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The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-09
Turkish bath Parties.

'For afternoon teas and dinner par
ties the possibilities of the Turkish
bath are not half realized" said the
woman who is a regular patron of the
Oriental luxury, to a writer for the
Times. Talk about those Eastern wo-
men spending the day at the baths,
gOssipping and eating-well, our wo-
men don't do it as much as they might;
but, really, they do more than people
who are not patrons of the bath know.
l don't care so much about such things
myself, though | have given Turkish
bath parties once or twice, invited a
few friends, and then after the bath,
when we had each had a luxuriant
rest and perhaps a nap, we had after
noon tea. | know a party of girl
friends who have a Turkish bath tea
party every month, when they meet at
the bath house, and have tea after
ward"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-09

Is the red golf coat to go the way
of all other fashions? 1t hardly
seems credible at first thought and
yet there are signs of it, for a new
golf coat has appeared and it has won
popularity in a measure at a bound,
says the New York Herald. 1t has
been taken up by people who are au-
thorities at golf-the social end of it,
at least-and whose words have some
weight when it comes to determin-
ing the matters of dress.
The new coat is of dark green. In
cut and general fashion it shows hard
ly a change from the old, which, it
has been conceded, is well adapted to
the game. The cloth, too, is very
much the same. But the change in
color is remarkable. A year ago golf
would have been thought impossible
without bright red coats. Now the
coats of dark green are coming in with
little protest on the part of the play
ers. They seem to be accepted as
quite the correct thing though the
few already on the field are somewhat
stared at.
AS a matter of fact the dark green
coat looks more in harmony with the
turf of the links and seems better
suited to the game, though it is, of
course. not nearly so picturesque.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-09
Real SuperiOrity.

1t is the first duty of every woman
to recognize the mutual bond of uni
yersal womanhood. Let her ask her
self whether she would like to hear
herself or her sister spoken of as q
shop girl or a factory girl or a servant
girl, if necessity had compelled her for
a time to be employed in any one of
the ways indicated. If she would
shrink from it a little, then she is a lit
tie inhuman when she puts her I'M
known human sisters who are so COM
PEELED, into a class by themselves, feel
ing herself to be somewhat their SUI
perior. She is really the superior per-
son who has accepted her work, and is
doing it faithfully,( whatever it is.
This designating others by their casu-
al employment prevents one from MAX
ing real distinctions, from knowing
persons as persons. A false standard
is set up in the minds of those who
classify and of those who are classi.
fed.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-09
The Ideal Mother.

In the ascent of Man" Drummond
traces for is, in the chapter entitled
THE Evolution OIL a Mother" the steps
by which the perfect mother was
created, and the order of the virtues
which in their development consti-
tute her character-patience sympa-
thy, carefulness, tenderness, ~self-sacri-
flee. Add to these, intelligent compre-
hensicn of the responsibilities in
volved, and a knowledge Of methods by
which they shall be met and dis
charged, and we have the qualities
which characterize the ideal mother.
And what is the ideal but our uncon-
scious subtle perception of the real, -
as it exists in the mind of the Great
Father? If you look over statistics re-
lating to the mortality of children un-
der five years of age the appalling per-
centage of deaths awakens the query,
What is the cause? When you stop
to consider that there are in the United
States alone nearly one million de-
fective human beings, you begin to
question, Is there no remedy? The
cause Is largely due to the Ignorance of
mothers; the remedy lies in a read
justment of our ideas in regard tn ed
ucation. An education that does not
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-09
Rosa Ronheur.

M. B. E. writes IN the Westminster
Gazette: AS is we'll known, the world
famous painter of The Horse Fair"
leads a life of strict artistic %secIuslon.
! have, however, owing to a rare piece
of good fortune, just had the honor OF
being received by the great artist. Still
hard at work as ever, active. as a girl
and full of vivacity, it is difficult to be-
lieve that Rosa Bonheur il. in her sew
enty-eighth year. AS my visit was not
that of the interviewer (never allowed
to cross her courtyard), but of the
friend of a dear English friend, l will
say nothing of her surroundings, her
animals, her park, her conversation or
Of the %stupendous canvas she has in
hand. I will merely record the unfor-
gettable impression of the greatest liv-
ing Frenchwoman and the greatest liv-
ing woman artist.
Rosa Bonheur's physiognomy, in it's
intense intellectually and animation,
recalls the portraits of Michelet and
Theirs. Her hair, Sin silvery slips"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-09
Origin of the Cocktail

