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The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-09-07

with the stars shining and playing in
ia beautiful and familiar sight. But
1t was not the glittering line of light on
the sea, nor the shining of the stars,
nor he creeping of the Wav against
my legs, and made me leap to my feet
with something in my throat that
might have been a scream, if it had
not frozen before it reached my lips.
Floating on the water, straight before
me, in the very center of the flashing
diamond lights, was a spar with a body
dashed to it. l could not distinguish
whether it was man, woman or child
but saw clearly enough that the spar,
as it fioated slowly ashore, was being
sucked in the direction of the sunken
rocks, against which, when it reached
them, it must surely be dashed to splin-
tiers. l did not wait to see more. I
ran like mad to the fire, where the two
men were on watch.
Where's the roper l cried.
}"WheTe's the roper"
They stared at me, and thinking I
had gone crazed, laid bands on me.
For the Lords sake, don't stop me!'
l cried. Where's the rope? There's
a spar in the water, with a body dashed
to it, and it will be dashed to pieces
against the rocks if We don't save it.
There isn't a moment % lose!"
My earnestness drove the truth into
their souls, and they lecame as excited
as myself. Without more ado, they
aroused the men who were sleeping,
and we all raced wildly to the beach,
dragging after US the rope which, by
good luck, had been put into the boat
from The Rising Sun; and in less time
than it takes to tell it, 1 was standing
with one end of the rope round my
body and the other end held by my
mates. The next moment | was in the
sea, swimming toward the spar. AS
neared it, saw by the trailing of the
fair hair in the water that the body
was that of a girl; and l called out
insanely enough, l must confess, for a
moments reflection must have con-
WINGED me that she could not be con-
scious:
Keep up your heart, my dear; keep
up your heart!"
Of course she did not answer me.
There she lay, motionless, with her
white face to the moon. The chill of
the water was nothing to the chill that
that stole upon my heart, when, reach
Ing the spar, I recognized the face of
the child.
my God!' I groaned. "'Tis my Bob's
friend, little Pearl!'
slung the rope round the spar. and
throwing my arm over it, was drawn
ashore by my mates, at a safe distance
from the ~treacherous rocks. Then,
kneeling on the beach, I unlashed the
body, and heard my mates asking in
whispers whether she was dead.
Ay, she was dead, poor little darling,
there could be no doubt of it. The
sight of the dear innocent child lying
or the sand, white and cold and still,
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-09-07
CuriOus Custom,

In China guests at dinners run
around between the courses. This is
supposed to keep the digestion in good
condition, but the hustling American
needs something else, and there Is
nothing better than Hostetter's Stom-
ach Bitters. If a man or woman Is
suffering with constipation, Indigestion
or any stomach trouble, it's their fault
If they don't get well.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-09-07
CHAPTER XIX.

ITH these words
very clear in my
mind, 1 woke-to
find that the moon
had risen and that
the tide was COM
ing in fast.
Straight before me,
stretching almost
from my feet, was
a long ripping line
of light on the sea,
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we had found ref
uge was an island,
and the waters
round about, fortu-
nately for us, were
a faYorite muster
ing ground for
seals. On the day
following our land
ing my first duty,
as chief of the
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-09-07
Are You using A11en,s Foot.Eare

1t is the only cure for Swollen,
Smarting, Burning, Sweating Feet,
COrns and Bunions. Ask for Aliens
Foot-Ease, a powder to be shaken into
the shoes. AT all Druggists and Shoe
Stores, 25c. Sample sent FREE. Ad-
dress, Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-09-07

A literary society at Florence is dis
cussing the important and pertinent
question, Resolved, That a hammock
is more dangerous than a sofa."-Kan-
sas City Star.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-09-07

"Old Dom Paul Kruger is a man Of
wonderful capacity"
"Yep. Two gallons of beer every
blessed day."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-09-07
His Choice.

