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, 1899-03-07

OF all curious animals which man
has come across and studied probably
none can compare with a kind of rat
found in the Rocky mountains. Though
for a long time well known to trappers
and lumLsr"en. it is only lately that
any naturalist has studied these peculiar
little beasts.
Although called n rat this little ami
NAL is larger than an ordinary rat, with
a body eight inches long. 1t is a very
pretty creature, with soft gruy fur and
a squirrellike tail, easily tanned and a
delightful pet. The trappers long ago
gave it the name of the Grading rat, ;"
from its curious habit of never stealing
anything without putting something in
its place.
Two young women camping in the
highlands of Wyoming left the lid of
their cracker box off one night. In the
morning all the biscuits were gone and
the box was filled with an Understandable
mixture of ohips, scraps of leather.
sticks, bones, dried beans-in fact, ev-
erytbing movable near at hand.
The trading rat builds a very beauti-
full nest, sometimes two feet in height,
and is very clever at storing food. 1t
has a violent fancy for anything of a
bright red hue. -Philadelphia Inquirer.
, 1899-03-07

Of historic detail, evident paiustakiug
research, or graphic composition.
Cooper's stories OF Indian life and char
acter, SCOTS matchless historical ro-
mances, pale in interest beside this sim
pie narrative OF Mornings heroic per-
iod.
This history OF Wyoming will COM
prise three volumes. The second Is
nearly completed and will be issued
within a year, and will deal with more
modern times, wher civilization had
asserted its sway and civil government
had been inaugurated. But the present
volume must ever remain possessed OF
a charm and interest that relates to
days and vents which belong to his
tory, but which really constitute the
basis of picturesque
, 1899-03-07

Swearing is growing less, decidedly
So" writes Edward Box in The Ladies'
Home journal. "All students of men
agree in this view. just as excessive al
coholio drinking is falling into disuse.
The principal reason for the decline Of
both excessive swearing aud drinking is
that men are getting more and more
careful to refrain from any habit which
places their self control in peril So,
ciety is constantly growing more i'm.
patient with n man who lacks equipoise,
while the keener demands of business
neccssitates men being more moderate
i'll all thiugs. The basis of the change
may be more material than spiritual,
but the change is taking place irrespec
tive of the character of the basis or mo
tiya -
, 1899-03-07
A GOOD THING,

Is an expression often heard, but 1t
don't apply in our case. We've got a
good thing, but we pull it along. The
electric lighted, vestibuled palace car
trains of the Chicago, Milwaukee and
st. Paul railway, between Omaha and
Chicago, are as good a thing in railway
equipment and service as ever turned a
wheel, and they are pulled across the
country on special fast time. An in
candescent electric reading lamp in
every berth. Modern library cars.
Elegant dining cars. No better train
n Close connection at Omaha with
Union Pacific trains from the west and
in Union depot at Chicago, with fast
trains for the east. Once tried always
used. Try 1t. Tickets on sale at all
coupon offices.
L. L. DOWNING,
Commercial Agent,
Salt Lake City, Utah.
, 1899-03-07

From the classical period we have
received the most noble work which had
been composed for the violin. n work
which will always remain the Kohinoor
of violin Observation-Disclosures con
certo. In spite of this the master had
occasion to write on the title page the
words, ever saddening to the violinist,
Concerto For the Violin or Piano
another proof CT the old lack of a sufi
cient number of worthy performers, for
Beethoven have made the work practiCa
BILE for piauists. Musical Courier
, 1899-03-07
OUR PREMIUMS.

The Republican is now Offering a fine
Rand-McNally double map (the world
on one side and the United States on
the other) as a premium for each year
ly subscription to the Daily Re-
publican which is paid in ad-
vance; and a copy Of the Standard War
Atlas for six months subscription.
These valuable works may be seen
at our office; and to those who do not
care to pay a year or six months in ad-
vance, we will sell the map for 81, or
the atlas for so cents.
, 1899-03-07

Old FOlger--I've got IA letter from
my son out west.
GOlfn-Soy What's Tom doing nowf
Old Folger-That's what | can't
make out. He says he is engaged in the
destruction of weeds. Now, that may
mean he's smoking a good many cigars
or that he is trying 70 induce some
widow to make a second venture or it
may simply mean that he is doing farm
work.-Boston Transcript.
, 1899-03-07

