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The silver lance., 1898-08-12
sampson May Go to Europe.

New York. Aug. Ga special to the
Herald from Washington says: Rear
Admiral Sampson will command the
Eastern squadron, if it is sent abroad
by the President.
l learned to-day. on high authority,
that he has received orders to take
command of the squadron. and Com
modore Watson has been assigned as
second in command The transfer of
Commodore Schley from the Brooklyn
TO the Newark, as recently stated in
the Herald, means that he is to be
kept at home, and that his former
flagship will go with the Eastern
squadron.
The squadron is now in prime condi-
tion to proceed on its mission. Repairs
have been made Mt Guantanamo, div
ers have cleaned the propellors and
bottoms of the ships to some extent,
and the vessels are loaded with ample
stores of all kinds. including plenty of
Rear Admiral Sampson
has reported to Secretary Long that
his ships are in readiness for orders,
and the latter official has acquainted
the President with this fact.
The silver lance., 1898-08-12
DEMOCRATIC PROGRAM.
what the Leaders Are Planning for the
Euture.

Chicago. Aug. 5.-A special to the
Record from Washington says:
senator Jones of Arkansas is on his
way to New York for the purpose OF
demonstrating with Croker, Murphy
and other advocates of progressive
nIatform for the Democratic campaign
and to caution them that the issue
they propose to raise in the MISSOURI
state convention next week VIII not De
approved or supported by Democrats
of the sbellback variety. Mr. Jones
has been appealed to by Senator vest
and others who have become acqualnt
ed with the plan of the 1ingoes anu
will attempt to exercise his authority
and use his Influence as chairman of
the national committee against so rad
ical n departure from the previous
principles of the party without the ac-
lion of n national convention. In addl-
tion to the story that | told the other
day. It is said that the plan Is to place
n plank in the Missouri platform that
will appeal to the lingo sentiment OF
| botI Darties. not only declaring III
| favor of the removal of the Spanish
| flag from the colonies in the Pacif1c,
but for the establishment of independ-
ent republican governments Ill the
Philippines, Cuba and Porto Rico.
The plan is now. as | understand IL,
TO oppose annexation and to demand
liberty and self-government for the en-
shaved people of the islands named
This is intended not only to go pc
yond the purposes of the President III
treating for peace with Spain, but TO
embarrass him in the negotiations py
developing sentiment against the an
nexation of Porto Rico and the reteh-
ton of Spanish sovereignty in the fa-
| cific. Those who advocate tins pat
form-and | am told that GoVernor
| Stone of Missouri is the inventor-ih-
sist that it offers the only way III
| which the Democrats can possibly
reap any advantage from the war, aiioi ,.l
mar II viii meet with so much public
aunroval ms to gain them a majority III
the next House of Representatives.
The silver lance., 1898-08-12
AOUINALDO'S ATTITUDE.
He Is Ugly Because the United States Does
Not how to Him

Chicago. Aug. 5.-A correspondent of
the Record writes from Washington as
follows:
/ have private advices from unques-
toned authority in Washington that
several very important dispatches from
Admiral Dewey and General Merritt
have not been given to the public and
that the situation at Manila is such
as to give the President great concern.
The alarming fact is that Aguinaldo's
insurgents have become so formidable
in numbers and audacity that the
American commander at -Cavite is
doubtful whether he can control them.
and Manila would have surrendered
some time ago except for the fear that
our forces are not strong enough to
prevent the half-civilized troops of
Agunaldo from plunderng the city
and massacreing its inhabitants. Just
what General Merritt will decide upon
cannot be foretold. Up to the time of
sending his last dispatches he had not
met Aguinaldo. The latter was in an
ugly mood and refused 10 visit him.
and of course General Merritt could
not very well hunt up the insurgent
chief in order to have a conference.
The situation is growing more seri-
ous every hour. General Merritt can
not accept the surrender of the Span
ish commander without assuming the
responsibility Of preserving order and
protecting the lives and property of
both his prisoners and non-combat-
ants. and ID is understood that Agunal-
do has insisted upon the right to loot
the city. because the expectation of
that privilege has been the chief in
ducement to bring together his follow
ers and keep them in discipline during
the siege. Agunaldo is also out of
sorts because of Admiral Dewey's re-
fusal TO recognize him as dictator of
the Philippine islands. He has the
vanity 10 assume that our government
sent fleet and an army all the way to
the Philippine islands TO establish and
maintain him and his colleagues in
power, and now that he has learned
the contrary he declines TO obey any
further orders from the American
The silver lance., 1898-08-12
KIondikers Are Returning.

