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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-12-11
Bryan Declines to Comm,n,

Lincoln, Neb., Dec. IA representa-
i've OF the Associated Press called upon
William Jennings Bryan this afternoon
and showed him copy of the presi-
dents message. Mr.. Bryan was over.
whelned with pressure of work and a
constant stream of callers, and after re-
peated efforts was compelled to abandon
the attempt to read the message.
"Mr. Cleveland's message" said Mr.
Bryan, fs too important a document to
be commented upon in piece-meal or
briefly as whole. do not care to ex.
press myself upon the message until l
shall have had opportunity to carefully
read and digest 1t.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-12-11
Deafness Cannot Re Cured


BY local applications, as they cannot reach
tne diseased portion of the ear. There Il
only one way TO cure deafness, and that Is
by constitutional remedies. Deafness 4
caused by an inhamed condition of the mn
cous lining Of the Bustachian Tubes. When
TINS tube gets inhamed you have rum bling
sound or imperfect hearing, and when Il Il
entirely closed deafness Is the result ana
unless the Inflammation can be taken ont
and this tube restored to its normal condi-
ton, hearing win be destroyed forever nine
cases out OF ten are caused by catarrh, which
u nothing but an infamed condition of the
mucous surfaces.
We Will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case OF Deafness tcaused by catarrh) that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send
for circulars, free.
F.J. CHENEY & Co, Toledo. Ohio.
Sold by Druggists, 7Sc
Halle Family Pills are the best,
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-12-11

Denver, Dec. THE News TODAY
says 1t has been ascertained that A ed
Hense Downen, the highwayman con-
victed last week of the murder of loci
&. Ashworth in this city, may have
been the murderer of the McGiincy fam.
lily near Campbell, Cal, May 10th, last.
Il is said Downen Was In Santa Clara
county, CAL, last May. He has all
along declared he would make a second
confession besides which the first wouId
De Insignificant. The theory is held
that he may have killed Durham. ~ho
was suspected of the murder of the Nc.
0iney family, and secreted the BODY
In order to divert suspicion from him.
self.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-12-11
H.ackey spirited Away.

Richmond, Mo, Dec. Lon Lackey
one of the alleged murderers of the
Winner family, who was secretly
brought to the place last Friday night
in the hope that he would make a con-
fsssion of his completely in the crime,
has been takeas to a safer place. When
1t was reported early this morning tina
the mob was on its way TO the jail, the
sheriff spirited Lackey away and re-
fuses to gi.e any information regarding
hiF hiding place.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-12-11

Here is man with pile of manure
he expects to raise big crop Of corn
The corn Is TO be fed to hogs. The
pork Is to be the money crop. Now n
would not be sensible for that man ~
use only half of the manure on the corr
and save the other half to feed to the
hogs! That would be nonsense The
wise plan Will :be to use it all an
the corn and thus get as much hoo
Zoo as possible. Here Is a man using
Po'ash on crops In a rotation which in.
eiuoes clover. His best plan Is to put
the potash all on the clover croD
Clover responds to potash better than
any other farm crop, and the more clio.
yer you can grow, the more of other
crops Will the farm produce. Manure
on the cofni Potash all on the clover
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-12-11

Chippewa Falls, Wis, Dec. 7.-Sight-
seers to the number of 1000 isited
Chippewa Falls Sunday for the pur-
pose Of viewing the immense Ice
gorges; scores of laborers were put to
work early in the morning. and by
nj. ut most of the streets were in shape
for travel ana greater part of the
stores were again ready for occupation.
1t is believed by close observers that
the river will cause no further sppre.
hension this winter.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-12-11

Butte, Dec. David Bricker, the
eccentric h 'rseman and wealthy mine
operator, who disappeared few weeks
ago, wrote to his wife from New York
that he was on his way to a new country
and would send for her as soon as he
became settled. He did not indicate
where he was going, but 1t is supposed
he is on his way to South Africa. 1t is
generally supposed there is a woman in
the case with his disappearance.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-12-11

Roasting SrAt22fng's Best
tea in San Francisco costs
more than roasting other tea
in China or Japan, but it
makes tea better.
You don't have to pay
the difference, though. 1t
comes out Of our profits.
We make money in CIV
ing up profits. Queerl
A Schllng 4 Csmpany
San Fraacisco aa2
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-12-11

Cleveland. o., Dec. THE Bessemer
steet association, popularity known az
'ne steel trust, has apparently gone to
pieces. A Cleveland manufactures who
uses steel billets received from concern.
which have heen members Of the asso.
citation word that they were acting a..
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-12-11
A Companion Book.

