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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-11
Cincinnati. Z, PhiIadeIphtn. z.

CINCINNATI July 10 - nreitenstein had The
PhiIies At his mercy today ofth was poorly sup
ported and bit timely Attendance. SOC, Score
Il. II, y.
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Philadelphia -....,... .........-.-....
batteries Brcitensieiu and Petit. orth and Nc
Farlsnd Umpire Terry.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-11

and a single. and again in the sixth on hit an
ont and long single into left Mccarthy made
four great catches, Attendance. l,soo. Score
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-11

ST LOUIS Inly i9-Jons. had the neansster<
NJ his mercy today Dineen also pitched good ball
Attendance, !. NO. Score:
r. ". w.
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pNtnn ......-. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-11

Archie ~sasAsE. Nail last .roa oesobas va
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-05-17
HE WANTED AN OFFICE
BUT FEW DIE THERE AND
NONE RESIGN.
So He Abducted the Incumbent of tho
Fattest Job That He Knew of and
Put Up His Own Lightning Rod-The
Victim Escaped. a

A remarkable story comes from Gem
v county, Alabama. 1t is told in a
letter written by the probate judge OF
the county to the governor, says the
Hartford Courant. Some time ago a
citizen in private life made up his
mind that he wanted to be circuit
clerk. There was a difficulty in the
way. The Office was occupied. The
citizen did not recoil before this diff
Guilty. He took some of his hackers
into his confidence and mapped out a
plan Of proceedings. They paid a
friendly visit to the incumbent. I'm
luckily for him he is not a teetotaller.
That circumstance was known to the
visitors. There were drinks and then
more drinks. He became fuddled.
Then it was easy work for them to
brighten him into a belief that very
unpleasant things would happen to
him if he did not Immediately resign
his office and go into hiding. He re-
signed that night and disappeared. The
story got around that he had been
@rabbit-footed" over the line into Flor
1Qd. Inc CndTlLdDle local public LOOh
it for granted that he had some good
reason for absconding, though they did
not yet know what it was. The pro-
bate judge, in perfect good faith, for
warded the resignation to the govern
or. AS a matter of fact the clerk had
been taken to the house of the man
who meant to be his successor. There,
in company with unlimited liquor, he
remained for several days. OF course,
no one not in the secret was allowed
to see him. Finally he got away from
the house in some manner not explain
ed, and sobered up sufficiently to un-
derstand the scrape he was in. He
told his story to the probate judge ano
that official has now told it to the gov,
ernor. The recommendation of the
probate judge is that the resignation
be thrown into the waste basket ant
the man be left in possession of his
Office. Warned by this experience the
circuit clerk of Geneva county, Ala
bama, should take the pledge. 1t viii
be interesting to see what Alabama
Justice does to the conspirators who
hocussed and abducted him.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-05-17
HE LIKES WESTERN CANADA.
DuhameI, Jan. "a, 1900.

Duhamel, Jan. "a, 1900.
Dear Sir and Friend-We had a
lucky trip, made good connections and
got to Wetaskiwin Monday afternoon;
stayed there all night, bought a pony
and saddle for the boy and hired a
three-seated rig FOR the balance of us.
and got home to dinner next day;
caught the boys cleaning up and get
ting ready to come after us. Wednes-
day the snow was all gone and we had
bare ground and bright sunshine for
a month, and it has been pleasant
weather ever since. The ground Is
frozen about tw feet and about six
inches of snow-just enough for good
sleighing. We had one cold spell in
December. The thermometer went
down to 80 below zero, but we did not
suffer with the cold at all. We have
worked every day all winter, are all
well and feeling well; have built a log
house 18x18, two log stables 16x1S, and
are now busy on a well. We have 10
cows, three other cattle and six head
of horses. The boys send their best
respects to Mr.. Huchison, and say they
will talk to him enough to pay for not
writing when he gets up here; will
write you again next spring and tell
you all about the winter. We all
unite in sending you and family our
best wishes and respects and hope this
will find you all well.
Yours very respectfully,
(Signed) THOMAS TATE,
Duhamel, Alberta, Canada.
P. SIT has not been down to zero
this month, 1t is % above now.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-05-17
KEPT HER RELATIVES ANXIOUS.

