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Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-01-03

"St with me here on the fence, and
I'll whisper the story again." sings a
back-East poet. If he were a resident
of Adams county that poem would
never have been written. We use the
barb-wire fence exclusively out here.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-01-03

There has been good deal of argu-
ment about town these days as to the
time Of the beginning of the new CEN
fury. There are few who contend that
it begins with the first day Of 1900.
BY their way Of reasoning, man who
has $3.50 and gets one cent more has
a starter on the Doth dollar. Not so,
however; he then has $500 and needs
another cent before he can say he has
started on his Goth.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-01-03

COR SALE-3S1 acres in section 1904. A
L fine farm all in splendid state of cultivation,
Plenty Of water and improvements. S65OO. Q.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-01-03
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8 REFLECTIONS E..s.:.s. ]

A circular extending broad invi-
tation to call on Madam-nameless
here forevermore-a renowned clair
voyant and medium at Spokane, has
found it's way to the chief spiritualist
of this Office. The invitation recites
that Madam has predicted the most
wonderful events the world over; that
she will give correct statement Of
facts in all business transactions, such
as partnership affairs, stock and min
ing Investments, etc. She makes
home trouble harmony, and peace
and happiness to prevail. She aids in
bringing the separated together, causes
hasty and happy marriages and breaks
evil influences. Mineral located. Fees
reasonable.
Ha! Eureka No more joking
along in the slough of the present for
us when we can coil in the realms of
the glorious and glittering future. II
Madam's exclusive services can be
obtained, The NEWS will regale it's
readers on the happenings of to-mor-
row and next week instead of record
ing the stale happenings OF yesterday.
The demise of Dwight l.. Moody,
the famous evangelist, is mourned by
thousands. He was not the greatest
preacher nor most eloquent speaker
in the country, but it is doubtful if
any other man now living has been
the means of saving as many souls as
he. Being a common man himself he
drew those to him who did not have
the benefits of church fellowship and
made better men and women of them.
There has been good deal of argu-
ment about town these days as to the
time Of the beginning of the new GEN.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-10-25
Nuremberg TOYS.

The quaint town of Nuremberg, in
South Germany, has become the prin-
cipal toy factory of Europe. The best
wooden toys come from the Black For
est, where peasants carve them from
white pine and put them together dur
ing the long winter nights; and the
costliest wax dolls are fashioned in
Paris; but there is hardly anything else
in the wonderland of childhood that is
not made in the dreamy medieval town
of Nuremberg.
When Dickens wrote his novels, there
was a large toy industry in the East
End of London, and it did not escape
the keen eye of that close observer. If
he were now living, he would find it
difficult to find traces of a craft which
suggested some of the most charming
scenes of his stories.
The London toy-makers have disap-
peared. Dolls may still be dressed
there for English nurseries, but they
are no longer made in England.
The bulk of the so-called French
dolls, which are sold all over the world
come from Nuremberg, where the toy
makers have mastered the art of joint
ing arms and legs and of extracting
musical squeaks and plaintive cries
is also the headquarters of the Euro
pean trade in Noah's arks, lead and
tin animals.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-10-25
L~IFE-SAVER.

The invention here shown speaks for
itself and it's advantages in saving
lives in case of a wreck can easily be
seen. 1t is designed either to occupy
a place among the equipment of a yes
sci or to be stationed near dangerous
rocks along the coast and not only
provides a means of support for those
in the water, but also carries a supply
of food and water to maintain life I'M
til aid arrives. There is a central COM
partment in which the food and water
are placed, to which access is gained
through a water-tight door. At the
bottom of the float is a ballast cham
Der which prevents o%verturning in a
rough sea, and to further aid in sup
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-10-25
lightning.