The Blight OF Free Trade-The
Blessing of Protection" is the title Of
a document just issued by the Ameri-
an Protective Tarin league. This
document clearly demonstrates the eff
feet of the system of free trade under
the Wilson tariff, and Of protection un.
der the Dingley tariff. 1t is based on
the result of the tariff leagues indus
trial census, and should be in che hands
of every voter. Seven copies to any
address for six cents. Address W. F.
General Secretary. No. 1856
West 23d Street. New York.
Weekly Republican 81 q year.
, 1899-03-07
CAR SERVICE

via the Union Pacific to Denver, Kan
sas City, Omaha, Chicago, St. Louis,
and other eastern cities is ~unexcelled
by any other line.
The equipment consists of Pullman
Palace Sleepers, Pullman Tourist
Sleepers, Chair Cars, Dining Cars. Buff
fet Smoking and Library Cars.
For time tables and full information
call on
c. CLARK, Agent.
, 1899-03-07

]. Sheer, Sedalia, Mo-, conductor on
electric street car line, writes hat his
little daughter was very low with Group
and her life saved after all physicians
had failed, only by using One Minute
Cough Cure. Frank Fl. Eggleston.
, 1899-03-07

"Give me a liver regulator and l can
regulate the world" said a genius. The
druggist handed him a bottle OF De-
Wits Little Early Risers, the famous
little pills. F. H. Eggleston, druggist.
, 1899-03-07

"Ill give you 80 days in the work
house, " said the judge 81 ought to
give you six months"
Thanks for the clemency, said the
oulpri,.
"No olemency ut all. assure you.
am afraid if you ,taid that long you
might get USED to it and not mind it.
-lndiunaIC els Journal.
, 1899-03-07

For frost bites, burns, indolent sores,
eczema, skin disease, and especially
Piles, DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve
stands first and best. Look out for dis
honest people who try to initiate and
counterfeit it. It's their endorsement
OF a good article. Worthless goods are
not initiated. Get DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve. Frank H. Eggleston.
, 1899-03-07
$500 WILL BUY

A good house. water at the door. three
lots, good fence and barn; on First
street; clear title. Apply 1t this once.
, 1899-03-07

Before the discovery Of One Minute
Cough Cure, ministers were greatly
disturbed by coughing congregations.
No excuse for It now. F. H. Eggleston.
, 1899-03-07
oMAHA-CH1CAGo SHORT LINE.

The magnificent Limited train of the
Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul rail-
way leaves the Union Pacific depot at
Omaha daily at 5:45 p. m, arriving in
Chicago at Sis the next morning. En-
tire train lighted by electricity and
heated by steam. Ask for ticket via
the milwaukee Route"
F. A. NASH,
General Western Agent,
1904 Farnham St, Omaha.
, 1899-03-07

An elderly nan stepped into a big
hotel the other day, accompanied by his
wife, and asked for a room. When the
polite clerk gave him a pen and placed
the register before him, he looked visi
bly, embarrassed, but he took the pen
and bent over the book as though he
had nerved himself to some desperate
task.
He started to write and then stopped
and began to think. The clerk, of
course, didn't know what the trouble
was or else he would have volunteered
his services. After a painful pause the
ruralist started in to scratching some
more.
After the expiration of fully five min
utes the farmer threw down his pen
with a sigh of relief, wiped the perspira-
ton from his brow and rejoined his bet
ter half, who had been waiting in the
lobby during the ordeal. The clerk was
curious to see a signature that required
such al unusual length Of time to exc.
cute. The clerk is a solemn man, but he
nearly went off into a fit when he saw.
in big, round script, this legend:
"Me and Maria. London Tit Bits.
, 1899-03-07
What You Want to Know
When You Want to Know It
EXPLANATION OF MARGINAL INDEX.

The ingenuity of the device deserves special explanation, for is a patent s,xtemo fin.
hnence. The mces of each map appear upn each maps border The hrmat
"a nutshell These wonderful plates complied by experts and absolutely up to date are
merely pictorial charts; they ae"a Is Biographies and ga@teas combined. The ruled border
on the four sides of every nap is divided into equ-dstnt spaces designated onth sides by let
at the tpa and bottom by numerals. If insw we're projected from tse magnal points, small
squnesw would be formed by their intersection them margin of each page apprs classified list
all the principal divisions cities, and towns inscribed upon that special nap where hey are
phabetc lily and according to theirs ommecHlim importance and pomnencea as entes Ct
, 1899-03-07
AS the season Of the year when pneu-