Seattle. Wash. Aug. 5.-The steamer
Dirigo arrived this morning with 100
passengers, some of whom went north
recently. but, being unable to get up
the river returned. About forty were
Klondikers. They brought down $780,
600 in dust and nuggets. Two men,
Charles Moore and J. II. Brown of
Midland. Ontario. had $4,000 between
them. Captain T.. w. Spencer of this
city had $4,000. The Dirigo confirms
the stories that terrible condition of
affairs exists at st. Michaers owing
to the failure of individual ocean boats
to get their passengers up the river. 1t
is predicted that thousands will have
to winter at st. Michael's or return to
the states.
The silver lance., 1898-08-12

Yellow journalism is a new naD.e for
an old thing, and to say that u pays
Is to. ignore some notable examples Of
the past. Many years ago the editor
Of an English paper which throve upon
scandalous gossip was sued Tor libel.
Ut may here. be timely to remark that
all the Journalistic" nastiness In this
country today sprung from similar In
stitutions in England) In the witness
box he pleaded that he only sold what
people wanted. and his profits were
large. Il had rather starve,' answered
the counsel for the other side, than
pick sixpences out of the gutter" That
brave speaker is today Lord Chancellor
of England, while the editor still picks
sixpences out of the gutter. Filth and
fun go down before honor and cleanli-
ness, the country over and the world
around
The silver lance., 1898-08-12

The Madrid government sending its
fleets and armies to certain doom Is a
peculiar spectacle in these modern days
Students Of history, however, will re-
call that in one case the tribunal of
the inquisition once brought before it
culprit charged with being hereto
and atheist, but as he died before the
inquiry was completed his judges
gravely continued the trial, adjudged
him guilty and ordered his body to be
burnt. Spain has q good deal of the
same medieval spirit yet.
The silver lance., 1898-08-12

There is one good thing about the
essay of the girl graduate. 1t does not
NEEDLE withScurreht topics. 1t treats
Of abstruse and ancient questions; and
a. 1t is not Of Immediate importance 1t
may be translated any time during the
next ten years without danger from the
long delay. The dear girl will not
trouble herself with the Spanish United
States question. and therefore she will
kindly refrain from instructing our
military and naval leaders how to win
battles and as to what they had better
do when the battles are won. For,
blees the child! she u not an editor,
The silver lance., 1898-08-12

The result of an election in the
French colony of Guadeloupe affects in
a literal sense the complexion OF the
Chamber of Deputies of the republic
The blacks and whites united against
the mulatto element in the population
Of the island. The coalition was sue
eessful. The deputy chosen Is describ-
ed as coal-black. Paris loves extremes.
and will be glad that the utmost pos
sibility of coloring. in this particular
direction. is expressed in the deputy's
countenance.
The silver lance., 1898-08-12

1t would have been a hideous thing
for the Spaniards to mutilate the bod
les of our slain soldiers. 1t was at
least deplorable thing to accuse them
Of 1t until the fact was proved beyond
dispute. Better be a little late with
news that is true than too previous"
with news that is not true.
The silver lance., 1898-08-12
VIII Reinforce Dewey.

Washington, Aug. CT is probable
that several ships will be sent to Ad-
miral Dewey frem Atlantic waters in
the near future to reinforce the Asiatic
SQUADRON and give some of Admiral
Dewey's ships chance to go into dock
for needed overhauling.
According to naval officials the bat
tleships Massachusetts and Oregon
The silver lance., 1898-08-12
r,,.rra Mari. Teresa Is Af,o.t.