1t is asserted that a certain Col. Car,
ter, not of Gainesville, but Of Cul2cp-
per Court House, Va, belongs the hon
or of inventing the cocktail, and this is
how it all happened: Near Culpe per
Court House there used to stand ar
old inn, built to initiate the famous
roadhouses of England, and bearing
the stored sign of Sock and Bottle"
The former word in the old %vernacular,
stood for the tap. The point is that
the man who got the last drink and the
muddy portion of the tap, was said to
have received the Cocktail" Col.
Carter was once subjected to this il.
dignity, and threw the stuff upon the
floor. "Heahaftah," he said, I'm drink
cocktails of ma own connection, sah.''
And, starting to ''clean out the Shop
he dashed together bitters, sugar, bits
of lemon peel and Holland gin. Great
oaks from little acorns grow, and this
was the genesis of the cocktail.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-09

some n to care for his horses, and
from ten to fifteen dollars for a maid
to care for his child. What matters it
If cobWebs hang in the M SO Iona
as none enter the child's brain; what
signifies it whether the kitchen chef
is adept at making entrees or pastries
If the child's heart and soul remain
pure and healthy? Sydney Smith saws,
IF you make children happy now, YOU
will make them happy twenty years
hence by the memory of it." Let the
child have a joyous, natural, happy
childhood in the best sense of hapDi-
ness; not by indulging selfish, rude
p~ropensities, but by directing wisely
his instincts into self-forgetfulness,
and consideration of the right of all
around him, by unlocking to him the
significance of family and social rela-
tionships that he may grow in sympa.
thy with them.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-09

a few years ago, in one of the south
ern towns of New York State, a maj
died who had not lived a very good
life. His family insisted that a ser
mon be preached at the funeral, how
ever, and all due respect paid to the
dead mans memory. No minister in
town would oticiate, as all were SEEM
ingly engaged. However, a retired ell
der, rich and kind-hearted, agreed to
attend. The house was filled with
neighbors, all rough and mostly igno-
rant. A short prayer was offered and
a hymn sung. Then the elder, folding
his hands in front of him, began: my
friends, If this mar was a bad man,
have said too much; if a good man, l
have said enough. Let us pray
Truth.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-09
~JOhnny's Mistake.

Mother-Now, Johnny and Ted, Mr.
Blank is coming to dinner to-day, and
l want you both to behave very nicely
Johnny-Mr. Blank, mother? Is that
him with the queer eye?
Mother (anXiously)-Yes. But, what,
ever you do, don't make any aIlusior
to it, for he is very sensitive. Now
don't forget.
Both boys-All right, mother; Wei
be on our very best.
DINNER Table)-Mr. Blank has adj
dressed Johnny several times and re-
ceived no answer, until his mother in.
terposes with:
Johnny, how can you be so rude,
Don't you hear Mr.. Blank speaking to
your"
Johnny-Oh, were you speaking o
me, sir? l thought you was looking lt
our Teddy?-Spare Moments.
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is worn short, and adds to the impress
sion of similitude. l do not think I
ever saw so striking a face-a thor
CuThly French face, moreover, as
are those of the two great writer's
just named. Her hands, too, were re-
markable, the delicate taper fingers and
hilbert nails being eminent'y character
istic of her country-women. On the
breast of her black alpaca blouse, or,
rather, short coat, she wore the rosette
of the Legion of Honor-most priced,
naturally, of her many decorations.
Much more l could say that would in
terest your readers, I will only add,
as illustrative of character, that my
introduction was from a friend lost
sight of for upward of forty years.
Here comes out the sincerity which is
typical of French character-your
French friend, through good and evil
fortune, remains your friend forever.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-09
A Touching Incident


The tcnder heart that keep in its sa-
cred places the memory of a little
child, who is nc longer here, finds
many things every day that rouses
that memory to life and thrill it anew.
One such occurred last summer,
when a lady got on a trolley car to go
down town. She was dressed in white
from head to foot, the purest white one
can conceive-gown, gloves, hat, veil,
all white and without b1emiSh-except
that on the collar of the jacket there
was a black mark, as black as the rest
was white-showing the print of a
childish hand. There it was-the little
thumb, the palm and four stumpy fin
gers, all spread forth in token Of the
last hug before mother left home.
Every one who saw it smiled, and
some had dim eyes for a little while
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-09
Ilconvenienccs OF Child Marriage.

