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The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-01
we are-and there will be some Others

we are-and there will be some others
there"
1t was 1880 now. They escorted
him to the club and took him up the
broad stairway into the smoking room.
The DON was filled with the scent OF
cigars and the sound of voices. and ev-
eryone seemed to be talking about
books. The master, comfortable in an
armchair near the fire, listened anxi--
ously. The members were all young
1sh en-m who were probably in
their b~assinettes at the time that his
spirit flew away from Gad's Hill and
from this earth. His two hosts left
him with an excuse to join the heated
debate. Current regulations formed
the subject of the conference, and, in
order to save time, everybody spoke at
once. Many were talking about them
selves.
They've forgotten me-" said the
master, regretfully.
Indeed, this did at first appear to be
the case. Presently, however, he
caught his name, and he half rose in
the chair. No infant author waiting
for his first notice could have been
more nervous than he was at that mo-
ment.
WELL" a loud-voiced mar at the fire.
place had said in speaking of a modern
writer, I've heard him referred to as
a modern Dickens"
Fol a moment there was a hush, but
only for a moment. Then there rained
down upon the loud-voiced man a
swift, d~eafening torrent of genuine re-
proof. Eagerly the master listened.
How dared any one (the young mem
bers said excitedly) compare the man
with Dickens? There was no one
nowadays high enough or broad enough
or strong enough to justify comparison
with him. Dickens stood alone! Dick
ems always would stand alone! Dick
n was the master of them all!
Gentlemen" cried one of the young
men earnestly, Il give you Charles
Dickens!' God bless his memory and
keep it always green!"
The clock struck IL. A happy-faced
o~ld-fashioned man stole quietly out of
the room.-Illustrated London News.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-01
HOMEMADE PHILOSOPHY.

That kind ov eddycashun that comes
from imitashun, makes n%inety-nine
fools to natshure's one. Only original
people think Independently and kranky.
Life is like a shadder-jist a little
dark streak with sunlight along the
edges, and ANYWAYS too light and frail
and intangibull to feel with the fingers.
When a maiden lady gifts along in
life SO far that her mas store teeth fit
her pretty snug, she begins to hate the
mar who never come along to propose
marrayge.
The man that was coored ov kronick
consumpshun by DR.. Yelper's Death
wolloper, has had his picktoor crowded
out ov the daily papers by the pick
toors ov war ships.
If we knowd what this somethin' or
nothin' beyond the grave is, we wud
kwit. payin' speckyoolators and theor-
lists a salary for bumpin' their heads
aginst their wv Nightmares.
The man WHO'D loves his nabor as his
self, has gotter have good Majors to
begin with-and they otter be ov the
same sex, if we wants ter avoid the
yozyooal skandal ov the naborhood. &,
Truth is stranger than fixun; we have
prosperity with people a starvin' in the
midst ov it, and talk ov bondin' our-
selves to pay the war Diet while fight
in for people who refuse to pay their
bonded Diet.
When a sick dog dies he's dog-gone
soon forgotten; AID in a thousand years
from now it will rekwire a kemickal
examinashun ov the little bit ov dust
we leave behind to distinguish our dust
from the dust ov a %gone-dog.
Yoorope loves its decayin' royalty,
becaws they have been eddycated to
love tainted flesh. Some ov en- won't
even eat a goose till she gifts ripe and
juicy anuff for the feathers to drop
out, and the skin turns green.
Christ never preached to the hungry
and naked-He fed 'em first. l hope
the day will come when the preacher
will asst his co%ngregashun each Sunday
mornin' and previous to beginnin' his
sermon, my brethren. have you all ct
some brakefast? and have you anuff left
for supper? And does your job pan out
anuf profit to keep skware with the
baker and butcher, with a change oy
u~nderkloze for each ov yoor fam'1y?"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-01
What Abraham Lincoln Wrote.

