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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-05-03
Fine Mari Beds in HilI.dale County.
money Ding Out of a Gardcn.

Mrs. Jerry O'Neil died at Rockland
recently, at the age of a3. She was born
in Ireland, and came to Rockland with
her husband some fifty yeSSs ago. Neigh
bors knew that she had money, but no
one knew how much or where she
kept it until the day before she died,
when she revealed the hiding place after
making her will. Witnesses were called
and over $3,400 was dug up out of the
garden. 1t was mostly gold, bank notes
of the old Spinner issue and checks oil
the old Minnesota Mining Company. The
checks are now valueless.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-05-03

AQmlral watson III coMinauu Oh the ASH
attic squadron. with headquarters at Ma
Mia.
A correspondent of the Boston Globe,
who is rambling around the domain OF
our loyal and royal friend, Sultan Hiram
of Sulu. reports that young and old Of
both sexes in that locality dye the teeth
black and chew the betel nut as diligently
as gum and tobacco. are masticated in
this country. The combination of red
betel juice and black dye produces an eff
feet at once hideous and repulsve. "Betel
chewing, like tobacco chewing" says the
writer, sis an acquired habit, but no par
entail protest is made against the young
developing the taste. Boys and girls be-
gin at tender age to initiate their elders
in this respect, but blackening the teeth
seems to be held aloof from children, as
only women of mature years and men
able to slash vigorously with fighting
knife seem TO sport such distinction.
-
The startling fact was recently made
public that in many districts of Porto
Rico, where the population reaches thou
sands. there is no resident physician. For
instance, Wayuya, a town OF 1900, must
ucpeuU Ou tue Sihpftct ItLicQleS IN the
case of illness, as there is no physician
within call. At Utuado the death rate
is so per cent annually and this town il
days ride from Ponce through the
mountains. 1t appears that physicians
have been sent to these districts, but
they refuse to remain. largely because no
town is able to support one.
So
Havana paper says: Taking S3l $780,
600 as the annual assessed income of ur-
ban and rural properties of Cuba. accord
ing to the assessment OF 1897, and capi-
TALKING Il at 10 per cent. S3lS.UUO.UOU
would be obtained as the total value OF
the properties Of the island. Subtracting
S24S 100000. the amount OF the existing
mortgages on said property, about $7U.-
100000, the value OF die unencumbered
property, would remain. This. however.
does not take into account the properties
destroyed during the war, which FAR ex-
coed that amount. II would therefore
appear that the actual value OF the prop
erties does not equal the amount Of the
mortgages existing on them.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-05-03
NEWS OF OUR STATE.


Farmer Attacked by CrOws-- MARI Beds
of HiilsdaIe County, Had Her Money
Buried T irwin: cities Want Paw Paw
River Opened to Navigation.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-05-03
HAM. EATING lions.


voracious Beasts Kill Nearly One Hum
dred Men and Injure Many Others
Their Frishtfui Ravages Committed
In Africa and India.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-05-03

Lemuel Hindes OF Oshtemo township,
while III work in his field was attacked
by c large flock of crows and frightfully
injured. Hindes was distributing \ wag-
on load OF fertilizer over the field and
before he had warning a flock OF appar-
emily a thousand or more few into the
field from the direction Of Kalamazoo.
His attempts to drive them away with
a pitchfork were futile, and they attacked
him viciously. He killed quite a number,
but the remainder of the flock pecked his
face and neck in terrible manner. His
cries attracted his wife. who came 10 his
rescue with shotgun, with which she
killed score or more.
Fine Mari Beds in Iiilsdale County.
Another fine mari deposit has been To-
Gated at Sand lake by Hillsdalc capital
lists who have secured options on all the
land in the surrounding territory. Ii is
likely that a cement factory will be erect
ed there, il the Mosherville plant, now APP
preaching completion, turns out us well
as anticipated There is a good deal OF
Hillsdale money in the Mosherville fac
tory and the gentlemen who have the
Sand lake options want to see some good
results there before making further heavy
Investment. .
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-05-03

Admiral George G. Remey succeeds
Admiral Watson in command of the Ash
attic squadron. with headquarters at Ma
Mia.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-08-04
MOVE YOUR FACTORY
CHICAGO HEIGHTS.


