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The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-11-06

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The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-09-27
LITTLE THINGS
That Sometimes Decide a Mans Fate In
Business.

Sometimes Decide a Mans Fate In
Business.
The truth of the saying that little
things may often times play an i'm
portant part to mems affairs when the
men least expect it was illustrated one
day recently. See that young man
over there" remarked an insurance
friend OF his, pointing to one of his
clerks working away industriously at a
desk in another room. well, he goi
his place in my office through the strik-
ing of a match, although he doesn't
know it. / was standing at the en-
trance of this building about a month
ago, waiting for a friend to come down
the elevator, when that young man
approached me with a letter of recon-
mendation and an application for en-
ployment. I had made it known a few
days before that I needed another clerk
n he had heard of it. However, ]
a almost made up my mind to take
on a young man who had been to see
me the day before, and was about tc
tell the last applicant so, when he pull.
ed a match from one of his pockets to
light a cigar he had been smoking, bui
which had gone out. Sorry, SIR he
said, balancing himself on one foot
while he lifted the other so as to admit
of his striking the match on the heel
Of his shoe. Sorry, for I would like
very much to work for you, and I think
| would have made you a good clerk
The understanding incident made
me think so, too. Right at the young
mans elbow was a great Italian mar
bic column, upon which were the marks
showing where many matches had beer
struck by yandals too utterly indiffer.
ent to the rights Of others to refrain
from indelibly stamping their vanda1.
ism upon property to restore which
would have cost hundreds of dollars
1t would have been the most natural
thing in the world for many a man tc
have scratched that match or the mar
BILE column, and the fact that this
young man chose to use the heel of his
shoe instead showed that he was
thoughtful and conscientious, two very
excellent traits. I was SO impressed
that I told him to come and see me
and the result of the visit was his Sc,
curing the position. And his month
in my Office has shown that I made nc
mistake in sizing him up."-Philadel
phia Inquirer.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-09-27
Big Crops in Arid Lands.

Can the arid lands of western Kan
sas, Utah and other states subject t.
drought be made to raise crops regu
larly year after year, and that withou'
irrigation? H. w. Campbell, a farmer
formerly of Brown county, South Da
kota, claims that they can. He has
originated a method of cultivation
which, he asserts, never fails to pro
duce crops in the sun-baked territory
no matter how dry the eason may be
His plan is based upon the theory thai
droughts are caused not by lack OF
sufficient fall of moisture, but by too
rapid evaporation. He plows the sol
deeply and subpaeks the lower por
ton, thus forming a shallow water
reservoir under the surface. The tol
strata of earth is, then pulverized al
fine as dust and kept so by frequen
STRINGS, forming a fine dust, which
chokes the pores of the soil, cutting of
evaporation and leaving the moistur,
in the earth to be drawn on by tn
roots of the growing plants.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-09-27
AFRICAN sLAv TRADE.

Capture OF Negroes In 1915 by an
American Ships Grew.
The story of the first American voy-
age to Africa, of which we have a
definite record, tells us somewhat of
the methods employed in obtaining
savage cargoes. A Boston ship, com
manded by one Capt. Smith, went
away to Madeira with salt fish and
slaves. Sailing thence, with the pro-
oeeds of her sale, she touched on the
coast of Guinea" for slaves. She found
some London slave vessels already
there, with their captains very much
~disgruntled because trade was dull.
There were very few slaves for sale.
that is, and to liven matters a little.
the Yankees and the Londoners united.
and-"on pretense of some quarrel with
the natives landed a murderer'-the
expressive name of a small
tackled a negro village on Sunday, kill
ed many of the inhabitants and made a
few prisoners, two of whom fell to the
share of the Boston Ship That was
| n 1642-just twenty-six years after the
Dutchman landed the slaves in Vir-
ginia, as recorded by John Rolfe, the
first American squaw man. False pre-
tense, outrage and slaughter of inno-
cents characterized the firs~t-recorded
gathering of slaves in which the Amer
lean ship had part. They "killed many
Of the inhabitants" and got two slaves
for their share of the plumber. That
Capt. Smiths act was not according to
the ordinary usages of the trade may
be inferred from what happened when
ne returned to Boston. A quarrel with
the ships owners over the proceeds
OF the voyage resulted in a law suit.
The story of the voyage was told in
court, and although it was not a Grim
maj trial, one of the magistrates
charged the master with a three-fold
offense-murder, man-stealing and
Sabbath breaking The captain es-
capped punishment ON these charges on
the ground that the court had no juris-
diction yer crimes committed in
Africa "a decision that was typical of
what was to Gomez, but the two slaves
were returned home.-''The Slave
Trade in America" by John R. Spears
in S%cribner's.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-09-27

