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The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-15
Published Every Thursday.
G. e. Trescott, Publisher.

A Washington special to the
Helena Herald states that the re-
sumption by the Mercha, is Nat
ional bank has such official encour>
agement and sanction as promises
to speedily reopen its doors and
restore it. to its former prestige
and u-efulness to the people OF
Montana. President Hershfield is
in New Yock perfectiug arrange
ments to carry out resumption
plans at an early date. W. G.
Conrad aud Captain Couch are in
Washington in connection with the
affairs of The suspended North
western National Lank of Great
Falls. The institution will go in to
liquidation under the auspices OF
the old stockholders, who will pay
the depositors in full. The Conrad
Bros. will con tinue in business in
Great Fails as private bankers.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-15
Denies the Charge

| J. 6. Bair, an attorney from
Choteau. is in the city on legal
business, It will be remembered
that in his answer to Judge Pom
eroy's complaint 10 his contest
over the judgeship in the Eleventh
district, Judge Smith charged that
Judge Pomeroy had paid various
sums to persons living in Teton
and Flathead counties to aid in his
election. Among others the
answer charged that MIR. Bair had
received money from Judge Pom>
eroy. This Mr.. Bair most EN-.
phatically denies and in evidence
cites the fact that at the judicial
convention held in Helena last fall
he moved that Judge McIntire be
the republican nominee.
Mr.. Bair is a republican and
during the campaign did every
thing in his power to secure the
election of Judge McIutlre, the
regular republican nominee.
In an interview this morning Mr..
Bair said: ~ can't see where
Smith could get such information
as he charges in his answer. did
not receive any money from Judge
Pomeroy to be used in his cam
paign nor did I receive money
from any person in his interests.
l was hard worker in the cam
paign for Jud ge McIntire and it is
not likely that | would take e money
from Judge Pomeroy. went to
Judge Pomeroy to get him to
refute the charges and I was
anxious that he should as the
Leader had publ shed the answer
of Judge Smith. He promised to do
so, but about that time the case
was withdrawn, as settled, from
the supreme court and Judge
Pomeroy wrote me that it was
settled. I will state most positi-
veiy that whoever gave Judge
Smith his inf. rmation did not Geal
with facts, at least so far as / am
concerned"
Mr.. Bair will remain in the city
a few days and then return home.
Great Falls Leader, April 8.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-15
Notes of The Day

Last year about $3l, ZOO, 900
worth of tobacco was smoked in
Spain an average of $50 per head.
Thieves at Bucklnghamshire
England, stole bronze and stone
fountain fourteen feet high.
A Michigan man has patented
pump by which the water is raised
automatically when the cattle ap-
proach the trough.
The maple sugar industry 10
Vermont has been steadily grow
ing larger and this years yield is
expected to exceed all others. 1t
will probably be about 100000
pounds.
Leprosy is said to be spreading
in Spain in ewhat alarming
manner. In the village of Alsubias
near Valencia, more than a dozen
| families are SAID to be affected.
Arrangements have been made
for the simultaneous lighting OF
bonfires on every prominent height
in Great Britain on the night Of
the anniversary of the queen 8
coronation.
The following was taken from
an examination paper prepared by
a Japanese student in the mission
school at Nagoya. "American
nation are very kind and polite,
but that nature are just like the
cat"
Shipping at Hamburg amounted
to 6, 256, 900 tons in 1895. while
Liverpool has My 5,965, $50 tons
to its credit for the same year.
In ten years Liverpoors shipping
has increased about 40 per cent,
while Hamburg's shows an in.
crease Of about 70 per cent.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-15

The Jay Burd in the Choteau
postoffice should be the first man
in Northern Montana to be invited
to step down and out. The busi
ness of the office is not conducted
50 brilliantly that good republican
can not be found who wont improve
on it to a great extent.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-15

The Great Falls Tribune and the
Helena Independent are just now
protesting great friendship for the
Montana woolgrower. During an
election, however, free wool, low
wages for shepherds and ruination
for the flockmasLer is what they
advocate. Their game is so films y
that it is easy to see through it.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-15

