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The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-04-28

In 1895 a merchant naturalist of
Tunis bought a piece of ground in
closed by a wall, where a sufficient
quantity of water could be introduced.
In this field a large space, where there
were fig trees, was inclosed by wire
netting. Then he procured from nests
the young egrets. In 1896, by increase,
his heronry contained about 400
egrets. The females lay eggs twice a
year, in April and June; and the
young, leaving the nest after fifteen
days, mate the same year. These
birds he feeds on minced horse and
mule meat twice a day-one animal
costing from 5 to 6 francs, sufficing
for a fortnight. The nestlings are Fed
by their mother on small fish provided
for her. The dorsal plumes are gath
cred twice a year, in May and Septem-
Der, but it is not until the bird is three
years old that the plumes attain their
full beauty. Each adult bird furnishes
seven grams of these per year-that il,
about 10S grams, or ITO of a poun'l,
yielding a value of 35 francs per head.
-$7.-Popular Science News.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-04-28
OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF BABES

Johnnie asked the minister, what
is the chief branch of education at
YOUR SCHOOL," "Willow-branch, SIR
replied Johnnie.
well Tommy" said his Aunt Mary
shall l carry your bat and cricket
stumps for your" mo, Aunty, tanks
replied the little fellow. "Me tarry bat
an Jumps. 'Ou tan tarry mel"
A little 3-year-old miss wandered
over to the window during family
I've one snowy morning and nearly
knocked the inspiration out of the sup.
plicants by exclaiming: ooh, mamma
Tome an look. It's wainin' poptorn.'
Now, DEAR" said mamma to little
Carrie, who had just received a box
of sweetmeats, you must ask one Of
your little friends in to share your
candy" WELL" replied the little lady
after a few moments thought, Il
guess I'll invite Fannie, cause candy
makes her tooth ache an she can't cal
much"
what can you tell me about Esau?'
asked the pedagogue of his most prom
ising pupil in the beginners class
"Esau," replied the young hopeful
with the glib alacrity of one who feels
himself for once on safe ground; "Esal
was the fellow what wrote a book o
fables and sold the copyright for {
bottle of potash"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-04-28
New Electric Light Plant.

In accordance with the policy of econ
omy adopted by the receivers of the Bal
timore & Ohio railroad an electric light
Ing plant has been installed at I'hila-
delphia for the purpose of lighting the
passenger station, yards, freight sta
tons, freight yards, docks, r~oundhouses,
machine shops, etc. Twice as many
lights are in service now as when the
company purchased the current from To-
cal lighting companies, yet the expenses
have been reduced one-half.
The Philadelphia plant consists of one
150-H. p. boiler, two 50-general electric
arc light generators, which are belted to
"a 125-H. p. standard Westinghouse en-
igine. 1t took twenty miles of wire for the
overhead construction, and a submarine
cable is used in crossing The Schuylklll
river.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-04-28

It was we'll 1 did SO, for as 1 dropped
to the groind to escape the discharge
left the captain, who was STOPPING,
quite exposed. A hoarse cry of pain,
rising above the report OF the pistol,
told me the captain was hit; and SO
sure enough he was, the ball entering
the rim Of his broad sombrero as he
stopped to screen himself from the CT
fects Of the fatal fire. ranged down
ward, and thence through his shoulder
and out of his side. He fell where he
stood, groaning at intervals. AS FOR
the sergeant, Adorantes, l was now
unencumbered, and, closing In upon
him, l cut through the metallic guard
of his pistol, covering his trigger finger
completely from the hand, and the
guard being now aroused, he was
roughly secured and locked up Id the
"calabosa."
The whole Quartet was TO- in a state
Of great excitement, for the slumber-
ing soldiers, hearing the reports Of
several shots, rushed madly to seize
their arms; the drummers added to
the confusion by beating their "long
roll;" the noisy buglers made might
nideous" with their discordant bray
ing, and, to cap the climax, the half
sleepy braves, seeing the captain ly-
ing bleeding and grooming ON the
pavement and myself standing near
him, supposihg everybody was an
enemy, let fly with their flint-locks
bang into the adobe walls, the balls
rebounding and the dry mortar flying
around in every direction. 1t was long
before things resumed the wonted
tenor of their way in that Quartet, but
as the morning broke in the east the
barracks stood dull, dismal and quiet
as ever, and none, to look at them
o%utwardly, would ever have thought
that a murder had been committed but
a few hours previous.
At 2 o'clock precisely Captain Agiluz
died, apparently without much pain.
Three days after Sergeant Adorantes
underwent the extreme sentence of the
court-martial; he was tied across q
24-pound howitzer and received 900
lashes, well laid on" He died ere he
was unbound, and is now buried nea,
the sentry-box on the high road Out
of town.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-04-28
FELL WHERE HE STOOD.