Of o M 0 popu
I've
ed oil
and
II
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-08-04

PETERSON BROS. 4 CO., Grain sn1
Commission Merchants.
JOSEPH AUSTRIAN, Of Leopold =
Austrian Transportation Company.
D. v. PURIN0TON. Brick Asnufaee'
urer.
81. 0RUSENDORF, Lumber Dealer.
RUDOLPH q. RHODE, Wholesale
Druggist.
JAS. q. McELROY, Of JaA y. NcEiro9
& Co., Real Estate.
ALBERT T. OTTO, Capitalist
n. q. SHEDDING. Capitalist
THOMAS B. MARSTON. Attornsy.
DOLEsH q SHEPARD. Contractor
N. II. KILGALI4EN. Real Estate.
ALFRED KOHN, Wholesale 0roees
4. ]. J. MILLER, Lumber Dealer.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-08-04

LEICHT 4 BARTHOLOMAE, Brew
ers.
RUDOLPH BRAND. President United
States Brewing Company.
GEORGE w. KELLNER, Of Schmidt
Brewing Company.
u. @. UlHIIEIN. President 6chlits
Brewing Company.
JOHN CUDAHY, Packer.
MICHAEL CUDAHY, Packer.
LACKNER 4 BUTz. Attorneys
GEORGE BURY. Attorney.
WILLIAM vOCKE, Attorney.
JURGENs 4 ANDERSEN. wholesale
Diamond Merchants.
ANDREW O. LAUSTEN. Of the Lin.
seed Oh Trust
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-11-08
Family
Code Books
alilI!A!A iuUN!N! ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The rigging up of a cipher code is
said to be the most simple thing in the
worldly those who know nothing
about it. Those the larger govern
ments possess have taken years to put
together, and some of the most compe-
tent minds have been employed in their
construction, says the New York Mail
and Express.
Notwithstanding the claims of many
newspapers, there is not a single code
book that fully meets the requirements
of newspaper work. During the war
with Spain many of the correspondents
invented what is known az a blind
code, and the representatives of a GER
tain metropolitan daily, who claims to
have the finest code in the business,
yelled their heads off trying to call the
censor's attention to the fact that the
other fellow was using a blind code.
This was because nothing could be
found in "the finest code in the bust
ness" to convey the ideas of the cor
respondents of the sheet to their office.
The chap with the homemade blind
code that cost about 6 cents worth of
labor tt make knew how to get his
information through every time.
A blind code is rugged up in various
ways, but the most popular is to wire,
Send me $780," or How many words
do o want?" which sentences, while
simple enough, apparently, might mean
Simpsons fleet has begun the bonn
bardment of Havana" the Texas has
been sunk by a Spanish warship."
news Of great Importance when the
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-11-08
Secrets Flashed Over
Public Wires, Some
Are Elaborate,

censor is wide awake. as censors gen
orally are.
Business and government code have
been in use as long as the submarine
telegraph, the original high cost of
cabling being responsible for their
creation. The desire for secrecy has
encouraged the building CT business
and official codes more than has the
mere question of Geographic codes.
The latest thing in the code line is
the social one. Within the last five
years families in society have arranged
for their private use. Commodore J.
Pierpont Morgan and John w. Mackey
have probably the finest codes extant.
They are used exclusively for convey
ing messages of a family nature. One
of the most successful mining opera
tors of America, whose wife and child
rem spend much time abroad,
communicates long messages to
them daily by al Of his
private code He keeps them in
formed of all the latest society gossip,
and they, in turn, convey to him how,
when and where they are being enter
tanned. This particular code book con
tains 325 pages and is the labor of
years, in which all the members of the
millionaire's family took part. II
contains the names of the individual
members of all the prominent fami-
lies in society, and additions and al
terations are constantly made to the
work, each side notifying the other by
mail of the improvements and increas.
es in groups and characters.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-11-08
An Antique Treasure
K 4 X \ X * X X X X * X X X x X K * X X X X x Il Il * * x * X x K x 4 4 X *