Gummey: ~ wish that Washington
Irving, author of The Knickerbocker
History of New York, were living now"
Chambers: "Why?" Gummey. eHe
might now write The Boomer History
OF New York"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-12-11
Profit for 1ok DAVIS

Aren't you interested If you are not ct
you must be dead to your own interest
or else you are broke. Call or write f.,
Information and printed matter. No. aI6
Atlas block, Salt Lake CITY cI..l
Young, agent.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-12-11
CAPITAL NEWS
Deal on to Secure a Min
eral Land Lease.

Master Minds and Money Behind It
Secretary Francis in Favor of Such
AKovO-A Railways Probable Re-
duction of alarios-Amended Pass
Agreement - Country Press and
Legislation Argus a Hot Thing
Oregon @hort Line-Hon. Moses
Thatch6r-Note and Personal.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-12-11


1t Is not generally known that there
Is Clothing and Knitting factory In
Salt Lake City, the only one of It's Eind
In this state, where they make mems
and boy clothing, and suits to order
exclusively from Utah cloths. We re-
Gently went through 1t and found ths,
there were near fifty hands employed In
making ready clothing ana
hosiery, and were told that nearly ail
the merchants In the country towns Of
Utah carry these homemade goods and
whoever bought one of the suits ,Vas
sure to want another. Always ask for
homemade suits made by Cutler Rros
Co. 90 Main St., Salt Lake CITY. and u
you cannot get what you want at vonr
country store, send to them for sar16les
OF cloth and measure blanks, and thew
viii MAKE you 3 suit at from $1,000 10
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-12-11
RAY RAYMOND.

Have you provided a dust bath for
the hens this winters 1t will help you
greatly in keeping your flock free from
vermiu.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-12-11
THEE. S. DEAN COMPANY
Incorporated Capital al.OOo eoo
Fatty Paid.

dividends paid on 500 reinvested
August IS. 1896. 10 Salt Lake Civ
customers on their pyramiding plan:
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-12-11

Taken all in all, the Westerns onerat.
ing and traffic department succeeded In
rubbing up a mess that will sooner O,
later rebound TO the interest of the
Union Pacific, and lose or abridge In
great measure the business the Westerns
eastern connections have worked IN IN
Nevada, unless presen. tactics are
hanged. The Westerns motto should
be In all instances-"a fair field and no
favor" and The next time Traffic Mana.
ger Babcoek goes east. he would do well
to give to some people such instructions
to paste in their hat. If the whole
story was unfolded, 1t would be classed
as "hot stuff"
RAY RAYMOND.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-12-11

Base Burners, Hotel Ranges, Roller
Top Desks, Fire Extension Tables.
Fine Side Boards-one worth SIso-our
price 500.
Fancy parlor Suits for one-half price.
x. L. Secondhand Store,
Tel. ;. 48 E. Second SoutE
p. A. SORE NSEN
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-12-11

Passenger business on many Of our
western lines is all shot to pieces, and
pick up In such earnings cannot as We.
be discovered even by the aid of mi
croscope.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-12-11

The c. M. & st. Paul will, on the first
OF the year, allow General Agent
Mitchell to put on travelling live stock
agent. We will call him Jimmie Clin
ton, and let 1t go at that.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-12-11

The pass agreement of the central and
western lines for 81 has not been modi.
ned to any great extent. The mini.
mum number of miles on exchange
has been raised from as to 50 miles,
and advertising restricted to regular
papers and periodicals, thus doing away
with ads run on the guerrilla" plan. as
should very properly be the case.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-12-11

