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The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-30

A cushion tire has been invented
which is composed of a series of coiled
springs and a series of plate springs,
both SC arranged between the tread
and the rim that they can be easily
removed and others substituted, with
out the necessity of removing the tire
from the rim, says the Scientific Amer
lean.
OF the accompanying illustrations,
figure 1 is a perspective view of the
wheel rim, with parts broken away to
show the construction Of the tire, and
figure 2 is a cross section of the tire
and rim.
On the rim there are secured by
straps a series of plate springs curved
to form divergent arms of unequal
lengths. The plate springs are so ar
ranged that the outer end of the long
arm of one spring shall overlap the
outer end of the short arm of the sec
ond spring in advance. Two ssSs of
coiled springs are also a,xanged
around the rim and disposed In alter
nate series. One set is secured to the
points where the plate springs are bent
and fastened to the rim. The other
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-30

set is secured to the points where the
arms Of the plate springs overlap.
The tire consists of a covering of
rubber thickened at its middle or tread
portion, as shown in figure 2. Beneath
the tread of the tire a strip of cork
is secured, which is designed to pre-
vent the moisture, which might posi-
bly, penetrate the tread of the tire,
from %corroding the springs. The edges
of the tire are seated upon fiat pack
ing rings Of rubber, likewise designed
to prevent the entrance of moisture,
To secure the tire to the rim, fiat
spring-metal bands through which
bolts are passed are employed. The
bands are made in sections to permit
the removal of any segment, should it
become necessary to repair a broken
spring.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-30

four hours, then, witness the recovery
Of 14,25O ounces of gold, worth over
s243.825. The Rand total comprises
only the output of mines along a
stretch Of some thirty miles of coun-
try. With this statement for the month
Of October, the gold winnings of the
whole republic for the ten months of
1898 amounts to 1900, 908 ounces. The
value of the October 423, 900 ounces is
$7,299, $50, which may be compared
with $56, 162, 74S, the value. for all in
1897, and $50. Alp, 232, the value of the
gold production of the United States
in the same year.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-30
Positively Insulting.

II know the pumpkin pie was rather
thin as to filing" said the landlady,
almost crying, "but I don't think he
had any right to say what he did"
What did he say?" asked the sec
ond table boarder.
HE asked me If l didn't think that
the pie crust would be improved If IL
had another coat of paint"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-30
That Was All.

"Well, we'll, well! And SO that's
RUDE Hayricks! Happy old Rube' we
used to call i'm. Col hang it, how he
has changed! I wouldn't "a knowed
i'm! When did he git to be one Of
them populists, anyway"
He amt no %populist! Jist the
same old straight republican he al
ways was. But he made a vow seven
years ago that he'd lever shave or git
his hair cut again till Sile Williams
got elected township trustee"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-30
A CurloaitY,

my friend" said the visitor at the
dime museum to n Of the exhibits,
"as a fat man-you are a rank failure.
I have seen many Q fatter man than
you running at large"
But do you thoroughly under
stand" asked the curiosity, chat
acquired all this fairness in a military
camp during the Hispano-American
war?"-Life.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-30
WrOnged,

"You bust excuse be this evedig, Bliss
Billigan," said Mr.. Addlethwaite, "If
by speech is a little thick, for l have
a terrible cold id by head"
II see you have" Miss Milligan re-
piled, land that reminds me, you
ought, by all means, to call on Sue
Darlington while you are in your pres
ent condition"
"Why so, Bliss Billigad?'
"She told me, the other day, trait she
was sure you had nothing in you
head. Now you can prove that she
has made a mistake."- Cleveland
Leader.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-30
Uncle Joshun,s Theory.

Nephew from the Citv-Why do you
nave those lightning rods on your
house and barn, Uncle Joshua? Don't
you know the theory that they afford
protection has long since been explod-
ed?
Uncle Josh-Well, kin tell you, they
dew act as perteckter, the'ry or no
the'ry.
Nephew-Do you mean to tell me you
believe they protect you from light
ming?
Uncle Josh-Mebby not, young'un;
mebbe not; but they perteckt me from
them pesky lightnin' rod peddlers.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-30
Reward of 100000 onered.

