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The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-02
Missions After the Hnr,

The officers of foreign missionary
societies look for new opportunities Of
religious work as one result of the re-
cent war. Through lack Of mutual
understanding, it has sometimes hap
pened that one missionary o~rganiza.
tlon mas entered a field already occu-
pied by another. Such a proceeding
involves a waste of energy, and some
times a to unpleasant differences.
10 avoid anything Of this kind, a
conference was recently held of the
secretaries Of foreign missionary So
cleties OF Protestant denominations to
consider the wisest distribution of
work in Cuba, Porto Rico and the
philippine and Caroline Islands: The
purpose of the conference was to n
able each society to assume RESPONSE
Dllity for certain parts of the territory,
and to arrange for a certain measure
OF cooperation. For instance, it is
intended that there shall be a kind of
bureau Of information, to study the
conditions which exist and to commun-
icate to each society the facts which
it needs to know for the most effective
work in it's chosen field.
1t was found that seven mission
boards are ready to Engage in work in
Cuba, three In Porto Rico, three in the.
Philippine Islands, and one, the Amer
lean board, wishes to resume it's work
in the Caroline Islands at the earliest
opportunity. The Presbyterians, Bap-
lists and Methodists-North and
South; the Congregationalists, United
Brethren, Episcopalians and Friends
are represented in this movement.
1t is assumed hat whatever form Of
government may be established in the
islands hitherto under the sovereignty
of Spain, religious liberty will be
guaranteed, and it is intended that the
preaching Of the gospel of peace shall
follow as quickly and as widely as pos
sible the distressing ravages of war.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-02
Prtckly Lettuce.

One of our worst weeds is Prickly
Lettuce, an illustration of which we
publish on this page. On the Pacific
Coast the plant is known quite WIDE
ly as Chinese Lettuce, under the mis-
apprehension that ii came from China.
1t is in reality q native of Europe. 1t
Is not known at what date 1t was
brought to America, as it probably cb-
tanned a foothold here long before it
was nc-iced by officials competent TO
determine it's character. 1t seems to
have been first observed in Massacnu-
sets in 1868. Thence it made its way
quickly westward, being able to spread
rapidly on account of having an awned
seed that can travel long distances be-
fore the wind. 1t is now spread all
over the country. When it gets into
the grain fields it sometimes entirely
smothers the grain.
This plant grows from one to six
feet high, branches laterally, as shown
in the cut. The flowers are yellow.
The plant has a milky juice and by
some has been mistaken for a milk
weed" Its production of seed is very
prolific, a single plant having been
known to produce over 5000 seeds. The
eradication is very difficult, on account
of some characteristics of the plant. 1t
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-02
A Ind
Bret I1arte in Harper's Week.!

The other morning a strong tug tied
up at one Of the New London wharves.
Half a dozen United States army Off
GERS in full uniform drove down in
carriages and went out on the wharf,
says the New London Day. Their car
riages were followed by several others,
without occupants. Each driver was
in full livery and the vehicles were
gayly decorated. The empty ones con-
tanned dainty cushions.
The army officers hustled about as
the tug made a landing. They looked
as though they were going to see the
prince of Wales with his broken leg.
When the vessel was securely tied
up and the gangplank run out, mem
bers of an ambulance corps began car
rying out other men on stretchers. The
poor fellows wan faces showed they
had suffered the ravages Of fever and
perhaps of starvation.
One of the army officers who wore a
star On his shoulder along with some
other insignia, with a great show of
kindly and sympathetic interest, adj
vanced and said to the ambulance
men:
Here, put the gentlemen right into
these carriages, and they will soon be
placed in comfortable beds, in real
houses, where they will have the best
of medical attendance. Sec that moth
ing is lacking for their comfort and
convenience. When they are able to
eat what they want spare no expense.
Quail on toast is not too good for them
for the great American people know
how to be generous"
At these words three or four mem
bers of the ambulance corps dropped
dead and the litter they were carrying
fell to the wharf. The sick maj was
rolled out upon the hard planning and
it was observed that he wore portions
of the uniform Of a United States sol
der.
The officer who had spoken, noticing
this, looked very much surprised.
why, there must be some mistdIe
here" he exclaimed. WHO are these
men?"
One of the ambulance corps men
who was still alive saiutod -feebly ana
said:
''These are sick American soldier.
from Camp Wikotf. sir!"
"hTe devil they arc!' yelled Sur
geon General r. Tape Fraud Of the
United States army. Il thought they
were Spanish prisoners. Here, lieu
tenant, tell those carriage drivers we
don't need their vehicles. And you,
sergeant" to the ambulance man,
take these fellows out TO Plum island
or any old place and set tham ashore
wherever you can make n I1nding with
out sinking more than ore or two yes
sells. I'll have some Old army tents
sent out there as oon as | can yet a
requisition through, and also some
bareback and bacon and 4 few barrels
of quinine if there is any left cvcr from
the supply sent to Cuba for Skaters
army"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-02

