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The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-04
SCIENTIFIC TOPICS.
CURRENT NOTES OF DlSCOV-
cry AND INVENTION.
How Radish Trick Ii b8He-Sand fof
Motor Car-New Quick Firing Gun
Science and Antarctic Exploration
Cloth from wooG-x Motor House.
The New Automatic Revolver:

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From the British Medical Journal:
Professor Won Bruins of Tubingen, a
well-known authority on questions OF
military surgery, has published some
interesting experiments with the new
automatic revolver, which it appears Is
being adopted by nearly all the Euro
pean governments. The experiments
We're made on pine wood, on plates OF
iron, on a living horse and On portions
OF human corpses, at distances varying
from ten to 300 meters. The results
were as follows: There was little diff
ference between the effects on living
and on dead material. The hole made
is from five to seven millimeters in size
and decreases with the increase of dis
lance; the aperture of exit is usually
slightly larger than that of the en-
trance. The effect of the projectile on
the long hollow bones was exactly sim
'ar to that of the German infantry rifle
at 1000 TO 1000 meters. The bone was
splintered in every case: in no case did
the projectile remain in the bone. The
track of the bullet invariably formed a
smooth channel without shattering be-
fore the bone and without bony debris.
In the case of bullets striking the skull
there was explosive a%ction-that is.
communion of the vault-at a dis
lance of ten meters, corresponding to
the effect of the infantry rife at 1000
meters, which decreased gradually up
to fifty meters distance. AS regards
tho penetrative power at ten to twenty
meters, the projectile passed through
two trunks and only stuck in the third;
it pierced pieces of pine wood thirty
two centimeters thick and three iron
plates each two milimeters thick. In
all respects the new pistol proved itself
superior to the ordinary army revolver.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-04
DON'T.

Don't envy the alligator his great
snap.
Don't judge the sheriff by the COM
pany he keeps.
Don't expect a man on his uppers to
be a whole-soled fellow.
Don't think the experience of others
often influences a mans actions.
Don't think that conscience prevents
many men from posing as heroes.
Don't worry about things that can't
be remedied. Make the best of them.
Font tell a woman that you take
her to be an artist, Judging by her face,
unless you are looking for trouble
Chicago Daily News.
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How the ttadisij j'rig. Ia D,uc,

When you arc sitting at the break
fast table and somebody asks you to
hand him the fadishes, it is the easiest
thing in the world to take hold of the
plate containing them and o pass them
to our fellow boarder. But if you
learn the trick here explained you can
surprise him by taking hold of the rad
ish and causing the plate to cleaye TO
the vegetable.
1t is similar to the old trick Of taking
a piece of upper leather and moisten-
ing it with water. Passing a string
through the middle of the sucker knot
ted on one end it will bear a thousand
times its own weight. There is this
advantage with the radish trick-na-
ture has provided both the string and
the moisture. All you have to do is to
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-04

in a battle where the larger ships
would be poweriess. She completes D
most remarkable squad,
Outside OF a battle in the vicinity
of Havana the squadron does not look
for any severe actions In the near fu-
ture. A bombardment of any of the
northern ports would be attempted if
at all by a comparatively small num-
Der of Spanish ships. The approach of
the American fleet would doubtless
drive them off in speedy retreat.
The possibility of an attack on Span
ISIS possessions is the only other likely.
Porto Rico might become the object
of attack and attention might even
be distracted to the Canaries. Neither
seems to be more than remotely pos
sible. This work will devolve. should
it be decided upon, on Schley's fleet.
and an attack on Spain itself would be
led by them.
The new squadron under Commo-
dore Howell. which will relieve Schley
of the work of defending the coast, is
also a strong feet. It's duty will be,
in addition to defense of the coast, the
destruction of Spanish commerce on
the high seas. The San Francisco and
the New Orleans will be the main
fighting ships in the squadron, while
the Oregon and Topeka will doubtless
be added to it when they are home
ready fer service, The liners-the St.
Paul, the St. Louis. the Harvard and
the Yale-are four more of Howell's
boats, while the Panther. the Badger.
the Yankee. the Dixie, the Yosemite
and the Prairie complete the list.
The new ships of this auxiliary fleet
are most interesting. The New Or
leans was the former Brazilian war
ship. the Amazonas; while the Topeka
was formerly the Diogenes. The others
were all Transatlantic liners.
The following list of the feet will
be most interesting.
Ship. Former Name. Class. Guns.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-04

