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The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-07-13
SAVED FROM ENEMY.

I was just 16 years old. 1t was in
the January of 1871. The French
town in which / lived was besieged by
the Prussians. For two months the
enemy had held our little garrison
blockaded like a fox in Its hole. 1t
wal a terrible winter. 1t showed in
cessantly. Cold and hunger were
harder to contend with than the enemy
himself, and the fever thinned our
ranks faster than his bullets.
One day father came home, having
fought through the entire night, and,
embracing my mother. inquired for me.
MY mother replied that I was at the
military school, where he had entered
me. Just then I came in with my
drum on my back and my drumsticks
thrust through my shoulder belt, hap
by to be alive in spite of the misery OF
the time, and whistling like a black
bird. My father fixed his eyes on me.
"Tell me, my son, If you have not
already learned something of the art
of war;"
I felt very proud and answered:
81 believe so, my father"
In fact, l knew there was no one who
could teach me how to better handle a
drum.
LET me see how you can beat your
drum" said my father. Every well.
Now beat for a charge"
I beat my drum SO fu~riously that un-
der the inspiring call I felt that l
could lead an assault on the bells of
the cathedral tower.
well done!" said my father; chat
is first-rate."
Then he said nothing more until my
mother had gone to her chamber,
when he drew me closer to him, and
said, gently:
"Listen, my son; the enemy has
killed many of our men, and, besides,
a hundred men, at least, are wounded.
The drummer of our company has two
bullets in his breast. We must have
another. In this hour everyone ought
to be willing to do his whole duty
wilt thou take his placer"
My heart filled my throat and choked
my answer. l do not know that it was
from pleasure, but it certainly was not
from fear.
The day passed. That night, while
my mother slept, my father with his
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-07-13
THE MooNsHrNER EXPLAINED.

A Georgia revenue man had a novel
experience recently with a m%oonshiner
in a suspected district.
Early morning he discovered an
old man standing near a grave in the
mountain region.
But the trouble about this grave
was that the revenue man had OBJ
served smoke issuing from the place
where the headboard should have
been.
He surprised the old man, who i'm
mediately feigned great sorrow, ex-
planning his presence there by the
statement that his brother was buried
there.
At the mention of his brother he
feigned great grief and said he "never
would get over tit wuz sich a hard
dispensation of Providence"
"But isn't it peculiar" said the rev
enue man, ''that 1 see a stovepipe at
the head of his grave, and smoke is
suing therefrom?"
Stranger" replied the weeping
moonshiner, she died in his sins, an
hits my opinion they're a-roastin' of
him down below."-Atlanta Constitu-
ton.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-07-13
I FIRED.

gun on his shoulder, and I with my
drum on my back, set out for the camp.
Thus l became a soldier.
For one month all went smoothly.
This did not prevent me, however,
from bringing down with my fathers
gun a brigand Prussian who showed
his head at the corner of the woods.
I had a steadier aim than the old SOL
diers even, and the man I drew on was
a dead man.
One morning at daybreak the cap
tain, who had collected his men on
the parade ground near the old gate of
Saint Claude, called to my father, who
was drilling his men:
Sergeant Bigorne," he said, "the
enemy presses us each day more close
ly; If this continues, in eight days he
will be within our walls. This must
not be. Tonight the commandant has
ordered a sortie in order to- reinforce
the troops at Luneville, who hold the
country in the enemy's rear. Your di-
vision is to be the advance guard, SER
'geant. 1t is the question to pass the
CAcuuy vi uI0 III IhC dLIOIApl.
$50 be it," answered my father; 1--WE
will 60"
And he went. This was a dreadful
day. The enemy had been informed,
and received us with a volley of grape
shot. However, we held out firmly
until evening, so firmly that not one of
us heard the order for retreat, and
when night fell we were encircled by
the enemy, with no hope of escape. All
the same, these civic guards, shop
keepers as they were, did not know
when they were beaten, and when a
comrade fell they simply fought for
two.
OF our own section only two were
left. I counted for nothing, being so
slender that I think I must have passed
between their balls. My father had re-
'ceived a saber wound in the shoulder,
but / could see him still bearing aloft
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-07-13
HUMoR OF THE LAW.

