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The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-08-05

health has always been hers and in
her old age has not deserted her. With
the blessing of a sound body she also
has good eyesight. Her eyes are as
good as they were when she was a
young girl. Mrs. Dermody lives with
her daughter, who herself has passed
80, and bids fair to see the century
mark.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-08-05

Mature brews some very destructive
storms among your people," ventured
the man from Boston.
That's what she does" growled the
man from Kansas, and it'll never be
no better till we get rid of that En-
glish syndercate what owns all the
breweries in this country"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-08-05

Before we were married George
wanted to kill lions and tigers to prove
his love for me-"
'Is he still as devOted?"
II wish you could hear him 9" on
when | ask him to get up at night aud
chase a mouse out of the room"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-08-05

On his recent seventy-fifth birthday
Edward Everett Hale was congratu-
lated On beginning the last quarter of
the first century of his life. This was
not only felicitous, but Christian,
pointing to the inspiring truth that
we are here but spending the first
years of an endless existence.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-08-05

New Servant found this coin I'D.
on your desk, sir. Master-l'm glad
you are honest. | put it there pur-
posely to test your honesty. New Ser
vant-That's what | thought.-Flie-
gende Blaetter.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-08-05
Halls Catnrrh Cure
Is taken informally. Price, 75c.
HelniEE Him Out.

II loaned some money to Sticky"
groaned the patient. land I'm in doubt
whether he will ever repay me. That's
what makes me sick"
Il car relieve you of all doubt at
once said the kind old doctor; you
will never get a cent of it,
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-08-05

Cashier at Bank-"You will have to
bring some one to identify you before
We can cash this draft. Got any friends
in the town." Stranger-'No; I'm the
dog license man."-Golden Penny.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-08-05

what do you think of that Irish
view of mine!" asked the young artist,
~nervously.
We'll, my boy. I'm not much of a
critic, you know, but | heard \ very
refincd-looking lady say that it looked
to her exactly like an Irish stew
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-08-05

A man who boasts that he never
fallibility, or else concludes that he
has not sense enough to learn my
thing.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-08-05
Animals That Don't Drink.

How long would you be contented'
without a drop of water to drink
There are many different kinds of ami
mails in the world that never in all
their lives had so much III q drop of
water. A parrot lived for fifty-two
years in the Zoo at London without
drinking a drop of water, and many
naturalists believe the only moisture
imbibed by wild rabbits is derived
from the green heritage laden with
dew. Many reptiles-serpents, lizards
and certain kinds of frogs and toads-
live and thrive in places entirely de-
void of water, and sloths are also said
not to drink. An arid desert i'm
France has produced Il race of non
drinking COWS and sheep, and from
the milk of the former RoQuefort
cheese IL made.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-08-05

Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Life Away.
To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag
netic. full OF life, nerve and vigor, take No-To~
Bac, the wonder-worker that makes weak men
strong. All druggists. 50c or 81. Cure guaran-
teed. Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co, Chicago or New York.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-08-05
About the Usual Price.

A cyclers' paper says that Missouri
paid road supervisors $500, 900 in 1896
to oversee work that cost $500, 900; or.
in other words, it cos over a million
dollars to get a half a million dollars
worth of work done.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-08-05
GIVING AAwAt BRIDES.
A London Firm Makes a Speciality OF
Supplying This Need.

"A LOndOn Firm Makes II SpesbAftS VI
Supplying This Need.
"In addition to our business of let
ting our wedding dresses on hire.
said a member of q well known firm OF
costumers iii the western central dis
trict of London. I'VE often perform our
little service for the bride. !
you, of course, recognize the Tact
that in this great city there are scores
of Woodworking girls who are miles
away from their relations, and who
have always been too busy to cultivate
many friends. Well. when these girls
are about to marry young fello ws who
are similarly circumstanced, the cues
ton arises as to who shall give away
the bride. :
II can answer that question for their
at Ohce, for | have connected with my
business an eX-major in the army. IL
member Of iii ancient family, and II
man, too, of unimpeachable character.
He is poor, but he dresses well, has
beautiful white hsir, and looks the
kindly father to perfection | intro
duce him to the bride and bridegroom
and he. for a moderate fee, gives the
former away.
Sometimes he takes the whole ar
rangements of a breakfast at6a SO on
upon himself, and he is Il fine speaker
on occasion. He is always q welcome
guest with these people afterWard
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-08-05
Not Medieval.

