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The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-09-12
4 RArrLER on Hls RREAsr.
! remarkable Fight witnessed BY =

a Remarkable Fight Witnessed by a.
~Rrospector in Arizona.
"A RATHER, a king snake, and a road
runner recently figured in a battle
part of which was waged on the breast
of Herbert Housland, a prospector in
Arizona. The king snake is a deadly
enemy of the ~rattler. The. experience
of Housland was had in the Bradshaw
mountains. He was guarding his
party's camp for the day and had lain
down to sleep when he was suddenly
aroused to find a great RATHER coiled
upon his breast.
Il almost suffocated from fearing to-
breathe lest / should be bitten" he
said. 1.-THE snake was greatly excited
and in a minute / saw the cause. A
king snake was trying to excite the
RATHER to combat, and my person was
the chosen battle ground. The king
snake had probably forced the RATHER
to refuge upon my body, and follow
ing up his aggressive tactics was run
ming in a circle around the RATHER very
rapidly. He crossed my breast from
left to right and my thighs from right
to left, and within less than a foot of
the rattler's body. The velocity of
the snake was most wonderful. 1t
seemed to be one continuous ring, and
part of the time / could seemingly see
three or four rings at once. I made
a slight movement with my right foot
which attracted the rattler's attention
for an instant, and that was fatal to
him. At that n false movement of
his eyes, the king snake darted in
and seized the RATHER by the throat.
close up to his head and began in
stantly to coil around his victim.
They rolled off me in their death
struggle and became one tangled mass
for ten minutes, when the ratt1er's
sounds died away gradually. While
/ lay exhausted from my fright a road
runner darted out of a bush and
grabbing the two snakes in his beak.
began to drag them away. The weight
was too great, but he killed the king
snake by a blow from his long bill.
and ran away as I arose. I threw the
two reptiles into the bushes, and there
the bird and his mate devoured them
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-09-12
A N
WORK
Riddle of the
Universe a Curious
Book. x = = Z

toes on each foot. Your great. great,
great grandfather, nine million times
removed, was a salamander. Do you
doubt, asks Haeckel, that you come
from an anthropoid ape? Then how
do you account for these facts: You
and the monkey have the same two
hundred bones, arranged in exactly the
same order. You have the same three
hundred muscles directing your move
ments, the same kind of hair grows
on your skin, the same groups of gan
glionic cells build up the marvellous
structure of the brain. You have thir-
ty-two teeth, just like the monkeys
thlrty-two; a four-chambered heart,
just like the monkey's-the same
organs throughout The differ
ences between man and the higher
apes are not as great as those between
the man-like apes and the lower
monkeys. All this Haeckel demon
strates solemnly, with much pains and
many details. He delights in the dis
covery of the fossil ape-man of Java,
which he declares supplies the miss
ing link and which he proudly calls
"pithecanthropus erectus'-or, monkey
shaped man standing up" He de-
clares we should have found millions
OF other examples of the missing links
except for the fact that they lived and
died in trees, were devoured by other
animals and consequently had no
chance to reach a fossil condition un-
less by accident they fell off a branch
into the water and were preserved in
the slime at the bottom. Man springs
from a single cell, as do all other lig-
ing animals His huge body is simply
a great commonwealth composed Of
endless billions of these cells, each of
which is a citizen In the great cell ag-
gregation called man What we are
pleased to consider our brains is sim
ply q certain combination of force and
matter, acting under the influence of
centuries Of education and adaptation.
Plants think, too, to a certain extent,
and all the animals think more or less.
Psychology, which assumes that the
brain force is something separate from
the rest of the body, is nonsense and
child's play. Haeckel's view of the
universe is a "monistic view."-Chi-
cagO American.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-09-12
No Compliment
In b :

Curtain speeches are supposed to be
heart-to-heart talks, expressing the
love that the talker has for the partic-
ular city in which he is playing at the
time. Occasionally, however, an actor
who moves through life outside the
deep ruts worn by constant following
in the conventional path surprises his
hearers with a few plain, ungarnished
facts that convince even the most skep-
teal of his sincerity. Wilson Barrett
made such a speech in Philadelphia
years ago. A brazier toppled over dur
ing one of his scenes and some one in
the audience shouted "fre!" Barrett
walked quietly to the brazier, stamped
out the flames and went on with his
lines as though nothing had happened.
A stampede was avoided, but it was
several minutes before the audience be-
came quiet. At the end of the act there
were cries of speech, speech" MI.
Barrett came to the footlights.
you are a pack of fools!" he ex-
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-09-12
Dieting Consurnptives
Must Eat Six Meals a Day at
ODE Massachusetts State Sanitarium

