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The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-02-10
thought q mighty feat and talked ovet

thought a mighty feat and talked ovei
a week.
1t was now time for the old birds to
come in from their sea trips, so l
waited, gun in hand, for their appear
ance. Soon we saw them ut q dis
lance, looking like great swallows, with
their pointed wings and shapely forms.
They arrive at a point far overhead,
and seem to be seeking out their re-
spectiye dwelling places, spending
much time in apparent wrangling and
discussion.
"Dey so foolish" said Alexander,
"dey dom know dey own nes'," which
appeared to be the case, as they made
made many attempts before finally set
Ting down for good and all. 1t is not
to be wondered at, this confusion OF
the birds as to the identity of their
nets, when the general sameness oil
the cliffs is taken into account. AS
have already remarked, the perfect
symmetry ofstle bird when floating in
mid-air deceiyes as to it's real size
and. this was the cause of my many
misses when 1 tried to shoot them
poised SO far above me or swiftly
shooting through the sky. 1t has {
really robust body, when viewed neal
at hand, but from the tip Of it's sharl
beak to the end of it's pointed tail, will
it's two straw-like feathers floating
gracefully behind, all of symmetry ant
grace. No one would think that TIL
distance from tip to tip of outstretchet
wings was quite three feet. nor tina
the bird was bigger-seen at the grea
height at which it fies-than a gull O
sea swallow.
In came the swiftly flying birds
Their screams would be heard whel
they themselves were far away, and
is this shrill cry of theirs that ha
given the name, applied by sailors, Q
the "BOatswain."
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-02-10
HOMEMADE JEWELED PORTIERES

For those who have ugly views from
their back windows, or corridors leading
to back stairs or kitchens, etc, it is
quite a serious matter how best to hide
them. Draperies are expensive when
the material is good, n cheap material
gets easily tossed and are, at the best,
veritable dust traps.
Bead blinds. which may be made with
little trouble at home, are clean and tidy,
besides being very pretty, and have the
further advantage, if over a window, of
admitting the light while preventing
people from seeing into the room.
Measure the width of the window or
doorway you wish to particularly hide,
and get a carpenter to make a narrow
lath to fit, with small grooves all the way
along at equal distances and rather near
to gether. The only thing you will then
require will be a ball or two of macreme
Irvine Ordinary string is not recon-
mended, as it is stiff and unsuitable) and
pleuty of large glass beads in pretty col
ors; to mix too many colors is a mistake.
Thread the string will a bead ana Knot
to prevent the bead from slipping; do
this all the way down the string until II
is the length required. 1t is advisable 10
TO tie each length securely on TO each
| groove in the wooden lath as you go
olong, as they are apt to get entangieo
If left loose. Try to have the strings as
| close together as possible; the effect Is
| quite spoiled if they are straggly or far
apart. BY the exercise of a little pa
thence and ingenuity a pretty pattern
of flowers, birds, ETC., may be INTRODUCED
Beads suitable for the purpose may Dc
! purchased at a very low price.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-02-10
HOUGHTOGRAPHS.

Low shoes and high heels are
fashionable extremes.
The newer a mans watch the often
er he has to consult it.
The golden eagle, like other good
ten-ors, is a rare bird.
Ignorance of the law should excuse
a lawyer from practicing it.
Wine is a mocker and the label on
the bottle is usually a mockery.
One good turn always leads us to
hope for a few more revolutions.
1t isn't always modesty that keeps
people from telling the naked truth.
1t takes a smart accountant to ac-
count for the shortage in his accounts.
Many a nan never gets on the popu-
lar side until he joins the silent ma
jorfty.-
When doctors disagree it helps to
swell the population of one of the other
two places.
has made a fool of himself twice in
the same way.
Some men admit they are self-made,
while there are others who blame 1t
on their wives.
1t is hard for a man to climb up in
this world, but it hurts him much
worse to climb down again.
The politicians are always willing
to furnish the bunghole for the candi-
date to build his barrel" around.
A great many lawyers can attribute
their lack of success to the fact that
most Of their cases contain bottles.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-02-10
New Tunnel Completed.

