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The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-12-12

in his own bank, and thence it reached
the bank on which it was drawn. In
fact, there are so many ways in which
these worthless checks are presented
to the banks by people who have
cashed them in good faith that it
would take long to describe them. The
point is that the display of the blank
checks is a source of trouble to the
banks, whereas it is by no means nee
essary that they should be displayed
at all. Any customer of a bank who
has a right to checks could secure
them from a teller or other employee
of his bank. In this way no forgers
or other criminals could obtain all the
checks they wanted simply by enter
ing a bank and taking them. l think
that the action Of The Cleveland bank
will in time be taken by many other
banks, and also by trust companies"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-12-12

dash back to Key West, put the dis
patches on the wire, and, returning
pick up the fleet as soon as possible.
This method involved glorious oppor-
tunities for beats" Not only this,
but there were often exciting races be-
tween the boats to get the wire at Key
West. The cables leaving from that
port were always overcrowded during
the progress of the war. There was a
great amount of government matter to
be transmitted, and government dis
patches invariably took precedence of
all others With the correspondents it
was first come, first served" and the
man who got in late, nc matter how
important his dispatch, was not likely
to have it printed In his paper the next
day. There were occasions when rival
tugs came racing into Key West with
their steam gauges registering q dan
gerous pressure, and some of the cor
respondents serving as stokers and
feeding portions of the woodwork of
the vessel into the furnaces. There
were some exciting episodes among the
experiences of the men who carried
these dispatches. On some of the boats
oil in barrels was considered a neces-
sary part Of the vessels outfit, and,
danger point or no danger point, 1t
was poured freely over the coal burned
in the furnaces, the correspondents
preferring to TAX the chances of
blowing their boats up rather than risk
being beaten" by some rival news
gatherer. The boats were most of them
small, although Mr.. w. R. Hearst,
finding that he could not get good
tugs, on two occasions chartered verit-
able ocean steamships and used them
as dispatch boats for the New York
Journal. OF course these ships had
little to fear from the weather in the
Gulf of Mexico, but the smaller craft
frequently encountered real danger in
crossing from points of action to far
distant cable stations. Many of the
tugs were without decent sleeping ac-
commodations and the hardships of the
newspaper men who manned them
were severe. Nor did the weather pre-
sent the only dangers which the dis
patch boats encountered. l know OF
one case-that of the New York Sun
tug boat Simpson, at Guantanamo
when the boat went inc the harbor for
news, and came out with anywhere
from twenty to thirty holes made by
Spanish bullets in her upper works.
Pearson's Magazine.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-12-12
THEY / N THEIR
OCCUPATION
IS NOW GONE.

establishments where it is cleaned, and
then pressed into a pulp, to come out
papier-mache. All sorts of useful ar
ticles are made of this, boot buttons,
especially, being stamped out in enor-
nous quantities by machinery. Toys
are also made of it. Whisps Of hair,
which are common enough in the dust
bins, are eagerly collected by the chif-
tfoniers and the discarded locks may
eventually come back in the form of a.
wig to the very nan who sighed as he
saw them come out under his brush
and comb. Bits of cloth are sent to the
paper mills inc may reappear at the
house from which the servants threw
them with disgust in the form of my
lady's perfumed note paper. Odds and
ends of food are taken to feed the live
stock with which every chiffonier's.
house is provided. Sometimes even a
meal for himself and his family is thus
provided.
Wonderful stories are told of the
honesty of the ~chiffoniers, who, when
they find anything of value which has
been thrown into the dust bin by mis-
take, are said always to bring it to
the Prefecture of Police instead of ap-
propriating it. However, in spite of
his honesty and in spite of his vigor-
ous protest, the chiffonier is doomed,
and this army of forty thousand will
have to find some other mode of MAX
ing a living. 1t speaks we'll for the
stability IF the French government
that it is able to throw forty thousand
men out of employment in Paris "at
one fell swoop" without creating a Sc
rious disturbance. That number of
men suddenly thrown out of employ
ment by an act of the government
might lead to disorders in any city and
in Paris it would have meant a revo-
luton not so long ago.-New York
Press.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-12-12

