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The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-12-09

Man with all his superior intelligence
and inventive genius must now take
a back seat in the matter of language
to the common barnyard fowl of the
world, says Southern Fancier. For
centuries this noble lord of creation
has tried to found a universal Ian
guage without success, the nearest ap-
proach being Volapuk, the invention
of that accomplished linguistic student,
Rev. DR.. Johan Schleyer, of Baden,
Germany. Fowls have long since mas
tered the knotty subject for as Mrs.
Kabelac boldly asserts they possess a
general language. Says she: Take
a fowl from Japan and one from Eng
land, and then one from France, one
from America. Set all these, p
ing them to be hens. When the chicks
hatch you will hear them calling to
the TIMES in the self-same notes, the
same punctuation, well, the same
words. Throw some egg crumbs down
when these chicks are t%wenty-four
hours old, you will hear a simultane-
ously and exactly similar cali from all
-four hens to their chicks. 1t is an
other cry, another punctuation, an
other series of notes, another SEN
tence which they will pronounce. If
they have not been fed on too much
egg they will accentuate the call in an
excited shrill way. This evidently
means that the food is extraordinarily
nice, for the chicks rush in a great
hurry when they hear this peculiar
call, even if fed a few minutes before.
A hawk sails over, the four hens utter
an exactly similar note, supposing they
have all seen it. if not one takes the
alarm for the other. What is the re-
suit? The chicks fully comprehending
this peculiar cry, never heard at other
times, but only evoked by the presence
OF a hawk, rush away from their
mother, hiding under brush or in
some place where the hawk cannot
catch them in its swoop. Should the
hawk succeed in carrying one of then
off you will hear a most despairine
scream. perfectly unique, from the
mother of the victim. The other un.
bereaved mothers do not utter thu
same cry. Unless a chicken is carried
off you will not hear this cry. Is no
this language? The same sound, oc.
c~asionally differently accented to de,
note intensity or the reverse, Away.
used to convey the same idea by differ
ent individuals and understood by all
Abolish the Feed-Trough.-The feed
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-12-09
MODERN PROVERBS.

A little meanness goes a long way.
Staying qualities are the only kind
that are worth having.
Some mortals smile at obstacles and
then slip around them.
When some people come to think of
it they do not know what they be-
lieve.
Some parents spare the rod until
their children fail them oyer the head
with It.
There is no other remedy for the
blues quite equal to heroic doses of use
full employment.
II O would raise yourself in the es-
timation of some naughty mortals you
must kneel at their feet.
Before a reformer makes the world
over be should consider just how many
people he Is about to leave out of a
job,
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-12-09

The prince of Wales is ever the most
thoughtful and kindly of men. Only
a few mornings a go, attending the
funeral services of a friend, l found his
royal highness among the little congre-
CATION. 1t was as early as 10 O'Clock in
the morning, and the princes duties are
exceptionally arduous just now. The
lady who had died was not among his
most intimate friends, but a desire to
show kindness and consideration for
her sorrowing people drew him toward
them at this hour Of their grief and
distress.-Sketch.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-12-09

One of the results of the floods in
East st. Louis, Ill, brought about a no.
vel funeral procession. William Lor-
man, a plasterer, died. The street was
flooded and neither carriage nor hearse
could get neal the house. The street
car company were appealed to and re-
sponded with two trolley cars. One
was used for a hesrse nj the other
was utilized by the mourners. The
Journey to the gates of the Genet cry
was made in this manner
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-12-09

Theodore Roosevelt wen down to FL
lis Island lately, and was made hon
orary president Of the immigration
board of inquiry at once. He called
up the first case, and learned that a
Scotchman had come over with q young
GIRL, It was explained to Roosevelt
that she was his common law wife"
Teddy bristled. ooh, l know all about
these Scotch marriages." he said.
sMarry the girl now" And 80 they
were wed.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-12-09

Speaking Of trapeze acts, what's the
matter with this, performed by the
Monroe family, two young men and
two young m -Four trapezes are
used. The girls climb to two high
up and the young men hang by their
heels from two others between and
about thirty feet below, over a net.
At the proper instant the two girls leap
toward each other. meet in the air,
clasp hands, perform a half revolution,
and are caught safely by the young
men below. The act is very start
ling.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-12-09