"My face is my fortune, sir" she
said.
He married a bank account instead
Cleveland Leader.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-09-07

l believe my prompt use of Piso's Curs
prevented quick consumption.-Mrs. Lucy
Wallace, Marquette. Kan, Dec. u, 800.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-09-07

We never realize what jewels some
people are until they are laid away in
their caskets.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-09-07

In this desert Of toll some men are
enough like camels to go a long time
without Observation-Disclosures Bulletin.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-09-07

Let loose in the yards-a Mother
Hubbard dress.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-09-07

The barber with a tonic to sell GER
tainly does relate some Embarrassing sto-
ries.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-09-07

Many a m speaks of her emo
tional temperament, but others call it
temper.
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CHAPTER Xxx.

%y=7 He land on which
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-02-24
a SONG CONTEST.
Now the Poets of Provence Amused
Themselves in Olden Times.

Now the Poets of Provence Amused
Themselves in Olden Times.
Evalcen Stein writes story Of the
days Of good King Rene for the St
Nicholas. 1t is called: The Page OF
Count Reynaurd." and the following is
a scene from it:
BY and by King Rene came into the
hall and took his seat on the throne.
He wore a rich robe of purple velvet.
embroidered all over In the brightest
silks and gold; and after him came a
great troupe Of troubadours and min
nesingers. some carrying their own
harps or viols. and some followed by
little pages who bore their masters be
longings.
As the good King Rene looked at his
gay company and the brilliantly hung
hall and the long tables. his eyes spar
killed. with delight. and his heart swelled
with pleasure when he thought of the
coming contest; for he was never so
happy as when thus surrounded by his
dear troubadours. whom he loved to
make in every way as happy as pos
sible.
Then. when all was ready. a gayly
dressed herald came into the hall and
kneeling before the King. and bowling
to the assembled company. announced
the coming Of the two counts. William
and Reynaurd. All the other trouba-
dours and minnesingers stood up. and
King Rene smiled graclously as the
two noblemen entered. followed by
their pages. Pierrot and Henri. each OF
whom carried a yiol bedecked with long
silken ribbons.
When the counts had saluted the
King and taken their places before him
he commanded a seneschal to bear In
the prize; and so the beautiful collar OF
jewels was brought in upon a silver
tray and placed on a carved bench be
side the King. Then a herald stepped
out. and, lifting the collar upon the
point of a fower-wreathed lance, dis
played it to all the company and an
nounced the terms of the contest Of
song about to take place.
All of which was certainly a grea
deal better and prettier than the Gus
toms of most Of the other royal couru
of that time. In all the lands excep
where King Rene lived, when the PEG
pie wanted entertainment they used Il
gather together to see contests calle'
tournaments. where noble lords tried t.
overthrow each other with real lance
on which were no garlands. But Kin
Rene could not endure such barbarou
displays. and so in his palace no on
fought another except with prett
verses, and the best poet was the chan
pion.
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In locating an underground ice house
select a knoll in dry place which rises
higher above the surrounding surface
than the ice chamber is deep. so that
the bottom Of the ice chamber will be
above the base Of the hill. This ar
rangement is shown by a sectional view
In the cut herewith in which a is the
hill, b ice house, drain, ventilator
and trap.
1t Is necessary to maintain an ice
house as dry as practicable and to ex-
clude all air currents from the ice. For
these ends the drain c Is placed in the
bottom to convey away the drip and the
ventllator d at the top TO carry off
yapor and damp air. The trap in
drain prevents the entrance of air
through the bottom Of house 1t Is Civ
en- special care in construction. the clay
being well rammed in about drain to
keep out air.
In construction the walls, consisting
Of 2 by inches, set on mud sills by
inches, are boarded up inside and out
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James 3. Church, of Tiverton, r. l.
n recognized authority on fish and their
habits. thus writes: Fish are. except
the birds. the best pilots in the world.
Either. the birds or fish. know more
when asleep about plotting than man
pilot does when awake.
Now as to the habits Of fish. They
come on the coast in the spring. when
the migratory instinct starts them out
of their winters sleep. In winter they
are In a dormant state, like the bear,
skunk and woodchuck The old the
DRY that fish migrated south is all
wrong. Fish simply leave the coast
and 20 off shore on the northern edge
of the Gulf Stream. get into water Of
the right temperature, and 60 into WIN
ter quarters.
Before the time comes for them to
start on their annual pilgrimage for
their winter quarters they have taken
on a good coat of fat. 1t IS under their
skin. and their stomach is lined with It,
and 1t is also all through their bodies
when they arrive at the spot that they
have selected for their winter home.
Then there grows over their eyes a
white film. and their vent closes. and
so they remain until the time comes for
/ them to start for their summer home
/ Saturday Evening Post.
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But few farm horses need shoes.
Wide tires save much horse power.
Axlegreasepays 1000 per cent. profit.
Good blankets are profitable if wisely
used.
A sandy or muddy road doubles the
work.
A rise of one foot in ten doubles the
draft.
Your horse needs water oftener than
you do.
The best drivers talk much to their
animals.
The whip costs more than 1t saves.
Put It up.
Binders are useless and Injurious.
Cut them of.
No horse should wear a shoe more
than four weeks.
Dark or damp stables cause low spir-
It's and various diseases.
Quiet and patient drivers are worth
twice as much as any others.
Yelling and jerking the bit confuse a
horse and advertise a blockhead-
The horse is mans invaluable helper,
and should be treated as n friend
You can get no more power from q
horse than you give him in his food.
Your horse intends to please you, but
does not always know your wishes.
II your horses back is sore, use pure
cold water on It freely every time the
saddle IS removed.
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Pure Tea
in packages
at grocers'
SChillineS
Best


