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

and study since 1890, when the ship
wrecked in Havana harbor was built.
Among other things, the new Maine
will have underwater torpedo tubes,
the first ever put in any ship in the
American navy Torpedo tubes above
the water line are SO dangerous to
the ship trying to use them that it is
not probable that they will ever be
used in battle. 1t has been recon-
mended that the torpedo tubes be
taken out of all the battleships. A tor
pedo fired from above water is liable
to be hit by the rapid-fire guns of the
enemy while it is in the tube, ready
for launching, and exploded. This
would hoist a battleship with it's own
~petard." The British asserted some
time ago that they had discovered a
plan for using submerged torpedo
tubes, and have put them in a few of
their men-of-war. There were many
difficulties in the way of successfully
firing a torpedo from a submerged
tube, but these have been overcome,
and the Maine will be the first to have
the advantage of the new plan. A
torpedo fired from a submerged tube
is net in danger of blowing up the
ship which fires it., and is fully as
liable as one fired above water to hit
the enemy and do its work.
All the guns of the Maine, except
the big 12-inch ones in the turrets,
will be of the rapid-fire pattern. Her
secondary battery will be execution
ally strong and so mounted that no
torpedo boat can creep up and get
in a 'dead-angle"-that is positio,
where the guns of the secondary bat
terry cannot be trained on her. There
will he sixteen 6%-poundeFs and sew
eral automatic Colt guns and 1-pound-
ers in the secondary battery. There
is only n ship in the navy now us
ing smokeless, powder, the New Or
leans, formerly the Amazonas, which
was bought from the Brazilian govern
ment at the outbreak of the Spanish
war. The guns of the Maine, however
will be for smokeless powder. as will
probably the guns of all warships
hereafter, The Spaniards are far ahead
of US in this respect. All of Cervera's
ships at Santiago used smokeless pow
der, while the American ships were
continually enveloped in a cloud of
their own smoke, which interfered
with the craftsmanship of the gun
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-02

The annexation of Porto Rico ap.
pears to have an upseting effect upon
the minds and, consequently, on the
business of the fish dealers of Nova
Scotia. During the fiscal year of 1896
and 1897 Canada exported dry, sailed
Goldfish to the value of nearly three
million dollars. Nova Scotia supplied
nearly two-thirds of it. One-third of
the amount went to Porto Rico and its
vicinity. The annexation brings the
United States tariff laws to bear upon
the commerce of these islands and
turns the market completely upside
down. The three-fourths of a cent per
pound duty on dry Goldfish is practical
ly prohibitory and make it necessary
for Nova Scotians to look for other
markets. So serious is this matter
that there is talk of appointing a COM
mission to look after and regulate this
particular subject.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-02
Too Many for Them

A crack cavalry corps had as adju-
tant an enthusiastic Scotchman whose
groom was a cockney, but as he bore
the Gaelic cognomen of Mcleod, he
had been appointed to the office.
The regiment having been ordered to
India, the men had embarked on board
a troop ship. AS the forage was being
distributed, two genuine specimens of
Scotland's national emblem-thistles
to-wit-disclosed themselves among
the hay.
Mcleod, with an outburst of cock
ney wit, unaware that his master was
just behind him, exclaimed, and not
soto voce:
Two more bloomin' Scotsmen-
chuck 'em o~vcrboard!'
The a%djutant is now in want of a
groom.-Spare Moments.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-02
THE STAGE.

