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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-01-16
TO FORM COLONY IN
MARINETTE COUNTY,
Promised Exodus of Glass Workers
and Their Families from In
diana to Wisconsin,

La Forte, Ind, Jan. 12.-[Special. i
GLASS workers IN Central Indiana, where
the large industries are located, are form
ulatlng plans for the location of a colony
III Marlnette county, Wis, where it is
proposed to secure control of large tracts
OF land. Threatened labor troubles are
gwen as the reason for the promised exc
dus of the glass workers and their fami-
lies
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-01-16
Insanity is Increasing.

Madison, Wis, Jan. 13.-Secretary NJ.
J. Taffins of the state board of control
says that the increase in the number of
insane in Wisconsin is about 100 year.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-01-16
LEWIS is FINED.
Father Saves His Som from Going to
Prison.

Madison, Wis, Jan. 13.--[Special i
NJ. c.. Lewis, who obtained advance
money on pretended sale of hogs tc
Mayor Hoven and others, two weeks
ago. was fined $50 and costs in the mu-
nicipal court today. His father, who is
a respectable farmer III Sank county
paid his fine and also repaid several
amounts which his son obtained in Bara-
boo. Portage and other places by the
same game
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-01-16

The widening of the east end of the
Strand. London. so long debated, is to
be proceeded with at once.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-01-16
Jacob Hufiln III.

Eau Claire, Wis, Jan IBIS Special !
-EX-Ald. Jacob Humm, an old resident
Of this city, died at Daytona, Fla, where
he went for his health.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-10-04
PREACHED IN sHIRrsLEEvEs.
Kentuckian Thought the Episcopal Pre-
late a Pain Man.

Kentuckian Thought the Episcopal Pre-
late a PIain Man.
Not long ago Bishop Dudley of Ken
lucky went to preach in a little town
IN the western part of the state, where
there are no Episcopal churches, and
only one, in fact, of any other denomi-
nation. The people are unfamiliar
with any but the plainest and most
simple church service and entirely I'M
accustomed to the vestments which the
Episcopal clergy wear. The pastor of
the only church, "a good, conscientious,
narrow minded man, hearing that the
bishop was coming on a certain Sun
day to preach at the courthouse, told
some of the pillars of lis congrega-
ton that he hoped they would not de-
sert their W church to hear the
Episcopal service. On the appointed
Sunday what was the pastors surprise
to notice half of his flock absent, and
upon inquiry he learned that the court
house was thronged with the villag-
ers. The next day he met one of his
chief supporters, whose accustomed
seat had been vacant at the weekly
service, and the pastor questioned him
as to his whereabouts on Sunday. The
man replied that he had gone to hear
Bishop Dudley. What" replied the
clergyman. Desert me to hear that
pompous prelate!" You're mistaken
in the man." answered the culprit.
Bishop Dudley is no pompous pre-
late. He preached in his shirtsleeves."
Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-10-04

70, my dear, he ran a most fearful
risk" exclaimed her mother.
Il happened to be one of the bach
elors that keep house just across the
hall from you," continued the deliver
er. 81 came home late and found Mrs.
Carton sitting outside u door in
deepest distress. / naturally asked II
| could be of service. And then
"And then, Mollie," interrupted Mrs.
Carton, she went into his kitchen and
opened his door in the elevator shaft
opposite to ours, pried ours open with
an umbrella, and swung across that
awful chasm right into our kitchen.
Wasn't that splendid"
Mrs. Carton stopped, out of breath.
Jack Moore laughed.
For a man with a Yale field day or
two back of him it was nothing at ALL
he said.
But Mollie looked impressed.
The drug clerk saw it and knew that
his brief moment was past. 1t had
been exciting while it lasted. Miss
Carton was charming. He had never
come so near to a girl of her class be-
fore. But he was glad he knew
enough to realize that it was over.
Mrs. Carton and Mollie both begged
him to come in and have some sup
per. Mollie even said she'd do some
thing on the chatting dish for him. But
he declined. He said he had to get
back to the store.
AS he bathed his smarting hands
with hamamelis in the safe haven of
the prescription room he INDUCED in
a few bitter thoughts. He remem-
bered how pretty Miss Carton was.
Moore thought so, too. He knew by
the way he looked at her. At this
moment the Yale man was probably
consuming the rarebit that he, the
drug clerk, had really earned.
The ache where his hands were
scraped by the ropes seemed to grow
worse.
TITS a deucedly unequal world" he
decided.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-10-04
New and Rare Mineral.

