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The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-06-02
ATTACKED BY AN ELEPHANT
Explorer Cavendish's Thrilling Esoar

Explorer Cavendish's Thrilling Escap
From Death In Africa.
From the London News: H. s. H.
Of his recent trip to Africa before the
Royal Geographical society. Among
the incidents he related was the fol-
lowing account Of a fight with a
wounded elephant, in which he mar
rowly escaped death: II tried to dodge
him, but he was too quick for me, and
as l neared the thin mimosa bush /
saw him just over me with his trunk
In the air, so I threw myself to the
left on my face and kept still, think
ing that the elephant might go on. He
however stopped Immediately, and,
spinning around. knelt down behind
me, with his head right over me, and
took a drive at me with his tusks, which
l luckily avoided by rolling in closer
under his chest. He then pushed me
under him with his trunk and tried
to pound me with his knees, but, az
luck would have it, I was just out of
his reach. I kept lodging his legs as
they came down. This continued, my
boys said, for half an hour, but he was
very much occupied watching my gun
bearers, who were shooting and shout
ing from some distance off. At one
moment he lay on me and l expected
every moment to hear the bones crack,
but suddenly his weight was shifted
on me and l pretended l was dead, and,
not wishing to see the coup de grace
coming, closed my eyes and remained
quite still. The boys told me that he
got up and backed off my body and
knocked his leg against a log of wood
lying close behind. Mistaking the log
for me, he vented his rage upon 1t.
He must have been badly wounded.
After a time l heard the boys coming
closer, and, waiting until they were
fairly near, In cas- the elephant might
not have gone far, I looked carefully
round and saw him standing some ITO
yards off. I got on my legs as fast as
my bruises would let me. and stag
gered toward my pony. The boys, on
seeing me get up, were dumbfounded,
and my groom, who was a great, hulk
ing fellow, wanted to carry me, think
ing I must have some bones broken;
but, although my left leg was serious
ly bruised, and my scalp damaged, J
was in other respects unhurt."
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-06-02
TWO MODERN GIANTS.
Minnesota and Tennessee Boast eoWs
Freak People.

Minnesota and Tennessee Boast &oWs
Freak People.
Those who pretend to believe in the
degeneracy of the race will ind the
following description of a Minnesota
giant instructive, wen if 1t Is damag-
ing to their pet theory. James Mcln'
doc of Medalia is only IS, yet he is six
feet ten inches tall, and growing at
such a rate that before his next BIRTH
day he will exceed sever feet. AS a
child he was of ordinary size, but at
the age Of IL he began to broaden and
fatten, and at Is he weighed 24f
pounds. His feet are fifteen and a half
inches in length and of remarkable
breadth; he wears a No. "a shoe, a
pair of which take a calfskin OF pretty
large size. He wears a 70. 8 nat, al
though his hat seems rather SINAI TOT
a fellow of such gigantic frame. he
is in perfect health and eats more than
a 1,500-pound OK. Whenever he wants
a drink of water he takes up a gallon
pail and drains every drop from 1t. He
has no particular appetite for anything
stronger, SO his capacHy for cider,
brandy and soda and vermouth cock
tails is not known. He has been
known to eat a common basketful OF
grapes and ask for more. Recent y he
ate twenty-three large apples for des-
sert at dinner. He is Of good form,
and except for his height, does not look
abnormally large. He is very power
full, and when Is years of age lifted
LOO pounds. In a test the other day
he spanned with one hand thirteen and
three-quarter inches. A man of even
greater size lives in Gallatin, Tenn.
He is a negro who goes by the name
of Bud" and is regarded in that To-
cality as the greatest living wonder.
Bud" is eight feet tall and has a
reach with both arms extended of nine
ty-six inches, the greatest in the world,
and twenty-one inches more than Fitz-
simmons. His hands are each thir-
teen and a half inches in length, and
his finger nails are about the size of
a 25-cent piece. He is almost a skele-
ton, yet he weighs 156 pounds. But
the most peculiar features are his feet.
They are eighteen inches in length and
are as large around as an ordinary
mans leg. No shoes have eve been
found that he could put on, and in on
sequence he has to keep them wrapped
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-06-02