DR.. Daniel B. McCann, of Sand
'oulee, is an applicant for agent at
the Backfeet reservation, to
succeed Major Steel. His CHI nces
OF getting the appointment, how
ever are not very bright. We will
make the prediction that if a
change is made at Browning the
Hon. John A. Kennedy, of Teton
county, will De the gentleman who
will look after the government
wards. John is all right and
you'd make Grst-class agent,
while McCann is not known in this
county. Who the d. is he any
way!
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-15

According to the Missnnla mes.
senger one William Van Cleve, oil
Kalispell is TO sucseed Major Steel
as agent lat the Blackfeet agency,
and that ex-senator Sanders is tc
dispense the political plums in
Montana this year. This might be
so, but as the Messe ger is "a dem.
ocratic paper, we will have to See
Mr.. Van Cleve with his commission
in his hanus before we believe it,
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-15

Johr Bloor, who is under arrest
for nisappropriating the salary
bill in the last legislature, is un-
able TO secure bondsmen and is
still in Jail. BIoor is ''reform
popuist' and probably deserves
his fate.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-15
Good Times for Wool Men.

The monthly wool price current
report for the United States issued
by Ronald & Rogers for March
SAYS of the wool market in Europe:
The situation of commercial
matters continues to be controlled
to some extent by political troubles
in the east of Europe, and textile
manufactures are complaining in
many quarters of a falling off in
employment, but the home trade
OF this country is sound and fairly
active, and the easy level of value
for the leading raw articles is an
element of encouragement for the
future"
The exports to the United States
for March consisted Of 1888 bales
of British; 2l81l bales of foreign ;
1924 bales of wool nolls and waste
and 728 bales cattle hair.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-15

Tn Chicago the republican fac
tions were at war with themselves
and Carter Harrison was elected
mayor. The council is also heavily
democratic.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-15

Down in Gutherie, Oklahoma,
where they have had "wopsy-
popsy" legislature on their hands
all winter, the republicans carried
everything in the city by good
majorities. Will the Helena Iude-
pendent please explain?
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-15

Daniel Wolsey Voorhees,, ex-
United States senator from the
state OF Indiana. died at 5 o'clock
last Saturday morning, at his home
in Washir gton, D. G. The de-
ceased was 70 years of age.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-15

At St. Augustine, Fla, W. j.
BryaL was injured by the falling
OF a platform On which he was
standing THIS is the second
shaky platform B.'yan has been
on in the past year, and he has
come to grief in b,th instances.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-15

A new weekly paper to be known
as The Pioneer will be started in q
few days at SLOGAN City, B. G.
Messrs. McFadden and Cowan OF
Anaconda. Mont. are the proprie-
tors.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-15

Several pos, masteis have been
appointed in Montana recently
Choteau needs a new one, Mr..
President.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-15

The city election in st Louis
resulted in the usual republican
victories.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-15

Bryan has been to the White
House. He went to make friend
" cal vi 'te r""Sil'nt. That is
-..t. |
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-15

The wool market, according to
the following z letter received by a
..arge sheep firm here, says the
Great Falls Leader, is beginning
to show an upward tendency. AS
the facts stated therein regarding
several contracts having been
made for wool on the sleeps back,
are true, the letter at this tine
may be of considerable moment.
The letter is a personal one, and
for that reason the names are with
held. 1t reads:
Boston, March, 20, 1897.
"The wool market here is
beginning to show strong Up
| ward tenden; ~, and in event OF the
tariff bill becoming a law we look
to see a material az vance all along
the line. Added to this is a factor
! which is becoming more apparent.
namely, that the wool clip of the
world is going to be short, and
this in itself should stimulate the
advance in price. We have re
Gently heard Of contracts being
made in the west for wool on the
sleeps back, and would urge our
| friends not to be lured into selling
their wools in this manner. We
believe that at ip time you will
See better figures being offered
than you could make contract for
now and we look for an improving
market. We believe it for your
interests to consign your wool this
year rather than sell at home, for
the position of wool this season is
iar stronger than it has been for
mauy years. Our advice is for you
not to think OF selling, and wher
the wool season opens and your
wool is ready for the market, il tn,
position of wool is as we think i
will be, you will make no mistake
to ship.
"We shall be glad to keep yol
posted oy wire ,r letter from time
to time as the season advances, arc
shall be glad to handle your WOO
n, coming sy,!spu # you decide t'
.lh4n a
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-15