BY: direction of Congress and the
President the Secretary of the Navy
has placed a warship at the command
on the Christian Herald Bible House,
New York, for the purpose Of trans
porting any corn that generous farm
ers of this country may donate to their
starving heather brothers In india.
Ten thousand people are dying there
every day of starvation. 1t Is likely
that their cries for bread will be hb-
orally responded to by the farmers OF
the west and south. Every community
should besable to send a carload of the
corn that is now going to waste fos
want OF "a market. Committees pro-
posing to contribute should write to The
Christian Herald. Wheat and other
Vnperishable products will be taken.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-12-09

: The influence which may be exerted
by one person is admirably illustrated
in the case of a young Indian who re-
turned to North Dakota after gradua-
ton at Hampton. He had learned there
to wash and iron and bake bread, all
tiyes and friends; and after buying a
dress for his mother he carried it to
a missionary and begged her to cut 1T
out. He explained that lie had never
been taught to make dresses, but that
with a sample he felt sure he could
teach even that art to the Indian wom-
en-
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-12-09
DON'T DO IT..
Avoid Discussing Irritating Subjects at

Avoid Discussing Irritating Subjects at
the Dinner Table.
Why is it that in most households
the dinner table become a dumping
ground for the wholesale plants of it's
members? Probably because this is the
only meal of the day when the entire
family meet together, and each one
feels it a duty to air a few personal
grievances in order to seek consolation
from the others, says the Boston
Herald.
Out of Difference to digestion, if for
no other reason, dinner table CONVEX
sation should be of the spiciest, but
this fact is lost sight of in the general
desire Of everybody, from papa down
to the youngsters, to serve up only
those topics which have marred rather
than made the days happiness. Hard
ly has the man of the house finished
his carving duties before he falls into
an animated financial discussion with
his wife. Household expenses are re-
hashed, bills grumbled over, and the
cost of living recalculated with tedious
regularity. Mother in her turn eager
~ pours ihlo any iisIeniHS edl ner uo-
nestle woes. The days errors below
stairs are infinitely recorded. She signs
over Bridget's butter waste, declares
that the butchers Indifference to her
order is becoming intolerable, and SO
on. Then the small boy (poor little tar
get for family law-picking) comes in
| for his share of criticism. His failures
at school are relentlessly raked up and
all sorts Of punishments threatened I'm.
less there is speedy reform. If there
are guests present this talk of the in
ner circle is, for courtesy's sake, given
a less personal flavor, but only then
Good cheer and plenty of it" is moi
the motto Of the average family din
ner.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-12-09

! In dealing with Office seekers Mr..
Mckinley may take heart Of grace
from a remark Of Mr.. Lincoln to q
trusted adviser: "A president must
sometimes understand the duty of ap-
pearing ungrateful, and the wisdom Of
rejecting smart combinations with I'M
congenial elements"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-12-09

T. D. Burns, Of Park View, New Mex
leo. recently shipped eighteen car loads
Of fat cattle from his range to Kansas
City. the shipment bringing him over
$4,000. Rustlers are SO bad on his
range that he feels the necessity Of rail-
reading his stock off to market.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-12-09

An Australian confectioner has hit
upon the idea of printing the news of
the day upon a thin piece of dough,
using chocolate instead of ink. He de-
livers these to his customers, who first
read them and then eat them with their
coffee,
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-12-09

An Atchison girl on her way to the
altar has stopped long enough to recall
that her married sister has had four
babies. two buggy rides. one theatrical
treat and two parties in ten years and
the recollection is affecting her so seri-
ously that 1t is doubtful II she will re-
sumo her interrupted journey,
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-12-09

Numerous experine nts to determine
the best fire-resistins materials for the
construction of doors, have proved that
wood covered with tin resists fire bet
ter than an iron door.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-12-09
The incorporate use of adjectives il