Deputy Langley has arranged in the
bureau of mines an attractive exhibit
of n of the newest, as we'll as rarest,
of minerals. 1t is called cornotite, af-
ter a French m~ineralogist, M. Adolphe
Carnot, who determined its position in
the mineral world. 1t occurs as a
yellow c~hrystalline powder or loosely
cohering masses, mixed with a quart
Zose sand.
The only deposit in this country, or
in the world, as far as known, is
in the Yellow Bird group of mines
in Montrose county, this state. A
recent analysis made by Geologist Hill
lebrand demonstrated the presence Of
uranium to the extent of 52.28 per cent
and ranadium 1870 per cent, both be-
ing rare and valuable. The analysis
also disclosed potassium, 5.32; sodium,
OF; varium, 3.21; magnesium, IT, and
iron, 1856.
The Yellow Bird group of mines was
at n time the property of Gordon
Kimball, but they have recently
passed into the hands of a French
syndicate, which is erecting a plant
for the treatment of the mineral
Denver Times.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-10-04

Method of Destroying Them in Use by
Railroads.

Method of Destroying Them in Use by
Railroads.
At this season of the year one is
reminded of the annual contest waged
against growing vegetation to preserve
railway tracks in c1ean condition. Es-J
p~ecially is this true of the dirt-bal-
lasted tracks in the western states,
where the expense ~entailed in keeping
vegetation down by grubbing with a
shovel is a formidable figure, COM
pared with the expense of the same
work where tracks are ballasted with
a good quality of gravel. For many
years western roads have resorted to
numerous experiments for killing veg
citation, with machinery, the most
successful Of which has been the
scheme of subjecting it to scorching
heat produced by burning crude pc
troleum under a shield carried a few
inches above the track. Machines of
this description are used on the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul; Atchi-
son, Topeka & Santa Fe and Chicago
Great Western roads. In the construc-
ton of this weed burner use is made
OF an ordinary fiat car, on the front
end of which Gas it runs in s~ervice) is
mounted an upright thirty-horse-pow-
er boiler and a pair of engines. By
means of sprocket chain connection
between the engine shaft and car axle
the car is made ~self-propelling. After
some experience it was found neces-
sary to connect the second axle of the
truck with the first, or that driven by
the engine, by means of a sprocket
chain, in order to overcome slipping
due to the Topping of long weeds over
the rails. By this means of locomo-
ton a speed of from ten to twelve
miles per hour is easily made, as
when running for stations to meet
passing trains. The water supply for
the boiler and for extinguishing fires,
which may be set accidentally, is car
ried in a wooden tank in the center
of the car. On top of this tank there
are two air reservoirs, and inside of
the forward cab there are two air
pumps for creating the air pressure
necessary to spray the oil into the.
burners. The burner rigging is sus-
pended from a rear platform, built
upon four Trails. The shield and
burners are hung from the outer end
of this platform upon bell cranks, and
an old reverse lever and quadrant are
used to adjust the burners to the de-
sired height from the rail. The burn
ers are easily taken down when it is
desired to couple the car in with a
train. The oil tank for supplying oil
to the burners is located inside the
rear cab c, just in rear of the water
tank.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-10-04
Poker Defined.

Judge Finn of the First Municipal
court, New York, is one of the coolest
poker players on Manhattan island. A
case was before him the other day in
which the defendant refused to pay
a poker debt Of $92. The judge asked
what poker was, and five lawyers, with
all of whom he has often played, diff
IDENTIFY opined that it was played with
cards. 'Is it a game of chance?' in
CURED the court. THAT depends alto
gether on how good a player the other
fellow is" answered one of the law
yers mildly. After much consultation
the court gave a verdict for the plain
tiff.-Newark News.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-10-04
LonE-Halrsd and short-Halred.