To persons of a distinctively nerv-
GUS or sensitive organization, the sea-
son of thunder storms is often a period
Of apprehension, if not Of actual daily
terrors. Perhaps no array of r~eassur-
ing facts or philosophical argument
will furnish much comfort to those
who live in constant fear of death by
lightning, but a recent report upon the
subject by Prof. Henry of the United
States weather bureau puts the matter
in such a way as to show how unreal
sonable is their fears. 1t appears that
the total number of deaths by light
ming in this country last year was five
hundred and sixty-two. That was more
than usual, yet it is less than one
tenth the number of those who lost
their lives in railroad accidents dur
ing the same period; and a glance at
the number of deaths among those
who follow the sea, or those, even, who
pursue any one of a number of other
familiar occupations, will also be reas-
surfing.
But because the chance Of being
struck by lightning is really so small
is no reason for neglecting wise pre-
cautions. Prof. Henry lays special
stress Upon the danger of wire clothes
lines, which, he says, not only imperil
the life of the laundress, but ehdanger
the house to which they are attached.
A dozen persons were killed last year
while removing clothes from such lines
or standing near them during a thun-
der storm, and a number of houses
supplied with them were set on fire.
Accepted popular expressions always
have a sound basis of truth. 1t may
comfort the timid, therefore, to note
that about as much chance as he has
of being struck by lightning is still
regarded as one of the strongest ex-
pressions in the language.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-10-25

AS England continues tt send re-en-
forcements to South Africa, in spite
of the declaration that the wal is prac-
tically over, the suspicious Frenchman
declares that the English government
is preparing for a descent on NADIA
gascar. On the other hand, it is con-
jectured that provisions is being made
against the possibility that the Sues
canal may be closed in the event Of a
war in Asia Neither supposition is
tenable, says the Army and Navy
Journal. Whatever success the Eng
fish may have had against the Beers,
the waste of war is SO great as to re-
quire constant reinforcement of an
army in the field.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-10-25
PouItices.

The application of heat is often ex-
tremely useful in the relief of pain and
or Inflammation, or in fastening the
maturing of a boil or felon. The most
usual way of making such an applica-
ton is by NEAR of poultices. These
retain the heat much longer than hot
cloths, and have an advantage over
a hot water bag when moist heat is
required.
The making Of poultices is an art
which can be learned only by practice,
and unfortunately for many poor suf-
ferers few persons ever master the art.
A good poultice should be perfectly
smooth, moist, but not dripping, as
light as possible, and as hot as it can
be made without burning the patient.
A poultice of flaxseed is perhaps the
most common, but poultices may be
a OF ground slippery elm, cornmeal,
bread, starch, or any other material
that will make a smooth paste with
hot water, and will not dry too rapidly
and become caked and hard.
In making a faxseed poultice, the
fiaxseed meal, the bowl and the spoon
for stirring should be previously
warmed, and everything should be
ready to the hand before a start is
made. Boiling water is poured into
the bowl, and then the meal is added
gradually with constant stirring. This
is better than adding the water to the
meal, for then it is very difficult to
prevent Jumping.
AS soon as the paste is the proper
consistency-two parts of meal to five
OF water being about the right proper
t1on-it should be spread an inch or so
thick upon a piece of muslin, leaving
an uncovered margin of two inches.
Then on the face of the poultice is
placed a piece of flannel of the same
size as the muslin. The edges are now
quickly turned over and fastened with
safety pins Or basted, and the poultice
is ready.
The flannel side goes against the
skin, a layer of cotton is placed over
the poultice, and the whole is covered
with rubber tissue or oil silk.
The advantage of having the flannel
next the skin is that the poultice may
be applied very hot without burning.
If it is necessary to repeat the poul-
tees often, it is we'll to make bags of
the right size, sewn on three sides
and with two-inch flaps on the end,
which can be rapidly pinned after the
bag is filed.
A poultice, to be of any use, should
be changed as soon as it grows cool,
which is usually by the end of two
hours.
If applied to a commencing boil, it
should be only a little larger than the
infiamed part.
Generally it makes little difference
what material is used, the virtue be-
ing in the heat and moisture; but
sometimes flaxseed irritates a very
tender skin, and then starch or bread
should be substituted.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-10-25
HANDY PIN-HoLDINo CABINET

