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The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-09-21

not been here, but | was afraid I'd cry
before her. Eight o'clock! I wonder
how long he will be gone! I wish I
had kissed him!"
Presently, s%pringing up, I cried:
why did Myra look at Karl that
way? And why was he SO anxious to
take her home? I'll follow them. They
cannot have gone far" and, throwing
a large cloak over my light gown, and
lever thinking of my s%lippered feet, 1
went out into the winter night. 1t was
cloudy, and there was a hint of snow
in the air, but l did not mind it as l
hurried on across the avenue into the
Smithsonian grounds, where something
told me l would find them. l saw no
one until, after a long, long time, 1
caught sight of Myra and my husband
walking slowly, absorbed in each other
and never looking back. I crept: up IN
til I could have touched them.
I'VE managed nicely, didn't we,
Karl?" laughed Myra. Jeanne, the cold,
proper creature, suspects nothing, and
mother thinks I'm with Jeanne many a
time when I'm with you. It's mighty
hard sometimes to pretend indifference,
and you'd better quit kissing Jeanne
before me. I'll let the whole thing out
if you try me too far. I'm not the ice
berg that Jeanne isl"
"You are a dear little spitire!" he
said, drawing her to a seat and taking
her in his arms to rain kisses on her
face. 1 leaned against a tree behind
them and bit my lip almost through to
keep from screaming. 1T is too bad
he went on, chat we never thought of
falling in love with each other until it
was too late, but our love is all the
sweeter for being stolen. 1t is well
enough for you to be engaged to Tom
Benton-it keeps people from suspect
ing us-but don't marry him. Some
thing may happen, you know, to set us
free, and then-with another raptur-
Gus embrace-"my spitfire will know
how I love her."
Chilled to the heart by his cruel
words, l turned away. Where could
I go? What could I do? The world
was at an end for me, and l felt that
I was indeed dying, as I sank to the
ground, with the now falling softly
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-09-21
A War Epigram Luncheon.

New York Herald: The newest idea
in luncheons is a war epigram lunch
con, the intellectual feature Of the
affair being the repetition by each
guest Of some historic motto of the
recent conflict with Spain. Among
these apt quotations from the utter
ances of naval and military heroes
were these:
Excuse me, sir; I have to report
that the ship has been blown up and is
sinking."-Bill Anthony.
Suspend Judgment "-Sigsbee.
I'VE will make Spanish the court
language of Hades. Evans.
Remember the Maine. "-Schley.
Don't hamper me with instruc-
lions. I'm not afraid of the entire
Spanish feet with my ship."-Clark.
ITO hell with breakfast; let's finish
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-09-21
THE SPITFIRE.

We were not a bit alike, and had few
tastes in common, but, some way,
Myra Seymour and 1 had beer rather
intimate since childhood. She was
small, dark, vivacious. 1, tall, fair,
quiet. l was the younger by two years,
but she liked to have people think me
ever so much older than she, and I
never took the trouble to say 1 wasn't.
She was n of my bridesmaids, and
kept up her habit of running in at all
hours to see me. Karl often said 1t
was a great nuisance, and, that even
ing-six months after our wedding day
i did wish that she had stayed away.
I had a new book that I wanted Karl
to read to me, and was terribly put
out when he said, as Myra finally arose
to go:
"Wait a moment, Miss Myra. I am
going downtown and will take you
home, If you really can't stay a while
longer with Jeanne. That is, If Tom
Benton's not coming for you"
Myra giggled and pretended to blush
behind her muff,
What a tease you are, Mr.. Ramsay.
Why should Mr.. Benton come for me?
Jeanne, you naughty old married wom-
an, what have you been telling your
husband? Sorry I can't stay"-as Karl
left the room-''but Tom said he would
come in about 8, and I'm not sure that
anybody knows where I am"
OF course, in that case 1 cannot ask
you to remain" I said, lightly. and
went into the hall, where my HUSBAND
was putting on his overcoat.
Don't go, Karl,"I whispered in the
shelter of his arms. I'm not at all
well, and 1 do want you to read to
me-"
i am sorry, sweetheart, but 1 prom
ised to meet a man at the Ebbitt. I
won't be gone long. You know I'd
rather much stay with my precious
wife"
II know nothing of the kind"-more
GROSSLY than I had ever before spoken
to him-and went back to Myra, only
turning my cheek when he tried to kiss
me at the door. When they were gone
I flew up to my room, and, throwing
myself on the lounge, gave way to my
pent-up tears.
II do wish that Myra had stayed at
home for once!" I sobbed. 81 might
have coaxed Karl to stay if she had
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-09-21