The French army staff has fallen
under such reproach in consequence
of the secret Dreyfus trial and the
scandals which have followed it, that
one of the chief merits of the army.
escapes notice. There is no other Eu-
ropean army in which the poor and
friendlegs private soldier has an equal
chance of rising in the service.
In the English, German, Austrian
and Italian armies the officers are or
dinarily men of education, title or
wealth, who have been favored from
the outset. Private soldiers serve their
time and do not become officers. They
arc commanded by officers who belong
to a higher social class.
In the French army at least one-
third of the officers have risen from
the ranks. Every ~able-bodied man in
France is compelled to serve in the
army, but if he desires to remain with
the colors after his regular period of
military duty, he may hope for pro-
motion and fair play.
HIS 6ADidllo WHY tl6 ARMY Is pup
ular in France. The pride of the
working masses in the nation is graft
fed because they are represented in it
in every grade, and because there is
a fair field for promotion for all sorts
and conditions of men.
The best army for a nation, however,
is not made up of soldiers in barracks
trained to bear arms and withdraw
from peaceful occupations. It is the
great host CT industrious workers who
are not wasting time and losing the
resources &C labor in military duty
during periods OF %unclouded peace.
This army brings prosperity to a ma
ton. 1t opens a free and honorable
field for all talent, and has given to
the world in the great captains of in
-dustry men supreme in intellect, to
whom civilization owes grateful hon.
age as the bcnefactors of mankind.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-02

a colonel i'll u sUu,~~un ,....J over
heard an excited ,,.,.nB MS
rage in furious IroiaLHy. Ile n,A,
red-faced and Zig Of nui,rc. .i..a aceu
a local bully and a Iaw4ltiAe4. and
when the war brcAe cut he vi. given
his choice to enlist III The Amy or
serve a term in Jail.
The colonel was about giving an or
der to suit his case when t.e Jl% lc.-
lows arm was touched ly Il co"llaue,
and a low voice said:
"Please don't talk like that"
Wheeling round with ahota.'r ha.f-
uttered oath, he SAW a rtd .lceAet
boy looking into his IA e.
Il beg your pardon, l.itIe p.ety."
he said. 81 didn't know you 49, acre.
and he walked away. @pp&r .;3y 44orc
ashamed than if an officer h.ts : l1Acea
him.
The short but influential life Of this
lad-"Little Piety'- in tho army was
told a generation ago. among the
other pathetic stories Of tie VIZ or
81.
The fair, delicate youth. ba7,cgcd
and pestered at fist ry rs fellow
privates, became tho flyUr..f Of his
regiment, by his brave s|o9l~Css ani
his amiable ways. In his character
religion was some thin" more shan an
adjective, and The nicEns'1o n. mon
gave him in jest remained Is his babe
Of respect and affection.
At a reunion Of his rc ,'mont. not
long since, the colonel. in hi. addres3
to his few surviving comrades. yecalln /
many vanished aD,c # TIE oil mus
ter roll, and said at last. II woador ii
you are thinking Of Tho o~n member
who was nearest to AL hearts
eve know who you mean" ina mon
answered. I'VE shall never forge,
Little Piety.'
The colonel repeated Nie tale, old
but always welcome. Gf th0'r Grst pra7i
field engagement. where Tho slender
young soldier, detailed on re9r DUTY
begged to be sent 20 the front with
the boys" and obtained n roluc.7n'
consent; of the terrible hettlp aud the
after-scene of human waste AMI death
the sadness of which TO life is Ions
enough to ~outgrow."
On the slope Of a s'oe7 ridge skir'-
ing one side of the field lay a row CT
dead and dying men moved down in
the rush Of a heroic charge: and near
the head Of the line. with his white,
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-02