A wealthy lady lost a satchel con-
tanning jewels worth $15O,O0O, and Of
fered a reward of $4,000. The loss of
health is far more serious, and yet it
IAN easily be recovered. A little mon
ey invested In Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters will restore strength, purify the
blood, regulate the bowels, and help
the stomach to properly digest food.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-30
Trying.

I'D like to ride a bicycle, but I am
too fat"
81 didn't know that was any draw
back"
sit is to me- l can mount all right,
and stick on all right, but I can't lift
my knees"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-30

We offer One Hundred Dollars reward for any
ease Of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure
T. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
Cheney for the last is years and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business transactions
and financially able to carry out any obliga-
tions made by their Arm.
West = Trdax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
O.; Walding, Kinphn Il Marvin, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls CatArrh Cure is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces
Of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price
SSo per bottle. Sold by all druggists
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-30

but, mon," expostulated the old
Presbyterian elder, holly, lis that not
a veery heavy fee you've charged
me?"
Surely not, when you consider that
l saved your life"
But why sac much for keeping a
mon DOT o. ~heaven?"
well to tell o the truth" res
ponded the doctor, coolly, Il didn't
know where you were going"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-30

What a bad cold you have, Bene-
dictl'
Eyes; my mother-in-law got to die
tating when the family should put
their winter flannels on"
Did you put yours on?"
"No-that's it. l had them on, and
when she got so arbitrary l went and
took them of. "-Puck.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-30
You Poor Thing.

DO you have any faith in this idea
that maladies car be transmitted by
k~issing?" asked one Of Detroit's young
society men of another.
"Well sir, l vas mighty skeptical
till the other night, 1 kissed my best
girl for the first time in my life, and
I've had palpatation of the heart ever
since. Detroit Journal.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-30
side Lights on History.

81 have q scheme, fellow citizens"
said Lycurgis, commanding silence
with a gesture, that. will make big
money for all of you"
And shortly after he provided the
people of Sparta with iron currency
Chicago Tribune.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-30
No Room for Doubt.

Upon what ground do you testify
that this colored man is not a peace
able c%itizen?"
Because, sir" answered Col. Still
well. "he comes from the same COM
munity that 1 do. And 1 have person
al knowledge that he was always look
ing for trouble. He used to try to vote
at every election"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-30

Shopkeeper-LOok here, l hired you
six months to collect for me, but 1
never have got a dollar from you.
Collector-Why, you never said any
tring about paying any money over to
you. All on said was that L was to
collect what money 1 could that was
owing you. I've done pretty well.
Funny you didn't think to tell me to
turn it owe to you, if that was your
idea, you know.-Boston Traveller.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-30
when Frnnce,s Prenident rrnr V,

when President Travels.
The French president travels free on
the railways during his official tour in
France, but when%the return Journey
is concluded his secretary calculates
what it would have cost If paid for at
regular prices, and this amount is
handed over to be distributed among
the poorest-paid of the railway men.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-30
Commitment.

"The n in which you re-
strained yourself was masterly," ex-
claimed the Spanish diplomat.
You mean from resenting the
sights put upon my country" said
the peace commissioner.
mo. From getting into an undigni-
fed hurry to grab that twenty mil
lion."
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-30
Playing with Fire.

II wouldn't have that French novel
around the house. Why don't you
burn it?"
Burn it? l guess notl They'd have
mo UP for running a trustI'-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-30
True Enough.

"Ah, l would like Christmas to come
every week if 1 were rich" exclaimed
Smiley.
But if Christmas came every week,
you wouldn't be rich," protested Cloud.
Philadelphia North American.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-30
Silent I'm 1t.

Baldwin-What did you find In your
stocking Christmas morning?
Rambo full of penitence)-Nothing
but my foot. II was out late the
night before, l guess.-Chicago Trib-
une
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-30
n Iowa Farms tor sale. "a per acre -eaSG baTG44
"a erop(dHtn paid, J. mathsll, SieH1 Sisxal "
A Model al Pronrietx

Jack-Miss Uppertown is the most
circumspect young lady 1 ever met.
Ton-How so?
Jack-She refused to accompany me
on the piano the other evening without
her chaperone.-Chicago News.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-30
Output of Gold.