AS the season Of the year when pneu-
monia, la grippe, sore throat, coughs,
colds, catarrh, bronchitis and lung
troubles are to be guarded against,
nothing sis a fine substitute" will IAN
swer the purpose" or is "just as good"
as One Minute Cough Cure. That is
the n infallible remedy for all lung,
throat or bronchial troubles. Insist
vigorously upon having 1t if some
thing else" is offered you. Frank H.
Eggleston, the druggist.
, 1899-03-07

Daily Republican only Soc a month.
, 1899-03-07
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION,

The eastern Office of this paper is at
~ to 234 Temple Court Building, New
York City, E. Katz Advertising Agency
To charge, where files may be seen and
Advertising contracts made.
, 1899-03-07

Weekly Republican Il a year.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-01-05
SNAKES IN PACIFIC ISLANDS.
Hawaii, Samoa and New Zealand En-
tirely Free from Reptiles.

Hawaii, Samoa and New Zealand En-
tirely Free from Reptiles.
Tor the most part the Pacific islands
are destitute of snakes. That is abso-
lutely the case in Hawaii. In New
Zealand, equally free of these reptiles,
the only knowledge which the Maoris
had of snakes may be found in a le-
gend of a monster called the taniwha,
concerning which the authorities differ
as to whether it is the ancestral and
dim recollection of a snake or of an al
ligator. All the eastern islands of
Polynesia between these two outposts
are snakeless. Westward from Hawaii,
down among the Gilberts and the
Marshails and the Carolines, the
square-bodied water snake begins to
make Its appearance in the lagoons and
harbors. By the time the PHILIPPINES
are reached the water snake becomes
both common and deadly and the
jungle Of those islands are abundant
ly supplied with snakes. From the
PHILIPPINES as one follows down the
chains of islands snakes are found
both abundant and venomous. In the
wild lands of the western Pacific the
reptiles are frequently objects Of wor-
ship, and in some legends are credited
with the creation of the world. Samoa
seems to lie just on the boundary line
OF snakes In the Pacific. In the east
ern islands of the archipelago no
snakes arc IN ha found. a., TIpoI,, n
few are seen at rare intervals. In Sa-
vail only a few miles to the westward
they are common and attain great size,
in the case of some kind at least. None
Of them is venomous and the islanders
neither fear them nor exhibit any of
that repugnance to their presence
which is commonly called instructive.
This Indifference to the reptiles is
made most markedly manifest at the
hamlet of Iva on the northea& coast
of Savaii. Here are to be found small
snakes of the most brilliant red color.
may be easily picked up In any banana
patch. The dancing girls of this
town are in the habit of employing
these gaudy snakes for personal
adornment in their dances. They tie
them about their necks, their ankles,
and their wrists, festoon them In their
headdresses, and tuck a few extra ones
in their belt in readiness to replace
such as escape in the dance. At their
best these sivas danced by the Sa-
means are either dull or revoltinp
shows of savagery. 1t can be easily
imagined that they are made no more
attractive when the taupou or village
maid and her crew Of attendant girls
go careering about with an assortment
of writhing red snakes. Still the Sa-
means, who have no stock OF snake
prejudices, look upon this as one of the
most successful and artistic dances in
their islands.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-01-05
Liquid Food and tho MIL YL.,d.

According to the British Dairy
Farmer, M. Dancel, principal of one
Of the dairy schools in France, reports
his experiments to determine Tho eff
feet of the quantity Of water cows
drink upon quantity and quality of
milk. He says that, by inducing cows
to drink more waters the quantity of
milk yielded can be increased without
injuring its, quality. He asserts that
the amount of milk is proportional to
the quantity of the water drunk. In
experimenting upon cows fed in the
stall with dry fodder that gave only
8 to IL quarts of milk a day, when this
dry food was moistened with from IS
to % quarts of water daily, their yield
Of milk was increased up to 10 to IA
quarts a day. Besides this water taken
with the food, the cows were allowed
to drink the same as before, and their
thirst was excited by adding a little
salt to the fodder. The milk was Of
good quality, and the amount of butter
satisfactory. He found, by a series of
observations, that the quantity of wa
ter habitually drunk by each COW was
a criterion to judge of the quantity of
milk that she would yield. A cow that
does not drink as much as q quarts
of water a day is a poor mixer, giving
only 5h to 7 quarts a day: but all
cows which drink as much a. so
quarts of water daily gave from IS to
% quarts of milk daily. He believes
the amount of water drunk by a COW
is a test of her value as a mixer.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-01-05
JUST FOR FUN,