The monthly journal published by
the labor bureau of the British Board
of Trade contains reports each month
from the great labor centers of the
world on the condition of the labor
market. 1t is to be noted that no.
where is there any demand for un-
skilled labor, and, in fact, the I'M
skilled laborer is warned to keep
away from most of the countries or
colonies mentioned. Nor for that mat
ter can the demand for skilled labor
be said TO be good, for while OCCASION
ally there is an opening, as in New
South Wales, "if they can afford to wait
a little" usually every country has
more than it needs. Even Natal. from
which the report is, There is no de-
mand for mechanics or other la
borers. = Many persons have
been unable to find employment
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-06-02

At the annual banquet of New York's
Sons Of the American Revolution the
other night, Ferd w. Peck of Chicago
presented the plan which has already
received the sanction of the president
and the senate for raising a fund OF
$3.50, 900 by contribution from the
school children of the United States
to erect an appropriate monument in
Paris to the Marquis de Lafayette.
President Mckinley has consented to
serve as chairman of a national COM
mittee to be composed of the COVER
nors OF the several states; the senate
has already passed and the house will
probably adopt a resolution authoriz-
ing Its appointment. under whose au-
spices a celebration will be held on
Lafayette's birthday. in September
next. in every schoolhouse in the Unit
ed States.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-06-02
WHAT SOME AUTHORS EARN.

Mr.. Gladstone's price for a review
is $1,000.
Ruskin's "a books bring him in
100000 a year.
Conan Doyle received $4,000 for
Rodney Stone"
Swinburne, who writes Very little,
makes $4,000 a year by his poems.
Anthony Hope charges $3.50 for a
magazine story, reserving the copy
right.
Browning, in his later years, drew
$4,000 a year from the sale of his
works.
Ian Maclaren made $35, 900 out OF
The Bonnie Brier Bush" and Aud
Lang Syne."
Two hundred thousand dollars was
paid to Alphonse Daudet for his
"Sappho." the highest price ever paid
for a novel.
Mrs. Humphrey Ward received
$40. 900 for Robert Elsmere," $50. 900
each for David Grieve," and Mar
celia, SIS, 900 for Sir George Tres
sadly" and SIS. 900 for Bessie Co.'S
trell."
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-06-02
STAGE PEOPLE.

Charles Hoyt is writing another
farce-comedy with a view of introduc-
ing Otis Harlan as a f~ull-fiedged star.
Marie Drofnah, is the wife Of Charles
B. Hanford, and her stage name is
made by spelling Hanford backwards
Adelaide Ristori is to have control Of
the theatrical department of the ex-
position to be held in Munich next
year.
Francis Wilson has secured a new
comic opera, which he will at once
begin to prepare for production next
season.
In France the doctor Of the theater
has a seat given him for every per-
formance. He must be there every
evening.
A well-known critic once declared
that the stage lost a great farce-come-
dian when Sir Henry Irving went into
the legitimate.
Among the plays which Beerbohm
Tree has in store is one by Paul Pot
ter, which deals with the SUBJECT Of
the Indian mutiny.
The period of ModjeskSs new play Is
the First Empire" and some of the
characters are prominent Americans
of those stirring times.
The Stage COT London) says that
Robert Taber sis a son of a United
States senator from Colorado, and is
the owner Of the Taber Opera house
in Denver!"
D'Annunzio has prepared versions
both of "Antigone" and "Agamemnon''
for the use of Signora Duse. He is al
SO busy with a tragedy on the subject
Of Persephone.
"The Old Homestead" had it's first
production at the Boston Theater in
April, 1886, and has had nearly twelve
years of uninterrupted and phneomen-
al success.
Miss Maud Hoffman, Mr.. Wizards
leading lady, made her debut a few sea-
IONS ago in Boston, and has gained
her present prominent position by
hard work, ambition and perseverance.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-06-02

intersection myriads of workmen are
at work building nj of the grandest
edifces in the world. Several blocks
farther down firemen are hopelessly
striving to extinguish the flames that
are rapidly consuming another great
building. Thousands of frenzied peo-
pie are striving to get a glimpse of the
great walls as they crumble and fall
and then a mighty cheer goes up. Queer
isn't it all. A scene of destruction at
tracts the multitudes, while the erec-
tion Of a building that is a triumph of
the century scarcely attracts notice,
Mankind as a whole loves to witness
the work of distinctions angel.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-06-02

