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The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-05-02
COON" SONGS.
Lyrics of Foremost COlored Literary Man
of Today.

of Today.
There was born in Dayton. O.. in
1872, a colored boy, destined before he
reached 80 years of age to have made
for himself a world wide reputation.
That boy was Paul Laurence Dunbar.
the polished nan of letters, the bril-
liant poet, the fascinating dialect song
writer and the foremost colored liter
airy man of the age. All in the space
OF eight short years Mr.. Dunbar
climbed the ladder of fame from the
deepest obscurity to his present height.
He was the child of slave parents; was
educated in the public schools of DAY.
ton, receiving as good an education as
most boys in his circumstances would
nave received. For some months after
he finished his schooling he worked as
an elevator boy. But during this period
his literary bent was gathering
strength of purpose, n being per-
fected. In his hours, more likely min
utes OF rest, in the elevator he was
continually scribbling verses on scraps
of paper. These scraps he gave to his
OSA 'ANN SAN AhSuAL%bIOh A1OI " uG-
stroy them. This was the beginning:
his present success every one knows.
and the end-well, there is a brilliant
future before him. 1t is in connection
with coon songs, however, that Mr..
Dunbar is best known. Probably there
is no more popular writer of these de-
lightful dialect songs than he. Ger
tainly, his lyrics have been accorded an
unwonted popularity and great sales.
"Uncle Eph's Christmas" which is to
be presented at Boston Music Hall
this week, contains some of his most
tuneful coon" songs. In fact, the
libretto of Uncle Eph's Christmas
was written by Mr.. Dunbar. Will
Marion Cook. who has assisted Mr..
Dunbar before by writing the music
for his songs, is the composer of the
music in Uncle Eph's Christmas"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-05-02
Cured bg CutIcup0

r WAS troubled with hands SC sore that when I pot them IN water the pam
would near set me crazy, the skin would peel off and the flesh would get har1
- m break. then the blood would flow from at least fifty places OF each nan
Words ever can tell the suffering I endured for three years.
tried at least eight doctors. bt my hands were worse than when commences
dctorne. Tried every old Granny remedy that vase eve houeht OF Wnhou oe
cents worth of good and coud not even get relief
I womd feI 50 badly mornings when got up, TO think that had to goto work
and stand pain for eight or nine hours, that ! often felt like giving up my job
whch was ii the botGng works of Mr. l. Kefn, the leading bother OF Trenton,
II. j, who will vouch for the truth of my suftTings.
and then wear gloves which I hatedt to d, for whsq a I came to take them then tG 9a +
who had seen my hands would say IF they had such hand hands = they hy w wOsi r haze
them annotated" /; others would say they would never work" n more ouAo
turn away in disgust. But thanks to cutaa' the greatest OF skin cores" 1t
Just to think, after docning three years, and spending dollar after dollar dmi1f
+at time Cuicura ccred me-. 1t has now been two years since l Used It n l
do not know what sore hands are. never lost aday's work while l vas Using
or nce.a and | have been working at the sans business, and In acids etc
TFIOS. A. CLANCY, $40 Montgomery St, Trenton, M.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-05-02
sim more Counterfeitlng.

The Secret Service has unearthed an,
other band of counterfeiters, and secured
q large quantity of bogus bills, which are
40 cIeverly xeeuted that the average per-
son would never suspect them of being
spurious. Things of great value are al
yWays selected for imitation, notably Hos
letters stomach Bitters, which has many
imitators, but few equals for disorders
like indigestion, dyspepsia, constipation,
WAYS go to reliable druggists who have
the reputation of giving what you ask for.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-05-02

The difference between the sexes is
one of the phenomena that compose
her material. Her writings are full of
woman. She has widened the sphere of
woman's interest for us, but has not
obscured it's identity.-From George
Eliot" by w. c. Brownell, in Serb
ner's.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-05-02
unnnnrecinted Activity.