Pure religion and indebted before
God and the Father is this: to visit
the fatherless and widows in their
affection, and to keep himself I'M
spotted from the world. James i. 81.
We know that the word trans
lated religion means outward SER
vice" 1t does not refer to the mans
belief, but to the way in which it
ought to be shown. There are various
forms of worship whereby Christians
display their faith. Religious rit-
ual has many shapes. These
give prominence to, one feature
or another of our Greed, ac-
cording to the mind Of the worship
er. st. James does not here trouble
himself about these. They may legiti-
mately differ. Whatever. they may be,
he points to that which should always
mark the outcome of our faith, and
is "undefled before God and the
Father" The true notes of our out
ward Christian service or observance
are sympathy" and purity" These
are required by God of all, and they
are illustrated by a mans visitation
of widows and fatherless in their at
Fiction, and also by a keeping of him
self unspotted from the world.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-02
Sword, Spurs and Saddle.

High over the arches of the nave of
Tie cathedral of Canterbury hang a
sword, grurs and worn saddle, coated
with the dust OF ages. They belonged
10 the Black Prince, and as the strang-
cr looks at them, the meaning and
purpose Of the old age of chivalry in
England grow real to him In the per-
son of this traditional embodiment of
all that is noblest in English royalty.
Near Canterbury are twelve aims
houses and a large tract of farm land.
set aside for their support in the tenth
century. In the midst is a church built
rear to a we'll of medicinaT waters.
and the ancient brass cup is still pre-
zcryed in which the beadsmen were
enioired TO offer the healing water to
every passer-by in token of their graf
ituGe to God for His mercy to them.
! he story of this gracious charity, ex-
isting for eight centuries, is made real
by the actual sight of the ancient
houses. the church and the cup.
CurTuglish cousins know the value
Of actual re,ics-things which can be
seen and handled-in strengthening
the faith and reverence of men in the
history and traditions of the past.
Observation-Disclosures too Indifferent
to such aids to patriotism-have begun
to cherish such of their ancient houses,
pictures and documents as still re-
main.
In doing this it is we'll to remember
that we in u time should prepare to
furnish aids to history. The sword of
the man who fell before Santiago, the
photograph of the trenches in which
he worked in an intoierable heat and
died like a hero. will be precious TO
the American Of a hundred wears
hence. Many a boy or girl can collect
treasul es. easily obtained today, that
viii be Of inestiplable value hereafter,
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-02
Draining Muck.

