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The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-06-14
FAST SPEED IN A FOG
Strain ON the Nerves of Engineers of
Express Trains.

Strain on the Nerves of Engineers OF
Express Trains.
A railroad engineer, referring to the
published story Of the strain upon the
nerves of pilots of Long Island sound
steamers in dense fogs, said to a Tele-
graph reporter: II just wish you would
say for the engineers: They don't
have a very. easy time in such wealth
err" And then he went on to tell how
in foggy nights the engineers of the
fast trains, and for that matter, the
slow ones, endured a strain that would
sicken many a man. They sit on the
hard little perch provided for them,
rushing along, often at a pace Of so
miles an hour or more. Under them
the huge mass of iron and steel trem-
bles and throbs, as nervous as a woman
and twice as skittish. 1t Is impossible
to see ten feet ahead Of the engine,
and the signal lights, be they red or
white, are only visible as they are
passed by. A misplaced switch would
NEAR a disaster horrible to contem-
plate. These men know all this, and
still they are obliged to sit there with
a hand on the throttle, ready at any
minute to shut off steam and stop the
enormous bulk of plunging metal. I
have been running on fast trains now
for 10 years." said the engineer, in
winding up his story, "and every time
l get on my engine to take my train, l
say to myself that it will be for the
last time, but somehow l always come
again. 1t is not the danger which at
tracts me, for l know too well the re-
suits of a slip or a mistake, but some
how or other l cannot give it UP. When
1 get old l will be put to running some
freight train, and then will probably
die in a smash-up, after having taken
one of the fastest trains in the coun-
try over 125 miles of track, day in and
day out. Still l cannot give it up
And that is the tale that all Of them
tell. They all say that it is not the
danger which fascinates them, but they
cling to the life which wears a mar
out in a comparatively few years, and
ages him before his time.-New Lon
don Telegraph.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-06-14
worlds Most Remarkable whirlpool.

The Maelstrom, which means literal
ly, grinding stream" is situated on
the Norwegian coast, southwest of the
LOffOden Isles, and is the most re-
markable whirlpool in the world. 1t
runs between the island of Moskenes
and a large solitary rock in the middle
of the straits. The. strong currents
rushing between the Great West
Fjord and the outer ocean through the
channels of the Loffoden Isles produce
a number of whirlpools, of which the
maelstrom is by far the most danger
Gus. During severe storms from the
west, for instance, the current runs
continually to the east at the rate of six
knots an hour, without changing it's
direction for rising or falling tide;
and the stream will boil and eddy in
such mighty whirls that the largest
steamer could hardly contend success
fully with the waters. The depth. of
the whirlpool is only twenty fathoms,
but just outside the straits soundings
reach from 100 to 200 fathoms. The
great danger to vessels is of course not
of suction into the heart of the whirI-
pool, as legends have supposed, but OF
being dashed to pieces against the
rocks.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-06-14
HeterOnhemY.

Judges and jury were taking a pro-
Ioneed farewell, and speeches and COM
pIimentary resolutions were the order
Of the hour. One of the judges was in
the midst of an eloquent bit of oratory,
ornate with nicely rounded sentences
telling of the patriotic services rem
dered by the jurymen to the state. The
qualities of the average jury were far
below those that had been displayed
by this one. It's work had been well
and quickly done. And now" contin-
ued the judge, 'it is my earnest hope,
coupled with every desire for the pros
perity of each and every one of you,
that you will depart into the other
world" here a suppressed litter
went around among the audience, and
the jurymen themselves began looking
doubtfully at one another-'I mean the
outer world" corrected the judge, and
he brought his speech speedily to a
close.-Detroit Free Press.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-06-14
Stomach
Troubles
zE7 Spring

Are THAT BILIOUS FEELING, bad taste
in the mouth, dull headache, sleepless-
ness, poor appetite.
No matter how careful you are about
eating, everything you take into your
stomach turns sour, eauses distress,
pains and unpleasant gases.
Don't you understand what these
symptoms signals of distress mean ?
They are the cries of the stomach for
help 1t is being overworked. It needs
the peculiar tonic qualities and diges-
tive strength to be found only in
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-06-14
fight, and in the entire command not
one horse showed a lame leg or a sad
die sore.
ORIGIN OF FAMILIAR CUSTOMS
Many Things People Do without Know
ing the Reason Why.