The Improvement ,on the Pittsburg Dl-
sision of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road, % miles west of Cumberland at
Falls Cut, will be completed by Decem-
Der. 1st and trains will begin running
over it within ten days thereafter. Falls
Cut is a cutting through a spur of the
mountain and is about so feet in depth
has continually given trouble by rock
sliding down on the track, 1t has had
to be braced with heavy, timber every
few feet for its entire length, some 800
feet, and requiring constant care and
w~atchfulness was, therefore, very ex-
pensive to keep Up.
In order to eliminate this cut 1t was
necessary to uild one mile of new road
way which involved the construction of a
double track I'M $50 feet in length and
three bridges. ....~
BY this change Tho road was straight
cned considerably taking out some sharp
curvature and introducing curves. of a
longer radii. The improvement is on
what is known as the eastern slope of the
Alleghenies and the grade is about "a
feet to the mile. The tunnel n bridges
were constructed with the view of double
tracking the entire Pittsburg Division
sometime in the future.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-02-10
Trolley Cars on a Fast Schedule.

A new suburban electric road near
Cleveland, o., known as the Cleveland
schedule of time hat calls for a speed
of thirty-five miles an hour, and recent
ly during some trial trips one car aver
aged fifty-two miles, and even covered
one portion of the road at a fifty-fve
mile rate. These figures are particu-
larly interesting as an illustration of
trolley line, and also as showing how
street railways are gradually merging
into a line of business that cannot be
distinguished from steam railroad SER
vice,
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-02-10

them goes out to sea at daylight to fish
and play on the waves, returning at
about 9 o'clock to relieve the other,
which Immediately flies away, coming
back about the middle Of the after
noon. These birds cannot fly from a
fiat surface. but have to launch them
selves at once into the air from an
elevation, such as a rock or precipice.
So, when caught, they can safely be
left on the level sands, as they are
wholly unable to fly, though they will
hitch themselves along very rapidly
with their .beaks, and they show saw
age fight and cry out harshly. if dis
turbed.
We climbed cautiously along the
face of the cliffs which lowered above
our heads a thousand feet and more,
and little Alexander, who had resumed
his tattered wardrobe, clambered light
above us, in pursuit of the young
birds. Clinging to the almost perpen-
dicular wall by his toes and fingers lie
worked his way to places l should have
considered absolutely inaccessible,
knowing that in those spots the
trophies" (as he called them) would
be sure to build. Not only were the
rocks precarious to climb, but against
their sides were set clumps of the cruel
prickly-pear, the spines of which inlet
| bad wounds, even if the hands and feet
of a climber are protected by gloves
and boots. How the boy escaped these
l do not know, but he evaded all diff
! culties and at last shouted to us that
he had found a nest. We waited in
anxiety until at last he appeared, a
long way up, clinging to the rock ike
a limpet, holding his old hat, contain
ing an egg, in his teeth and a strug-
Cling, biting "trophic' of full growth
in one hand.
1t was no easy matter for the young
ster to descend the steep and slippery
precipice, keeping his grip on ina
fercely fighting bird, and trembleo
for his safety until he Joined us at oui
! shelter neal the waves. But at las'
he reached us, tired and trembling, hui
asking no great credit to himself fol
what a northern boy would have
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-02-10
Patents Issued.

List of Patep ITS Issued Last Week to
Northwestern Inventors.
Charles H. Bigclow, Litchfield, MINI.
Adding register. Evalyn Caldwell, st.
Paul, Mimi; Purse. Halph w. Cava-
naugh, st. Paul, Mimi; Automatic
smoke preventer. Jeremiah G. Hoffken,
Green Isle, Mimi; Mower. David Fl.
Houston, Hunter, N. D. Extension
stock for firearms. Byron B. Inman,
Duluth, MIN. Ice breaking boat.
William Manteuffal, st. Paul, Mimi;
Washing machine. William H.. Meyer,
Alton, Mil H.; Washing machine Fred
crick A. Tourtillotte, Mortified, Mimi.
Shaft bearing. Edwin G. Washburn.
Minneapolis, Mimi; Car coupling. Far
we'll, Ozmun. Kirk Geo. st. Paul, Mimi.
(Trade-Mark) Cutlery and other cut
ting edge tools 'Gilt Edge"
Merwin, Lothrop & Johnson. Patent
Attorneys. 90. Pioneer Press Building,
st. Paul MINI.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-02-10
EoRErs FOR woMEN's HATS.
Cruelty and Slaughter That Produce
These Ornaments.