The thirty-one women who want tc
marry General Cassius NJ. Clay have
no respect for the divorce laws and are
indifferent to the terrors of old age,
One can have no respect for the thou
sands of women who want to go to
war on horseback, though they are
tough enough. But as to the courage
of the sex there can be no doubt. There
is nothing they do not dare to do un-
til they are generously given the op'
portunity.
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AS She Understood IT.

He-When a man begins to get alb
sent-minded you may know that he
is succeeding in business, or. at least.
that he is devoting all his energies
to it, which, in the end. must bring
success, She-Oh, James, I'm SO glad
to hear you say that. Now I begin
to believe that tho future holds some
thing in store for lis. You kissed me
this morning when you went away.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-04

Count Goluchowsky, Austria's prime
minister, who some months ago pro
posed a European alliance against
America on trade lines, has been heard
from again. The count has recently
learned that it is not an easy thing
to combine Europe against America
for any purpose, more especially when
there is fighting to be done in conse-
quence.
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Wandering Willie-Great Scott,
pard, y look all broke up. What's the
matter? Thirsty Theodore drawing a
deep sigh)-I went inter that there
blamed drug store and when the clerk
wasn't lookin' I drank a lot of stuff
] thought was whisky, an den | seer
by the label that it wuz bichloride of
gold. Wandering Willie-Pshaw! Dat
won't kill yer. Thirsty Theodore
know dat, but s'pose l shouldn't want
ter drink any more!-Harlem Life.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-04

Tht Smiths, man and wife. discussed
an armistice, and the man began one.
The wife, however, demurred with q
loud voice and arms akimbo, as II she
were a persistent rebel in Cuba;
whereupon the man said, in a state OF
disgust, well, II that's an armistice
we had better for the sake of peace
go to war again" Some people think
it takes both sides to create an armis-
tice. What if Lincoln had proclaimed
one and Jefferson Davis had said he
wouldn't have it?
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-04

tionalized faces of men and animals in
pale green outlined with black on a
white ground. Sometimes dull blue
takes the place Of the pale green. A Pc
culiarity which stamps their genuine
ness is a fine thread or shaving of deer
skin in the center of each hard twisted
strand of wild sleeps wool yarn, of
which they are made, rendering them
almost Observation-Disclosures Home
Companion.
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Reduced TO Eiruras

A Glasgow paper thus analyzes the
music of the bagpipes; big flies or
window, ~ per cent; cats on midnight
tiles, 1lh per cent; voices of infant
puppies, 6 per cent; grunting hungry
pigs in the morning, So per cent
steam whistles, 3 per cent; chant OF
cricket, 2 per cent."-New York Trib-
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-04

James Madison's remark to Harriet
Martineau that the United States had
been useful in proving things before
held impossible" is especially appli-
cable to the present war. with Spain,
European countries can scarcely un-
derstand that the United States has
no selfish objects in view in expelling
Spain from Cuba, but their inability
to understand it does not alter the
fact.
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Cloth from Wood.

Cloth is now being successfully made
from wood. Strips of fi~ne-grained
wood are boiled and crushed between
rollers, and the fllaments, having been
carded into parallel lines, are spun in
to threads, from which cloth can be
woven in the usual way.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-04

Clean blood means a clean skin. No
beuty without it. Cascarets, Candy Ca
thrtic cleans your blood and keeps II
clean by stirring up the lazy liver and
driving all impurities from the body. Be
gin to-day to. Danish pimples, boils.
blotches, ~blackheads, and that sickly
bilious complexion by taking Cascarets-
beauty for 10 cents. All druggists, salts
faction guaranteed. 10c. 25c, SOC.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-04

Newton discovered the law of CRAWL
tation by noticing an apple fall from a
tree, didn't he?" Yes. If he hadn't
been so previous somebody might have
discovered it by seeing a beginner fall
from his bicycle"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-04
She Cut His Hair.