"I tell you that laziness doesn't pay.
The surest way for a fellow to get
ahead is to keep moving"
"I fancy you're right. That's the
way four of my tenants got ahead of
me last week."-Stray Stories.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-05-02
You oan Get Aliens Foot-Ense Ere

You Can Get Aliens FOOt-Ense Free.
Write to-day to Allen S. Olmsted, LIE
Roy. N. Y, for a FREE sample of
Aliens Foot-Ease, a powder. 1t cures
sweating, damp, swollen, aching feet.
Makes new or tight shoes easy. A GER
tain cure for Chilblains and Frostbites.
AT all druggists and shoe stores. csc.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-05-02

"Come, children said Mr.. widwer,
introducing the second Mrs. Widwer.
"Come and kiss your new mammal
"Gracious." exclaimed little Elsie, "if
you took her for new they stuck you,
pa."-Philadelphia Press.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-05-02

Uncle Bob-Well, Johnny. are you at
the head of your class? Johnny-No;
but I can lick the fellow that is.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-05-02

Tombs are but the clothes of the
dead. A grave is but a plain suit, and
a rich monument is n embroidered.
Fuller.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-08-30
ENGLISH PRISON LIFE
one WHO KNOWS SAYS 1T rs
UNALLoYED HADEs.
The First Nine Months Of solitary Coz
nnemsnt l. the Worst - A system
which BrutauSes rrisonsr,-yery ~
we're Discipline.
Sing Sing On. W Letter.


The following extract from tho star
OF Hope. published by tho prisoners at
Sing Sing, gives vivid insight into
English prison life and is doubly in
terestng because written by one who
did time In England.
The discipline In the prisons OF
Great Britain Is stern and unyioldinE
and every day OF sentence has "a
hours OF time In II. Il has fallen to
my lot 70 serve a long term in a pub
Tic work prison In England. and the
experience has no allovlating memory.
II was simply malloyed Hades On
conviction and sentenced the prisoner
Is taken to a county prison TO do nine
months Of separate confinement. This
Is spent In large cell. well-warmed.
lighted and ventilated. without bed
Tor the first three months. with n bed
two nights IN the week for another
three months. and then with increas-
ing frequency, until last month a
bed. with sheets. rug and pillow. Is
given every night The work Is sew
Ing bags and weaving, and the task
Is as much as n green hand can do
with Industry. The food is ample but
UNMARRIED.
No one except the keeper comes
into the cell The governor OF the
prison passes the open door daily. and
the doctor comes, II summoned. No
books except a Bible. hymn-book and
prayer book are given. and there Is
No Variation In this Awful Period.
In which many men break down phys
ically or mentally. The keeper is not
allowed to speak to a prisoner except
in the brlefest terms. and then only to
Issue an order, / spent six months in
this separate confinement without
hearing a human voice except at
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-08-30

Of the oficer In charge Of his party
nor pass behind him. He must not
talk. laugh nor even smile. He IL not
allowed any other article In his pos
session than a handkerchief. lie can
have no paper nor pencil, but one
piece Of soap. one towel. one wooden
spoon one plate tin cup. aud wash
basin He must be silent obedicnt
and although the rules do not say so.
he must look as miserable as IL is i'm
tended to make him feel. The weekly
dietary scale never changes. except
Threr Arc NO Holidays
Good Friday and Christmas, ana
these are only marked by chapel
service. which never changes. No out-
siders ever come 20 speak nor are amy
visitors ever admitted into tho prison.
In eight years I never heard "A wom-
ans voice I'm speech or song; never
tasted fruit. nor any other vegetable
than peas and potatoes; never spoke
TO fellow prisoner except surrcpu-
tiously During imprisonment the
worst offense possible is TO have to-
bacco. The heel Of an old pipe that
is blowing about snatchod up. viii
cost six months time-if caught
Every man Is searched i've times
day his cell h visited and searched
two or three times week, and yet
the men do got tobacco, and take long
risks to get IT,
"on discharge the prisoner receives
a ticket Of leave. which may be can-
celcd at any time before the oxpiry Of
his whole sentence; also three to six
pounds sterling gratuity 0i5 TO $50 OF
United States money!. His hard
treatment has done him no good, for
80 per cent OF the men I'm penal seryi-
tude are second-timers, and 20 per
cent are third-timers"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-08-30
Elfbmas Of Tcbaanreoce Rail