Gen. A. w. Greedy, chief signal off,
Ger, has received so many letters con-
tanning suggestions for devices to be
used in the war against China that he
is bewildered. They present countless
ideas ranging from a cipher code to a
scheme for destroying the combined
forces of the Boxers at a single blow.
The cipher code came from a western
man who declares that "it battles skill
to unravel this code" To this state
ment Gen. Greedy agrees most heartily.
The letter explains that the code con-
sists of a system of numbers which
are to be spoken. For instance, "137
plus So minus g." would mean attack
on the right flank"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-09-27
SUNDAY AND MoNDAYBEocARs
Ian Maclaren Tells why There Is M
DieFarencA Retwaan the Two

Ian MaclaFen Tells Why There Is Ne
Difference Between the Two.
"The pew is a testimony to the fam
lily and ought to be maintained with it
doors removed, and 1t does not matter
whether a man pay $50 a year for hi
pew OF so cents" writes Ian Maclarel
of "The Pew and the Man in 1t" in tn,
Ladies' Home Journal. 1.-THE churcl
authorities should see that the house
holder has his pew, with room enough
in 1t for himself, his wife and the chill
dren which God has given them. Ther'
is no reason in the world why the ricl
man should not pay a handsome sun
for his church home. And some of u
have never been able to understand
why an artisan should not give some
thing for his church home also. Surel!
every man wishes to do what is RICH
in the direction of his church. Ever!
se~lf-respecting mar likes to pay for hi
home whether it be large or small, an,
it touches a mans honor to live in
workhouse, where he pays no rent ant
depends on the public. There is M
necessity that this home feeling ant
this just independence should be de
MED in the house of God, but it rathe
seems a good thing that the man VIII
works and gives to provide a hous,
where he and the children can live to
gether in comfort and self-respect 81,
days of the week should do his part t.
sustain the house where they worshi,
God on the seventh day. He is a poo
creature who will allow a rich man t.
pay his rent for him on weekdays, an,
I have never been able to see wher
there is any difference between being
beggar on Sunday and a beggar o,
Monday"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-09-27
THE LOST JEWEL.

Sidney Waterhouse, manager fol
and purveyors of elegant novelties, had
become a happy man. From having nc
particular interest in life he had ac-
CURED a distinct one. This new and
alert interest was the result of his hav-
ing met Mary Boswell. She had come
in the store-an ordinary customer
and it had been his fortune to serve
her. They looked at topazes together,
and she ran the unset jewels through
her white hands and talked about them
in a fanciful way that quite enchanted
the young a His business was one
that brought him in contact with many
fascinating and brilliant women, but
he a never met one with such a dis
tinct and delicate charm as that pos
sessed by Mary Boswell. Her irregu-
lar mouth, with it's fitfu1 smile, the hui
tricks of her abundant brown hair,
and the glow and changing expression
of her face had fairly bewitched Sidney
Warehouse. He reflected with delight
upon the fact that the splendid pink
topaz selected by her was to be set
by their goldsmiths in a pendant amid
opals and diamonds. She would be
sure to call several times to watch the
making of the ornament.
1t was as he expected. She came Of
ten, now for some trinket, now to criti-
cize the work upon her brooch, and on
each occasion Waterhouse managed
to find an excuse for conversation with
her. She did not resent his pertinac-
ity. She seemed rather to welcome it.
Warehouse spent his days wondering
how he might secure an invitation to
call.
He felt that the acquaintance was
destined to be a serious matter with
him. He could not trust himself to
look in this woman's eyes lest his ar
dent admiration should offend her.
When she held out her hand in greet
ing and he took it within his own he
could feel his heart f1uttering within
him. He confessed to himself that
he was no longer sane. An enchanting
madness was upon him. One morning
all happened as he desired. Miss Bos-
we'll stood looking at a number of un-
set diamonds, and she held an exquis-
itely cut one in her hand.
Eve never seem to reach the end of
our conversation" she said laughing
ingly, holding the jewel up to enjoy it's
fairy prisms.
II know" he returned, enjoying the
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-09-27