Venice without its waters would b
a far less picturesque place than 1t ac-
tually is. says the London Chronicle.
And such state of affairs, we are led
10 believe, may eventually come about.
The regular increase in the delta Of the
-Po has been studied by Prof Marinel-
ii. Comparison of the Austrian map
OF about 1923 with the records Of sur
veys made in 1898 shows that the mean
annual increase during those years has
been about three-tenths Of a square
mile; and from all known data it ap-
pears that the total increase during six
centuries has been about 1913 square
miles. The incease is continuing and
the Gulf Of Venice is doomed in time
to disappear. No immediate alarm
need, however, be excited, for Prof.
Marinelli calculates that between 100
and 100 centuries will elapse before the
entire Northern Adriatic will have be-
come dry land
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-02-24

When the State aids the counties to
improve the roads it simply taxes both
city and country for that purpose. A
road is really the property of the State,
in one sense, as it is free to the resi-
dents of the cities and can be used by
any one. But the farmers should not
wait for State aid to improve the
roads, as they cannot afford to haul
their produce over roads that are al
most impossible. The tax on each
farmer for road purposes is very small
compared with the benefits and advan-
tages derived.-Exchange.
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with common lumber set close. The
space between IS packed full Of saw
dust, tanbark or sand. Outside clay Is
rammed down tight against the walls
for a thickness of 16 to 20 inches. The
floor is sloped little toward the center
and loose boards are laid on the ground
with ends pointing to center. One-inch
spaces are left between boards to form
channels to conduct waste water to
drain at center. The roof may have
gable ends or be hipped. Rafters are
ceiled up below with matched boards,
making a tight connection with inside
sheathing of side walls. At peak Of
roof a trap door IS formed, arranged to
be opened and closed from without;
over this trap door is built the small
ventilator with oblique Stats to freely
admit air, but keep out rain and sun.
Entrance to ice chamber is through a
trap door in roof; If vestibule is built
over entrance it adds to efficiency Of ice
house.-Farm and Home.
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One day in the spring Of 1873, when
the Daily Graphic. of New York. was
in full swing of its meteOric career, a
understanding young man called at the
art department of the paper. at its Park
place offices. with a package of sketch
es. The drawings were left for inspec-
ton. says the Philadelphia Times, and
the artist, handing his address in
Brooklyn to the assistant of the art
editor, took his departure. The avail
ability of the work was manifested as
soon as the package was opened. and a
comic series from the lot was repro
duced at once for the front page.
Their appearance made quite a fiut-
ter among the art staff, for talent capa-
BILE of furnishing good comics in pen
and ink In those days was a scarce and
costly article. The page was signed
IS, and that was all the staff knew
about it until there was general SHOW
ing about of work-desks to make room
"for Mr.. Sigsbee." But Mr. Sigsbee
! did not materialize. nor did the supply
of his wonderfully funny drawings con-
tinue.
1t became known that the art editor
had duly notified Mr.. Sigsbee that his
sketches were accepted. and that he
would be given a place upon the art
staff at once. Would Mr.. Sigsbee please
be on hand upon Monday morning?
| But the week rolled by. and there was
no Mr.. Sigsbee. The art editor was
unspeakably astonlshed. He then wrote
still more urgently to the coy but de-
slrable artist. and this time he got an
answer: Lieutenant Commander
Charles Slgsbee. Z. S. ~, sends his
compliments, and begs to say that as
he is at present in command of a Gov
eminent ship he cannot accept the posi-
ton offered"
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Most crosscut saws are made with
two handles and are intended to be
used by two men, but It IS frequently
desirable on the farm to have the saw
available for use by a single man. Logs
to be sawed may be too large for the
bucksaw and a sharp, one-man crosscut
will saw almost if not fully as fast as a
bucksaw and without the back-break-
ing effect. In any event, whether a
saw is to be used by one or two men, 1t
IS an advantage to have one end of it
furnished with a two-handed handle.
Some small crosscuts are made with
such a handle at one end Gig. y. but If
not the ordinary handle can be re-
moved from any broad-bladed saw and
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-02-24

