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The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-03-01

1AR VI SoO
The great annual feast OF, the Swazis,
of South Africa, is known as the Ind
wala. This takes place in the January
moon, when the mealies and pumpkins
are large enough to eat. 1t lasts for
three days and is taken part in by
the whole nation. The king and his
Indunas assemble in the sacred kra2l,
which is hedged round with thick
bushes to protect it from the vulgar
gaze. A wide circle of some 5000 war
riors in their magnificent full dress
surrounds the kraal, and effectually
prevents intrusion, When all is ready
a black OK, specially reared for the oc-
casion, is liberated in the kraal, and
as it dashes into the larger arena the
king strikes it three times with a thin
wand. The beast has to run the
gauntlet of two rows of naked young
warriors, whose part is to capture it
with their hands alone, bring it back
to the sacred ring and hold it to earth
while one of the headmen makes a
cash in it's side and extracts the gall.
The same official cuts off about two
ounces of flesh from the back of the
neck, cooks it, cuts it in two, and, with
a pair of tongs, places one piece in
the kings mouth. His majesty chews
it, and spits it out towards the east,
whereupon the assembled chiefs and
warriors raise a shout that makes the
earth tremble. The second portion the
king spits out toward the west, and the
yell is repeated. Next comes the cere-
mony of washing the king. Some days
before the Indwala takes place one of
the headmen has been dispatched to
the coast, and brings back with him
four calabashes filled with salt water
and sealed. These are now opened
and the salt water is poured upon the
king, who is in a state of nudity, ex-
~traordlnary care being taken that no
portion of his majesty's body is left
untouched by the water. The idea is,
of course, that in cleansing the king
the nation will be freed of all it's
troubles. On the evening of. the first
day the carcass of the slain OK is Who'll
ly devoured by the little sons of the
warriors, and the skeleton and other
remains are afterwards burned to
ashes and scattered. On the last day
of the Indwala the king takes one OF
the empty calabashes in his hand, and
advancing towards his army drawn UP
before the royal kraal, throws it into
the midst of his warriors. The un-
lucky man whom it chances to strike
is doomed from that day, and if his
death does not occur naturally within
a year of that date, means are taken
to hasten his end.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-03-01

A unique and beautiful gift was pre-
scented to Louis XIV. of France by a
Genoeset Gianetino Sameria. It was a
pearl weighing a hundred grains, and
had been brought from the Indies by
one of this gentleman's relatives. But
the most striking part of the matter
was not its weight, but its form. It
was the exact shape of the torso of a
man from the neck to the knees. Sa-
meria had the pearl mounted in so ar
tistic a manner that it was the wonder
of the French court. The pearl vas
utilized for the body of an armed war
rior. The head and arms were Of
hammered gold, tackled to the pearl in
gold nails. The casque and plumes
were also made of gold and set with
diamonds. The cloak and sash were
of gold enameled in blue with gold
feur de lis scattered over it; the legs
from the knees down were of gold;
the lance was of gold with a single
diamond for it's head shaped to a point.
Three large diamonds form a perfect
1eur de lis, and are surrounded by a
gold crown, set with diamonds, leaving
a small fleur de lis ON top. An angel,
also made of hammered gold, and car
rying a trumpet in one hand, supports
the large 1eur de lis and crown with
the other. The trophies lying on the
pedestal are a drum set with diamonds,
a c%uirass, buckler another casque, a
turban, a banner with a diamond for
the head of the staff, a bow and an ar
row with a diamond point, and a saber
and gun. Thirty-two large diamonds,
rubies and topazes in alienation form
the border of the pedestal, which is
supported by four gold sphinxes.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-03-01
IN THE ODD CORNER.
QUEER AND CURIOUS THINGS
AND EVENTS.

Curious Animal That Attacks Horses
and Ate Up a Live Bulldog-High
Feast OF the Swazis-Queerest Pearl
Ever Found.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-03-01