A marriage took place the other day,
the parties being a Bhattia widower of
about forty and a Bhattia girl of about
nine. The disparity in age is rather
startling, and it was aggravated by
other circumstances; for instance, the
Widower has a daughter of about eight
seen, as a teacher at a school, of which
her father is honorary manager, and
his girl wife of nine is a pupil at the
school under his daughter of eighteen.
The first thing the girl wife of nine did
on marrying was to demonstrate with
her daughter of eighteen as to how
she, her mother, could possibly sit at
school on the bench while the daughter
taught her from a chair. What is the
poor daughter to do? She must give
up her appointment as n school mis-
=, tress, or her dear mother of nine must
give up attending school. 1t is for the
father and husband to dec.de.-Ind.an
Spectator.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-09

A new cure for nervousness has been
suggested to American sufferers from
this indetinable but terrible malady,
and by a Chinese student of national
and racial characteristics. The man
who has formulated the new nerve
specific says that he believes its adop-
ton will cure the worst case of nerv-
Gus headache. He believes the entire
absence of nervousness which charac-
teriZes the Mongolian race to result
simply from the centuries of practice
which his countrymen have given to
the simple cure.
And this is the cure:
always wear soft-soled shoes, and
you will never be conscious of posses
sing nerves." says the savant from the
FloWery Kingdom.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-09

include as an integral part Of it q prao-
teal knowledge of all that relates to
the welfare of little children, is sadly
deficient, though young men and
women proudly display diplomas from
the highest institutions of learning In
the land. In my work among mothers
and young women, I have been Inn
pressed by the fact that so far as any
real knowledge Of child-life is con-
cerned, in its threefold nature, there is
very little difference between the col
ege-bred woman and the girl who,
.aving attended a public school for a
ew years, goes into the factory, the
tore, or the Office to earn her living.
30 far as knowledge of home-making
md child-training is concerned, they
re equally ignorant.-Motherhood.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-09
Come Into the Garden. Ms

Conc Into the Garden. Maude.
Come into the garden, Maud,
For the black bat, night, has flown!
Come into the garden, Maud,
] am here at the gate alone;
And the woodbine spices are waited
abroad,
And the musk of the roses blown.
For a breeze of morning moves,
And the planet of Love is on nigh,
Beginning to faint in the light that she
loves,
On a bed Of daffodil sky;
To faint in the light of the sun that she
loves,
To faint in its light ard to die.
All night ave the roses heard
The flute, violin, bassoon;
All night has the easement jessamine
stirred
To the dancers dancing in tune,
Till a silence fell with the waking bird,
And a hush with the. setting moon.
I said to the lily, There is but one
With whom she has heart to be gay.
When will the dancers leave her alone?
She is weary of dance and play"
Now half to the setting moon are gone,
And half to the rising day;
Low on the sand and loud on the stone
The last wheel echoes away.
I said to the rose, THE brief night goes
In babble and revel and wine,
oh, young lord-lover, what signs are
those
For one that will never be thine.
But mine, but NINE" SO 1 sware to the
rose,
"For ever and ever mine!'
And the soul of the rose went into my
blood,
AS the music clashed in the hall:
And long by the garden lake I stood,
For 1 heard your rivuiet fall
From the lake of the meadow, and on to
the wood.
Our wood. that is dearer than all!
From the meadow your walks lave left
so sweet
That whenever a March wind signs,
He sets the jewel-print of your feet,
In violets as blue as your eyes,
To the woody hollows in which we meet,
And the valleys of Paradise.
The slender acacia would not shake
One long milk-bloom on the tree;
The white lake-blossom fell into the lake,
AS the pinpernel dozed on the lea;
But the rose was awake all night for
your sake.
Knowing your promise to me;
And the lilies and roses were all awake,
They sighed for the dawn and thee.
Queen rose of the rosebud garden of girls
Come hither! the dances are done;
In gloss of satin and glimmer of pearls,
Queen lily and rose in one;
Shine out, little head, summing over with
curls
To the flowers, and be their sun.
There has fallen a splendid tear
From the passion flower at the gate.
She's coming, my dove, my dear;
She's coming. my life, my fate!
The red rose cries, "She is near, she is
near!"
And the white rose weeps, she is
late!"
The larkspur listens. 81 hear. 1 hear;'
And the lily whispers, 81 wait"
She is coming, my own, my sweet
Were 1t ever SO airy a tread,
Ny heart would hear her and beat,
Were it earth in an earthly bed;
Ny dust would hear her and beat,
Had I lain for a century dead;
Would start and tremble under her feet,
And blossom in purple and red.
Alfred Tenyson.
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Merely a FeeIer,