Six meals a day constitute the regi-
men at the State ~SanitarIum for Con-
sumptives at Rutland, Mass. The first
meal is, of course, breakfast, and this,
says a writer in the New England
Magazine, is ready at a quarter to s
o'clock. At all meals special diet is
served when directed by physicians,
but the usual breakfast menu is a
cereal, chops, steak or eggs, mullins
and cold bread and butter, tea, coffee
and milk. After breakfast the patients
are ready for outdoor exercise. This
as well as every other detail of the
patients life, is under careful surveil-
lance. Some are allowed to walk a
number of miles, some only a short
distance; others must lounge in the
open air in hammocks or reclining
chairs. Zero weather or snow does not
interfere with this order of things,
heavy furs providing the necessary
warmth and fresh air the stimulant
that all soon learn to depend upon.
At half past 10 luncheon is ready in
each dining room; and it matters not
if the patient has a most interesting
book, Or a camp is being built, or the
top of a hill commanding an unlimited
view is almost reached-all must turn
toward the house in time to reach
there at the luncheon hour. These
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-09-12
FOR A BEET
Salvation Army to Start a MiIIion-Acre
One in Colorado.

Salvation Army to Start a MiIIion-Acre
One in Colorado.
The Salvation Army is about to en-
bark in a great commercial enterprise
which involves the colonization of a
tract of land in Colorado. Here will
be started a practically new industry
in that section-the raising Of sugar
beets. While in a sense the scheme is
commercial rather than religious, Of
ficers of the army in New York think
they can do much good through the
enterprise. A large corporation has
bought up and procured options on
over 1000, 900 acres of ground. The
Salvation Army will act as the agents
of this corporation in procuring and
guaranteeing the integrity Of the colo
nists. Commander Booth-Tucker, who,
is now in Cleveland, will return to
New York When he arrives
the plans for starting the work will be
laid before him for his approval. Di-
rectly that is obtained, offices will be
opened on Fourteenth street, opposite
the present headquarters of the Or
ganization. Staff Officer McPhee will
be put in charge. The reason that out
side offices will be established is that
the present charter of the army will
not admit of such an enterprise being
carried on at it's headquarters. The
tract covers the greater part of three
counties-Kiowa, Bent and Prowers.
1t is skirted by the Arkansas river and
interested by irrigating canals, which
are fed from reservoirs having a ca
pacity of $3.50, 283, $50 cubic feet. 1t is
at Amity, Col, that a f1ourishing Sal
vationist colony is now established.
The new cOlonists will not be re-
CURED to raise the sugar beets unless
they so elect. If they do, the sugar re-
fining company will pay them the mar
ket value. 1t is understood that many
wealthy capitalists of Colorado are be-
hind the plan.-New York Mail and
Express.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-09-12
When Herrings Were Plenty.

In former days herring were so.
abundant in Newfoundland waters
that the most wanton slaughter of
them was permitted without any re-
striction whatever. Seines were al
lowed to retain 1000 or 1000 barrels of
the fish until they persisted, and then
the net was freed and the whole con-
tents fell to the bottom to pollute the
ocean for miles around. When a
poaching smack was captured the
herring it had on board were all
thrown into the sea, and frequently
boats when chased resorted to the
same mean to get rid of discriminating
evidence. The fish then fetched only
fifty cents a barrel Of 500 herring, or
10 for a cent; they sell now in Ameri-
can cities sometimes for five cents the
single fish, Such wanton waste gradu-
ally had it's effect, and now the colo
NAL fishing laws safeguard the indus
try more vigilantly, and fishermen of
all classes know better how to hus-
band their in this connec-
ton. Today herring bait usually
brings S. a barrel, and sometimes
twice that, and the smuggier who
plans to land a cargo at st. Pierre con-
tracts for $40 q barrel before he.
touches a rope on his boat.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-09-12