The opinion of a New York lower
court, as printed in a certain report,
says in respect to the conclusions Of q
referee: THE report is so exhausting
that the court could not improve on
it" This is modest, Of course, but
judges do not always realize how ex-
hausting their opinions are.
A rural justice on being asked by an
attorney If a certain decision of his
was "accordin' to the code,' replied:
Il dunno whether it is or not, an
what's more, 1 don't keer! 1 ha'n't got
no code roun' here sence Tuesday wuz
a month ago, when 1 hit a lawyer on
the head with it an split it all to
pieces."-Atlanta Constitution.
Judge Breckenridge in reprimanding
a criminal, among other hard names
called him a scoundrel. The prisoner
replied: "Sir, / am not as great a
scoundrel as your h~onor-takes me to
be-"
put your words closer together" re-
piled the Judge.
Sir Henry Hawkins was once pre-
siding owe a long, tedious, and unin-
teresting trial, and was listening APP
parently with great attention to a very
long-winded speech from a learned
counsel. After awhile he made a pen
Gil memorandum, folded it, and sent.
it by the usher to the @. c. in ques-
ton, who, unfolding the paper, found
these words: Patience competition.
Gold medal. Sir Henry Hawkins;
honorable mention. job"
In a contest over the right to build
a fiume, plaintiffs promised to make it
secure, "and like the deacon's shay,
" . make it strongest in the
weakest point" But the court said:
1T is not the plaintiffs fume, though,
that this court thinks should be made
strongest in it's weakest point, but the
proceeding by which they can alone
obtain the right to build the flume.
However, as far as they have gone,
their case is truly like the deacon's
shay-it has collapsed entirely, and,
like the deacon, they are IN the rock,
for they are out of court"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-07-13

from our wounded. My father count
ed fifteen PAGES from the walls of the
farmhouse, and ordered US in line.
Then, in a solemn voice, with uplifted
hand, he went through the details of
the exercise.
Take aim!" he cried.
The gun dropped from my hands. /
rushed to my father and fell sobbing
into his arms. He tenderly whispered:
my son, these raw recruits fire bad
ly; they will only mangle me. Thou
hast a sure aim. L count on thee.
Wilt thou promise?
I saw the dawn whiten behind the
city, above the roof where my mother
slept. Without doubt my father read
my thoughts, for taking my head in
his hands he said, For thy mothers
sake" Then he placed himself against
the wall, while the foreign officers
stood with barred heads.
Attention." commanded my father.
Then he went through the exercise
slowly, ordering the drill as calmly as
though he were on parade. At last he
cried, "Fire!"
l fired.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-07-13
A Newspaper Trust.

A syndicate has just been formed in
London with a capital of Ell, 1850, 900
to purchase the Sketch, the illustrated
London News, the English illustrated
Magazine, the Penny Illustrated Paper
and the Lady's Pictorial. Shares to
the amount of $780, 900 will be offered
to tie public, 3375,OOO of which will
be in common stock paying S per cent,
at a shilling premium, and G3l9, 900 OF
4 per cent bonds. 1t is believed that
the shares will be taken up by the
market as readily as those issued by
the Newnes, H~armsworth and Pearson
~syndicates. Unless America has gone
mad on the subject of trusts it is not
believed by conservative citizens that
such a project in this country would
be received with favor. However, this
is a matter of opinion, and the only
way it's truth or falsity can be proven
would be to make the attempt
Fourth Estate.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-07-13
Density Ia PHILIPPINES.

Americans can hardly realize how
densely some of the Philippine posses
sions are peopled. Malolos is less than
thirty miles from Manila, yet day after
day the American columns advanced
through towns and cities from 1000 to
10, 1000 population. The fact is, as
shown by the latest census, that the
population of the whole island of Lu-
zon averages more to the square mile
than many parts of the United States.
By the census of 1890, Illinois had
sixty-eight persons to the square mile
of territory, and Indiana had sixty
one. Luzon, by the ensus of 1889, had
's~eventy-nine. There are parts of Lu-
zon which are mountainous and al
most uninhabited. The population is
concentrated largely in the richer por-
tions. In many provinces the popula-
ton exceeds 200 to- the square mile,
which is greater in density than is
found in any state of this country ex-
cept Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
Luzon is not nearly the most densely
populated island of the Philippines.
The entire island of Cebu averages 210
people to the square mile, while Bohol
has 1873 and Panay has 155.-St. Louis
Glnhe-Democrat.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-07-13
MUSICAL BOXES IN MANY
FORMS.