The great d. p. has been filed with
columns of "Short Line" stuff since the
order OF foreclosure and sale, and 1t con
tanned nothing new from the facts pub.
lished in all the Inter-mountain papers
sixty days ago, through special CORES.
pondence from this city. Even after
such publications, the associated press
fell down through sending out rank
story that events have disproved.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-12-11

travelling live stock agent, necessItating
the retirement of the genial Lawson
at least temporarily.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-12-11

The Rio Grande Western will, on
December 18th, abolish the Office of
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-12-11

Even that wasn't lead pipe cinch.
for the D. & R. G. took VIII White out
to buy the stnff, which he did, and paid
a remarkably stiff price. It went with
the deal to ship D. & R. G. and Rock
Island. which means Omaha instead OF
kunsas City, and that is cause for the
Santa Fe to .howl.n
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-12-11

Mr. Hilton was going on the K. C.
market, and one week ago last Saturday
signed the routing order in Ogden, Civ.
ing 1t to the Midland and Santa Fe.
Then the wiley Hawkes., of tho D. & R.
u, went to Nevada and succeeded in
getting Hilton to change IT to d. & R.
G. Then Cole, of the Midland, sped to
Nevada and got from Hilton specific
and iron clad order supercedlng all pre-
Vious' and giving 1t back to the Midland.
as well as changing the date of ship.
ment and number of cars to load out.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-12-11

During the past ten days there has
been general mix up among three of
the lines, and all on account of twenty
car shipment by John Hilton, of Wells.
New. The fun has been fast and furious.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-12-11

DIR. G. w. SHORES, always seeking
20 help suffering mankind, always trying
to convince people that he gives value re-
celved for every dollar paid him. has
decided to give quackery, fraud and inn
position its death blow, and protect the
suffering classes from the despicable
methods of quacks and charlatans. Every
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-12-11

On the reservation are rich deposits
of gilsonite, elatoerite. asphaltum and
other things, that would 60 far towards
making a fortune for each and every
member of successful "clique" In the
premises, and II signs or words count
for aught, they have pulled off the bus.
mess.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-11-11

An interesting feature Of the east end
barber shops Ia the rack Of pigeonholes
filed with shaving mugs, each bearing,
usually In German text, the name Of
the owner. The shaving mug In evident
ly esteemed valuable advertising me.
dium, for many mug bears, in addi.
tion to tho owners name. some emblem
Of his business. The undertaken puts on
his mug the picture Of richly appoint.
ed hearse, with all tho proper trappings
of woe. The butcher decorates his mug
with shoulders Of mutton, pigs heads
and linked sausages. The dentist dis
plays the traditional double row of an
noyingly perfect teeth. The fireman q
mug bears tho illuminated picture Of a
fire engine.
Vain and handsome men adorn their
cups with photographs Of themselves.
Others place beneath their names some
inscription--a sentiment from the poets
or an old German rhyme Of good
cheer. A child's photograph occasion.
ally appears on shaving mug. and
now and then coat of arms In en-
blazoned above the owners name, for
coats of arms are as abundant in the
east end as elsewhere in town. Some
times II is a national coat of arms, Ger
man. Austrian, Swiss or Italian, dis
played in honor of the deserted father
land. Pearson Weekly.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-11-11
The Load Of q Dust Storm.

Blown dust is general and familiar
nuisance 20 housekeepers over the entire
west. A minimum estimate, verified by
direct observation, for the quantity Of
dust settling on floors during such
storms IL about a fourteenth Of an ounce
Of dust on a surface Of square yard In
half day. A maximum estimate made
on the basis Of the above newspaper &C.
counts would be at least Ave pounds to
a square yard Of surface for storm
lasting "a hours. II we then suppose
that u house that is "a feet wide and 82
feet long has open crevices. which aver
age sixteenth Of an inch in width and
have running length in windows and
doors Of 150 feet. the wind may be sup
posed TO enter half Of these crevices
with velocity Of five miles per hour for
tho time the storm lasts, or for "a hours.
The dust may be supposed TO settle on
not less than SO square yards of surface,
including floor space and horizontal sur.
faces of furniture. The minimum esti.
mate, based on these figures, gives us 225
tons Of dust to tho cubic mile Of air. The
maximum estimate would be 1900
tons-Popular Science Monthly.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-11-11
Cheap Labor.