The Kate Shelley Bridge, which is
nearing completion in Iowa four miles
west Of Boone, is one of the largest in
the world, and the origin of it's name
is interesting. Twenty years ago, be-
tween Boone and Moingona, an engine
went through the bridge at the time OF
a raging flood. From her widowed
mothers cottage near by a
maiden of sixteen years saw
the engines headlight disappear
in the raging torrent. Lightins
a lantern she went away through the
storm to Moingona, told of the disas-
ter, and saved a passenger train from
following the Inflated engine to a
watery grave. The state Of Iowa gave
her a medal for her bravery, her name
has been celebrated in poetry and
prose, and now 1t has been decided to
name this new viaduct the Kate Shell.
ley Bridge.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-09-12
+ a Speech by
- Wilson Barrett
to q -.
Nervous AudieDce

claimed passionately. 81 didn't mean
to tell you of it-meant merely to think
it; but you have asked me for a speech,
so l have an opportunity of telling you
precisely what l think of you" Then
he went on to say that a man who
cried fire" in a theater was a MUIR
derer-that a trihe like a brazier up
setting could be remedied easily by
those on the stage, but that a cry Of
alarm from any one in the audience
at such a time might mean hundreds
crushed to death. For ten minutes he
gave that audience a lecture on idiocy.
When he left the stage the applause
was so hearty he was obliged to re-
turn and bow his thanks, remarking
with a grim smile: Don't forget what
I told you, will you? I meant it for
your own good"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-09-12

luncheons vary in kind and amount,
and consist of raw eggs, eggnog, beef
extract and milk. This is an essential
part of the cure building up what
the disease is trying to break down.
Then out of the doors again for two
hours, when dinner is served. This
consists of a soup, a roast of meat (and
on Friday fish. two vegetables, bread
and butter, dessert, tea and milk. At
half past three there is a second lunch
con, and at a quarter of 6 is supper,
consisting of a cereal, cold meats,
bread and butter, sauce, tea and milk,
and occasionally cake. At quarter past
8 is the last luncheon, at which is
given hot or cold milk.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-09-12

Mrs. Louise Osborne Person of Chi
cago," says the Boston Transcript,
"has invented an army ration, made OF
pork and beans baked into a thin.
dark-colored biscuit, four inches long
and two wide. 1t is seasoned to taste.
and is said to be as palatable as it
is n~ourishing. Mrs. Ferson studies
languages at Vassar and took honors in
philosophy at Wellesley. She became
interested in food problems through
the work of her sister, DR.. Grace Os-
borne, who is professor of hygiene in
the Woman's Medical College of Chi
cago. The two women worked out to-
gether the relative values of different
kinds of nutritive substances, and the
biscuits are the result. Mrs. Person
went to Washington recently to con-
suit with the army department on a
proposition to supply the food to the
troops"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-09-12

1t has been discovered that it would
be possible to use the same calendars
every twenty years-when the dates
of the months fall on the same days
of the week-thereby avoiding the ex-
pense of five almanacs for the present
century. But here is something ever
better than that. Those persons who
might be able to get hold of calendars
for the twelfth century would find the
days and dates coincident with the
present century. Again, those with a
frugal mind who have preserved the
almanacs of the nineteenth century
will avoid an outlay for calendars OF
the century commencing Jan. 1, 22O1.
as the dates for the hundred years fol-
lowing will be like those of the last
century.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-09-12

The figures now secured show that
the chance which the British soldiers
had of being killed in South Africa
amounted to more than 21h times the
risk they would have incurred in bar
racks in England. Thus stated, the
mortality seems small, but what must
be borne in mind is that during short
periods, say a few hours at a time dur
ing the war, almost every man has
to run risks many hundreds times as
great as those of ordinary life, and
that a half hours brush with the en-
envy carries a concentrated danger
which would mean certain death to
every man concerned if it lasted TWEEN
ty-four hours.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-09-12
Chamberlain to the Pope.

Rev. DR.. Frederick z. Rocker, just
appointed chamberlain to the pope, is
the first American to be, made a mem
Der of the pontifical household. He
is a native of New York city, 40 years
old, and it was intended by his father
and uncle, both newspaper men, that
he should also take to their line of
life. The young mans tastes lay in
another direction. He is now secre-
tary Of the papal legation in Wash
ington.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-09-12

Melrose hall at Bedford avenue and
Winthrop street, Brooklyn, was once
headquarters of Wing and Tory, and
George III. was toasted and honored
by loyal subjects. Its glory has de-
parted, however, and the other day
1t resounded with the crash of the C
tioneer's hammer. The price paid was
$1,000. The term "hall" has chung to
the old building, although it is a dwell
Ing house. The hall was built in
174S by John Lane, an Englishman.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-09-12

Isaac T. Pratt, the veteran trapper of
Bennington, VT, caught a bear last
week in a ravine traversed by the Hell
Hollow brook in Woodford. It weigh
ed about 325 pounds. The fur was in
prime condition, being thick, long and
glossy black. This is the third bear
that Mr.. Pratt has captured within a
few days in that section and the sew
enty-ninth that he has trapped during
his lifetime. The bear wa, the largest
captured in Bennington county for
many years.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-09-12