How many OF our readers have ever
heard OF the railway across the 18th
mus OF 1ehuantepec? And yet here
Is q railway across the narrowest part
OF Mexico which Is preparing TO enter
the competition for the great east aud
west trade OF the world.
The road traverses what was one OF
the original caravan routes across the
continent The far-seeing cortez may
be said TO have been It's original pro-
jecior, though he lived long before the
day OF locomotives, which are now
drawing a daily passenger train across
tbs isthmus, Petroleum has been dis.
covered on the route. which Is TO re-.
place coal for fuel in the engines
The Tehuantepec Railway is only
100 miles long. from Coatzacoaleos ON
the Gulf OF Mexico TO salina Cruz on
the Pacific. Its highest point 10 only
$50 feet above the sea Lowell. The cli-
mate is tropical but healthy. II was
originally proposed TO construct a ship
railway across the continent at this
place, but the plan was abandoned IN
favor OF the ordinary railway.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-08-30
Using porn HANDS Alike.
some Advantage. 20 he GAINED by ns-
coming Ambidextrous.

The question should ambidexterity
be encouraged Is answered In the mega
tive by writer In the American Jour
nal OF Insanity. and upon the ground
that. while coarse movements may be
performed nearly as well by one-half
OF the body as by the other, accurate
and expert movements require high
er organization OF one-half Of the brain
than the other. Hence the more ex-
pert hand should be consciously stlll
more and more specialized; making
the ordinary qulescent half OF the
brain assume control tends. II Is said.
to impair the mental processes us well
as inferlority OF physiologlc speed and
dexterlty. All OF which we deny. both
fact and theory being untrue. The
writer has doubtless been misled by
observation OF the function OF speech.
which is single, and In execution re-
quires the control OF n single center.
We have but one voice. but we have
two hands which In many cases at
different instants may be out In action
with the same dexterity. Many sur
geons can operate equally wen with
either hand. and we have seen men
who could write as well with the one
hand as with the other Tho critic
OF ambldoxterity may reply that this
Is impossible with synchronoua move
ments, forgetting that In the musician.
and especially In the pianist. there Is
the most marvellous expertness OF bohh
hands executing most complicated and
entirely different functions and at the
same instant The arguments i. salnst
amlbdoxterlty appear not only incon-
elusive. but are aquaroly contradicted
by facts. Surely also they are against
desirable freedom OF the mind.
without the musicians amhldexteiity
life would be deprived Of much charm.
We should encourage divided atten-
ton" and that larger power OF tho
mind over the body shown In the syn
chronous control OF multiform actlv.
ities.-Amorlcan Medicine.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-08-30

about three-Quartors OF its entire
length In the front part it is de-
iached, the two pointed tops forming.
us il were, pair OF lips. or u mouth.
which the plant can open at Will. In
Side this mouth Is a Kind OF passage
or throat which extends toward the
body OF the plant The passage has q
number OF hairy bits about IL. which
are very fuzzy, and at the end OF each
hit there IL sticky substance when
the plant opens Ia mouth. Il Is evident
that the trap Is then set. for upon any
insect entering II the lips close upon
Il at once, forcing Il to the gummy
substance OF the throat. Ihia sub
stance has properties similar to those
contained In the gastric juices OF the
human stomach. which help to dccom-
pose and digest the food. When so d..
gested the food resolves itself into
liquid which Is carried all over the
PLAN to nourish and revive II. The
most marvellous thing about this newly
discovered species Is that Il can de
gest such food MS small morsels OF
beef FISH and egg gelatin. some OF
which. dropped into the open leaf
Were retained and apparently digested
Az ne same time anything OF a starchy
or htty substance the Leaf or plant
IL not able to retain. II does not
Therefore, close lts lips upon II. and II
allowed TO remain in the mouth the
plant will decay.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-08-30
How unols sam watcho. crop..

There are In the United States. ap-
proximately, 1850 counties Of agricul-
tural Importance. In each OF these
counties the Agricultural Department
has a principal county correspondent.
who maintains an organization OF
three assistants. each covering a speci-
fed territory. Facilities are furnished
the principal correspondent TO enable
him TO obtain regular reports from his
assistants. These reports he tahu
lates at the end OF each month. sup
plementing the information thus OBJ
talned by his own observation and
knowledge OF the situation, and the
consolidated report Is submitted 10 the
statistlclan Although there Is no
compensation attached 10 the posi-
ton. an average OF about 80 per cent
OF them reports monthly
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-08-30

Visitors to Salt Lake will fnd no
better place to combine pleasure and
health than at the Sanitarium Baths
one OF the finest bathing resorts In tho
country. Whether for wishing away
the dust OF travel or simply to spend n
pleasant hour, you will End what you
want In either the private baths or the
large swimming pools. Open day and
night and within Eve minutes walk Of
all the hotels-quyone will tell you
where.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-08-30

