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The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-02-22
Joubert to- the British General.

Those who met Gen. Joubert when
ne was in this city a few years ago as
the guest of Henry George recall him
as a plain-faced old man with a mass
OF black hair streaked with gray and
"A full, g~rizzled beard. He speaks Eng
lish. but his wife, a woman premature
-ly aged with domestic toll, spoke moth
ing save Dutch. and sat patient, though
Enthusiastically bored at the affairs to
which she and her husband were in
vited. With the father and the mother
was a strapping son of sixteen or
whereabouts, who strongly resembled
JOubert. The old general told with
modesty of his negotiations with the
British at Maiuba Hill, and his eyes
Sparkled as he recited his reply to the
British commapder-in-chief. cit does
not comport with these said the
British general, pointing to the decora-
TtIons on his breast, ito accede to your
terms. To which said Joubert, point
ing to his rifemen: "And it does not
comport with those to offer any 9TH
ers." Joubert's best story, as illus
trating the perils of South African life,
was concerning the loss of a some
what savage but valued cook, who was
bodily carried off from the kitchen by
q iion.-New York Sun.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-02-22
The Old Flag.

on with your hat as the flag goes by!
And let the heart lave it's say:
You're man enough for a tear in your
eye
That you will not wipe away.
You're man enough for a thrill that goes
To your very finger tips
Ay! the lump just then in your throat
that rose ,
Spoke more than your parted lips.
Lift UP the boy on your shoulder, niGh,
And show him the faded shred
Those stripes would be as red as the
sunset sky
If Death could have dyed them red.
OF with your hat as the flag goes by!
Uncover the youngsters head!
Teach him to hold it holy and high
For the sake of it's sacred dead.
H. c.. Bunner.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-02-22
Army NOfAA

The Philippine army has twelve
automatic guns, thirty-three Calling
guns. twenty-one two-pounder noun
tain guns and twelve Sims-Dudley
dynamite guns.
A prize of 500 has been offered by
DR.. Louis L. Seaman for the pest
thesis on the following subject: The
Ideal Ration for an Army in the
Tropics" The competition is open
to ali commissioned medical officers of
the United States army and navy. It
is offered through the military service
institution of the United States, and
the competition will close March l,
1900.
At a recent Australian military re-
view the commanding officer of a large
volunteer infantry regiment was I'M
expectedly absent, and the onus of
marching the lei past fell upon the
second in command, a heavy, stolid-
looking trader, who knew nothing
of drill. Ere he had time to hunt up
the adjutant for instructions, a gener-
ais A. D. G. galloped up with orders
to march. UNI! Yes, of course" said
the amateur warrior, gazing ~leisurely
round. Beautiful day, isn't it? Have
a cigar?" The A. D. c. replied that he
thought the general would be very
angry if the regiment didn't move at
once. 'Of course, of counsel" calmly
said the ~fire-eater; fine body of men,
these" (waving his arm round).
Won't move off for anyone but me
you know; er-try EN-" The aid
smilingly told the trumpeter to sound
the march, and the regiment, of course
moved off. Good" said the volun.
teer warrior, adm ,ringly. "You CAM
stop 'em, though" The A. d. C. mo.
toned to the trumpeter, who sounded
Halt" and the men Immediately
stopped. My" said the ponderous Of.
hcer, with genuine admiration. MY
sir, you're a clever man"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-02-22

TIE pastors wife heard Of a desper-
ately poor family. OF course she Went
to see about it. A man with a months
growth o f beard opened the door for
her. The room, certainly, wasn't very
cheerful, but in one corne there was a
coal-oil stove, which was still burning,
though it was after 10 o'clock.
well" she said to the man, why
do you keep your stove burning all
day."
'Oh. num-" he answered, eve amt
got no matches. an if we put it out we
could never light it again."-Life.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-02-22
Anecdotes of Gen. ober r. Lee.

Anecdotes of Gen. Robert F.. Lee.
Gen. Lee was seated in the rear of a
car of a railroad train going to Rich
mond n day during the war when a
poorly dressed old woman entered at
n of the stations. The seats were
filled with officers and soldiers. The
woman. finding no vacant seat and
having none offered her. approached
the end where the general sat. He
! Immediately arose and gave her his
/" seat. Instantly there was a gen eral
rising, each man offering his seat TO
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-02-22
PATENTS.
List of Patents Issued Last Week to
Narfh YYenterR I~MYentOrn.

