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A Cable story.

A somewhat extraordinary story,
which may or may not he reliable, has
been received from an officer on board
the cable ship John Fender. now on
the coast of West Africa. The author
ity, however, is good and it is insisted
that the yarn is perfectly true. The
final splice in a deep water repair was
being made. The third officer was
taking the soundings with the Kelvin
apparatus usually used, the captain
looking on, quarternaSter at the
break. and the man who tells the story
standing by. looking over the stern.
With his sounding apparatus it,
pound shot is used: attached to it is
piano wire. and by means of patent
hook the shot is detached on striking
the bottom. a thermometer is usually
attached to the wire, close to the shot,
to ascertain, for electrical purposes,
the temperature of the water at the
bottom. While sounding, the shot
struck the bottom at $40 fathoms las
was supposedly. the strain being sud
denly taken off the wire. leaving it all
slack. After heavinS in about 100
fathoms the shot apparently was still
OH, as the strain Increased rapidly
After taking in }20 fathoms of wire
the wire was seen to shoot rapidly in
different directions, and then suddenly
snapped. Ii is assumed that a sub
marine mOnstcr-for the depth of the
water was so great that fish accus-
toned to surface waters could not
stand the pressure-had taken fancy
to the sounding apparatus and had
swallowed it entire. This idea is quite
i'll consonance with what is known OF
the habits of some species of fish. For
instance. West Indian native fisher
men, who very often fish over modcr-
ately shallow coral reefs at some dis
lance from the shore, will carry In
their canoes gOurds, pieces of wood or
cocoanut husks. The negroes care lit
tie for the smaller kind OF shark which
feeds near the land. but when the great
ocean shark shows his fin in the neigh
bOrhood of the canoe. they are half
scared to death. and. throwing out any
of the articles named to distract the
attention of the fish. they paddle for
shore with all speed. Whatever OBJ
tect. be 1t wood, or lead, or even iron.
IL thrown overheard, is Immediately
swallowed by the shark.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-11-27
rrescrlplIon. BIZ Pigeon Mall.

A canny Scotch doctor has hit upon
an expeditions way of overcoming The
difficulties which arise out of the scat
tering of his practice over a large area.
He uses carrier pigeons to assist him
in the daily routine of his work.
When, for example. he is called upon
TO visit a patient far distant from his
home. he takes with him a number of
his stock of carrier pigeons. On reach
ing an urgent case, as soon as he has
prescribed, he forwards the prescrip-
ton by means of pigeon. When the
bird reaches his house, servant care
fully extracts the messag., from under
its wing. and hands it to the doctors
dispenser. who makes up the prescrip-
ton and dispatches the medicine to his
patient. Another convenient arrange
ment resOrted to by this enteIprislng
practitioner Is TO leave one of the pig
cons at the house of distant patient,
whose case may at some time demand
his instant attention. II such a con-
tingency arises, the pigeon is sent OF
with message, and the doctor is soon
on his way to the house of the pa
tient.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-11-27
Give tho Children a Chance.

There is a word OF good advice, for
those localities where it is applicable,
in the following declaration by con
temporary. Few mothers realize the
risk of over-caution and over-attentior
to their children, after they are old
enough to play and romp about a
child is happier with few and sim
pie playthings than with a multitude
Of complicated toys. There is no such
good fun or good training as making
ones self useful in doing little things
like work, and II is cruelty to deprive
the child OF this pleasure and stimu-
lus. Let the brain and body be trained
through hand, foot and eye. Give the
boys carpenter bench; encourage
the girls to do Homework. Where pos-
sible. let both boy and girl have a
little garden patch, II only a few feet
square, and the care Of few plants.
A woman in her home, a man in his
garden; this seems to be a funda-
mental type from which we cannot en-
tirely depart without risk to body and
mind Cheerfnlness. sincerity, indus
try, perseverance and unselfishness
may be acquired by practice and con-
zsaaaaat14ian aS much az fhA oy.k ~
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-11-27