AAS AOOPAO ~ AAO
ing the Reason Why.
Is it not surprising what a number
of little things WI do without knowing
the reason? Why, for instance, do
widows wear caps? Perhaps you may
say because they make them look pref
ty and interesting. But the real rea-
son is that when the Romans were in
sign of mourning. OF course, a WON
an couldn't let herself be seen with a
bald head, so she made herself a pretty
cap. And now, though the necessity
of wearing it has passed away, the cap
remains. Why do we have bows on
the left side of our hats? In olden
times, when men were much in the
open air, and hats couldn't be bought
for half a dollar, it vas the habit to
tie a cord around the crown and let
the ends fall on the left side to be
grasped on the arising Of a sQuall.
They fell on the left side so they might
be grasped by the left hand, the right
usually being more usefully engaged.
Later on the ends got to be tied in a
bow, and later still they became use
less, yet the bow has remained and
will probably remain till the next del
uge or something of that sort. What
is the meaning Of the crosses or KS on
a barrel of beer? They signify degrees
of quality nowadays. But originally
they were put on by those ancient
monks as a sort of trade mark. They
were crossed those days and meant a
sort of oath on the cross, sworn by
the manufacturer that his barrel con-
tanned good liquor. Why are bells
tolled for the dead? This has become
SO familiar a practice that a funeral
without it would appear un-Christian.
Yet the reason is quite barbarous.
Bells were tolled long ago when peo-
PIE we're being buried in order to
brighten away evil spirits who live in
the air. Why do fair ladies break a
bottle OF wine on the ship they are
christening? Merely another survival
Of barbaric custom. In the days OF
sacrifice to the gods it was customary
to get some poor victim when a boat
was being launched and to cut his
throat over the prov, sc that his blood
baptized it. Why are dignitaries deaf
ened by a salute when they visit a for
eign port? 1t seems a curious sort Of
welcome, this firing off of guns, but ii
seems the custom arose in a very reas-
enable way. Originally a town or a
warship fired off their guns on the
approach of important and friendly
strangers to show that they had such
faith in the visitors peaceful inten-
tons they didn't think it necessary te
keep their guns loaded. Why do we
sometimes throw a shoe after a BRIDE
The reason is not very complimentary
From of old it has been the habit o.
mothers to chastize their children with
a shoe. Hence the custom arose of the
father of a bride making a present tt
the bridegroom of a shoe as sign that
it was to be his right to keep her in
rder.-Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-06-14
HOODS
SaE'8apaF,kE@

The best stomach and blood remedies
known to the medical profession are
combinedi in the medicine, and thousands
of grateful letters telling it's cures prove
it to be the greatest medicine for all
stomach troubles ever yet discovered.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-06-14
The Secrets of Planets Revealed,

SccESNs "a AShcts ~Ne"cAAeOs
The telescope which is now in process
OF construction is expected to bring
he moon within a miles eyesight Of
this world, and to reveal the secrets of
the planets. 1t may cause as great a
change in the worlds thought as Hos
letters Stomach Bitters does to suffer
ers from dyspepsia, constipation, liver
or kidney troubles.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-06-14
Clad she,s sim Alive.

"Is it true that Mrs. Dragger reads
such exhaustive club papers?"
Exhaustive? OF course nobody ever
says anything, but when she gets
through every woman in the club
breathes as if she had crawled through
a tunnel a mile ng."-Indianapolis
Journal.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-06-14
Perhaps the shethen Could.

Mr.. Stubb (reading)-The sermon Of
the returned missionary struck a chord
in every heart, and many society
women gave in their diamonds for the
heather.
Mrs. Stubb-They might just as we'll
have paste diamonds, John. The
heather could never tell the difference.
Chicago News.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-06-14
Crime and It's Punishment.

For stealing two prayer books JOS
eph Szezepanski caused the arrest of
Charles Jarzambrowski in Chicago yes
terday. The offense is a serious one
and Jarzambrowski will no doubt be
hustled to the Observation-Disclosures
kegan Gazette.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-06-14

The proper way to roll an umbrella
is to take hold of the ends of the ribs
and the stick with the same hand, and
hold them tightly enough to prevent
their being twisted while the covering
is being twirled around with the other
hand.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-06-14
Papa knew.

Johnny-What is a bore, papa?
Papa bore is a person who tells
you sc much about himself that you
get NC chance to tell him anything
about yourself.-Baltimore American.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-12-19
HAS BEEN PUSHED ASIDE.

