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The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-04-12
SIX NINETY SIX, MAIN

ITS strange" said a blue-eyed Cen
trail" to a central" with gray-green
eyes, that no one ever calls up sos on
this circuit. The phone has been in
three or four months now, and | test
the wire regularly every morning, but
there is no further communication with
the house day in and day out"
"Who nswer when you call?" in
quired the girl with the gray-green
eyes.
"a man. His voice sounds as though
he were old. l suppose it is Mr.. Rum
ford himself"
"Rumford, you say?"
George Whitman Rumford. That's
his whole name. l looked him up in
the city directory. No place of bust
ness is given. There is no occupation
mentioned in connection with his
name.'
my goodness, he is a mystery"
cried the girl with the gray-green
eyes. Have you tested the wires yet
this morning?"
mo"
LET me try it then"
She rang up briskly. A voice an
severed:
Good morning"
Testing the wire" responded Gen
trail" c~heerfully.
'The wire responds" said the voice
The gray-eyed Central turned to thu
blue-eyed Central"
mo one ever answered me that way
before" she observed. "He said: The
wire responds"
Eyes, he always says that. 1t seems
a sensible thing to say, but it sounds
curious. think he doesn't know wha
people are in the habit of saying owe
the telephone"
The weeks went by. From time t.
time the girl with gray eyes would sa!
to Ida Nelson, the girl with blu
eyes:
HAS 696 been called YETI"
Never" said Miss Nelson, but tn
wire still responds"
One day Miss Nelson, against al
rules and regulations, attempted a di
version.
"It is an electrical sort of a morn
ing she observed. 1T makes tn
voice sound unnatural over the wire.
There was an accent of eagerness /
the voice that replied.
ut does, indeed" observed 696; "bu
don't you think voice always sounds
little strange in the t%elephone?"
Miss Nelson was quite aware tina
she had no right to continue the cor
versation, but she had held her cur.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-04-12

osity in check for months in the face
of a mystery, and she could endure it
no longer.
You do not use your phone much"
she said politely.
"No, no." responded the voice, some
what sadly, I'm not acquainted in the
city. l haven't much use for a tele-
phone, it is true. But it's a great in
vention. l enjoy it very much when
you call me up in the morning. l
can see what a great convenience it
would be if l wanted to ask anything
of anybody"
There was something so wistful in
the voice that Miss Nelson made an
apology to herself for the tears that
came in her eyes.
IL was a monotonous life that she
lee. 1t had not much happiness in it,
and no romance. So it vas not sur
prising that she ~endeavored to probe
this, her first mystery. She took the
pains one Sunday afternoon when she
was at leisure to call at the house of
George Whitman Rumford to make an
inquiry about a fictitious address. The
house was new, and of red sandstone.
elegant, and plain, and the yard, the
walk, and the steps were in a condi-
ton of %scrupulous n~eatness. A young
colored man answered the door. Miss
Nelson, blushing at her deceit, made
her inquiry in a loud tone of voice. AS
she had hoped and expected, this
brought an elderly gentleman out of
the library.
What is it the lady wants to know,
John? Can l be of any assistance,
madam"
Miss Nelson, hating herself for her
duplicity, repeated the question.
The tall gentleman shook his head
regretfuIly.
81 really can be of no assistance to
you," he said. 81 know so few persons
in the neighborhood. But If you will
do nke the honor to ccme in and wait
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-04-12

Young Gambler Persuaded to Stop
while He was q Winner.