The Incorporate use of adjectives 10
a form OF literary disease. Total alb
stinence from adjectives is not prac-
teal, but a moderate use of that part
of speech is essential to the best style.
One who heard Nansen address the
Royal Geographical society says that
In the whole discourse, lasting more
than an hour, there was nc a super
luous adjective.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-12-09

The meanest girl has been discov-
cred. She lives in Somerville, and one
evening last week she invited three
young men to come and hide behind
the portiers and hear another young
man propose to her.-Somerville Jour-
nal.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-12-09

Probably the Oldest school house
now used in Maine is situated in Yves,
Gardiner, and which is 104 years old
1t has been known as the Merritt road
school house for half a century.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-12-09

Despondent creditors may find soace
In the fact that II the sultan were out
Of debt the powers would throw him
over in q minute.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-12-09
DAIRY AND POULTRY.
INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR
OUR RURAL READERS.
How Successful Farmers Operate This
Department. of the Farm-A Few
Hints as to the Care of Live Stock
Ahd Poultry.

EW ideas are con-
stantly s%pringing
up in d~airying; and
this is also true of
milking, which is
an i'm p a n t
branch of the in
dustry, says a writ
er in Live Stock
Indicator. / have
paid some atten-
tention to dairy
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-12-09

Two men have been sentenced to the
penitentiary in st. Louis for going to
church. They went after midnight and
stole the communion service.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-12-09
ObIiginR.

Tourist lin North Wales)-Wasn't
there a steep hill here once? Native
There was, but the bicyclists object
ed to it and the rural council had it
removed.-Tit Bits.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-12-09
What Ais the Hen?

This is a question that is often asked,
rectly answered. For instance this
last week I had a hen that was sick.
The symptoms were these. She was
much inclined to stay on the roost and
refuse food. The feathers on her head
would stand up almost straight, giving
the idea that the fowl was being SUBJ
ject to some sharp, thrilling pain. Her
eyes also seemed to indicate internal
pain. But her comb was red, and she
showed no sign of indigestion. When
out of doors she would stand nearly
straight. Altogether her look was that
OF a healthy but uncomfortable hen.
Now what would our doctors have de-
clared to be the matter with the fowl?
said NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. But
I was wrong. 1 killed the hen and
dressed her. Then the mystery was
uncovered. I found two Jumps of hard
material; they proved to be cysts that
had formed over two sharp wires that
had been eaten by the hen at some time,
evidently far in the past. One of these
cysts was in the external portion Of
the gizzard, out of which the wire had
worked. The gizzard had grown up
under the wire, and the latter was
pushing it's way through the flesh of the
hen. The sharp point of the wire IN
the outside of the gizzard was not
covered by the cyst, but was left bare
to act as a probe in cutting away a pas
sage for itself. The cyst was formed
around and behind the wire. 1t was
one Of those admirable provisions Of
nature for the casting off of undesir-
able foreign matter. Another wire and
cyst were found just under the breast
bone, just under the skin, and there Is
nc doubt that in a little while it would
have been able to get through and out.
The cyst was nearly half an inch in
diameter.
The moral is that we should be care
full that our fowls can not get at such
things as sharp nails, wire, pins or
tacks. l am glad l killed the fowl, and
I am sure that no fowl doctor could
have diagnosed the trouble.
Mary Ann.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-12-09
WOMEN USE TOBACCO.
SOCIETY WORKING TO DOWN
THE USE OF CIGARETTES.
Empress OF Austria Has the Habit
Much Rejoicing In Some Circles
Over the Attitude Of the Young
Czarinn; v

DECROIX, the de-
lightful president
Of the Society for
the Prevention of
the Abuse of To-
bacco, II have
jumped for joy at
reading in the pa
pers that the young
czarina is so OPP
posed to the use OF
cigarettes that she
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-12-09
A man IL always looking for a nicer
brand Of smoking tobacco, and . wo-
ma for = better style Of curling iron.

Z And now 1t Is reported that Rivera
wal betrayed. An expurgated brand Of
patriotism il what Cuba needs very
badly.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-12-09
Why So MANY Breeds.