Dan DAILY has made it unpleasant foi
some members of THE Belle of New
york company, and there is a row,
Ellen Cummins, at one time leading
lady for Edwin Booth, Lawrence Bar
rett and actors of that class, is now a
member Of Richard Mansfeld's COM
pany.
as a Man Sows," an English
drink DRAMA" is generally believed
to have been written around the life
OF the late great French novelist, Guy
de Maupassant.
Edward Harrigan has formed an al
lance with Bob Fitzsimmons, and will
revive The Mulligan Guards Ball"
introducing the lanky pugilist in the
ballroom scene.
e. Fl. Sothern has found it necessary
to supply himself with a new play,
which will probably be produced be-
fore his road tour begins in Novem-
Der, if he can find one.
James Jay Brady has assumed the
general management of the Tri-State
Amusement Company, which controls
the Dearborn Theater in Chicago, tbs
Duquesne in Pittsburg and the Grand
in st. Louis.
Mrs. Langtry contemplates return
ing to the stage, and will in all proba-
bility be seen in a new comedy this
season. She is another connecting link
she owns stables and places
horses-between the sporting world
and the stage.
1t is asserted that one of the most
sensational mechanical effects evef
seen on the stage is shown at the
ending of the third act of THE Evil
Eye" where the weird "Wartburg" is
hurled as from a catapul. fifty feet
through the air.
Jakobowski's new comic opera,
"Campano; or, the Wandering Min
%strel," is said to be sprightly in the
score. The fun of the plot turns on
the masquerade of a flirtatious French
AMI a celebrated tenor, who finally
confronts the impostor.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-02
300 Reward. aIOo.

The readers Of this paper will be pleased to
learn that there is at least one dreaded disease
that science has been able to cure in oil its
stages and that IS Catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure IS the only positive cure now known to tho
medical fraternity. Catarrh being q constitu-
tionsl disease. requires o constitutional treat
ment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces OF tho system, thereby destroying the
foundation o. tho disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and
assisting nature in doing its work. Tn pro-
prietors hayo so much faith in it's curative
bowors that they offer One Hundred Dollars for
Any case that it fails to cure. Send for list OF
1eSiinonials.
Address r. ]. CHENEY s. CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-02
"ANoEL BARTON"
The Same Woman in the Civil War as
Now In tho Cuban Struggle.

The Same Woman In the Civil War as
Now In tho Cuban Struggle.
In the Antietam campaign of Sep
TENDER, 1862, a brigadier-genera hur-
ried back from the front with a force
to rescue a wagon train of hospital sup
plies which had been ambuscaded and
shelled by the enemy, says the st. Louis
Globe-Democrat. To his surprise he
found the teamsters mending their har-
ness, rearranging their broken teams
and getting ready 10 or. The
train had been attacked, but had not
stampeded, as usual under such cir
cumstances. The b%rigadier surveyed
the scene of order and discipline with
amazement. He turned to the presid-
ing genius and asked: How in the
world did you keep these men from
running away?" They stayed because
l did" Miss Barton replied, simply.
She wore boots, and her skirts we're
tucked up in wet weather fashion
She had been out in the storms and the
mud for ten days in the Maryland
mountains. What a sight she was!
This was the first time a nurse corps
had gone into the field with a union
army, ready to work among the wound
ed as soon as the fighting began. The
idea was Miss Barton's. She had been
in the %peninsular campaign and had
seen the need. When the army started
to head off Lee on his Maryland raid
Miss Barton got a detail of wagons
from Assistant Quartermaster General
Rucker, filled them with supplies which
she had collected, but not from the
government, and started after the ar
my. She travelled SO vigorously and
kept so close to the fighting end of
the army that the prudent mule drivers
became alarmed for their precious
skins. One night they ~revolted against
petticoat government. Under the lea
dership of a stalwart teamster they re-
solved as they sat around the campfire
that they would refuse to drive forward
in the morning. News of the crisis
reached Miss Barton when the hour
came to start. She climbed down out
of the wagon where she had slept and
Vent " II ann liz, oiOuhu WhiNh
the mutineers were clustered. She
laid her hand on the arm of the big
conspirator and asked him if he was
not going to hitch up and start for
ward. II don't know about that" he
growled, with a scowl on his face and
a shake of his head. eyes, you do
know" she said. you will obey, be-
cause I give the ORDERS" Ten minutes
later every man was hitching up his
mules, and in half an hour the nurse
corps train was on it's way to the
front. Until this time the sanitary
commission had limited its relief work
to camps and hospitals. Clara Bar
ton at Antietam carried the work upon
the battlefield. That was where Sergt.
William Mckinley drove a mule team
with a wagon load of hot coffee along
the firing line. To the poor, shattered
soldier OF his cot she showed the ten
der heart of a woman. She was "An.
gel Barton" to him and to all the resi-
of the wounded men. The mutinous
mule drivers who set her wishes at de-.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-02