French women have the privilege Of
being enrolled as Freemasons, and, in
deed, if thy choose, they can join a
lodge open to both sexes, which has
for Grand Mistress a lady named
Madame George Matip. The Mixed
Lodge is only some six years old, and
already tnumbers 200 members, two
thirds of these being INT Per-
haps one inducement for French wom-
en- to become. Freemasons is that they
are entitled to wear the same gay in
sigma, although their alleged eason
is that it prevents husband and wife
from drifting apart.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-03-01

unusually plentiful this winter. This
will mean some rare shooting during
the autumn, when air and sky, forest
and mountain, will all unite in adding
to the hunters joy. Deer make their
home in the mountains, and turkeys
are abundant. The partridge marks
all sections for his own. Down on the
bottoms skirting the Pigeon, French,
Broad and Swannanoa rivers woodcOck
are numerous. The adventurous hun
ter who has al appetite for bear meat
a find it up in the Smoky and Bal
sam mountains, and in the neighbor-
hood of Waynesville, twenty-eight
miles west of Asheville.
The fisherman can we'll contest the
grOund-or the Waters-with the hunt
er. Richmond creek, near Waynes-
Vile, has plenty of trout to tempt the
devotee of rod and fly.
From the days of John Sewer and
Davy Crockett till now Tennessee has
held out many attractions to the hunt
er. Partridge are plentiful about Chat
tanooga. This progressive city will be
reached early in ones visit to the state,
whether one enters from the north or
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-03-01
A Curious Animal.

Winsted (Conn.) special New York
World: A strange wild animal is
prowling around near Norfolk. Rich
ard Collins saw the "critter'' by moon
light, and this is how it impressed
him: Long spotted body, immense
head, short legs, and ~far-reaching tail.
Timid folk in this section of the coun-
try haven't felt so V since the
"Winsted wild man" was abroad in the
land two years ago. There are several
weird circumstances marking the ar
rival of this latest terror. In the first
place it was seen neal the Sparkling
Bushes Thereafter it was flushed
by duck hunters in the fens near Doo-
little pond. Collins, who saw it
first" was driving into Norfolk last
evening when he caught sight of the
beast cantering through the meadows.
He whipped up his horse until it was
almost uncomfortable, but in spite of
his speed, the animal overlook him and
sprang upon his horse, attempting to
fasten it's teeth in the trotter's neck.
The horse reared and shook the beast
off. A second spring was also foiled,
and then the beast discovered Collins
bulldog under the wagon. The dog
had not been saying a word. The dog
was apparently just what the stranger
was looking for, and in a minute the
two were fighting for life. AS Collins
drove away the sounds of the battle
came to him, and he noted with sor-
row that his pet dog was doing most
of the yelling. Collins went back to
the scene this> morning. There was
part of a dead dog in the ditch, and
the carcass looked as if it had beer
easy work for the victor. 1t is thought
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-03-01

The following letter appeared in the
Civil and Military Gazette Of the 21st
inst: Copy of a letter addressed to a
Hindu father in Lahore, asking for the
hand of his daughter. To Babu .(means
an educated native who reads and
writes English), Paternal (sic), father
of Miss -. Dear Sir-It is with a
faltering penmanship that / write to
have communication with you about
the prospective condition of your dam
sci offspring. For some remote time
to past.a secret passion has firing my
bosom internally with loving for your
daughter. l have navigated every
channel in the magnitude of MY extern
sive jurisdiction to cruelty smother the
growing love knot that is being con-
structed in my w%ithinside, but the hui
mid lamp of affection, trimmed by Gu
pid's productive hand, still nourishes
my love-sickened heart. Needless
would it be for me to numerically tx
temporize the great conf1agration that
has been generated in my head and
heart. During the. region of rightness
my intellectual Uranium has been n
tangled in thoughtful attitude after my
beloved consort. Nocturnal slumber-
lessness has been the infrmity which
has besieged my now degenerate con-
stitution. My educational capabilities
have abandoned me, and / here now
cling to those lovely long tresses Of
your much coveted daughter, like a
mariner shipwrecked on the rock Of
love. AS to my scholastic caliber, I
was recently elected from the Calcutta
university-(and no wonder if his
spelling and English was such as is
contained in the letter.. 1 am now mas
tfcating and will make a move as soon
as | perceive the business of life is a
little laxative. l am of a lofty and
original lineage and of independent in
comes, and hoping that having debated
this proposition to your pregnant mind
you will concordantly c~orroborate in
e~spousing your female progeny to- my
tender bosom, and thereby acquire me
into your family circle.-Your dutiful
son-in-law."
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-03-01
HUNTING in The SOUTHERN STATES

Rogersville, Greeneville and Johnson
City. A narrow-gauge road runs from
Johnson City through a wildly pic
turesque region, to Roam mountain.
Mountain streams go leaping over
rocks and their waters sing a per-
petual invitation to the angler. Trout
are plentiful in these streams. Lin
vile river, one of them, is famous for
it's speckled beauties. One can reach
it by a ten-mile drive from Cranberry
on this narrow-gauge road. This
mountain retreat, if anything SO swift
as this river can be called a retreat,
is $500 feet above the seat. 1t is in
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-03-01
How the Mayor Improved a Statue.