Where is that blank page"
No; the cry did not emanate from a
profane knight of the middle ages. 1t
was merely the bookbinder, talking
shop, as it were.-Typographical Jour.
nal.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-08-05
Too ~fsccOIIcte.

Spats-How did Miss Van Dough
look in her new $1,000 evening gown
at the ball last night?
Socratoots-Likc Il bad photograph
Spats-What do you mean!
Socratoots-She was over-eXpoSed.-
P%ittShurfg News.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-08-05

Hello, old man, how are YOU"
"Wretched wretched! I've had an
attack of the grip. and it's left me so
weak l can hardly crawl"
What do you want to crawl for?
Why don't you walk Puck.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-08-05

Ambassador Hay applauded the Lord
Bishop of London's eulogies Of Mr..
Bayard. A new ambassador has some
embarrassing duties.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-08-05
About Half W8y.

Visitor-'We are at the end of the
bridge, are we?" Brooklynite-"Not at
all. This is only where the cars stop"
Brooklyn Life,
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-08-05
Canse and ETCcf

I never used so quick a cure as Piso's
Cure for Consumption. b. Palmer, Box
HI, Seattle, WASH, Nov. -, 1888.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-08-05
ON OUR BIG BUGFARM
INSECT HUNTERSCONFRONTED
BY A PROBLEM,
DISCRIMINATING Moths and Beetles
Means to Prevent Their Spread-Corn-
meal n Much Desired Mocking Bird
Dainty.

o V e r N NJ e N T
bug hunters have
been engaged re-
Gently in the study
of a new problem.
They have organ
lied a sort of in
sec farm and are
raising grubs and
beetles of a number
of injurious kinds
for experimental
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-08-05

When the people permit men to buy
the public Offices, they must expect
that such men will sell the public well
fare.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-08-05
Realistic Pictures.

Hegeman's Camphor Ice with Glycerine.
Cures Chapped Hands and Face, Tender or Sore Feet,
Chilblains, Piles, &c. c. G.. Clark Co. New Haven. CT.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-08-05
Agreed With Him.

"A man who tries to argue with a
M is a fool" shouted Mr.. Meri.
bole, as the discussion waXed warm.
Yes, / have usually found it So"
responded Mrs. Merihole. in her most
conciliatory tones,-Detroit News.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-08-05

Surmises are not facts. Suspicious
which may be unjust need not be
stated.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-08-05

To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. ioc or 25c.
II C. c. c. fail to cure. druggists refund money.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-08-05
An Abnormal Taste.

MilIet, Buckvheat and other seeds, Lowest
PRICES. SalZer Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-08-05

The dignity of manhood is lowered
when men give honor to wealth that
they withhold from worth.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-08-05
EVILS OF OUR DRESS.
JULES LEMAITRE MAKES SOME
REASONABLE STATEMENTS.
The Feminine Body Badly Distorted-
Famous Dressmakers Retort smartly
and Tell How the Fashions Grow
They Follow Natural Law. q

HE object Of cloth
t h i g." repl led
Jules Leniaitre to
a question asked by
a Paris journalist,
quoted by the View
York Herald, ''is to
protect the body
against cold and,
a%fterward, to orna-
ment it. It's useful
49, l. --s~ahN
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-08-05
A Disturbing, Element.

