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Douglas Island news., 1899-08-02
A Happy Surprise.
Daily Alaskan

Daily Alaskan
 Down below, newspaper mail is 8 sacred trust, Here it is 3 surprise-if you get it,
Douglas Island news., 1899-08-02
Here for Business.

The Alaska Meat market is still o' earth. Meats and Vegetables.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-16

Learn a lot, but don't forget your old
friends"
Il shall never forget" and turning
quickly she glided away
Unusually bright, her constant COM
partnership with her father had deep
ened her intellect. They learned to
love her In the school. With careful
treatment her skin grew 1ne-grained
and fairer. Her hands we're small, soft
and dimpled. She did not look like
an alien, and few could guess that In.
dian blood ran in her veins.
Her habitual sadness never left her
but her smiles were ready and often.
She combined the best of the two
races from which she sprung, and n
more charming oma was never in
troduced into the gay world than Rob-
in, daughter of Captain Strathmore,
Overton had made rapid strides in
his profession. The years seemingly
left nc impression on his handsome
face. To his heart he still clasped his
dream, of Priscilla.
She had been married, and was now
a widow, still as lovely and fair an
in her sweet girlhood, so rumor had n,
For the first time in many years he
decided to go home, back to the old
haunts, the old friends, and Priscilla
Alas! He found them changed. The
old house was the same, but his moth
er had gone away. At the club new
faces greeted him. Selfish, narrow.
aimless men stagnated In the little
town. He felt then and there like TAX
ing the next train back where he could
breathe the pure, sweet air and feel
the freedom and ambition of the
plains.
A relative was to entertain that eve-
ming, and he was the guest of honor.
He came in a little late, and paused a
moment in the corridor. Looking
across the room, he saw the object of
his dream, the Priscilla Of long ago.
She was certainly lovely. but
Accustomed as he vas to read hui
man nature, he saw in hat face every-
thing which he left out of his ideal.
She had thrown him over for a rich
man. He had thought that she had
been forced to it by her parents, and
had pitied her so much.
She looked so complacent, so self
satisfied, so worldly. Everything she
did seemed to be for effect,
What an idiot I have been" He
turned and walked to the piazza.
What an artificial atmosphere! I am
going back by the first train"
He turned to go, but before him
stood a magnificent Was it
her expression or was it her face that
reminded him of that one old masters
so loved to portray?
Her regal head, her beautiful face,
had the dignity of a queen. AS she
smiled he thought of the running
streams in the mountains. the music
Of the pines of the beautiful Western
country OF his adoptions then her
sweet, monotonous voice broke the al
lence:
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-16
a PLEA FOR THE HOME WOMAN
The Most Brilliant Gifts Are Not Too
Much to Bring tn a Hou,a.

The Most Brilliant Gifts Are Not Too
Much to Bring to a Home.
The home woman seems to some
one who might have fitted certain mar
row conditions of the past and certain
prosaic ones of the present, but never
the needs of progress. The fact is, the
needs Of a home and the qualifications
of a home-keeper stand first in i'm
portance," is the position taken by
Mary r. Baldwin when writing of 1.-THE
Possibilities of a Home Woman in the
Woman's Home Companion. $50 few
women realize the possibilities for ex-
ercising the most thoughtful energies
in learning to be a home-maker. The
opportunities for developing endow-
ments, scientific, intellectual or execu-
tive, to their fullest scope, are as pres
ent here as anywhere else. The girl
who dreams of having a home
of her w and some one at the head
Of 1t whom she can delight to honor
and love is generally lacking in her
feminine makeup. Mothers who, after
their daughters arrive at a suitable
age to instruct them upon the subject
of love, marriage and the duties of
housekeeping, neglect this part of
training, must sometimes awaken to
the fact Of what they have missed. And
yet one would not cast a shadow over
the bright dreams of youth and force
a young creature out of her girlhood
by emphasizing to her the somber real
tiles of life before she takes up the
duties that belong to a future expert
ence. The girl must not be cheated
out Of one stage of her development;
II she is, through any cause, she will
carry through her life a sense of hav-
ing been ~defrauded of something that
was rightly hers, If a girl is kept
true and truthful and pure, she has
the foundation qualities Upon which to
build the happiness Of a home. But
she needs direction in those habits that
have a direct bearing upon its peace
and comfort, and one must be a very
inexperienced or selfish person who re-
fuses to regard the small things in
their relation to the management of the
affairs of a home. The most thorough
education, the most brilliant gifts, the
most fascinating personality-these
are not too much to bring to a home,
and the investment Of the wealth of
mind and heart will insure rich re-
turns to the sacred spot where love
and service should go hand in hand"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-16
OUT OF THE VEST POCKET.