mo, l thank you. l prefer to stand.'
The stout woman who was standing
up in the crowded ear looked straight
ahead Of her as she made this remark.
The men sitting down glanced fur
lively at each other.
81 didn't hear anybody offering me a
seat" she said, still looking straight at
the front end of the car; ''but l took
it for granted somebody had done It,"
Six men rose up.
"No, l thank you," she said, without
looking at any of them. 1--WE been
standing for fifteen minutes. 1t won't
hurt me to keep it up a little longer. l
get off at the next crossing"
Then six men sank down, much re-
1ieved.
She had overestimated them.-Chica-
go Tribune.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-09

There is only one territory of any
size-and never has been but one-oc-
cupied by any considerable population
from which woman is entirely exclud-
ed. Yet such a place exists to-day, and
has existed for centuries. AS far back
as history reaches, to all females it has
been forbidden ground. This country
without women is situated on a bold
plateau between the old peninsula OF
Acte, in the Grecian archipelago, and
the mainland. Here, in the midst Of
cultivated fields and extensive wood
lands, dwells a monastic federation OF
Greek Christians, with t~wenty-three
converts and numbering more than
1000 souls. Not one of the monasteries
dates from a later time than the
twelfth century. A few soldiers guard
the borders of the land, and no woman
Is allowed to cross the frontier. Nor is
this all; the rule is extended to every
female creature, and from time imme-
mortal no COW, mare, hen, duck or
goose has been permitted to enter this
MISUNDERSTANDING.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-09
NJ ushrooms BroIled.

Select one dozen medium-sized fresh
mushrooms; cut off a part of the
stalk, peel the top and rub off with
a little fine salt. Drop as soon as
cleaned into cold water to which salt
n lemon juice have been added, say
to n quart of cold water add the
juice of one lemon and one teaspoon
full salt. Fifteen minutes before serv-
ing drain and wipe the mushrooms
dry. Season with half a teaspoonful
of salt and white pepper mixed, brush
them over with melted butter; lay
on a hot broiler, and broil over a mod
erately clear fire five minutes on each
side, turning them twice while cook
ing. Lay six small slices of buttered
toast on a hot dish, dress two mush-
rooms over each piece of toast, spread
n tablespoonful maltre d'hotel but
ter over the mushrooms, and serve.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-09
A Comprehension of Providence.

A. country parson went to see a hum
BILE parishioner, says a writer in Long
mans Magazine, and, if possible, to
comfort him some little under heavy
trouble which had befallen. The pas
tor found the homely old man In the
desolate cottage alone. He said many
things and said we must learn to take
all atfliction humbly, as appointed to
us by Providence.
EYES," said the good old man, who
was imperfectly instructed in theolo-
gy, that's right enough, that is; but,
somehow, that there old providence
have been after me all along, but l
reckon there's one above ASH put a
stopper on he if he go too far"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-09
AT the

"HeIlo! Give me one thousand and
siXty-siX."
"What?"
"Ten hundred and ~sixty-slx."
81 can't understand you"
"One, naught, six, six"
81 don't get it. Try again"
zone. Got thatP'
eyes"
zone, two, three, four, five, six, sew.
en-, eight, nine, naught. Naught-
naught! Got the naught?"
eyes"
zone, two, three, four, five, SIX. Got
the six?"
eyes"
zone, two, three, four, five, six,
again. Got the six againY
yes"
"Well, that's what I want"
"Oh, you want one, owe, double six!
Why didn't you say so?'-Chicago
Tribune.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-09