The chief industry of Geneva is the
manufacture of musical boxes. Thou
sands of men, women and children are
employed in the factories, one of
which was visited by a traveller, who
gives some interesting particulars
about his visit.
An attendant invited him to take a
seat. He did so, and strains of delight
fus music came from the chair. He
hung his hat on a rack and put his
stick in the stand. Music came from
both rack and stand. He wrote his
name in the visitors register, and OF
dipping his pen into the ink music
burst forth from the inkstand.
The manager of the factory ex-
planned the process of making musical
boxes, a business which requires pa
tience and nicely. The different parts
are made by men who are experts in
those parts, and who do nothing else,
year in and year out.
The music is marked on the cylin-
der by a man who has served several
years of apprenticeship. Another nan
inserts in the marked places pegs
which have been filed to a uniform
length. The comb, or set of teeth.
which strikes the pegs and makes the
sound, is arranged by a man who does
nothing else. The cylinder is then re-
volved, to see that every peg produces
a proper tone.
The most delicate work of all is the
revising of each peg. 1t is done by a
workman who has a good ear for
music. He sees that every peg is in
its proper place and is bent at the
correct angle. When the instrument is
in it's case an expert examines it to
see that the time is perfect.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-07-13
Sirius photOgraphed at MIDDAY.

The fact that bright stars can be
seen with a telescope at high noon
sometimes astonishes curious visitors
to an observatory. Even more sur
prising is the fact that stars can be
photographed in broad day. The Ora
per photographing telescope, belonging
to the Harvard observatory, has pic
tured the dog star, Sirius, at midday,
and it has been suggested that the
photographing of bright stars cross
ing the meridian in daylight may
prove to be a source OF increased
knowledge for astronomers.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-07-13
THE WINDOW OYSTER.
Queer Shell That Serves as Substitute
for Glass In Manila.

~.0 oASAA AA0b 0OkNOB h0 DuU8LILuL0
for Glass In Manila.
In Manila, where there is an inter-
esting field open to the naturalist, the
natives have a queer substitute for
glass. 1t is a bivalve shell of about
nine inches of surface, SO transparent
that print can readily be seer through
it, and admitting a mellow light in a
room where it is used as window
glass. The shell is an attractive OBJ
ject, perfectly straight, and in appear
ance resembles isinglass. One could
almost imagine that it was some
skilful. invention of the natives, could
not the growth rings be readily OBJ
served. The outer side of the shell is
perceptibly rough, while the interior is
perfectly glazed over, and in the light
has the pearly Iuster found in many
of the thin-shelled oyster-like mol
lusks Of the tropics. The shell is the
placun2 placentia of science, and is
well known in China, the common
name being the Chinese window oys-
ter. 1t is employed there also for win
dows, and used in lanterns. The Chi
nese grind UP the shell and make
from it the silver paint So common in
their water collows. The bivalve is
very common in the Philippines, and
forms a very good and cheap substi-
tute for glass; one that is extremely
ingenious and suggestive of the value
of shells.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-07-13
Asbestos.

Asbestos is found in nearly all parts
of the globe, but there is probably no
product of inorganic nature about
which there is so much popular mys-
terry. The principal claim for this re-
markable product is that it cannot be
consumed by fire.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-07-13
Short Girls and Matrlmony.

It is said that short young ladies have
a better chance of marriage than their
taller sisters, and the reason given Is
that short women make the better
wives.
People's voice., 1899-12-14
Prairie Centre.

VI. L Briggle and family spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Snyder.
John Kendrick of South Haven,
was Crllrhg 90 his father.iO-law, c.
AlbrgnJ, one day last week.
Sam Felt has erected a new wind
mil and expects to utilize some Of
til" Kansas wind.
Virgil Brlggle, who is employed in
the Acme Novelty Works in yelling
ton, spent Sunday with his parents.
The hunting party has Returned
from the Go+S mountains. We
were not informed as 10 what success
the bnyS had
d. n. MCLain. who has been stay
ing in Wichita for the past TWO rr
three months taking treatment for
We X ewes, has returned home very
murn improved.
Conrad Albright and daughter, Miss
Bessie, went out to his sons farm on
the ChikaSKia river near Milan one
day last week. Miss Bessie will re-
main some time visiting friends.
The wheat in this vicinity looks
better than for several seasons.
Mrs. NJ. L. BTiggle gave quilting
party one day last week. Those pres
ent were: Mrs. Will McLain. Mrs. j,
Snyder, Mrs. James MuckleV, Mrs.
Sauzek, Mrs. y. Hall. Miss Blanche
Hull. The parties present report an
enjoyable time.
People's voice., 1899-12-14
Fire in the Novelty Works.

