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The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-10-24

Vacation does not mean vacancy,
and is ever the more effective for a
thin stratum of work running through
1t. A notable example Of vacation
courses and summer classes is the free
normal school at Manila, which held
its preliminary term last May. It's
purpose is to teach modern methods of
instruction to the native school teach
ers, who without exception, wish to
prepare themselves to educate their
race. Forty-f1ve resident American
teachers, under the direction Of DR..
David Barrows of California, consti-
tuted the faculty, and by the middle
Of the first week over six hundred Fill
ipino men and women teachers, mostly
of mature age, had gathered from the
various islands. One American, in
charge of Zambales Province, Captain
O'Neill, learning that twenty teachers
of his district could not reach Manila
for lack of funds, generously sent them
thither at his own expense For the
month in which the school was open,
lthirty-three classes were held daily, in
which the attendance averaged ninety
eight per cent. Surely the American
occupation of the Philippine Islands
presents, even to the warmest oppon-
ent Of the movement, some bright
sides.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-10-24

There are now in London and it's i'm
mediate neighborhood $50 public recre-
alton grounds, varying in size from
Epping Forst, which, with Wanstead
Flats, is over 5000 acres in extent, to
little city gardens and Fairgrounds
measuring an eighth or a tenth of an
acre. These include 100 plots OF
ground which have been used for in
terment, parish churchyards, and other
disused burial grounds, of which the
largest is eleven acres and the small
est a few yards square.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-10-24

work with lack1uster, retrospective
eyes, DR.. Packard's brain was in re-
atty entirely occupied with a woman
She had come out of the past so far
back that the halo of mystery was
beginning to adorn her memory, and
because he was a son of Adam DR..
Packard found this uniquely attrac-
tive. She needed some such softening
nimbus, he reflected, with a touch of
sardonic humor, for she must be forty
years old-it vas over twenty years
since he had left that miserable small
town in the west when opportunity
had stretched out a finger to his rest
hess grasp. The tumultuous and fast
following years had cluttered his
mind, and it came to him that this
was the first time he had ever so
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-10-24
Davies Too Much for the Boys.

A gray-haired alumnus of Columbia,
on from a western state for the gradu-
ating exercises, chatted of the days
when he wa at Columbia. There
was Prof. Davies" said the old col
legian. 1--WE fellows used to like him
as well as it was possible for a col
lege boy to like a professor of mathe-
mates. One winter, 7 recollect, the
members of my class, myself among
the rest, had found considerable
amusement and relieved ourselves of
class work by burning asafetida, pep
per and other unpleasant things in
the various class rooms. We tried the
trick with Professor Anthem, who
taught Greek, and with Prof. Marine,
who occupied the chair Of moral phil
osophy. At last some of the bolder
spirits suggested that we transfer our
attentions to Prof. Davies. Well, !
remember that morning. It was bit
ter cold, and all of the outlets of the
room were closed to keep the warmth
within. We we're on hand early, and
had several fat Jumps of asafetida
smoking away when the professor
came. He walked to the desk and
laid his hat and coat or it. Then the
odor struck him. He hesitated a mo-
ment, and then walked slowly to the
door, locked it, and put the key in his
pocket. Now, gentlemen, we will en-
joy this together said he, a. he re
turned to his seat. Then he got bacl
at us. The mathematics he threw a
us would have filled a set Of mathe
NAUTICAL books from the primary arith
metic to the calculus. And all thu
time the asafetida vas smoking, TO
he would not let us remove it. Whel
we got out of that room after two
hours we were wiser and more discree
boys, and you can bet we played NJ
more tricks on the author Of Davies
Legendre. New York Times.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-10-24

Many fish a produce musical
sounds. The trigla can produce long
drawn notes ranging over nearly an
octave. Others, notably two species of
ophidium, have sound-producing ap-
paratus, consisting of small movable
bones, which can be made to produce
a sharp rattle. The curious drum
ming" made by the species called UNI
brinas can be heard from a depth OF
thirty fathoms.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-10-24