The Rand has at last reached and
surpassed the marvellous outpAt of
400, 900 ounces of gold as the produc-
ton for a single month of twenty
eight working days. Every twenty
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-30

According to the Bible, there will be
no marrying or giving in marriage in
heaven-probably because there won't
be enough men to go around.-Chicag0
News.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-30
Sarcasm.

"She has a nice little voice."
"There is only one fault about it."
What is that?'
1T isn't little enough"--ClevelanC
Plain Dealer.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-30

They're Living In Town Now.
When you and l were young, lass,
l roamed the fields with you;
In rustic swings We swung, lass,
And the sky above was blue;
But years have filtered by, lass,
Since you and l roamed there
Now We seldom see the sky, lass,
Through the smoke that fills the air.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-30
GlOrtOuA.

"Well, did you have a happy New
Year?"
"You bet! 1t vas the first day for
two months that we didn't have to call
In a doctor. cleveland Leader.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-30

The photographer has ways that are
dark and his patrons have tricks that
are vain.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-30

There are more persons over 60
years of age in France than in any
other country in Europe. Ireland comes
next,
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-30
Health for Ten Gents.

Cascarets make bowels and kidneys act
naturally, destroy microbes, cure headache,
b~illiousness and constipation. All druggists.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-30

A woman is not matchless because
she is unmarried.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-30
A Poor Gueaa@r

ooh, you cunning little girlie!'
"Hold on, uncle, you get another
guess."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-30

The watch wouldn't say: "Unhand
me!' if it wanted you to let it go.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-30

If the pugilist is a man Of mark,
even his unsuccessful rival may hit
the mark.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-30

arst days usa of DR.. Kline's Great Nerve Rsstorer
Send for FREE $2.OO trial bottle and treatise
DR. H. ID. KLINE. Ltd. 921 Arch St.. Philadelphia, Pa
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-30

A mans body Is his earthly habita.
ton, and sometimes he has a full
house.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-30

nous structure a mile and a half down
the East river, which is 1854 feet be-
tween towers and 3,455 feet long be-
tween a~nchorages. This longitudinal
section shows how the great bridge is
anchored firmly at each end.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-30
CnrIona Overairht.

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teething, softens the gums, reduces In
nsmmation, sllsys pain. cures wind collie. Csc q bottle.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-30
OUR BUDGET OF FUN.
SOME coop jokes, ORIGINAL
AND SELECTED.

A Variety of Jokss-Glbes and Ironies
original and selected-E1otsam and
Jetsam from the Tide of Humor-
Witty Sayings.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-30
The Definition.

Bobby-Pa, what is an eccentric
man?
pam eccentric man, Bobby, is a
very wealthy lunatic. A poor lunatic
is called a crank.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-30
Hist! Ye Gods!

Woodbe Jefferson-Aha! at last we
found an actors eating house.
Dratherbe Book-Why sayest thou?
Woodbe Jefferson-Peruse yon sign.
The Portland daily press., 1899-08-29
THIRSTY LONDON.
(From Good Words }


In 1894 the astounding total of 1896, 0O0,-
600 gallons day was reached by the COM
bined water companies OF London. This
was supplied TO the five and "a half million
Inhabitants at the rate Of, say, thirty
two gallons a head for all purposes.
These figures represent an enormous vol
ume Of water, though small when COM
pared with the mighty river that flowed
into old Rome. We can only deal with
the figures roughly; the supply tiuctuates
to considerable extent 1t different times
in the year, 1t Is therefore not possible to
be mathematically accurate. Allowing
for slight increase since the last return.
and taking In other sources to which /
shall refer little later, We may pretty
safely put the present London water sup
ply at about zoo, 100000 gallons day.
Let us try for a moment to realize what
these figures mean.
With 200. coo, COO gallons of water we
could fill a lake q mile long. quarter of
a m lie wide. and five feet deep. The
water in 1t woul d weigh nearly a million
tons. Il his lake would stretch from ths
aSohA Va 1hkinAA AiSuN away W Nleinont
Danes Church. yet 1t would be emptied
in single day to assuage the thirst of
London. Or suppose we could freeze all
this water we could build up "a great
block of ice q thousand feet long, a
thousand feet wide, and thirty-tWo feet
high. If we allow for tho expansion of
freezing. the block would of course be
still bigger. 5ixty-five OF the largest
ironclads in the British Navy could float
in the water we use very day in Iondon
When we come to compare our supply
with the mighty torrent of Niagara, we
belittie it. The water goes laundering
over the falls at the rate of two million
tons a minute, or four hundred and
twenty million gallons. Our whole daily
supply would be whirled over long before
the second hand of o watch had travelled
once round the dial And could we divert
the magnificent torrent for only three
hours we could supply London with
water for whole year at the present rate
Niagara Is big thing.
The Portland daily press., 1899-08-29