wrestling and struggling together, the
sergeant having the captain down. I
commanded them to desist, as I, IS
captain of the guard, was responsible
for all disturbances that might occur
during the time l was on duty; but in
vain. They swore and clinched and
struggled fiercer than ever. Wearied
at last and to end the matter I struck
the sergeant a heavy blow with the
hilt of my sword full on his mouth,
knocking a couple Of teeth down his
throat and bringing the blood freely.
With an oath he released his hold on
the rickety stairs. Quick as lightning
the thought came flashing through .ny
mind that l felt sick at heart as | recol-
lected that the fellows pistol lay in
the entrance-way and that he now
rushed with maddened frenzy to seize
it and shoot me; and 10Y | felt, as a
cold chill came over me, that my only
hope was to close on him and run him
through with my sword before be
could reach the pistol. Quick as
thought l followed him down the
stairs, reaching the ground nearly S
soon as he did.
The captain, too, came rushing ex-
citedly after us, and with a Mortified
expression of countenance that under
any but the present uncomfortable
state of things l should have laughed
immensely at; but the sergeant was
not a man to let you laugh long at
anything where he was concerned
that is, personally; so before | could
close upon him he fired. l mechanical
ly threw my hands up to shield my
face and sprang aside. the ball whiz-
zing past my ear. Again he raised
the fatal weapon. This time I was
placed in a decidedly unpleasant pre-
dicament, for the gallant captain OF
the powder magazine" to shield his
sacred Carcass" held me tight around
the waist, and in such a position that
I could neither use my hands nor
make the slightest attempt to defend
myself. This time, as he raised the
smoking pistol, I ave myself up tor
lost. He fired! Thank God, the ball
just missed me: He raised again and
fred.
! At this last fire I made n success
full effort and shook the captain off.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-04-28

Athletics and gymnastics form an
important part of school life in Japan.
In the large Fairgrounds attached to
every school the children are drilled;
boys and girls forming squares, march
ing and countermarching. The atten-
ton given by the japanese to provid-
lug the children proper accommodation
for outdoor exercise, both in wet and
dry weather, is worthy of imitation.
1t is a pretty picture to see between
100 and 200 little Japs pouring from
one of the large city schools in their
quaint costumes. The contrast be-
tween the school buildings, which are
two stories high and painted, and the
native houses, is very great.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-04-28
This Crrel World.

The poctess lay in Ter narrow bed
and stared with pain-glazed eyes Mt
the dirty ceiling overhead. noting. as
one in a dream, The great holes in it.
and half forming II wish that Il would
rain no more. The sun was high in
h heavens. With fancy's eye she
could see it flooding hill and dale with
golden glory, dispelling autumnal
mists in forest glades, and lending
richer, rarer tints to the gorgeous liv-
cry of the woods. In fancy, too, she
could hear the sweet songs of birds
the merry laugh of happy children
gamboling on village greens, and her
whole soul rose In revolt and her heart
cried out with it's pain. She longed to
leave her bed and be up and away
hut she knew that it was an irn-
possibility.
. oh" she cried, in her agony Of
spirit, why don't that washerwoman
bring my bloomers4" Beating her
pillow frenziedly, the poetess cursed
the day she chose literature for 4 pro-
fcSsicn.-New York Journal.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-04-28
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WILL PAY 500 FOR ANY CASE
OF Weakness in Men They Treat and
Fall to Cure.