The city of New York tried the ex-
pertinent of vacation schools last sum-
mer with such gratifying results that
much larger provisions have been
made for the present season. Thirty
of the great school buildings with their
recreation grounds will be open for
eight weeks, from 8 a. m. till 6 D. M,
for the accommodation Of a succession
of classes, SO that the aggregate at
tendance of children may reach a hun
dred thousand. No textbooks will be
used; the exercises will be chiefly in
dustrial or manual; and there will be
plenty of play. A law permitting va
cation schools has been adopted in ILL
nois.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-09-21

'em NOVA gunner on board one OF
the vessels.
"Shafter is fighting, not writing."-
Corbin.
Don't cheer now; these poor devils
are dying."-Philip.
81 want to make a public acknowl-
edgment that I believe in God. the
Father Almighty. Phillip.
1.-THE Maine is avenged."-Wain-
wright.
Don't get between my guns and the
enemy."-Dewey.
81 have got them now; they will
never get e."-Schley.
There must be no more recalls;l
iron will break at las. "-Hobson.
Don't mind me, boys; go On fight
ing. ALLEN Capron.
Don't swear; shoot."-Col. Wood.
Take that for the Maine. "-Sigs-
bee.
Expect to take the place as 500 as
reach me."-Shafter.
War is not a picnic+'-Hamilton
Fish.
Who would not gamble for a ley
star in the iag?"-O'Neill.
Afraid I'll strain my guns at long
range; I'll close in."-Wainwright.
There we're twenty questions and
ten women present. One bright wom-
an guessed eight, and a white marble
DUST OF Dewey was awarded her,
wrapped carefully in red, white and
blue paper.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-09-21

over me. A voice-far away-carled
to me:
Jeanne, Jeanne my darling, what is
the matter? Wake up."
L looked around bewildered. 1 was in
my husbands arms, in my w pretty
s~ltting-room, and my eyes falling upon
the clock say that it was just seven
minutes past 8.
a couldn't bear to stay away when
you felt so badly about it," said Karl.
smoothing my hair, $50, when we met
Ion coming after Myra, 1 turned her
over to him and hurried back. Wish
tney,d marry! Maybe she would have
Tess time to come b%othering us."-Bos-
ton Post.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-09-21
A Sailor,s Gratitude.

edward McGarry, the sailor of the
Resolnte who was pardoned from
Portsmouth Jail by Gov. Rollins, where
he was serving a six months sentence
for d~isorderly conduct, has gone home
to Norfolk, Va, says the Manchester
IN. H.) Union. Before leaving he
made from a piece OF the aft rail Of
the United States steamship Maine a.
paper weight, which Lawyer John H.
Bartlett, who was his counsel, has for
warded to Gov. Rollins. The design
was suggested by McGarry. The top
bears the inscription, Edward Nc
Garry to Gov. Rollins" while on the
reverse is neatly engraved, Made from
the aft rail Of the U. S. Maine"
McGarry is an artist as well as a
sailor and has drawn a sketch Of an
other paper weight which he is to
a v made. When speaking of it he
said: Il wanted to show my apprecia-
ton OF what your governor did for
me. The metal of which that paper
weight is made came from the United
States steamship Maine, now in Ha-
vana harbor. I took it from the
wreck myself, with a view of having a
large paper weight made to present to-
the governor of Maine. This little
token which l am now having made
TO send to Gov. Rollins is a hurried af-
fair. l am going to give him a better
one. Here is a picture of it which I
nave designed. You see, the base is
to represent a rough rock, typical Of
a sailor. On the top you see a sailors
nat, with the band U. s. S. Resolute
upon it, while upon the top of the hat
you see a pair of handouts, the con-
Meeting link Of which has been cut in
two by a quill pen"
The whole affair will weigh nearly a
pound and a half and engraved upon
a little tablet on the face of the rock
Will be the words, Gov. Rollins freed
a sailor of the Resolute."
On the bottom of the weight will be
engraved: Presented % Gov. F. W.
Rollins in remembrance of the kind
ness shown Edward McGarry Of the
U. S. 8. Resolute."
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-09-21
First In