Thomas Jones pushes quietly into
the edge of the nesting ground, ties his
boat firmly within easy range Of the
tall snag he saw the day before, and
takes out his rife. says Forest and
Stream. There Is an cgret on the tall
snag. Taking a steady aim, he fires,
and the bird whirls down dead. One
or two other birds start on their
perches in the same tree, but settle
back. One by one they, too, whirl
out and lie in a white tangled mass at
the foot of the tree. An egret raises
herself above the rim of the nest on
which she sits, and the tiny bullet
pierces her. She whirls down, lying
white and motionless. The little ones
cape and cry, but no food comes. The
father was killed on the tree near by.
One by one out of the nests, off the
limbs of the trees, here, there, any
where-for the birds are all about, and
so stupid with the breeding fever that
they will not leave-the slender white
birds meet their DOOM. That tall snag
has yielded twenty victims. Jones has
not moved from his. boat. He has
over 200 birds down. He can tell by
his cartridge boxes, for he rarely
misses a shot. 1t is easy shooting.
After noon he gathers up his spoils.
A cut of the knife and the clump of
plume is off. Two hundred caTclsses
of egrets are left lying. That many
nor tomorrow. Many more than
that the next day, for by that time the
wailing of the dying young of the first
days victims will have ceased. From
then on, day by day, increasing in
threefold ratio, the harvest of death
goes on, steadily, pitilessly, on the
sowing grounds of life, out in the ST.
lent wilderness where the birds have
tried to hide their homes. In less than
a month it is over. The long white
lines no longer cross the country 60
ing to and from the feeding grounds.
The white forms no longer appear on
the naked trees. Doubly naked the
forest stands in silent desolation
Sodden and discolored the once white
forms below the trees are sinking into
the slime. From beneath the tree:
and from the nests up in the tree
a great stencil goes up. Not a bird
young or old, is left alive. The OLE
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-02-10

small brown boy, with curly
hair and glossy skin. The GUS
toms officer of the sleepy little
town of Orange, the old Dutch port of
Saint Eustatius, took me down the
shore in his boat, while Alexander ran
along the beach, preferring the run TO
a ride.
AS great cliffs thrust themselves
across the sands into the sea at inter-
walls, the boy frequently had to swim
and wade, but he took off his clothes
they were not very troublesome, con-
sisting only of a ragged shirt and trou-
sers-tied them in a bundle on his
head, and then "sprinted" along the
beach, over the great rocks and under
the lodges, beating the rowers out of
time. When we reached the headland
known as "Tumbledown-Dick," how
ever, Alexander was glad enough to
swim out to the boat and be taken in;
for the cliffs here were perpendicular,
v followed out into immense caves,
and the sea ragged at their feet like a
thousand demons. In the bay beyond
we were landed, after much difficulty
all Of us getting wet feet and being
roughly handled by the waves. The
boat was sent out into smooth water
beyond the breakers, and we hid our
selves and waited the coming Of the
tropic birds.
These birds, the custom official toll
me, prognosticate the coming of the
hurricanes, always leaving the island
Immediately before the arrival of these
terrible storms and staying away IN
til they are over. Where they go NJ
one knows; and when they return thu
people breathe freely again, knowing
that there will be no more hurricane
that season. Sometimes they do no
all return, and then the islanders be
lieve that they have been lost at sea
They make their rude nests in hole
and on shelves of the cliffs, well out O
reach of ordinary observers; and her
each pair rears a single young ONE
laying but one egg in a nest. TIL
male and female birds take turns i
brooding over this solitary egg, an
one is always found within the hol'
After sitting there all night one
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-02-10
SIOO To Any Man,
WILL PAY 500 FOR ANY CASE
OF Weakness in Men They Treat and
Fail to Cure.