Norfolk. Va, Aug. 6.-The Merritt
Wrecking Company has received ad-
vices that make it certain that the In
fanta Maria Teresa is now fioated,
and is now in fairly good condition as
to her machinery and boilefs.s She
will shortly start for Norfolk under
her own steam.
The silver lance., 1898-08-12

and The cruiser Newark are Tie ves-
sels likely to be selected and added to
the ships Admiral Dewey now has.
These vessels would make the Ameri-
can fleet one OF .he most powerful in
Asiatic waters.
The silver lance., 1898-08-12

Necessity is the foster parent Of
some queer conceptions.
The silver lance., 1898-08-12

There would be fewer bachelors II
they were not allowed to associate with
married men.
The silver lance., 1898-08-12

After a man gets in hole it's sur
prising how many people there are
who could have told him what path he
might have taken TO avoid 1t.
The silver lance., 1898-08-12

Any old bachelor with plenty OF
money can obtain a situation as an
ideal husband.
The silver lance., 1898-08-12

Woman was made from the rib OF
man, but as to the origin of ladies his
tory is painfully silent.
The silver lance., 1898-08-12

The man who is always repeating the
bright saying of his children is q
good-natured person, but tedious at
times.
The silver lance., 1898-08-12

tain famous author. And ''if this were
ALL" what hosts of people might claim
kinship with genius!
The silver lance., 1898-08-12

Some people have money and don't
know how to enjoy it, while others
know how to enjoy it but haven't got
1t. .er
The silver lance., 1898-08-12

In time of peace soldiers should pre-
pare for war by getting married.
The silver lance., 1898-08-12

Some women are so backward that
they are always several years shy
when it comes to giving their age.
The silver lance., 1898-08-12

Some writer's have a wealth oi
thought and they all have the
thought of wealth.
The silver lance., 1898-08-12

From an Indians standpoint it's
America for everybody but the Amer
leans.
The silver lance., 1898-08-12

It's about as hard to get money out
OF beat as it is to get blood out Of a
turnip.
The silver lance., 1898-08-12

No wonder the rural editor suffers
from writer's cramp when he has to
take little green apples In payment for
subscriptions.
The silver lance., 1898-08-12

The folly of fools attracts larger
crowds than the wisdom OF the wise.
The silver lance., 1898-08-12

The board of strategy is the kind you
get at some boarding houses.
The silver lance., 1898-08-12

The best thing about man is the
influence of a good woman.
The silver lance., 1898-08-12

A sweeping political statement some
times fills the voters eyes with dust.
The silver lance., 1898-08-12

Some men seem to have reduced
laundering to science.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-10-20
Com petition.

Farmers will never have reason to
fear competition from the producers of
poultry in large towns or near cities.
when the latter make it their entir e
business. The cost of producing bf th
eggs and flesh must always be gre alter
under such conditions than they wAll be
on the farm. On the farm thu re are
large areas that can be roarAed over
by the flocks, which. will pick. up enough
to make feeding at the pen an unneces-
sary thing during. a large part of the
year. Thus. one man tells the Farm
ers' Review, thft his wife keeps 200
Leghorn hens a nd seldopl feeds them.
Her husband ru MS a threshing machine
and much grain is hauled to his place
for ~threshing. The waste grain proves
equal to almost the entire support of
the flock of hens. On most farms will
be found Sonic condition akin to this.
he expenses are so reduced that a
good profit can be obtained even when
eggs are Lew. On the other hand, the
specialist usually has but a small area
of land End finds it more profitable to
buy than to raise his grain. He must
always get a good price for his products
II he IS to make a profit.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-10-20

1t is easier to say why horticulture
to prescribe just how. That, 1t seems
to me. Is the peculiar province of the
teacher. We do not attempt to tell
our teachers Just how they shall teach
geography, or arithmetic, or grammar.
Every good teacher has his own method
Of teaching each branch. We try, il
we are wise parents, to ecure the best
teachers possible and allow them to
follow their own methods. However, a
good text book is a prime requisite to
the successful study Of any branch of
learning. But let the state declare that
horticulture is one Of the bran ches re-
CURED by law to be taught in the rural
schools and some of the best minds in
the country will at ono set to work
TO produce ext books to meet the de-
mand. We shall, in a short time; have
excellent ones, as We have in all other
branches Of study. Our wideawake and
progressive teachers will take up the
matter in their own vigorous fashion,
and then we may safely leave the how
with them.
The day is almost here when We
shall no more think OF leaving the
study of horticulture out of our schools
than the study of arithmetic. II asked
why we teach it, we shall answer en-
phatically, Because it is indispensa-
ble."
s. N
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-10-20
A Novel

A. st. Paul man has patented a idcc0e
ed garment for the KlondIke REGION
The invention consists OF a pair Of
overalls, or trousers, equipped with
weather-proof padding on the knees
and seat. The padding Ia made or .
waterproof, cushioning material, and Ia
an integral part of the garment, pro-
tectfng the knees and seat from undue
exposure. Miners, in prospecting and
mining, find it necessary to kneel along
the edges Of streams In looking fov
signs of the precious metal, and, when
tired, sit upon the wet ground Oh damp
rocks or logs. If ordinary garments
are worn, the constant contact with
camp surfaces is the cause OF great dis
comfort, and frequently results In
colds, rheumatism and other diseases.
.. T.. Stryker. Patent Atty. +. B. Bradbury.
Patent Solicitor. Pioneer Press Bldg. 81. Paul.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-10-20
NO FOR ME!