Executive Mansion, Washington, Nov.
81, 1S64.-Mrs. Bixby, Boston, Mass:
Dear Madam have been shown in the
files of the war department a state
ment of the adjutant general of Massa-
chusetts that you are the mother of five
sons who have died gloriously on the
field of battle. l feel how weak and
fruitless must be any words of mine
which should attempt to beguile you
from your grief of a loss so overwhelm-
ing. But l cannot refrain from tender
ing to you the consolation that may be
found in the thanks of the republic they
died to save. l pray that our heaven
ly Father may assuage the anguish OF
your bereavement, and leave you only
the cherished memory of the loved and
lost, and the solemn pride that must
be yours to have laid so costly a sac
rifice upon the altar of freedom. You're
very sincerely and respectfully,
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-01

Two important cases from the court
of private land claims were recently
decided by the Supreme court in favor
of the government. One involved title
to the Chavez grant of 1870, 900 acres
in New Mexico, made in 1925 by the
governor and departmental assembly
~f The territory vi New rIcA1CU WINE
the land was part of the public do
main of the republic of Mexico. The
court found that the grant was made
by officials without authority to issue
it, and therefore the title of Martin B,
Hayes, claimant by mesne ~conveyances
through Chavez, is not good as against
that of the United States. The other
was the case of Earl B. Coe, involving
the title to the Algondones or Rodri
guez grant in Arizona, comprising 49,
600 acres. Rodriguez claimed to have
a patent or grant issued in 1888 under
a sale authorized by the officials of the
State of Sonora, Mexico. The court
found that, as in the other case. the
grant to Rodriguez was made without
authority and confirmed the title OF the
United States.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-01
RETURN OF MASTER.

A man of middle height, with an old
fashioned goatee beard and a perplex-
ed, wondering air. He attracted less
attention in the Chantrey room by rea-
son of the fact that most of the visitors
were young couples absorbed in the
study of each other. He looked at
these young pairs with twinkling eyes,
and nodded a~pprovingly.
mo change there!" he said with a
sigh of relief.
He went into the Foster room and
looked with interest at his own por-
trait On the walls. One of the engaged
couples came up and looked over his
shoulder.
who's he seeposed to be, George?"
asked the lady carelessly.
Chap O. the name of Dickens" re-
piled George, with the readiness of n
for whom the world has no secrets,
Charles Dickens"
I've card the name,' said the young
woman. What a he celebrited for!'
Writing chap" said George.
Ever read any of his works." asked
the lady persistently. The man with
the old-fashioned beard put his hand
to his cal.
Know some of the titles Of EN-
answered George evasively.
At the g~lass-covered cases was some
thing more flattering. These, spelling
out the blue-inked manuscript of
"Dombey and Son." and reading with
greater ease the holder handwriting
of oliver Twist" a party OF Ameri-
cans talked excitedly. In their en-
thusiasm they desired to buy the
books; they summoned a thoughtful
policeman and asked him how many
thousand dollars his people would re-
quire for one of them, anyway. The
thoughtful policeman shook his head
slowly and said, with respect, that the
country would have to be precious
hard up before it parted with one of
them. This only increased the Ameri-
cans admiration.
They've forgiven me for Martin
Chuzzlewit,'" said the master himself.
I'm glad"
He went out of the museum presently
into brompton road, and stepped into
a bus that carried him to Piccadilly
Circus. He seemed dazed al the white
glow of light that met him there; at
the high buildings bordering the tri-
angular space.
This is not much like London" he
said. mot like my London"
Leicester Square gave him more as
constituent, and he hurried into a
court and tried to think. Two matron-
ly women were Dragging of tn cir chill
dren; the eldest boy of one was doing
something heroic in the sixth standard
at the board school; the other, a pale
woman, had a boy who was being look
ed after by the poor law guardians,
and, the mother declared, was as heal
thy as healthy, and about to go to
Kneller Hall. You'd never believe he
was a son O. mine," said the white
faced woman.
Il wonder" said the master, Il won
der now whether l helped in that!"
An idea occurred to him. "Drury
Lane!"
He knew the way quite we'll. Past
the Garrick Club and along the south
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-01