New Orleans Woman Who Gained
Favor by Making Many Wills Of
Big Figures.
Several years ago." said a New Or
leans lawyer, chatting about queer ex-
periences in his profession, "a woman
in this city who, to my certain
knowledge, had made at least twenty
five different wills. OF course, there
are people in the world who have a
mania for will-making, just as there
are nanias in other directions; but
there was a distinct method in this wo-
mans madness. She made her numer-
GUS wills for the deliberate purpose Of
exciting cupidity, and then profiting by
it, and if the true story of the curious
complications growing out of that pol
icy could be written, it would form an
astonishing chronicle Of greed and du-
plicity.
ITO begin with, she had a couple Of
pieces of improved property, worth,
perhaps. $4,000 and a lot Of personal
belongings which were junk and rub
biSh, but which she valued at fabulous
figures. Between the two she was re-
puted to be worth from $4,000 to $780,
COO, and there was much jealousy as
to the prospective succession among a
lot of distant relatives. The old WO-
mans plan was to take up her quarters
with some particular set of her kin and
make a will i'll their favor. Needless
to say she was given every considera-
ton, but she was an irascible person.
and invariably got into a quarrel
in the course of a few months, and
moved somewhere else, where the
same programme was repeated. She
spent years in rnigratio1S of that sort,
going the rounds of her relatives sew
eral times, and camping temporarily
with numerous personal friends.
when she finally died it was found
hat her last authentic will left the
coveted property to a niece who had
shown her scarcely any attention at
all, and the wall OF rage and disap-
pointment that arose was something
simply terrific. | dare say she engeu-
dered more family bitterness when she
was alive. percipitated more rows, and
was instrumental in causing a greater
number of people to stop speaking
when they passed by than any one
person in the parish. This was an ez-
IRENE case, but it was by no means
unique. Almost every lawyer in town
who has Il large general practice could
cite instances where judicious will
making has kept old age surrounded
by affectionate SOlicitude."-New Or
leans TimeS-Democrat.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-05-17
No wonder 1t was Stale.

In a metropolitan court a woman
was sued for the value of a certain
quantity of bread supplied to her or
der and received daily.
In defense she stated hat the amount
charged was exorbitant, as, owing to
being stale, she was entitled to a re-
duction in price.
After conflicting evidence, presum-
ing the Ease would be decided against
her, the defendant placed her hand
under her heavy shawl, and produc-
ing a loaf. she shouted:
"Seeing's believing, your honor.
That's a spccimen-stale enough for a
menagerie, and hard as a brick!"
With u smile, The judge tried to pass
his thGmb into the substantial evil
dence before him, but, being baff1ed on
all sides, he exclaimed:
MY good woman, l quite feel fol-
you as we'll as the loaf. Judgment
for the Defendant
II transpired afterward that the de
PENDANT had saved the loaf in ques.
ton for nine months.-Tid-Bits.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-05-17
For ChiIdren,s Throats.

During the school term when chill
dren must go continually and are sub
jected to all kinds of weather they are
susceptible to a no more dangerous
malady than sore throat. This, how
ever, can be avoided by any mother
who will follow out the directions CIV
en- here: The treatment consists in
thoroughly swabbing the back of the
mouth and throat with a wash made
thus. Table salt, two drains; black
pepper, golden seal, nitrate of potash,
alum, one dram each. Mix and pull
verize, put into a teacup half full OF
water, stir we'll and then fill up with
good vinegar. Use every half-hour,
one, two and four hours, as recovery
progresses. The child may swallow a
little each time. Apply n ounce each
of spirits of ~turpentine, sweet oil and
aqua ammonia, mixed, every hour, to
the whole of the throat and to the
breast bone every four hours, keeping
flannel to the part. In case of a severe
cold it is better to administer the treat
ment yer night, and in the morning
the soreness will be found to have en-
tirely disappeared.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-05-17
Rare Old Bible Found.