around, their hats on and cigars
gripped diagonally between their teeth.
Women-chie1y Jewesses-the proud
p~roprietors of South State street stores
rubbed elbows with each other in a
frenzy of bargain getting. The old
a~uctioneer, white haired and white
bearded, ~aristocratic of aspect as the
Earl of fiction, called out the wares
placed before him with a fine air Of
contempt for the crowd of second
hand dealers, with the idiosyncrasies
of whom he was familiar. Catching the
eye of the newcomer-an auction ten
derfoot in fact, his glance and voice
became more respectful.
Hall hidden by a monstrous folding
bed that boosted the bold front of a
cottage piano, young Mrs. Carton
watched the sale of her maternal pos
sessions. She wished she had had suf-
fcient will to retain them. She wished
she had the firmness of which the Car
tons made repeated boasts. She al
most wished that in marrying the
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-11-08
Rest for the IioweIn.

No matter what ails you, headache
to a cancer, you will never get well
until your bowels are put right.
without a grippe Or pain, produce easy
natural movements. cost you just 10
cents to start getting your health back.
CASCARETS Candy Cathartic, the
genuine, put up in metal boxes, every
tablet has G. C. G. stamped on it Be-
ware of limitations.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-11-08

UTOlneT OIL Tue carton SlFlS she naQ not
married the whole family.
we have here called the sonorous
voice of the auctioneer, "a valuable
old mahogany desk. / would beg your
attention to the fact that this is old
not new mahogany, and consequently
more desirable. 1t is in good condi-
ton. Its brass clamps are of charm
ing design. Give me a bid. Five dol
lars? That is absurd. 1t is worth a
hundred dollars if it is worth a cent.
Five-ifty? You, sir! I'm astonished.
Six-six only bid for this antique
treasure! Seyen-seventy-fve-make
it eight! ~Eight-going for eight-go-
ing-going@
A woman waved an umbrella at him
"Eight-ten!" she screamed.
At sound of the voice Marcia Carton
jumped.
"Eight-ten! Going at eighteen!
Going-gone!"
The man beside the a~uctioneer held
out his hand for the customary deposit,
and pocketed the same while he wrote
down the name and address of the pur-
chaser. An hour later an express
wagon bore from the rear of the auc-
ton rooms the desk at which Marcia
Cartons grandmother had written her
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-11-08

The influence which a single person
may exert is admirably illustrated in
the case of an Indian girl, who in 1871
twas carried to Hampton wrapped in a
blanket. One of her first acts was to
l$teal "a watermelon, a bit of which she
immediately offered to the sun god as
propotiation. For the past four years.
however, this refined and charming
young woman has served as United
States field matron among her own
tribe. She travels about in a buggy.
carrying a wash tub, a wrfnger and
soap. teaching squaw after squaw how
to wash, iron and cook, not to hush
the baby to sleep with strong coffee,
how to heal weak eyes and other dis
eases common among sher people. In
the picturesque language Of her tribe,
Annie Dawson 's1eaVes a trail of light
behind her.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-11-08

Mrs. Laura A. Alderman owns the
largest orchard in South Dakota. Ac-
cording to w. N. Irwin, chief of the
division of pomology of the Depart
ment of Agriculture in Washington.
she has near Harley, Turner county,
$50 acres, in which are 5000 tress, two
acres being given over to plums. Be,
sides the trees there are 1000 currant
bushes, 1000 gooseberry bushes, sc
grape vines and three acres of straw
berries.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-11-08

Gen. John Watts dePeyster, who de-
clares that the earth is fixed in space
and who laughs at those who hold
to the Copernican theory of the solar
system. is one of the most distin-
guished veterans of the Civil war and
was formerly a military expert of in
ternational fame. In his old .age-he
is now 79-he has turned his atten-
ton to astronomy, and has just trans
lated a lecture of a Berlin professor,
Prof. ~Schoepffer, who proves to the
generals satisfaction that Kepler,
Newton, Copernicus and all their fol-
lowers are in gross error when they
assert that the earth moves around the
sun or upon it's own axis.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-11-08

MIA declares that rural free delivery is
worth a thousand dollars a year to him
personally, because it keeps the hands
at home. This suggests one reason
why the service should be extended.
Restless boys will be less anxious to
go to the city, when every day the post
man brings the best of the city to
them.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-11-08