AS a medium through which to con-
vey pessimistic differences the essayists
are overworking the subject of reject
ed volunteers. Without other inform
alton the conclusion might be drawn
from some of these comments that the
people of this nation are rapidly de-
teriorating in physical capabilities. AS
has been said, the subject has been
lately overworked. The nation is not
running short of human material capa-
BILE of standing the tests of muscle, sup
pleness and speed. 1t is because it has
so much of it to select from it can af-
ford to be especially rigorous in the
application of its tests. We are not be-
coming a nation of weaklings.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-01

side of Covent Garden, and eventually
into Drury Lane.
Now" he said, Il shall be remind
ed of the old days. Where is the
yard in which Jo--?"
1t seemed that Drury Lane had. in a
sense, been to a dentist to have itself
put right, and that the dentist had adj
vised Drury Lane to have them all ont
on n side and to buy a new set, for
there were huge gaps where buildings
had been pulled down, gaps hidden by
joyful h~oardings. The old graveyard
had become a clean, neat asphalted
playground for children.
"Changes!" he said, with only a
touch of sadness, for he was not really
sorry. "Changes!"
He waited and listened, as had al
ways been his manner, to the talk of
the people. 1t was some time before
he could understand them, for they
were talking the new Cockney langu-
age, and when he asked civilly what
county they were from they counseled
him to go home and fry his face. The
advice might have been well inten-
toned, but it was not, in view of all
the circumstances, practical, and he
stl1lled up to Holborn and across to
Bloomsbury. Except that this district
wore an accentuated lodging-house air
there was little of change. A book
shop, with a volume entitled 1.-THE Nor
al Lesson of Pickwick. By One Who
Knew Dickens" drove him from
Bloomsbury.
Back at Oxford Circus the swift rush
of traffic, the winking, startling adj
vertisements that appeared and dissp-
peared; the horseless cabs-all these
things confused and wearied him, and
he began to wish for midnight. He
tried to find Soho, and could only dis
cover Shaftesbury avenue. Crossing
the road, he would have been hurt by a
dashing, spluttering fire engine had not
two young men in evening dress caught
him neatly and bowled him on to the
pavement.
Not hurt, sir, I hope" said one.
mot hurt, thank you," he replied
painting, but somewhat startled. Lon
don is in a greater hurry than It was in
my day."
w all have to push" said the other
young fellow, nowadays. Can we
give you any further assistance, sir?"
Gentlemen" he said courteously 81
cannot trespass on your goodness.
You look tired" said the first youtb
81 am tired"
Come into our club and rest for a
bit. We are literary men-or think
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-01

The manufacturers of Castoria have been
compelled to spend hundreds Of thousands OF
dollars to familiarize the public with the sig
nature Of Chas II. Fletcher. This has been
necessitated by reason Of pirates counterfeit
ing the Castoria trade mark. This counter
feiting is a crime not only against the proprie-
tors OF Castoria, but against the growing
generation. All persons should be careful to
see that Castoria bears the sigma ture Of Chas.
H. Fletcher, If they would guard the health of
their children. Parents and mothers, in par
ticular, ought to carefully examine the
Castoria advertisements which have been ap-
pearing in this paper, and to remember that
the wrapper of every bottle of genuine Castoria
bears the fac-simile signature of Chas. H.
Fletcher, under whose supervision 1t has been
manufactured continuously for over thirty
wears.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-01

structed Delaware had not been crossed,
the battles of Trenton and Princeton
had never been fought and won, the
horrors OF the winter bivouac at Valley
Forge had never been endured. the in
estimable blessing of our national inde-
pendence had never been attained but
Tor the moral courage and fortitude Of
good and true men, at peace with God
and their consciences.
Rowdies and d%esperadoes never
achieve such exploits, or submit pa
tiently to such hardships, as have made
the heroes of '76 immortal in history.
1t may be set down as an axiom that
bad men never make good soldiers.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-01

In a volume on statistics of Cooper
ative Societies in Various Countries
which has been published in France
statistics are given of the rural and
artisans banks in France. The first of
these banks was established in March,
1893, and their total number in May,
1897, was ISL. The membership in 1895
was S,64S; the total receipts in that
yea amounted to s24o, 900, and 2,501
loans were made to members, the gross
amount aggregating $500
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-01

