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The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-18

Amid a perfect storm of shot from
Spanish rifles and batteries the Amer
lean forces cut the cables at Cienfuea
COS Wednesday morning, May II.
Four determined boat crews, under
command of Lieutenant Winslow and
Ensign Magruder, from the cruiser
Marblehead and the gunboat Nashville,
put out from the ships, the coast hav-
ing previously been shelled. The work
of the volunteers was perilous, and one
was killed while bravels doing his du-
ty, six others being seriously wounded.
The man instantly killed was Patrick
Reagan. None of the ships was dam
aged to any extent. The cruiser Mar
blehead, the gunboat Nashville and the
yards from shore with their guns
manned for desperate duty.
One cable had already been cut and
the work was in progress on the other
when the Spaniards in rifle pits and a
battery in an old lighthouse, standing
out in the bay, opened fire. The war
ships poured in a thunderous v0lley,
their great guns belching forth mass
i've shells into the swarms of the enc
my. The crews Of the boats calmly
proceeded with their desperate work,
notwithstanding the fact that a num-
Der had fallen, and finished it, return
ing to the ships through a binding
smoke and a heavy fire.
More than LOCO infantrymen on shore
kept up a continuous fire and the bull
let's from the machine guns struck the
warships a hundred times, but did no
great damage. Commander MAYNARD
of the gunboat Nashville was slightly
wounded by a rife bullet that before
striking him passed through the arm
of an ensign. whose name is unknown.
Lieutenant Winslow was shot in the
hand, making three officers wounded
in all. After the Spaniards had been
driven from the rifle pits many of them
took refuge in the lighthouse fortress,
upon which the fire of the warships
had been conferred. A four-inch shell
from the Window tore this structure
to pieces, killing many and buryins
others in the ruins. The Spanish loss
is known to have been very heavy, the
warships firing hundreds of shells
right into their midst.
The United States cruiser Marble.
head, the gunboat Nashville and the
auxiliary cruiser Window steamed ur
to the harbor of Cienfuegos early Wed
nesday morning with orders. to cut the
cable connecting Havana with Santa
go de Cuba. This task was accom-.
plished, but only after a terrific fight
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-18

Marblehead and the Nashville used
their heaviest guns, as well as their
small rapid-f1re guns, and hundreds OF
shots, were thrown into the Spanish
troops.
The Marblehead was struck scores of
times by bullets from machine guns
and the Nashville suffered to about the
same extent. The Window also had
many marks OF the fray: Her shell
blowing up the lighthouse and scatter
ing the Spaniards in all directions end
ed the battle.
The cable which was cut at Cienfue-
COS extended from that city to Santiago
de Cuba. II does hot sever cable COM
munication with Cuba, as there is an
other line In operation between San
tiago de Cuba and Kingston, Jamaica.
The severed cable is owned by the Gu
ba Submarine company. The one OPP
Grating to Kingston Is owned by the
West india Panama company: The lat
ter is the only line not in control of
the United States government. The
cable from Havana to Key West is
controlled by United States officials. 1t
was a shot from the four-inch gun OF
the Window which knocked over the
lighthouse. In command of that gun
division was Lieutenant Crisp, and
Cooper was the gunner who fired the
shot. The Spanish loss is estimated at
400.
The lighthouse was demolished, the
arsenal destroyed and the batteries on
shore silenced. The town was set on
fire by shells from the American feet.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-18

sist such a pressure. That it exists
there is no doubt. 1t is known that
the pressure on a well-corked glass
bottle at the depth of 800 feet is so
great that the water will force it's way
through the pores of the glass. 1t is
also said that pieces of wood have been
weighted and sunk in the sea to such
a depth that the tissues have become
SO condensed that the wood has lost
its ~buoyancy and would never float
again. 1t could not be even made to
burn when dry.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-18
BEwrck AND
I've Great raturalists with widely
Varying Fields. y