Geo. Entry, in Poultry Advocate,
says: That there are a great many
breeds, which, with their numerous
subdivisions, make quite a formidable
array, especially in the eyes of n
first attending a poultry show, is GER
tainly an undisputed fact. 1t is at
times a perplexing matter for the be-
ginner to make a choice among so
many. And yet l believe that it is
one of the good things in our poultry
culture, for with such an array OF
fowls a kind may be selected possess
ing just the qualities desired. For ex-
ample, A lives in a large city and has
a couple of hundred feet of back yard.
1t is of no use as a garden, being too
much shaded by surrounding buildings.
He concludes to utilize it as a run for
a dozen hens. Now he can not sue
cessfully raise any chicks; therefore
the Matching propensity would be a
decided nuisance in his hens. Forum
ately he can get fowls which will fur
nish him a bountiful supply of eggs
without attempting to hatch. He can
get them of almost any color and
markings he may fancy. B lives On a
country place and can raise chicks. He
may select a fowl which will not only
lay we'll, but will hatch and rear chicks
as we'll. He may wish to sell young
chicks in the early spring and summer
months and grown cockerels in au-
tumn and winter. He can be suited to
a nicely. There are the D~ominiques,
T-----
etc., to select from. And SO I might
go on through all the different places
where and purposes for which fowls
are kept. No, there are not too many
breeds and varieties of domestic fowls.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-12-09
A MAN CAN ENDURE.
LIVES WITHOUT MUCH Diff
GUILTY IN THE EXTREMES.
One Result of Nansen's Expedition-The
Records Of Meteorological Obserta-
lions Are Very Valuable In Several
Ways. v

OF the least inter-
esting of the many
u OF Nansen's
expedition are the
records of meteoro-
logical observations
that were continued
a | m o s t uhinter-
ruptedly for the
better part OF three
years, and which
throw distinct light
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-12-09

A Hog Cholera Outbreak.-A recent
Cities when there were no diseased
herds known to be within a hundred
miles or more, may prove a valuable
lesson If properly understood and util-
lied. The outbreak referred to was in
a herd that was in fine condition; 1t
was housed, fed and cared for in every
way in a flrst-class manner, and the
health of the animals was excellent. In
a manner that we have not space TO de-
tail it was learned that the disease
was communicated to the herd by a
man who came to the place from a dis
tant infected district, who had been
among diseased hogs, n without
change of clothes or other precautions
went among this healthy herd and left
the germs Of disease there that will
probably destroy it. There is no ques-
ton about real hog cholera being in
fictitious, and thai it may be easily and
unsuspectingiy transmitted, as in this
case. The moral of this is: Allow no
stranger TO visit the pens of healthy
hogs; or still better, do not let him
come on the place unless he can give
ample assurance that he could not by
n possibility have been in contact
with cholera hogs. Hogs must be pro-
tected from this contagion as the mem
bers OF the family woul@ he plotecIel
from smallpox. lp 20 date this is all
that can he dU!.e To stay the dread
plague, ana therefore every possible
%precauiion against It's spread should be
taken.-Farm. Stock and Home,
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-12-09

Think of a man making butter that
costs him IL to IA cents per pound and
swapping it at S and 10 cents per
pound for groceries at the country
store. Think of hin selling cream to
the creamery. and never stopping to
think, study or read an hour in a
month as to the kind of cows he ought
to have for the business, or the proper
way to care for them in order to get
the most cream. Think of a man
blindly plunging along in these old
ruts of farm practice for years, never
caring to read what other men are
doing who are successful and making
money in the dairy business. Think of
a ma doing all these things, as thous-
ands are doing, and not caring enough
for his own profit to invest 100 cents a
year in a dairy paper that is wide
awake to his best interests all the
time, and worth every week ten times
it's cost.-H. C. Carpenter, before Min
nesota Dairy Association.
The record-union., 1897-10-13
Opinions of a Pessimist.

