp. The spectators had
already begun to applaud him and he
finish was hardly a length away. Sud
denly-no one can tell just how it hap
pened-Owens' wheel struck the in
side fence. The wheel halted abrupt
W.. A., ,;lt,t ltI ,,nt IIA 1tnYNt WIGHT ~,
in the direction he was headed, and
did not stop until he found himself in
the judges stand. 1t vas even money
as to who was the most surprised, the
rider, the judges or the spectators at
this most unexpected ending of what
seemed at the moment of its happening
a most serious accident.
Perhaps one of the most marvellous
escapes that ever a wheelman had
from death was that of A. J. Boyle Of
Jersey City, who, while riding down
what is known as the Gorge road,
which runs from the top of the Pail
sades down to the river. lost control of
his machine and narrowly escaped be-
ing carried over the edge Of h cliff.
His machine went over and was dash
ed to pieces on the Jagged rocks sew
enty-five feet below, while Boyle, at
the very edge of the precipice, threw
himself from the wheel and escaped
with only a severe shaking up and a
few bruises.
These are but d few of the many in
stances where the traditional wheel
mems luck has seemed to interfere to
save the rider from what seemed to be
inevitable death. To the majority of
persons it is an unexplained mystery,
but the cycle racer settles it to his own
satisfaction when he attributes his
many escapes to his good angel or
lucky star."-St. Louis Globe-Demo,
crat.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-02-04

bunch. they came into collision with
n another and the result was sur
prising to riders and spectators alike.
When the three wheels struck, Barbo
shot up into the air as if from a spring
board. He sailed gracefully over the
fence surrounding the track, head first,
n after turning a somersault which
would have done credit to a profession
al lumber, landed on his feet in the
midst of a crowd of spectators. Hicks
was also thrown over the rail, and
after performing some wonderful and
intricate midair contortions. found
himself sitting in a seat among the
holders of reserve tickets. Owens was
the only man of the three who remain
ed on the track, and it took four at
PENDANTS the best part OF ten minutes
TO get him u%ntangled from the three
wrecked wheel.
Yet none Of tn" m \ wsva hurt, al
though the wheels lay in ruins; and
when other machines were provided
they started GU again and rode to q
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-02-04

Talk about disturbing the audience
of a theater," remarked a gentleman
yesterday, you ought to see how par
ticular they are in Paris. No such free
and easy ways as those tolerated here
are submitted to in that city. I re-
member attending a matinee a few
years ago with a friend, also an Amer
lean. 1t was Saturday afternoon, and
the theater, which was not One of the
highest priced. was crowded. We got
good seats and all went well until l
made some soto vCce remarks to my
companion. l spoke in Il low o II and
one which would have disturbed no
body in this country. But you ought
to have seen how those Frenchmen
and women looked at us. We We're
transfiXed at once by Il dozen pairs of
angry yes and he man who sat next
to us clinched matters by eXciaiming
aloud: Monsieur vOuleZ YOU vOus
taire" This vas only a shade potter
than Twill you shut up, sir?" and he
meant it. We took the hint and we
shut up for the rest Of the Matinee
st. Louis Republic.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-02-04
Fall and winter Pastures.

Wheat, rye, barley and winter oats
have been sown repeatedly for winter
grazing, and of these the Mississippi
experiment station says the winter turf
oat has given decidedly the best re-
suits. When sown in September it has
given fair grazing in December, and
when not grazed too closely has i'm
proved from that time onward until
other grazing became good. 1t bears
tramping better than do most other
grains, and if stock are taken off by
March it will make a good crop of seed.
Other varieties of oats which have
been tested in the same way have been
killed by heavy freezes, but in January,
1895. this variety bore a cold of = de-
grees Fahrenheit without injury, and
in June made a yield of thirty-nine
bushels per acre. 1t stools with I'M
usual vigor. 100 stalks from il single
plant not being uncommon, and as
many as Jag stalks have been grown
from n single seed.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-02-04
cycle RlCERS' LUCK.