Mrs. Winslow'sS Soothing Syrup
For children teething,~ softens the gums. reduces infiam-
nation, allays pain, cures wind collie. 20 cents a bottle.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-08-05

Opinions have made some men presi-
dents; others, anarchists.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-08-05

In England the average weight of men is 15,
pounds; that of women is 122 pounds.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-08-05

Tailless cats with purple eyes are common II
Siam.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-07-13

Is considered too good for its construc-
zion, and no trimming too fine for its
adornnent. You must bear in mind,
however, that there are blouses and
F0louses, and the cheap, ill-htting ready
made model, so assertive at the present
moment, is not the kind that meets
with her approval The French modiste
seems to be the only one who most
thoroughly understands the art of prop
erly making and finishing blouse, and
no matter whether the material be of
the finest quality or of the most mex
i1oensive kind, the result is ever the same
perfection in fit and finish. She gives
aS much attention 10 the sewing on of
the necessary hooks and eyes as is be-
slowed u2on the most elaborate collar
of the still more fanciful and intricate
front. Whether or no the real secret of
iehe most eminent success of the French
is TO be found in this very matter of
careful attention TO small Details l am
unprepared to say, but it is certainly
true that blouse turned out by an ar
tistic up-to-date Partisan modiste is
much more sought after than either
the German or English product.
In the important matter of material
there is absolutely no limit, the va
riety ranging from the costliest silks
down to the most inexpensive cotton
fabrics. The material, however, in
greatest demand at the present moment
lis grass linen of an exceedingly fine
and sheer quality. When mounted over
ia colored silk lining this certainly
makes an ideal waist, and one very ap-
spropriate for the most dressy occa-
lsion. Lovely blouses for garden party
wear and other summer functions are
made of bright colored silk, softly yelled
under snow fake tulle, dotted all over
with small dots matching in color the
silk in the waist. These are altogether
the newest and prettiest models seen
thus far, and are quite the proper thing
to buy, providing one can afford it. But
as this tulle is very expensive, and, alas,
very perishable as well, only the for
ituna1e woman with a well-flled purse
can count such waist among her pos
session. But even though tulle GOV.
cred blouse may be just beyond ones
reach, this need not cause despair, be-
cause. one made of pretty foulard, ii
carefully cut and fitted, is almost as
chic and mart-looking. One seen with
i'm this week was so dainty and charm.
ling that it deserves q description. II
was made of blue and white foulard,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-07-13

showing a dash Of pink here and there
IA little lace bolero opened over a
tucked front Of cream-tinted chiffon
while the sleeves, which were some.
what larger than those we have been
accustomed TO seeing We're tucked in Q
similar manner clear TO the elbow, and
each tuck edged with a tiny frill OF
.finely-plaited chiffon
The new tucked blouses similar to
the one in the illustration are jaunty
hooking enough 70 please the most
fnstidious IN such matters, and with the
added charm of extreme novelty VIII
prove well-nigh irresistible to the
lnnajority of womanhnd. But this
style can only be successfully worn by
the tall, slender woman Of graceful
carriage. Not all material takes kindly
10 tuclEs, so the choice in this is rather
limited. Plain taffeta and the small
czecked silks are much used, but the
prettiest have seen were made Of fine
linen null, each small tuck being edged
with full rufle Of narrow Yalen'
cienres lace The tucked sleeves were
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-07-13

good men and women .vho would be
glad 70 take the places at greatly re-.
duced salaries figure y that there are
about 5000 clerks IN Washington alone
who are receiving each 81 900 more than
should be paid them. DO you realize
wEat that means? II means that the
over-taNed people OF this country are
annually paying al least So 900. 0oomore
than OUGHT 70 be paid for clerical serv-
ices IN Washington city
Look at The postal system There are
posimasters IN every town Of 900 or
more inhabitants who are drawing
salares ranging from $1,000 up iosG.-
600 pTr annum; md 10 ctlcr business
lines those gentlemen would find II
difficult 20 earn more than 5000 per an
num- just think ofitl There are 7O.-
600 post offices; and in az least 10000
OF those post Offices we are paving an
average Of $500 each year more Than
we should pay That shows total
waste of about s2o000.0o0 each year
Without going more into detail as to
figures. it may be said that any man OF
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-07-13