A wonderful old Bible has just been
discovered in Venice, the finder being
Leo S. Olschki, a well-known anti
quarian of France. 1t is in five large
volumes, and was printed in Rome, in
the printing house of Don Pietro Mas
simo, in 1471 and 1472. Soon after it
came from the press it was purchased
by a patrician family of Venice, and it
was in the archives of this family that
Olschki discovered it. The edition Of
which it forms a part is exceedingly
rare, and very large sums have been
paid for imperfect copies of this Bible.
Olschki paid $1,000 ten years ago for a
copy Of which two volumes were miss
ing, and a library in Berlin recently
asked $4,000 for a mutilated copy. The
copy just discovered is probably the
finest in the world, and $4,000 was
readily paid for it by a buyer, who is
supposed to represent a wealthy Amer
ican.-New York Herald.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-05-17
Selling Soap on Sunday.

Samuel Seebot, a grocer, was ar
raigned before Magistrate Flammer in
the Essex Market Police court today to
answer a charge of violating the Sun
day law. HE sold SOAP" said the
complaining policeman. "Soap!" ex-
claimed the court, why the man ought
to be commended for it. In my opin-
ion it would not harm the people on
this side of the city if they used more
soap and used it freely. Soap in this
case was sold as a necessity, and on
that ground the prisoner is dis
charged."-New York special Chicago
Times Herald.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-05-17
Mastered His Embarrassment.

Among the stories told of Charles
Lever, the witty novelist, is one which
concerns the days when he was Brit
ish consul at Trieste, relates the
Youths Companion. He had accom-
panied his daughter to London for a
little social enjoyment and had neg
lected to go through the formality Of
asking for leave of absence. On his
arrival in London he was invited to
dinner by Lord Lytton, who was de-
lighted to see him. When he arrived
at Lord Lytton's house his host said:
II am so glad you could come! You
will meet your chief, Clarendon"-the
minister of foreign affairs. The novel
list, much embarrassed, began to give
reasons why he must tear himself
away, but before he could make his
escape Lord Clarendon was announced,
and almost at one espied him. "Ah,
Mr.. Lever" he said, blandly. II did
not know you were in England; in
fact, I was not even aware that you
had asked for leave from Trieste"
moo, my lord" stammered the novel
list, disconnected for a second, but no
more than that; mo, my lord;
thought it would be more respectful to
your lordship for me to come and ask
for it in person!"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-05-17
ANOTHER EAGLE STORY.
Bird Asserted to Have Attacked a Man
Near Cincinnati.


Near Cincinnati.
Gray eagles are a scarce article in
this section of the country, but from
all accounts a very fine specimen OF
that noble bird made it's appearance at
Montgomery, this county, Sunday, and
created a sensation among the inhab-
itants of that peaceful locality, says
the Cincinnati Enquirer. There can be
no question that it was IN eagle. Old
timers who were ~hereabouts when ca
giles were more of a nuisance than a
novelty testify that this was the real
thing. Louis Kuertz is willing to wear
to it. Mr.. KuertZ, who is we'll known
about Montgomery, was up in a big
tree chopping out some raccoons when
he. heard a Tapping of wings above
him. He glanced around and saw an
immense eagle. The bird was evident
ly intent on a battle, and KuertZ was
undecided for a minute whether to
climb up or down. Finally he deter
mined to remain where he was and do
his share in the fight. He turned his
head away from the eagle for a mo-
ment to tighten his grip on the tree,
and the monster bird took advantage
of the position and fanked him.
Kuertz let out a yell that sounded like
a Boer call to arms. Then he slid
down to a lower. limb, intending to
drop to the ground and get his gun.
His cry stopped the eagles attack for
a minute, but Kuertz had nc sooner
got seated on the lower limb when the
eagle attacked him again and delivered
and uppercut that brought forth an
other warwhoop. KuertZ' dog on the
ground beneath the tree took cog
in the branches above by this time and
set up a barking that attracted the at
tention of the eagle, and saved Kuertz
from any further attack. But the bird
simply concentrated his p%ugnacious
and rapacious energies on the dog from
that moment. Sweeping down from
the tree, the bird tried to bury it's tai
ons in the dogs back, but the dog was
not to be rushed in that manner, and
he gave the eagle such a fierce fight
for a few minutes that the bird gave
up the contest and scared away.
Kuertz got TO the ground as soon as
possible and made an effort to get a
shot at the eagle, but it was out of
range by the time he got to his gun,
And now Kuertz is wondering if he
could have been prosecuted under the
law for killing the eagle when it at
tackled him. Several people in and near
Montgomery saw the eagle flying
around in that vicinity later in the day
and parents are keeping a close watch
on small children to prevent any kid
mapping by the king of the air.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-05-17
And All was Van

He found her weeping utterly.
ooh! Harold" she cried. Il have
missed you so much!"
Hitherto, understand she had thrown
teacups at his head for the most part.
Perhaps it was small wonder, after all,
that she missed him.
But now she threw herself at his
feet, and all was well once more
Detroit Journal.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-05-17
Proof.