The woman who bleaches her hair
will probably grieve because she can
change the color of her wing feathers,
if she ever gets to heaven.
When man gets to be 80 he wonders
how it ever was possible for him to re-
gard people of that age as being well
along in years.
Some men still dye their hair and
whiskers Generally, this practice is
the only thing about them worth men
tioning.
There is always room at the top; but
the fellows at the top are not the ones
who make 1t.
1t is encouraging to read biography.
There we may find that the greatest
men were like us in some respects For
instance. they ate, drank, slept and oc-
casionally made fools Of themselves.
Cleveland Leader.
The record-union., 1897-10-13
THE OLD WAY
OF Treating Dyspepsia and Ind igestfon
by Dieting Barbarous and Useless

y
by Dieting Barbarous and Useless
One.
We say the old way, but really it is a
very common one at present time
and many dyspeptics and physicians as
we'll consider the first step to take in
attempting to cure indigestion is to
diet, either by selecting certain foods
and rejecting others or to greatly di-
minish the quantity usually taken, in
other words the starvation plan is by
many supposed to be the first essential.
The almost certain failure of the star
walton cure for dyspepsia has been
proven time and again, but still the
moment DYSPEPSIA makes its appear
ance a course of dieting is at once ad-
vised
All this is radically wrong. 1t is
foolish and unscientific to recommend
dieting or starvation to a man suffering
from dyspepsia, because indigestion
itself starves every organ and every
nerve and every fiber in the body.
What the dyspeptic wants is abund-
ant nutrition, which means plenty OF
good, wholesome, well-cooked food and
something to assist the weak stomach
pose for which Stuart's Dyspepsia Tab
lets are adapted and this is the method
by which they cure the worst cases OF
dyspepsia; in other words, the patient
eats plenty Of wholesome food and
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets digest it for
him In this way the system is nour-
ished and the overworked stomach
rested, because the tablets will digest
the food whether the stomach works or
not One Of these tablets will digest
5000 grains of meat or eggs.
Your druggist will tell you that Stu
arts Dyspepsia Tablets is the purest
and safest remedy sold for stomach
troubles, and every trial makes one
more friend for this excellent prepara-
ton. Sold at SOC for full sized pack
age at all drug stores.
A little book on stomach diseases
mailed free by addressing Stuart Com
pany, Marshall, Mich.
The record-union., 1897-10-13
ALL IN THE FIELD.

The candidates to be voted for at the
coming municipal election are now all
in the field. The latest 10 enter the
lists is Russ d. Stephens, who has filed
the necessary petition as an independ-
ent candidate for Mayor. Mr.. Stephens
is respectable citizen, an honest man.
and would no doubt make a good May
or but there is no special reason why
The record-union., 1897-10-13
A Foe to Strong Drink.

Mrs. Wallace-Our milkman has been
attending temperance meetings, he tells
me.
Mr. Wallace-Yes, and I am afraid it
has had a bad effect on him.
"How?''
Il think he has become so earnest a
foe of strong drink that he has taken
to watering the milk. k.''-Cincinnati En-
quirar.
TO CURE a co I'D IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All drug
glsts refund the money if it fails to cure. &c.
The record-union., 1897-10-13

The news is so uniformly persistent
that there win be extreme suffering in
the hlondike region this winter unless
food supplies go in. that the subject be-
comes distressful. Cannot some means
be devised 10 aid the unfortunate people
who viii be weather locked in that in
hospitable region? No matter that
these people We're warned in time. and
dom and experience; they are human
beings, our brethren and kim In the
presence of their peril all things else
disappear but The one desire to extend
them aid, if within the possibilities of
human energy and device
The record-union., 1897-10-13
Gave Himself Away.

George, do you know that you came
home at 8 o'clock this morning and
acted dreadfully silly?"
What did I say?"
Well for one thing. you called me
wingless angel"
Did I say that?"
Yes
''Ill have to own up, my dear. I was
drunk.'-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The record-union., 1897-10-13

Pure blood and good health go hand
in hand. Take Hoods Sarsaparilla for
the former and the latter is ensured.
The weakened system needs a building
up medicine like Hoods.
The record-union., 1897-10-13

Entered at the Postofice at Sacramento
es second-class matter.