European nations are having their
eyes opened on the subject of patriot.
ism. The blue and the gray march
shoulder to shoulder, and the rich and
the poor meet ON a common level
Among Roosevelt's trough riders" NAV
be found the sons of Federal and Con.
federate soldiers, and the sons of mill.
ionaires of the East ride side by side
with the cowboy o. the Western plains.
The solution of the mystery is that we
are a nation of patriots, and that love
of country is common to all sections
and classes.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-01

Man suffers many mysterious ailments from
unknown causes, and nine-tenths Of them have
where. It does any person good to clean out
this canal occasionally in a rational way, pro-
vided 1t is not done In a violent manner. Tho
proper cleansing and disintecting preparation
is Cascarets Candy Cathartic, which are very
gentle, but at the same time thoroughly eff
fective. A 1Oc box will purify the whole sys-
tenn and in most cases remove the cause of
Ill health. When feeling bad" take Cas-
carets. They will do you good, and can do
You no harm.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-01

A western man has patented a handy
hat fastener consisting of W curved
pins set in opposite sides of the crown
with rubber cords to keep them pulled
into their heads; the pins being pulled
down and allowed to work their way
into the hair.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-01
About Weddings.

The marriage customs of nations are
quaint. Here is n which is decidedly
barbarous: A Hottentot widow mar
rying again has to cut off the joint of a
finger, which she gives to her new hus-
band on their wedding day. Each time
she becomes a widow and marries
again she has to sacrifice a finger Joint
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-01
List of Patents Issued Last Week to
NOrthwcstcrn

Aab Wilhelm, New Ulm, Mimi, tire;
Max Goethe, Sturgis, s. D., spark-ar-
roster; Geo. A.. Goodson, Minneapolis,
Mimi, composing machine for type
casting and setting machine; Robert
G. Mealey, Howard Lake, Mimi, milk
weighing machine; Mather G. Oster,
Wahpeton, N. D., railway signal; Hen
ry III. Vaughan and ]. G. Pattee, st.
Paul, Mimi, ball-joint for brake-coup-
ling or other uses; Harry l.. jenkins.
Minneapolis, Mimi, illuminated panel.
Merwin, Lothrop C johnson, Patent Attor-
neys, 91O Pioneer Press Building. st. Paul.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-01
An Investment.

The Infant-Mamma, what was that
woman doing to you?
The Mother-She was measuring me
for a new bodice.
The Infant-Oh, then, the maid is
going to have a new bodice. l saw
papa measuring her for it.-Judy.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-01
Building the JunIfrau Railway.

Swiss papers that the
Jungfrau railway will he completed as
far as the Elger glacier by July 1.
Eighty men are constantly at work,
and 100000 has already been expend-
ed. So far there has been no serious
accident.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-01
A Valuable Dictionary.

Daily Inter Ocean, Chicago: Every
promise made by the publishers has
been fully redeemed. 1t is, indeed, a
grand book. . . . That there is a
drift conservative yet real toward the
simpler forms Of spelling has been
recognized throughout the work. . :"
See display advertisement of how to
obtain the Standard Dictionary by
making a small payment down, the re-
mainder in installments.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-01
An Affair Of Honor.

Farmer Swett-"You say you belong
to the army of the unemployed? Well,
now my friend, l guess l kin give you
something Of a job today" Toyle
Knott-"What! An have me be a
deserter from de army? Ye don't know
military ethics, do ye?'-Puck.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-01
Two ~RattItehips.

Heidi you know it would cost
$4,000 to work a battleship for only
an hour?
She-And yet you growl about the
little money it cost mother and me for
a carriage the other afternoon.-Indi,
annapolis Journal.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-01
Americas Greatest Medicine.