ribIy lacerated by his cruel claws.
Nerved by desperation. l bit deeply
into one OF his paws. He roared with
rage. The blood vas pouring from me
in dozen places.
l despairingly murmured, "FannieT'
Here | am, dear" sold the cheerful
voice of my dear little wife.
| was lying in my Stateroom and she
was holding my hands.
You must have no more of chat
nasty opium" said she. You have
been saying the most awful things,
and fighting the steward, poor fellow,
dreadfnlly. He heard yol groan and
came In to help you, when you. bad
boy. tried to bite his finger or"
| looked around wildly where Is
the girlI" said l 'and the lionY"
Girl, lion? Why, you've been
dreaming dear. Now I'll leave you,
but make haste and dress, rs we're GO
ing to have a dance in the cabins.
Before Joined the jewellers. Eowcv-
en- thanked God most fervently that
my dream, SO terrible in its intensity,
was not true. and that my Fannie was
alive.
But even at this distance of time
and in spite Of the ahsurdity of lion
inllabiting II volcanic island of the I'a
clfic | shudder as memory recalls that
awful roar and sigh as think OF tn
lions bride.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-11-27

Laundry classes, at which pupils
may acquire at least one useful ac-
complishment, have been established
in various parts Of London, England.
and, according to the annual report
of the school management committee.
have proved thoroughly satisfactory.
During the year they were attended by
12,262 aspirants to proficiency in the
art of cleansing and beautlfying ar
ticles Of every day wear. There are
now seventy-one. permanent laundry
centers, and two others are building.
Each school consists of one class room
with accommodation for fourteen chill
dren, and is fitted with desks and
seats, thirteen wash-tubs and ironing
tables, copper and sink. The whole
work is under the superintendent of
Miss Lord and Miss Jones. At present
there is a deficiency in the supply of
instructresses, and number are being
trained under the formers supervis-
ion. The salary of the superintendent
commences at $3.50 per year and rises
to $1,000.
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SPEAKERS AND WRITER'S.
Temperament ReHpOnaibIe for Much
of Their Difference.

temperament ReHpOnaible for Much
of Their Difference
The principal difference between wri-
tiers and speakers is, after all, to be dis
covered i'll temperament.
The presence of an audience, especial
~ large audience. has always one
or two effects on man; it either slim
ulates or depresses him.
To the born speaker it lends vivacity
to the intellect and flueney to the
tongue: others it strikes dumb. A man
may, of course, be fluent without being
an orator.
An empty man is often fiuent-that
is due 10 vanity; pompous man is
sometimes confident and ready of
speech-that is due to conceit.
The one chdtterS on. Serenely uneon-
scious that he is talking nonsense; the
other has too lofty a sense of his own
Importance to suspect for n moment
that his rounded periods are mere com
monplaces. The fact is that in every
case the fruit smacks of the soil
. Lord Bolingbroke was applauded by
Lord Chesterfield, who had been among
his auditors, for the force and charm
Of his elOquence."
Pitt looked up to him as a model and
Burke initiated his style, yet later
speakers neglect him and expect te
learn nothing from his slow and fatigu-
ing sentences, which have been charac-
teriZed by a later critic as .tdeclama-
tory, diffuse and involved. deficient
both in eloquence and decision. "-Mer-
curry.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-11-27

Suddenly the mainsail gave flop.
No orders were needed. The tops;lli
halyards We're manned. up with the
flying jib, trim sheets, round in star
board braces! was the cry. and the
little brig began to surge through the
water.
See. see! The schooners making
sail. Up goes her Gaff and foresail.
The fights not over, men! She'll cut
us to pieces with her long Toni! Just
then came the sound of Il heavy gun,
and so intent were the crew watching
the pirate vessel that they had not
seen. half mile away. a British cor
vette piling up sail on to royals she
was tiier, too, and inside of five MN
utes swept down on the brig. hailed,
and was told what had occurred.
The pirate craft was intent only on
saving her men in the yawl. but was
too late. The corvette ran her down
and at 100 yards gave the marauders
shower of grape that tore the boat
and crew to splinters. The schooner
made on. followed by the man-o'-war,
and both disappeared in the southern
board.
The second mate took command of
the brig. Her captain had broken
thigh and shot through his body.
while the mate and four Of the crew
lay dead. The breeze kept steady. and
on the 4th Of January they came to
anchor in Spanish Town harbor. Capt.
Drake lived to get well and quit the
sea. But before the Christ church
chimes rang for another Christmas
poor Emma Drake had followed her
lover to better land.-Philadelphia
Times.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-11-27
The Turning Tower.