February IA. 1901, will mark the
centennial of the day when John Mar
shall of Virginia, the first chief justice
of the United States. took his scat
upon the supreme bench. 1t is to be
commemorated at the initiative of the
bar association of the District of Co.
lumbia. with the help of the Ameri-
can Bar Association, and ex-Attorney-
General Wayne MacVeagh has been
chosen to deliver the grafton.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-11-08

A trade journal estimates the Ameri-
can output of bicycles for the past
year at about eight hundred and fifty
thousand wheels. More than one hum
dred thousand were reserved for home
consumption. Yet the bicycle is now
no novelty. 1t looks as if the people
who have supposed and declared that
wheeling was merely a temporary fad
would have to own themselves beaten,
and aim their dismal predictions at the
motor cycle and automobile.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-11-08

acceptance of one marriage proposal.
And the same afternoon saw the desk
in question duly delivered at Marcia
Cartons house. With it came a note
written on the free stationery of a
downtown dry goods house.
Dearest Marcia: In remembrance
of the anniversary of your marriage
to our beloved brother, to whom | am
sure you will never fail in wifely duty
and obedience, I send o both, with
my dearest love and congratulations,
this ancient mahogany desk. 1t has
no duplicate in this country. I have
had an agent of one of the best firms
in the city looking for something of
the sort for the last three months. I
know that you, with your esthetic
tastes, will prize it as beauty deserves.
I make no reference to the commercial
value of the gift. That speaks for it
self. as inquiry will prove. Your af-
fectionate sister,
Matilda Carton Dobbs."
With a slow headshake and a long
drawn breath Mrs. Carton laid down
the note. Not one of the Wrights
could have written such a note of pre-
sentation as that!
Thank God, they Couldn't" she
said. And then, Come in!"
Matilda Dobbs, radiant in fall finery,
rustled into the room.
you have received it safely!' she
cried, and clasped her fat hands. isn't
it e-le-gant?"
Indeed it isl" returned Marcia fer
vently and honestly.
Just then fate. which will have a
finger in every pie poor mortals con-
coct, played Mrs. Matilda Carton Dobbs
a scurvy trick. 1t reminded Marcia's
young brother, who happend to be
passing, that he had forgotten his foot
ball at his sisters the previous day.
He went in to get it,
"Cricky!" he yelled, and capered
like one possessed. IF you amt got
g~randma's old desk! | learned my let
tiers on that, Marcia. See, here's where
| cut my initials. l thought you said
Joe Carton was going to make you sell
all her old furniture?"
Marcia looked up. She was pretty
white. but
Brave as he who leaps the wall
BY angry musket flashes litten!
ct was sold at the auction-rooms on
Wabash avenue today, Robbie. l was
there"
"An of it?" He was staring at her in
bewilderment. How have you got
this them"
"That's what I'd like to know" said
Joe Carton. who had come in unob-
served.
Marcia handed him the note. IT'S
an anniversary gift from Matilda she
explained. Il am delighted to have
it,"
There was a freezing silence. NATL
da Dobbs arose.
"Marcia!'' Her voice was sepulch-
raj. "You should teach your-your
relative better In the Car
TON family unseemly conduct in the
presence of guests has never been per-
mitted young people" And she car
ried her red face and portly person
loftily away.
"Jerusalem!" exclaimed Carton. He
was looking from the note to the desk
and back again. Marcia Rugged the
antique treasure. She laughed till she
cried.
"Gee!" said Robbie.-Chicago Tri-
bune.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-11-08

The Milne-Astor episode dies na~d.
The finale must be wholly satisfactory
to Captain Sir Berkeley Milne-his
nomination by the Admiralty as n CT
three officers sent to represent the roy
al navy at the funeral Of the Duke of
Coburg. The selection of Sir Berke-
ley was intended as a demonstration
and it was due to a suggestion made
by a royal parsonage.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-11-08

It is announced that Prof. Charles
Eliot Norton and the other literary ex-
ecutors of John Ruskin have deter
mined not to issue a biography of the
art critic, considering his "Praeterita"
and Collingwood's biography sufficient.
But the executors will issue represent
alive selections from Mr.. Ruskin's
diaries and letters.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-11-08
Rare Philippine JeweI.