An esteemed morning contemporary
says: Roy swan out considerably
beyond his depth, when, because Of
his Inability to swim, he found it i'm
possible to get back to Shore"
What Is the reader to infer from this
that Roy could swim or that he
could not?-Detroit Journal.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-01
An Alternative,

Look here, George" said Mrs. Pep
per, I've been aggravated enough, so
don't you put me out" Certainly not,
my love-" returned George suavely.
I'll go out myself. Don't sit up for
me. "-Pick-Me-Up.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-01

Cholly-"Why did you coax me on
to tell you that 1 loved your" Dolly
because Madge told me you looked
SO funny when you proposed."-New
York World.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-01

"A good man in the worst sense of
that term, was the expressive epigram
flung after young Gladstone by the
party politicians who could not gain
his vote against his judgment. OF
course the sneer was n compliment.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-01
We Pay Expenses

and liberal commissions, refund the cash for
all goods not giving the consumer satisfaction.
Long terms of credit. First-class scheme
statesmen wanted. No bond required. Sales
made from photographs. We guarantee $500 90
per month on mail orders. Address with stamp,
Brenard Mfg. Co., Iowa City, Iowa.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-01

The Philippines produce the finest in
digo in the world, but it isn't so blue as
the feeling that American squadron has
produced there.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-01
Crl ell

He-There is an old saying that what
Is enough for n will do for two.
She-I know 1t; but papa says he
Will cut Off my allowance the moment
l get married.-Chicago News.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-01

The Austrian government has de-
cided that hello" in telephoning is i'm
polite and must not be used. But il
often is convenient for abbreviation.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-01

Adherents of the Spanish throne
proudly talk of what is behind it, but
this at present to it's occupants must be
of less interest than what's before it.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-01

The Cramps of Philadelphia have Sc
cured contracts from the Russian gov
ernmen for a first-class IL, 500 ton bat
tleship and a first-class 6,1OO ton pro-
tected cruiser. If we are in a position
to build navies for Europe we certainly
should be able to build a first-class
navy for Uncle Sam.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-01

How to grow wheat with big profit at 40
cents and samples of Salzer's Red Cross $50
Bushels per acre. Winter Wheat, Rye, Oats,
Clovers, etc, with Farm Seed Catalogue
for 4 cents postage. JOHN A. SALZER
SEED CO., La Crosse, Wis. w.n.u.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-01

The Wichita Beacon says that "anv
girl who bleaches her hair can he
kissed" So can any girl who doesn,t
bleach her hair; but the job must be
done by the right party of the second
part OF course.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-01

1t may be more blessed to give than
to receive, but the average man is al
ways willing to let the other fellow
have the blessing.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-01
Hard to Solve.

is MS DOCK a problem novel?'
Yes; n a hard one. 1t is the worst
Dorm of Scotch dialect. Puck,
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-01

Aunt-Do you think such an mex
perienced young mar can cut off my
leg? Nephew-He says he is willing
to try.-Harlem Life.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-01

Every time a man plays at the gam,
of love he tries to cheat.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-01
The Offensive Word Eliminated.

Mr.. Young presenting a flag lace
pin)-Miss Outerdate, how's that for
Old Glory?
Miss Outerdate-It's a very pretty
glory, sir.-The jewelers. Weekly.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-01

FITS PermanertlyCured. Motifs or nervousness after
FIRST days use of DR.. kine's Great Nerve Restorer
Send fosEREE $500 trial bottle and treatise.
uh II. h. KLINE. Ltd. 931 Arch St. Philadelphia, Pa.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-01

For a perfect complexion and a clear,
healthy skin, use COSMO BUTTERMILR
SOAP. Sold everywhere.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-01
Wheat 40 Cents a Bushel.

Some clubs cause scolding wives and some
scolding wives cause clubs
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-01

Down in f%ront-a young mans first attempt
at mustache culture
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-01

Every singer in a quartet can point
out three good reasons why the organ
ization isn't absolutely perfect.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-01
No-To-Bac for Fifty Cents.

The first thing a man does afte rmaking a
fool OF himself is to explain how it happened.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-01

No person enjoys drinking in a conversation
of the extra-dry brand.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-01

To the victors belong the privilege of fighting
over the spoils .
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-01
CAMPFIRE SKETCHES.
GOOD SHORT STORIES FOR
THE VETERANS.

mistaken Patrlotlsm-The Best Soldiers
The First Shook of Battle-Lost Five
sons In Battle and Got a Letter of
sympathy from President Lincoln.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-01

The gas meters claim to the champion liars
medal is disputed by the bicycle cyclometer.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-01

When the acts are long-drawn-out, it's quite
assistance between drinks
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-01

The judgment of Solomon was great, but he
never tried to umpire a base ball game.