The following story is told by DR..
Pentecost. The incident is said to
have taken place in the Boston taber-
nacle. An usher came in and said:
There is a man without who wishes to
see you." WELL" said Moody, ri
have no time to see him now" But"
replied the usher, che says he must
see you on important business" what
kind of a man is he?" ooh, he is a tall,
thin man, with long hair" "That set
ties ity' said Moody; II don't want to
see any long haired men or short
haired women" 1
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-10-04

gether they repaired to Mollie's fiat,
and the clerk tried his best to unlock
the door, but failed. Then Mollie sug-
gested the freight elevator.
You know there is a sliding door
in our kitchen where we take the gro
ceries and things off the elevator.
Mary never locks it. / have to do that
every night the last thing. So it is
sure to be open. And it's quite a large
door. I'm sure I could crawl through
it,"
Then she turned to the drug clerk
deprecatingly.
I'm afraid I'm heavy and the ropes
are stiff. But do you suppose you
could pull me up on the elevator?"
The janitor's wife's shawl had
slipped off by this time, and Mollie
taken a far more seasoned youth than
the drug clerk to Withstand her, espe-
cially when she plead.
I'm sure I can," he answered
valiantly. tits a good plan"
But Mrs. Carton refused to see in it
anything but her daughters doom.
You'll be killed." she sobbed. "And
then what will your father say?"
Mollie and the clerk descended to
the basement, which, of course, was
dark, but fortunately the drug clerk
had a match. They found the elevator
after a Fort search. 1t wasn't a large
elevator, but Mollie squeezed herself
in and sat like a quarter-opened jack
knife, her head humping the top of the
elevator and her elbows resting on her
knees. 1t wasn't comfortable. AS the
machine reached the first floor a voice
startled them both. 1t seemed to come
from above them.
Miss Carton" it said, your door is
open. Mrs. Carton, would like you to
come upstairs"
What" exclaimed Mollie and the
drug clerk in the same breath.
How did it ~happen?"
But the voice vouchsafed no ex-
PLANTATION.
1t was an easy matter to drop the
elevator the few feet it had assembled.
Mollie scrambled out. She and the
drug clerk ran upstairs. Mrs. Carton
met them at their door beaming. A
tall. athletic-looking young fellow
stood beside her.
MY dear" she said, "let me present
Mr.. Moore, who has SO kindly, l might
say bravely. helped us out of Jul d.
lemma."
But how?" demanded Mollie, heed
less of conventions. "How in the
world did he do it?"
Very simple, / assure you, Miss
Carton" said the d~eliyerer.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-10-04

soon as I get in the back room, and
you can come in and sit down.
1t was harder than she thought it
would be to explain her errand. Mol
lies tongue seemed to cleaye to the
roof of her mouth. She experienced
difficulty in breathing.
Tilt isn't a prescription" she
gasped.
"0!" said the clerk.
1t was all he said, but it sounded
like 0 to Mollie. She knew it
mean more.
that is, we-my mother and I,
you know-are in great trouble
"Of course, I understand" said the
drug clerk, instant sympathy in his
tone.
What does he understand" thought
Mollie wildly.
Don't you know your physicians
telephone NUMBER" he went on. "Ill
call him up right away"
ut isn't illness. 1t really isn't any,
thing in you line of business. We are
just locked out"
Mollie blurted it out at last. She
heaved a little sigh of relief and hur-
ried on.
Our landlord said you had a big
bunch of keys and were very clever
about-about such things. And |
hoped you'd help us, so I ventured to
wake you. 1t really is a serious mat
ter, or I wouldn't have dreamed of dis
turbing you"
There was a tremble in her voice
that convinced the drug clerk. 1t was
the same tremble that won the land
lord. Moreover, she was young and
he was young. And he did happen to
possess a good temper.
Il ought not to leave the store" he
said. Trouble for me if l get caught.
Is it near?"
Just around the corner" Mollie
fastened to assure him.
"Wait a minute, then, until / get
dressed, and I'll come with you."
1t seemed a long time before he
emerged, jingling his bunch of keys,
but he really made a hasty toilet. To-
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-10-04
NAPOLEON ON WELLINGTON.
General Who Commits Fewest Faults
Is Greatest"