Mr.. Oldchap-Are you interested in
fossils, Miss Gusherly? Miss Gusherly
-Oh-er-this is so sudden!
Maud-lsn't he a great, big, splendid
fellow? I've had him in my eye for a
long time. Irene-Oh, we'll, anything
seems larger than it really is when it
gets in your eye.
"You had better not go boating with
Ada" said Tommy to his sisters f.
ancee. why not, Tommy" "Cause
heard her say she intended to throw
you overheard soon."
.Mother-Johnny, stop using such
dreadful language! Johnny-Well,
mother, Shakespeare uses it. Mother
Then don't play with him; he's not a
fit companion for you.
He-A penny for your thoughts. She
Its a bargain. for I'm afraid you
will not get full value for your money.
He-Well, here's the penny. Now what
were you thinking of? She-You.
Lady-Where is you son today, Mrs.
Murphy? l hope he isn't i'll. Mrs.
Murphy-Sure, Mikes to be married
tomorrow, an he's gone to bed today,
whole OF washes his troosaw for him.
mo, Herbert, l am sorry; but I am
sure We could not be happy together.
You know I always want my way in
everything" But, my dear girl, you
could go on wanting it after we were
married"
Might I ask who lives here?" asked
the polite gentleman of a stranger he
met in front Of a handsome mansion.
Certainly, sir" as politely answered
the other. Who is it. sir?" I'm sure
l don't know" replied the stranger.
Little Eddie-Your nose looks Just
the same as it always did. Mr.. Spark
leigh-Of course. Why shouldn't it?
Little Eddie heard say
when Mr.. Wilkins came to see Sister
May, night before last, that your nose
was out of joint.
Justice Ito negro prisoner)-You are
charged with stealing chickens. Do
you want a lawyer? Prisoner-No, yer
honor. Justice-Why not? Prisoner
If it pleases de cot, I'd like, If yer
honor pleases, ter keep dem chickens
myself, after hsbbin' all de trouble err
gettin' 'em.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-01-05

forms of exercise. So thought Lord
Palmerston, who might often be met,
in his SEVENTEEN year, going down the
Green Park from Constit' ion Hill. or
by Birdcage Walk, to the House Of
Commons, on a hot summers day, trot-
ing at the rate of twelve miles an hour.
Twice in 1864 Lord Palmerston, be-
ing then in his eightieth year., rode
over from Broadlands to the training
stables at Littleton, to see his horses
gallop on Winchester race course
starting at 8 o'clock in the morning
and not getting back until Q o'clock.
1t was his maxim that no other alb
%stinence would make UP for abstinence
from exercise. No member exer trot-
ted harder with his own hand, and his
rule was daily horse exercise" II
George Grote, the historian of Greece,
had not given up the horse exercise
which for a long period was his ia
vorite outdoor amusement, his life and
valuable literary labors might have
beer prolonged many years. The
young rider should bear in mind that
there is a limit to the speed of a hacks
trot--it may be at the rate of eight
miles, ten miles. twelve miles or four
teen miles an hour; within the limits
OF that pace he will travel farther,
more safely and with less fatigue to
his horse, than at a canter; but press
ed up to or beyond the limits of your
horses trotting powers, It becomes
most exhausting. 1t is also dangerous,
because, at full stretch, the horse on
making a mistake has little chance of
recovering his balance. Tightly and
firmly held, at about eight or ten miles
an hour, or whatever be the pace of
the slowest Of the party's horse on a
fair road. trotting is a very conversa-
tional pace.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-01-05
Movable

We cannot but believe that much
every way would be gained if in all
of our poultry houses the "hxings"
were movable. The roosts especially
should be so constructed that they
may be easily taken down and cleaned.
This will also make it easy to clean
out the henhouse. 1t takes but a few
minutes to do the work when this
roosts and other obstacles have been
taken out of doors. We have movable
roosts constructed in the following
manner: Two long, low horses are
fixed with Sits in the top of the cross
pieces, into which the roosts can be
dropped. Each horse is ten feet long.
If we want the roosts two feet apart
this will give us five roosts. The
roosts are square at the ends, so as to
fall easily into the square grooves.
Each roost is twelve feet long. This
makes sitting o for a la:ys flock
of fowls.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-01-05