Young Gambler Persuaded to Stop
while He was q Winner.
"T see gambling is running wide
open in Colorado again" said Walter
Harris, a cattleman of Topeka to a
Denver Republican reporter. Il don't
suppose, though, it is al wide open
now as it was in the late SOS. l was
in Manitou every summer at that time
and the high games that used to run
at some of the clubs would be ar eye
opener to the gamblers of the present
day. Cattlemen were making money
then, as were the miners, and they
used to meet in Manitou and try for
each others pocketbooks, with the re-
suit that the professional gamblers got
the money. I remember how one
young fellow was made to quit winner
against his will. His name was Rich.
He was a nephew of n of the big
reaper men and his folks kept him
supplied with money, a regular allow
ance. He had been gambling every
cent of it, letting bills pile up for ho-
tel and livery and everything else. His
people sent word that they wouldn't
q
send any more money, and said if he
got into trouble he'd have to get out
himself. His creditors were just about
ready to jump onto him, when one
night he made a big winning. He
was playing faro in the club that's
torn down now. 1t used to stand
over from the depot and was the place
for high play. suppose he had $4,000
or $4,000 in front of him when his
friends began trying to persuade him
to quit. He was just like all the rest
of them, going to break the bank and
all that sort of thing, and he wouldn't
quit. 1t was a red hot night for Man
itou, and with the excitement and all
Rich had pulled off his coat and rolled
up his sleeves. There was a doctor
among his friends, and though he
hadn't said anything to Rich, | sup
pose he felt a responsibility, because
the young fellow had come out here
for his health and had been referred
to the Manitou doctor by the doctor
he had at home. I was watching the
play, though l didn't know any of the
pOOpIS. L saw LuO OONIOA h0Ah A
back to the crowd for a minute and
fiddle with something he had taken
out of his pocket. Then he walked
over to Rich and put his hand on his
bare arm. You need a sedative,' he
said. Quick as a fash he took the n.y.
poasrmic syringe he had in his hand
and fired a charge into Rich's arm
Rich said 'ouch,' and grabbed at the
place where he had been pricked, bur
the deal was going on, and he turned
to hat again. Before half the cards
were out his head settled on the table
he commenced to draw good lont
breaths and was asleep. The docto
took the chips, cashed them in, thel
he took and wrote a receipt for tn
money and gave it to another frient
of Rich's to keep. Then he took Rich
loaded him into a carriage, took hin
out to his office, and watched over hin
until he came around the next day
Rich paid his bills, but he did no NOR
gambling in Manitou. They wouldn'
let him play again"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-04-12
GEN. LAWToN's RUBBER TUB
The Apaches Knew How Highly He
Valued 1t,

FaIueu He
The general made it a habit of his
life to take a cold-water bath every
morning before breakfast, and dur
Ing the campaign he carried with him
a rubber tub. 1t made no difference
where he was, he ordered the tubful
of cold water to his quarters every
morning, says the Louisville Courier
Journal. In following the Apaches he
reached a mountain. He knew that
the Indians had fed there, and before
pursuing them further he left his rub
Der tub and other tent equipments at
the base of the mountain in charge of
an old and faithful servant to guard
the tub carefully until he returned.
1t was an old trick with that tribe of
Indians when being pursued 10 circle
around and return to the exact point
whence they had started. The general
left his tub and started out after the
Indians. They circled around, cover
ing a wide territory, and beat Gen.
Lawton back to the base of the noun
tain. When he got there he found that
the old sergeant and his six men had
carried off by the Indians. The
Apaches evidently learned how highly
the general priced his rubber tub,
for they placed great store by it after
they had captured it, and guarded it
as closely as they did their own lives.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-04-12
Beware of OIntments for Catarrh That
Contain Mercury,

AS mercury will surely destroy the sense of
smell and completely derange the whole system
when entering it through the mucous surfaces.
Such articles should never be used except on
prescriptions from reputable physicians, as the
damage they will do is tenfold to the good you
can possibly derive from them. Halls Catarrh
Cure, manufactured by F.. J. Cheney, & Co,
Toledo, O., contains no mercury, and Is taken
internally, acting directly upon the blood ana
mucous surfaces of the system. In buying
Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genuine.
It is taken internally, and made in Toledo, Ohio.
by F. j. Cheney G Testimon1alsfree' SOFA
by Druggists, price 75c per bottle.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-04-12
A Diagnosis.

The wife-It seems strange that Mrs.
Won Tooler, with an income of $780,
900, should always be so deeply in
debt. The husband-The trouble is,
my leaf Hulda, that she has just
enough money to make her socially
ambitious, but not enough to live re-
spectably.-Life.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-04-12
PuzZIiDg.