Some people predict that the day is
not far off when the p~easantry of
France will rise up in a a against
scorching motorists. In certain dis
tricts whole villages have already
united in anti-automobile campaigns
the method of warfare employed on
sisting in strewing roads with nails
and broken bottles. This has been
done in Normandy, but the glass and
bits of iron were found to damage
horses feet as much as automobile
tires, and, moreover, rendered cycling
an impossibility for the many coun-
try laborers in France who ride to and
from their work. So that plan OF cam
paign had to be given up. Now peas
ants in some parts contemplate resort
ing to nothing less than lynch law.
In certain districts villagers seriously
talk of going about, fowling pieces In
hand, and winging motorists who tear
through hamlets and small towns at 90
miles an hour. =
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-12-12

One Of the most remarkable ermon
ever heard in C~ovington, KY, was
preached at the First Baptist church,
Sunday, by Metz Joiner, a boy preacher
just nine years Of age, who held n
of the largest congregations ever seen
in this town enraptured for thirty
minutes, while he delivered a wonder
full sermon. People locked from the
country all around to hear this won-
derful little preacher. The church was
packed and many people had to leave,
as they could find no room. The little
preacher entered the pulpit in a calm
and deliberate manner, and before be-
ginning asked the ladies to kindly re-
move their hats SO that people in the
back Of the church could see. Then he
requested the undivided attention of
the congregation.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-12-12

To familiarize the people Of India
with the features of King Edward, and
to impress upon them that all author
ity is exercised in his name, the gov
eminent of India has decided to have
portraits of the King, three-quarters
length, in oils, costing from ESQ to
975 each, placed in the official resi-
dences of the heads of governments
and local administrations, the chief
courts of justice of the different prov
inces, and all large buildings in which
durbars are held. Portraits costing
from $50 to250 will be placed in the
official residences of political agents
and residents in native states and in
the durbar rooms of such states. All
the ordinary courts throughout the
empire will be provided with colored
Autographs or engravings of the King.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-12-12
Coal In Australia.

There is a vast supply of coal in
Australia which is almost unworked
as yet. The total product at present
is about 1000, 900 tons yearly, and the
larger part of this output has been
from the province of New South
Wales. The u of Victoria ap-
pear to be vastly greater. The La
trobe valley produces Ignite of good
quality and the supply is estimated at
10000, 900, 900 tons.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-12-12

not take long to finish the job. Mrs.
Stanton stood on the deck of the boat
giving orders. Mrs. Stanton said at
terward that it was impossible for her
to pay men 40 cents a thousand for
unloading as she receives only 80 cents
a thousand for transporting, and, after
the towing and dock expenses were
paid she would have very little left
for herself. This is the first time that
she and her boat have beer seen in the
neighborhood of New York City, as she
has been carrying on other work in
the canals and streams up near her
home.-Detroit Free Press.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-12-12

In Hungary, where dueling is very
frequent, a duel between two school
boys has just taken place, with serious
results, Ludwig Krusecz, Is years old,
a scholar Of the Zborow grammar
school, was in love with . girl one
year younger than himself, but had a
rival in her affections in his school
fellow, Nicholas Litka, a boy of 16.
One day they %quarreled in the girls
presence, and Litka struck the other
in the face. Krusecz sent two seconds,
chosen from his schoolfellows, with a
challenge to his rival, and a duel with
revolvers in regular form took place.
Krusecz was shot in the abdomen, and
is now lying between life and death.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-12-12

A penitent burglar has just made
restitution of jewels to the amount of
$4,000, which he had stolen two months
ago from the jewelry house of William
Washburn & Co., in Anderson, Ind.
They were returned through Father E.
A. Murphy of st. Mary's Church, Chi
cago. AS the admission of guilt was
made under the seal of confession, the
clergyman, of course, did not reveal
the burglars name.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-12-12