Thus says E. Walters, LIE Raysville,
Pa, who grew (sworn toy 252 bushels
Salzer's corr per acre. That means 25,-
200 bushels on 100 acres at soc a bush
ell, equals $3.50. That is better than
a prospective gold mine. Salzer pays
$500 in gold for best name for his IT.
inch corn and oats prodigy. You can
win. Seed potatoes only $3.50 a barrel.
Send This Notice and 10 Cts. in Stamps
ITO John A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse,
Wis, and get free their seed catalogue
and II new farm seed samples, includ-
ing above corr and oats, surely worth
$40, to get a start. VINO
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-10-20
How Many BOOSTERS to a Flock.

The number Of hens that can safely
be put with a single male and be mod
erately sure Of getting the greatest per
cent Of fertile eggs depends on the
breed, age Of stock and their sur
roundings, writes c. P. Reynolds in
Farm and Home. During recent years
l have had experience with Plymouth
Rocks that have shattered some of my
theories on this subject. I had a flock
OF forty hens headed by three males.
all having unlimited range. 1 lost two
of the males, leaving only the one just
as the breeding season was opening.
During the spring this single male was
responsible for the fertility Of the whole
flock. The percentage of fertile eggs
was high and has not been surpassed
on my farm even when I have used
several males. A year ago I had about
an equal number of hens in this flock,
varying from yearlings to three-year-
Odds mated to young vigorous cockrels
Of a well-known eastern strain, and the
percentage of fertile eggs was equally
good. This season l used a two-yo"r-
olu SOSh vi III IA
the same focK and our Matching has
never been more successful than the
past spring. l mention these instances
merely to show that, SO far as my ex-
p%erience is concerned, the old idea that
one must proportion a male for every
10 or II hens is erroneous. There is
one very important thing upon which
7 base nv success. and that ia was
careful to avoid any but strong, Wig
orous stock, especially in the male line.
1 might add that they were allowed
free range and consequently had plenty
Of exercise. This doubtless had con-
siderable to do with the health and Wig
or of the flock. Whether or not a
flock is yarded makes a great differ
ence in the number Of hens to a single
male. I have known instances where
one male was allowed to 20 Brahma
hens on unlimited range, and also l
have known cases where the birds were
Of the same strain and of practically
the same general health, but yarded,
half that number of females being al
most too many. In my experience l can
cite instances where a yarded pen of
six hens, mated to a male, did not give
as high a percentage of fertility as a
flock having unlimited range Of six
times the number. The former had a
yard 16 by 40.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-10-20
A GREAT TIDE OF PROSPERITY.
Canadian Loan Companies Getting Money
on Mortgages That Had Been
Wrfftau M

Canadian Loan Companies Getting Money
on Mortgages That Had Been
Written On.
Probably in the history OF the con-
tlnent there never was such a tide of
prosperity enjoyed by any country as
the Dominion Of Canada Is being ia
vored with. That portion OF Canada
known as Western Canada Is attract
ing thousands of people, who are seek
ing homes on the arabic lands Of that
new but rapidly developing country.
Possessed of exceptionally good rail-
road privileges, the best school sys-
lem in the world, churches in every
small settlement, while in the towns
;and cities all denominations are rep .
resented, and with markets in clos e
proximity to the grain fields, most of
the requirements for a comfortable OK
lstence are met. The developer eut
that Is now taking place in the 4, MIN
ing districts gives an impulse to agri-
culture, and good prices, with good
crops, bring about a state Of Affairs
that the crowded districts Of. more
populous centers are taking advan-
tage of. The Associated P Nxs dis
patches a few days since ha d the fol-
lowing telegram:
lolonto, rep. 4.-(Sp' fial)-LOan
companies that made. navances on
Manitoba property yea rs age report
that the returns from lhe west during
the past three month 3 have exceeded
expectations. One c has taken
from Manitoba ov or $40, 900 interest,
and discharged Aortgages, many of
niroa naa n = u Erdtten off a year ago.
directors OF ie aiding loan companies
are takihs a greater interest in bust
ness ol thelr institutions, and are in
curing mo many properties on which
advances awe been made.
Inc CIV Astte in the western provinces
Oh NAM .oibs, Alberta, Assiniboia and
oaskat' h@%an is excellent, there be-
ing no healthier anywhere. The Can
aalan. government is now offering spe-
c1ai inducements for the encourage
" mt OF settlers, and they have their
gents at work throughout the United
States for the purpose of giving in
formation and distributing literature.
Among those going to Canada are
many eX-Canadians, who have failed
Ito make as good a living as they ex-
Dected in the United States.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-10-20
Patents Issued.