Daisy Medders (sentimentally)-Tell
me, Abner, why do you love me so
much? Abner Appleury practically
-Darned if l know.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-04-12

+. Nature has made occupation a ne
cessity to US; society makes it a duty;
habit may make it a pleasure.-Capalle.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-04-12

Piso's Cure for Consumption has saved
me large doctor bills.-C. L. Baker, 1928
Regent So, Philadelphia, Pa. Dec. s. '95.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-04-12

Those who never retract their opin-
ions love themselves more than they
love truth.-Joubert.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-04-12

There Is = charm about another fell
lows widow that few men can assoct~
ate with their own
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-04-12
no CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money II it fails to cure,
sc, E. w. Groves signature on each box.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-04-12

Hammocks are webs in which Cupid
gives an imitation of a spider.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-04-06
Foreign News.

Derby, Eng, April 6.-The Welbecl
handicap Of $50 sovereigns was won by Il
noni, ridden by Tod Sloane. The Sudbury
stalk IS of 200 soveregns were won by skeets
Martin on La Rosiere. Sloan was again a
winner in the Doveridge handicap Of 600
sovereign, riding Lsckford.
Southampton, April 6.-Cecl Rhodes ar
rived here today from Capetown and pro.
ceeded to London.
Accrs, British West Africa, April r.-se
rious tribal fighting has broken out In the
Ashanti Hinterland district. Commun ca
tons have been destroyed snd dispatches
captured. A force to restore order is leaving
here for the interior.
Paris, April The Gaulois says that Ma.
ior MsrchaDd, of Fsshoda fame, has resigned
his commission In the army, owing to the
constant watch kept on bis movements by
the government. 1t is alleged that the gov
eminent feared that the inipe rialists would
utilize him to inspire revolutionary move,
ment
The Hague, April 6.-The First Chamber
today adopted article Al of the Peace Con.
ference regarding international arbitration,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-04-06

LAND-GRAB TITLE SUsTAINED.-In
the Law and Equity Court of Richmond
yesterday Judge Minor decided that 10
the case OF the Virginia Building and
Loan Company vs., Mary E. Bufin ct
al, the deed made by Walter Christian,
clerk OF the Hastings Court, to Joseph
E. Glenn Is valid. Tbis is q so-cslled
land-grabbers' case. 10 which Glenn
bought the Common wealth's title to the
property. The regular proceedings re :
quired by the and-grabbers' act were
gone through with, and in that manner
the deed was secured. Mary E. Bufin
failed to protect her interests, and, 10
consequence, lost the property, accord
ing to Judge Minors decision. An ap.
peal will be taken In the Supreme
Court. In this case The building and
loan company had loaned money Oh
the property without being aware OF
the fact that taxes we're overdue, and
the decision of Judge Minor causes them
to lose what they had loaned.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-04-06
sipido Names His Accomplices.

Brussels, April 6.-DevelopmeDt,
show that the attempt on the life Of tbt
Prince of Wales hire on Wednesday
was the result of a plot, concocted By
besrdless youths. Last night, after 81
interview with his parents, Jeane Bal
tiste Sipido, the Is year old boy who
tried to shoot the Prince. made a ful
confession. He described how the plo
was Matched between himself and three
other young men. at cafe, on Monday
night.
Several boys who had been admitted
into the plot accompanied Sipido to
the station to witness the assassination
Sipido says young man named Meert
shoemaker, was one of his accom-
plices. Meert was arrested. He told
the magistrate that the plot grew out q
SipidO offering to bet five francs that
DE would shoot the prince.
Paris, April 6-The Figaro today
publishes story to the effect that an
uncle of Sipido, who tried TO sssassi-
nate the Prioce of Wales, is Q Paris
shoemaker and related 10 Panwells,
who threw a bomb in the Madeline
Church here in 1894.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-04-06
T0-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
The Situation i'm 'outh Africa.