The great value of these soils when
properly reclaimed has led European
farmers and investigators to devote
much attention to their utilization, and
increased attention is being directed to
the same subject in this country, says
the annual report of the department OF
Agriculture. The salt marshes, espe-
cially along the New England coast,
nave been extensively used for many
years for the production of forage, and
in many cases expensive and elaborate
systems of reclamation have been car
ried out on them. Reclaimed swamp
or muck soils are being extensively
utilized in Michigan, Ohio, and other
regions for the production of celery
and onions, for which they seem to be
peculiarly adapted. Several of the cX-
pertinent stations, notably those OF
wisconsin, Indiana and Michigan, have
undertaken to study the best means of
retaining such soils. While the con-
ditions vary considerably in different
cases and each soil may present some
peculiar conditions of its own, the gen.
RASipASS AN pA oSiiNOo ~ HAN
same for all this class of soils. Thor
ough drainage is the first essential.
Ihls is not only necessary for the pur-
pose of removing the excess of water,
but to allow the free circulation of air
in the soil, in order that the poisonous
compounds which are usually present
may be oxidized and thus rendered
harmless on1 fhak Abo n-oooecnc nf do.
composition and notification so neces-
sary in this class of soil may be set up.
The drainage is best accomplished at
nrst by e of open bitches at fire.
quent intervals. Muck soils settle
greatly when drained, and if tiles are
laid in the soft muck they will rise to-
ward the surface, and thus become in
effective. Draining is most effective
when carried out gradually and the soil
should not be allowed to dry out too
quickly, since its mechanical condition
may be thus injurlously affected, its alb
sorptive power for water in many cases
is almost completely destroyed, and the
decomposition of the organic matter
greatly retarded. After the soil has
become firm tiles may be laid, espe-
cially if collars are used. The Indiana
station has shown that in case of the
black soils of that state, which are
probably representative Of a class, tile
drainage is effective only when the
sand and gravel which underlie such
soils are tapped. By sinking in this
underlying layer of sand or gravel a
series of wells which are connected
with tile at the depth at which it is de-
sired to maintain the water level. the
soils may probably be thoroughly
drained without difficulty.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-02

1t is the road we are travelling, the
everyday tread of our lives, which de-
cides our moral and spiritual quality.
The ends which we propose to our
selves are but points in u lives,
whose life itself is made up by the
means we take to further them. All
neglect Of these means, all indifference
to them, all undue haste to get through
them, or to brush them aside as tire
some or unimportant, must therefore
be fatal to the value Of life and the
growth Of character.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-02

girlish face turned up to the sky, we
found Little Piety."
THE boys would not bury him in
the battle trench, but made and mark
ed his grave under a llve-oak by itself,
and sung over 1t the tune he loved: !
Must Jesus bear the cross alone
Several years later l was far from
homo, staying at a city hotel, and one
day had a caller-a large, well-dress-
ed and handsome business man, who
asked me IL l remembered him. / did
not.
You remember Little Piety?'
"'Yes.'
And the big ruflan who Joined
your regiment to keep out of Jail, and
whom the boy rebuked for swearing?
Eyes
Well, here Is what is left of that
same rufian. l went into the army a
desperate, and came out a man-and
Little Plety's gentle influence opened
the way for me to do it,"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-02
what tho Bullet SANG,

o, joy of creation,
To be!
o, rapture TO fly
And be free
Be the battle lost or won.
Though Its smoke shah hide the sun
l shall find my love-the one
Born for me!
l shall know him where he stands
All alone,
With the power in his hands
not o'erthrown;
] shall know him by his face.
BY his godlike front n grace,
! shall hold him for a space
All my own!
1t is he-O, my Lowell
So bold!
1t is I-all thy owe
Foretoldi
1t is. Q, love. what bliss!
Dost thou answer 20 my kls27
All, sweetheart, what is this7
Lieth there
So cold!
Bret Harte in I~Iarper's Weekly, Isl
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-02
Benefts of Spraying.

Readers of the Farmers Review
have frequently had their attention
called to the necessity and advantage
OF spraying, but We doubt if a great
many appreciate it fully. Only those
that have continuously sprayed can
comprehend the possibilities of the
process. During the season just past
H. M. Dunlap, a horticulturist we'll
known to many of our readers, made
some comparative tests on spraying
pears. The variety sprayed was the
Keifer. The work was done in such a
manner that a part of the trees left n
sprayed were a very effective CHECK"
on the whole process. The results
showed most conclusively the good re-
suits obtained by the process. The
pears on the unsprayed trees were very
scabby and some of them poorly or ir-
regularly developed. The pears on the
sprayed trees were well-formed, we'll
developed and free from scab. Both
kinds were exhibited as an object les
son at the last meeting OF the Central
Illinois Horticultural society. The
foliage of the trees also showed the
effects of spraying. On the unsprayed
trees the leaves fell early, and on the
sprayed trees held on till the fruit had
received the full benefit of their func-
tons. This is n of the best results
of spraying. AS the fruit buds ere
formed a year previous to their fruit
age, anything that hurts the foliage
one year will hurt the fruit the next
year, as the fruit buds will be either
poorly developed or not developed at
all. Every mar that has even a small
orchard should have a spraying outfit.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-02