List of patents issued last week to
Northwestern inventors:
Wilhalm Aab, New Ulm, Mimi, rota-
,ry engine; Martin Boice, Mitchell, S.
d., harvester; John Gilbertson, Haw-
Icy, Mimi, ratchet wrench; Frederick
Hill, Moose Lake, Mimi, nOn-refillable
bottle; John Negins, Duluth, Mimi,
guard rail for berths; Ferdinand Rock,
Grand Forks, N. D., assignor to A.. M.
Clauson, st. Paul, Mimi, door check;
Philip j. Runser, Redfield, S. d., speed
changing device and indicator; Ira p.
wallace and VIM. l.. Kellogg, st. Paul,
Mimi, exhaust steam l%ubricator and
feed heater for locomotives; Walter
Munich, St. Paul, Mimi, glueing ma
chine.
Merwin, Lothrop G. Johnson. Patent Attor-
neyS. $40 Pioneer Press Bldg. st. Paul.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-10-20
l Want to Swear to That.

/ must, SO l hunted up some remedies for
myself, and finally happened on DIR. Will
liams' Pink Pills for Pale People. / asked
some Of my neighbors about the medicine,
for it had been used by several persons in
very highly. Tprocured a box. The pills
helped me right away, and l continued
taking them. l commenced taking them
last fall, and finished taking the sixth box
a few months ago. l am not bothered with
the rheumatism now,-the medicine has
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People"
These pills are not only good for rheu-
matism, but are valuable for any disease
that arises from impoverished, or bad
blood. They do NOT act on the bowels.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-10-20


The heart of the United States is her
country are her life-blood, and the
, school children of to-day are the citi-
Gems of tomorrow. 1t is conceded that
the bulk of our best citizens come, not
from the schools of the town and city,
but from the rural schools. In the
country schools the hope of the nation
is conferred. Is it not her well worth
our while to give earnest heed to the
things which should be taught, in thes !
schools and to the of teaching?
Why do we tax ourselves to support
these institutions? What is the grand
object we have in view? Not the
examining of the children's heads with
as many dry facts as possible, but the
! proper training Of their young and
growing minds, so that they may be
healthy and strong and sound-able to
think clearly and Independently and to
reason closely. The studies best adapt
ed to this end should be carefully Sc
lected. One of the most valuable les
sons to be taught our children is the
habit Of keen and quick observation OF
the things about them.
mot to know at large Of things re-
know
That which before us lies in daily life
Is the prime wisdom"
Horticulture is q highly desirable
nk,l, r~- W. rnncoto t. aala S
a love of the beautiful; it cuftivates the
observing habit; it stimulates original
thought; last, but by no means least, it
is supremacy practical-a study of that
which before us lies in daily life,'
and a thorough knowledge of which is
the prime wisdom and essential to
our prosperity and happiness. A great
deal Of time is spent in our schools in
the teaching Of things which are not
of the slightest practical use, and there
is much talk about the mental disci"
pine afforded by these studies. They
are of no practical value. but think of
the mental disciple they give" is the
cry whenever an attack is made upon
them. Why not combine lessons of
practical utility along with mental dis
cipline? This may be done by the
teaching of horticulture. While not
all of the boys and girls will become
farmers, or gardeners. or fruit growers,
the knowledge gained of plant and tree
and soil and all of natures processes
will be of use to them in any profess
sion, and will make them wiser and
better men and women. While the
study of horticulture is intensely prac-
tical, it is also refining and elevating,
1t inculcates the grandest of all les
sons, by leading the minds Of our youth
through nature I'D to natures God.