An extraordinary phenomenon is re-
ported from Assuan, Egypt. Some
days ago quantities of fish were OBJ
served swimming uneasily near the
surface of the water above the First
Cataract, and during the next few
days thousands of dead fish, large and
small, were discovered in the imme-
date vicinity. The cause is not yet
known, but the authorities are taking
steps to ascertain it, as disastrous re-
suits might ensue should the Nile be
found polluted with poisonous matter.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-09-27

Kansas City business men, prepar-
ing to welcome the Democratic Con-
vention, took an original step toward
identifying their city when they in
stituted a good lawns contest" and
offered about forty prizes, aggregat-
ing sixteen hundred dollars. The larg-
est prize, two hundred and fifty dol
lars, was given for "the prettiest lawn
of twenty-five feet or OVER" and there
were prizes for the best lawn kept by
children, the neatest vacant lot, the
best display in window-boxes, the most
attractive schoolhouse lawn, and many
other decorative features. The prizes
were awarded by committees OF we'll
known ladies from out of town." who
found the task difficult, but like ev-
erybody else enjoyed the general re-
suit. Why should not other cities
carry out, next summer, the same ex-
cellent idea? Conventions come and
go, but a city abides, and all its resi-
dents profit permanently by any gain
in beauty.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-09-27
SHOES OF sourHERNER
AS a Rule Shorter Than the Northern

As a Rule Shorter Than the Northern
er's, with Higher Instep.
There is no doubt a marked differ
ufacturer, "in the size and shape OF
the average foot north and south of
Mason and Dixon's line. A great deal
OF nonsense has been written about the
so-called Creole last but the shoe
best adapted to high-class southern
trade does possess certain distinguish
ing features of its own. 1t is shorter
than the northern shoe, to begin with,
and has a much higher instep. The
difference in the instep varies from one-
half to one and a half inches, which is
equivalent to saying that a man with
a typical southern foot could not get
into a shoe made OF a typical nothern
last. The Creole model cuts less of a
figure in the trade now than it did
formerly, for two reasons First, peo-
pie wear looser footgear at present
than they used to, and the distinctive
points are not SO noticeable, and, Sec
ond, an immense number of northern
folks have come into the south, and
the local manufacturers cater to their
patronage with a considerable percent
age of the factory output. But the ma
tive southern customer still calls for a
short high-arched shoe. In the old
days every southern gentleman had his
boots and shoes made to order, and
the impression is even now pretty gen
eral that no factory-made article can
possibly be as good as the hand-built
wares turned out by the a%ntebellum
craftsman. That is a great mistake.
A ~high-class, machine-made shoe is
better than anything produced by hand.
for the eason that the stitching is alb
solutely uniform throughout. In hand
work no two stitches are of exactly
the same tension, but ON the machine
they are as like as so nan peas. The
result of this uniformity is that the
shoe holds its shape better and lasts
longer. That is one point out of many
The only question is that of being fit.
ted, and lastmaking has been reduced
to such an exact science that there ia
no difficulty with any foot not abso-
lutely deformed."-New Orleans Times
Democrat.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-09-27