and will have a draught Of "a feet 7
inches when she has full supplies of
stores and ammunition and 1900 tons
of coal on board. The new Maine
will at all times and in all places be
able to avenge the old Maine, and,
with her sister ships, will form an adj
dition to the navy Of the United States
which will do much to place the navy
in the front rank-where it belongs.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-02
A Strong Combination.

"Your mother agrees with me exact
", Johnny" said his father, proceed
ing to trim the twigs from a tough
switch. "She thinks, with me. that
you need a good trouncing, and you
arc going to get it. my SON."
"Ycs," bitterly exclaimed Johnny,
"Your and nav always agree when it
One to lickin' me. You and maw's
the whole thing. l don't never have
no show. This family's run by a
trust."-Chicago Tribune.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-02

Wife-William, you W me u cents.
Husband-Yes, but | paid the gas
bill, and you wv me S1.35.
We'll, before that | paid the paper
boy, and that made you owe me GO
cents"
Yes, but there was 80 cents | paid
out the other day for grass-cutting."
Il know it,; but you borrowed 80
cents Of me the next day, and
Great Scott. Take this So and let
us begin all over again!"-Chicago
Tribunc>
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-02
Why It WINS Turned.

1t is said Il French painter one day
visited the salon in Paris, in company
with a friend who was a member of
the committee of selection, and who
had been instrumental in securing the
acceptance of the painters work.
When the artist came near his picture
he exclaimed:
Good gracious!- You're exhibiting
my picture the wrong side up!'
Hush" was the. reply; the COM
mittee refused it the otler ,MaN.'
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-02
PATENTS,
List of Patents Issued Last Week 70
Northwestern

List of Patents Issued Last Week to
Northwestern Inventors.
James w. Brown, Ortonville, Mimi,
watch dial fastener; Royal L. Colby
Alexandria, Mimi, car door; Carl Ell.
ingsCn, Ashby, Mimi, heater and radi
ator for stoves; Saumel D. Fedsing
and e. G. Gustafson, Maplebay, MINI.
automatic straw stacker; John II.
Frye, Taylors Falls, Mimi, veterinary
tooth cutter; Wallace w. Heffron and
F. 7. Rice, Tower City. N. D., safety
gate for bridges; CLAUS Johnson and
p. L .tHolt, Northwood, N. D., feed
regulator; Charles +. McCarron and
7. Montgomery, st. Paul, Mimi, ballot
box; Joseph Plant, Minneapolis, MINI.
Waived union; Frank T. Rice, Tower
City, n. d., extension shade and cur
tain pole holder; Frank w. Taylor,
St. Paul, Mimi, collar or cuff button
design
Merwln, Lothrop B Johnson, Patent Attor.
neys, $40 Pioneer Press Building, st. Paul.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-02
Smarter Than He Lookcd,,

A Boston broker boasts of rather Il
bright office boy. One of his friends
dropping in at the office, dispatched
the lad for some cigars, giving him II
81 bill to pay for them. Tho boy re
turIed with the cigars, the caller COM
mended him for purchasing such good
ones and passed them around. Shortly
after the broker was left alone in his
office, when the sEreWd urchip handed
him six cigars, with the remark:
Fires the rest of them cigars, Mr..
Margin"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-02

The "Royal Limited" the B. & O.'s
new crack train, that is to be u be.
tween Washington and New York,
is being exhibited this week by Man.
ager of Passenger Traffic Martin in
Chicago, Akron, Cleveland, Youngs.
town, Pittsburg, Wheeling, Columbus,
Cincinnati and Washington. The train
is just out of Pullman shops. and is
the finest strictly daylight train in the
world. 1t consists of dining car, parloI
car and buffet observation car. The
diners are named Waldorf and Astoria,
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-02
Injustice.