An amateur photographer at Water
vile, Me-, before going to the rescue OF
a friend who had lost his balance and
fallen into a lake, took a snap shot of
him.
Siberia Is an empire in itself. There
have been discovered along it's line of
o fifty-four bituminous coal fields,
twenty gold, forty copper, and two sill
yer deposits.
The wings of birds are not only TO
aid locomotion in the air, but also on
the ground and water. One bird even
has claws in the elbows" of its wings
to aid in climbing.
1t is estimated that there are no
fewer than $1,000, 900 Europeans who
wear wooden shoes. Eastwood is ordi-
narily employed for sabots, but willow
is the best material.
There is a village In England built
upon an boulder of chalk.
This boulder is half a mile long and
must have been carried eastward a
distance Of twenty-five miles by some
great iceberg.
The humming of telegraph wires is
not caused by the wind, for 1t is heard
during perfect calm. 1t has been con
5ectured that changes Of temperature,
which tighten or loosen the wires,
probably produce the sound.
There are 1895 miles of railroad in
the state Of Sac Paulo, Brazil, yet the
lines can not use each others tracks.
This is due to the fact that six differ
emit gauges are in use, varying from
five feet four inches to two feet.
Most of the monks at King Williams
Town, Cape Colony, are tradesmen,
and do their own carpentering, brick
laying, blacksmithing, etc, besides
teaching school. All the buildings they
occupy were erected by themselves.
The regular army is made up of 20
per cent of foreigners, while in the
navy So per cent of the petty officers
and ~ per cent of the seamen are for
eign horn. Forty per cent OF those
who went down with the Maine were
of this class.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-16
Cautions for Bathsrs.

Never enter the water when over
heated; rest a little first, and cool of,
but not enough to feel cold, says a
writer in the Woman's Home Compan-
ion. Bathers should enter the water
when the body is at glow, not when it
is in active or violent perspiration.
Never enter the water with a headache;
never do so with a full stomach. Moth
ing can be nor dangerous to the sys-
tenn than to contravene these rules,
and many have lost their lives by neg
lecting them. No one should enter the
water Immediately after dinner; none
who wish to avoid the swimmers bug
bear. cramps, should enter it when suf-
fering from acidity of the stomach. The
best time for bathing is either before
breakfast or between II and IL o'clock
in the forenoon. All who suffer from
delicate constitutions should avoid
bathing in the early morning.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-16
HAVE YOU A plAzzA7
With a Little Furnishing 1t Can b.
Made an Ideal Summer Retreat.

With a Little Furnishing 1t Can BE
Made an Ideal summe Retreat.
J.. Harry Adams illustrates and de-
scribes in the Woman's Home Compan-
ion some very clever devices for fur
nishing the front piazza. while a
few chairs are the only necessary
pieces Of furniture for the comfortable
disposal of the several members of
h family, 1t is oftentimes a pleasure
to convert the piazza, or a portion of it,
into a convenient lounging and read
ing room. 1t will be a very simple
matter to arrange the few odd pieces
OF furniture necessary to bring about
the change. A few chairs, a table,
divan, hammock and some stools, a
rug and some large plants in jar
dinieres, If ta~stefully arranged, will
work a wonderful change in the ap-
pearance of any piazza; and if the sun
should shine on any part sufficient to
annoy the occupants, a few large bam-
boo screens "a be fastened in place
to shade it nicely and protect ones
eyes from the unpleasant top light.
When old furniture is to be renovated
for this purpose 1t should be we'll fas-
tened together with screws to insure
the strength and safety necessary;
then, having been sandpapered to re-
move rough places and old varnish,
two or three successive thin coats of
some desirable colored paint a be
applied until the appearance is salts
factory. Upholstered seats or backs
that are pretty we'll worn can be re-
covered with denim or other service
able and strong material, and fastened
in place with upholstery tacks with
large oval heads. If the old furniture
that is found in the attic or cellar
should not be available for piazza use,
1t is possible to make some very good
pieces from some boxes, boards and a
little upholstery-goods. Furniture Of
this description will be found very SER
viceable on a piazza, as it needs little
or no care, and If somewhat abused
regret will not follow, as in the abuse
of a better grade that has been pur-
chased. Awnings about the upper part
of a piazza are oftentimes a necessity
to keep the sunlight off, and conse-
quentiy keep 1t cool, and in any event
they prove a satisfactory shield to the
eyes from the light above. Where they
are used the mild and subdued under
light that prevails is soft and pleasing,
particularly if a buff or st~raw-colored
canvas is employed"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-16
AMERICAN COLONY IN PARIS.
1t Gives the French a Wrong Impression
of Our Character,