beauty of the white hand that played
with the jewel. Just as you become
the most interesting, you go away.
You will not even stop to finish the
stories you have begun to tell me-.
What I suffer from these repulses to
my curiosity it would be impossible
to describe"
She smiled at him frankly and 1t
was evident that hidden under her
careless words was a deep desire to
see him and become better acquainted
with him.
"Are you never to be seen anywhere
ou[4lde of this placer" she asked.
why do you never follow me and in
sist on hearing the conclusions to these
~uncompleted stories? Come, visit me
in my own home and meet my people
and talk under more peaceful circum-
stances"
When may I conner" asked Water
house, eagerly. "Tonight?"
mo, no! Not tonight! You must
appear Indifferent to my invitation.
1t is not good form to be so precipi-
tate"
Perhaps may call this afternoon?'
eff you do not exhibit better man
ners you shall not be permitted to
come at all"
II shall be at your house tomorrow
evening" he replied, decisively.
She went smiling, as if happiness
had come to her. too, and Waterhouse,
full of anticipating dreams, busted
himself with rolling the diamonds in
their bits of tissue paper and putting
them away in the large leather port
folio in which they were kept.
But he had not proceeded far In his
task when he realized that the finest
stone Of all-the n Miss Boswell had
held up to the light while she noted its
cleaning beauty-was missing. Water
house searched everywhere about the
place, though he had to do so ~surrepti-
tiously, for he was most anxious that
the loss of the stone should not be-
come known. He guessed how quickly
the men in the shop would jump to the
conclusion that Miss Boswell was an
adventures, whose fascinating ways
had cozened him. The house had GER
tain turned-down pages of that sort
In its history.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-09-27
The Peters Pence Of pilcrims.

During the first six months of the
holy Year." 100000 pilgrims from
every part of the Christian world have
made their way to Rome. They
brought with them in Peters pence
91,520, 900, and hopes are expressed in
the vatican that the sum will reach
$4,000, 900 before the end of the year.
The institution of Pope Boniface VIII.
in the middle ages is still proving it's
usefulness at the end of the nineteenth
century.-London Daily Mail.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-09-27

At ~Damendorf, in Schleswig, some
peat-diggers recently found a we'll
preserved corpse in the peat, clothed
IN a coarse wooden material, with red
hair, and with sandals on the feet.
DR.. Splieth, of Kiel, estimated the age
of the body at about 1900 years. The
preservative properties of peat are
well known, and there have been many
remarkable proofs of this in Ireland.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-09-27

One result of a new rule is that BIZ
cycles now take part in the church pa
rade in Hyde Park, London. Likewise
motors. 1t is a new, and people are
not sure whether admirable, addition
to the attractions, that the promenad-
ers can look at the e%volutions of gayly-
dressed cyclists and be cheered by the
snorting and backing and forwarding
of the motors
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-09-27

A submarine cable in actual use will
form one of the exhibits of the Paris
exposition. 1t will run from the cleo
tricity building to the Vincennes an
mex; several miles distant along the
Seine. A complete cable station will
be operated at each end to show the
public how transatlantic messages are
transmitted and received. Souvenir
messages may be sent by the public.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-09-27

A snowstorm started a fire on the
premises of a farmer living at Hebu-
terne, Belgium. He placed a quantity
of Quicklime near a shed on a farm
and left it there all night. In the
course of the night snow fell on the
lime and the heat thus developed be-
came so great that it set the shed on
fire, completely destroying it and its
contents.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-09-27
Native-Born Citizens.

A person born in the United States.
of foreign parents who have not taken
out naturalization papers in this coun-
try, is a natural-born citizen of the
United States, having been born with
in it's territory, and is therefore en-
titled to all of the rights of a citizen.
independent of the citizenship of his
parents.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-09-27

Dexter M. Ferry, of Michigan, who
gave $25, 900 recently to Olivet College,
made as one condition of the bestowal
that the name of the donor should not
be made known prior to the adjourn
ment of the Republican State Conven-
ton, before which he was a candidate
for the nomination for Governor.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-09-27

One thousand cattle, two thousand
hogs, two thousand sheep, five thou
sand four hundred bushels of potatoes
were items in the provision bill of
Kansas City against the week of the
National Democratic convention. After
alone.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-09-27

A Viennese dentist, while expert
menting at the Hygienic institute at
Wurzburg, claims to have discovered
the successful application of electricity
for the destruction of bacteria. 1t is
said that the treatment is very SIM
pie.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-09-27

She gave him a courageous smile and
went out. Sidney Waterhouse closed
the door upon her thoughtfully. He
knew it to be the end. The jewel was
lost.-Chicago Tribune.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-09-27

In Missouri there is a DR.. Pigg, who
has just had his name changed to
Peak, and who, oddly enough, is a
cousin of Ex-Governor Hogg, of Texas.
The daily sentinel., 1900-10-23
ADo. TUESDAY, OCTOBER %, 1900.
Republican Rally.