Two Great lsaturalists with widely
Varying Fields.
The naturaiist's mind is, above all
things, receptive; open to Impressions,
not creative; 4 sensitive plate which
records II II can, and II it cannot, re-
teives the impressions for its own salts
faetioh and enjoyment. We believe that
the very best record extant Of this recep-
tfveness and Of the Impressions which
such minds receive from nature, and OF
the mingled characters and relatively
of these Impressions, is seen in the cuts
in Bewick's two volumes on bfrds-not
SO much in the plates OF the birds az in
the little vfgnettes with which the
book IL adorned, and in the tiny land
scapes often inserted behind the figures
of the different species: He know the
wrinkles in the bark OF every sort Of
tree, the natural line Of the splits and
the cracks in dead wood and living
wood, the angle that each kind of twis
makes with it's parent branch when liv-
ing, and the portions it leses when
dead; Every shift Of weather, the car
pentry of the shed: the gate, the barn,
the record of the tombstone. and the
death and decay of men, animals and
trees were all recorded on the sensitive
plate of this northern n~aturalist's
brain. He evidently derived intense
satisfaction from his way Of life. Yet
his area of interest was very limited.
This mattered very little to one who
made such use of it. But though change
and variety are in time greatly desired,
and the new sights give keener pleas
TIRE than the Old, for in natural history
as i'll 6tRer things the appetite grows
by what it feeds On; Il may be doubted
whether the enjoyment necessarily in
creased with the quantity Of food pro-
vided. Audubon, who had half a con-
tinent to roam over, from Florida to
Labrador, and from New England to
the Rocky Mountains, was not more
keenly happy than Bewick, whose
range was limited to the moors Of a
corner of Northumberland, Of which
Audubon himself notes in his journals
that for sixteen miles he saw no OBJ.
ject OF interest,"" The meeting of Be
wick and Audubon at Newcastle, and
their reciprocal display, by the n Of
his paintings from the wealth Of Ameri'
can fauna and fora, and by the Other
of his inimitable engravings saturated
with the spirit Of rural New England
forms not the least pleasing incident o.
Audubon's first visit to this country
and 1t would be difficult to say which
thought the better of the other, tn,
country-loving Northumberland en-
graver or the French-American painter
naturalist. Genuine enthusiasm in theil
work, and that identity of sympathy o
which their love for the outdoor lif'
and nature was a guarantee, explain
the perfect understanding which aros
between them.-London Spectator.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-18
OUT OF MOUTHS OF BABES.

Say, mamma" asked little fve-year-
old Willie, ARE you goin' to give me
another piece Of pie?" why do you
ask, Willie?" said his mother. BE
cause" was the reply, IF you amt III
eat this piece real slow"
Why Minnie" said a mother to her
four-year-old daughter, you ought to
be ashamed to have such dirty hands
You never saw my hands like that, did
your" mo, I dess not replied the
little miss, "but l bet my dwanma
did"
1T seems to me, Henry" said a
father to his f~ve-year-old son, who
was very forgetful, that everything ]
say to you goes in at one ear and out
at the other. WELL" replied the youth
full observer, II reckon that's what I've
got two ears for"
Now, Tommy said his mother, as
she handed him an apple; you must
divide honorably with your little sis
ter Bessie" whats honorable
mammal" he asked. at means the
one that divides takes the smallest
piece" was the reply. well" said the
little diplomat, then I'll give it to
Bessie and let her divide"
Little Clara, aged four, was in the
habit Of asking God in her prayers to
bless her father, mother and Miss
Brown, her governess. One evening
not feeling very kindly disposed to.
ward the latter, she concluded her
prayer as follows bod bwess my
papa and my mamma, but 'ou needn't
bozzer bout Miss Brown zis time"
The teacher of a juvenile Sunday
school class had been talking to her
pupils about death and finished by
asking: Nov, who can tell me when
all men are equal and there is absolute
ly no distinction between the rich
man and the poor man." II can" re-
piled one little fellow. When Is II,
Freddie?" she asked. When they 20
In swimmin'," was the unexpected AZ.
swer.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-18
Two Natural Foes.