are the most successful in plundering
their deluded hearers.
To be practical, let instances be cited.
Well. there are six auditors of the treas
ury, each of whom receives a salary of
$1,000. You have right in your own
town several bright young men who
are well educated, and perfectly cap
able of performing the functions of a
treasury authorship as well as any
ward politician on earth; and any one
of those young men would be glad TO
fill the position Of an auditor, and have
four years of residence in Washington,
even if the salary were only $4,000, in
stead of $4,000 per Slnum. Now that
being the case, why should the govern
ment pay each of those auditors $4,000
per annum? Is II not a sheer waste of
$4,000 per annum? Would any bust
ness man pay more for salaries than is
absolutely necessary?
Why then does the government pay
these excessive salaries to the auditors
Simply because the senators and mem
bers of congress who make the appro-
priations want their political friends
rewarded for party services; and they
give them fancy salaries, but the over
taxed people have TO pay the money.
II is simply highway robbery, and moth
ing else. But these six auditors of the
treasury are insignificant as compared
with the whole story.
In this city alone there are over 1000
clerks who draw salaries of 81 500 or
$4,000 each; and there are about 1000
clerks who draw salaries Of 81, 400 or
81 500 each There are plenty of intelli-
gent young men and women through
out the country who would be glad to
live in Washington, and work from nine
o'clock in the morning until four
o'clock in the afternoon, for 5000 per
annum: aud you know Of several good
and competent men in your own neigh
borhood who would gladly accept such
a position for 5000 per annum Well.
there Is nothing difficult in the work OF
these clerks, and there are plenty Of
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-07-13

trimmed in a corresponding manner
aud finished az the wrist with full frilll
of lace that fell well over the hand u
The most approved manners In d
ehangeable climate such as Ours y j.
nnwise TO venture out Of an evening
without some sort OF shoulder cover
ing. and the smart little bolero coats
with their fun wing sleeves seem to
bare been designed for this very pur-
pose. They are made Of Elace silk with
sleeves either IN fine black lace or ac-
rordion-plaited chiffon. Then. too.
there are charming little shoulder
eapes. ruffled and ruched with chiffon
and lace. That look more like maguified
collars than anything else. 50 Short and
fussy are they. barely reachii e 10 the
top of the shoulder In ,nany cases
they are made daintils pretty with lin
ings Of bright-hued elk. covered with
finely embroidered grass linen. or else
in applique designs carried out in palcst
yellow lace.
No well-dressed woman nowadays
considers her toilet complete without o
Marie Antoinette tichu. When properly
draped round the shoulders these
fchus have a quaint and rather pic
turesque effect and harmonic most
Delightfully."- with the poke" bonnets of
Tuscan straw now so popular The
prettiest. but not most expensive 10y
any manner Of means. are made ia
white or black point d. esprit net with
the full net frills edged with narrow
Valencieunes lace or trimmed with row
upon row of black velvet ribbon. Fine
clear muslin. as well as plain batiste.
is much liked for these fchus. They are
very simply trimmed with full plated
rufiies of the same material.
In the matter Of gowns there is very
little of interest to write about. This
is what dressmakers call the of sea-
SON." and novelties are few and far be.
tween. On all hands the best modistes
are making the most fragile and deli
,ate muslin dresses imaginable most
trimmed with frills and
hounces. and, without single excep-
lion, finished at the waist with broad
ribbon sashes In no other feature
save this and the little bolero are two
gowns alike. The trimmed skirt is now
an established fact. and in the dainty
fabrics it is simply delightful
All-white gowns will be very much
worn as the season advances, and sure
" nothing is more becoming and APP
propriate for warm weather wear than
white. All sorts of materials will be
used in making them, from the heaviest
oique to the thinnest. sheerest lawn.
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Fine Irish linen makes an ideal white
gown, and not such an eXtravagant one
in the important matter of laundry
bills as one might well imagine, for
somehow the dust and dirt of the street
do not seem to stick to it as to most
other wash goods. These stylish cos
tunes are made in the two-piece fash
ion-that is with coat and skirt. Some
times the skirt is trimmed profusely
with braid, but when turned out by
swell tailors it is invariably plain, with
the coat cut in one of two styles. either
the serviceable REFER or the trim little
Elton. For yachting a white gown
made of linen duck is considered quite
the proper thing, and the fancy of the
moment is to have both skirt and coat
heavily braided in bright scarlet. With
this natty costume is worn snow
white sailor hat, utterly devoid of trim
ming save the narrow scarlet band
round the crown, and white yachting
shoes showing the new celluloid heel.
The rapidity with which the fashion
makers change the style in skirts is
delightful to the modiste, but simply
distracting TO those many women
whose first and dearest aim in life is to
keep strictly up to date in all matters
pertaining to dress. Those high in au-
thority claim that the doom of the plain
skirt is at hand, while others, equally
reliable, predict that a good fight will
be made for it's retention, especially
in l.
close our eyes TO the fact that The gen
eral adoption of the full round skirt is
only matter of time every mode of
garniture surely tending to that end.
The real objection to the round skirt
occurs at the top, just where at pres
ent we are very DESTROYS of keeping
everything as fiat and shapcly as pos
sible. To attain this end some enter
prising artist in this direction has de-
signed yoke skirt which knowing
ones claim meets every requirement
and will be vastly popular before the
close of the season. A dress skirt made
with a yoke sounds rather daring.
know, but yet it is very pleasing. and
the only wonder is that it was not
thought of long ago. The skirt is set
on TO the yoke either plain or in gathers
across the front, and then gently easeo
until at the back of the hips all the full
ness is thrown into three large plaits.
which seems to afford just the required
swing. The skirt in the picture has
the yoke Of lace, the round, full skirt
being set 70 it in gathers, while the two
seemingly disappear beneath an ordi-
nary gathered belt
KATE GARDNER
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-07-13
MILLIONS ARE WASTED
How tho f'ooplo'e Ire aeury ~
Robbed Right end Left