1t Gives the French a Wrong Impression
of Our Character.
1t Is probably true, as is suggested in
Coubertin, that If the American colony
in Paris were less numerous the Par
isians would have fewer false ideas
about the United States. 81 am afraid"
he adds, that the majority of French
men who reside in America have con-
tributed a great deal toward giving tho
people there a bad idea of France"
This apprehension seems hardly to be
we'll founded. Most Americans get
their impressions of the French either
from travelling or living in France or
from French books and periodicals.
They don't form impressions, either
favorable or adverse, about the French
in France from the French in
America. French people and France
are closely associated In the minds of
their observers. There are many
French people, many good and useful
mes in this country, but there is no
group of them which is so conspicu-
ously Representatives. misrepresen-
tative-as the permanent American
colony in Paris. 1t is composed of peo-
pie who may choose where they will
live, and who choose Paris because they
like better to live there than at home.
In that preference they differ from the
great majority OF the Americans, and
the bases of the difference are personal
peculiarities or unusual tastes or cir
cumstances, which expressly d~isqualify
them from giving a trustworthy i'm
preston of the tastes and sentiments
of the rest of their countrymen. It is
not necessarily that they are either
better or worse than the rest of us, but
they are different. Baron Coubertin
speaks Of them as ladies and gentle.
men who are agreeable to meet, and
whose elegance and grace are greatly
appreciated. Good. Still, he is right
in his conclusion that the impression
they give of American character is not
one that it is safe to accept.-Harper's
Weekly.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-16

That our people have no special
hatred of our recent enemies in Spain
is abundantly shown by the enthusiast
tic welcome which Admiral Cervera
has met with whenever he has been in
any place that gave the public a chance
to come in contact with him. 1t is
doubtful, however, whether the extra
ordinary manifestations of friendship
and admiration which Admiral Ger
era has received from the hands and
mouths of the American people are
likely to add materially to his prestige
in his own country.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-16

Great Britain is not a military ma
ton, yet her army cost, in 1897, tlS'-
27O, 900, and her navy e22, 40, 900, a to-
tai for both arms of the service OF
1902, 200, 600. The expenditure of France
in the same year for these two pur-
poses was sits, 600, 900, and of Germany
1851, 600. 900. Their armies are much
greater than that of Great Britain. but
their navies are smaller than hers.
Probably tour-ffths Of these enormous
aggregates might be saved, were it not
for the necessity to protect colonies, to
guard frontiers, and to be prepared for
the numberless dangers to which in
ternational ambitions, jealousies and
complications may give rise. 1t is a
great price to pay for being classed
among the great powers"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-16
OUT OF MOUTHS OF BABES

