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The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-12-06

inal statutes of Texas said Roy Bean,
land | find that there is plenty of law
to punish one white man for killing an
other, but there is no law to punish
a citizen of Texas for shooting a
Chinaman."
Roy Bean was not at all a bad man.
He was as brave IS a lion and liberal
to a fault. He was the right man in
the right place. From San Antonio
to Los Angeles he was known as the
tanner of the long-haired Wild Bills
and all other desperadoes. No task
pleased him better than one that af-
forded him an opportunity to make
a staggering, Boosting bully wilt and
take a seat in the background.
One day one of these gentry from
Arizona strolled into his place bent on
having some recreation. Il have been
spending a few weeks in San Antonio"
he said, "and my shooting irons were
getting rusty" After taking a few
drinks at the bar he began to berate
the mild and feeble qualities Of the
liquids offered for sale in the infant
city. Give me a little tarantula juice
with a real Vinegar Room floating
around in it," shouted this Arizona
terror.
"All right" calmly replied the old
man behind the bar. II think we can
accommodate you, but you will have
to wait a few moments
well, get up the beverage!" roared
the terror, "and I'll amuse myself dur
ing the delay by dropping a few bull
let's around promiscuously among the
lamps and bottles and SIGH things"
LAS you please" suavely replied the
old man. 81 like to see a stranger en-
joy himself"
The terror glanced at the polite bar
keeper rather suspiciously, but he
never once dreamed that he was talk
ing to old Roy Bean.
Fairly choking with suppressed mer-
riment, old Roy went out on the plains
only a few steps from his saloon and
after turning over two or three rocks
he got a big tarantula and a monster
vinegar Don After MASKING the
heads of the poisonous reptiles, he re-
turned to the bar-room, entering the
door Just as the Terror with a wild
Comanche yell began to rain lead
among the bottles and glasses. AS the
patrons of the house started through
the doors and windows in confusion,
old Roy shouted, Keep your seats,
gentlemen. This infant cyclone will
be of short duration" The next in
slant the Terror found himself stand
ing on his head and his weapons were
falling upon the floor. Mr.. Bean held
the amazed man in that position until
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-12-06
Chinese Superstition.

When Gen. Grant was visiting
China, Chester Holcombe, for many
years secretary of the American lega-
ton at Pekin, secured for him a priv
ilege never before that time accorded
to a foreigner, the privilege of ad-
mission into the sacred precincts of
the Temple of Heaven in Pekin. Now,
1t is contrary to the settled belief OF
the Chinese to admit a member of the
female sex, young or old, even to the
temple ground, under any circum-
stances. 1t is said that should a Chi
nese guard venture even to carry a
baby girl in his arms within the for
hidden lines he would probably be
punished with death. Not knowing of
these restrictions, a number of ladies
in Gen. Grants party ventured to fol-
low him when he visited the sacred
edifice, says Leslie's Weekly. Realiz-
ing the seriousness of this action. Mr..
Holcombe afterward ~apologized to the
em%peror's representative for the con-
duct of his countrywomen, and was in
formed that the intrusion would be
overlooked, but must be kept as secret
as possible, for should the populace
learn Of it an anti-foreign outbreak
would be likely to follow. They would
not forgive such a pollution of their
most sacred building.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-12-06

Seventeen mountains in Alaska are
more than ten thousand feet above the
level Of the sea. One of them is
Mount st. Elias, which until the re-
cent survey was supposed to be the
highest peak in the country. 1t now
proves to be nearly a half-mile lower
than Mount Mckinley, a hoary old
giant that towers more than twenty
Thousand four hundred feet. Here is
a namesake at which the president can
point with pride. 1t is not quite tbs
highest mountain OF earth, to be sure,
but 1t is the biggest thing of its
kind in North America, as a presi-
dental peak should be.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-12-06
lie Is 1.-The Law of Texas, West of the
peCos"