Robert FjeIlman, Wilmot, S. D., pipe
wrench; Frederick w. Flakker, Wheat
on, Mimi, animal trap; James l.. Kim
ball, Mountain Iron, Mimi, sash hold
err; John L. Morris, Minneapolis, Mimi,
automatic tank valve: Emil A. Nelson,
Hallock, Mimi, Photographic back
ground carrier; Gustav A. Peterson
and A. Olson, Florence, Mimi, artif-
cial bait; Mahlon II. Vinkle, Cakes, n.
D., acetylene gas apparatus; John
Wester, Triumph, Mimi, sack holder.
Merwin, Lothrop & johnson. Patent Attor-
neys, oil 4 9I2 Pioneer Press Bldg, st. Paul
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-02-22
How Funston Becamo a General.

At Santo Tomas the rebels proved to
be behind strong works. 1t was here
that Capt. Albright was wounded,
Lieut.. McTaggert killed and the little
man of war was shot in the left hand.
That night Funston was ordered in to
Manila to have his wound properly
dressed. While coming in on the train
he received a telegram. There being
no lights allowed in the car, he thrust
the dispatch into his pocket. After
having his hand dressed at the quar-
tiers he remembered the telegram and
opened it. 1t was from Gen. Otis an
nouncing his promotion to a brigadier-
g~eneralship. A little group of officers
chatted together that evening in a on
gratulatory way. AS Funston rose to
retire Major Metcalf said: Good night,
general" With prophetic meaning the
little man Of war replied: Good night,
colonel" And Metcalf now commands
the regiment.-Leslie's Weekly.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-02-22

-rEH HtCN W
New York Tribune: A. r.. Johnston,
Of st. Louis, has a friend who is an
officer in the army, on whom he told
the following story. My friend" said
Mr.. Johnston, had received a higher
rank by brevet than the one he re-
ceived pay for in recognition Of his
services in one of the Indian cam
paigns. At the time he was made the
recipient of this honor he was sta
toned at one of the frontier posts,
and decided to celebrate the occasion
by a hunting trip after wild turkeys.
So off he started, accompanied only
by his orderly, an Irishman, who was
thoroughly familiar with the region.
An evening or two later the pair ran
across a tree, upon a dead limb Of
which they made out in the moonlight
a number of dark forms roosting. They
crept up within easy gunshot, and
were about to take aim, when the or
derby, began. But, Captain A
long 'Sh-h-h-h!' was The only response
from that of the officer. The orderly
tried again, but this time, drawing a
Shut up, you fool; do you want to
scare the birds away?' in an angry
whisper from his companion, held his
peace. The officer, letting go both bar
rels, dropped a bird with each, ana
was starting to reload, when he awoke
to the fact that his orderly was taking
no part in the game and had not fired
a shot. Here, you, don't you want to
get any turkeys? Why don't you dre?'
he holly asked. Pats chance to get
ever had come, and he made the most
Of it as 1e demurely replied: Sure,
Captain, dear, those amt the -ale
thing. They're only toorkeys by bre-
vet. They're toorkey booEards!' And
SO they were, as my c~restfallen friend
soon discovered"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-02-22

A powder. Your feet feel uneom-
Portable, nervous, and often cold and
damp. II you have sweating, sore feet
or tight shoes, try Aliens Foot-Ease.
Sold by all druggists and shoe stores,
rs cents. Sample sent free. Address
Allen 8. Olmsted. Le Roy, N. Y.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-02-22
Prosncritx FOR 10OO.

Indications point to great prosperity
for the coming year. This is a sign OF
a healthy nature. The success of q
country. as well as of an individual,
depends upon health. If you have any
stomach trouble try Hostetter's Stom-
ach Bitters which cures dyspepsia, In
digestion and biliousneSs.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-02-22
CAMPFIRE SKETCHES.
SOME SHORT STORIES FOR
THE VETERANS.

TaI Officer Had a LaughabIe Effect on
the Open-Eyed Spaniards-Anecdotes
of Gen. Robert f. Lee-How Funston
Became a General
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-02-22
A PessiInfst.