The attention of the world has been
so concentrated first upon the Trans
vaal, and then upon China, that the
problem in the Philippines has almost
been lost sight of. But it is a very seri-
Gus problem, and one of which the
solution is even yet unknown. One of
the main difficulties lies in locating
the disaffected. The man who may be
sniping officers and men toda'' will be
peaceful citizen expressing the great
est loyalty to the United States Gov
eminent tomorrow. Like the Beers, the
Rihpinos now use no uniform. 1t only
REQUIRES a man to conceal his rifle and
cartridges to become friendly, and
it only needs to resume them in order
to become a guerrilla,
The Filipino guerrilla shoots his men
from ambush. Here again he is like
the Boer. Lord Roberts found that the
Boer farmer would take the oath of
allegiance and become a very peaceful
citizen, and then when he saw a couple
of soldiers quietly coming along the
road, would unearth his rife and pot
one or both from behind a bush, or
a wall. Against such methods it is
hard for the military to contend, and
yet they must contend. To leave the
Philippines in their present condition
is impossible There must be order
Without the presence of United States
troops there would be chaos and the
destruction of what civilization now
exists. The Philippines would become
another Hayti and San Domingo that
disgrace to the West Indian Archipela-
go. Barbarism gilded with some attri-
butes of civilization is found there, and
in the Philippines it would be infinite
ly worse.
The losses in the Philippines for the
six months from January 81, to July 81
1900, were "a officers and 81 enlisted
men, of whom 4 officers and 204 men
were killed outright, and 8 officers and
43 men died of wounds. The rest died
from disease. 1t is plain that disease is
a more potent factor in the slaughter
of an army than the bullets of an enc
my. The total deaths from the enemy
was 254 Those who died from disease
numbered TAI.
The Cuban and Porto Rican problems
have been fairly solved, or are on the
high road to solution. The Philippines
problem will find it's solution most pro-
badly in a few months. The hopes that
Filipino leaders built upon the victory
of the Democratic party are complete
ly shattered. The inevitable will have
American education is beginning to
burn, and is received with joy. Edu
cation is the keynote to the situation
in the Philippines.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-12-19

San Francisco will not have plague at
any price. That San Francisco has had
cases of plague, and that it's population
has attempted to conceal cases of pla-
que is an incontrovertible fact. How
many cases have been successfully con-
cealed is a matter which will never be
found out. But San Francisco will one
of these days pay terrible penalty for
her own selfishness. The golden twenty
is ever before the San Francisco people.
That the golden twenty should not be
at hand to throw round would break the
San Francisco heart. But when diff
culties such as plague comes it is far
better to meet them than to play the
ostrich act. Honolulu met the plague
and killed it. San Francisco has nursed
the plague and now menaces Honolulu.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-12-19

burg inveighing against the iron in
dustry and desiring 60 replace Il by
small stores or the Callfornians rail-
ing against fruit farms or mines They
do all that they can to foster their in
dustries Everyone is interested in
them and takes pride in their success.
But here there is in idea fostered by
the unsuccessful that a moneyed class
has taken possession Of every money
making chance and that the industrious
poor man can never get ahead. Thisis
absolutely untrue. There is a manager
of an important plantation who came
to this country as a gardener. Another
who commenced his career here as a
plough man, another who not so many
years ago was a clerk at $50 per month,
and so one might go on enumerating
Hawaii has been a wonderful field for
success from small beginnings, and will
continue to be so unless the disgrun-
tied and unsuccessful are able to
thwart progress. To win fortune has
taken time, certainly, but it has not
taken as much time as it does else
where.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-12-19

1t is satisfactory to know that the
monument to Captain Cook at Keala-
kekua bay is in good condition, and that
H. B. NJ. S. "Icarus" had practically
nothing to do in order to make the
memorial in good shpe. But that mo-
nument at Kealakekua bay is a very
cheap and a very unsatisfactory re-
membrane to a man who certainly was
a pioneer in the waters which are only
now being furrowed by many keels,
Cooks ships were put out of the chance
of being captured by belligerants. The
agreement was a step towards national
courtesy on scientific work which had
not been known before.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-12-19

The death of the Picking Gazette, the
Oldest daily paper in the world, is a
notable fact If the Manchu dynasty
gets on it's legs again the old daily
will be revived. The Boxers had a
pleasing way of suppressing the paper
and beheading editors reporters, fore
men and compositors. There has APP
parently been no rush for vacancies on
the staff of late. Even men from the
Topeka Capital have not offered their
services
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-12-19
QUARRELLING WITH OUR BREAD

1t is curious how DESTROYS some peo-
pie are to kill the goose that lays the
golden eggs. The prosperity of this
country depends upon the sugar indus
try, yet there are numbers of people
who honestly think and a greater num-
Der who dishonesty wish that it would
be good for the Territory to have that
industry ruined. The ruin of the sugar
industry would mean the ruin of every
business in the place. Small farming,
If it is to be successful will depend
upon the success of sugar, and the
consequent increase of the consumer.
From the hackman to the hotel-keeper;
from the huckster to the large retail
store keeper, every one is dependent on
the principal industry.
One never hears the people Of Pitts
4 q
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-12-19

The Stock Exchange shows a good
deal of firmness, and will show more in
a couple of weeks when money will be
more free. The rise of McBryde has
been a surprise to very many
Arizona republican., 1900-08-12
RATS DECLARED CIVIL WAR.