This Is q true story OF the greatest
/ highway robbery INA, ever occurred
The singular point pf The whoie story
is that the robbers have never been arr
rested nor even suspected
The amount of booty secured Is al
most fabulous and the humber OF peo-
pie who suffered by the robbery is ape
paling II seems very strange that
this story should have TO be written.
when so many people Intelligence are
interested aud should have discovered
the culprits long ago.
The people Of the United States have
been crying and whining about hard
times for the past three years. when
they should be the richest people in the
world They are intelligent and edu-
rated and certainly ought TO know the
cause of the hard times of which they
have been complaining. They should
study current events and make note of
the fact that all men in public life are
not honest. and that very few will have
their names placed upon the calendar Of
saints. They ought also to note that
some men in public life are dishonest.
ard that those who have remained in
public life longest have been most
often tempted to better their coudi-
tons. 10 matter how.
] think it is time for the men who
run the government of the United
States TO come to Judgment. It is time
to tell at least enough of the truth to
set the people to thinking on right lines.
They do no need a revision of the tariff
every four years. They do not need TO
disturb monetary system which has
been stable for more than generation.
There was nothing the matter with the
monetary system of this country until
men high in public life began deliber-
ately to rob the treasury right before
the eyes Of a patient people.
If the people of the United States
had now in their possession the total
sum of $500, 1000 or more, of which
they have been plundered, they would
not be crying about hard times No
one who studies the annual appropria-
ton bills which are passed by both
houses Of congress. and approved by
the president; no one who takes the
Blue Book and studies the list of sal
aries which are paid for clerical serv-
ices; no one who can be sufficiently nom
partisan to make comparison between
the appropriations and expenditures of
the government. and who will contrast
the official salaries of men with those
of the business world, will fail to see
that the extravaganza of the govern
nent of the United States is simply APP
palling.
He win be very narrow-minded man
who will view these things from a
partisan standpoint, and seek to place
the blame upon the political party TO
which he does not belong. While the
politicians are inducing the people to
blame it on the other fellow" they