The Syracuse Post prints a story con-
tanning an excellent hint, which faith
ers and mothers who have babies to
name may well consider. A girl baby
was brought to a clergyman Of SYRIA
cuse to be baptized. He asked the
name of the baby. "Dinah M" the
father responded. But what does the
NJ stand for?" asked the minister.
"Well, I don't know yet; it depends up
on how she turns out" How she
turns out? Why, I do not understand
you," said the minister. ooh, if she
turns out nice and sweet and handy
about the house, like her mother. I
shall call her Dinah May. But If she
has a fiery temper and a bombshell dis
position like mine, l shall call her Di-
nah Might"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-06-02

IN a blanket in cold weather. Another
strange thing connected with him is
that he cannot walk, step or stand up
on his feet, his neither limbs being
too small and weak to support his
weight. This wonder was born and
reared in Gallatin, and is about 80
years of age. He was, up to a few
years ago, able to go about unaided,
and could do as much manua labor as
any man. Now he drives to the sta.
ton daily in a rude wagon drawn by
goats, where curious and sympathetic
travellers give him money. In this wav
he makes a living for himself and aged
mother.
Buds" condition is due to a disease
which has enlarged his bones. He is
very ignorant, and though he has often
received good offers to put himself on
exhibition he has refused them
through fear that he will be kidnapped.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-06-02
Many Inventions.

NlbHy Inventions -
In these days of scientific achieve
ment the following amusing story, from
the Boston Herald, is not unreason-
able:
Recently two gentlemen, driving a
wagonette, were smoking, when a
spark falling from one of their cigars
set fire to some straw at the bottom
of the carriage.
The flames soon drove them from
their seats, and while they were ex-
tinguishing the fire. a countryman
who had for some time been following
them on horseback, alighted to assist
them.
. II have been watching the smoke
for some time" said he.
Why, then. did you not give us
notice?" asked the astonished travel
ers.
"Well," responded the man, there
are SO many n~ew-fangled notions now
adays I thought you we're going by
steam"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-06-02

A child is born every six minutes in
Create New York, or about 80, 900
births a year, and 10000 persons die
annually. The city has $50, 900 Irish
In 1t and goo, 900 Germans; its manu-
features employ $500 workingmen,
whose wages are $500, 900, 900 annually;
1t has 800 square miles, its greatest
length. from Tottenville, on Staten
Island. to Mount st. Vincent on the
Hudson, being thirty-ive miles, and
there are over ten saloons to each
church; its assessed value is 1894
1888, and its entire Indebtedness
$40, 000, 900.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-06-02

William Olmsted, who died recent
" at C~assopolis, Mich, left &c. 900 to
Barnum's circus. 1t seems that he was
an eccentric old man and did not live
IN harmony with his relatives, and he
decided to get even with them by leav-
ing all his possessions, with exception
OF a small farm to his wife, to the ia
NOUS circus. There is no way to &C
count for the strange bequest except
the possibility that Mr.. Olmsted may
have received at one time free tickets
for the show. The heirs will contest
the will.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-06-02

Politics as a highly desirable pro-
fession" IL a topic discussed by Presi-
dent e. Benjamin Andrews, who says,
THE common thought that it is mean
to seek ONCE or accept ONCE uness it
has sought the man is wholly per-
verse" This is so palpably true that it
ought not to need discussion. Every
voter ought to be a politician; and to
cry down the ofice-seeker or the Office
holder is to bring contempt to our sys,
tenn Of government.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-06-02
Christian