Sammy" said DeliIah, determined
lN, thereafter l intend to cut your hair
myself. You give up altogether too
much to that Dutch barber"
Samson's subsequent appearance,
amid the ridicule of the Philistines,
brought down the house.-Philistine.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-04

Judging from the number of sur
geons and nurses who have volunteer
ed q very doleful view must be taken
of the probable effects CT a Cuban cam
paign.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-04

SSagasta Gays it would cast a stain on
Spain's honor to sell Cuba. Dear sir,
there are SO many stains on the thing
mentioned that an additional one
couldn't be recognized with the aid o.
a microscope.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-04
A MOtOr-HOuSp.

A motor-house has been invented by
a French engineer, Nj. Jeautaud. 1t Is
described as a p~ale-green vehicle of
thirty horsepower, and very elegant.
1t will accommodate q large family.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-04
The Nexf Thinn.

Young Mrs. Mcbride 0at the tele-
phone)-Hello! Is that DR.. Doce?
Well, / wish you'd come and see my
baby right away-she has the Group.
But, stop a minute. Do you give trad.
ing stamps?-Judge.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-04

The %Spaniards darkly intimate that
The impression has prevailed in this
country for several days that teme-
thing happened there,
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The fact hat Bismarck smokes ten
or twelve pipes a day is not evidence
that tbs cid man is in bad health; but
ii is go,ng to be.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-04
A You'll ful Eairinf.

Mamma-You should not say eve
shall get the best of Spain"
Johnny-But we ought to get the
best Of everything.-Puck.
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Spain mus fight to prevent revolu-
ticn and ave the government at home.
She is between the devil and the deep
.ca.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-04

It's a good deal of satisfaction, q,
any rate, To know that Columbus
wasn't a Spaniard.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-04

There is a m that the United
States is getting ready to quote prices
on Canaries.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-04

The outcome of baseball games and
buekwheat cakes usually depends upon
the batter.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-04

A woman's idea OF a personal devil
ts a ~neighboring woman who talks
about her.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-04

Manila straw hats will be the cor.
States.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-04

AZ a pugilist would say, It is cas-,
TO land on" Spain in Cuba.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-04

Punctuality, honesty and brevity are the
of ~life.-Cyrus W. Field.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-04

According to government reports the
mortality Of farm animals, both from
exposure and from other causes, has
been below that Of the preceding win
ter; of horses 2 per cent are reported
as having died from disease, against
81 per cent the previous year; OF cat
tie, a mortality of 1.3 per cent from
winter exposure, and of 3.3 per cent
from all causes is reported, as against
1.6 per cent from exposure and 3.5 per
cent from all causes the preceding win.
ter; of sheep the deaths from exposure
amounted to 81 per cent, against so
per cent the previous year and to So
per cent from all causes. against IS
per cent the previous year. While hog
tive, the total losses OF swine have
amounted only to e.3 per cent, against
14.4 per cent the preceding year. with
regard to farm animals in general the
department correspondents report them
in good condition as the result of the
generally mild and dry winter and the
abundance of feed. In California the
WlHteI udS bScu d scFcIc OHc, anu ltS
effect is shown just as markedly in the
mortality of farm animals as in the
poor condition Of winter wheat.
The age of the circuit-rider is not
SO remote as it sometimes seems.
There is nov living in Massachusetts
a distinguished Methodist clergyman
whose first appointment" sixty-eight
years Ago., carried him over a circuit
sixty miles in length. He preached
five sermons every week; for his first
years salary he received ten dollars,
besides his board; and this was not In
the distant West, but in the state of
Maine, where, we may add,-thanks to
the labors of just such devoted men,
there are now about twenty-five thou
sand Christians of his communion.
Fitzzhugh Lee intimates, and there
is considerable evidence pointing that
way, that Weyler is responsible for the
blowing up of the Maine. The fact
that Weyler denies it is further proof
that he is thus guilty; and while it
will be well TO remember the Maine It
will likewise be we'll to remember
Weyler.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-04

Members OF a secret society do not
to a physician for the grip.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-04