General Who Commits Fewest Faults
Is Greatest"
From O'Meara's Talks with Napo-
leon" in the Century: II asked him if
he thought Lord Wellington merited
the reputation he had gained as a gen
eral. He said: Certainly; I think he
does. He is a very excellent general,
and possessed Of great firmness and
talent, but he has not yet done as
much as some others. He has not con-
quered upon SO large a SCALE I OBJ
served that he had shown great judg-
ment and caution latterly, but that at
first he had been too precipitate in adj
vancing into Spain. He said that he
mad shown a great deal of ability in
the campaign of Spain. Tt is impos-
sible,' said he. for man not to commit
some faults. We are all liable to it,
and the general who commits the few
est in number is the greatest general,
and he has certainly committed as few
as any one I then observed that still
ne was scarcely to be equaled to him
self. Why, certainly said he; he has
not done so much as l have done. He
has not conquered kingdoms in the
manner | have done. but he is an ex-
cellent general. His operations have
not been upon so great a SCALE"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-10-04

An important agreement has been
concluded between the seven principal
French railway companies and the Belt
railway of Paris, by which the condi-
tons have been fixed for accepting We
hicles of all kinds as ordinary baggage.
The text of the agreement is as fol-
lows: The following will be accepted
as baggage of all kinds, especially that
their dimensions are such that they
may be easily put into the baggage car
namely, motorcycles, automobile tricy-
cles and automobile carriages; when
unpacked their weight is not to ex-
coed $50 pounds; when packed in
boxes the weight is limited to 220
pounds.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-10-04

The South American countries used
to be dismissed with a few lines in the
old biographies, but now they keep
the statisticians very busy. A train
i%ng-ship, carrying forty boys who will
one day be officers in the navy of the
Argentine Republic, visited this coun-
try last month. Within the memory
of living men, the Argentine Republic
had no navy-indeed, there was no
Argentine Republic. 1t is not right to
gauge the worth of a nation by the
number of its war-ships, but let us re-
joice that our sisters at the south are
setting up navies. The action indi-
Gates that they have something at
stake.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-10-04

A body of scientists recently dis
cussed the age at which a child is
most interesting. The general opln-
ion finally fixed on two years as the
time when the unfolding from baby
hood to childhood exhibits the most
constant and pleasant surprises. In
connection with this scientific opin-
ion, it is notable that photographers
regard two years as the worst age to
take a "time-exposure'' picture. A
younger child viii, to an extent, "stay
put" and SO a be photographed; a
child above that age respects such di-
rections as, Keep still for just a
minute" The little ~2-year-old has all
the alertness and activity of youth
without being able to see the wis
dom of listening to the artists re-
quests.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-10-04

Germany's official catalogue for the
Paris Exposition is printed in a new
type, the inventor of which is said to
be the Kaiser himself. The letters
are the ordinary Roman letters with
Gothic decorations. The intention is
to substitute the new alphabet for the
present German type, and to accom-
plish this object fonts of the new
type will be offered to German print
ing establishments at very low prices.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-10-04

The uDfortunates who suffer from
hay fevtr are now dragging. out a
wretched existence att their homes or
flying to places where they can find
immunity from this annoying aa1ment.
All such will find a CLEAN of hope in
the announcement made by DIR. II. H.
Curtis in the Medical News. DR.. Cur
it's found that two girls employed in a
drug store, handling ipecac, were rem
deTed immune from 'ipecac cold'' by
taking doses of the tincture. This led
him to try the effect of hypcdermic in
,3ections OF the extract of roses upon a
lady who could not even pass a florists
shop without taking rose cold" with
the result of effecting a permanent
cure. He then experimental in a SINH
lar manner upon patients suffering
from ragweed, golden rod, and lily of
the valley, with like success. This
like cures like" remedy is a simple
one and worth a trial.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-10-04
Paving with Glass Refuse.