Papa" asked 5-year-old Bobbie,
how long will it be till you quit grow
ing?" why, Bobbie, I quit growing
years ago." was the reply. Well
continued the observing youngster, Il
thought you was getting taller, as your
heads going right up through your
hair"
Why, Johnnie" exclaimed the moth
er of a bright 5-year-old, what are you
doing with YOU shoes and stockings
off this cold morning." Studying my
lesson" was the reply. This book
wants to know how many four times
five is and I haven't got enough fingers,
so I've got to count my toes, too"
+ Little Elsie had been told that she,
as well as all others. was made from
the dust of the ground. One day
while out walking with her mother
the wind blew the dust around them II
great clouds and she exclaimed: "Oh
mamma! there's enough dust WASTED
to make a whole crowd Of people,"
Clara, aged 6,did not know the mean.
ing of an encore, and was very much
disgusted with the audience at a re,
cent children's concert. in which she
took part. Il just know we didn't
make a single mistake" she exclaimed,
yet the people in front got mad and
made such a fuss that we had to do il
all over again."
The little 4-year-old daughter of a
minister was very much interested in
an illustrated Sunday school paper in
which David was portrayed in the act
of cutting off Goliath's head. Her
mother, thinking t. instruct her, asked:
What happened after Goliath's head
was cut Off" This was a puzzler, but
after thinking for a moment she re-
called an experience of a like nature
that she once had with a doll, and ex-
claimed: why, zen all re sawdusi
wunned out"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-16
. DREAM REALIZED.

John Overton sat alone, smoking hiI
pipe. He could heal the men as they
laughed and joked around the camp
nre, but he could not join in theil
merry-making.
Five years ago he had left his east,
ern home to endure the privations d
a mining engineer in a new country
A scheme carried out successfully
placed his name prominently before
the scientific world. He felt elated
that night, yet his thoughts would turn
to her. In the years that had gone
by much of the bitterness of that quar-
rel had passed away. After all, she
was only a girl then, sweet Priscilla
Grey.
His mother had dreaded to see him
go away SO far. She had enough for
both, but when he and Priscilla quar-
relied the course of his life seemed
changed.
His mother had died since, and he
had com into her fortune. Yet still
he tarried. He had grown to love the
West.
Why Is the p~aleface brother sad?
why, you naughty little girl, why
did % stray so far from home at this
timer" Overton exclaimed, as he look
ed upon the dark, sweet face so near
his own.
Father came to see you, and l came,
too. l am going away. Overton. The
heart of Robin aches within her. She
loves the mountains, she loves her
father, she loves Overton. When he is
sad she is sad. When he is gone the
winds sigh more deeply in the pines;
the brook, as it leaps over the stones,
is not so gay. Even the sun shines
not SO brightly when Overton is rot
here"
AS her sweet, monotonous tones
ceased Overton looked into her face.
Her mother had been the daughter of
a noble chief Of a tribe Of Indians,
and her father was an officer at the
fort. She was, perhaps, 15, and carried
herself with the dignity Of her race.
She had her fathers classic features,
but the sadness of her mothers people
shone in her great black eyes.
When Overton came to the north
west country he had some work to do
at the fort where she lived. He had
killed a huge snake n day, An in
stant later and it would have been
upon her. Since then she had loved
him with the ~unreasoning affection of
an animal. Her father joined them as
they sat there. Taking Robins hand,
he drew her to him.
Poor little one! l am going to send
her East, Overton."
mo better plan could suggest itself.
You should have sent her some time
ago. Be a good little girl, Robin.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-16
WOMEN NOT oRrolNAroRs.
Guided Larg ely by Emotion, While Men
Think Before Acting.

Guided Larg ely by Emotion, While Men
Think Before Acting.
In a recent magazine article Prot
Thomas Davidson ~endeavors to show
that women might properly be regard
ed as belonging to a more primitive
type or humanity than men. The pro-
tessor says; While men place an in.
teryal between thought and act, women
are apt to follow feelings directly, in a
haif-instinctive way. In other words,
while men, through reflection, base
their actions On consciously recognized
general principles, women are wont to
respond emotionally to individual and
concrete cases. This is the reason why
the latter SO often show more ready
tact and intuition, more conservatism
and conscientiousness but less original
ity than the former. This comes out GU
riously in school life. If, when a theme
for an essay Is set to a mixed class of
young men and women, distinct direc-
lions be given as to form, method and
length and the sources of information
named, the young will do bet
N ~ VI Liz y uO uAlCCClOiS
or references are given and the pupils
are left to shift for themselves, SO that
research and originality are called for,
the young men will excel. I have Of
ten made this experiment. We may
say. then, that, while men are best fit
ted for those occupations that call FOR
reflection, oririnal thought and the
discovery of new principles, women are
best fitted for those that call for the
ready application of old and we'll
known principles. This is attested In
numerous ways by the facts of history.
Women cling to old customs, habits
and fashions-not to speak of super
stitions and religions-much longer
than men, while they rarely show
themselves inventors, even in their own
sphere of activity. The sewing ma
chine was the invention of men, and
SO, no doubt, was the loom and the
spinning wheel. Men acquire and pro-
duce; receive and preserve. And
along with this mental difference goes
the physical difference. Men as a rule
are larger, stronger and more agrees
sive; women are finer, more tender and
more sympathetic.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-16
GETTING RID OF FLIES.
LondOn Women Adopt an Oriental PIa
and Meet with Success,