Mrs. Paddle, Faith Curist-How is
your grandfather this morning, Bird
get?
Brtdget-He still has the rheumatics
mighty bad, mum
you mean he thinks he has the
rheumatism. There is no such thing
as rheumatism
Eyes, num-"
A few days later-"And does your
grandfather still persist in his delu-
sion that he has the rheumatism?
mo. mum. The poor man thinks
now hot he is dead. We buried UNI
yesterday ."-Indianapolis News.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-06-02

London has an Undertakers' Review
which takes quite a professional point
of view of the situation. 1t declares
1897 to have been a bad year. Business
has gone ION the ever tenor of it's dis
appointing way" There was but oc-
casional demand for most of us, and
that demand chiefly of az unremunera-
tive order"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-06-02

Wat Watkins-Yer, see, mum, 1 was
de youngest Teller ter run for Congress
in my state.
Aunt Easy-Fer the land sakes,
come in and have a meal. How did
you eve fall so low? D..
W. WI wuz er page.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-06-02
Feeds Four People Well for ss4.se a Yea,

A contributor to the March Ladies'
Home Journal by publishing a copy of
his household accounts shows that it is
possible for a family of four persons
to live on 5000 a year. The family
comprises husband, wife and two chill
dren-1 and 3 years old-and the ag-
gregate cost of the edibles consumed
for the entire year is s94.8 2 OF course.
strict economy is necessary, but the
writer AYERS that he and his family
live substantially and well, and out of
his salary Of $500 as teacher he is able
to put 5000 per year out at interest.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-06-02

Washington" said Diogenes, "you
app ar to have been an honest man
I've been looking for. Is 1t true that
you couldn't lie? ?"
"YeYs," Washington answered.; 'but
1 claim no undue credit for that, my
dear Diogenes. I was nearly seven
feet tall, and men OF that height rare
ly can lie comfortably. Beds are usu-
ally under six feet long, you know
Harper's Bazaar.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-06-02

The loudest shouters for war are
often the men who forget the fact,
felicitously stated. by Captain Mahan
Of the navy, Fighting means close re-
lations with those who ara trying to
hurt you"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-06-02
Rapid Transit.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS is the name Of
a station of the new Siberian railway.
BY the time the guard has finished call
ing it the train Is in the next town.
Pick-Me-Up.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-06-02
His FaYnrite Author.

Noozel-Ah! you're a literary man,
Ell? Who's your favorite author?
Authenticated. "Witchell? Witch
ell? Don't think | know him" ZAP
parently not; my card, sir."-Philadel-
phia Record
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-06-02

Senator Hill has won the enmity of
Senator Grady of the New York legis-
lature, who says he is both distin-
guished and extinguished; and he is
further fortunate in the praise he gets
for his opposition to the Ellsworth
press-gag bill.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-06-02
Home, Sweet Home.

BOme, sweet BUmt.
my brain is on fret" t~ragically ex-
claimed Mrs. Bobkins as she threw her.
self down upon the sofa.
why don't you blow 1t out?" absent
mindedly replies Bobkins, deeply alb.
sorbed in the evening paper.
And then he lodged a flying hair
brush.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-06-02

you have brought out my poems in
splendid shape" said Tom Pegasus to
his publisher, as he examined the ele-
CANT binding of the book.
YES" replied the publisher, "the
purchaser ought to get something for
his money"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-06-02

Uncle Sans daily routine nowadays
is something unusual. He gets up in
the morning, buys a few warships, en-
Lists a few thousand more soldiers,
strengthens a few harbors, feeds his
eagle and goes TO bed. He doesn't say
much. but a man with two glass eyes
could easily see that he isn't prepar-
Ing 60 go fishing.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-06-02

The celebrated Italian actress, cleo
nora Duse, canno positively give the
name of her place of birth. for she
first saw light in a railway carriage be-
tween Padua and Venice.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-06-02

John Lawrence Sullivan decares he
can lick any man who offers him Span
ish onions with his beans. Oh, If John
could only give Don Weyler n good
soaker on the point Of his awful jaw!
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-06-02
The Way Up.