According to the return prepared by
the Ministry Of Agriculture the num-
Der of wolves killed in France last
year was lis, and the amount paid in
premiums for their destruction was
3314. Since the passing of the law
of 1882 instituting these premiums
1881 wolves of all sorts have been
killed, and a sum Of 926,128 has been
paid in rewards.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-12-12
An Arrest for Fan.

a last resort the beleaguered officer
made a rush for a passing street car
and succeeded in gaining the foot
board, but the farmer was on his trail.
He caught him by the coat tail and
swore he'd hold on if it tore the gar
ment to shreds. The officer, an un-
usually bright fellow. then took the
bull by the horns and jumping off the
car collared the old fellow and march
ed him to the station, where he made
this formal charge: THE prisoner in
terfered with an officer in the perform
ance of his duty. He even went so far
as to try to pull the officer off a street
car while said car was in motion,
greatly ~endangering the officers life"
The farmer protested in vain. His
word had no weight against that Of
the policeman, so he had to suffer.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-12-12

One of the ~curiosities of an English
residence of nobility is a weeping will
low made of copper, and so dexter
ously fashioned that at a distance it
resembles a real tree. 1t is actually
a shower bath, for, by pressing a secret
button, a tiny spray of water can be
made to burst forth from every branch
and twig, to the discomfort of any
who may be under it.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-12-12
Peru's Great Arc.

The French government has sent out
a large party of French scientists to
This important survey was first made
$50 years ago, but the improvements
in methods and instruments for geo
detic work have been so great that
arcs of the earth can now be meas
ured with almost inappreciable error.
The plan is to extend the original
measurements in both directions, 80
that the work now undertaken includes
an arc of over seven degrees, or about
430 miles.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-12-12
Insuring Against Bad Debts.

The business of insuring individuals
and firms against losses from bad debts
above a certain amount is one which
has grown and extended rapidly in
New York city within two or three
years.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-12-12

II wouldn' take muffin dat doesn't
b'long to me-" said Mr.. Erastus Pink
ley. Il kin now unduhstan'," rejoined
Miss Miami Brown, ''how de repoht
got out dat you is a POI provider an
yoh family nebber has chicken fob
dinner Washington Star.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-12-12

1t is no proof of a mans understand
ing to be able TO confirm whatever he
pleases; but to be able to discern
what is true is true, and that what is
false is false, this is the mark and
character of intelligence.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-12-12

A mans growth is seen in the sue
cessive choirs of his friends. For
every friend whom he loses for truth,
he gains a better.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-12-12
MONTANA

Never a magnanimity fell to The
ground but there is some heart to
greet and accept it Unexpectedly.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-01-16
Literary at Elu, Mills.

On the night of January End the liter
AIRY society of Elm Mills township, dis
trict No. 10, met and elected the follow
ing officers: d. d. Mccoy, President
Louis Frame, vice president; Franz
Frame, secretary and treasurer; Dale
Mccoy, editor; Frank Gordon and T. G.
Frame, sargents at arms: w. E. Cham
berlain, critic. And chose the following
question for debate on next meeting
night, Jan. 18th.
Resolved, That morality increases
with civilization" The following speak
ers were chosen: Affirmative. W. E.
Chamberlain, Louis Frame, Frank Cor
don, ID. D. Grigsby; negative, II. P
Hartley, Frank Frame, G. S. Grigsby
D. D. Mccoy.
The above named speakers are prob
ably the best informed literary men ir
Barber county and are agreeable speak,
ers. No one in northern Barber should
fail to hear this debate. We invite all
to come and would be well pleased to
have any one, who could, help us out in
our literary work. Our literary is prov
ing to be grand success and we carry
out large program every night in CON
nectlon with the debate. Noone attend
ing this society could fail to be well
pleased and you will also be enlightened.
We meet every Thursday night; come
and help US out-we will appreciate it.
FRANK FRAME. Sec'v.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-01-16
w. C.. T. u. COLUMN.
Conducted by the Ladies' OF the w. c. T. o. I