II. NJ. CoOley'S novelty manuiactur-
ing works, located on South Washing
ton avenue near tie union depot.
were partly destroyed by fire shortly
before daylight this morning. The
fire uririnated from lamp explosion.
Nr. Cooley, the proprietor, went to
the factory about 6 o'clock to fire up
he eOgine. The injector refused to
work, aud be took it into an upstairs
room To repair it. A lighted lamp
was placed in a corner, and in some
manner 1t overturned and exploded.
Mr. Cooley was forced to move quickly
to save his life, and ran to a window
ana Jumped out onto the sloping roof
TO the east addition. The snow made
The roof a good tObOggan slide, and he
struck tie ground before he could
realize what Was happening to him.
By hard work, the most OF The
machinery In the first story OF the
building was taken out and saved.
The lire almost completely DESTROYED
the second story Of the building, but
was rxtlngu'shed before it had gained
much headway below. The machin-
cry Tor poliShlngand working In brass
and some model making machinery
was located upstairs. This was con-
sideTably damaged, especially that
located in the rear end.
Mr. Cooley'S loss is fully covered BY
insurance. He carried policies to the
amount OF $1,000 The building is
Owned by George Kinney, and was
not insured. The fire will cause a
temporary suspension of work until the
building can be repaired and the
machinery placed in working order
again The factory has been running
at It's fullest capacity since IL was
started upa month or so ago.
People's voice., 1899-12-14
CALDWELL.

Widow Mitchell camA up from Ok
lahOma, TO see about her farm and its
proceeds.
Samuel Balm and wife Of Yelling
JOD, came down tn see their SOn.in-
law, James Jordan. to spend Thanks
giving Maude jordan came home
with them and returned with them
She is attending the county high
school.
Stella RcOrd spent Saturday at her
home, returning to the Caldwell high
school Sunday.
Ebv's Sunday school and the Daw-
son and D1ering SUNDAY school will
mite on Christmas exercises and have
their tree together.
PrO;racted meeting at 9S, closed
Sunday night. Miss Nina Stull and
two Of the McKantS boys united with
the church.
Milt CahOw went 10 the Strip TO
lock for a farm this week.
The WinsOr school district are hav-
ing some trouble about their teacher
and scholars.
The dancing ut BOHEMIA hall
commenced on the Sth instead OF the
lSt, AS | stated last week.
We are having lovely wheat wealth
er down in Southern Sumner at pres
ent,
Some corn to kusk yet in the neigh
bnrhOOd.
Corn is worth lS ID 20 cents here.
People's voice., 1899-12-14
Belle PLANE.

John Gilchrist and family dpnarted
over he Santa Fe Tuesday evening
for LOsAngeles, Cal, where they will
make their future.
Sam Stewart went to Wichita Tues.
day
John ReatheriOrd left for Guam
oersburg. Illinois, Tuesday.
VIM. Miller went up to Kansas City
Tuesday.
lone Meekpr started for Colorado
Tuesday mnrhinQ.
Ed Greger came up from Blackwell
Friday.
Hugh Cooper and wife came IN
from Tonkawa, Sunday.
Allen Cheek and wife visited over
Sunday in this city.
People's voice., 1899-12-14
Council Hill.

Such beautiful green fields of wheat
Such ine pasture! Kansas is verify d
country Of extremes.
Farmers are busy huSking corn
Very few are done yet, There are
some fine cribs hereabOuts.
Frank Patt is at home for avisit,
Clint ArdHay, Jim Beams, Chester
Warford and Ray Piatt were all husk.
iug cOru at Council Hill last week.
Clint Ardway was the champion husk-
er for the week. He brought in some
days as high as flfty-six bushels.
TIeY will finish in two or three more
days. Ed Ingram hnsked part Of the
week and took sick and was com.
PEELED 20 quit.
People's voice., 1899-12-14

The LiLerati society rendered an
excellent program Tuesday.
Eva Hibbard has resumed her stud-l
les, after brief illness. =
Visitors have been ccnspicuously
absent the last few days.
Mrs. Scott is drilling the chorus
Saturday mOrnings.
Turner Barnett makes a good jani-
tor and is Pheasant to all.
One hundred new books have re-
Gently been purchased by the school.
The Middle Year ESSAYS will be
given al the opening exercises, begin
ming 10 the course of few days.
The orators have been chosea for
the OratOrical Contest, TO he held
January l7th, al the auditorium. Sam
b BlrtettrepreSents the Cadmus, Miss
Sharp, the Gladstonian, Clarence
Haslett, the Literati Societies, while
Henry DOnahue represents the De-
mOSthenes.i
People's voice., 1899-12-14
Hukle.

Mr., Teach0ut was threshing his
wheat, but was stopped by the rain.
Charles Bul is spending most of his
recent days at Wichita, as he is one
OF the bOnuSmen on the DOrau case.
Mr.. Bull looks rather blue as he is on
for $40. 900.
Miss Della Hukle made she Pleasant
Valley school pleasant visit last
Wednesday.
Mrs. Warren Mathews is on the
sick list during the past week
The prOtraeted meeting at Pleasant
Hill commenced Saturday night. A
large number from here are attend
ing. Rev. Elmer is the preacher,
They expect TO hold a series OF
meetings at the Meridian school house
soon. Rev. Johnson OF Wichita, will
lead the services.
People's voice., 1899-12-14
Zyba.