Every bicycle racer believes he bears
a charmed life when on the track.
Like the Man of Destiny" who
fought all Europe to q standstill with
out eve receiving a wound himself,
the racing cycler has a fixed idea
which never leaves him, that his
good angel is continually on the
watch to guard him against danger
and harm as he pedals at headlong
speed around the track.
This belief-it is more than a super
stition-of the racing wheelman is
something entirely unknown to the
general public and very rarely is it
ever referred to by the cyclists them
selves.
On the track it often happens that
for some seemingly trivial reason n
rider who is almost certain of winning
a race will absolutely refuse to ride,
ever though he may have gone so far
as to come to the scratch prepared to
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-02-04
AAOON hAE1 with Hoods SarSuparilla
GhOstly ITnpvesariOs.
is the best-in fact the One True Blood Purifier.

There is a yarn current i'll London
that the ghost of the late Sir Augustus
Harris has been seen by Il yeraciouS
Waterman of Drury Lane theater seat
ed in n %procenium box at dead of night
directing an imaginary rehearsal. The
old story of the Covent Garden fireman
who saw Frederick eyes ghost is re-
called by this tale, though it does not
explain it. The fireman was going his
rounds about 1 o'clock in the morning
when he was amazed to see his old
master, looking CHASTITY white i'll the
half darkness and standing at the
head of the grand staircase, where he
had so often received noble guests. 1t
was, of course, the eye statue, which
now stands on it's pedestal on the half
landing at the Royal Italian opera, but
which, unknown to the fireman, had
been brought i'll during the day.-New
York Times.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-02-04
Planting Potatoes With Trees.

A lady friend informs us of the re-
markable growth of some shade trees
planted in front of her residence in
this city, one spring a few years ago.
She says it was due to the fact that a
lot of refuse potatoes from the cellar
We're thrown into the hole made for the
trees. The potatoes %sprouted, and made
the ground around the roots of the
trees loose and porous and, as the pota-
toes were not dug, but left to decay,
the soil was kept moist during the dry
months of summer and early fall. This
is A valuable hint and should be acted
upon by those who plant trees and
shrubs in the spring. The trouble with
spring planted trees usually is the dry
summers. Heavy mulching is a great
help, but the potato method is BETTER
Indiana Farmer.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-02-04
A Copy of The Companions

Art Calendar for 1897, which rivals the fa-
nous yard of Roses published by the
Companion Il few years ago, is given free
to every new subscriber to the Companion
for 1897. To new subscribers the paper is
also sent free from the time the subscription
Is received until January, 1897. Thus new
subscribers will receive free n handsome
four-pagc folding calendar, lithog raphed In
twelve colors, the Companion free every
week to January, 1897, and for a full year
to January, 1898, by sending the publishers
81. rs. one years subscription. Illustrated
prospectus for 1897 free. Address The
YOUTHS Companion, 203 Columbus avenue,
Boston, Mass.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-02-04
BALLOONS TO SAVE LIFE.
They VIII Soon lie Proved on I'll
Great Ocean Liners.