A late market review of a Boston
wool house says.
"The excitement in the wool
trade has continued this week,
sales again exceeding 10, 900 600
pounds. Prices for the week show
general advance of from l to 2
cents. The market is very firm
and some wool houses have with
drawn their samples from the
market.
"There is much Indignation
over the retroactive tariff pro-
position, and as result many
Boston houses have cabled the
other side to stop shipments OF
wool to An erica. Wool people not
particularly interested in the
foreign markets say tbe retroactive
clause in the tariff will be a good
thing for the future of the WOO
trade, as already too much WOO
has been Imported.
"Some enthusiastic people are
predicting that wool will be selling
at 40 cents at the end of the year
as against 81 today. They point
out that in 1879 and 1880 WOO
prices advanced from 20 cents t.
40 cents per pound, and that th'
situation warrants just as large al
advance now as then
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-03-28

PARIS, March 1.-THE greatest sur
prise was occasioned in art circles the
other day by the discovery that the best
models Of the artistic colony ere Ameri-
can girls who are living in Paris and earn
ing a good sum yearly by posing.
That an American art student should go
to Paris to paint from models furnished
by his own country is contrary to all ira
dition: and when Franz Josef, young
Hungarian artist. announced that his
model was an American girl from Nevada,
L. s. A.. who posed for several of her coun-
trvnen also. he was not believed. Finally.
upon wager, he produced the young lady
and cigarettes were passed around.
In the discussion which followed it came
out that the great majority Of art students
in Paris are painting from American mod
els-yes. from real American girls. who
keep house for themselves on the Rue
Roissenade or live in the pensions. They
are good. clever nice girls with friends az
home. 10 whom they write daily but they
live in Paris because here is the money
which they want. They are better palu
than i'm their own country because the
demand for them is greater, and they can
make enough in a year to keep them anu
Law up a good deal besides. Ihey arc
witty and clever and immensely pretty Oh
course.
They are hired by French, German ltal-
ian and American artists each one ol
whom. thinking he has prize Keeps ne
~, ord address of his model secret; and
,brs :, hammered that none knew that the
o,ber had an American model until the
CO.. t,,rned out of the bag in plain sight OF
everybody
The first American model in Paris was
Minnie Hastings, young newspaper "o-
man of Nevada. She came here TWO years
AGO TO study French journalism. Her idea
vs. IN translate the French papers
rather the news of Paris and write or
cable # home dai!y to her newspapers.
This worked well. but it was haii ana
when one day Miss Hastings was request
cd nv an artist to pose for his Madonna
sbe tbrew a white shawl around her mead
c,e. b.r eyes heavenward and sat down
for an hours contemplation of the fres-
CO.'S thinking all the time what jolly
..s.or,," II would make to write home.
The nicture was such a success that the
artist insisted upon paying Tor 'he sltllls'
and so urgently did he beseech Miss Hast
ings to pose again that before she knew
i. sbe-vas giving up four mornings a week
- tho artist and TO a friend who was
nainting cherub frieze in which sweet
mink baby face was needed. Finding that
her patrons were disposed 70 keep the mat
tsr a secret. the Nevada girl soon drifted
mo the Trilby business. from which she
has never emerged. She is the queen
NJ models of the best class.
Another girl who poses ior a select Few
artist is Miss Kraft Of New YORK. ms
girl came to Paris 10 b. an arust heiSeIl.
prt no sooner had her sketch class seen
i,o~ beau,iful blue-black hair and her
vivid =. cheeks than they began TO coax
ber for G,tings. At first she made the an
ranger snt that they were 10 purchase hsr
- ,naT,xials in return for short sittings
dsilv. But the sittings heightened until the
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-03-28
GOOD CHEER.