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The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-04-28
a FLOATING MoRouE.
Arthur Kimber's ~Frightfdi Experience
In d boat


In d boat
Further particulars of the Zenobia
disaster, off Cape Moreton, whereby
five men died after days of terrible
suffering, have reached Brisbane, Aus
tralia, says the San Francisco Chroni-
Gle. A representative had an inter-
view with Arthur Kimber, the only
survivor, at Noosa. Kimber stated
that on Sept. Is, after passing over
Calundra bar and getting into deep
water, the centerboard was carried
away. It was blowing stiff from the
southeast at the time. When about
eight or ten miles from Calundra a
nasty sQuali came up from the south
west and Struck the boat. Owing to
the main sheet not running free she
reeled over and capsized, turning bot
tom upward. In the party, besides
Kimber, were Fred, Harry and Will
liam Slawson, Mcconnell aud McCabe.
All but the lad Harry ciambered on
to the keel. Kimber swan to the boy
and after some difficulty got him safe
ly IN the boat. After clinging to the
craft for about an hour a steamer
passed within q mile and a half cf
them, but, though all shouted togeth-
er, they failed to attract attention.
Kimber states that he had strong hopes
of being picked up; the others, how
ever, gradually lost all heart. By their
combined exertions the boat was right
ed, but the mast snapped off close to
the deck. All got into the boat and
passed a line around to secure them
selves. All through the night they
huddled together for warmth, and kept
singing out to one another for COM
partnership sake. Fred Slawson and
the boy died during the night and tbs
bodies of both were cast into the wat
er. At daylight on the second day
Mcconnell came close to Kimber with
a pocket knife in his hand, but Kim
Der wishes emphatically to contradict
the false statement that he tried 10
stab him. Both Mcconnell and Nc
Cabe appeared to have lost heart and
tried to jump overheard. Mcconnell
however, died in Kimber's arms short
ly after McCabe succeeded in jumping
overheard. Then, William Slawson
heartbroken at seeing one after an
other drop off, was the next to sue
cumb. Kimber was now the only on
of the six living. Being unable te
bear the sight of the dead bodies n
cast them overheard. The following
morning the boat drifted in Within
mile of land, but went out again with
out the faintest hope Of rescue. Mex
morning the boat drifted into the La
gura bay, near Noosa Heads, blu
again went out with the current. Fin
ally she grounded IN the beach fou
miles from the Heads. After land
ing Kimber says he went to sleep. TIL
next day, with great difficulty he reach
ed a settlers house in a terrible state
When found his hands, feet and fac
were fearfully sunburned and swollel
and his yes starting out Of thel
sockets.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-04-28

The Springfield Republican tells Of a
clerk in a Springfield store who had
sweet revenge the other day on a wo-
man who had annoyed him. She want
ed to look at baskets, and for that pur-
pose the clerk took from the shelves a
large assortment, until all but two
were scattered over the counter. The
woman did not want to buy, so she
turned away, making the c Il
only came to look for one Of my
friends" The clerk felt rather exa
perated. and replied: Madam, If you
have the slightest idea that your
friends are in either one of these has
kets on the shelves / shall be pleased
to- take them down for you to exam
ine."
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-04-28
German CoIonizlng a Failure.