Here is a little device that will prove
useful to dressmakers and others who
are compelled to use large quantities of
pins. 1t is adapted to receive a paper
OF pins and present each row in posi-
ton to allow each pine to be removed
separately. A rod is inserted in the
center of the paper roll and the ends
are mounted in brackets at the sides
OF the box. The outer end of the paper
is attached to the crank-shaft in front,
after being passed over the rod located
beneath the slot in the face of the box.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-10-25

In Africa losses in action by the
British during the present war have
exceeded 1000 at Colenso, Dec. 10, 1899,
when there were 1.O54 killed, wound
ed and missing; Farquhar's farm and
Nicholson's mex, Oct 30, 1899, when
they numbered 1925: in the battles
about Ladysmitih, 1882, Feb. 10 to 27,
1900; at Paardeberg. Feb. 1927, 1,436,
and at Spion kop, 1.646.. Jan. II to
"a. At Stromberg the loss was 7O2; at
Magersfontein. 902; at sanna's post,
b41. In each Of the other engagements
the losses amounted to less than 500,
the total being 1858 officers and 49,
1928 men.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-10-25

A mountain of alum rock is a ma
tural curiosity which exists in China,
about twelve miles from the village of
Lion Chek. The mountain is about ten
miles in circumference at the base and
its height is 1,94O feet. The stones are
quarried in large blocks, and after be-
ing heated in furnaces are thrown into
watts of boiling water. At the bottom
of the watts the alum c~rystalizes in lay
ers about six inches in thickness.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-10-25

Indoor gymnastics of the upside
down and violent type" when in
dulged In to excess, are said to induce
various physical Ills in after life. In
the endeavor to develop one special
lied set OF muscles. the harmonious
balance Of the physical forces of the
body Is destroyed. The athlete, with
the arms, shoulders and chest of a
Hercules, may have puny legs, an ir-
regular heart. or some other form of
weakness. What the man of today
needs most" says a recognized au-
thority in the science of physical de-
velopment, sis not athletics, but plen-
ty of fresh air in his lungs. Instead
of violent exercise that weakens him
for hours afterward, he needs to learn
how to breathe right, stand right and
sit right"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-10-25

Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria, is a
very clever mechanical engineer, and
very interested in machinery. The
other day he left his compartment in
the train, put on a workman's blouse,
and drove an engine from Saizbourg,
to Munich. 1t will be remembered
that the unfortunate King of Bavaria
before his mind gave way, often trav-
eled in this way on the engines, and
the legitimate drivers always received
a princely pourboire at the end of the
journey.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-10-25

Movable targets of a new sort have
been invented for the use of the Ger
mar army. These targets are pro-
PEELED toward the marksmen at full
speed to represent a cavalry charge,
being run on rollers, the motive pow
er supplied by horses, which are
started at a gallop after being attach
ed to the target ropes. The soldiers
thus Tern to gauge distance and it's
variations with great accuracy.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-10-25
DOTTED WITH WHITE.

Straps on jacket and skirt of white
pique, feather stitched boldly with
pink linen thread: skirt laid in pleats
at the sides and back; the collar, of
white pique, has an o%ver-collar of ecru
lawn, embroidered with pink, set into
white embroidered linen; a knot of
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-10-25

A pious gentleman in Greeley, Pa,
insisted upon having prayers just be-
fore dinner. His wife and daughter
objected SO strenuously that the pious
gentleman attacked them with a fork,
and seriously wounded the wife.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-10-25
Buckles on Her Roses.