under which nm advsnfurer OF an Addls
Drained enthusiast Is required to fiie with
the civil governor an outline Of the relis-
ious scheme he is going to try 20 work
and get permission before he can begin
prosely Such plan would save a
good many well meaning but weak mind
ed people from being made dupes, and
sometimes from actual immortality. for
some of these religious schemes are but
diseuisss to gloss over very questionable
practices.
The Portland daily press., 1899-08-29
THE PRESIDENTS SPEECH.


The President in his speech at Pitts
burg yesterday, paid graceful and we'll
deserved tribute TO the volunteers who
consented to serve In the Philippines af-
ter their term of enlistment had expired.
Whatever may be on e's views as to the
merits of the war itself there can be no
difference Of opinion as to the merits Of
most trying conditions fortitude and en-
durance which were heroic. No volun-
teers were ever subjected TO a severer
test and none ever came forth with more
credit. The latter part Of the speech Is
in effect reply to the critics of the ad
minisurntion's policy in thu Philippines,
and the first one replied 70 Is the Hon.
Whitslaw Reid, one Of the commissioners
in Paris. who sometime ago in an address
attributed the troubles In the tslan DIS
to the inactivity OF the army during the
pendency OF the peace negotiations. MIR.
Reid took the ground that If we had
dealt vigorously with the Filipinos then
there would have been no trouble. The
President shows very clearly, however,
that we could not have adopted the poll
cy Mr.. Reid outlined in his speech with
out being guilty of violating our agree
ments with the spaniards. There can
be no question but President Mckinley
IL right here aud Mr. Reid wrong. The
rest OF the speech Is q detenoe OF the poll
cy pursued In the Philippines since the
ratification Of the treaty OF peace and a
declaration that 1t viii be continued I'M
til unconditional Surrender is accom-
plished AS technical defence 1t Is very
good. Undoubtedly as a strict matter
of law the Filipinos became our subjects
when the peace treaty was ratified and
therefore are now rebels. 1t is weakened
good deal by the fact that we declared the
people of another Spanish island, which
legally belonged to Spain just as much as
the Philippines, free and Independent. II
the people of Cuba were free and indepen-
dent, in our opinion. why were not the PEG
pie of the Philippines. and II they were,
how could we consistently with our PROBES
sions and principles, make them our sub
jscts TO be governed without their con-
sent or against their consent by treaty
with Spainf In a word. 1t seems, to us
that the mistake in our policy was not
In giving the people of the Philippines
the same assurance that we gave the peo-
pie of Cuba, namely, that they should
have self governments al soon as they
were capable of it. II Congress, before
or Immediately after the ratification OF
the treaty, had formally declared our
Intention to place the Fiijpinos
on the same basis as the Cubans,
our position. would he very much
stronger than it is today. To begin a
war to secure eelf-gov.rnment to one
Spanish colony and to refuse 1t ia
another equally DESTROYS and accord.
ing to Admiral Dewey, more capable OF
1t. exhibits Inconsistency that is not
easy to explain. The chief blame. how
ever, If blame there be, rests upon Con-
gress and not upon the President. Con.
gress refused to adopt or indicate any
policy and left the islands on the Presi.
dents hands, and about all there was fol
him to do was TO proceed to put down
the instruction.
The Portland daily press., 1899-08-29

