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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1901-04-26
Fighting For rIeeks.

/.
on Augusta, 1896, occupied the
attention Of the state board of pare
dons Monday for several hours: J.
H.1Wallis of Paris appeared on be-
half Of Meeks. Congressman T. L.
Glenn, who assisted in defending
Mceks, was also presentrand made
some statements on behalf of the |
convict. Mr.. Wallis in a written
statement presented to the board,
which ne. supplemented by oral
statements, said that the cashier Of
the bank, G. G. Gray, who was
closest to the robber supposed to
lave been Meeks had testified that
the man was not over feet. high
and would not weigh to exceed l55
pounds, while Meeks is feet, 2
inches in height and.weighs over
200. Gray would not on the trial
make positive Identification. The
statement. continued:
"Another fact to be given great
weight IN connection with Nc
Intosh's testimony is this: The
trial,ef the case did not take place
until nearly IA months after the
crime was committed, Meeks not
Being arrested until Yearafterward,
although Meeks was ilr Wyoming
and Utah all the time. The testi-
1aony for the defense showed that
Mceks was in Vernal, Uintah county
Utah. on the 10Th Of August, 1896,
tho day before the robbery took
place. Vernal IS in the neighbor
hood of $50 miles from Montpelier
and off the line of railroad, and i
was impossible for Meeks to hay'
been in Montpelier less than 2
hours afterwards. On this 12tl
day.of august, 1896, Meeks at Vel
nal traded buckskin horse to
man named George II. Wilson
man of standing III the communit
therefor baymare, and bills Q
sale passed between Meeks an
Wilson for these ANIMALS, Witnessc
sN Del Cotton and Charles Shannon
both Of whom-Wilson and Colto
testified to these. facts at th
trial.
e.At the timesthe bank was rol
bed the whole community W
thrown into great excitemen
Heavy rewards were offered, bot
BY Bear Lake county, in which Il
crime was committed, and also
the guarantee. COM aniesein whis
the bank was insured. The Office
worked hard. for the reward, al
Meeks was-arrested in the July fe
lowing. At his preliminary, Il
sheriff's brother, Sam j. Rich, e
gagged with Meeks defend hlr
The treatmenthe received from til
man was not honorable to say Il
least. He neglected his client
interests. after first getting fro
the man all he had, and paid no a
tention to the details connects
with the trial of his cause. At o.
time he burlesqued his client
writing out subpoenaes for Butte
The Press., 1901-10-31

81 have often wondered where one
could find the sharp knives of the
world" said an observant citizen, "and
really the problem is one of some seri-
BUSINESS, and one. upon reflection, is al
most driven to the conclusion that
there are no sharp knives in the world
"Have you ever noticed how hard it
is to find a really sharp knife? Stop
the first man you meet and ask him to
let you have'his knife for minute and
listen to what he says about it. Nine
times out of ten he will say, 4 have
one, but it isn't very sharp You may
pick out your men indifferently, and
they will always tell you the same
thing. If man should ask me for my
knife to sharpen lead pencil or to use
for some other purpose, the chances
are 1 would say about tin same thing,
4 have one, but it isn't very sharp
"And really the answer thus made is
generally true. Men do not keep sharp
knives. 1t may be because they do not
need sharp knives or it may be mat
ter of laziness, but in any event they
do not carry them around with them,
or If they do they always give their
friend dull one."-New Orleans
mes-Democrat.
The Press., 1901-10-31
Orderly Habits.

'It is a curious fact" commented
man recently, that almost no mother
realizes the Importance of bringing her
son up to orderly habits. She impresses
upon her daughters from the time they
are old enough to recognize any re-
sponsibility the necessity to keep their
rooms tidy, put away articles after use
and care for their belongings at all
times.
The boy, however, is exempt from
any similar requirement not only in
his own room, but throughout the
house. {Ie reads newspapers and
throws them on the floor, gets up from
a divan leaving the cushions packed
and shapeless, without the slightest re-
proof, the only notice taken of the oc-
currence, indeed, being to ask a sister,
If he has one, to pick up the one and
straighten the other. The women Of
the family follow in his footsteps all
day long, removing whatever disorder
be creates.
Yet there is no business occupation
upon which that boy will presently en-
ter in which order is not fundamental
necessity G;Sls, on the other hand. do
not, as q rule, suffer SO seriously from
lack O. order, or at least consequent
ces are not so continually disagreeable
and costly as is the case with boys
New York Post.
The Press., 1901-10-31
A Retort From Nature.