For many years n of the stock
stories of the professional funny men
of the country has been of the coroner
who held an inquest over the body of
a man found dead, and in n of
whose pockets was a pistol and in n
other $50. The story relates that the
coroner stopped the inquest at once
upon discovering the pistol and cash
and fined the dead man $50 for carrying
a pistol without a permit, collecting
his fine from the cash pocket.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-12-06

neral solemnities were an affair of the
past, the killer was honored with a
request to appear at the bar where
liquids and justice were dispensed al
ternately. The sage who was "the
law OF Texas west of the Pecos" had
evidently devoted some spare moments
to the study of his first murder case,
for the judgment that was rendered
and entered on the docket is certain
ly without a parallel.
II have carefully examined the Grim
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-12-06

Alexander Ramsey, the first territor-
ia1 governor Of Minnesota, celebrated
his eighty-ifth birthday in Minneapo-
lis a few days ago. He is as hale and
hearty as a man of sixty. He served
first as mayor of ST. Paul, then as
governor of Minnesota Territory, was
second governor of the state, served as
United States senator, and was secre-
tary of war under President Hayes.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-12-06

Mrs. Nancy Jones of Jonesboro,
Tenn. celebrated her 105th birthday
a few days ago. She still enjoys her
pipe, manages her farm and draws a
pension as a revolutionary widow.
The secret of the number of the
Joneses is now explained. They have
had vigorous ancestors and if all of
them live to the age of the Jonesboro
Jones they will have to annex addi-
'tional territory or build a new Jones'
town.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-12-06

Lieut.. Hobson seems to have a hard
time in getting a square deal with the
reporters. He now denies that he ever
had "the slightest intention of belit-
thing Admiral Dewey's victory. 1t can
not be belittled, and /, who have been
upon the ground and who have spent
months in repairing the wrecks that
Admiral Dewey left, can appreciate
fully what a grand victory 1t was"
That sounds better. 1t is now "up to
the reporters" for their say.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-12-06

The American manufacturer has lost
no opportunity at the worlds fair in
Paris, and in numbers is far in excess
of any other foreign nation. There
are 1854 American exhibitors, num-
bering ten times more than Great
Britain, three times more than Ger
sia. Our exhibits cover nearly eight
acres.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-12-06

1t is said the Koreans are a hand
lsomer race than either the japanese
tor Chinese, and at n time were far
ahead of them in civilization. Devil
worship of the most abject order is the
secret of Korean decadence. Supersti-
'tion and fear of countless evil spirits,
with the faint hope of propitiating a
small minority of kindly demons,
must be held accountable for the de-
generation of the people whom nature
did not fail to qualify for a splendid
destiny. Buddhism and Confucianism
have both been o~verthrown by Shama-
nism, the keynote of which is always
isorcery. Wizards and witch doctors
are the real rulers of Korea.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-12-06

Down in this part of Texas, writes
a Fort Clark correspondent, is the man
with whose action this simple and in
genuous tale originated. He is Roy
Bean, who for ten years in the young
days of Texas was justice of the peace
and coroner of the town of Vinegar
Room, being, as he expressed it, "the
law of Texas west of the Pecos." He
is still living at the town of Langtry,
on the Sunset railroad, 800 miles west
of San Antonio. No man knows
whence he came. The railroad build
ers found him away out here on the
great desert plains, and when the gam
blers and toughs and tenderfeet came
along with the first trains and at nee
proceeded to run the country accord
ing to their own notions, old Roy Bean
declared himself a justice of the peace
and boldly announced 81 am the law
of Texas west of the Pecos." 1t is
highly probable that a few people who
were in favor Of law and order in
vited the strange character to assume
the judicial position, and that on ac-
count of his desperate courage and
fearless judicial demeanor he after
ward was appointed to fill the Office
Of justice of the peace.
Early one morning it was reported
in the town of Vinegar Room that a
man had fallen from a bridge near the
place and that his dead body was ly-
ig on the ground close to the water.
Roy Bean, is justice of the peace and
ex-officio coroner, at once summoned
a jury. There was no testimony to
be taken. The man was a stranger,
and it was not easy to determine the
cause of his death. He might have fall
en- from the bridge or he might have
been murdered. The coroner searched
the dead body, and when he found a
pistol in n pocket and $50 in the
other he turned to the jury and in
formed them that in this matter their
services were of no value, since it
would be necessary for the court to
render a verdict without their aid.
The court fined the dead man $50 for
carrying a pistol and took possession
or the money, since the e or the
coroner amounted to just $50, and the
body was buried on the lonely prairie
at the expense of the county.
Vinegar Room was named after the
most poisonous little reptile that in
tests the western plain. 1t can sting
a ella monster to death in the twink
ling of a eye, and then turn about
and chase a rattlesnake from his den.
Chain-lightning whisky is nc antidote
for the poison of the vinegar room.
Roy Bean named the place, and while
acting justice of the peace he divided
his time between the judicial bench
and a roomy saloon and gambling
house, where there were none to dis
pute his authority, for he was sole
proprietor.
One fine day a gambler, while in an
unusually hilarious mood, sent a pis-
tol ball crashing through the brains
OF a Chinaman. When the citizens OF
Vinegar Room had ceased to celebrate
the exit Of the Celestial, and the flu
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-12-06