Of view. Stubbornly his thoughts re-
turned to Bessie Abbott but not with
contemplative leisure this time. She
doomed a solemn fact in the life he
had suddenly become separated from
and the idea of a full expiation seized
him and vas insistent. With the odd.
notion growing he rose and wavered
toward his desk in the next room and
wrote hurriedly. There was really no
one else with so good a claim on his
wealth and the child, young man by
this time-he still thought of him as
an alien, disinterestedly-might pos
sibly make some use of prosperity wen
as he had done. With livid face he
glanced over the unblotted letter.
"You could neve have found me
living" it ran, but it is my within
you should profit by my death. 1t
will give New York something to talk
about and wonder over. I do not OBJ
ject adding to the gayety of nations
for l know the devil of ennui. Come
to the address at the top of this sheet
and take possession. Everything is
yours. l must confess l rarely remem-
bered you till today when strangely
enough you have been much in my
thoughts. They say the mind Of the
aged reverts to scenes of youth-pos-
sibly in my a S forty is old. It is
evidently sufficient in fate's judgment
for in half an hour l shall be dead.
Goodby."
The brutality of the few words
100000 - roxy;xya him opd cton tho dill
pricking that was stealing over his
body. Methodically he sealed, ad-
dressed and stamped the envelope,
walked out and handed it to the post
man who at that moment was unlock
ing the mailbox. Then he came back
to the laboratory and shut the door
behind him. There was no longer in
his mind any doubt as to which Of
the glasses he had emptied for his
hands were cold, he trembled as with
an ague and numbness stole W. his
brain. He could not think. He wan
dered around the room with protest.
ing despairing tread and when his
knees gave way beneath him he fel
gasping to the floor and the waves
swept over him.
Hours later those working over DR.
Packard who had been found on thu
floor of his laboratory were rewardet
by the flicker of his eyelids and pres
emily he spoke. 1t was the usual imam
question of those coming out of tn
depths.
"You are in your own ROOM" brisk
ly answered the physician at his right
a personal friend. DR.. Packard wa
trying to think as the ave whicl
had submerged him receded. II wa
poisoned" he breathed in a puzzle
way.
His friends face broke into tn
humoring smile given remarks mad
by the feeble and incompetent. mon
sense" he said ~soothingly, 'you'v
been in the most extensive and al
pervading faint l ever saw but yo
weren't poisoned, man-what put ths
idea into your head? You're dream
ing! And what do you mean by kee
!. ing over IN such a reprehensible way
You were working too long withor
food and rest, that's what allied you!
It was some minutes later that D
Packard remembered the letter.
He laughed once, shortly, abrupt,
before he turned his face toward tn
wall. But the trained nurse at his sic
Jumped. She had never heard quit
such a laugh in all her experienc
And she never wanted to hear
again.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-10-24
seriously and le~isurely contemplated

seriously and leisurely contemplated
his act.
He set down q siphoh smartly and
smashed it as he reflected what a fool
he had been. At nineteen he had
married Bessie Crowell. She was a
waitress in the railroad restaurant and
alone in the world. She had been
pretty, of course, and she was good.
AS to her spelling he was not so sure.
Carefully he pieced out his boyish
recollection of her. He knew precise
ly what her type would have degen-
Grated into in the time which had
passed. With the uncompromisingly
accurate knowledge of the mature man
he could see her as she undoubtedly
was after the lapse Of twenty years.
She was fat and wore broad, fiat shoes
with the buttons off. Her gowns were
of the dreary, nondescript woods stu
pid women affect, and her waist went
by courtesy. Her hair-it had been
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-10-24

William Jerome, the song writer, is
negotiating for the lease of the
Comique theater, on Broadway, New
York, and if he secures it will estab-
lish there a permanent company, COM
posed entirely of negroes. The best
colored actors and actresses obtain
able will be engaged, and Jerome ex-
poets the enterprise to prove a big
money maker, catering wholly to col
pred people.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-10-24
A Jest Of Fate.
BY MAUDE r. A

D1 MA OOH II. h1O1N AIOO.
Copyright, 1901, by Daily Story Pub. Coz
The man was in a brown study. APP
parently he was engaged in a diff
cult experiment in his laboratory for
his hands moved automatically among
the chemicals. Liquids met, min
gled and were separated deity, but in
reality he vas entirely ignorant of
what his sensitive fingers were doing,
for his mind was busily engaged 9TH
erwise.
He was a well-built man, and his
profile spoke of strength, with It's
slightly aquiline nose, deepset eye,
and closely trimmed beard. That the
mouth hidden by this same beard
held doubtful curves and a curious
droop was a fact naturally unknown
to most persons. When DR.. Packard
chose to address a meeting of scien-
fists his auditors always were aroused
and listened. For he had a brain.
Whether he was troubled by a heart
was something women liked to spec
ulate about. Those who had solved the
question d~iscreetly hid their dearly
bought knowledge, for women do not
parade their hurts.
In the face of this, it is somewhat
remarkable to understand that at the
moment when he was SO aimlessly
puttering about in his mechanical
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-10-24

The convention Of colored bankers
held at Buffalo will be the first of it's
kind in America. John Clinton, Jr.,
who is organizing it, is the president
of the First Colored Bank, North of
Philadelphia. Mr.. Clinton in 1890
published the first negro daily paper.
Later he became a lawyer, and invest
ed his large savings in the insurance
business.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-10-24

A machine that will do the work of
thirty expert mathematicians is being
constructed by the government in it's
scientific instrument shop On Capitol
Hill in Washington. It is to be an i'm
provement on an instrument in use in
the bureau of the coast survey, which
has charge of calculating the tides.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-10-24
Pint Blouae-Yest FRONTS.