This is another of the cheerful me-
chanical horrors announced as an at
traction for the Paris exposition of
1900. TIE tower is TO be 3T5 feet high,
built of steel and placed on pivot. so
that 1t can rGvolve and permit sight
seers TO gaze lat the entire panorama
of Paris" without taking the trouble
to turn around themselves. There is
to be Il restaurant on the tower, and Il
Is expected that people dining on this
high revolving rO0f-garden will partic-
ularly enjoy being whirled about to
slow music while the wine goes round.
From all that can be picked mp In adj
vance, the chief attractions of the
Paris exposition seem likely to be n
series Of sky-scraping wonders that
will make the heavens above the gay
city a sort of aerial Midway.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-11-27
AMERICAN OCEAN RECORDS.
Our Ships Arc Few, but They Arc Per-
feet and Unsurpassed.

Our Ships Are Few, but They Arc Per-
feet and Unsurpassed.
1t is so novel and gratifying for this
country to have won place in the in
ternational maritime competition that
We are apt ia underrate what the fact
implies. The truth is that with a
number of warships which in their re-
spective classes are entitled to rank
with the best in the world We have just
two modern seagoing merchant steam
ers of the first class afioat. Each of
these steamers has in turn wrested
from their British-built predecessors
and from the other the record between
New York and Southampton. In point
of time they have already established
a rivalry on equal terms with the far
larger Liverpool ships for passengers
between London and New York. This
is great triumph for a nation which
for more than a generation has been
out of the International competition
and which has re-entered it with but
two ships of it's own production. 1t
shows what can be done If only the
commercial conditions allow us to keep
up the rivalry thus begun. The rec
ord completed lately by the st. Paul
takes the respectable slice of two hours
from that made by her sister ship q
while ago, and assures Americans
anew that they can sail under their
own flag practically as fast as under 9
foreign flag. AS a matter Of fact, the
most interesting and encouraging thing
about these records is the fact that
the ships which make them are ex-
tremely practical vessels, and that they
meet the commercial conditions Of tht
North Atlantic trade more accurately
alone are their superiors in speed
Every line finds it necessary to have
a greyhound" or two, but it is not tht
greyhounds that make the money. /
is commonly believed that they arr
run regardless of expense, in order tt
advertise the lines to which they be
long. The st. Paul and the st. Louis
on the other hand, attain a speed no
indeed equal, but for the purposes o
passengers equivalent to that Of TIN
great Liverpool liners, and they do i
with the expenditure of, It seems like
ly, not much more than three-fifths o
the coal burned by the larger ships
The difference is enormous and in
close competition must be decisive, TO
it can hardly be possible the creates
British liners can earn as much NOR
money than the Americans as the.
spend. It is already recognized in Eng
land that we threaten formidable ri
vaury to the British carrying trade, a
least on the North Atlantic. To hav
attained this result with but two ship
of our own is, we repeat, remarkabl
triumph. With a continuance of tn
policy to which we owe the ST. Pau
and the st. Louis we may look conf
IDENTIFY forward to a fleet of flrst-clas
American passenger stCamers.-NeV
York Times.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-11-27
COINCIDENCE OF NAMES.


1t Led to the Arrest of Woman for
Forging a Pension Check.
United States Deputy Marshal Bren-
nan arrested Mrs. Daniel Williamson
of Crescent, st. Louis County, yester-
day, and last evening she was ar
raigned before United States Commits
sioner Gray on charge of forging the
Endorsement to a pension check. She
was accompanied by her husband, and
was admitted to bail on their recog.
nizance in $1,000 to appear for hearing
next Wednesday. Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Hanson have defense, which, If sub
stantiated, stamps the case as one out
of the ordinary. Mrs. Lurenda Grow.
der, of this city colored lady, has
been receiving pensions here. When
she signed her certificate last July she
directed that the check be sent to heI
at Glencoe, st. Louis County, as she
intended to move there. In due sea
son the check reached Glencoe, but
she had not arrived there, and the post.
master knew of no person of that
name. The check was payable tc
"Lurenda CroWder, now Williamson,
and the letter was SO addressed. Fin
ally the postmaster sent the letter tt
Mrs. Williamson, supposing. in thu
absence of any other claimant, that +
must be hers. Her name before marry
ing Williamson was Lurenda Trower
and it seemed to him fair conclusion
that the writer Of the letter mean
"Lurenda Trower, now Williamson,
and that a slip of the pen had made
"Crowder" instead of "Trower." Now
1t CHANGED that Mrs. Williamson hat
been expecting a remittance from he
father in California. and 1t was his
custom to send her pension check oc
casionally. When she got Lurendi
Crowders check she had reason II
suppose that it was intended for her
Still, the mistaken address, Grow
der" troubled her and her husband
and 1t was only after getting the ad
vice of neighbors that they venturet
to get the thing cashed A citizen o
Glenoe cashed it, and 1t went through
a st. Louis bank, and finally reached
the department at Washington.
Meanwhile, Lurenda Crowder ap
peared at the postoffice at Glencoe ant
called for her check, and then thu
story came out.-St. Louis Globe-Dem
ocrat.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-11-27