Prince Bismarck's plan to German
ize Prussian Poland by buying up
Polish estates and settling Germans on
them has proved a failure. The Prus-
sian chambers nine years age estab-
lished a fund of 100, 900, 900 marks for
this purpose. The Polish mobiles sold
their heavily mortgaged estates to the
government readily, but, instead of
emigrating, bought with the money
other estates in the country from Ger
mans and gathered around them Polish
laborers. The only result of the ex-
periments has been to benefit the Po-
lish landowners of Posen.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-04-28
why He Stole the Turkey.

Uncle Cicero Jones, an Atlanta dark
ey, was recently brought before a
justice of the peace for stealing a tur-
key. The evidence showed that the
turkey had roasted OH CicerO's fence,
and that its head and feathers were
found concealed in his house the next
day. In testifying in his own behalf,
the court asked him how to explain
that point. "Yo' see heah, jedge, it's
dis a way: l doan deny tucking dc
turkey, but he roasted on dat fence q
long time. He wuz n trespasscr, an l
jest tuck him fur de rent of my fence"
Chicago Journal.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-04-28

or cot, the back and seat of which were
covered with leather, and which cot,
together with an old cedar table and
n or two stout chairs made of the
comba wood, formed the only furni-
ture of the dull guard room.
The Quartet" or barracks, were now
almost entirely deserted. the major
portion Of the troops having been
thrown outside the town to man and
garrison the various batteries, re-
doubts and earthworks to repulse the
coming enemy, leaving the Quartet on
ly a guard for local duties.
l had not long come in from the put
lying plckets and had just finished Iny
simple meal, when, feeling fatigued BY
the unusual exertion l had undergone
that day, l lay down on the wooden
cot. Overcome at last by the Excess
sive heat and fatigue, l slept. How
long l slept know not, but was par
TALLY aroused by the voice of the SER
geant of the guard, saying:
"El jefe del dia. senor' (the officer
OF the day, sir).
l sprang up quickly, and, half
~ ihaNC OSSh koo6llt hoPRA
by a subordinate, l seized my sword
and cried in a savage voice:
"Guardia formal"
Grand rounds" came and grand
rounds" went and soon all was quiet
again; the troops dispersed, and l went
back to the guard room. 1, however,
noticed casually that up in one corner
Of the gateway and near the wicket a
small revolver lay on a piece Of mat
ting. This belonged to the first SER
geant Of the Guard" who, in the Mex
lean service. is allowed to carry them
the same as an officer. l paid but lit
tie attention to it at the time, as weap-
ons lying around loose are common
enough in a soldiers barrack.
l lay down again on the old cot, but
do as I could. l couldn't keep awake;
and so, resigning myself to my fate.
] rolled over and was soon in the arms
OF Morpheus. l had not slept long
when l was half awakened by a loud
voice in the passageway, calling out:
"Adorantes! Adorantes! venga
aquia!" (Adorantes. come here!)
Adorantes was the name of the first
sergeant of the guard and the possessor
Of the revolver spoken of before. The
first speaker, who by his voice / now
recognized as a certain Captain Agilu2
and whilom keeper of the powder
magazine, never interfered in any way
with the duties of the soldiers, and
was the more astonished to find him
here at this time of night. The ser.
geant, in obedience to the summons o.
his superior, hurried upstairs in The
direction of the sound of the voices
He had hardly reached the topmost
step when l heard a very loud blow al
ministered by some one. and which
blow was quickly followed by a des
perate struggle and blasphemies, th'
Spanish tongue being exceedingly pro
life in this style of expressive ant
emphatic language.
l tumbled out, and, seizing m!
sword, which lay unsheathed on TIL
table, l hurried up the stairs to ascer
tain the cause of the tumult; | Their
found the captain and the sergean
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-04-28
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The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-04-28
Her IIea.

Mr.. Honk docking UP from his news
paper)-What barbarians those African
natives are! 1 have just been reading
that the Wallagi tribe, to whom Rev.
Mr.. WhoOpler was sent as Il missionary
q few months ago. became incensed
at the doctrines he preached and
dragged him before their king. who.
without trial, promptly cut eff the
clergynian's saccrdotal functions.
Mrs. Honk-'Iorrors! And was it
fatal.-New York World.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-04-28
JacksOn's Monument.