Even the president of the United
States cannot declare war until he is
authorized so to do by congress. Yet
miners or mineowners can at any time
precipitate industrial war. The time
is coming when they will not be per-
mitted to do SO. Compulsory arbitra-
ton will make strikes unnecessary.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-12-06

The board Of health of New York
has decided to build a laboratory
where the bubonic plague may be
Studied and plans for the structure
are now being drawn. Ever since the
arrival at New York of the plagueship
from Santos, Brazil, last spring, the
need of such a laboratory has been
felt. The present outbreak in Glas-
gov has served to hurry the authori-
tiles. The building will be constructed
sof steel. with solid asphalt walls.
There will be no chimney nor win
Idows. The lighting will be by cleo.
1tricity. The establishment of this
Laboratory will be a valuable addition
to the quarantine system of the port
las well as an aid to scientific research
lin a very practical field.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-12-06
Poor Rows Rise.

Representative Cornell, of Pennsyl-
vania, began life as a driver boy in a
coal mine at rs cents a day. He has
just entertained about fifty of his fell
low-members at one of the most elab-
crate dinners given in Washington this
season.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-12-06

That burglar who held up a Chinese
laundryman and received a pail of hot
starch in reply was probably the most
stuck up" criminal in the city for a
time.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-12-06

The solemn look on the fathers face
when he gives his daughter away at
the marriage altar is amusing when
one recalls how anxious he was to get
rid of her the past ten years.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-12-06

"a SPLENDID SCHOOL" SO say
students of the Sioux Falls $50. Dak.)
Business College. Catalogue free.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-12-06

A iady writer says, that 1t must
have been a oma who invented the
alphabet. for had it been a mar he
would have begun with the letter i.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-08-31

In whose interest was Mr.. Hart a
candidate at the late Pike county phi
maries? Was he and is he a bona
fide candidate? If not whose inter-
est does he represent? In case the
fight comes down between a man
north of tine Blue mountains and Mr..
Howard Mutchler, who WI he sup
port? 1t may be possible that Mr..
Hart has not yet made up his mind.
When ready to take the people into
his confidence he may tell us. It's
up TO you, M Hart, and you can't
much longer keep us fiom knowing
you will do?-Easton Sentinel.
Why should there be any question
about il? 1t may be assumed that
Mr. Hat ran in his own interest. He
is certainly as much entitled TO the
nomination as either of the other as
pirants, and could iepresent the dis
trict, if elected, more satisfactorily
than before because ofhis experience.
Pike has had but one terra in thirty
years and is deserving because her
steadfast Democratic majority of an
other. Mr.. Hart should insist on
having the nomination.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-08-31
Fiehth pis.-lct pemoorats.

The last day for filing certificates of
nomination is September 25th so the
conference to name a congressional
nominee for this district must of ne
cessity be held on or before Septem-
Der oath. The date has not yet been
fixed by The NoI Hampton Demo-
cials whose duty it is 20 do so, bat
there will be little time left for spar
ring for the position. The contest
must be sholt, sharp and decisive,
and several aspiring bodies will likely
receive solar plexus quietus in about
zone round.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-08-31
Ban Blu ned.

About seven o'clock Wednesday
morning, as the family of L. j. Mid
daJgb, a prosperous farmer living
on The Delaware flaSs below Parke Is
Glen, was about to gather at the
breakfast table, noke was noticed
issuing from the barn, which barn
ed W tn all the machinery in a few
minutes, The horses were saved
together with a light wagon. Mr.
Mjddaugb's s fall from a cherry tree
some time ago was thought to be
the end of his hard luck, but now
the loss of his barn aud crops is &
terrible blow. Much sympathy is ex
pressed for him by Deighbors and
friends.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-08-31
Pulled Down the Flag.