This once beautiful and talented IA
vorite OF the stage nearly destroyed
herself-body and mind and soul-by
the use of the fiendish drug.
But reclaimed she is-now-abso-
lutely. and SO she is going to devote
herself with all the strength of her
nature to save other unfortunates be-
fore 1t is too late.
"The DEVILS Right Hand" is the title
she has chosen for her lecture, and its
subheads will be "Morphia, Choral,
Cocaine, Opium and Alcohol"
II think people will listen to me,
knowing as they do that am fully
acquainted whereof l speak, she said,
in outlining her plans. II can tell them
from hard, harsh experience how ter
rible and disastrous are the results Of
drugging ones self, and | think l can
very forcibly point out wherein the
temptations lie, and how best to avoid
them. Pehaps that seems a common
place enough prospectus. But / am
sure l can accomplish much" she add
ed, with a kind of sad irony, "as a
horrible example,
"All my winter nights are filed" she
went on. II shall probably speak first
in Whitesboro, where is the Baker
Rose Sanitarium. From there shall
travel all over the state, hammerirg as
best and most effectively can against
morphine poisoning. And then, some
Sunday night, at big New York thea
ter. / am going to have talk with
the members of my old profession on
the same subject-which is especially
applicable to people of the artistic tenn
permanent. Yes, it will be quite a
change from the stage to the platform.
In some ways a very pleasant one to
me. 1t will be hard work again, as
before, OF course, but there's one
thing" she explained, with something
of her old-time gayety. Il shall mold
the center of the stage without inter-
ference.
My old friends, whom will talk to
that Sunday night, hardly believe even
now that l took eighteen grains OF
morphine every twenty-four hours for
six whole years!"
Miss Eytinge then went on to out
line the scheme of reformation she
has undertaken:
Il do believe I've got something tc
tell the public. l shall appeal to com.
mon sense and prove how much better
and happier we can be without false
aids, how much wiser 1t is to struggle
less and smile more There isn't hall
enough laughing In the world anyway
and laughter is tonic, and awakens
the appetite for happiness. l shall
tell as scientifically as | can how yict
and disease and deformity of mint
and body are reproduced for genera
ton after generation as a result say
of one wrong marriage, for am pos
tive believer in heredity, and that sir
breeds and transmits sin, yes, even t.
the third and fourth generation. Tht
mother is thinking, planning first. las
and all the time for the expected it'll
one, SO that her physical and menta
condition must of necessity affect tn,
new life. And the influence of tn,
father upon the unborn child may b,
as great. / believe that criminal trait
are handed down from sire to son, s.nC
1t Il along these lines of the steadfast
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-11-27

ness of heredity that l hope to make
a strong argument against the curse
of drugs. l notice that millionaire
owners of racing stables are precious
careful how they breed their horses.
Why otherwise with the breeding Of
human beings?
For the devil is so busy he some-
times has to skip a couple Of genera
lions. In my lectures | intend to go
straight to the root of this most impor-
tant question, In so far as / am able
and as for the horrors of drug slavery
more bitter than any human slavery.
/ speak from an awful personal knowI-
edge and experience with the sins and
soFrows and suffering which excess in
any form brings upon its victim. And
the child that is born of alcoholic
passion or morphine exaltation is only
too likely to be abnormal, idiotic or a
criminal. that know. II we cant leg
islate upon matrimony, at least we can
do our best to correct Its hideous mis-
takes, and that Is one of the ends to
which l am defeating my CHASTITY ex-
perience for Whatever it can do
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-11-27
Deafness cannot he Cured.