There was only a fair sized crowd at
the opera house last night to attend the
republican rally.
The Columbine band appeared on the
street in the early evening to attract =
crowd but large or enthusiastic crowd
failed to materialize
The speakers we're Herschel NJ Hogg.
candidate for congress from the Second
congressional district, and Hon. Thomas
Brown, candidate for judge OF the Sew
enth judicial district.
Horace T. DeLong introduced the
speakers. The first gentleman intro
duced was Mr.. Blown. He presented
his candidacy and made ono point in
particular, that the office of the judici-
ary should be kept out OF politics. This
was the principal item Of his speech.
Mr. Brown has very easy manner and
ponent, whom he said he did not know,
as the supreme court had not decided
whom the regularly nominated candi
date was upon the democratic ticket
Many people went to the opera house
to hear Mr.. Hogg. That gentleman has
the reputation of being somewhat of a
wit and he gave evidence last night that
he could see the funny side Of life, if he
was 80 minded. The fact had also pre-
ceded him that he was red hot after his
opponent, John G. Bell. He told many
humorous things about Mr.. Bell which
made his audience laugh.
The first part Of his speech was taken
up in labored and elaborate presenta-
tion OF the reasons why he had voted for
Weaver in 1892, and Bryan in 1895, and
why he was now training with the re-
publican party. He proclaimed that he
was silver man still. but he did not
present any reason whatever why he
was now working in the republican party
if he thought silver was such great
issue.
He gave right and left digs at Mr..
Bell and what no had accomplished in
congress, and what he (Hogg) would do il
he were elected. He bewailed the fact
tina Mr.. Bell had received several nomi-
nations, while he himself was running on
but one ticket.
The number Of people in the house
WAS scattering and there will be no votes
made from Mr., Hogg's efforts.
The daily sentinel., 1900-10-23
A TEXAS STEER
Not One Dull Moment.
Wait and Watch for 1t.
Mckinley Will Elect Bryan.

Washington D. O.. Oct. 2l-In a gen.
eral statement issued by the democratic
Campaign committee today the following
reasons are given for the belief that
tidal wave Of democracy is sweeping
over the country and tina. Bryan's
election is assured;
"In 1896 the German vote went almost
entirely for Mckinley. This year Mr..
Bryan will receive 60 per cent OF this
vote. A gain of per cent in the Ger
man vote alone is sufficient to carry
several OF The so-called doubtful states.
"Four years ago the labor vote was
largely given to Mckinley on the alleged
prosperity issue. This year the vote of
organized labor, numbering thousands OF
thousands, will be cast for Bryan.
"In 1896 the Gold Democrats left the
regular organization on the financial is-
sue. This year the Gold Democrats
have returned to the old party. and fully
80 per cent of them will vote for Bryan.
"In 1896 large majority OF the Irish
vote was cast for Mckinley. This year
this vote will be given to Bryan.
"The Holland vote will this year go
over to Bryan with practical unanimity
because OF the unfriendly attitude of the
administration toward the Boer re-
publics.
"The anti-imperialistic vote will be
cast unanimously for Bryan. This is
now and unknown quantity in national
politics, but the leaders of the move
ment claim that in one pivotal state
alon, they have 100000 voters enrolled,
and that these are drawn almost exelu
sively from the ranks Of the republicans.
"The So called reform vote will be
given almost unanimously to Bryan this
year.
"In 1896 the vote and influence OF the
commercial travellers Of the country was
given to Mckinley, and it has often been
alleged that this was tbs deciding In
Auence Of the last national campaign.
This year the travelling men are almost
unanimously for Bryan.
"As against this tremendous and over
whelming change in popular sentiment
in favor of the democratic national
ticket, the republicans have nothing to
Ak their hope on except Hanna's corrup-
ton fund"