Did o accuse us of being lazy?"
asked the Spanish soldier.
Il believe l said something of the
kind" answered the war correspond
ent.
We'll, o formed your opinion too
early i'll the fight. You didn't wait to
see us run. "-Exchange.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-02
Her Frfenda I'm nnnht

"Would you prefer to marry the mar
of deeds or the nan of words?'
II think" she said, "that I should
prefer n answering both descrip
tons"
Were it not for her assured position
in society, her friends must needs b.
in doubt, us to whether her nader
fancy inclined to the prize-fighter OF
war Observation-Disclosures Jour
nal.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-02

African Explorer (spinning a yarn.
Not very long G 1 went out n day
unarmed, when I suddenly found my.
self face to face with three lions.
Friend-Well?
Explorer fixed my gaze on the
brutes, then stuck my hands in my
pockets, and walked away, whistling
an air from an opera.
Friend-And didn't the lions immedi-
ately rush at you?
Explorer-They couldn't. 1t was at
the Zoo.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-02
Actiritx of YesnXius.

Much anxiety has been caused in Ma
pies by the renewed activity of Mount
Vesuvius. There is little likelihood
that it will do any serious damage. On
the other hand, thousands die daily
from stomach disorders, who might
have survived had they resorted to
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. 1t is the
greatest tonic known for stomach and
digestive ORGANS.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-02
Read the Advertisements

You will enjoy this publication much
better If you will get into the habit Of
reading the advertisements; they will
afford a most interesting study, and
will put you in tho way of getting some
excellent ba:sa!ns. Our advertisers are
reliabl; they send what they adver.
tise.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-02

He-There's that Smythe girl, she's
going to sing 'In Old Madrid"
She with that sweetness which is
characteristic of her SeX)-Is she, real
ly? What a relief. l was afraid she
was going to sing here!-New Orleans
Times Democrat.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-02
Had It's Uses.

Mrs. Watts-Don't you find your nsu-
raligia an awful annoyance? -
Mrs. Potts-Oh. l get used to it, more
or less, and. besides, | always get the
tenderest piece of the steak when my
teeth are lamc.-Indianapolis Journal.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-02
Could Hurry. Then

The Father-DO you know, my son,
If we moved Il legs proportionatply
as fast as an ant, we would travel
nearly 800 miles an hour?
The Son-Then, pop, you'd never
miss your train in the morning, would
you?
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-02
A Return to First Principles.

i had supposed until yesterday, doc
tor, that the days of bleeding patients
were past" And so they are. But
what changed your mind?" "The bill
you just sent me."-Harper's Weekly.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-02

When a man tells his wife she is
beautiful to help her out of the slough
of despond, she grows vain over it and
makes for a high-priced millinery es-
tablishment.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-02
A Mean Thing

"Do you call this angel-cake, Kath-
arine!"
Yes; isn't it good?'
"Of course, dear; but l didn't know
there were any iron-jawed angels"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-02

at seems funny to me; to think of q
lot of Indians playing foot ball
"Well, that little affair of the Pill
ayers showed that the Indian is a pref
ty good kicker when he gets in ear
nest."-Indianapolis Journal.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-02
UnpIeasnntiIx suggestive.

Mrs. Cable made a dreadful faux
pas when she met Admiral Cervera.'
"NVhat was it?'
"She asked him if he ever read
Ships That Pass in the Night. DE
troit Free Press.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-02
Not a Matter of Sentiment.
d. L. Ill Il IL

"Does the fall of the leaves make
you sad?"
"Not when | have money to pay for
having them raked up."-Chicago Re
cord.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-02

Whatever prevails is called truth-if
the rule of the majority counts for any
thing.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-02

"StubruSS the critics say your book
shows great promise for your future"
Future? GIeat Lipitcr-~nn't u
man ever do anything GOOD and then
Quit?"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-02
Il Wrong Place.