London, April Ga dispatch from
Bloemfootein dated April 4 says that
artillery firing was heard south of there
the day before. l. is likely that the
firing was between General Gatacre's
force and the Boer commando recently
reported to have marched southeast OF
Bloemfontein. 1t was said at the time
that Gatscre would attempt to drive of
this commando. General Roberts has
been seriously hampered by the lack of
proper mounts for the cavalry. This,
it is believed, explains bis failure to
follow uD the Beers who sssailed Broad.
wood last Saturday. Re-entorcements
of horses are arriving now by trsinlosds
and the cavalry will soon DO thorough =
ly equipped.
London, April 6.--The following
from General Methuen is posted at the
War Office:
"Boshof. April 5, 11:2O p. MI sur
rounded General Villebois's body of
Beers today. No one escaped. Ger
eral Villebois and seven Beers were
killed and about eight were wour ded.
We have "a prisoners. Our loss was
4 killed and 7 wounded. The attack
lasted four hours. My corps behaved
very we'll. 1t was composed of the
Yeomanry, the Kimberley mounted
corps, and the Fourth battery of tn,
Royal Artillery"
General Vlllebois de Msreuil, who
is reported killed near Boshof yester-
day, was lieutenant 10 the France
Prussian war. In the present war be
proved that there was not bis equal &c
u strategist in the British army
London, April g. General Roberts
has met With another reverse. He re-
ports that be has lost five companies OF
troops who were captured bv the Beers
within few miles of BoemfonIeiD.
Roberts report to the war Office is
dated from Bloemfontein, April 9th, 8
p. N. He says: Another unfortu-
nate occurrence, resulting, fear, in the
capture of party OF infantry, consist
iug of three companies of the Royal
Irish Rifles and two companies of the
Ninth Mounted Infantry, has occurred
near Reddersourg, little to the east
of Bethany station, within FIVE miles OF
this place. They were surrounded by
stronger force of the enemy, with four
or five guns. The detachment was er-
gagged from noon OF the Sd until q. u.
of the 4,h, then apparently surrender.
ed. Immediately heard the news on
the afternoon OF the third, l ordered
Gstac:e to proceed from Springfonteio
TO Reddersburg with all speed. l also
dispatched the Camerons from here to
Bethany. Gatacre reached Redders
burg at 1920 on the morning of the 4 b
unopposed. He found no news of the
missing attachments. There is DO
doubt all we're taken prisoners"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-04-06
A Street Duel.

Huntington, w. Va, April 6.-The
excitement over yesterdays city cleo
tiou resulted 10 duel Cd the street to.
day, in which Shelly Shsritz was sbol
to death and several others injured
Hall Ross. republican ward politician
ran into Carl Campbell pushing him
against Senator E. NJ. McCaliister
Campbell asked Ross VIVA the meant.
Ross replied II mean this" and in.
stantly pulling revolver opened fire
into the crowd consisting of Senator
McCallister, Carlos B. Campbell, Ed.
mund Fry, Shelly Sharitz and others.
The first shot killed Sharitz and almost
instantly several revolvers were turned
on Ross. A stray bullet struck Charles
Snyder in the head, making a serious
wound.
Ross was shot twice but bis II juries are not
serious. Thousands of excited people ere on
the streets and more trouble is feared. sey-
ersl extra policemen, constsbles, and deputy
shetiffs are endesv ring t, preserve order.
The election yesterday was the most excif-
ing ever known, the republicans winning by
a small plurality.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-04-06

The Department of Justice havlpI
decided that Porto Ricau Is either
of the United States, and that, there
fore. contract labor from Porto Rico cal
be imported into New York as readily
a. the same sort OF labor can be im
ported from Alabama into Illinois, IL
must also, If the case be presented 10 It.
decide that the Porto Rico bill, which
the President, by might and main
forced through both branches OF CoL,
yress. is unconstitutional, as that bill
imposes q duty on articles imported
from Porto Rico, though the Constitu'
ton provides that all duties and in
nosts shall be uniform throughout the
limited States, and also. that no tax
sbsll be laid 90 exports, not only to for
eiap countries, bat from one portion o.
the country into another But the 3D.
ministrstion is more intent upon pre-
noting the interests of the rich North
ern protectionists than those OF poor
American lsborers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-04-06
COMMUNICATED
THE NEW DISEAsE

DeJ tell me dar's new disease been going
bout sometime
Day csll 1t ver-si-fying, or de making of a
rhyme.
De folks, dey wot is got 1t. sey tits an orful
thing,
Cause dey no more can help it dan de birds
can help to sing.
Dey say its terrible cstchin' and fingers In
de blud,
An cherry spring comes bristling forth when
de trees begins to bud.
De smallpox it amt nowhar, de grip it am
cinch
Aside oh dis yere new disease, which We is
bound to clinch
Lets Call upon de Mayor, an all de doctors,
too,
To rid Us oh dis yere old thing and help to
pull Us fro,
Cause !! spree dat we'uns catch it, good
Lordy wot time,
II cherry pussun dat We met should burst
forth intu rhyme!
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-04-06
ADMIRAL DEWEY.