Government by the people," declared
LOTHIAN, "is a ~failure.'
'Oh, 1 wouldn't take my defeat for
such a small Office as the legislature so
much to heart rejoined McMany.-
Philadelphia North American.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-02-22

'1'm after you,'' cried the hunter.
81 don't give a wray," ~retorted the
seal.
Tnereupon he skinned of.-Philadei-
phia Press.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-02-22

New York Tribune: l.. N. Cowles, OF
San Francisco, who enlisted III the re-
.cruit battalion in the Fourteenth IN
fantry. and was later invaded home,
who was with Mr.. Alcroft, said: we
had a rather interesting experience
when we first got to n Inc
Fourteenth regiment occupied the
Spanish barracks in that town, just
across the Gale Real from the Nepa
huts that held the Astor battery.
There was no place in our barracks
for our officers, who accordingly took
up their quarters in a convent ABOUT
a quarter of a mile down the road a
ing to Pace bridge. At that time
Aguinaldo had as many men WITHIN
our brigade line as we had, II not
more, and one of his regiments had It's
headquarters near an old market that
lay across the road from the convent
wherein our officers were quartered,
while back of the convent lay another
regiment, and between it and our bar
racks was still another detachment OF
the Filipino army. Our guards were
patroling one side of the streets while
Aguinaldo's troops were patroling the
other, and there was a feeling of I'M
rest among the men that any mo
nent might see the explosion that was
surely coming. 1t was a great relief
to our regiment when Aguinaldo with
drew his men from the city at Gen.
Otis orders. for had hostilities began
at that time it might have gone hard
with officers of the Fourteenth, sur
rounded as they were by the Filipino
army. Alcroft's mention of his height
reminds me of an amusing story l
heard concerning Gen. Merritt's cap
r ture of Manila. Lieut.-Col. Potter, of
the engineers, who was on the gener-
ais staff, is some 6 feet z inches in
height, and when the general and his
staff landed from the launch Colonel
Potter hurried on and entered the city
alone, some hundreds of yards in ad-
vance of his companions. 1t was a
courageous thing to do, and he might
have been shot for his pains, but the
result turned out to be only laugh
able, for the Spanish soldiery, never
having seen the Americans close at
hand, jumped to the conclusion that
the ~colonel's height was simply that of
the rest of the army. and so the gi-
gantic Potter marched unscathed and
unmolested through the Spanish lines
until he finally reached and turned in
ito the Paaccio in the walled city"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-02-22

The certain way to be cheated is TO
fancy lei self more cunning than 9TH
ers.-Chairon.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-02-22

Beware when the great God let's
loose a thinker on this plan4t-Ems
erson.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-02-22

The worst that can be said Of little
vices is that they won't stay little,
The age-herald., 1900-10-16
IN A HAND GLASS
 DARKEY DARKLY Will Charles Had a Fancy for a Fine Mirror, and
 Other Things.

Will Charles, a negro recently employed as driver for the Rates Delivery Com pany, was arrested and placed In jail last night on charge of grand larceny. The ne- gro was wanted for the theft of fine hand mirror from the room of one of the teach CTS at the Birmingham Seminary. The mir TOT was first missed immediately after the negro had either delivered or taken trunk from the room. The case was reported to the police and Special Officers Shirley and Cole took charge of it. The negro Charles was suspected and was finally placed under arrest at his home. The officers then searched the house and found a trunk filled with miscellaneous articles which they be- leve were stolen. In the bottom of the trunk was found the hand mirror which was stolen from the seminary.
 The trunk and it's entire contents was taken to the office of the chief of police, where the goods await identification The trunk contains a considerable amount of ihen's furnishings and one fine razor.
The age-herald., 1900-10-16
ITS ONLY II DAYS
 TILL STATE FAIR The Bill Posters Are Now
 Covering the State ALL THE PEOPLE WILL KNOW That in Birmingham, November 1-lo, There Will be the Greatest Fair
 Ever Held in Alabama
 Grand Racing and Fun
ALL THE PEOPLE WILL KNOW