James j. Corkhiu Of company e,
Kansas goth regiment, writes to the
Alan (Kas.) Enterprise this account OF
how it happened that the flag of the
goth Kansas was the first to float over
Malolos, the insurgent capital:
I'VE were halted in the shade just
outside the city when Col. Funston
came %gallopirg down the line and told
our commander that the general want
ed 4 few men to advance ahead OF the
lines to reconnoiter. Lieut.. Ball and
chosen, your correspondent happening
to be one of the lucky number. We
cautiously advanced into the outskirts
of the town and wendell way up
Main street (although we didn't then
know it was Main street,, keeping as
much as possible under v of the
bamboo shacks. We soon discovered
that the negroes had breastworks
thrown across the street and in front
of the large Catholic church. Almost
at the anne time they saw us and a
volley of Mausers few over our heads.
WELL said Col. Funston, that's all
the general wanted to know but after
he held a little confab with Lieut.. Ball
they decided on a closer acquaintance
with our dusky friends. It's a little
risky, but I think we can do it, said
Col. Funston. Come on, boys, let's
get them out of there
$50 away we went, up the street like
a whirlwind, yelling and shooting and
making racket enough to scare a
whole army. Little Col. Funston, with
his revolver in one hand, was waving
his hat in the other and yelling: Give
it to them, boys! Give it to them!'
I guess the negroes thought that his
satanic majesty was indeed after them
or that the whole American army was
upon them, for, after firing a couple
of volleys at us, they turned and ran
as | never saw any one run before.
On through the public square we
chased them and clear to the other
side of the town.
Thus it was that sixteen Kansas
boys, led by u brave colonel and a
daring second lieutenant, drove the in
surgents out of their capital city.
An hour later, when we returned,
we found that the army had poured in
and filled the town and our regiment
was sitting in the shade of Aguinaldo's
doorstep. Before leaving the insuc-
gents had succeeded in setting fire to
the large church, which was now in
flames. Many of the Chinese remained
IN the town, and when our little squad
dashed into the public square it was
amusing to see the 'Chenomen' crawl
ing out Of windows and cellars and
from under bridges, each carrying a
little white flag and shouting: 'Amego!
Amego! Cheno much amego!"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-09-21
MAGNIFICENT LAzINESs.
"A New Orleans Tramp Holds he Record
for Ease.

AAcO
AT o noon a fat and healtbv-
looking, but phenomenally tattered
tramp sat furtively doing on a bench
IN Lafayette square, says the New Or
lean Times-Democrat. The nearby
tablet of the goedetic survey an
nounced that he was in exactly lati-
tude 20 degrees Sc minutes SO seconds
n longitude 80 degrees 4 minutes 9
seconds, but the fact disturbed him
not. Leaning back luxuriously, he an
peared to be bursting from every seam
OF his dilapidated attire, and as he
passed In and out of cat maps he
nodded solemnly, like a porcelain man
DARN. His legs were crossed and his
suspended foot was incased in a shoe
from which most of the forward Dor
ton of the sole was missing, exposing
MS bare and dirty toes from below. 1t
was held to his foot by a string tied
aroun his instep; in fact, he was lit
orally ION his uppers," a circumstance
which bothered him as little as the
goedetic tablet. Presently, in one Of
'5 AANSA C1o liz Oop1Cu d HILL
smoked cigar stump lying on the pave
ment about a yard from the bench,
For a moment he surveyed it calmly,
dlspassionately, almost judicially.
Then he executed a remarkable STRAIT
egic movement. Without stirring the
upper portion of his body, he slowly
uncrossed his legs, lowered his foot
accurately and deliberately over the
treasure trove, gripped it in a convul-
/ v clutch of his toes, reversed the
motion, raised his foot, carrying with
1T the stump, crossed his legs, Ian
guidly stretched forth his hand and
secured his prize. A equity clubman,
who was out for a constitutional and
h had watched the proceeding from
another bench, was lost in admiration.
Why the man is a w~onder!" he ex-
claimed to a friend. There is some
thing magnificent, almost supernatural
in such laziness as that! He has ele-
waited 1t to an art, to a-but, hold, it
would be a thousand pities if he were
disturbed for a match. l must offer
him one!" The equity clubman arose
with difficulty, hobbled down the walk,
and, drawing a silver match-case from
his pocket, extended it with a polite
bow. The tramp manifested no sur
prise, but slowly extracted a match
and ignited the stump. Tanks" he
murmured, and closed his eyes. "He is
superb" said the clubman when he
rejoined his friend; che is a record
breaker! He is the LATEST man in the
world"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-09-21