Admiral and Mrs. Dewey attended q
concert in Philadelphia last evening
and were the guests OF President Cassatt
Of the Pennay lusnis Railroad.
From the Academy the Admiral and
his life were driven to the hotsl. and
there the Admiral, in response to press
in requests. granted an interview to
nearly q dozen newspaper men. He
said be was glad to receive the report.
ers, but added that he had nothing to
say. At this moment Mrs. Dewey join.
ed her husband 10 the reception room
and, after introducing her, the Admiral
said:
"Mrs. Dewey will talk" to which
she replied, with a smile, that 1.-The Ad.
mirsl has mind of his own. He thinks
for himself"
Are you correctly reported to be q
democrat ?" the Admiral was asked
and after moments hesitation be re
piled:
"Yes, think can answer that. Yes,
/ am democrat"
III the republicans nominate McKin-
lev aud the democrats name Bryan for
the presidency, would you run indie
pendently ?"
II won't anwer that"
"The democratic convention OF Penn
sylvanis has just endorsed Bryan for
the presidency" was suggested BY ONT
repor ter, TO which the Admiral replied :
"Pennsylvsnia usually goes republic
can, doesn't it?"
Several questions In quick succession
about any intended conference between
him and Grover Cleveland and VIM. c.
Whitney, or any other political men OF
prominence, we're answered with the
same phrase: II came here to attend
the concert"
One reporter asked the admiral who
would manage Lis campaign II be en-
tered one, and he laughingly replied:
81 don't know; how would you like
the job? I WOULD probably need a
bright young man."
The friends of Admiral Dewey sin.
cerely deplore the announcement of bic
candidacy for the presidency. They
see nothing for him In the future but
humiliation and the loss OF prestige.
VIM. G. Whitney, who is credited
with having been in the secret from its
inception, had this to say yesterday: II
knew nothing of Admiral Dewey's car
didacy before the announcement was
made, and am 90 far out of politics
that I don't care to say anything
about it,"
Gold democratic leaders OF New
York, discussing Admiral Dewey's can.
didscy for the presidency, are generally
friendly to him.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-04-06
TAKE NOTICE.

Sealed bids will be received until = oc Ock
p. N. April %, 1900, for furnishing ms'e'is {
and labor for constructing 8 NEW BRl' h
SCHOOL HOUSE in Del Bay, in J, q rson
District of Alexandria coanty. Wig NJ. &C.
cording to the plans and specifications o 10
seen at the residence of Geo Z. Garrett sec
rotary of the School Board of Jefferson Dis
trict, at st. Elmo, near st AssPh Junction,
In said county. The right TO r'ject any or
ell bids 10 herein reserved. Bond vii be .
Quired Of the .rccessful bidder suffice TO
secure the faithful performance Of hl- cor
tract said bond, satisfactory to the bosrd. to
DO furnished within five days after the
ceptance of said bid.
Bids are to be mNked Bids for contfuci~
ing school in Del Bay, Va" By order 0.
JOSEPH Z. sUPPLEE
GEO. r. GARRETT.
CHARLES P PRlCt
The Board Of Trustees Of Jefferson school
District Of a lexsndris county, Va
an6 f23d
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-04-06

THE Constitution possibly should be
amended, but that certainly should be
done In the manner prescribed in it's own
provisions, and no: by the mere will Of
the President, who holds bis Office for
short time, and than is no better than
any other man, aa6 not as good Of
N any. But now, as 10 the days of tie
abolitionists. the Constitution. to re.
publicans, If it be not In accord With
their own wishes, Is no better than
covenant with death and q league
with hell"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-04-06

The ONLY thing more ridiculous than
Adm irsl D ewey's candidacy for thePfes
ideDcy =, is the support it receives from the
mugwumps and the gold, so-csiled
democrats, who deserted the democrat
ic party four yssrs ago and did ell they
could to elect M. Mckinley. But vi
them it is anything to beat Bryan, and
to promote that object, Dewey and
Wheeler would, they vainly imsgine
be as good ticket as any other. bn'
their trick is too transparent to deceive
ANYBODY. For their own good, they
had better discard their masks and
come out openly for Mckinley. That
thew will vote for him, all democratic
well know.