a medical journal says: IF woman
would eat more onions she would have
fewer visits from her doctor. New
York Advertiser.
Yeast-"Is Penman's poem being
much read?" Crims0nDcak-'l should
think so. I read it six times before
could tell what he was driving at -
Yonkers Statesman.
why so sad. dean boy?' storm
put off wash day five days IN succession
in our boarding house, and we got nve
wash day dinners without being aDle
to kick. Truth.
Teacher James. can You tel me
what is meant by cubic yard james
q don't exactly, but ] suppose II D
a ward that the Cuban children play
with. Boston Traveller
q have seen some pretty hard knocks
in NV time" began the anvil. in ring,
ing tones when the bellows interrpu'eu
him with: But think of the trouble !
have. There isn't a day that m not
hard pressed 10 raise the wind. -Cih-
cinnati Enquirer. ..,.
Willv-"T met our new minister on
nv way to Sunday school mamma
and he asked me if / ever played mar.
hIee ON q Sunday" Neither II m! p
And what did you say 10 that WHY
81 said. Get thee behind me. satan =
and walked off and left him. - wink
les. ..i, .bo
Young husband. al their first breakfast
at home. Yes she answered. i talK,
cd 10 the market man abou tthat ana
he said il was economy in the end never
though this might cost llI HnoIo'
TO buy weak butter. lie SAD that even
people could get along with less OF IT,
and II would last long r. -" ashlhgloh
Star ..to4.
Hopeful The dry goods merchant
was explaining the situation TO the ne"
drummer he had just employed. our
nredecessor." he said has got MS BUS
mess all tangled up. and II you take hls
Mace Won will have a difficult task get
ting order out OF chaos. / don
know who Chaos is. chCerfully replied
the drummer but 1t J. u sell nm
bili if have 10 hang on 10 him a week.
-DrygoOds Chronicle
~ want a death certificate SAID an
excited individual. rushing INTO tne
health office yesterday afternoon. He
got il. ard was asked for the customary
dollar whats that he exclaimed.
looking surprise; "I'lI give you nifty
cents" "It'Il never do, said Secretary
Combs. nodding his head. 'Couldn
take penny Jess" well. here's the
81 cred the man. Il wouldn't
have had her die for FIVE She was
model wife. Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-03-28
President Mckinley Will Give the Greatest
-.rsts Sincethe Days of Crantand Arthur.
PROBABLY BEGIN THEM THIS SPRING.
Does Not Compel the President to Be at
Home" Until Jan. list, 1898.


might be particularly brilliant and me-
morable.
Mckinley has already shown an old
fashioned Open-handsd lberality. He
has entertained chance guests sumptu-
Ously. and though he need not bother
himself about official etiquette until
January, 1897, ne has prepared for some
very fine receptions and dinners this
spring of O s5mi-Oficial nature.
Florists and caterers report with glee
that his orders have already exceeded
any given by the outgoing President
during his whole four years, and from
sly hints let drop there will be some
feast giving that has never been
eQualled in this country.
lie will undoubtedly usher in 1898
and the social whirl with an eclat wor-
thy of the return to power of the pOliu-
cal party which gave him its highest
honor
The State dinners are all given IN the
State dining room. are served on a Gov
eminent silver and china service and
Government linen. and are under the
general supervision Of the Federal
White House steward He is assisted
bv walters paid out of the private
pocket of the President, since the reg
ulsr domestic STAFF of the Executive
Mansion is generally quite limited. The
table is always laid in the shape or
az q LONGITUDINAL section of an hour
glass turned on its side.
To the Cabinet dinner are usually in
vited. besides the Secretaries and their
wives. the Vice President and Speaker
# the House and their wives, and very
occasionally one or two Of the more dis
-inguished members aud Senators and
their wives The Diplomatic dinner may
also include. besides the diplomats,
members of the Foreign Affairs Com
uutees of the two houses of Con-
sress and the Secretary and Assist
amt Secretary of State. IL is naturally
the most brilliant of the three dir.
uars. made so by the splendid OIL
/ c-al dress of foreign representatives.
10 The Supreme Court dinner besides
/ the Chief Justice and Associate Jus
I tfces and their wives come also the
/ Attornev-General and a few distin-
.uished guests from Senate and House.
The President is usually dined each
season by the members OF the Cabinet
i'm turn. beginning with the Secretary OF
State and down in the order of rank.
This is official etiquette, but extends no
further than the Cabinet. The Presi-
dent is also sometimes a dinner guest
of the Chief Justice or one Of the Asso-
ciate Justices. but he is never the guest
of a foreign Minister Such an action
might be construed to have official
/ significance. and an unwritten law re-
ouires that he keep away from these
/ gentlemen.
Mere White House receptions do not
lower the private bank account of a
/ President, although they do test ms
] demonstrating powers TO the utmost.
! Officially there are five Of these recep-
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-03-28