In North and South Carolina cotton
culture is giving way to that of to-
bacco.
Why continue to buy on credit and
give a lien on the crop? Mortgages can
not be lifted In that way.
At the Lehi, Utah, beet sugar manu-
factory Messrs. White and Haywood
are feeding 1900 fine cattle daily with
100 tons Of pulp and seven tons Of hay.
This item is for the purpose of indicat-
ing the relative proportions Of beet pulp
and hay as feed for cattle.
The corn growing sections of the
West are deeply interested in the prof.
ect to educate Europeans in the use of
American corn. Some State officials
have taken action to push the exhibit
of maize and its cooked products at the
Paris Exposition.
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The time has come when the Ameri.
can farmer must look to every detail,
both in production and in waste on the
farm, if he would keep abreast of his
enterprising neighbors. The day has
passed when there is good living in
the soil alike for the shlftless and the
energetic. Careless methods which OBJ
tanned on some farms fifty years ago
will not now stand the severe COMPETE
ton Of improved machinery and intelli-
gent management.
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what makes you say you think
there is going to be another warp 81
didn't say thought so" replied the
mild man. 81 only said was afraid
so. merely draw my conclusions by
observing people better informed than
myself. Magazine people used to wait
10 or 20 years before writing up a war.
The way they are rushing copy on this
one certainly looks to me as if they
saw more business ahead. WASH
ingtOn Star.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-02-24

A powder to be shaken into the shoes.
At this season your feet feel swollen, ner-
vous and uncomfortable. If you have
smarting feet or tight shoes, try Aliens
Foot-Ease. 1t rests and comforts; makes
walking easy. Cures swollen and sweating
feet, blisters and callOus spots. Relieves
corns and bunions of all pain and is a GER
tain cure for Chilblains, Sweating, damp
or frosted feet. We have over thirty thou
sand testimonials Try it today. Sold by
package FREE. Address, Allen s. Ohm
sted, Lo Roy, n. Y.
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First take level and tape line, go
80 feet from the top of hill, measure 80
feet from top all round the hill, setting
stakes at each place; then take the
level and see what kind Of a slope you
have to deal with. If medium slope a
one-horse plOw is suflicient-say slope
of or 3 feet-but for more would re-
quire a deeper furrow. Run twice to
each 30 feet of ditch. Throw dirt out,
leaving ditch 2 feet wide, foot deep
or a little over; on these banks SOW or
plant blue grass or red clover to hold
the banks. Then plant two rows of
trees 6 feet from these bitches, prune
up to be bushy and thrifty. and then If
you wish you can set grape vines along
the bitches about feet OF. Let rows
of trees be 10 feet apart each way. and
you have your orchard fixed so as to
turn your hogs in when you wish, to
pick up all the fallen fruit. BY this
method you will make both ends meet
The hogs will become healthy and fat
your trees will be free from borers and
many other insects that raise in the
fallen fruit. The fruit will be mucf
larger and finer and free from rotteT
spots, and the trees will be vigorous
and healthy.-Pracdcal Farmer.
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Taking OFF Hides.