by local applications as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There Is
only one way to cure deafness, and that Is
by constitutional remedies. Deafness Is
caused by an infiamed condition OF the
mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube.
When this tube is inflamed you have a
rnmbling sound, or imperfect hearing. and
when II is entirely closed deafness is the
result and unless the Inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to its
normal condition, hearing will be de-
stroyPd forever: nine cases out OF ten are
caused by catarrh. which Is nothing but
an infiamed condition Of the mucous sur
faces
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case OF Deafness Caused by catarrD
that cannot he cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars, free.
F. J. CHENEY e. co. Toledo. o.
Sold by druggists. I5c.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-11-27
How We Catch On

Several good breeders of pure stock
in county always attract trade. A
healthy rivalry advertises it as fine
stock county. II good stock is intro
duced by one. he will soon be followed
by others who are not willing TO be out
done. and thus the good work goes on,
the stock improves and prices advance.
People like to get stock from fine
stock centers. especially from well
known advertisers. although exactly
the same can be bought at half the
price from some timid breeder who
has not made himself known in print
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-11-27
Mind Reading.

You can read a happy mind In a happy
eountenance without much penetration. This
Is the sort OF cOuntenance that the Quon-
lam bilious sufferer or dyspeptic relieved by
Iostetter's Stomach Bltters wears You
will meet many such. The great stomachc
and Alternative also provides happiness for
the malarlous the rheumatic the weak
and those troubled with inactlon of the kid
neys and bladder
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-11-27

For the Pan American Medical Congress
al Mexico city, November 18th to 10Th the
Santa lie Route Will sell rOund.trlp tickets
from Denver ~ rate Of S5TaI.
Tickets will he on sale November TtE and
10Th. good for return until December 3lst;
stGp-Over privileges allowed In Mexico
This Is an unusually favorable appurtniti-
ty to visit the land or the Muntrzunias. and
see the mos. picturesque" and Interesting por-
ti0n of the North American cOutineut
For full Information and literature Dc
scrtptlNe Of Mexico. can On ~ address
j. Il. HALL.
General Agent santa Fe Route
100 Lawrence Street. Denver
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-11-27
They Needed n Rest.

ibid your rector get his usual vaca-
ton this summer. asked Gilhooly of
an Episcopal fricrd.
Yes; the vestry gave him a three
months leave"
They realized, suppose, that he
needed a rest?"
mo; but they realized that the con-
gregation needed rest. "-Texas Sift-
or.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-11-27

Germany shows am increase Of population
since 1882 OF about 6, 100000. In that period
the number engaged IN agriculture has d.
minished, while there has been large in
crease in the line OF commercial and Indus
trial pursuits. The earnings of the latter
exceed those of the rural workers in the
proportion OF little more than three to one
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-11-27

Oaller--Is your father at homer
Little Daughter-What is your name,
please?
Caller-Just you tell him it is his old
friend Bill.
Little Daughter-Thcn, / guess he
amt at home. heard him tell
mamma II any bill came he wasn't at
honey Washington Times.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-11-27

Women have more sense about marriage
than men," "N0u can't prove it," ''Yes,
can. woman knows when she is old hui
as long as man can tottpr he considers him,
self mafrlageahle."
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-11-27
Special letter.

EARL Eytinge has
renowned the stage
for the lecture plat
form. All this win
ter she is going to
crusade against the
curse of morphine.
And it is a subject,
alas, on which Miss
Eytinge can speak
as one having au-
thority.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-11-27

"What did Bryan say In his speech to Ia
dies only" lie said he would tell us a
new way to crimp our hair il we would coax
our husbands to vote for him."
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-11-27

Uncle Simon. what is the Injury of woef''
"ln%ury Of Woe? Why 1t IL the diamonds
widow buys when her husband has been
dead two inGnthS.''
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-11-27

Nora. you didn't stay hong At your new
"Nn'm: thin haythen people txnicted me
ter elaine 'lCven bikes iv'ry mdra!n gefare
breakfast. "Drtrnt Free Pres ~