EYES," said Mr.. Peckham, 81 believe
there's a good deal in that"
"In what?" his wife asked.
why, here in this book it says: To
be ignorant is to be happy"
"Bosh!" exclaimed Mrs. Peckham.
That's merely another of those false
doctrines that get started because of
a smart remark. Even now your
whole expression is one of discomfort"
Chicago Times Herald.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-05-17
Garfield.

81 guess" said the sad-eyed editor,
wed better take & few days vacation.
His assistant was surprised out of a
weeks growth. Il expect the Rev. DR..
Thirdly's congregation will mob us il
we don't" the editor continued. That
personal you wrote about him in con-
nection with the water question ap-
pears in the paper thus: The Rev,
DR.. Thirdly of Bethel is an expert on
Observation-Disclosures Press.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-05-17
Temptation.

Stubb-"1t's strange how tempta-
tons will come before a drinking
man"
Penn-"Of whom do you speak,"
Stubb-"Why, Fenwood. He was
sitting at the parlor window when an
old lady passed with corkscrew curls.
I'll be hanged If Fenwood didn't go
right down in the cellar and bring up a
bottle of French brandy."-Chicago
Daily News.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-05-17
A Disturbed Conscience.

Miss Matilda Snowflake sat at the
piano and sang: "All l Wants Is Ma
Chicken
Mr.. Zeke Darkleigh, who had paid
a nocturnal visit to Miss Snowflake's
papa'S hen-roost the week before,
squirmed uneasily in his seat, and
finally asked in anxious tones:
Isis dey anything pussonal in
tended in dat song, Miss Matilda ?"-
Baltimore American.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-05-17
Opinions of a Publishers Reader.

Delicate work sells worst, because
very few people understand delicate
work. In general the great public will
buy anything that is not too individual
in it's sensationalism, crudeness or vul-
garity. For clever work, not uncon-
ventional in the ideas it brings, there is
a fair market. The tempera-
ment of the artist is betrayed, to a
certain extent, by the character of his
handwriting. There are certain COM
mon forms of commonplace or medic
ere handwriting which 7 never seen
to express delicate or original work.
The publishers readers aim should be
to let nothing that he holds as good go
unpublished. The expenses of delicate
and original work, especially of the
work of beginners, should be paid out
of the sales of the popular and success
full works.-Upwin's Chap Book.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-05-17
The scriptural Injunction.

the subject)-Now, Johnny, when you
are struck upon the right cheek, what
do you do?
Johnny-Turn de left one, miss, and
when de duffer reaches, give him a up
percut datll put him to sleep. See?-
indianapolis Journal.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-05-17

isn't this a weary old world?"
groaned the struggling author.
"It has reason to be-" said the lit
erary editor. 1.-TWO more replies to
The Man With the Hoe have just ap-
peared."-Chicago Tribune.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-05-17
diamond Cut Diamond.

Downtown-"Here Jackson.
He's got a new baby, and he'll talk US
to death"
Uptown-"Well, here comes a neigh
Dor of mine who has a new setter dog.
Let's introduce them to each other
and leave them to their fate"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-05-17
Feminine Logic.

Nov, John, you know very well
that if I don't get that bonnet I shall
cry and worry myself into an attack
of v p~rostration, and the doc
tors bill will be ten times the price
OF the bonnet"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-05-17
Leading Up to 1t.

Miss DeMuir-Papa, this is Mr.. Gal
loper-no, l mean Mr.. PAGER.
The Young Mani beg pardon, but
my name is Trotter.
Miss DeMuir-So stupid Of me I
knew it had something to do with
horses, though.-Chicago Tribune.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-05-17
Tha -Roundabout WaY.