The Duchess of Marlborough (Con-
suelo Wonderfully shone resplendent on
the queens birthday night at the re-
ception given by the Duke and Duchess
of Devonshire. She was in palest blue
satin, the skirt of which was wrought
from waist to hem with an exquisite
design in long flowing lines of silver,
says the Pittsburg Dispatch. The satin
was arranged in such a manner that it
appeared to be slightly 1uted as it fell
toward the feet, and the soft, full lines
of the skirt suited the young duchess
tall, slim figure to perfection. She wore
a wealth of gorgeous jewels, while the
famous Marlborough pearls were
greatly in evidence.
She carried a magnificent bouquet of
soft pink roses, caught here and there
with diamond buckles on two broad
blue satin ribbons, an arrangement o.
flowers that, beside being original, was
extremely effective. The stems of the
roses were passed through the buckles.
Late Fads.
Long black gloves, elbow length arc
one Of the smart fads of the hour, and
they are worn with costumes where
there is a note Of black.
A novel hair ornament consists CT
two full blown roses attached to each
other by a slender wire, which is in
visible when arranged on the hair.
The roses are worn geishawise, one at
each side of the head, and as the petals
are showered with brilliants they flash
and sparkle with every movement,
says the Pittsburg Dispatch.
The latest silver novelty is the
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-10-25

The crank is then turned until the por-
ton of the paper containing the first
row of pins is close to the slot. AS
the paper turns at a sharp angle over
the rod the heads project through the
slot and stop further progress of the
roll until the last pin is removed, when
another turn is given to the crank and
a new row presents itself.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-10-25
Extraction of Rnhher.

For the extraction of rubber from
the rubber tree a new process consists
in cutting up the barn and roots and
soaking in dilute sulphuric acid. This
decomposes the woody portions with
out affecting the rubber, and in this
way the rubber and bark and roots are
separated.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-10-25

The Americans introduced the first
sewing machines into China after
great difficulties and taught the Chi
nese their use, and today, in the -four
ishing cities of Shanghai, Hong Kong
and even in Peking, the tailoring es-
adjustments are benefited by them.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-10-25

Jumping the rope is said to be a
remedy for arrangement of the liver.
Many middle-aged persons in England
now regularly engage in this exercise,
and declare they derive great benefit
from it.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-10-25

Piper Findlater of Dargai fame has
now secured a farm in his native coun-
ty of Aberdeen, where he intends till
ing the soil for the remainder of his
days.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-10-25

During the year 1898, 1851 vessels,
OF S4,233.580 tons, entered and cleared
Chinese ports. OF these vessels, TAB. of
239,152 tons, were American.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-10-25

taffeta finishes the collar at either side.
The buttons on the bolero front are of
gold; underblouse of white lawn and
lace insertions. The hat is of the new
two-brimmed variety, trimmed with a
wreath of morning glories, the brims
edged with black velvet. The sunshade
is Of pink taffeta. with edge and in
serted butterflies of black lace.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-10-25

The war in South Africa has doomed
the Highland kilt as a fighting dress,
and it will now survive as a parade
uniform only.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-10-25

buoy, just above the water line, a cable
is suspended, and the ladder provides
means to reach the outlook at the top,
where a flag and bell are in use as
signals.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-10-25

prophecy" or good wish spoons, In
tended as a birthday or wedding gift.
In size it is between the ordinary tea
n dessert spoon, and the carved de-
sign heavy and curious. Horns-of-
plenty are typical of worldly prosper
1ty, the laurel wreath of fame, the
torch of Hymen or success in love,
with climax of a happy marriage,
palms for victory and the crown of
eternal life. WORD done, heaven wont"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-10-25

porting the float at the top of the
water a number of separate air cham
bers are provided around the outer edge
with ribs to distend them and lessen
the liability Of puncture. Around the
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-29
Fir Julian Paunoefote.s Title.