Water will %extinguish fire because
the water forms a coating over
the fuel, which keeps it from the air,
and the conversion of water into
steam draws off the heat from the
burning fuel. A little water makes
a fire ~f1ercer, while a large quantity Of
water puts 1t out. The explanation
Is that water is composed of oxygen
and hydrogen. When, therefore, the
fire can decompose the water into. it's
simple elements it serves as fuel to the
flames.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-18
The Moody Landlord.

Mrs. Greene-So you don't like Mr..
Black very well? Mrs. Brown-No;
not particularly we'll. He's our land
lord. you know. and we see a good
deal OF him. He is so changeable. you
know. When he calls to collect his
rent. for example, he is as sociable as
you could wish; but later in the month,
when we have asked him to do some
repairs, he appears to be almost mo-
rose: at any rate, he isn't at all talk
alive. For my part, I like to have
people the same every day. I hate
these people who have their moods
Boston Transcript.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-18

1t is a good time for patriotic Ameri-
ans to keep their wits about them and
not to overrate the magnitude of
events that are passing and will soon
be past. The clouds gather and de-
part, the vast armament remains. The
republic is here to stay, and the pres
ent generation is here to guard it and
transmit it unimpaired. The present
episode will have it's W place in our
history. Perhaps it will help us to
measure more justly the forces of good
and evil that are active in the nation,
and it may thus serve as a search
light to reveal the defects of our in
t%elligence and our virtue.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-18

An organization called the National
Parcel Post League has been formed
induce the government to establish q
system of transporting small packages
of merchandise through the mails after
the name of the parcel post systems
of Europe. 1t is claimed the high rates
in this country practically give the ex-
business, and the added claim is set up
that if properly conducted the new de-
parture would be a source of revenue tc
the government.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-18

The United States board on geo.
graphical names is the official authori-
ty in this country for the spelling of
the names of cities, countries, rivers
and all other parts on the earth's sur
face marked on the maps. The deci-
sions rendered by this board find their
way sooner or later into all, or nearly
all, American publications. Owing,
however, to the slow changes which
are peculiar to works of reference, the
public's first knowledge of the revised
spellings decreed by the United States
government for use in it's publications
comes from those newspapers which
accept the government as authority
without waiting for new editions of
gazeteers and maps to reflect the de-
cisions of the board.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-18

Owing to recent changes in freight
conditions, it is said that Chicago man
u%facturers are now in a position to
compete on even terms with New York
merchants for Mexican and Central
American trade. The all-rail freight
rates from Chicago to Mexican points
are only IL cents higher than the rail
and water rates from New York CITY,
In view of possible troubles with Spain
the Ward line has taken off all its
steamships between New York and the
gulf ports, and is now running only one
vessel between New Orleans and Tam.
pico, Mexico. The Kansas City, Pitts,
burg & Gulf road has just put into ser.
vice two steamers-one between Port
Arthur and Liverpool and the other
between Port Arthur and Mexican
ports. Both will sail under the Nor.
wegian flag for the present.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-18
Pressure of the Sea.

There are spots in the ocean where
the water is five miles deep. If it is
true that the pressure of the water on
any body in the water is one pound
to the square inch for every two feet
of the depth anything at the bottom of
n of the "fve-mile holes would
have a pressure about it of 10, 200 feet
to every square inch. There is nothing
of human manufacture that would re.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-18
An opsM LETTER 30 MOTHERS.

We are asserting in the courts our right to the
exclusive use OF the word 'CAs"TORlA." ana
PITCHERS CASTOR1A," IS our Trade Mark
I, Dr. Samuel Pitcher, OF Hyann,.s, Massa-
chusetts, was the originator Of "PJECHERS
CASTORIA,' the same that has borne A'ddoe
now bear the fac-simile signature Of CHAN. ID
FLETCHER on every wrapper. This Is t'e
original PITCHERS CASTOR1A" which haA
been used in the homes Of the mothers Of
America for over thirty years. Look carefully
1t the wrapper and see that II IL 1.-The kind you
have always bought" and has the signature OF
CHAS. II. FLETCHER on the Wrapper. No
one has authority from me to use my name ex-
cept The Centaur Company of which Chas h
Fletcher is President.
March 8, 1897. SAMUEL PITCHER, M. d.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-18