No-To-Bac for Fifty Cents.
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes weak
nen strong. blood pure. Doc, ~. All druggists.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-04

The Spanish fag-Skull and cross.
bones.
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A blonde can only be fairly beautiful, after
all.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-04
Sand for Motor Cars,

The sand box for the motorman's
use IN slippery tracks is one Of the
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-04

And even il the Spaniards did dis
us, didn't we find out Spain?
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hollow it out and to deity substitute
it, while you are not observed, for one
of the good radishes on the plate.
The sun., 1898-06-20
More Troops Needed Now
Special Dispatch to THE sun.

|
WASHINGTON, June l9.-The result OF
the conference at the White House yes
terday was decision oquickly reinforce
General Shafter's command and to issue
a call for $4,000 additional volunteers.
General Miles is charged with the duty
of eXI editing this reinforcement, and he
is also required to supervise the prepara-
ton of uniforms, supplies and proper
camps for the new army contingent. The
$4,000 to be called will be absolutely raw
recruits. Before they are called the War
Depart ment will make arrangements for
clothing, shoes and commissary supplies,
SO that they may be brought to their
several rendezvous and placed at once
un' er the command OF competent Of
ficers and drilled for the work before
them without the vpxatOus DELAYS
which have Teen so annoying in the re-
cent past.
The quartermaster general and the As
sistant Secretary Of War are diligently
engaged in efforts to secure transport
ships for future use. Within month
upwards of 100000 troops should be on
the move. They cannot invade the
enemy's country without transports, and
the War Department wants to secure
connections and safe ships for the pur-
pose. Some of them must cross the At
lantic Ocean.
The sun., 1898-06-20
FAMOUS MANDAMUS CASE.
Counsel For Union Republicans will
Insist on a Decision in Kent
C0unty's Celebrated Case.

Messrs. Fl. II. Ward and Walter Have.
have all the records prepared in the man
damus case OF the Union Republicans of
Kent county, which they will bring be-
fore the Supreme Court at its session in
| Dover this coming week.
The counsel state that the case will be
pushed to its fullest extent, and a decision
one way or the other will be insisted
upon.
The main point for the court to decide
is whether the recent act of the LegisIa-
turv seating the Democrats, when the
election returns showed Republicans to
have been elec ed, overthrow the true
result Of the election.
The Republicans brought proceedings
to compel the election officers to issue
the proper certificates, but the court de-
cided that this could not be done for the
reason that it would first be necessary to
compel the board OF canvass to meet and
properly canvass the returns. This was
then done and the board met as required.
The Democrats then Appealed the case
to the Supreme Court. No time had
been fixed under the constitution for u
meeting OF this court, and so the case
could not be heard in time to accomplish
much. In the meantime the constitl,-
tlpnal convention met, seated half o. the
democrats who claimed to be elected,
and half Of the Republicans who were
elected, adopted the new constitution,
and adjourned.
Those offices are no more. The Iegis-
lature seated the Democratic candidates
ard with the exception OF the one Sena-
tor, who holds over, the terms uf all the
members have practically expired, ;ls the
Legislature has adjourned sine de. The
Levy Court Of Kent county has been re.
modelled by the General Assembly, and
the members named so that there is no
chance Of nnseating the Democrats in
that body.
Governor Watson refused to commits.
sion the Democratic candidates for
coroner and sheriff Oh the showing
made by their certificates from part
Of the board Of canvass and the old
officials are holding On until the present
time.
The case will be brought up us soon
as the Court sets day tor its hearing.
The sun., 1898-06-20
Prepared for Action.
Special Dispatch to The Sun.