Cuba seems to have been getting along
pretty well financially since our ocoupa-
ton. The revenues have been
sufficient to pay the bills and yield a con-
siderable surplus. If Cuba can do this
under present conditions, when military
ocou patton Is no longer necessary and a
stable government is established it ought
to get on swimmingiy. The greatest dan
ger Turks in the revolutionary spirit of
the people and their penchant for fight
ing. If 1t could be certain that they
would contine themselves to the arts and
industries of peace Cuba in a few years
would be one of the richest and most
prosperous places on earth. In spite of
what the Spanish administrators of the
island stole and the large sums spent In
putting down revolutions Cuba yielded
a large revenue to Spain. Its worst in
cumbrance lies in the restless and shift
less character of its people.
The Portland daily press., 1899-08-29
Coward AMI Hero.

A man performed heroic act. saving
child's life at the imminent risk of los
ing his own. Then. while the populace
thronged about him to applaud and re-
ward him. he turned pale and fed in alb
iect terror at sight of policeman!
The memory of some past misdemeanor
and the fear that 1t had been discovered
and would be visited upon him made a
moral coward of physical hero.
Yet the incident none the less showed
that even guilty life may be capable Of
good and noble deeds.-Youth's Compan-
ion
The Portland daily press., 1899-08-29
p. l.. s. ID. s.
IL "a B q IA ID a "

- "a - - EG -D a
Monday, Sept. A, 80, at sebago Lake
Grand celebration under the auspices of the
Portland Longsnoremen's Benevolent Soclety
The following events will be competed for:
Boat Races. open TO members only. Double
Scull Working Boats, 1 mile and return LIST prize
gold medals valued at SIC End, silver medals
valued at $40 Tub Race. Ist prize So, end, 81.
entrance fee 25c. Wheel Barrow Race, 1st prize
So, End, 81 entrance fee 25c. 200 Yards Dash,
lst prize So, or ring or pm. 2nj 50, or ring or
pin, entrance fee 25c. Tug of War. open to
members only, prize 81. Z mel to constitute
e ms, no entrance fee. Walking the Creased
Poie, prize So Putting Heavy stone. LIST prlz ,
So, 2nd, So, entrance fee csc. Three Legged
Race 1st prize SO, End, 50, entrance fee Csc.
Running Hop, Step and Jump, LIST price So, 2nd,
81, entrance fee 25c. Sack Race, ist prize So,
2nd, 49, entrance fee 25e. Three Quick Jumps,
ist prize 90. End, 50, entrance fee 25c. Ladies'
jig Dance, prize, gold rng valued at S. no
second prize. Gentlemen's Jig Dance, prize a
SILK Umbrella, no second prize One Standing
Jump. LIST, SO, 2nd. 81. Bids for privileges be
sent TO p. J.. Higgins % India street Bids 10 be
no later than 27th of August. Train Time. S.45
O. M, regular. Union Station 1890 a. M. foot of
Union street. i.25 p M, leave Union Station.
Returning, trains from Sebago $50 D. M and
600 p m. The American Cadet Band furnishes
music, with violin for step dancing. Tickets.
Adults 70 cts. Children under o, 25 cts.
The Portland daily press., 1899-08-29

Mr. Callahan of the Massachusetts,
Democratic committee makes it clear that
he regards Mayor Quincy's protest against
the plan of the committee to choose dele
gates to the national conyentio at the
state convention this fall piece of I'M
pertinence, ana will go right on with the
plan In spite Of 1t. All the Democratic
machine managers from Bryan down
seem to be bent on demonstrating that
they ere the most stupid lot that ever
got. possession of = party. Every move
they make seems to be in the direction OF
making the party smaller. Bryan lays
down the creed, and his lieutenants pro-
coed to drive out of the party everybody
who does not subscribe TO every line of
it. II the process goes on until next
summer there won't be regular Demo-
Gratis enough. By the Bryan test. to make
it worth while to hold a national conven-
ton at all. The eonsoling thing about
this stupidity is that lit lis coed for the
country, since 1t averts all danger OF a
free silver man with Populist advisers
getting into the White House.