Among all the historical misstate-
ments OF events In the civil war few
have obtained more general credence,
south as well as north. than the thea
trical story OF General Lees prefer OF
his sword to General Grant after the
surrender at Appomatox and the lat
ters chilyalIous declinatlon OF Il. Re
Gently Mrs. Jefferson Davis started the
story afresh and gave II new lease
OF life In a printed sketch In which she
says General Lee offered his sword 10
General Grant when he surrendered
and the latter did not keep It as a
trophy but respectfully returned II to
the hand which had made it's fame as
deathless as that OF Excullbur."
But General Grant himself settled
this matter beyond all dispute. In his
memoirs he says mo conversation
not a word passed between General
Lee and myself. either about private
property, side arms. or kindred sub
jeeiH. The much-talked-of surrender
ing OF Lees sword and my handling It
Dack-thla ana much more that has
been said about tits the purest ro-
nance"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-08-30

consists OF confinement In separate
cells. light and warm, with one pound
OF bread and one pint OF water daily,
loss OF class, privileges OF writing or
receiving letters or visits. For as
Raults on officers tho penalty is fog
ging with either the cat or birch, not
more than 80 stroken OF either; but no
nan fails to be taken in the hospital
who has received 20 cuts OF the cat
The work is redeeming marsh land,
building fortresses, quarrylng stone or
cutting IL for building fortreeses, quar-
rying stone or cutting for build
ing purposes. But the days work,
even in summer, is rarely more than
seven hours Meals are taken in the
calls and the food Is not sufficient.
There are no fat men In penal servi-
tude. II Is prescribed to the fraction
Of an ounce, and II the prisoners feels
that he has not his allowance, he can,
at all times. have Il weighed or meas
ured In his own presence.
Gas his sentence wears away the
prisoner passes into different classes.
which are shown by the faoings on his
Jacket, with Increased privileges; and
the last year OF his sentence. II he has
been a good-conduct man throughout,
may be spent In the special class.
which gives him a blue dress, visits
every two months and more frequent
letters. No man can go out Of sight
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-08-30
rh. aAm.rlnan cnnnn..,.-

Another sign OF the American con
quest has been noted by the London
papers. A fruiterer In the west end OF
the English metropolis is marking his
goods In United States colnage-straw-
berries, for instance, at l6 otnts bas-
ket. A melancholy London publlca-
ton suggests that the fruiterer is per-
haps only foreshadowlng the inevita-
BILE. I'VE are having a new coinage"
II says, land we might as well accept
the sltuatlon-call our soverelgns FIVE
dollar pieces. our shilllngs quarters
our slx-penees dimes and our half
pennies 'eents.'"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-08-30
A FLoGGINa.

church service: and the whole nine
months OF separates without speaking
n word TO n fellow-prlsoner. The in
tentlon OF this imprisonment Is 20 give
the prisoner a realizing sense OF his
position. and II fetchos him every
time by It's cold calm. silent. unchang-
ing oppression
THE separates being finished. tho
prisoner is transferred to the public
works prison. OF which there are now
four in EnEland-Dartmoo Portland.
Parkhurst and Borstal-wlth a female
prison at Aylesbury, In OXfordshire.
Men who were engaged In the same Of
Tense, or brothers. are not sent to the
same prison.
'The transfer Is made In a prison
car, which is simply an exclusive car
riage. and the traveller Is not made the
victim OF public curiosity. Arriving
on the public works the prisoner is as
signed to outside labor and kept at IT,
There Is an average of one warder or
assistant warder TO every 10 men, be-
sides battalion of the Royal Infan-
try for guards at each station. These
warders are long-seryice men with
first-class dis. harges from the army.
navy or marine corps. In which school
they have learned that an order from
a superior authority is sacred. They
are forbidden to construe any oifense
they may observe In any other way
than as a subject OF report. and report
means punishment In 500 cases out OF
1000.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-08-30

Up to about 1880 quill pen-mallnE
was a requisite and gentoel accomplish
ment which formed part OF the educa-
aon OF th6youth Of the period. or they
would not have been able to write thelr
loye-letters. The writing master was
held In high esteem by his pupils. who
not only emulated his ornate copy
book ilourishes around approved mot
toes and words. but those grotesquo de-
signs In pen-and-ink which were then
the vogue.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-08-30