London Women Adopt an Oriental Plan
and Meet with Success.
Most people who have travelled in the
far East have seen orientals burning
sandalwood in their houses for the pur-
pose Of driving flies away. It is odd
that the plan is not more generally
known in this country, where it meets
with success wherever the expert
ment is tried. A recent arrival from
London says that the women there
nave discovered this agreeable method
OF Kidding their homes of the pest, In
London it is possible to get the wood
prepared for this purpose, but here it
is not so easy, as American women
have not yet taken to the practice.
Now that the festive fly and the merry
mosquito are about to make their an
p%earance, housewives might do we'll IN
give the sandalwood a trial. Sandal
wood can be bought at almost n
Turkish or Japanese importing house.
1t is prepared for burning by first be-
ing cut into small pieces half an inch
thick and three inches long. Then it is
baked or dried out in a slow oven for
twenty-four hours. A piece of the
is put into a metal urn. lighted
n allowed to burn until well afiame.
when the flame is extinguished and the
red-hot ember left to smolder until the
wood is consumed and nothing is left
u a heap of fine gray ashes. During
the ~smoldering process the wood sends
a sweet and aromatic smoke.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-16

Some very good men are addicted to
profanity, but there isn't n of them
who is not ashamed of every oath he
utters. The utterance is involuntary,
without preface, uncontemplated, spon-
taneous, sudden, and in most cases the
result of extreme vexation. When 1t is
over the decent mar chides himself
and declares he will eve do it again;
but he adds, with a suppressed chuc-
kle, Nothing else under heaven would
have united that knot or buttoned that
button"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-16

Concerning the supposed friction be-
tween Germany and the United States,
Mr.. Andrew White, the American am
bassador to that country, says: THE
relations between the German and
American governments have been and
still are excellent. AS a simple matter
Of fact, no person acquainted with the
matter will deny that the German gov
eminent has treated ours with fairness.
or claim that it has been wanting in
courtesy to our government or to its
representative in Berlin. There is no
exception to this statement. AS to the
German people at large, l am satisfied
that the substantial. thinking part Of
them are now on the whole friendly
to America. am receiving letters
every day which indicate this. OF
course there has been on the part of a
considerable number a natural sympa-
thy with Spain as a weaker power
lighting a stronger one; quite likely.
too, a considerable portion of landed
proprietors and of leading manufacture
ers have had prejudices against the
United States, caused by what they
have considered interference with theiI
prosperity"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-16
A Misunderstood Man.

Nobody can learn all there is worth
knowing in this lifetime" said Mr..
Meekton, wisely. 'And IA man never
ought to assume that his education Is
finished. I'm going to keep right
ahead with fine. Pm going to study
astronomy"
His wife looked at him sharply and
then, in a cool, hard tone, exclaimed:
"Leonidas, you'll have to think up
some better excuse than that for stay
ing out all night."-Washington Star.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-16
A I N

One of the finest school catalogues
issued has just been published by the
Sioux Falls rs. Dak.) Business College.
1t is printed on heavy enameled book
paper and handsomely bound in en-
Dossed covers. The list of students
indicates that the year just past has
been very successful. The subject OF
business Education Is very thoroughly
and students who contem-
plate attending some college the com
ing year should obtain a COPY. 1t is
sent free Of charge to all who request