"You have three brothers, haven't
your" he inquired.
"Yes," she answered. "Why?"
"Oh. l was just wondering If you
would like to make me a fourth"
I'm very sorry" she replied. "but
l will be a wife to you"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-05-17
His ExperieuCe.

Myer-"Don't you know that the use
of tobacco shortens your days?"
Gyer-"Yes, I'm sure it does"
Myer-"Then why do you use it?"
.Gyer-"For that very reason. l once
tried to quit it,and the days were about
a week long."-Chicago News.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-05-17
Had Many Faults.

Mrs. Briggs, you have lore faults
than l ever dreamed of in any wom-
an"
well MI. Briggs, you have plenty
of faults yourself"
There you go ~again-always chang
ing the subject when l try to talk to
you."-Chicago News.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-05-17
urgeon-"Oh, yes. !"
Home Cooking.

Mrs. Benham-What do you think
of my cake? t
Benham-It needs training down.
Brs. Benham-Nhat do you meant.
Benham-It is overweight.-Saa
Francisco Chronicle.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-05-17
simple and satisfactory.

Employer-"Miss Jimms, have you
any rules for punctuation in your
typewriter work."
Miss Jimms-"Yes, sir, Of course;
every time l stop to get my breath l
put in a comma, and always at the
bottom of the page l make a period"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-05-17
Considerate.

'"That is a handsome piece Of bronze
you have selected for Miss Oldone's
wedding present, but why do you
leave on the price mark"
"The bronze is very heavy, and ! do
not want the dear girl to injure her
self carrying it round to tie shop to
find out what it cost"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-05-17
Hit the NAH.

What did the poor man say when
he was accused of taking the cattle?"
inquired the tourist.
"The right thing, stranger" respond
ed Amber Pete.
What was it?"
'Tll be hanged!"-Ne- York
World.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-05-17
OF Two Evils.

Mrs. Youngpop-"Dear, we must get
one of those burglar alarms"
Mr.. Youngpop1''What for?"
Mrs. Youngpop-"What do you sup
pose? You know if any one tries to
break into the house, it will go off"
Mr.. Youngpop-"Yes, and wake the
baby. Not much."- Philadelphia
Times.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-05-17

"It's too bad" said the consolIng
friend. 81 thought you were right In
line of promotion"
NO" mournfully replied the man
who had lost his job. 81 was right
in the firing line."-Chicago Tribune.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-05-17
h He Likes.

Zones grumbles at cold weather"
"Yes."
"And he grumbles at hot weather"
eyes"
"What does he like?S
"He likes to grumble."
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-05-17
Sumcient Reason.

Fannie-"If you are so positive that
Harry loves you, why, for goodness
sake, don't you accept him, and get
married?"
Jane-''He won't ask me."-Detroat
Free Press. -,
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-05-17

Mother Ito Willie, who refuses to eat
his soup)-Many a poor child would be
glad if he only had half Of It,"
Willie-"So would 1, mamma."-Flie-
gende Blaetter.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-05-17

The man in the moon is pretty slow.
See how long it takes him to make
up a face.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-05-17
Not His Fanlt.

Sir" began the tramp, as he step
ped in front of a pedestrian, 1--WE seen
oetter DAYS. and"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-05-17
OUR BUDGET OF FUN
SOME GOOD JOKES, ORIGINAL
AND SELECTED.

a Variety of Quips, Gibes and IrOnies
to Cause n smile Flotsam and
Jetsam from the Tide OF HumOr-
witty Sayings.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-05-17

We'll" interrupted the other. you
needn't blame me for it. I'm not the
weather man."
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-05-17
Not Worth Solving.

She-"You are a conundrum."
Fe-"Indeed!"
Shelves, and I'm going to give
you up"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-05-17
His Oueation.

Grabbenheimer injured in a railroad
wreck)-"Oh, Toctor, Toctor! Will L
recover"
Surgeon-"Oh, yes"
Grabbenheimer (greatly r~elieved)-
"Apoud how mooch, do you t'ing?"-
Life.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-05-17

"Ah, must 1 believe that since the
first of January l have entered upon
another century,"
ooh, madame, you should remember
that a woman is never older than she
looks."-Le Monde Illustre.