They VIII Soon lie Proved on the
Great Ocean Liners.
The balloon has become a marine life
saving appliance. The big ocean gray
hounds will soon, it is thought, be
equipped with life boats harnessed to
balloons so as to be practically unsink-
able. This novel device has been pat
cnted by Il shrewd Connecticut Yam
kee.
While the combination boat will
doubtless prove of the greatest service
in saving people far out at sea. it will
not be available at life-snving stations.
The wind is usually blowing shore
ward when vessels are in danger, and
for this reason it would be almost i'm
possible to force the boat, hampered by
the balloon, to the assistance of a
craft.
In a recent test made in the Connec-
ticut river, neal M;ddletown, it was
shown that, even with the boat filled
with water to the gunwales. the lift
ing power of the balloon prevented the
craft from either sinking or upSetting.
The boat was constructed under Mr..
Riley's direction, and is sixteen feet in
length. Cylinders filled with COM
pressed gas were placed in compart-
mcnts, II from these the balloon,
which was harnessed with cords to a
hollow mast connected with the cylin-
derS, was inflated. The mast, which is
of gas pipe, is adjustable, and when
turned forward the big balloon acted
as a sail oars proving quite unneces-
Sary.
The most interesting and convincing
portion of the exhibition was when the
passengers and crew We're landed and
the boat Filed With water. Even with
the extra SubmcrSion, the boat il0ated
along with scarcely a p%crccptible de-
crease in speed.
BY the simple process of reversing
the pumps the inventor showed how
he could pump the gas from the bal
loon back into the cylinders. Some of
the gas was then burned as a beacon
light, which could be seen for many
miles around. With this and a refiec-
tor signal, flashes can be made which
would he certain to attract the atten-
ton of passing vessels.
Another claim of the inventor is that
it can, by being launched from a sink
ing vessel, secure aid from shore be-
fore a life-saving crew, V though
ready, could shoot a line aboard.
Often. owing to a strong wind directly
off shore, the l~ifc-savers are unable to
place a life line so that it can be of
assistance.
This difficulty is mel by Mr.. Riley,
who has supplied his boat with Il line.
The boat. he claims. when supported
by the balloon, could even without a
crew, be headed for the shore, and,
owing to its remarkable buOyaucy.
would have little difficulty in riding
breakers and getting within reach of
the life-Savers.-New York Herald.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-02-04

A subscription has just beer started
In London, under the patronage of the
Prince of Wales, which has for its aim
the restoration of the old church of
Burnham Thorpe. where Nelson was
baptized, and where his mother and
father lie buried. 1t is the intention of
the committee that has the subscrip-
tion In charge to have the windows of
the church decorated with scenes re-
railing the esreer Of the victor Of Ira
falgaF.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-02-04

A strange discovery was made by
DIN w~oCdcutters in the forest of
Drumming. They began to fell a ven
cradle oak, which they soon found to
be hollow. Being ~hAlf-decayed, it soon
came to the ground with a crash, dis
closing the skeleton of a man In excel
lent preservation, even the boots, which
came above the knees, being perfect.
Ky its side were a porcelain pipe bowl,
a powder horn and a silver watch.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-02-04

fore, made a profit IN its operations for
the year. The government, on the
other hand, received a total of 49,
499,20S.4 40 in its postal business, while
the cost of the same was 500. 1926, 296.S4.
which is thought to be a very credita-
bic showing, as it is a reduction of
$1,GI9,956.19 in the annual deficiency.
If it were possible to obtain a COM
parative statement of the business
done under Western Union passes"
and under United States congressional
and official franks" it would probably
go Il long way toward explaining the
difference in the years results.-Phila.
delphia Ledger.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-02-04
Mail Matter and TeIegrams.

The annual reports of the Western
Union Telegraph Company and OF the
third assistant postmaster general
were both made public yesterday.
Their methods of presenting the sta
~tistics of the years business are so
different that a close comparison can
not be made, but the prominent facts
are that the telegraph company re-
ceived for messages an average rate of
800 cents each. while the cost of send
ing and delivering the same averaged
"a cents each. The company. there
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-02-04
Queen GATHERINGS Quiet Corner

st. Petersburg owes its second great
palace, the Hermitage, TO a fantasy of
Catherine II. Originally the Hermit
age was a small pavilion attached to
the Winter Palace, a place of recrea-
ton, where friendly causerie. as it was
understood in the last century, could
be carried on without court fOrmali-
ties. The imperial hostess drew up a
series of rules for these parties. and
placed them on a tablet near the door.
Leave your rank outside. as well as
your hat" says the first rule. b gay,
but do not spoil anything: do not break
or gnaw anything" is a somewhat
Ominons ~adElonitiOn. but those to
argue without anger and without ex-
element" and neither to sigh nor to
yawn. nor to make anybody dull nor
heavy" are rules which should he en-
forced in every drawing room to-day.
There are humOr and good sense in the
tenth and last. which enjOinS cacll
guest to tell no tales out of school;
whatever goes in ct ole ear must go
out at the other before leaving the
room."--New York Tribune,
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-02-04