People In general cannot understand
the doings Of student OF nature. Es.
pecially quite ignorant persons are apt
to conclude, when told that the objects
Of his search are fossils or minerals,
that under this explanation ~ concealed
the purpose Of securing some buried
treasure, for that is the only thing that
would induce them to dig. Mr.. A. l..
Adams relates an amusing instance Of
this reasoning.
While excavating large cavern on
tho southern coast of Malta we had dug
q trench in the soil on its floor some six
feet in depth in quest of organic re-
mains. The natives In the vicinity,
hearing Of our presence, came in num-
bers daily to witness the proceedings,
interrogating the workmen with refer
enco 10 the object Of our researches, of
which the workmen were about M ig-
aorant M themselves.
One afternoon three stalwart fellows
paid us visit. and while they sat on
the heap of dirt staring down into the
dark ditch below ! dropped Spanish
dollar on shovelful Of earth, and the
next moment IL lay with the soil on
the heap Picking IL up in careless
manner, put it into our luncheon bag,
and few minutes afterward our friends
disappeared, muttering TO one another
az they went.
Great was our amusement the next
morning to find that our trerch had
been carried fully four feet Vow the
level we had gained on the previous
evening. Not only that; several other
excellent sections Of tho floor had been
made by tho natives in expectation Of
finding buried treasure. Youths Com
panion.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-11-11

When primitive man wants break
fast, he takes sheep, kneels upon 1t.
holds it between his legs, and cuts its
throat. He skins it, and, taking slice
out of it, fries it on the Goals for break
fast.
We also demand not less imperatively
outlets for our breakfast, but we manage
it another way. We procure an indi-
vidual some way off to kill the beast.
and another out of our sight to cook It,
We have paper frill put round the
bone to disguise it, and set pot of
flowers straight before US to look at
while we eat it-but to the sheep-to
the sheep--it can make little difference
which way it is eaten We still do our
unclean work, but we do it by proxy.
And it may be questioned whether what
we gain in refinement We have not lost
in sincerity. --Fortnightly Review.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-11-11
An EnGllah Road.

Take the road that leads from Strat.
ford to Coventry. and you will have
taken the loveliest road In all Englan
30 say the travellers, and here In story
that looks as If there might be n grain
of truth In the statement. An Ameri-
can woman who crossed the Atlantic
announced her intention Of driving
rather than "railroading" through
Great Britain. "Well," observed .
neighboring English woman, ''you won't
find lovclier drive throughout the
lands length and breadth than that
from -" Eyes. she will, too" in.
terrupted another Englishman. "Of
course I don't know the road you're
thinking Of, but whatever it is it cant
compare with the one have in mind. I"
The argument upon the subject at length
waxed 30 warm between the two that
the American suggested that each write
his drive" upon a slip of paper, the
slips to be handed to hor and not open
ed until she had set foot on British soil
This was agreed upon. And when the
American woman opened the slips she
read upon the first, "From Stratford to
Coventry" and upon the second,
"From Coventry to Stratford. New
York Sun,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-11-11

The son of down town merchant
was found crying when his father re-
turned home last night, as that gentle
man told reporter this morning.
whats the matter, Tommy" asked
the merchant.
81 had fight with Charlie" was
the fearful reply.
"Well, you ought not to fight. 1t
served you right to get whipped,
guess" said the father.
"But didn't get licked. licked
him." sobbed the boy.
well, what are you crying about
then?'
"Why, if I had let him lick me, he
couldn't hurt And never thought
about that, SO now have to fight his
big brother, about my size, and l can
lick him, and I'm going to, because I'm
mad at him. Then I've got to fight the
biggest brother, and he's three sizes big
ger than me, and won't l catch it'll"
And Tommy refused to be comforted. -
Washington Star.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-11-11
Heirs For the Heirless.