. 80. - .&. .'
Even France, the land of art, has it's
Dogberrys. A few weeks ago a French
sculptor shipped a bronze statue of
General LIE Flo to a little town called
Quimper, where it was set up and
yelled to await the day on which it
vas to be presented formally. The
wise mayor of the town examined it
critically and decided that it could be
improved vastly. So he set a few work
men to the task, and when the sculptor
arrived he had the great pleasure of
finding that his beautiful gilt bronze
statue had been secured neatly with
emery and was shining like the brass
on a man-of-war. A tasteful frame OF
wood had been put around the marble
pedestal, and as, unfortunately, the
local artisan had made it too small,
and to accommodate this, the coat
tails and feet of most of the figures on
the pedestal had been cut off.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-03-01

From tidewater to mountains there
is much good sport to be had in Vir-
ginia. There are partridge, turkeys,
rabbits and deer, and the sportsman is
sure to have an enjoyable outing.
Leaving Washington, a journey of but
a few hours brings one within sound
of partridge. 1t may happen that the
land the CHEEKY call comes from is
posted against shooting, but a small
fee is usually sufficient to gain permits
sion to hunt over it, and very often
even this will not be necessary, for the
traditional hospitality Of Virginians is
usually too generous to Withstand a
request to enjoy the privilege of a
hunt, says the Washington Post.
Buckingham and Appomattox head
the list of deer counties, because of the
plentiful food and the coverts provid-
ed by the underground. Turkeys are
also abundant in these counties. Oc-
c~asionally a bear, besides turkey and
deer, are found between Danville and
Richmond. Ducks attract the sports
man at Morehead City, while about
Oxford, N. c., and GAINESVILLE, Va,
woodcock are plentiful. At the lat
ter place the Dan and Staunton unite
to form the Roanoke, and their sedgy
flats abound in wild fowl. Deer shoot
ing is also to be had near GAINESVILLE
and at Soudan. Indeed, deer live in
m,Ach of the territory skirting the riv-
ers of Eastern Virginia and Eastern
Carolina,
For partridge North Carolina has
long been famous. These swift-winged
birds, the delight of the sportsman, are
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-03-01

The ordeaI's fatal trumpet sounded,
And sad and pale Adelgitha came,
When forth a valiant champion bound
ed,
And slew the slanderer of her fame.
She wept, delivered from her danger;
But when he knelt to claim her glove
Seek not. she cried, HOh! gallant
stranger,
For hapless Adelgitha's love.
TOR he is in a foreign far land
Whose arms should now have set me
free;
And a 4..ust wear the willow garland
For him that's dead or false to me-
NAV; say not that his faith is tainted!
He raised his visor-at the Sign.
S. q fell into his arms and tainted; Z
1t was indeed her own true knight!
Thomas Campbell.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-03-01

Mrs. Noter (to her husband, who has
just come upstairs)-I heard an awful
thump in the fiat below a moment ago.
What do you suppose it could have
been? Mr., Noter (easily)-Oh, I heard
he woman's husband raising his voice
as I came by. I fancy his wife's coun-
tenance fell. You know what a heavy
face she has!-New York World.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-03-01

that the animal may be the one that
has been seen several times of late in
Parsons Hollow 1t has been known
to come into the farm yards in that
vicinity and steal chickens in broad
daylight. 1t has been shot at several
times, but no one has been able to hit
it in the right spot.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-03-01

fowl find this mild climate a very COM
Portable one for a long stop in their
flight from the lakes to the gulf. AS
for partridge they can be raised around
nearly any of the towns on the line
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-03-01
The Field is Ripe for the Guns of
the Northern SpOrtsmen.

south, and it commands a region as
interesting to the sportsman as the
investor. Along the Tennessee river,
in the fall and winter, there is some
fi1st-class duck shooting. These water
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-03-01

of the Chattanooga to Knoxville.
Among these towns are Sanford, Rice
vile, Athens, Sweetwater, Concord
and Wright, and on beyond Knoxville
at all the towns on the Bristol branch.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-03-01
PRrnleXinE

From Town Topics; Tallor-1s your
master in? Servant-Sure I do know.
He said if you caught him In he'd be
out, and now I'm puzzled to tell which
he is.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-01
NEWS OF THE COLLEGES.
HARVARD.