ened policy of the State Board Of Hor-
tlculture OF California in continuing
the breeding in confinement of these
predaceous beetles long after any APP
parently urgent necessity for such
work had disappeared in California,
and for the prompt courtesy of the
board in placing living specimens at
his disposal.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-02

working in opposite directions around
the branch, at first just beneath the
bark, afterward %(probably after the
first year, entering the hard wood"
The remedies for this species are the
same as for the round-headed borer
with the extra %precaution that the
larger branches also be protected by
the wash applied. = =
Note.-A third species of Saperda
(fayi), has similar habits and is like
ly to attack apple and similar Guilt
waited pomaceous trees, but is thus far
known only on thorns.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-02
Newspaper correspondents in Berlin

Newspaper correspondents in Berlin
report that Denmark is beginning to
retaliate upon Germany for the expul-
sion of King Christians subjects from
Northern Schleswig. The activity Of
the Prussian government since these
evictiOns began has been unparalleled.
Hundreds Of persons-men, women and
children of all ages-have been forced
to give up their homes and fee over
the frontier into the northern peninsu-
la. Germany, however, is not invul-
nerable, and the Danes know it. The
Danish press is urging the striking of
a blow at German trade. Denmark inn
ports from Germany goods to the value
of not less than $685. 00 900 annually,
more than half as much as from all the
rest of the world. Danes are urged to
stop the importation of German manu-
features, and the temper of the people
is favorable to the proposition. An as
ISOLATION of merchants has been form
ed in Copenhagen, the members Of
which are pledged to buy nothing that
is imported from Germany. The threat
is not lost on Germany. Berlin mer-
chants are tremendously stirred up
over the prospect of losing so good a
customer. Already Prince Hohenlohe,
the imperial chancellor, has received
scores of communications-some of
them numerously-signed petitions
begging that the persecution of the
Schleswig Danes may be forbidden.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-02

Let us beware of losing Il enthus-
iasm. Let us ever glory in something,
and strive to retain our admiration for
something that would ennoble and in.
terest us in all that would enrich and
beautify our lives.-Phillips Brooks.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-02
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL
4~0JLsVILLE, XIV. NEW YORK. N. p.

Nothing but wheat; what you might
call a sea OF wheat" is what was said
by a lecturer speaking of Western Can
ada. For particulars as to routes,
railway fares, etc, apply to SUI
perintendent of immigration, Depart
ment Interior, Ottawa, Canada, or to
w. H. Rogers, Watertown, S. D..
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-02

It's positively cruel to keep up the
Jokes at the expense of the dude when
he isn't capable Of understanding
them.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-02
CAMPFIRE SKETCHES.
GOOD SHORT STORIES FOR
THE VETERANS.

An Ohlcer's Bad Blunder-A Fable
which illustrates tho Present Popular
FeelIng-Tho Favorlte of the Regl-
ment.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-02

A clever mot of Lord Rosebery's is
repeated by Miss de Forest in the Ba-
a At a dinner, not long ago, some
one asked the owner Of Eolus and
prime minister what memory was.
Memory" replied Lord Rosebery, lis
the feeling that steals over us when we
listen to our friends original stories"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-02

A man never fully understands the
meaning of court costs until he has
been the defendant in a breach of
promise suit.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-02

The constant duty of every man to
his fellow is to ascertain his W pow
ers and special gifts; and to strength
en- them for the help of others.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-02

Is SO deeply rooted that on fair soil 1t
is almost impossible to pull it up. To
cut 1t off with a moving machine or
even with a scythe is impractical, as
the stump sends out new shoots that
soon flower and bear seeds. Where
land is badly infested it may be used
for hoed crops or often for pastur-
age, especially Of sheep. The plants
must not in any case be allowed to go
to seed.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-02

1t sometimes happens that when a
man arrives at home at about 2 a. M,
and his wife tells him to go straight
upstairs to bed, she is asking the
impossible.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-02

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