WHAT AMERICA Is DOING IN SAMOA.
AT one of the meetings of the execu-
tive committee at the Washington con-
yention Miss Gordon read letter
which had jusG been received from Mrs.
Isabel Strong, step-darghter of Robert
Louis Stevenson, and for MANY years
his amanuensis. Mrs. Strong has long
been a resident of Samoa. and had just
received letter from a native in whom
she has the fullest confidence, staJlng
that a license for liquor selling had been
granted by the American governor in
our island Of Tutuia in the Samoan
group. This is the first liquor license
granted in the history of the island land
Mrs. Strong writes in earnest protest
against the introduction of the sale of
liquor to the natives. Among other
things she says:
The natives have never taken to the
white mans vice of drinking. There
has always been careful legislation on
the subject by the kings themselves and
the various powers who have helped to
rule that distractlng little group. Tu-
tuila, Americas share of Samoa, has
been singularly free from discussions.
native wars and troubles. It is peace
full, attractive spot, wonderfully beau
tiful with its high mountains covered
with luxuriant vegeta ton and dense
forests. The natives are increasing in
population. Their fine physique, good
looks and excellent health is due to out
of-door-llfe and Clearly habits. The
drinking habits of Europeans in re-
mote, hot climates has often been COM
mented on by travellers, but few people
realize the swift and terrible conse-
quences of intemperance in such places
Although TutuIla has been refuge for
whaling fleets in the old days, and fol
ten years coaling station for Ameri-
can ships, never before has saloon
been tolerated there. or any liquor sold
In the island. Why should We be the
first TO introduce it? Drink has done
terrible damage to Hawaii, and though
the SamOans are q much harder race
than the Hawaiians, with more moral
stamina and strength of mind as well
as body, it seems great pity that We
should be the people to tempt them to
their ruin"
Mrs. Ellis is in possession OF the cor
respondence touching this subject of
vital Importance, and will bring it be-
fore the senate and house committees
IN Washington who haye under consid-
GRAFTON the bill "for protection of ma
tives of Central Africa against ..ntoxi-
cants ana for action looking to the
world wide application of this princi-
pie to I'm civilized peoples
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-01-16

State Supt. Nelson failed
to get the State Teachers AS.
ISOLATION to endorse his pet
measure which provides for
the old way of handling
school books and re-opening
the whole field to the book
trusts. But Notwithstanding
the black eye he got from his
fellow teachers, Nelson is
still pressing his demands on
the legislature and it need not
surprise anybody if he gets
what he wants. The legisla,
ture leans that way anyhow.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-01-16

Kansas will not lose her
c0ngressman.at- large afterali.
The Burleigh bill which in
creased the house member.
shipfrom 357 to $50 passed
the house last week. This
will save Kansas and several
other states from losing a
congressman while other
states gain from one to three.
Some of the papers give Con
gresham Long credit for the
triumph of the bill, but even
if he secured its passage he
isn't entitled to very much
credit after all. There is no
good reason for increasing
the membership of the house.
It only adds great expense on
the people without doing
them any good.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-01-16
THE NEW BALLOT LAW.