An Omaha Company places for the first
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The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-02-10

my deah young lady, l find that l
must WEAKLY bwake off u engage
mcnt, don't you know"
"What's the trouble now, Markey'
az was told by a bweastly person
that your father once wan a wheel
barrow, don't you know"
ooh, that's all right, Marley. He
only ran it for al election bet
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-02-10

A single tree, according to a COM
putation in knowledge, is able,
through it's leaves, to purify the air
from the carbonic acid arising from
the respiration of a considerable num-
Der of men, perhaps a dozen or even
a score. The volume of carbonic acid
exhaled by a human being in the
course of twenty-four hours is put at
about 100 gallons; but by Boussin-
gault's estimate, a single square yard
Of leaf surface, counting both the up
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-02-10
Jnid Ont for His Benenf,

A Devonshire lad of twelve years
was industriously at work upon q pile
Of wood in his mothers back yard
when he was approached by a play
mate.
Halo, Benz said this y%oungster,
''do you get anything for cutting the
wood?"
"Well | should think l doY' replied
Ben. "other gives me a penny a day
for doing it,"
"My! What yer goin' to do with yer
money!"
"Oh, she's savin' it for me, and when
/ get enough she's going to get me a
new aX."-The Rambler.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-02-10
Those Kind Friends.

"I'm glad to observe one thing" said
the officials close acquaintance. "Your
elevation to political honors hasn't
made you at all proud"
al should say it hasn't. a man don't
know what real humility is until he
has gotten an appointment and had
all his intimate friends tell him that
they don't see how on earth he came
TO be picked out for so important an
Observation-Disclosures Star.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-02-10
Wanted to Anchor the Land.

WunteU 10 AhCnOf the LttkHUs
A Swede came into n lawyers office
one day and asked: rs hare been a
lawyers placer"
yes; I'm a lawyer"
"Well, Master Lawyer, 1 tank skall
have a paper made
"What kind of a paper do you wantT'
"Well, l tank / skall have a mort
gage. You see, l buy me a piece of
land before, and 1 got deed for dem,
and mother faller come along with
mortgage and take the land; so | tank
Ibetter get mortgage this time."-Cin-
cinnati Enquirer.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-02-10
Where Grass Is a Curiosity.

At the London county council meet
ing the chairman of the bridge COM
mittee stated that about fifty vehicles
and 500 passengers per hour passed
through the Blackwell tunnel. He in
cidently remarked that a pathetic
point was hat children passed through
to the south side of the river and car
ried back to the east tufts of grass
as though they were curiosities.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-02-10

per and under sides of the leaves, can,
under favorable circumstances, decom-
pose at least gallon of carbonlc acid
in a day. One hundred square yards
of leaf-surfaee then would suffice to
keep the air pure for one man, but
the leaves of a tree of moderate size
present a surface of many hundred
square yards.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-02-10

Fine marbles of various colors have
been found in several districts of, New
South Wales. A pure white is equal
to the second-class Carrara another
species is black. with white streaks
and gold markings. There are grays
and browns of various tints, and in the
posits of green serpentine well worthy
of attention.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-02-10
5 DROPS CURES RHEUMATISM.
A ndcr Remedy Which Is Attract.
Ing Widespread Attention.

A Wonderful Remedy Which Is Attract
ing Widespread Attention.
Many, who were afflicted, have ac-
knowledged the curative properties of
a new and wonderful remedy ira lie
marked Five Drops" One says:
II cannot express my gratitude
to God, also to you, for the BEN
eft l am receiving from Five Drops
/ now walk about without a crutch,
which l have had to use for a long
time."-Mrs. A.. Spring, $50 Main
street, Springfield, Mass. Another
reads: I'VE think your medicine truly
wonderful; it cured my husband. ]
recommend it to all sufferers. Mrs.
NJ. S. Pike, Colville, Wash. Five
Drops taken but ono a day is a dose
of this great remedy, and to enable all
sufferers to make a trial Of it's won
derful curative properties the manu-
facturers will send out during the
next thirty days 100000 sample
bottles for 25 cents each, prepaid by
mail-send today. Even a sample bot
tie will convince you Of it's merits.
Swanson Rheumatic Cure Company,
167-169 Dearborn street. Chicago. Ill.
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stayed till death came, bound by the
great instinct of nature to remain
with their young.
In KlOulikp.