In Geneva glass refuse is pressed in
paving blocks under a new invention
that has recently been put into opera
ton. Several streets have already
been paved with this new continuance
and give great satisfaction, not only
in appearance, but also in durability.
Several other cities in Europe have
adopted the invention.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-10-04

A lady of Cincinnati has been poi
soned by the ink used on typewriter
ribbon. Her fingers were stained by
It, and in trying to break a small
blister on her lip she placed the
stained finger on it, and very soon felt
a slight pain in her face. This was
followed in a short time by violent
swelling. The pain became almost
.unbearable, and her lip swelled and
turned black. In spite of the best
medical skill she grew rapidly worse,
and died in great agony.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-10-04

A bolt of lightning entered the house
Of John Ethbridge, near Charlotte, N.
J., and killed two of his daughters, as
they were sleeping in each others
arms. 1t also set fire to the house,
causing it's destruction. Only a short
time previous one of the girls dreamed
that the house was destroyed by light
ning, and two of the family were
killed.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-10-04

The war against municipal disfig-
uration and untidiness is fruitful in
expressive sayings. A recent remark
Is worth recording: There may be
such a thing as aesthetic disorder, but
there is no such thing as artistic dirt"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-10-04
Population Center of country.

The exact center of population in
the United States, as disclosed by the
recent enumeration, is a point al
which there is absolutely no popula.
ton at all. The center is an uninhabi-
tated spot in Jackson, county, Ind,
eastward from Brownstown.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-10-04

The most costly collection of rare
postage stamps was lately sold In
Brighton, England, by Mr.. Castle, the
Vice-president of the London Philatel-
ic Society. The collection brought
$3.50. OOO.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1900-09-12

The other curio is made OF who'e
bone in the shape OF comb with
five teeth. We can imagine the
labor used to file the hard bone
into shape which now would be
considered model back comb for a
lady. The tools used we're prob
ably hard corral and hoop iron
from some barrel drifted ashore.
We think the Bishop Museum
should cause the caves at Kar,
Kona and other places to be thor
oughly explored. Perhaps valuable
remnants from our local pre- historic
period might be found.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1900-09-12

ed is so great, that | am inclined to
think the sale might be permitted
consistently with reasonable con-
struction Of the statute.
The statute is certainly more lib
eral than the old Sunday laws OF
New England and evidently con-
templates the comfort Of the masses
during their day OF rest. 1t seems
to me that it admits OF golden
mean between the Puritan Sabbath
OF century ago and such conditions
as might interfere with religious
worship and the rights Of individu-
ais to quiet and repose.
Very resp ectfully yours,
E. p. DOLE,
Attorney.General.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1900-09-12
After Pictures.

Some art connoiseurs made a raid
last evening on the show cases OF j.
j. Williams and on a small photo.
graphic gallery on Kukui street and
carried away many beautiful photo
graphs.
There is every reason to believe
that the theft was committed by
men from the Logan. A soldier who
wouldn't appropriate a FIVE cents
piece not belonging to him consider
it lark only to shook" few photo.
graphs which he will preserve as
souvenirs and, when those OF pretty
girls, show to his comrades in Manila
as his "conquests" in Honolulu.
Williams estimates his loss at
about $500, and feels highly disgust.
ed at the lack OF police vigilance on
the main street of Honolulu. The
two large show cases adorning the
entrance to his gallery were broken
open, and from one every picture
was taken while in the other the
raiders had left photograph OF
Governor Dole. Whether this was
due to respect for the Governor or
because not even the soldiers want
him may never be decided. The
fact remains that every picture was
taken and only Dole's photographs
relieved the black back ground OF
the show case this morning.
At the gallery on Kukui street not
a picture was left. The parties who
looted it took every picture from a
landscape to Geisha girl, and the
proprietor is feeling very wroth in
deed.
In the future Mr.. Williams will
take his show cases in after business
hours and use few irondoors when
ever transport is in pr rt.
The police has clue.