Some of the b~louse-vest fronts Of
pink or ciel blue China silk or peau de
sole, worn with suits of white mohair,
serge or cloth, are very pretty indeed.
They have an o~pen-fronted bolero, cut
down on the neck, and are collarless,
and the sleeves are elbow length, with
turn-back cuffs, edged with pink or
blue silk brier stitching.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-10-24

The council CT the University of Bir-
mingham, recently founded, with Jo-
seph Chamberlain as its chancellor,
appointed William James Ashley, pro-
fessor of economics at Harvard Uni
versity, to the first organized chair Of
the faculty of commerce, which is to
: be one of the chief features of the uni
versity.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-10-24

The main staircase in William G..
Whitney's New York residence, Fifth
avenue and Sixty-eighth street, is of
white marble, and is carved after a
staircase in the Doge's palace in
Venice. Mr.. Whitney brought the de-
sign to this country and the work took
six months for completion.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-10-24

At the request of the consistory OF
the Alexander University at Helsing-
fors, the czar has decreed that women
shall be granted the same rights as
men as regards admission to that uni
versity.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-10-24

There are three varieties of the dog
that never bark-the Australian dingo,
the Egyptian shepherd dog, and the
''lion-headed" dog of Tibet.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-10-24

About 300, 900 geese are annually
brought from Russia to Saxony. A car
load consists of 1,700, and they have
no food or drink during the journey.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-10-24

Japanese florists have succeeded in
c~ultivating a rose which looks red in
the sunlight and white in the shade.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-10-24

During the last century Belgium
added an average of 5000 acres a year
to her area simply by careful drain
age.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-10-24

The latest linguistic mo~nstrosity out
of Boston is: "Plazzering is now the
favorite enjoyment of the suburban
ite."
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-10-24

Pride has but two seasons a for
ward spring and an early fall.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-10-24

DUPUYER. MONTANA.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-02
THE HYPNOTIC TESTS.

Prof and Mrs Farnsworth will give their closing exhibition of hypnotism undoubtedly to another large audience on hand to witness it. Both are clever workers. and the fun they manage to get out of those whom they succeed in placing under hypnotic control Is of q kind to keep the audience in roars of laughter. IT is q never failing subject of interest, this mysterious hypnotic force. and whatever may be ones opinion concerning its genuinenesS. there is always a curiosity to see its possibilities developed by those who are adept in it's workings. As one watches Prof Farnsworth and his wife working over their subjects. it Is impossible not to be interested. and every one can enjoy pleasant and profitable evening in witnessing their work Doubtless, therefore, Polls will hold another large audience this evening, as 1t has at each of the three exhibitions previously given.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-02
heatr1caI Chatter
BY BRANDON.

**
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-02

A letter. arrived at. the New York post office q few days ago. addressed as follows: ..The Parish Priest, Bow cry, New York; The custodians of the mall promptly forwarded it to Daniel Sully. Mir SuIy read it and immediately forwarded it to a real parish priest. whose church is near the Bowery The letter was written by distracted woman in Belfast, Ireland, named Mrs Bridget McAuley, and 1t appealed to the priest to try to find some tidings of her husband. John Me Auley, who was last heard of when he stopped at a hotel on the Bowery. As NLr Sully is not engaged in mis- siouary work off the stage. he placed the letter in the proper hands, and poor Mrs IcAuley, who has several children to support, may obtain some information concerning her missing spouse.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-02