First Miner-Hold, Bill! Would you
commit suicide? Bill (%momentarily
checked)-Why not? I've only mined
out $4,000 this week, and l owe the
landlady $4,000 for last weeks board.
First Miner Cunning his head)-Par-
don me, Bill; l didn't know. Pull tho
trigger.-Judge.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-02-10
All About Alaska.

Descripti We folder containing five maps
of Alaska and routes to the gold fields;
the most complete publication of the KIND
in print. Send four cents in stamps to
i. 1. Whitney, G. r. & r. 4. Great North
ern Railway; St. PAUL, MINI Alaska flask.
fully illustrated booklet sent for fifteen
cents in stamps. The Great Northern is
over 100 miles the shortest line from
ST, Paul and Minneapolis to Seattle and
Portland, the Quitting points whence
steamers sail for Alaska.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-02-10
SuperstitiOus.

'What in creation did you call an
ambulance for, Chumpley?
Didn't you see that fellow walk
under the ladder there? He won't go
three blocks before something happens
TO him."-Detroit Free Press.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-02-10
Additional Suggestion.

'Remcmber, my boy" said the mid
dle-agcd gentleman. that contcntmcnt
is better than riches"
YES" replied the young man, who
was something of n philosopher him
self; ''that is to say, it would be IL
there was any such ~thing."-Washing-
ton Star.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-02-10

GLOW many children have you?"
asked n constituent of his congress
man.
cone"
MY wife told nc that you had
three"
ooh, yes, there's the twins; but they
arc paired, you know"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-02-10
Read the Advertisements.

You will enjoy this publication much
better if you will get into the habit of
reading the advertisements: they will
afford a most interesting study and
will put you in the way of getting
some excellent bargains. Our adver-
tisers are reliable; they send what they
advertise.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-02-10
A DANGEROUS FEAT.
BOY SCALED PERILOUS CLIFFS
TO CATCH BIRD.
Got the Egg and It's Owncr-Brought
Both of Thorn Down In safety-Birds
Are Said to Foretell the Coming of
Hurricanes.

FOUND my first
tropic birds nest
in the island of
. / t Eustatius,
one of the volcanic
Antilles, in the
Caribbean sea. My
assistant, without
VIII o m I s h O ! d
been unable
to locate the nest,
was Alexander, a
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-02-10
A search Watchman.

Searchlights are now used to illumin-
alto at night the grounds of the Jersey
state prison to prevent the escape OF
prisoners. 1t is reported to have been
effective in preventing the escape Of
prisoners in several instances.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-02-10

A burning gas jet is unhealthy in a
bedroom because one gaslight gives
cut as much carbonic acid as two
sleepers.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-02-10
A Hand.

&"no you mean to say that you had
four kings beaten in that game at
Guthrie, Jimson?"
Eyes, sir; with n full hand. The
other fellow had three queens and a
pair of guns
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-02-10

IIc-I have had but one idea since
we met, a few short weeks ago.
She-I must give you credit for great
er mentality than l had suspected.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-02-10
After Taking,

at is true l can't sing WELL" said the
cat that had just swallowed the cana
ry, "but l have a good deal of music
In me, all the same."-Chicago Trib-
une.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-02-10

"Well, there is one thing to be proud
of; we have no class %prejudices in this
country"
Il guess you were never around
when three or four Sophomores got
hold of Il Observation-Disclosures
Journal.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-02-10
Smoke sledge Cigarettes, 20 for 5 cts.

1t is hard for a man to climb up in thi
world, but it hurts him much worse to climl
down again
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-02-10

Washington STAR: Was there anything so
wonderful in Leander's swimming the Helles-
pont?'' ,,r
Yes" replied the theatrical manager. at
has always been a mystery to me why he
wasted his opportunity and threw away his
life. He could have made enough money
with a tank drama TO buy a steam launch.