Long-Haired Poet-I am a poet, sir,
and called to
Editor-Well, don't come in here, sir;
this is no barber ~shop.-Puck.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-02
Lucky for Tommy, perhnps.

~Jimmy-Didn't you hear you sun
day school teacher say your conscience
is what tells you when you do wrong{
T~0mmy-It's a good thing it doesn't
tell your mother.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-02
These Kansas Towns Al Right.

Two towns in Kansas, Lost Springs
and Romano, have not an idle man or
boy, or an ~unoccupied house, or a dog.
Each town has a population of about
200.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-02

For a complete list of prizes, useful
and ornamental, given free to pur.
chasers of Diamond &C" Soap, write TO
Cudahy Packing Co, So. Omaha, Neb.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-02

Truth is stranger than fiction to most
people, probably because they don't
care for an introduction.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-02

Most youngsters of the present day
learn so rapidly that it is almost inn
possible for the high schools to keep up
with them.-Chicago News.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-02

The scorcher evidently believes in
putting his shoulder to the wheel.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-02

A nickel Alarm Clock for So Dia.
mond &c" Soap wrappers and so cents.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-02
A Club of One.

"How do you keep so young, Mrs
LiglIthead?"
We'll, worry about my age.'
Detroit Free Press.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-02

l believe my prompt use of Piso's Cure
prevented quick consumption.-Mrs Lucy
Wallace, Marquette, Kan Dec. 12, '95.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-02
A Wise Man.

"He acknowledges that he knows
nothing about women"
"What an immense experience with
them he must have had."-Puck.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-02

Take Laxative Bromo Quinire TIA blets. All
druggists refund the money 1t it fails to cure.
Zoe. The genuine has L. Is G. on each tablet,
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-02

Learning and wisdom don't always
travel hand in hand.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-02-02

lance discovered that those boots and
tucked up skirts went with a mind
born to command.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-29
n Plea for Fat Ladies',

To the Editor of The Evening Star:
Your numerous correspondents who have
rushed to the front in this annual contro-
versy about "the end seat" don't seem tn
md a solution to the veXed question I do
not offer one, but l should like to call at
tention to one particular class Of street
car patrons who should be EXEMPT from
having to crawl, climb or fall over some
one who occupies the end seat-that is the
fat ladies'. No one can have failed to OBJ
forts of these unfortunate ones when they
assay to find a seat other than on the end
The presence of skirts is at any time a
serious hindrance to women in the matter
of getting about, and in no place is it
more manifest than in attempting to board
or leave an open car. AS fat ladies' are
they are denied. from various artistic and
reasons, the wearing of the short skirt
commonly known a bicycle skirt 1t is
an easy problem for men. with their hi
furcated garments, to climb over almost
anything, including two satchels and a
few canes and umbrellas, or a woman and
her numerous progeny. There is no excuse
for young men, middle-aged mep or hearty
old men, for young girls, middle-aged girls
or old girls, as long as they are not
fat to hold on to the end seat [ am
but small voice in the Wilderness" hut
l sing for the fat ladies. Oh, please, dear
public, move up and let her have the end
scat. "ONE OF THEM
July %, 1899.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-29

The first knightly tournament and COL
onial ball hereabouts will be held at
Glen Sligo on Wednesday. August 0. The
cash prizes will be larger than at any tour
nament before. which will be the magnet
TO draw the best gentlemen riders from
virginia. West Virginia, Maryland and
Washington. There will be music and
dancing all night following the crowning of
the queen The sports and pastimes of the
chlvdlrous days Of colonial times will he
ehGased IN with additional spirit Of mod
eFh amGsemCnts. James G. Rogers will he
me orator OF the evening and other prom
Aght gentlemen viii Oiiiciate. The regular
maryland dinner" with the accountant
In'ht OF brown bread and baked beans
Eack BAY style. Will entice many to dine
a SIlen olSo on Sunday. The Metropolitan
HFEatw0od cars Two fares Will take Won
to Glen Sligo. ~"