Seventeen days until the State Fair.
 Ten bill posters will start out today to post Autographs of the State Fair. They will 'bill'' every city and town in the State north of Montgomery and several towns ill Georgia, Tennessee and Mississippi Along the Louisville and Nashville road litho- graphs will be posted in every town be- tween Montgomery and Pulaski, Tenn, and from Blocton to Oneonta, and from At talla to Calera. On the Alabama Great Southern they will "hiI1" all towns between Chattanooga and idian; the Southern Railway from Atlanta to Columbus, Miss, i, the Kansas City. Memphis and Birming- ham to Amory, Miss, and the Central of Georgia to Columbus, Ga. Florence, Shef- field, Tuseumbia and Huntsville, on the Southern Railway will also be billed Thess. Smith & Douglass have the contract for posting the Autographs
 The Continental Gin Company's exhibit is about completed It will be one of the most attractive exhibits at the fair All the machinery for handling the seed cotton and ginning and packing 1t will be in op- eration The company will secure a sup ply of seed cotton and make practical
  plete ginning establishment.
 L. H. McCurdy, superintendent of the live stock department, has gone to At lanta to arrange for bringing good DOT ton of the live stock exhibit at the fair in that city to Birmingham He was accom- panied by representatives from Meridian and Vicksburg, who will endeavor to take the stock to the fairs in those cities at the close of the Alabama State Fair.
 The Southern Racing Circuit embraces the cities of Atlanta, Birmingham, Merid- ian, Vcksburg and New Orleans. The dates for the different cities are as fol- lows: Atlanta, October IT to 21 Birmine- ham, November 1 to 10 Vicksburg, Novem- Der 13 to IT: Meridian, November 19 to 2L The winter meeting opens at New Orleans November 9.
 Special Order No. A has been issued from the adjutant generals office giving the military companies of the State permission to be absent from their stations to attend the State Fair. The order urges every company that can possibly do so participate in the competitive drill on November '.
The age-herald., 1900-10-16
THE SEWER SURVEY
Two Squads of Men at Work on Two
 Routes

Two squads of men went to work yester- day morning under the direction of City Engineer Julian Kendrick to make the pre- liminary survey of the proposed sewer to drain the more populous districts of Jef- ferson County.
 One of the parties is surveying route or rather running a line, from Birming- ham to Besemer along the course of Valley Creek The other has started below EnsIey and will run a line to Gate City along the course of Village Creek. There are in all seventeen men employd. MT. Kendrick has been over the principal part of both routes and says the men will expe- rience no trouble in making the survey.
 The hardest part of the work in the pre- liminary survey will be experienced by MT Kendrick in his office where he will make the calculations necessary to inteligently present the matter to the State Legisla- ture. It is expected that the entire work including the drawings and estimates, will have been completed within thirty days.
The age-herald., 1900-10-16
YOUNG LOCH|NvAR
 OUT 0F THE SOUTH
Rode Forty Miles an Hour and Bore a School Girl
 Away.

Miss Daisy Rowney, school girl of 16 years, left her home yesterday morning for the High School building, but her seat was vacant when the roll was called, and before dark she had arrived in Montgom- cry and telegram stated had become the wife of J. H. Macon, lawyer from Pensa- cola, Fla.
 MT. and Mrs. Rowney were very much disturbed when they learned that their daughter had left the city on a southbound train in company with MT. Macon, and they immediately began making efforts to stop the runaway couple before they had been married. Chief of Police Austin was consulted and he immediately sent teie- grams to New Orleans and Pensacola to stop the couple when they alighted from the train. Late in the afternoon word was received that the couple did not arrive at either of these places. The young couple had evidently anticipated this action on the part of the girls parents, and, according to a telegram, stopped at Montgomery and were made man and wife.
 Miss Rowney was very bright girl and was in the second class at the Birmingham High School. It is said that MT. Rowney had moved away from Pensacola, Fla, where he formerly lived, for the purpose of preventing MT. Macon from seeing his daughter. The objection to the young man was not given. Friends of the young at- torney say that he is a good citizen and is well thought of.
 MT. Rowney is an engineer in the steel mills at Ensley.
The age-herald., 1900-10-16
HABEAS CORPUS
Will Not be Effective in Cuba Until
 December

Havana, October 15.-On the recommends ton of the Secretary of Justice, Governor General Wood has issued an order directing that the habeas corpus act should not go into force until December 1 next, thus af- fording the Cuban public an opportunity to become familiar with principle and a procedure entirely new to them. The act, which is based upon the English common law, and goes fully into details, is difficult of comprehension, the Cubans think, after their long experience of Roman law. By it's terms, judges who refuse to suspend proceedings in a proper case are made sub ject to financial responsibility, no fees can be eXacted, so that the remedy Is placed within reach of the poorest, and the process will serve to prevent breaches Of judicial rights, which accidentally or otherwise, are constantly occurring under the old system. The better the measure is under stood the more cordially 1t is received.
 Major Peterson, chief commissary, and MT. Frank ". Hayes, general manager of the Havana branch of the North American Trust Company. who were taken down with yellow fever last Thursday, are not ex- pected to live.
 The Cuban Galveston relief fund now amounts to s165 American gold.
The age-herald., 1900-10-16
aZaza.o