This curious advertisement, addressed
to lonely old ladies or gentlemen with
an assured income, appears in London
newspaper
A couple, of highest social position
and old family, wishing to educate
their children we'll and having large.
comfortable country house one hour and
q half from town, are anxious to meet
with a lonely old lady Or gentleman
with good income, who, in return for
every care and pleasant society, would
make home with them and contribute
toward expenses, and possibly make
them or their children their heirs. No
one with less than e1, 800 year need
reply. Highest references would be
given and required and a months trial
allowed. Carriages and horses kept.
Best society in moderation and most
comfortable and happy home guaran-
teed. Seasons in London or winters
abroad if desired. Personal interview
desired. No objection to invalid or to
any creed.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-11-11
no..ett, and III. Impo-.lble women.


II is said that Rossetti never learned
to draw. The same Is said Of many
painters, and the French say IL Of all
Englishmen. IL Ia certain that tho want
Of close study as young man hampered
him all his life, and that he was never
sure Of perspective. distances, etc. We
are not going TO quarrel with Rossetti q
birds and butterflies and flowers, be-
cause none such sang or flew or bloomed
anywhere but in paradise. If he had
mastered technical difficulties with pro.
Raphnelite "sincerity," they would
have been as beautiful and less unreal.
But In painting flesh and hair and dra-
perry, in combining brilliancy of color
like that Of Mcmling with depth and
gradation like that Of Leonardo, no Eng.
lish painter ever excelled him.
Exception is taken to the monotony
Of Rossetti's women, drawn from two
or three types. The fault must be
shared with almost all painters There
IL the Raphaelesque type OF face, the
Corrcggiesque, tho TitinSesque, and no
on. What the objectors mean In prob
ably that they do not like the type. IL
IN 30 entirely voulu that criticism would
be impertinent, and we can only say,
without expressing n Judgment, that TO
our eyo tho lips, the throats the fingers,
Of Rossetti's beauties have something in
them which Ia not quite human, but Ia
like the flesh Of sirens, houris or la
mi@, those magical beings who capture
the passions Of men. but not their
hearts. Quarterly Review.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-11-11
A Famous German Doctors Work

Consumption is now known TO be
durable II taken in timc-the German
remedy known as Otto's Cure, having
been found to be an almost certain cure
for the disease. Asthma, Bronchitis,
Group, Coughs, Colds, Pneumonia, and
all throat and lung diseases are quickly
cured by DIR. Ottos Great German
Remedy Sample bottles of Otto's cure
are being given away at Reynolds Drug
Store. Large sizes 25c. and 80 cents.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-11-11
An African Salt Works.

Karembwe's is one of the salt max
ing villages; a sandy clay is dug out of
the marshes and placed in grass fun
nels. Water poured on this dissolves the
salt. The solution trickles through the
green filter into q trough. after which
1t is boiled and strained, and a fine,
large crystal salt is obtained. It is a
great trade in this part Of the world.
All villages make salt. which is put up
in loads about five inches in diameter
by four feet long. All these people, the
Waitawa. are very polite. Most Of them
hail you with, "Mornin;" they do not
seem able to manage the good. -
"Glave In the Heart Of Africa" in Cen.
tury.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-11-11
Tartar Medicine,

Formerly musk was used rs medi-
cine in various parts of the world, but
doctors in civilized lands do not hold
musk in high repute. In China it is
still thought to be very good medicine,
but the Chinese have queer notions
about cures and charms. Abbe Hue, a
distinguished traveller, says that when a
Tartar doctor finds himself without his
drugs and medicines he is not in the least
embarrassed. He writes the names of the
needed drugs on slips of paper, and
these, being rolled up in little balls, are
swallowed by the sick man. ITO swal-
low the name Of remedy or the rem
edy ITSELF" say the Tartars, ''comes to
precisely the same thing" - Noah
Brooks in st. Nicholas.