About forty years ago a rich and
handsome young woman, moved by a
spirit Of bravado, answered a ~per-
sonal" advertisement in a city newspa-
per, and entered into a correspond
ence with a clever adventurer. She
was soon duped into marrying him and
mortgaging her property. Securing
the money, the man deserted his wife
and obtained a divorce. The woman,
broken-hearted and enfeebled in mind,
lived for years on the charity of
friends, and was recently taken to a
Connecticut poorhouse to end her days.
Happily, innocent indiscretion does not
invariably terminate in such a tragedy.
A girl escapes, perhaps, with only a
flush upon her cheek and a scar upon
her soul. She has learned by bitter
experience, however, that no true gen.
tleman seeks a woman's friendship
through An advertisement, and that to
enter into such an arrangement is to
apVtte moral disaster.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-09-21

"Jubilacion" is the convenient
euphuism for a Spanish custom which
has had a ~protracted existence in Cuba.
1t signifies the receipt of a salary for
services which should be performed,
but are not-the recipient hiring a SUBJ
stitute to do the work for which he
himself is paid. A professor of the
Havana University, whose salary was
six thousand dollars a year, has been
living in Spain for the past seventeen
years, while his duties in Cuba were
performed by another for p~itifully
small pay. 1t is said that nearly all
the professors of Havana University
thus farm out" their chairs. A re-
cent decree OF the United States au-
thorities, however, has abolished this
dishonest practice, and ~henceforth sal
aries will be paid only to those who
earn them.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-09-21
u INVENTOR.
Horace Greeley's Granddaughter Is
world!'
Prodigy.

Prodigy.
There are not many boys of 16 who
can construct electric motors, induc-
ton coils, a pocket telegraph and make
apparatus by which the Marconi sys-
tenn of wireless biography can be sep
arated.
Edwin G. Donnell, a little New York
lad, who enjoys the distinction of a
grand-nephewship to Horace Greeley,
has mastered all these electrical mys-
teries, and bids fair to be the twentieth
century Edison.
Young Donnell is regarded as an cleo
trical wonder by his family and
friends. He has always been a thought
full and studious boy. Three years ago
he picked up a weekly publication for
boys and girls and read an article on
electricity. 1t aroused his keenest in
terest. From that day to this he has
devoted his spare time to the study of
electrical laws, and after many months
Of solid effort, his reward has been the
construction of a wireless telegraph
system, based on the ideas of Marconi.
His ambition is now to telegraph
across the Hudson River, according to
the Marconi system.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-09-21
No Call For Volunteers,

Though determined to increase Gen.
eral Otis command, so as to provide
MIN With $4,000 men, it is authorita-
lively stated that no call for volun-
teers will be issued, and renewed con
ndence is expressed in the ability of
this force to quell the insurrection.
The strengthening of the administra-
tons confidence is the result of a
cablegram received from General Otis
indicating that he has at last found
the point through which the insurgents
ship their supplies, and that proper
steps have been taken in cooperating
with the navy to cut off the ~ilibuster-
ing expeditions sent to the Island Of
Luzon by friends Of the Filipinos in
Hongkong.
Under the order issued, increasing
the companies of infantry to 1913 men
each, General Otis will be provided
with a force of 1854 men. In order
to increase his strength to &c, 900 men
it has been determined to increase the
strength of each company, troop and
battery in the Philippines to $50 men.
Colonel Thomas Ward, assistant adju-
tant general, in charge of recruiting
expects that the 5000 recruits called
for will be enlisted and on their way
to San Francisco within ten days.
While the administration expresses
the utmost confidence in the ability Of
General Otis, with the regulars, to
cope with the situation, it is evident
that the sentiment is growing that the
president should call for volunteers in
order to provide that officer with at
least $4,000 men to begin the campaign
at the commencement OF the ra.ny
season.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-09-21
The Ship Is Ready.