surprise me Gas the land lies ncw) for you to have to lie in jail till the spring term O court. l wouldn't say this," added the sheriff, his eyes averted, Eff l didn't think it is always better to be prepared for the worst. I don't want to give the prosecution chance to ex- uit over yore looks. When I told my wife how the case stood this mornin', she actually cried. body never can tell how Squire Richardson is gwine to act; he's little wishy-washy; he tries to imagine be belongs to the aristoc- racy. Jest minute ago seed i'm in Smiths bar a-drinkin' with Capt. Wrinkle. I can't. imagine why that little dude is so much concerned in this trial. I'd bet hoss to an empty hens nest that he was talkin' about this case.''
 He's not friend of mine," ex- plained Ronald, despondently.
 Do you mean that he is shore 'nough enemy?" questioned Ratcliff, with some concern.
 II think he would like to see me suffer as heavily as possible in this matter, Mir. Ratcliff''
 That accounts for it, then,'' the. sheriff. muttered an oath to him self. ."I wish that Richardson was broader man; he thinks men. of Wrinkles stamp are just the thing. However, we mustn't cross a bridge before we come to it.: the truth is. you've got the best criminal lawyer in seven states; he hain't got much schoolir', but he can speak like rips. He's been scourin' the country to catch up with Thad Williams; he wants tc corner i'm fore the state so- lcitor does. You know Solicitor Webb would rather win a case'n to eat cake. If he gets hold of Williams fust. he'll crill i'm so as nobody alive could catch him in cross-questionin'. By the way. MT. Reddin' told me to say to you that he'd be too busy to see you fore the trial. I'll come up to fetch you down to the courtroom in plenty O time.''
 A few minutes before two, o'clock the sheriff came after our hero. He had little to say, and his very reti- cence confirmed Ronald's fear that no new thing in his favor had turned up since morning The courtroom was crowded to the doors. The first face that fell under the notice of the dis spirited prisoner was the sinister one of Capt. Winkle. who sat suspiciously near Squire Richardson's $ elbow; the next was the round. good-natured one of Col. Hasbrooke; but Ronald had never seen it look quite so pale and downcast. The thought rah through his mind that Wrinkle had reported the fact of his having been driven to Ratclift's by Evelyn. Yes, he was sure of it now, for nothing but the dis covery of his daughters secret would have induced man of Hasbrooke's stay-at-home habits to attend court. Ronald felt thrill almost of, horror pass over him n be thought that per- haps tho colonel had como with the sole hope That the trfal would perma 1etlx le1R5s in from tae p.th q
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-02
THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS

Another of Hal Reid's pretty pas toral dramas will be presented Mon- day, Tuesday and Wednesday at the Jacques. this one bearing the suggest i've title of ''The Night Before Christ mas.' Like all his other plays, this one is in the characteristic Reid style, telling an attractive story in a way that goes straight to the hearts of an audience. There are several special features of interest, such as the sing ing of the Boston quartet and a num- Der of little tots who appear in one of the domestic scenes. Those who like the wholesome style shown in Hal Reids plays will undoubtedly find The Night Before Christmas much to their liking.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-02
"A CAVALIER OF FRANCE"

The attractive romantic drama, "A Cavalier of France" will be the at traction at Polls on Monday evening. The play, which Is of the type made famous and popular by ''The Prisoner of Zenda,'' Under the Red Robe' and Rupert of Henzau.'' has to do with the court of Henry III. of France dur ing the closing years of the sixteenth century, and offers number of sensa- tional situations and thrilling incl dents of a highly thrilling type. The play is plendidly staged, scenery and costumes being of the picturesque type of the period. Seats went on sale this morning at 25, 35, 50, 75 cents and S1.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-02
cHAPrEDR 3 xv.,

Monday morning about eleven o'clock Ratclif hustled into the jaiL making jovial remarks to the keepers wife about her bad cooking killing the pris- oners, and went up to Ronald.
 ''I couldn't git heer minute eArlier,'' he told our hero, as he came in. sAll day yesterday was on track of a,feller that broke jail at Shubank. He give give up. couldn't afford to miss yore trial. besides it would a-ki.led my an- imal, an she's wuth more than the ten doEars' reward"
 Ronald asked him if the hour for the trial had been set.
 "You bet it has," grinned Ratcliff. as be took a fresh chew of tobacco and thrust the remainder of the plug back into his coat pocket. ''They tried their level best to slave it off, but told 'em I wouldn't keep you in suspense any longer. It's a-goin' to be we'll attend ed. I see a lots O big Ikes from ont rore way already here. Col. Hasbrooke's fin town, an Capt. Wrinkle has deviled me mighty nigh to death with ques- tions. By hockey, he talked like you was guilty of cold-blooded murder; he said he had heard Thad Williams yer sion of the affair"
 Ronald fixed the sheriff with a keen glance. v
 ''Don't you think that the trial will go against mel" he questioned.
 Ratcilf seemed slightly taken aback by the pointed query. He hesitated for a moment, and then he answered eva sively:
 "Thad ms'testimony is the big gest thing we have to contend with. Dr. Abe Sloan is summoned. After the corpse reached home the family calle i'm in to make an examination; he probed for the ball, an will show it in court"
 The prisoner shudderea visibly.
 Did Col. Hasbrooke have anything to say about the case?' he asked.
 "Not to me, he didn't, but when Capt. Winkle was talkin' so shore about yore conviction, he spoke up an lowed that it was a shame to talk of mans guilt before his trial. He said it sha1 pike, as if he didn't have much use for Wnikle, an I noticed that the captain shut up like a clam. l was surprised, for l kinder thought the captain was goin' to get one O the old mans daugh- ters."
 Ronald had another question ready
 What are my chances on getting bailed out?"
 ITO be perfectly candid with you," answered Ratcliff, "1 am afraid you are goin' to have big disappointment. You see, accordin' to the readin' O the law, justice O the peace can't set bail in any case whar thar is a reasonable suspicion of murder, an it wouldn't