A New York newspaper remarks that
ferries come and ferries go, bridges
rise and bridges fall, but tunnels last
forever" There is a scientific truth IN
the observation. OF all works of man
fSrthworks-plain earth mounds sod
Ted over-are about the most enduring
A properly constructed tunnel is es-
sentially a work in earth, and SO al
most as permanent as the great globe
itself.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-09-12

How many trees can you distinguish
in the dark by the sound which the
wind makes in blowing through their
leafy branches? Few practical exer-
cises in botany are more interesting
than the attempt thus to identify trees.
Every man should be his own detective
to the extent of letting passing sounds
tell him as much as possible of what
he cannot see.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-09-12

For one man who can stand prosper
ity, there are a hundred that will stand
adversity.-Carlyle.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-09-12
SEARCH FOR A. POLE.
MUCH INTEREST TAKEN IN
SOUTHERN EXPLORATION.

The Exploring Ship Discovery IL Very
Strong. and Will be Provisionea for
Three Years-German and Swedish
Expeditions to Antarctic Regioas.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-10
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

The following marriage licenses issued
yesterday:
Hubert Schneider. 81. 7s1 Ivy avenue. and
Etty Salter. 40. 73l Ivy avenue
George Browne, p, 166 San Carlos avenue.
and Goldie M. Foss. 10. city.
BENJAMIN F. Hedrick. 50 339 Sixth street.
and Isabella ]. Rodgers, 26. 339 Sixth street.
WASHINGTON s. Sorensen, 26. 154 Tehama
street, and Theresa M. Jones. "a 154 Tehama
Charles II. Somerlad. 27. 1900 Stockton street.
and Carrie ". Mingham, q, S151s Filbert ST.
Richard A. Stanley. 81. 1881 Twenty-first
street. and Annie r. Higgins, 26. 1851 Twenty
Hermann p. T. Frey. 81. 1901 Ellis street. and
Frieda Barthold, %. IA Woodward avenue
Ben Santos. 80. 626Is Green street, and Por-
nria Moreno. 2S. 625ls Green street.
Frederick F. Ouer. a. 210s Taylor street. and
Anna c. e. Schneider. %. 7261s Union street
Albert II. Malaney. 90. Tillamook, Or. and
Lulu Il. Malaney. %. Tillamook. Or.
Bruce B. Craig, 80. 437 Golden Gate avenue,
and Julia NJ. Doyle. 22 437 Golden Gate ave-
Frank Geisser. 90 H70 San Bruno avenue,
and Mary Steiner 49, 1910 San Bruno avenue
John Kewnig Jr., "a. 80 Prospect avenue, and
Ida Freilert. q. 22l Day street
Abel Erwin, "a. s33 Mission street. and Rosie
Maciel, a. Melrose.
Alamo nder N: .coprey. ST. city. and Neva
Daniel D. Tompkins %. Preside. ana Grace
G.. Grimes, %, Presidio.
Henry spitzenberg. le. city. and Belle Dud-
William II. Mullen. Il, 1894 Mission street.
and Meta Johnson. 90. 17A Market street.
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land. aged n years months and = days
(Boston, Mass, papers please copy)
fully Invited to attend the funeral tomorrow
Monday. at O'Clock. from the reslae1ce o-
her son-in-law. Felix P. Desmond s's Snsss-
where a solemn requiem high mass VIII %
celebrated for the repose OF ner SOUL sou, Soa- Sooa
mencing at $50 o. clock, thence TO Holy Cross
PETERsON-In this city. November Z. 1901,
James Peterson. native OF NORWAY aseo
EFriends and acquaintances are respect
fully invited too to attend tne -orn annt he pariors
OF H +. suhr & Co.. 1877 Mission street, pc
tween Seventh and Eighth. Interment LAu-
Emil, beloved husband OF Lilly Petroscnka
tie, Rudolph and Helen Petroschka- q nativs
OF Mamel. Germany. aged AZ years IL months
and II days. -
this city, November Z. 1901.
at his residence. 1908 Polk street. corner Ciay'
Henry. beloved husband or Anna 5ennaLne,55, St..5
theis. and devoted grandfather OF Henry
seag,taeiss seaTs months na1lds and "A % days
OFuneral strictly private hinoiy omi'
flowers.
THAYER-In this city. November 9. 1901.
Kathrine beloved wife Of A Thayer. mother
OF Herbert A. and Edwin h Thayer and
syIvania, aged 81 years and days.
UFriends and acquaintance are respect
Sunday. at O'Clock. from the Second Unit
tartan Church, corner Twentieth and Capp
streets. Interment private.
VALENCIA-In this city. November ,. 1901,
Cinama Zelma Valencia, dearly beloved
daughter Of Timothy and Marie Valencia.
and sister Of Raymond Valecta, q native or
San Francisco aged year and s months.
WALLACE-In Fftchburg. Alameda County.
November o. 1901. Charles D.. beloved hus-
band Of Mary Wallace. and father OF VIII
liam c. d. Wallace. a native Of New York
City, aged 76 years 4 months and days.
ONotice Of funeral hereafter.
WISsEI-In this city. November r. l9Ol, Al
bert John Wissel, beloved husband OF Bertha
and father Of Hermine and Albert =. Wissel.
a native Of Bremen. Germany, aged 70 years
and months.
UThe funeral services win be held to
day Sunday, at . o'clock, at his iats
residence, e04 Steiner street. 1nterment
strictly private. Kindly omit flowers.
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A II sPBK s oo......-...ss7 MARKET ST.