1t has beer noticed that within the
last year the chipping of bits from the
Stonewall Jackson monument, at the
place where he received his mortal
wound on the battlefield of Chancel-
louisville, has seriously disigured the
monument, and steps have been taken
to deal severely with relic-hunters
otherwise described as vandals, in flu.
ture. The report says that the monu
ment to the Union General Sedgwicl
near by is almost untouched.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-04-28

Forty years ago w. H. Trabue, of
Kokomo. Ind, disappeared, and until
the present nothing has been heard
from him. He has recently died, hav-
ing accumulated $4,000, 900 in Mississ-
ippi. under the name of Tribbitt. All
his money goes to the families of
brothers and sisters, the will stipulat-
ing that the children shall receive a
university education,
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-04-28

The readers OF this paper will be
pleased to learn that there Is at least one
dreaded disease that science has been able
TO cure in all its stages and that Is Ca
tarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure Is the only
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treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken
internally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system,
thereby destroying the foundation of the
disease, and giving the patient strength
by building up the constitution and as
sisting nature in doing it's work. The
proprietors have SO much faith in its
curative powers that they offer One Hum
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cure. Send for list of Testimonials
Address +. ]. CHENEY & Co., Toledo,
o.
Sold by druggists 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-04-28
First-Ciass or Nothing.

A Bucks county. Pa. man spent
nineteen years of his life trying to get
the appointment of postmaster. final
ly he worked his strings properly and
succeeded. When he learned that he
vas counted only as a fourth-class
postmaster he Immediately resigned.
He said he had worked long enough to
be a first-class postmaster, and derned
if he hadn't sense enough to know it.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-04-28

A Boston girl sued a New Yorker for
$50, 900 for breach of promise, but she
will not get that nor anything else, if
the defendant is able to prove-as he
saws he is-that he broke the engage
ment because the girls mother always
insisted on kissing him good-by when
he left the house.-Ex.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-04-28
The Cause of the Change.

Mrs. Hungerford (the landlady)-You
say you boarded here last year? Why,
do not recognize you, sir; you must
be greatly changed?
Cumback (chcerily.-I suppose 1 am,
Mrs. Hungerford. You see 1 have been
having CROUCH to cat since then.-New
York World.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-04-28
TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING.
The "Pleasures'' Mapped Out in Boston
for q Western Girl.

~PfS ONS HA
for q Western Girl.
Not long ago, while a young oma
hailing from a western state was re-
siding in the east, she had a slight at
tack of the grip and was much in need
of something to cheer her up. With a
view Of securing the needed amuse-
ment she wrote accepting the standing
invitation of a Boston girl to come and
spend a few days at the hub. When
the time was neal for her to leave
home she received a letter from her
Boston friend which ran like this: II
think 1 have planned as pleasant a
programme for you, my dear, as would
be possible. You will arrive Monday
morning; that afternoon we shall
have a luncheon of the Quiet Hour
club in your honor, at which thirty
literary women will be present. Mon
day evening we shall attend a lecture
by Professor -- on The Semitic
Races Tuesday forenoon we are going
to a meeting Of the Browning club and
in the afternoon we are booked for a
musicale in behalf of the colored old
ladies' home. Tuesday evening we
shall wind up the two days with alec
ture by Professor --- on 'Esoteric
Buddhism which, 1 am sure, will be
the greatest treat of the whole two
days" AS soon after the receipt OF
this letter as she could recover
strength enough to hold a pen the
,ractarn civil rxyrOfa hnr frinnd &C Col
lows: Il am afraid, my dear girl, thai
you will have to modify your program
or else l can't come to you. What lit
tie intellect the grip has left me I dom
propose to wreck in such as
you have arranged for"