Cambridge Mass Nov 80 (SpeciaD-The Law
renee Scientific School has sent out circular ex-
planning the recent regulation of the Faculty OF
Arts and Sciences by which students may obtain
the degrees of both Bachelor OF Arts and Science
in five wears. The amount OF time required Is
shortened by one year.
The financial statement of the Harvard cooper
ative Society. which has just been made public
shows that the society is rapidly increasing the
amount Of its business in spite of the vigorous op-
position TO 1t by Cambridge storekeepers Ihe CO.
operative store Is able to undeTse the other stores
in Cambridge which deal in students supplies. so
that il enjoys practical monopoly of the student
trade The store is patronized by outsiders as well
as by students of Harvard and Radcliffe, ana II
seems probab BILE that the opposition against 1t on
this account will force the directors to limit the
privileges of the store to the students Last year
Sc 80 was paid in dividends to members The to-
tai receipts of the society for the year lSsS-sOO
s9Os s2s 56. or this 5000 during the ses-
sion OF the Cuban Summer School
Harvard is about to receive nineteen out OF nS
original manuscripts which the Egyptian Fund So
cety plans 20 send to America. These papyri. or
scrolls. written in the GrEco-Roman age
ana have been in the hands of English scholars at
among the manuscripts many of Homers writings,
poems by Sappho, of the Emperor Hadrian' $
letters and portion of Johns Gospel Although
this last is not supposed TO be the original writing
codices from which the English version was taken
Heinrich Conried has agreed to come to Cam
bridge with his German stock company to present
another classic German play under the auspices of
helm ha- been selected, and win be given in
Sanders Theatre on January 2.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-01
PHILLIPS AND HIS CORN DEAL.
HE FIGURES HE MADE BETWEEN $4,000
AND ss9O,co0-How THE SCHEME
WAS WORKED.
WAS WORKED.

Chicago. Nov 30 (SpecisD.-Successful in ms
corn corner TO the extent OF about S3ooeo'
George II. Phillips the young bull leader VINO
until wednesday the principal object OF at
tention on the Board Of Trade, mas resolved
hereafter 10 conine his efforts 10 a stralght
commission business. For the first time in the
ten years he has been on Change Mr. Phiillps
was not on the floor to-day. He was in MS once
second floor of the Rialto Building, instead
visiting friends. opening letters from all sources
containing everything. from proposal from a
Young woman in Duluth to marry him on sight.
70 an offer from a rich New-Yorker 10 stake him
in anything he might undertake. be it another
corn corner or a poker game. When asked what
ne MADE. he said;
How much did / make on the deal! Wen:
figure I had 1.500O0 bushels OF cash corn VI
this amount S0o.O00 bushels has been soia al , an
average profit Of two cents bushei' IilS ilaAe
Sl6ON The other 100000 bushels, whlch Is
not sold is salable on basis OF TO-DAY price
Al an average profit Of one cent bushel; TINS
makes 81 o00 which. added 10 the other, makes
S23 600 for my cash stuff Now hgure on me
OF 100000 bushels which liquidated. on TINS
there was an average profit of seven cents a
bushel which netted me $lO0O0 The total
now is Sl2Son 80,
Strangely. the greater part OF the prohts Oh @ lne
deal was the result of scalping operations l con
ducted on the side, while the corner was IN
progress on all the strong spots ] sold. ana
bought il hack on the breaks and IN TINS manner
l,ro,,gt, i'm amounts which will make the total
pain through me deal between S2JOOOO and
100000.
Now as TO who was back of me in my opera
lions First let il be stated emphatically that
no CbicaCoans were supporting me. Next, VIII
take credit for having done 1t all alone-alone
inasmuch as / had no adviser In anything uio'
Daniel Hill Of Morris. who Is Weailhg ldhu
owner is nv partner He owns a halt interest
in the firm of George H. Phillips Co he put
up much Of the money which was behlhu tne
deal One other person was interested. HIS
name l am not at liberty 10 tell, but he also put
nm considerable money; yet he didn't make
cent out of the operations.
Although Mr. Phillips said this third person
was not a Chicagoan. and would not tell his
name II is generally understood that he is John
Cooper.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-01
pARNARD COLLEGE NOTES.