The rarest corals in the world are to
be found in the Philippines. AS precious.
as this jewel is, there is still a rarer
one,a and that is health. It may be pos
sessed by any one who will use Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitters for indigestion,
dyspepsia, belching, heartburn or sleep
lessness. Try it.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-11-08

When the active service section of
denhead recently on their way to the
front, each man was presented with
a sovereign by Colonel Boxall, with
injunctions to spend the same at Pre-
toria.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-11-08
Are Won Using A1len.a Font.Ensr !,

1t is h only cure for Swollen.
Smarting, Burning, Sweating Feet.
Corns and Bunions. Ask for Aliens,
Foot-Ease, a powder to be shaken ineo
the shoes. At all Druggists and Shoe
Stores, 25c. Sample sent FREE. Adj
dress Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-11-08

"Bagsby went up to see the Thou
sand Islands on a special-rate excur-
eion ticket
How did he enjoy the trip?'
He came back threatening to sue the
railroad company"
What for?"
HE couldn't count but 9ss ~islands!r
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-11-08

The average velocity of cirrus clouds
is about SO miles an hour, while in
winter they have sometimes been
known to travel at the rate of 230
miles an hour.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-11-08
Impressed IN Her Memorv.

Its been-four years, now" said the
deserted lady, since he left me and
his happy home. I remember it just as
wei as yesterday, how he stood at the
door holding it open until six flies got
in the house. Indianapolis Press.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-11-08

Mrs. Thomas G. Platt, the wife of
the New York senator. gives a great
deal of her time to study. Two years
ago she took up French and is now
especially proficient in that language.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-11-08
Tnking Thincs Enax.

You can always tell when a mans
wife is away for the summer by seeing
him sitting on the front porch in his
shirt sleeves.-New York Press.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-11-08

Better to BE Sure Than Sorry.
You have your linen suit on a trifie
early" Hopkins.
Yes; but folks are interested in a.
rummage sale and when I carry my
clothes round with me / know where
they are. '-Indianapolis Press.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-11-08

F7he screw in the fourth jewel wheel
of a watch is SO small that a lady's
thimble would hold 1000, 900 of them.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-11-08

AS a rule, the man who talks loudest
in an argument is wrong.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-11-08

WAE AHRRs Cures Corns 15c; all Druggists.
UEuUUM Gf it fails-it is free.)
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-11-08

v : saa5s sys, v a.st Thompson's Eye Water
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-12-13

Charleston, s. c., Dec. 12.-The fourth
annual convention of the League of
municipalities met here to-day in the
Auditorium. The mayors were welcom-
ed in an address by Governor M, B..
McSweeney of this state and by Mayor
Smith Of Charleston. Response was
made by the president of the league.
Mayor Henry " Johnson of Denver.
The morning session was opened by the
annual address of President Johnson.
Papers were read by Mayor Chappell
of Columbus, Ga, M. N. Baker, editor
of the New York Engineering News
and Consulting Engineer Thomas C.
Perkins of Hartford, Conn, the latter
on the subject "a Practical Illustrat tion
of Municipal Ownership in a New Eng
land Community of 10000 Inhabitants.
This evening the mayors and civic Off
cials and engineers attended a reception
at the city hall given by the governor
of the state and by the mayor of the
city.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-12-13
THE CHASE LITTER DE WET.
Indications That the BOer Has Again
Outvvitted the British.

London, Dec. 12.-Lord Kitchener
cables the war office from Pretoria,
under date of December II, that General
Knox reports from Helvetia that he is
engaged in running fight with General
De Wet, and that the enemy is moving
towards Reddersburg, where there is a
column to cooperate with General
Knox
General Kitchener's message indicates
that De Wet has again evaded Knox
After the latter had foiled the Boer
general at Coomassie Drift, the Beers
seemed to have doubled back crossed
the Caledon river elsewhere, and turn
ed thence northwest, in the direction of
Reddersburgi the memorable scene of
the British disaster in April when the
same commander captured the Irish
Rifles.
Lord Kitchener in another dispatch
reports that the Beers attacked the post
near BarbertOn. The British casualties
were three killed, five wounded, and
thirteen taken prisoner. The captured
men have since been released
The Beers raided the Riverton road
station on December H. They are be-
Ing followed up.