Another rat story comes from the Twenty-secOnd street police station. Not long ago the station was invaded by colony of rats of various sizes and descriptions, and no prisoners were kept in the cells for several days be- cause of the viciousness of the rodents. A number of the officers were bitten wHiiP asleep in the dormitory and the pest was the cause of a great deal of trouble.
 T-;eUtenant Alcock advertised for cats. and a few residents in the vii cinity gave the services of their house pets to rid the place of the pests. One of the cats was killed and it's carcass was found in the basement The small Ter members of the colony were routed. but number of big gray fellows re- fused to take orders from the cats, and until one day last week did all they could to make life miserable at the sta- tion.
 Sergeant Carey says that they are all gone now. He declared that they di- vided themselves into two factions and declared civil war The squad-room was their attle-ground and the ser geant says that he witnessed several engagements. After one battle he picked up the bodies of three warriors left dead on the field. Wednesday night he saw five of them run out through the front door, and since that time, he says, there has not been a rat in the station.-Chicago Chronicle
Arizona republican., 1900-08-12
FREE OF CHARGE

Any adult suffering from a cold set tied on the breast, bronchitis, throat or lung troubles of any nature, who will call at Wakelin's pharmacy or T. F. Hudson's will be presented with a sample bottle of Boschee's German Syrup, free of charge. Only one bot tie given to one person, and none to children, without order from parents.
 No throat or lung remedy ever had such sale as Boschee's German Syrup in all parts of the civilized world Twenty years ago millions of bottles were given away, and your druggists will tell you it's success was marvellous. It is really the only Throat and Lung Remedy generally endorsed by physi. clans. One 75 cent bottle will cure or prove it's value. Sold by dealers in all civilized countries.
Arizona republican., 1900-08-12

gineer captains duty to keep these ana the other grass plots within the pris- on inclosure in good condition. He performs his duti=s faithfully and well. his military training having taught thorough discipline, and the hospital lawn is a beautiful oasis within these drear and barren walls. His helpers are two cattle thieves from the Indian Territory, and, with them, he is re- Guired to perform the manual labor of cutting the grass and :prinkling it and attending to the shrubs and plants. There are some easier tasks al LeaV- enworth than this. but other prisoners are assigned to them, prisoners whose standing before they became convicts was not as high as was Carter's. The, majority however. are more arduous for a new prison is being erected about two and one-half miles from the old one and large portion of the convicts are employed in it's construction. Be ing connected with the hospital, Car ter is allowed a ward. This is one de-
 gree removed from the ordinary cell, which is in reality a cage, with great iron bars, within which each. prisoner
 has his own narrow bunk. Carter is
 under guard at night the same as the other convicts in the long tiers of cells. His ward is adorned with several pho- tographs and pictures and a few pieces of bric-a-brac such as the supeIinterd-
 ont has seen fit to allow him to have
 to hide the barren walls and cheer the lonely occupant.
 About the prison are army officers, former comrades of this distinguished
 prisoner. but now they never recognize
 him or greet him with a word or sign
 unless 1t is an order which he must
 obey. In fact, they notice him as a
 rule less than the average prisoner, for
 among them there is bound to remain
 a sort of brotherly feeling, and know | ing his deep humiliation they pass him ! by unnoticed. Carter has had few guests during his imprisonment in l fact, none save two or three of his
 near relatives who saw him in the presence of a guard.
 Carter's ratiors, like those allotted to | the other prisoners, consist of meal ] twice a day, a sufficient amount of
 vegetabl a quart of coffee in the morning, and a like quantity of tea in 1 the evening, in fact, plenty of pure
 and wholesome food, but nothing which
 savers of a delicacy. Prisoners at
 Leavenworth do not wear the stripes
 customary in many prisons, but in stead a plain suit of gray cotton and
 woolen goods or a pair of blue jeans. Carter's number is 1904, which is in | delibly stamped across both legs of his trousers, across the front Of his coat
 and cap, and on his shirt and under
 clothing. He is known by number and
 not by nams. He is allowed one week 1 ly newspaper, two or three monthly
 magazines. in the discretion of the su- ! perintendent, and on Friday of each
 week he is permitted to draw one book from the prison library. He can read
 until g o'clock at night. when all lights are out and prisoners must retire. Breakfast at 6:30, dinner at noon, sup
 per at 6, one continuous and unbroken
 round of monotony. is a part of the 1 penalty which this man is paying for l his misdeeds.