Dan Holland shipped a car Of pure
bred Chester White hogs to the
Wichita market last week. They
we're fed by R. b. Brown OF this
place.
John Crime left over the Rock Is
land on Wednesday of last week, for
Colchester, Iii where he will visit
his two sons, this win er.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z ward Slater, from
near Jefferson, o. r., are here visiting
with the family of J I'm Nixon, Jr.,
aud other friends.
Anthony Brothers are hauling their
baled bay to the Wellington market.
They intend to start to bale for out
side parties shortly.
John Stewart OF Wellington. is
improving one Of his many farms in
this locality. 1t is the old p. w.
L0wder homestead.
Uncle John Bennett is very sick.
DR., Hlffman OF Belle Plaine, is
ending i'm.
Edwin Mo Ht went to Caldwell last
Friday, W &c il he could get work in
The Rock Island round house at that
place.
People's voice., 1899-12-14
White School,

Uncle Abby Byler and wife recently
returned from Missouri where they
mad been 10 visit Henry White who
moved from here last spring. We
hear they did not like that part OF
Jne country.
Our teacher, Ralph FaurOt. intends
having an exhibition Saturday night
before Christmas. A lively time is
expected.
The Ladies Aid Society of Portland,
intend giving Bazaar and oyster
supper 10 Fl DOnahue's hall Wedes-
day night, December 2Oth. Articles
for sale, both useful and ornamental.
for man. woman and child.
Why run so, Ed? Did you think
you saw ghost, with a brOomstick
in hand, at the hall door? Ha, ha.
People's voice., 1899-12-14

School under the supervision OF
Prof. Armstrong Is progressing finely.
Mayneld has a splendid school.
/ ]. H Martin is putting upa 6ne
front To his dwelling wnicn makes 4
great improvement Ia It's appearance.
The NV A .leId thairannual cleo
tion Of officers last Monday night,
December llrh, and elected the fol
lowing officers for the ensuing year:
VIC, R. Fl. Badrr clerk. r. Il
Alexander; blGker, J. 2. Threlfal;
escort, A.A PAISLEY: directors, W. Fl.
Simmons. J. A Anderson. John Felt.
The M.W.A. is in good shape and
ready for business the following year
Meeting second and fourth Monday
nights in the month.
People's voice., 1899-12-14
OUR COUNTY
NEWS WRITER'S
AnSOn.

delayed Letter.
Ezra Bratcher and family have arrived
in our midst from Kentucky.
Our hunters returned from their hunt
and report fine time and much fun. If
we are to Judge from the amount OF
game they returned with they certainly
did have good time.
Family reunions were held at Grand
pa Moons aud S. V. Beals on Thanks
giving day. We understand at both
places they had very enjoyable time.
The Free Will Baptists are holding a
revival at Anson. Rev. Van Werner is
assisting Brother Simpson. We hope
this meeting may be the means of bring
ing many souls to labor in the Masters
vineyard.
The carpenters have commenced erect
ing Mr.. Seitz's elevator. This will be
quite an addition to our city.
A very enjoyable time was had on
Thanksgiving at the Mystic Valley
school house. Miss Edna Gift, the
teacher, planned all old-time celebration
with a big dinner, to which the Elkhart
school, taught by B. A. Earhart, was
invited. Children and parents from both
districts did ample justice to the good
things under which the table groaned. Al
ter dinner the schools entertained the
audience with appropriate exercises,
making both old and young feel thank
full that they were present on this occa-
sion. Both communities should be
proud of their schools and of the hearty
good will which tley enter in, in making
a good time for young and old.
Miss Nellie Lindsey spent her Thanks
giving with her parents.
Miss Anna Newland closed her school
west of Conway Springs and spent her
Thanksgiving vacation at home, and
visiting friends.
People's voice., 1899-12-14
Portland.

Seems as though KlOndike is COM
ing down to spend Xmas with Us.
The Ladies Aid Society will have a
fair, and oyster supper in Portland
ball Wednesday evening, December
Goth. Every body invited to attend.
A literary program will also be
rendered.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phil Horn of TOnka-
wa, are visiting relatives aid friends
in this vicinity.
Miss Anna Trebb received a lovely
silk handkerchief which her brother
Leslie, who is a member Of the 32nd
U.S.V and who is now at Manila,