Sir Julian Pasnoefotes title in ths peerage will be Barren Pauncefoee of Preston, in the county of Gloucester. England. His father was Robert Pauncefote of Preston Court. The name was originally Pauncefort, and is still so spelt by another branch of the family, of whom Sir Everard aunee- fort-Duncombe of Great Brickhill Manor. Blatchley, Is the present repre- sentative. An ancestor of both fam lilies was Sir GriEbald Pauneefort of Hasfield. An earlier ancestor, Richard Pauncefort, according to Camden. built fair house at this Hasfeld called Pauncefort Court, and his an- cestors were possessed of fair lands there in the Conqueror's time" The name comes from the French Penses. fort. In Crickhowell Church is a re- cumbent statue of Sir Grimwald Pauncefort and his wife, dated 1908, and notice that the church was built and the effigies put up by Lady Sybil Pauncefort, in memory of her husband. Sir Grimwald.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-29
A RARE DOLLAR.
Big Lawsuit Over It's Ownership
 @1,5oO Offered For It.

The New York Evening Post re- ports a euriously complex situation at Racine Wis, over the ownership of a silver dollar of the coinage date ef 1904. It is said that only one of four of tbese dollars ever left the mint, and they are consequently very valuable The dollar in question was given seY- eral months ago by L woman whose name, if known, is kept secret, to Lad islar AItmann, clerk in the dry goods store of L. T. Hartnett in payment for goods bought. The woman did not know that the dollar was worth more than it's face value; in fact, she hesi- tated about using it at all for fear that 1t was not genuine The clerk, with out knowing how rare the coin was, recognized it as an odd piece and put 1t into his pocket, handing over to ths cashier a dollar of his own. For sev- eral months thereafter he carried the 1894 dollar about as pocket piece. One day he showed it to a friend at a bank and was informed that it was worth not less than $500. In order to verify this estimate he sent it to a coin buyer in Chicago, who promptly. offered sf.500 for it. The clerk still did not sell, having heard that a sim ilar coin had sold for a still larger gum in New York But, though he did not sell. he talked, and the story reached the ears of MT. Hartnett, his employer. Mir Harnett promptly claimed that the dollar either belonged to the funds of the store or to the woman who had rendered it without knowing it's value: He demanded that it be returned and held for the wom- an. If she could not be found he claimed that the coin belonged to him. The clerk claims that he was justified in substituting his dollar for the one paid in. and pertinently calls attention to the fact that had the coin proved a bad one he would have been held re- sponsibIe. Both sides have employed attorneys and a lawsuit seems in- evitable.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-29
PRESERVING CLIFF wELLtNGs
Movements to Turn Colorado Region
 Into a National Park

Into a National Park.
 From the Denver Republican: As 8 result of meeting held recently at the residence of Henry Van Kleeck, a bill making the cliff dwellings region in the southwestern part of Colorado a national park will in all probability be introduced at the next convention of congress. Congressman John F. Shaf- roth, Judge George T. Sumner, Booth Malone and Dr. Camden M. Cobern, with the host, constituted the meeting Congressman Shafroth went over the details of passing such bill, and the other men present, all of whom have been on the ground, recapitulated all they personally gathered concerning the interesting ruins below Durango Granting that the people living in the agricultural country contiguous to the cliff dwellings made no objections to the settinf aside of the land contain ing these prehistoric buildings, and he had received almost an assurance that they would not, MT. Shafroth saw no impediment in the way of passing the bill. Maps and pictures of the ground and ruins were carefully gone over and studied. While the dimensions of the area were not specified, it is thought that fifteen miles, running northeast and southwest, by four or five miles wide, will include the most important ground without infringing on any pre- cious minerals or agricultural land. Mir Shafroth made copious notes to take with him to Washington and will work for the passage of the bill. He advises that no appropriation be asked for in the first measure. It will be sought to make some provision for the care-tak- ing of the ruins. Excavations must be made scientifically and will be restrict ed by license. MT. Shafroth will try to enlist the interest of the Smithsonian institution. The matter will be pushed with all possible speed. At the present time tw large exploring partiee .ot 100 members each are being organized --one in San Francisco and one in tho sast-to visit the Marcos canyon and enoava4e in the YainG-