For a week recently over one hum
dred members of Che G.. A. r., of
Port Jeivis, camped at Cummins'
grove and in order 20 designate
the location so that friends of
the campers could readily find
them, Nj. Cummings, who
kindly place the ground at their dis
posal, raised an American flag at the
entrance. 1t proudly floated until
Sunday night when it was pulled
down, presumably by the same party
who raised a red flag during the re-
bellion. 1t would have been quite
interesting for short time around
there had the boys who wore the
blue caught the vandal in the acc.
The ''spot is still green"
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-08-31
NO. AZ.
THE WASHINGTON LETTER

(From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, d. c., AUG. 27, 1900.
President Mckinley has notified
the governments of the several ma
tions which acted as our allies in
China that the U S. has accomplish
ed the purpose for which it sent
troops to Pekin-rescued its minis
ter and other American citizers who
were in portland respectfully ask
ed them to state their future inten-
tions toward China. And as a hiut
of what he thinks they ought to do,
he has caused it to be officially an
nounced that no more American
troops will be sent to China unless
conditions change. That is diplom-
acy, in PLAIN English-they used to
call it shirt sleeve diplomacy, over
in Europe-and it is up to the allied
powers to answer as plainly. In or
der that there may be no delay in
dealing with their reply, the Presi-
dent has given up his visit to the G..
A. r. encampment, in Chicago,
which he had been looking forward
to with pleasure for months. 1t is
strongly suspected that several of
the governments concerned will not
give satisfactory answers.
Speaking of the renewed Demo-
cratic abuse of Senator Hanna, Mr..
j. T. Atterbolt, of Conu., said:
''They tried that four years ago
without success, and it seems al
most Incredible thet they should re-
peat the mistake. If it would mt
win then, it hasn't a ghost ola show
now. In 1896 Hanna was a new
proposition to the vast majority of
voters, and some of the new stories
they told about him were really ter
rifying. But during the past four
years the country has had pretty
good chance to become acquainted
with the Chairman of the Republi-
can National Committee, and the
people find much in him to admire.
Hanna is not statesman. Even
his warmest admirers do not credit
him with being that, but those who
know him well know him to be a
brave and houest man, with marvel
Gus executive ability. His honesty
sometimes gets him into trouble.
He thinks a thing, and saysjt, with
out stopping to figure out what the
effect will be. If certain thing is
so, Hanna cannot see the reason why
all the world should not know it.
ia this he is far more honest than
many men who pose as paragons of
political virtue. He is entirely with
out frills or ornament butts possess
ed of many homely virtues.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-08-31
What Bryan Means.

"If elected l shall convene Con-
gress in extraordinary session as
soon as inaugurated, and recommend
an immediate declaration of the ma.
tion's s purpose-first, to establish a
stable form of government in the
Philippine Island, just as we are
now establishing a stable form of
government in Cuba second, to give
independence to the Flipiuos, just
as we have promised to give indie
pendence to Cuba third, to protect
the Filipinos from outside interfer-
ence while they work out their des-
tiny, just as we have protected the
republics of Central and South
America, and are by the Monroe
doctrine pledged to protect Cull. -
Mr.. Bryan's speech of acceptance
The above declaration is far reach.
ing in its meaning and its import
ance cannot be lightly estimated. A
Democratic Congress, if elected,
with Mr.. Bryan as President would
sit less than seven months hence to
declare our purpose t. give the Phil
lippines independence aud guard
them against molestation from wi tn
out. That means to with draw our
army and authority from those Is
lauds and to maintain in their
waters a feet sufficient to prevent
any or all the great powers of Eu-
rope from interfering with them.
The international complications to
which such course might lead are
incomprebensibiy dangerous The
Monroe Doctrine has been a shield
for neighboriug Republics for three
quarters of century without i'm
posing any peouniary burden on us
he says. The Republics are on the
same side with us and the other
nations are across the ocean. he
proposes we shall cross over to
where they are and where we will
have no foot hold once the Phillip
pines are given up, aud undertaken
TO uphold Republic there against
all those nations. This revolution
airy policy he would inaugurate next
March. But would his Congress
stop with this? Would it not pro.
ceed with the measures to which
Bryan, Altgeld, Towne and the co,
terie of Democratic and PopulistiC
leaders stand pledged to their fol
lowers? Disorder, agitation, dis
turba nee of conditions generally
might be expected and to what enc
or purpose? Tho shadows of this
proposition would overcast Amer
en- prosperity the day after Bryan.
election. Do we want to extend the
Monroe doctrine TO the continent a,
he prooses?
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-08-31
Free to Inventors.