1t would appear from all accounts
that M. Chacot's enterprise of the man
u%facture of spiders web silk, is to be
pursued on a large scale, a factory In
Paris having been taken for the pur.
pose. Here the spiders VIII be kept
and worked at regular hours, and when
one of them is used up, he will be fed
and helped back to condition again,
while another will take his place on
the bobbin.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-09

Parents labor hard and s~elf-sacri-
ficingly for their child's material well
fare and advancement, but too often
the mental growth, the formation OF
its character and personality, is
left to chance. The child's attend.
ant is often the least capable, most
poorly compensated domestic in the
household, when she should be the SUI
perior and the best paid. Paterfam.
ilias pays forty dollars per month to
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-09
Rirorons Swiss schnnI Ln,vs

If a child in Switzerland does not at
tend school OF a particular day the
parent gets a notice from the public
authority that he is fined so many
francs; the second day the fine is in
creased, and by the third day the
amount has become a serious one. In
case of sickness the pupil is excused;
but if there is any suspicion of sham
ming a doctor is sent. If the suspi-
cion proves to be well founded the pa
rent is required to pay the cost of the
doctors visit.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-09

Ideas, persistence and postage stamps,
n woman told tie members Of tho
New York Federated Women's Clubs,
point the road to success in literature
for her seX Practical words, these,
and deserving Of remembrance by
those who repine because their genius
is not recognized by editors. Persist
ence and postage stamps are valuable
aids, but the speaker did well to stipu-
late for ''ideas'' to begin with.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-09

sleeves and fchu front effect are made
of che piece of fine black lace.
A bit of black chiffon looped from
each side to the center OF
the corsage is held in place
by a jet ornament. The skirt fits
closely about the hips and is veryTfull
toward the back. The only decora-
lions on the skirt are two wide bands
of black lace placed diagonally across
the skirt. The belt is black velvet. A
small band of black velvet tied into a
dainty bow encircles the left arm. A
wide band of black velvet about the
neck and a small aigrette Of black
feathers and velvet give a decidedly
dainty effect.-The Latest.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-09
Powder,

AS the recent wal demonstrated the
great superiority of smokeless powder,
manufacturers are placing it on the
market for the-use of sportsmen. The
Latlin & Rand Powder Co., Chicago,
ILL.,, are foremost in the field and are
giving a supply of shells loaded with
this powder free to dealers in order to
nave their customers give it a trial.
Write them today for particulars.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-09
Confen.ton Of ! Miluonaire.

A millionaire confessed the secret OF
his success in two words-hard work.
He put in the best part of his life
gaining dollars and losing health, and
now he is putting in the other hall
spending dollars to get it back. Moth
ing equals Hostetter's Stomach Bitters
for restoring health. 1t gets at the
starting point-the st~omach-and cures
dyspepsia and indigestion.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-09
T1,n nInaa ,n Civicn-

"Now, Tommy" said the teacher in
civics, what are the duties of a police
commissioners"
why" said Tommy, who had stud
led politics under a Tammany admin
~istratlon, "a police commissioners
chief duty is to collect commissions
from the police. ''-Harper's Bazaar.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-09

Enthusiastic Amateur-Oh, mamma,
there's such a picturesque old vaga-
bond! l want a snap shot at him!
Tuffffold Knott (noticing that the
camera was pointed in his direction)-
Wait till l run me fingers trough me
Whiskers, miss. There. Go ahead
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Hcroism,

Heroism has O new meaning for me
since yesterday, for then I sat for an
hour with the bravest soul I eve saw,
says a writer in the Washington Post.
She is only a gray-eyed, g~ray-haired
woman, with a CULVER in her voice and
a smile on hsr face. Somewhere on
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-09
New College Course

"How is Reuben doing at college,
Uncle SIP asked a n~eighbor.
Splendid" replied Uncle 81. "He's
been studyin' Scotch, and they do say
he beats all"
"ScotchT"
"Yes. They call it by the name of
Golf down to college. He addressed a
Ball the other day at Golf, an as far
as | car see, more O. the other dancers
was in it.''-Harper's Bazaar.