The ballot and election law has been
framed by the republican leaders
at Topeka and will soon become law.
1t contains nothing more than has been
expected and its purpose is to maintain
republican supremacy in Kansas by
force. How well it will succeed de-
ponds on how much endurance and
cowardice there is in the Kansas voter.
If we do not misjudge the temper of
the people of the state they will give
the republican bosses practical dem
onstration of how we'll they like to be
driven. The independent and intelli-
gent voters of Kansas are not going to
be gagged.
The new law provides that a candi.
dates name shall not appear on the bal
lot more than once and that hyphenat.
ed party name can't be used to head a
ticket. The object of this feature of the
law is to prevent two parties from unit
irg on the same ticket. BY this means
the republicans hope to disorganize the
Populist party and capture those Pop
ulists who have formerly been republi-
cans, thereby insuring them their old
time majority of $4,000 The law also
refuses to recognize both Populist
and democrat judge Of election. These
are the principal force features of the
law.
The other provisions are not objec-
ticnable. They provide large circle
at the head Of each ticket to give the
voter the privilege of voting a straight
ticket by marking single cross there
in. system Of rapid counting, while
the squares at the right OF each candi.
dates name are retained and those who
desire to do so can vote mixed ticket
by following the rule now in force.
We believe that the passage of this
new law will arouse those of the voters
who are opposed to republication.
to greater degree of aggressiyeness
and determination. We believe,
too, that many republicans who believe
in honesty and fair play at the polls,
will rebuke this new method of forcing
a party into power. There is way for
the people, as well as the politicians. to
get together, even though the latter un.
fortunately control oil the branches of
the government.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-01-16


The next reform" that
our republican legislature
will probably undertake will
be TO pass a law preventing a
union of churches. If they
can see their way clear to
prevent. political parties from
uniting, they will have no
trouble to abolish union
church services. They might
even go farther in the matter
restricting people. They
might enact a law govern
ing every persons diet. For
instance, if one man eats pork
chops, they might make it
unconstitutional" for anoth-
er man to eat them; if one
man eats his eggs straight
up" our Solons have a right
to make it a felony for anoth-
er man to have eggs served
In a similarmanner.And SO on
throughout the walks of life.
Compel every man to be con-
trary. Make unity a crime
and if brotherly love exists
any where, shoot the s'danger-
Gus conspirators" on the spot.
In short give us a frstclass
hell on earth, compel every
body to vote the republican
ticket whether they want to
or not and al will be well.
States that haven't such a leg-
islatnre AIS the one Kansas is
supporting iii The dawn Iot
the Twentieth Century don't
know what they are missing.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-01-16

Burton is making a great
talk to the galleries just now
about doing what is right,
ETC." Those who are acquaint.
ed with his life's record have
a right to sneer at such by.
pocrisy. Wait and see how
he conducts himself at Wash.
ington.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-01-16

The chasm betweene EXPIRES.
ident Harrison and the Nc.
Kinley administration is con.
stantly widening. He says
that the discharge of his son,
Russell, from the army was
an intended revenge upon
him for his expression on
the Porto Rican and Philip
pine issue. Many senators
take the same view of it, and
politicians high up in admin.
istration circles agree that
the ex-president's analysis of
the affront is correct.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-01-16

1t has been discovered that
the late Senator Davis of Min
nesota favored public owner.
ship. The report may be
true and it may not, but it is
a fact that many of our rep
resentatives in high places
favor one thing in private
life and another thing as a
public servant. This is one
of the strongest arguments
in favor of direct legislation
that can be presented.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-01-16

A law which deprives a DO
litical party or a number of
men from nominating a man
for Office simply because he
has been previously nominal
ed by others, is not just and
cannot be right. The new
republican election law will
serve as an enforcer of strife
and partisan warfare from
township up. 1t will be dan.
gerous to the public welfare.
Especially is this true in local
matters where the various
parties frequently agree on
the same candidates in order
that the best interests of their
local government may be ad.
vanced.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-01-16

Gov. Stanley's head is lev.
Ell for once. He recommends
economy in state affairs, and
it is needed very much. The
expense for this year threat
ems to reach the enormous
sum of $4,5OO,OOO. His rec
concentrations for economy
are both given and taken
with a liberal quantity of
salt. He doesn't mean a word
of it. None of the members of
the legislature are taking it
seriously.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-01-16

So far as the west is con
cerned, Grover Cleveland's ap
peal to re-organize the demo
cratic party in harmony with
his golden views will not &c
very far. The east may take
up with Growers idea but the
enlightened west-neverI