"Well, Tommy I'm glad to see hat
you have a prize this time. How did
you manage to beat Johnny Gibbs? 1
always thought he was ~cleverer than
YOU
"eYsY, uncle: but Use bigger, and I
told him that I would lick him every
time he was above me in the class.
So l was first."-Pick-Me-Up.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-06-02

Colored Britons have formed a club
in London. They come from Deme-
rara, Trinidad, the gold coast, and ST.
ezra Leone, and most OF them are med
ical or law students.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-06-02
Heavy Capital Re.uired.

81 understand that Lord Deliverus is
heavily in debt"
Yes; he is capitalized at two million
dollars"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-06-02

Bill would like to pass a civil
service examination. JILL guess you
would-on a dead run.-Yonkers
Statesman.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-06-02
Wonian'S

She-"Both of them are the social
seasons buds"
He-"And they look as if they might
become boomers very gracefully when
the bicycle season rolls around"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-06-02

With some women devotion to a
mean husband is merely an obstinate
determination not to admit having
made q mistake.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-06-02

Chauncey Depew declares the birds
are still building their nests in the can
mons mouth. However, lie must ad-
nit that there is a possibility of hot
birds.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-06-02

The statue Of George Washington is
one Of the objects Of interest at the
capital of Venezuela. They like u
George.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-06-02

When . woman drives a nail through
the plaster and hits a beam she thinks
she 10 the smartest person she knows.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-06-02
OVERLAND COACHING.
AGENTS ON THE ROUTE WERE
UNDISPUTED DESPOTS.

Was Responsible Man and
When the Driver Found That His Re.
lief Was on Duty, He Had to Work
So Hard That He Fell Asleep. v
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-06-02
A Cold Lead Deal,

The Postmaster hear that Trick
Trigger San has settled with his cred
itors.
Burro Billy-Yer might leave the
with" out an strike it nearer kerrect,
pard."
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-06-02
II . man were really to disco YER the
north pole, his wife wouldn't let him
heep Il In the house.

A man who changes his mind
b n who has so little mind that he
can't run any risks with 1t.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-06-02
Haddow Lake'-Bridget and Christian
Science The Tramp That Ran for
Congrcss-A Deal in Cold Lead At
Seven Shooter Gulch.


III.
And playing where the shadows Tell
In the mirror clear below.
'Twould ask of fiow'rs and birds to tell,
Where the many yaddows doe?
Just to tell me who can take
All the yaddows of the lake"
But its " ethereal soul,
Like the shadow on the wave,
Found but too soon Its happy goal.
In its early peaceful grave
Did its light, airy form forsake
The playful shadows on the Ia
5 ~ w.
In a valley among the hills.
Where shadows lightly play.
Alone disturbed by mountain rills,
A crystal a there lay.
For an nfant's thoughts, an infants
sake,
They've named the water "Yaddow
Lake" ]. E.. 8.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-06-02

A man never realizes how little he
knows until a child begins to ask him
questions.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-06-02

More people die from head failure thar
from heart failure.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-06-02
Spring is the Time
When impurities in the Blood
Should Be Expelled

An1erlca'e Greatest Medicine Is the
Best Spring Medicine.
In winter months the perspiration, 30
profuse In summer, almost ceases. This
throws back into the system the impure
ties that should have been expelled
through the pores of the skin. This and
other causes makes the blood impure in
spring. Boils, pimples, humors and
eruptions then appear or some more
serious disease may take Its start. Hoods
Sarsaparilla is the remedy for impure
blood in all its forms, as proved by its
marvellous cures Of blood diseases. 1t is
therefore the medicine for you to take
In the spring. 1t expells all humors, and
puts the whole system In good condition
for warmer weather.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-06-02
why He Couldn't Lie.

A-od,z Dill, are the only pills to take
AOO AAAo with Hoods Sarsaparilla.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-06-02
Hoods Sarsapariua

Is Americas Greatest Medicine. Sold by all
druggists. 81; six for So. Get only Hoods.