London Truth tells stories about the
brutality Of British army officers which
match those that have recently come
from Germany. These tales seem to
indicate a lack of that individual Sill
pervision which many of the most
famous generals of the world gave to
their commands. Men in of
armies make a mistake when thew
leave the fate of the private and the
subaltern entirely in the hands of the
immediate superiors.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-02-04

upon the doctors advice, Miss VIII
helmina Perks has relinquished- her
intended expedition to the North role.
Her boat and supplies (Which were OF
the most complete character have been
purchased by telegram by a swedish
explorer. 1t Is stated that the mar
riage of Miss Perks to DR.. Fraser, tne
of the most successful medical men
of the day, will take place ut an early
date at Holy Trinity, Sloane street.
st. InmCS' GhXbttC.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-02-04

Canada and the United States OBJ
serve the same day as a season of
thanksgiving. Why doesn't Mexico
prove the similarity of her piety and
her civilization, as well as her right to
be considered a part of North America,
by joining in this admirable festival?
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-02-04
Quality ana Quantity.

81 hear that the new missionary Is II
greater man and n better man than hla
predecessor" remarked the first canni-
bal.
"Unless he is n better man." rcioined
the second |caIniba1, earnestly. IL
should not wish that he were greater.
There was quite enough of the other
one."-Dctroit Tribune.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-02-04

A burglar in Louisville was exposed
and frightened away the other night
by stepping on an India-rubber doll,
which gave forth a heartrending Shrek
in consequence. Hereafter timid maid
en- ladies can allay their fears of the
predatory man by q liberal applica-
ton of India rubber dolls to different
parts of their domicKes.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-02-04
D0ntTohsCco SDit and mike YOurL Ife AWaY

If you want to Quit tobacco using easily
and forever, regain lost manhood. he made
we'll, strong, magnetic. full of new life and
viSor, take No-To-Bac, the wondcr-worker
that makes weat men strong. Many gain
ten pounds in ten days. Over 400. 600 cured.
Buy No-To-Bac from your druggist. who
Will guarantee q cure. Booklets and sam
pie mailed free. AID. Sterling Remedy Co..
Chicago or New York.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-02-04

; A Chicago sa~loonkeepsr fired fifteen
shots at a gang of robbers who were
trying to break into his place the other
night, without hitting anybody. That
man has missed his calling. He is n
natural-born policcn an.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-02-04

A Chicago physician and II Of his
lady patients have simultaneously dis
appeared. The papers say that the
disappearance of the doctor cannot be
accounted for. II either one is found
the mystery will probably be cleared
up by both.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-02-04

- The man who risked his citizenship
Oh the result and lost, seems to be a
person who can be very agreeably
spared. When he goes, he should take
along the fellow with whom he bet.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-02-04

According to Gen. Lee teh redoubt-
nble Weyler is n gentleman with
pleasant manners, but a strict disci-
plinarian," and furthermore deponent
eayeth not.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-02-04

1t is unfortunate that beth sides can
not always be as sure of winning their
election bets as a certain young man
and woman in an Iowa town. The
stake was a thousand kisses, and both
of them are trying to pay up.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-02-04

A man who was acquainted with
Edgar Allen Poe tells how glad the
poet was when he induced a publisher
to give $40 for '"1he Raven" The po-
cts Of today would also be glad if they
could get that sum for their ''pomes."
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-02-04

The czarina of Russia has 257 cos
tunes in her wardrobe; but, for the
benefit of the wives End daughters all
W. this broad land it may be said
that she can't wear more than one Of
them at a time, even at her best.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-02-04
Amateur Doctors,

Hobson-This cold of mine is causing
me frightful misery.
Dobson-Is tiso very bad?
Hobson-No, the cold itself don't
trouble me, but every idiot that hears
me cough wants to recommend 4 cure
for it.-New York Advertiser.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-02-04

The car has issued an order that
henceforth the Russian imperial colors
shall be blue, white and red. This
means that they are to be the same as
ours In the United States.