America" says Elizabeth Stuart
Phelps in a plea for peace, has not
acted the part of a gentlemanly ma
ton George William Curtis used
to tell of a man of his own character
who attended a caucus in his W
ward. The boys treated him as an
interloper, and he went out of doors
in a few minutes with a smashed hat.
He had persisted in being a gentle
man and the boys wouldn't have 1t.
General Woodford tried the same
method and the dons laughed at him
1t is sad, but 1t is necessary when in
Rome to do as Romans do.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-18

She started from her sleep with q
wild cry.
"There are burglars in the house,"
she screamed.
In her joy she could not forbear to
waken her husband and tell him how,
at last, there was a likelihood that q
full list of their iewelry and plate
would get into the newspapers.-De.
troit Journal.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-18

"As'the absolute unity Of the antith-
esis in the notion constitutes its es-
sential being, it shows in its nantes
.tation and intervention in externality
the contradiction of its ultimate de-
"Reminiscences" This is by Hegel
whom they are trying to revive. II
they succeed in reviving him they
will Immediately make an effort to re-
vive his readers.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-18
And All Were Deadhesds.

While teaching a class in Sunday
school recently, the teacher asked:
"What was Noah supposed to be DO
ing when the animals were going into
the arkT"
She received several answers. At
last a little girl pitt up her hand.
"Well," she asked, what do you
sayT'
'"Taking the tickets, mfssip said she,
-Tit-Bits. ~.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-18

Angelina-But what do l see-trous-
ers? Ethel, what means this strange
array of garments masculine?
Ethel-Ah! do not betray me; ne
cessity has driven me to dark devices.
I have much shopping to do and little
time to do it In, and ! I'm about to dis
guise myself as a man. I've got to get
the shopgirls' attention somehow, and
/ know no other way.-Judge.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-18
In Days Of Old.
brothers

First A1chemfst - Shake, brothers
This is a happy day. !
Second Alchemist-Hate you discov.
cred the secret of perpetual youth?
First Alchemist-No; but have dis
covered a recipe for the finest cocktail
you ever tasted in your life.-Puck.- !
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-18
n for Sale,

Any one with Sancho Panza's fancy
for islands NAV buy THE Salvages,'
north of the Canaries, which are Of
fered for sale at Madeira. There are
three large islands and several small
ones, by themselves in the ocean, un-
inhabited, but with game.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-18

Philadelphians are trying to enforce
an old ordinance prohibiting vehicles
following one another at a less dis
lance than ten feet. About a mile
apart would be the proper distance in
Philadelphia for vehicles.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-18
The Feast of Dolls.

A second and concluding paper on
The Little japanese at Home" by
Miss Ida Tigner Hodnett. appears in
st. Nicholas. Miss Hodnett says: AS
the Feast Of Flags is the great day OF
the year for boys, so is the Feast OF
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-18
What Troubled Mamie.

Suitor Ito her younger brother)-
Come, you ought to know; is there
any chance for me?
Brother-Oh, you're all right. She's
wohdetih' il there's any chance for her.
Boston Transcript.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-18
Hard to Believe.

1t is said that the prince of Wales
makes it a rule to pay for his tele-
grams, his boxes at the theater, his
railway tickets, and, in fact, every
thing he uses.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-18

Through his naked eye man sees less
than six thousand stars; through a
powerful telescope he may see a hum
bred million. Is there not a similar
exaltation of all his faculties as thew
expand under true culture? The realm
of truth is deep and vast, like the
starry heavens.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-18

A fresh egg Is known by the dull
appearance of its shell: a bad egg
looks glossy, Drop an egg into water:
If 1t sinks quickly and remains at the
bottom It is probably fresh, but IL Il
stands on one end 1t is doubtful. and
IL it floats 1t Is quite bad. The lixbt
test is applied by placing the egg
on end in front Of a paper tube and
holding 1t up to a candle. II, on look
ing through 1t. the yolk appears round
and the white surrounding it is clear.
the chances are that the z is fresh.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-18