The management of the Jefferson Thea tre announces that on tomorrow night patrons of the theatre will have an oppor- tunity to see a play of which much has been said. and over which a great deal of curiosity has been aroused-David Belasco' s greatest play, "Zaza" The reports of the success and business achieved by this play. show that it Is undoubtedly one of the best successes in years, and judging from the vast amount of interest which has already been manifested, there Is going to be an audience In attendance to greet this play and company that will consequently crowd the theatre to the doors. Applca- tions for reserved seats have been coming in rapidly.
 MT. Charles Frohman who controls this play has gotten together company that is it is said in every way capable of play ing it in a manner in which it should be played The cast calls into action many well known players. MT. Frohman has given the piece a production worthy of his artistic reputation. The reports from all places where the company has been seen are all to one effect, and that is, that 1t gives satisfaction.
 The advance sale of seats is already large.
The age-herald., 1900-10-16
POWERFUL COMMITTEE IS NAMED
 FOR B|RMINCHAM'S WORLDS FAIR
President Kettig Displays Great Wis., dom in Selecting Strong Men
 for the Important Work

surpassed business knowledge and skill, and of ndomitable spirit of enterprise. Rufus N Rhodes is the widely known and successful owner and editor of the Bir- minsham News
 B. F. Roden is one of the largest whole sale merchants, and is a powerful man in d hali dozen great enterprises.
 B. Steiner is the remarkably successful head Of the banking house of Steiner Bros.
 James J. Smith is the business manager and one of the owners of the Birmingham Ledge.
 E. NJ. Tutwiler is a successful coal op- erator
 E. w. Fucker is president of the Alabama National Bank.
 w, NJ. Drennen is the Mayor of Birming- ham, and a member of the great depart ment store firm of Drennen X Co.,
 James Bowron is vice president and treas urer of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Rail road Company.
 B. M Allen is the past grand exalted ruler of the Ells, is a leading lawyer and one of the wealthiest citizens of Birming- ham.
 N F. Barker is the president of the First National Bank.
 w. J. Milner is the retired president of the Birmingham Water Works Company, is the head of the great hardware house of Mner-Kettig. and is one of the oldest, wealthiest and most honored citizens.
 Frank P. O Brien is one of the oldest four citizens of Birmingham in time of resi- dence; was formerly in the Legislature; then shtriff of Jefferson HOW member of the Legislature; formerly newspaper pro- prietor, and merchant theatrical proprie tor and general man of afTairs-one of the best-known, most energetic and most hon cred men of the day.
 C. T. Rainbow is an alderman of Br- mingham and is a most successful busi- ness man.
 w. H. Kettig, the leader amongst all the younger business men of Birmingham. is president of the Commercial Club, was for years an alderman, and is the active head of the great Milner-Kettig hardware house. d man whose name is great honor and great strength.
 J. II. f4eath is q member of the Alabama Legislature, is district organizer of the American Federation of Labor, and is a practical union labor man of the highest character and of marked ability.
 H. H. Mayberry is the honored head of the great house of the Mayberry Hard ware Company.
 J. B. Cobbs is cashier and general man. ager of the powerful Birmingham Trust and Savings Company one of the richest banking houses in the South, and is d man of great business and financial capac- ity.
 J. A. VanHoose, formerly Mayor of Bir- mingham, is president of the Southern Wholesale Grocers' Association, is a mem Der of the wholesale grocery firm of Me Lester and VanHoose, and is the most widely known merchant of Alabama.
 O, w. Underwood is the member of Con gress from the Ninth Alabama district, is the Democratic whip of Congress man f national reputation. and a lawyer of great ability.
 E. w. Barrett is president of the Age Herald Company and editor of the Age Herald.
The age-herald., 1900-10-16
SELMA
Terrible Accident Which Cost Thomas
 Hardeway His Life

Selma, October 5.-(Special)- )-Word reached the city today of horrible acci- dent which resulted in the death of MT. Thomas S. Hardeway at Stafford, this coun- tv. Saturday. MT. Hardeway's father lives about half mile from the station. He does his cooking on a gasoline stove, and young Mir Hardeway, while attempting to light it brought the flame in some man. ner in connection with the gasoline tank which exploded, the burning oil running all over him and casing death almost in stantly His eyes were literally burned out of the sockets and his flesh charred in a terrible manner.