wanted to know what the dickens that
great healthy baby was doing in his
place.
At last Il Of tho doctors suggested
hat they call a certain philanthropic
Young lady whom he knew into their
counsel, and when she came she really
lad some thing to suggest.
She knew of such a nice place up
own, half charity and half a where
hey took Il limited number of babies
md gave them special, individual. and
wonderful care.
There was a vacancy there at pres
mt, and for a small monthly payment
he could get Agnes in-the question
vas, could 1t be done?
So Agnes moved away from her first
nome, and to the disgust of her assert
d parents, seemed to rather enjoy the
'hange, and began TO grow fatter than
ever.
At the hospital all had been well. 1t
vas not hard to steal N unwelcome
laby from among SO many, and none
If the authorities ever knew-that is.
Tor a good while.
But IL morning something happen
ed. A carriage drove into the great
court, a queer, dark man jumped out.
asked for the warden, and was closetcd
with him for an hour.
Next there was a great running
among the clerks, and turning over of
records-a few blasts from the warden,
and protests from his assistants. and
then at last a certain house physician
was sent for in post haste.
And then, swiftly. clearly. sadly. he
was told the story Of that dark-eyed
girl who had died there sc many
months before, leaving behind her no
name or history-only a little. helpless
child.
The swarthy stranger told it-his
own dark eyes burning first with an
ger and then with tears.
He had known the poor young moth
Ell years ago in-well, in another coun-
try-and he had loved her. too.
She had meant TO marry him. until
one day a stranger came, who had won
her quite away from his old rival. The
stranger had said that he was rich
very rich, indeed--and the girls moth
er had believed him, and the girl-she
did not care whether he was rich or
~poor-only that he loved her.
And so at last a priest came, and the
two were married, and went away to-
gether to America, and the other lover
staid at home and worked, and grieved,
and waited.
One day there came a letter. telling
on its hlottod, blistered psSes that pitt
tul story OF a mock marriage, cruelty.
neglect, and then, at last, desersion--
oeesrtiea not eniS Of her, bye Of al
unnera sAlia,
As was a ~sAitAE EsAasAaa aaa
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-01-05
TREASURES OF TIE DEEP.
Attempt to Recover Pirates sunken

Attempt u Recover Pirates sunken
Spoil.
An interesting effort is being made
in Dunworley bay, on the Irish coast
near Cork, to recover a considerable
amount of treasure which there Is good
reason to believe lies beneath its
waves. Tradition has a long told fab
ulous tales OF armada galleono lost
there but the more prosaio and re-
liable pages Of the history of Bandon
tell of a sunken pirate schooner and a
vessel of name and type unknown
which f%oundered there during the
reign of William and Mary. The ex-
istence of these two wrecks was per-
fectly well known in The 40's--when
they were examined by one of the first
professional divers who worked on the
Irish coast, Patrick Collins, and the
father of the diver who is on
Quoting the present endeavors. The
elder Collins worked in what
is now called open dress" and
experts in the progress Of ar
exceedingly useful but little under
stood craft know that that was the in
vention, in 1919. of Siebe, and consist
ed merely of a helmet riveted to the
upper part of O protective and water
tight garb which did not extend below
the waist. With this primitive gear
he was able to recover some drinking
vessels, ivory tusks, head of Egyptian
origin and coins of William and Mary,
in addition to several guns. The diver
was told that according to local legend
the pirates had sunk their treasure
chest, dashed between two guns, rather
than allow it to be seized but no signs
of 1t were to be seen. More than a
month ago j. Mulcahy and T. R. Hol-
LAM entered into negotiations with a
local salvage contractor to make fur
Their researches, engaging Collins,
through whose instrumentality chiefly
the sunken lightship Putin was raised
last year. The result, so far, has been
h a a dozen guns in remarkable pre-
serVation, and apparently about 200
years old, have been brought to the
surface. together with gold coin of
William III, some more beads and
ivory. The examination Is, however,
going on, and, If necessary, the bulls
Will be blown up with tonite or dyna-
mite cartridges. These guns cannot,
however, claim to be the oldest objects
ever recovered from the deep. w. A.
German has amassed an interesting
collection Of relics of famous wrecks,
and has in this the wheel of a pulley
block from Henry Wills ship the
Mary Rose brought up after 295 years
immersion. Some carpenters tools
from an armada hulk in Vigo bay
there are also, as we'll as several very
ancient coins and vessels, but perhaps
no item in the group has a greater in
terest than an officers sword, recov-
cred in 1890 from what remained after
its explosion in action Of L'Orient, the
French flagship, and which had there
fore been under water for ninety-two
years.