tions in the following order: New
Years, diplomatic, Congress and judi
ciary, army and navy and marine corps
and public. here are no fixed dates for
these functions. They are planned and
published at the beginning Of the sea-
son.
All in all, most ex-Presidents would
psobably tell you that thei" social du-
les cost then more il physical and
mental exeruol than IN dollar and
cents Of salsrj. The stately and SOL
emily import. mt official dil Ier and the
,nlerminabla line o. people who must
be handicapped and smiled at in re-
ceptions-these are more to be reckoned
than caterers bills and dressmakers'
accounts. YRONiE RETSOF.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-03-28
A JoYLEss VICTORY.

Two of the smallest men in the city were
standing at the Curbstone waiting for n
car. Their conversation had been about
the traditional feminine tendency TO eX-
travagance and the difficulty they had in
keeping their domestic expenditures down
TO what they considered a reasonable
limit.
There they are now" exclaimed one of
them.
"Who?"
"Our wives. And I'll bet they've been
shopping"
They seem to be talking very earnestly
about spending something"
I'll bet l can tell what my wife is talk
ing about
Are you a mind reader?"
NO But l can make a guess on that
subject. I'll bet you dinner I can, any
how"
I'll take It,"
"An right. She's talking about spend
ing money Wen so up behind them and
overhear what they are saying to prove
it,"
They crossed the street and the origira-
tor Of the idea smiled knowingly as his
wife opened her purse and peered into it.
My dear" she said to her companion,
"have YOU any change
Yes: little"
well. would you mind lending me a
penny to buy postal card?"
Certainly, if have enc. Oh, yes! Here
it is"
Thank you ever so much. I have five
cents. but I hate to use it. \ nickel al
ways seems to so so fast after you once
break it,"
The man yho offered the wager had won
it, but for some reason he didn't seem
proUd.-Washingto star
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-03-28
NOT A MATTER OF HEALTH.

They were discussing the coastruc-
ton of a new gown.
From a hygienic point of view, and
merely as a matter of health" suggest
ed the dressmaker, Il think it should
be made"
The naughty beauty stopped her by
a gesture.
"Hygienic point of view!' she eX-
claimed. Matter of health. What
has that to do with it? When | want
health l will go to a doctor. When l
want style | come to you. We will now
eliminate all absurdities and discuss
this purely from a common sense stand
point. Will it be fashionable and be-
coming?'-Chicago Post.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-03-28
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PUSHING \ DOLLAR THROUGH \
HOLE.

Three young men were seated at table
in a Market street restaurant. one OF
them drew from his pocket and laid upon
a table a silver dollar. Beside il he placed
a visiting card with a round hole about .
half inch in diameter pierced through its
centre. Said he: See the fat white dol
lar? See the little hole in the card? Bet
YOU the cigars | can push the big dollar
through the little hole I'll so YOU,
said one of his companions; but remem-
her. YOU are to push that dollar through
that hole without charging the hole"
That's what" responded the proposer of
the feat. Laying the dollar fat on the
table he he'd the card on edge behind II.
Then he produced a pencil, which he
showed through the hole in the card until
It touched the edge of the coin. Pushing
the dollar through the hole, sec?' Here
comes Jonesey." said the loser. Lend me
your dollar and your funny card and I'll
get revenge Oh, l won't do thing TO
Joneseyw \ lengthy, cadaverous young
fellow. with a vacuous expression, drifted
into the vacant place at the table.
"Jonesey." said the loser of the cigars,
there's a big dollar and here's little
round hole in a card. Bet you l can put
the dollar through the hole just as it is
loser to pay all four of our checks
Done" said Jonesey. The other pro
ceeded to repeat the action of the first
trickster Hold on" drawled Jonesey,
languidly, your contract is to put the
dollar through the hole I didn't bet you
couldn't push it through the perforatlon.
you see. dear boy. I've been up against
the game hitherto" -Philadelphia Record