Fare thee well; the ship Is ready,
n the breeze is fresh and steady.
Hands are fast the anchor weighing;
high in air the steamers playing.
spread the sails-the waves are swelling
proudly round thy buoyant dwelling,
rare thee well: and when at sea,
l of those who sigh for thee.
When from land and home ~receding,
And from hearts that ache to bleeding
mink of those behind, who love thees
Whlle the sun Is bright above thee!
Ihen' as. down to ocean glancing,
IN the waves his rays are dancing,
rhlnk how long h night will be
10 the eyes that weep for theei
Wnen the lonely night watch keeping
All neiow thee still and sleeping
As the needle points the quarter
Oer the wide and trackless water,
Let tiny vigils ever find thee
Mlnotul OF the friends behind thee!
Let thy bosom's magnet be
turned to those who wake for thee!
When, with slow and gentle motion
leaves the bosom of the ocean
Wnlle In peace thy bark is riding,
And the silver moon is gliding
the sky with tranquil splendor,
Wnere the shining hosts attend her;
Let the brightest visions be
n home and friends, to thee!
the tempest hovers DER thee,
Danger, wreck and death before thee,
Wnlle the sword of fire Is cleaning.
Wild the winds, the torrent streaming,
Ihen' a pious suppliant bending.
Let thy thoughts, to Heaven ascending,
Reach he mercy seat, to be
Met by prayers that rise for thee!
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-09-21
Her View of 1t.

my DEAR" said Dawson the other
evening, looking up from his paper,
there is an article from the pen OF an
eminent physician, in which he says
sleeping in the daytime is very in
furious to the health" "Well, that's
just like a man." answered Mrs. Daw-
son. "They are always trying to trump
up some excuse for staying away from
church."
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-09-21

A Kansas inventor has designed d
new form of wind wheel, having hor-
izontal rods arranged radially from a
vertical shaft, with a pair of partially
folding wings on each rod which open
when moved with wind and close when
going against 1t.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-09-21

A physician has supplied a West
Virginia man with a set of calves
brains. This sort of thing nay have
the effect of bolstering up the Popu-
list cause in spots.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-09-21

There are a few self-sacriicing men
in politics, but they don't even succeed
in getting their names in the news
papers.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-09-21

1t begins to look as if the a con-
ference at The Hague will be an elabo-
rate performance Of Much Ado About
Nothing"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-09-21

Proof readers have an abominatior
of long sentences. Not SO great, how
ever, as the criminal.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-09-21

Widow Jack declines to marry her
husbands brother. Perhaps she ex-
poets to do a little better than Jacks
the next hand.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-09-21

Love may be blind, but it dictates a
lot of fool letters that sooner or later
get the writer's into trouble.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-09-21

A Boer war would give Alfred Aus
tin a chance to change his pace and
break into some unique dialect verse.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-09-21

Mauve-This is not my best work. I
only painted it to keep the wolf from
the door.
His Friend-Hang it out. 1t will be
a success.-Harper'S Bazaar.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-09-21

The catch-as-catch-can playwrights
will now turn their attention to Mr..
Jim Jeffries.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-09-21

If the march of Improvements keeps
up its lick they'll soon be changing
the name of a sister southern city to
AUTOMOBILE, Ala.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-09-21

If marriage makes one of two il
must be a continuation Of single bless.
edness.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-09-21
CAMPFIRE SKETCHES.
GOOD SHORT STORIES FOR
THE VETERANS.
GOOD

How Funston's Brave Men Entered the
Filipino Capital A War Epigram
Observation-Disclosures of a Sailor who
Was Pardoned from Prison.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-09-21

He is the best poet who constructs
the finest castle in the air.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-09-21

A little authority or a few dried ap-
pies will puff a small man up astonish-
lngly.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-09-21
Trust fighting will be harmless as
long as it is made a political club.

The average mar spends a lot of time
searching for what he hopes he won't
find.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-09-21

It's always the man with the short
end Of it who advocates equality.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-09-21

Glue may be obtained from pigs feet
and sugar from hogs-head.