A n sPEcK & co......-...es7 MARKET ST.
Opposite Kearny.
Real Estate Agents and Rent Collectors.
800 Cash-Balance 1880 mortgage can re-
main: s-roon cottage in the Mission; Twenty
fourth St car line.
b. sSsa3-Jores-st. fats; rents 81; lot Is IT
frontage.
A.: s4s5o-Two modern fats: only half block
from Market St; rents SO; cost nearly $500
$GSeS-Corner; marine view; splendid I'M
proyements: rents $50.
Ssooe-NicInity Post and Stockton SITS; s.
room house and lot
90. oso-NE cor Oak and Buchanan sis. !:
substantial Broom residence; gift frontage
sl2. 75o-New Van Ness ave. fats; rents
SiZ5; z safe buy.
Sis.500-Panhandle corner; 2 new buildings;
rents Si2; lot ?7xll5 Il.
- fl5.oe-Leayenworth-st. investment; 57-ft
front: rents sos; always rented
$ls.5ee-MOcern improvements: lot 7zx1s7 6;
rented ~ $40.
So. eG5-Corner close TO Mercantile Library;
lot sSxlZ9: frontages; partly improved; rents
S2S.
Sc. .ee5-MIssion St. near Fourth; splendid
brick structure; elevator; good high base
ment: rent $3.50; one tenant.
$49,0ge-Sutter-st- corner; east Of Jones
stores and lodging-houses; 50 II. frontage.
siZeyl-POst-st. corner; downtown. rents
tzs0; q Fl frontage
s5ss5o0-Corner. within blocks from Market
Just the site for stores and apartment or
lodging house.
S1s5.gsD-Market st, near Taylor; 50 feet
Eplendid building rents S7eo.
-: A n SPECK & CO,
ee7 Market ST
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-10

GOULDEN-In this city, November Z. 1901. to
the wife Of M. Goulden. son.
KENNEY-In this city, October IA, 1901, to the
wife Of Theodor Kenney, q daughter.
LLOYD-In this city. October 4. 1901, to the
wife Of Norbert e. Lloyd. son.
MACPHAIL-In Oakland. November .. 1901. to
the wife of Captain A. Macphail, a daugh-
ter.
REID-In this city, October u. 1901, to the
wife of James d. Reid. daughter.
SUMMERVILLE-In this city, November g.,
1901. to the wife of Edward Summerville. a
SON.
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Fight In a Synagogue.

A Bercowitz. 9O61s Folsom street. Sc
cured a warrant from Judge Fritz yester-
day for the arrest OF e Coqueska on
charge of battery. Bercowitz stated that
he was in a synagogue on Howard street
yesterday morning when Coqueskf made
objection TO some part OF the service and
raised a disturbance. BercowitZ told him
he ought TO be ashamed Of himself and
in acknowledgment Of the advice Co
oueska struck him twice on the face.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-10
MARRIED.

KELLOM-TRACY-In this city. October 81.
1901. by the Rev. r. G. Foute. Arthur KEEL
lom and Ada Tracy, both of San Francisco
MALANEY-MALANEY- this city, Novem-
ber Q, 1901, at Golden West Hotel, by the
Rev. DR.. John A. B. Wilson, Albert Harold
Malaney and Lulu Ethel Malaney, both or
Tillamook Or.
STEELE-MURPHY-In this city. November
9. 1901, by the Rev. DR.. John A. B. Wilson.
Henry Charles Steele and Mamie Murphy,
both Of San Francisco.