The National Provisioner, speaking
Of removing the skins from cattle and
calves, gives the following hints, which
It will pay any farmer or stock raiser
to take note Of, for even though one
may not kill an animal for eating pur-
poses, no one is so fortunate to never
lose one by accident or disease. In
sklnnlng beef hides and calf skins keep
the back Of the knife close to the hide
and draw it tightly with the left hand.
By following this suggestion the la
bility to cut or score is considerably
lessened. On the foreleg the knife
should 90 down to the armpit, so-ca.led,
and then forward to the point of the
brisket. On the hind leg the cut should
be made from the hoOf Of one down to
the back Of the leg, semi-circularly
across one to the other, and on to the
other, and on the hoOf. The throat
should never be cut crosswise, and the
horn and tail bones should always be
removed. The operation of sailing
is equally important. To salt hides
thoroughly a water-bucket full Of good
salt should be used to each sixty
pound hide, the quantity for large and
small hides being In proportion. After
this they should be rubbed and rolled
ND. independent OF cuts and scores,
hides which are not taken or in the
manner specified are classed as No. y,
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pEAFNEss oANNor BE ouRE }

By local applications, as they cannot reach the
diseased portion OF the eur. There is only one
way TO cure deafness, and that is by constitu-
tional remedies. Deafness is caused by an In
famed condition OF the mucous lining OF the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube gets in
famed YOU have a rumOling sound OF imper-
deafness is the result, and unless the inhamma-
ton can be taken out and this tube restored 70
its normal condition, hearing viii be destroyed
forever: nine cases out OF ten are caused by
catarrh which is nothing but an inhamed
condition OF the mucous surfaces.
We Will give One Hundred Dollars Tor any
case Of Deafness (cauged by catarrh) that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send fol
circulars, free.
Sold by Druggists, 75c
Halls Family Pills are the best
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Jaw, you know, you may celebrate
Christmas AS best you know how, }"
said the supercilous Englishman.
"but you cawn't come up to the old
English plum pudding you know"
"Sir," said the patriotic American.
with asperity, "our home made, or
still more the bakery-made mince pies
can produce as fine line of nightmare
as any English plum pudding ever
boiled. "-lndianapols journal.
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Halls Family Pills are the best.

Mr.. Deadbi oke-"How are you, old
mani" Mr.. Racout-"B Bad, very bad.
Came near leaving this earth. Why,
I've kept my room for over three
months" Mr.. Deadbroke-"C that
bad? Why, man, l had to give up
mine the first time the landlady struck
for rent. HARLEM Life.
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1t often happens that a spring IS Just
a tridle too low to permit water to be
brought from it to a house or barn by a
pipe. 1t is sometimes possible In such
q case to follow the vein of water that
supplies the spring back on to higher
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Hoods Pills cure sick headache. 25 cents


A rather ingenius method of re-
placing the roof of standpipe was re-
sorted to recently by the water works
department at Napoleon, O. Some
time ago, in a violent wind storm, the
roof was blown off, together with the
upper part of the ladder leading TO the
top. Since then several plans for max.
ing the repairs have been considered
but the following was decided upon as
the most feasible: The water was
withdrawn from the standpipe and "A
raft was built inside When the wa
ter was turned on the raft, laden with
workmen and their utensils, was grad
ually sent upward at the rate of % feet
per hour, it requiring five hours to
make the ascent. Hooks and pulleys
were then attached to the pipe and ma
terial was drawn up on the outside,
while the men performed their work,
using the raft for a platform.
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81. Jacobs Oil cures Rheumatism.
St. Jacobs on cures Neuralgia.
st. Jacobs Oil cures Lumbago.
st. Jacobs Oil cures sciatica.
st. Jacobs Oil cures Sprains.
st. Jacobs Oil cures Bruises.
St. Jacobs Oil cures Soreness.
st. Jacobs Oil cures Stiffness.
st, Jacobs Oil cures Backache.
st. Jacobs Oil cures Muscular aches.