LEwEs, Del. June l9.-There was a
war scare on the auxiliary cruiser
Prairie, at the Break water, yesterday
afternoon. About 3.45 O'Clock the day
officer sighted the outlines of a war ship
coming down the bay at a tremendous
rate OF speed, and all marines were i'm
mediately called to action. The port
guns were trained on the approaching
ship, with gunners awaiting command to
fire. In short time however, they
were released, as she proved to be the
Japanese cruiser kasasi, flying Cramps
house flag, ON her builders trial trip.
The cruiser passed uut the Capes at 4
o'clock, her speed attracting tile admira-
'lnn of many persons. She made several
',ns IN ami ".t the Capes BET, r. dark,
adjusting her cnnpasSvs, and came to
anchor below the Brown. Today lshe
sill make her regular speed test off the
ight-hips.
The auxiliary cruiser Prairie left the
Break water this morning and went to
New York. 1t was rpolted among her
crew that she will be- fitted out to Join
fleet now forming there.
The sun., 1898-06-20
STRUCK BY A TRAIN.
Jacob B. Sliier Probably Fatally In
jured at the Madison Street
Station of w. an.

Jacob b. Slifer, special watchman fol
the W. 4 N. railroad company, was
struck by train at Madison street sta
tion at O'Clock yesterday morning and
was probably fatally injured.
At he time Of the accident II train was
backing into the station and Sliier not
seeing It stepped directly in front Of the
engine. +.
An instant later lie was struck and
hurled a distance OF about ten icet, where
he lay in an unconscious condition.
He was removed to the office, resusci-
tated aud subsequently taken to the
office OF DR.. Cooper, who ordered that he
be removed Immediately to his home,
No. 4l5 South jackson street.
Here it was ascertaned that he had a
severe wound in the head, slight fracture
of the skull and internal injuries. He
now lies in precarious condition and is
not expected W recover.
The sun., 1898-06-20
TAX on TOBACCO
Is Confined to the Cheaper Brands
and Hardly Affects the Fra
grant Havana.


Every smoker has been anxiously
awaiting the time when the war tax
should go into effect as they feared the
prices would advance considerably. but
as prices now stand, the advancement ia
so small that its effect will not be felt
very keenly.
The war tax went into effect on Tues
day last, and the tobacco dealers imme-
diately advanced their prices at the rate
OF two cents on the pound.
A prominent cigar and tobacco dealer
OF this city, Mr.. Durstein, when asked
his opinion on the matter of advancing
prices stated that he did not think the
tax law would injure the tobacco trad,
as the consumers of tobacco, will un-
doubtedly continue buying their regular
brand; even if the prices were to Jump
to higher figure.
AS the prices now stand the customers
will not feel the advancement very KEEN
ly, as all are aware of the fact that the
government had passed such law and
are becoming gradually reconciled to the
fact, and the increase is principally on
cheaper grades of tobacco, which ia
manufactured more for economical pur-.
poses than anything else.
The old established or higher brands
VII! still remain at their regular prices,
without the government shall change
the law, and this may never occur.
The reason for imposing the tax
upon the cheaper grades is the fact
that the laboring class of people are
using more of this grade than anything
else.
The sun., 1898-06-20
Cards May Be Used.

Postmaster General Charles Emory
Smith has put in operation several
changes in the postal regulations.
Hereafter, while the postal card will
continue to be sold, it will be lawful to
Use cards with a one cent stamp affixed
Tor the same purpose.
These cards must be approximately of
the same size. shape and color as the
postal card. When these mailing cards
are sent to foreign countries the ordinary
letter postage must be affixed.
Anot her change in the regulations pro-
hibits the return or forwarding If second,
third, and fourth-class matter until ad.
ditional postage has been affixed.
When it is obvious, however, that
valuables are contained in such packages,
the sender shall be notified if possible.
On second-class matter one cent for four
onnces must be paid before it will be re.
turned or forwarded.
The sun., 1898-06-20
Sold Bogus Tickets.

Lewis Higgins and John Kelley will be
given hearing III tie municipal court
this morning on the charge OF obtaining
money under false prttcnses. .'.
Complaint was iodged with the Fame
Hose Company that the men were going
around selling tickets for tho benefit Of a
member of the company. The police
were notified and the arrests followed.
This is not the first time that Higgins
has figured III such TRANSACTION. The
nlode of procedure is to have tickets
printed and then sell them to business
men.
Kelly is one ot tie men now under
hall charged with being connected with
the robbery Of Hartlove's gun
store during the past week, when three
guns and a revolver were stolen but .ater
recovered ehreugh the efficient work OF
Se,geant Lucas and squad.