useful innovation has been introduced 10 sur
nIeuent the study OF history at Barnard. ="
courses in ancient. medieval and modern his'O''
will now be Illustrated by means of an elec'Il0
lantern to cast upon the classroom walis re"' =
tions of various slides showing maps. situations -
cities statistical tables portraits. Id carca'u'
inscriptions-in short, anything which WI" 80
10 impress a period or an event on the s'uu. ~
mind The great advantage Of the eieetii0 -
consists of its power TO reflect these picture " -
undarkened room Therefore IL can be useu =! -,
instructor to enforce an idea at any moment -,
ont the customary tedIum of preparation anu ~ ".
students need not be hindered by darkness H
taking notes Professor James Harvey rNoo
who occupies the chair of history at Barha'u' ~
effected the introduction of these lhus'l
which he hopes will be of value to poth s'u"S''S
and instructors by increasing the lucidty anu aus
yatfnq the interest of the discussion OF HISTORICAL
subjects. o,,
Tbe Christian Association of Barnard Coiese
sent Tbanksefyng box filed with donations OF
food clothes and books from the undersrduuateS
to the W est Side College settlement ,o,o+ +io-
Tho first pIay Of the season OF Batnaru GIdihd IT,
will he given By the Basketball SlUb on Decemotr
X In the theatre in Brinckerhon Hal IL IS en-
titled "A Regular Fix. and Is anothef OF the
farces which delight the undefsfaduatS tS even Iii
nerhaps than classical productions The cast viii
incIde Elsa Bergen '02; Louise FNimDdll Uz RUIN
Earle 0o: Clare Howard. 'OS; Anita kahn " Els
beth Kroeber, 'O3; Laura Van Ctse Us. ana rSohoia
The barnard Botanical Club, whose active mem
hers equipped the physiological laboratory IN
Trinckerh0ff Hall at its last meeting elected the
following officers for this year: President, MISS
secretary Miss Ada Watterson; treasurer MISS
Emily
New-York tribune., 1900-12-01
CORNELL.

Ithaca y. Y. Nov 80 (speciaD.-The work of
sitting out men for the Cornell-Columbia debate
team is now under way at the College of OratoTy.
Professor Duncan c. Lee has narrowed the con-
testants down TO twenty, and on December a
ond competition will be held, which will leave eight
successful men. The question TO be debated is
Resolved, That the police forces of all the cities
of New-York State should be placed under State
supervision and control" The eight who win
this debate will constitute the 81 Memorial Stage
from which the members of the debate team Will
be chosen. The debate with Columbia will be held
in New-York this year. II is the second of the
series
The athletic management of Sage College, the
department for women, has decided ac-
cept the challenges received from Syracuse Uni
versity and Elmira College because the basket ball
team has coach. a series of intercass games
will be played, however. 1t is the intention to or
ganize class next spring and have series Of
races by the women on Beebee Lake.
Dates for the class functions of the year have
been announced as follows: Sophomore cotillon
Lyceum Theatre, February g: junior BALL Univer-
sity Cadet Armory February s. sophomore smoker.
January Il: junior smoker. March = Both smokes
will be held in the armory and liquor will be
served.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-01
PEORIA AND PEKIN TERMINAL R4ILW4T

Boston. Nov SO-The Peoria and Pekin Ter
NINA Railway. Incorporated in 1897 has constructed
a steam railway between the cities of Peoria and
Fekin. Ill (en miles apart), which is equipped cleo
trically for the operation Of it's passenger depart
ment. The road has been in operation about eight
months. The first six months showed more than
$4,000 gross receipts from passengers. mail express
and sale of electric power and il is estimated that
the receipts for the remaining six months Of the
fiscal year will bring the total over $1,000, of
which $4,000 will be net earnings. The freight
business about be started is expected TO produce
revenue of Sl0G000 per annum in addition. The
road owns its right of way between the two
cities, and has important traffic arrangements with
the large railroads entering Peoria and Pekn to do
their terminal business in these two places. There
twelve such roads connected with Peoria and
five with Pekin. Coal mines Immediately contigu-
Gus and connected by short track with the COM
panys boiler room permit coal to be dumped be-
fore the furnaces without Fehandling, at cost of
only 80 cents a Peoria is the second largest
city in Illinois, and its manufacturing interests are
large and varied. The enormous plants of the
American Glucose Company and the Whiskey Trust
are there. Pekin is also important manufactur-
ing place, having large whiskey diStng interests.
etc The Terminal Railway has issued 100000 3
per cent first mortgage sinking fund i've to thirty
gold bonds. which are being offered TO in
vestors 43t per cent interest return basis by
+ II. GAY & Co.