We offer one Hundred Dollars reward for any
case OF Catarrh that cannot DO cured by Halls
Catnrrh Cure.
r. J. CHENEY q co, Props Toledo. O
We, tho undersigned, have known ~ J.
cheney for tho last 70 years and believe him
perfectly honorable In all business transactions
ana financially able 10 carry out any obllga-
tons made by their nrm.
- West 3 Truax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
o. Walding, klnnan Marvin, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo Ohio
Halls Cntarrh Cure Is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood aud mucous surfaces
81 tho system Tcstinonials sent freq Prica
1bc per bottle, sold by all druggists
Halls Family pills are tho best
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-08-30

Utopia is now known to be- located
at Orsa. IN sweden The community
has. 10 course OF generation. sold
$4,000. 900 worth on trees aud by means
Of iudicloua roplandng, has provided
for similar Income every thirty or
forty years. In consequence OF this
commercial wealth there are no taxes.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-08-30

An Illustration OF the erowlng do
mand for athletic olergymen was re-
Gently given by a country curate. VINO.
says the London Telegraph, received
notice 10 cult because he was not a
good cricket player Though unexcep-
tlonable In other respects hrs vicar
declared that what this parish really
needs Is a good fast bowler. with a
bronx from tho off,
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-08-30

Gold and silver are poured abundantiy
INTO tho lap OF the nation. but our mate
rial wealth and strength II rather in iron.
the most useful Of all metals. Just as the
wealth OF a human being lies I'm useful
stomach. u you have ovcrworkcd youra
ach BitterH. IL Will relieve the cloggcd
bowels, Improve tho appetite and cure
constipation dyspepsia, biliousneaa, liver
and kidney disease.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-08-30

The most influential newspaper In
Scotland is the Edinburgh Statesman.
and the Oldest is the Dundee Adver-
tiser. They are edited. respectively. by
Sir John Leng and Charles Cooper.
both OF whom are Engllshmon and ma
tlyes OF Hull. Yorkshire.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-08-30

The broad. spuarc-shouldor effect In
coats is decidedly on the wane Tbe
successful tailor nowadays 10 tho one
who can give his customers tho long
aud lanky appearance The tai. .hin
figure ia the present ideal, ana this
promises to hold good Tor the coming
fan and wInter -phIIndelphIa TImoa
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-08-30
An Ancient Canoe Dad w.

This prehistoric canoe was dug up
In bog about Eve miles from Dun
cannon. County Tyrone II Is scooped
out OF an oak trunk, Is six feet long.
three feet wide and eighteen Inches
deep. Il has a ring shape at the bow.
evidently for mooring and haulago.
and also two Jugs at the stern. The
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-08-30

At the birth Of a japanese baby a
tree IL planted that must remain un-
touched until the marriage OF the
child. When the nuptial hour arrives
tho tree ia cut down and the wood is
transformed into furniture
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-08-30

them IN small NOR.
sells The leaves
OF these queer
plants appear In
doublets like oys
ter valves. This
double leaf Is
closed up from ita
base To within
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-08-30

Jones-our little brown mare kicked
like everything when we tried 10 make
her wear straw hat
Brown-she did2
Jones Yes; but my wife sewed
some pink roses and blue chiffon on II.
and now shs goes all right
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-08-30

George Bird Grinnell describes In
the September Century what he calls
the crown Of the continent OF North
America, an uumapped section of
Northwestern Montana, near the
Idaho boundary.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-08-30

Baron Krupp. the head OF the great
gun works, has declared his annual
income for the purpose OF taxation 20
be 81, 1926, OOO-2 0OO,0 900 marks. There
are $4,000 employees OF the Krupp
works. OF this number $4,000 are ar
tisans and 1900 clerks.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-08-30

Private Mailing Card with eolored
views OF scenery on tho Chicago. NIL
waukeo a st. Paul Railway sent on
receipt OF ten C0l cents In stamps
Address r. A. Miller General Paslen-
ger Agent. Chicago. H.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-08-30

The career Of danger and daring de-
scribed In the September St. Nicholas
by Cleveland Moffet Is that Of "The
Dynamite Worker" which affords some
thrilling tales Of herolsm.