The stage has it's real tragedies as
we'll as life. Edouard Remenyi died
as he wished to die, in the practice of
his wonderful art. His death recalls
that of Mozart in pathetic devotion
to an art that had become his life,
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-18

1t is just as well to bear in mind that
this country has enjoyed tolerably
good health since it began to follow
DR.. Monroe's treatment.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-18

Sagasta says there are plenty OF
skilled gunners in Manila" If he re-
fers to the Spanish gunners he doubt
less means killed.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-18

Why doesn't young Mr.. Letter come
to the front and offer to pay half the
expense of this war? He and the god
dess of Liberty are the direct benef-
Charles.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-18

Imitation may be the sincerest fiat
terry, but more men acquire wealth by
doing as they see others do not do.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-18

One of the provisions of the French
code forbids a doctor TO inherit prop
erty left him by a deceased patient.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-18
Halls Catarrh Cure
Is a constitutional cure. Price, 75c.


To enlarge ones view, a pair OF opera glasses
may be recommended.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-18

But few would carry pocket.
books IL they couldn't put anything in
then but money.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-18

Justice Brewer Of the supreme court
was born in Smyrna, Asia Minor, where
his parents were missionaries.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-18
Hot Sealing War.

A little hot sealing wax dropped on
his hand has just killed the Earl OF
Clonmel, blood poisoning having set
in.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-18

II a man doesn't think right it's i'm
possible for him to behave right.
When money is king, misery ia
queen,
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-18

When a man inherits dishonesty
that is about the only thing he hon.
estly acquires.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-18

1.-THE Old Oaken Bucket is a drinking song
that has hung on well.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-18

A cheap, homemade kite may be quite a high
flown affair.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-18

Some men are so fixed that they
have no use for a moving-van.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-18

Hammers would be dear If the purchasers had
to pay by the pound
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-18

wcman's chief aim seems to be at q
target called man.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-18

Beware of the cyclist who praises a
wheel of a different make from his
own.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-18
Nc-To-Bac for Fifty Cents.
Her neItcht.

Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes weak
men strong, blood pure. Soc. 81. Alldruggists.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-18

For a nation without a navy we seem
to have a good many %sQuadrons
around in different parts of the world.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-18

t, Minnesota's Household Remedy. Is the
greatest Nerve Tonic in the world. Sold
by all druggists.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-18

Educate Your Bowels With Cascarets.
Candy Cathartic cure constipation forever,
i0c, 25c, If c. c. G. fail, druggists refund money.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-18
In HAIL OF SHOT.
BRAVE SEAMEN FROM AMERt
CAN SHIPS DID DARING AT
CIENFUEGOS. CUBA.

Spaniards Shoot from Masked batteries
and Rifle Pits Upon the Handful OF
Blueiackets Ordered to Sever the
Wires Leading Into the City.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-18

Thu oatacombs OF Rome are ts bs
lighted by electricity.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-18

All along the line-the clothespins.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-04-14
PARRISH'S OFFER.

Former wen Knotrn JndiGnian Wants TO
Fight.
General G. S. Parrish, well known in
Perry, an old IndiAnian who once ran
against ex-P-esident Benjamin Hsrri-
son for an Office in Indiana, has written
Governor Barnes, rendering his SER
vices IN case we fight Spain Here is
his letter;
PERRY, Ok, April ~.
Hon Q. M Barnes, governor OF Okla
homa territory;
Sir-In the event that our country
should unfortunately become involved
In a war with Spain, / respectfully y
tender my personal military services
in any capacity where / can be useful.
/ enclose copy of military record,
and in the contingency mentioned IL Is
possible that my past training and eX-
perience may be OF use 10 you and our
common country In the organization OF
Oklahoma troops for the field.
am SO years of age, well preserved
and fit for ordinary military duty.
Very respectfully yours,
G 8 PARRISH,
Late Brevet Brigadier- General United
States Volunteers.