The experience of c. A. Snow 81
Co., in obtaining more than 10000
patents for inventors has enabled
them to helpfully answer many ques-
tions relating to the protection of in
tellectual property. This they have
done in a pbamphlet treating briefly
of United States and foreign patents,
with cost of same, and how to pro-
cure them trade marks, designs,
caveats, infringements, decisions in
leading patent cases, etc, etc.
This pamphlet will be sent free to
anyone writing to G. A. Snow & Co.,
Washing ton, d. G.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-08-31
Nichecro 1k Pond.

The season at this bea dtjful resort
far from the "maddipg crowd, "
has been excellent. The quiet re-
pose found there induces msny who
desire to divest their minds of care
and seek recreation for its sake alone
to visit this seq0estered place to
spend the heated term. Among
these are Mrs. A. G. Hasey and
daughters, Emma F. and Alit II.
and 500, Walter, De- F., of Clifton,
N. j., Mrs. q. Ludlow, daughter,
Gerti ude and son, w. B of Passaic,
Edwin F. Mercer and wife, of New
York, Mr.. Simon, of Phila., Mrs.
Martha Hofacker, a member of the
Metropolitan Opera Co., of New
York, and daughter Martha, Miss
Cora Alger, of Hawthorne, N. j.,
DR.. Edward Westbrook, who is a
musi clan of note, with his mother,
Mrs. Jennie NJ. and sister, Millie, OF
Ridgewood, N. j. With a party em-
bracing such musical talent the time
must be very pleasantly passed.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-08-31

Milford people, among whom the
young man spoken of by the Gazette
has many friends, will be pleased to
learn of his fiattering prospectr. That
paper says:
DR.. Leroy Kirkman, ofthis village,
although young man in his profess
sion, has most auspicious opening
for a career as a physician. He has
been spending his vacation i'm Port
Jervis with his parents. He has under
consideration several fine offers, one
from the hospital in Tarrytown,
N. ", one on the staff of physicians
Of the Post Graduate College in New
York city, and one on the staff of the
City Hospital. These two staff posi-
tions DR.. Kirkman won in competitive
examinations, in which many other
graduates participated. These posi-
tionare warrants of unusual merit on
the part of the winner. DIR. Kirkman's
examination papers were of so marked
excellence that both boards of exam
liners unanimously declared him their
choice. He will soon decide which
one of the three positions he will ac-
cept. 1t is rare to see a young physi-
clan i'm such demand. DR.. Kirkman
has won his honors, and his friends
will be glad to know that, by reason
of his marked fitness and attainments
he starts in at point 50 far above the
average beginning.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-08-31
They Struck it Rich.

1t was a grand thing for this COM
munity that any firm secured the
agency for DR.. Kings New Discov-
cry for Consumption, the wonderful
remedy that has startled the world
by its marvellous cures. The furor
of enthusiasm over it has doomed
their business, as the demand for it
is immenser They give free trial
bottles to sufferers, and positively
guarantee it to cure Coughs, Colds,
Bronchitis, Asthma, Cronp, and all
Throat and Lung Troubles. A trial
proves its merit. Price SOC and $t
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-08-31
Unclaimed Letters

List of unclaimed letters remain
ing in the post office at Milford for
week ending Sept. l 1900.
Ladies-Mrs. Hannah Carson,
Mrs Phoebe Ddrst, Mrs. Eta Hard
ing, Mrs. M. E. Page, Mrs. Willie
Stute. Mrs. A. Schlesipger, (2) Miss
w. Young. Foreign-Marie Novak,
Persons claiming the above will
please say Advertised" and give
date of this list.
CHARLES baltimore, P. M.