Among li:c useful results of aerial
excursions :,-c the satisfactory expert
ments in tie way of echoes and re-
verberations. John Mackenzie Bacon
has many opportunities of testing the
carrying Of sounds to and from q bal
loon at great height, and Mr.. Wise.
the american aeronaut, relates n case
in point.
He was ballooning one day above a
dense cloud stream when he heard
COW bell and the sounds of a wood
choppers ak, whereupon, to attract the
attention of the laborer, he shouted
"Hellov' He was Immediately an
swered by another "Hello!' from the
ground.
He then asked the question, How
far is this from LancasterY and was
annoyed by being Knocked by his own
words.
"Being in the Clouds" he says, land
not able to see things above or below,
felt somewhat nettled at this clownish
display of wit, and in a very audible
tone OF voice, while the foregoing was
still reverberating in my ear, 1 sang
out, You're a foolv which in a very
few seconds was answered by an
equally distinct and measured tone Of
voice, You're foolv
"Then it suddenly flashed upon my
mind that it was the echo Of my own
voice, which opinion was ratified by
the dying revcrberations of my words,
which had now become as numerous as
| though whole regiment had caught
the watchword and were passing it in
quick succession through the whole
line
The Press., 1901-10-31

When France and Germany were at
war, an Englishman was arrested by
the French and accused of being a
German spy. A letter dated Berlin"
and signed by his mother was found
upon him. He was tried by drumhead
court martial and condemned to be
shot.
On the way to the place Of execution
he said that he had left something be-
hind and insisted on going back for it.
"You can't go back" was the reply.
"You are about to be shot"
81 can't help that" said he. II have
left something, and l must get it."
"What have you left?"
"My umbrella"
That settled it. He was released. No
enc but an Englishman, said his cap
tors, could be such a thoroughgoing
imbecile as that.
The Press., 1901-10-31
Rousseau and the ImDOatOP.

On one occasion Rousseau composed
an opera, which was performed before
King Louis XIV, and met with the
royal approval. The king sent for him.
and if he had put in an appearance he
would probably have obtained a pen
sion. He was, however. Of a retiring
disposition and could not bring himself
to face the court. To his friends he
gave as a reason his republican opin-
ions, but his real reason was his shy
ness. Accordingly he fed from the
court and sought the privacy Of a coun-
try inn. While he was there a man
came in who began telling the company
that he was the celebrated Rousseau
and proceeded to give an account Of
the opera. which he said had been per-
formed before the king with great
success.
Most men in Rousseau's position
would have felt nothing but contempt
for the impostor. but this extraordinary
man felt only pity and shame. II
trembled and blushed So" he tells us
in his Confessions" "for fear the man
should be found out that 1t might have
been thought that was the impostor."
He was afraid that somebody might
come in who knew him and expose the
pretender. At last he could bear it no
longer and slipped out unobserved.
Very few people would treat an i'm
poster like Observation-Disclosures Review.
The Press., 1901-10-31

The marriage in Constantinople
an Englishman and a Greek woman
entails three wedding ceremonies. To
be legal it must be performed at the
consulate. The couple are legally mar
ried there the first day, and on the next
church ceremony Is performed in the
English church. while the Greek re-
ligious ceremony which follows is cele-
brated at the brides home. The last
is the only legal form of marriage as
far as the bride is concerned.
In the Greek ceremony no ring Is
used, but the best man places wreath
bound with white satin ribbons on the
heads of bride and bridegroom. Then,
while the priest is pronouncing the
words of the service, the couple walk
around him in a circle three times,
holding candles, the best man at inter-
walls changing the wreaths from one to
the other. When all Is over, the friends
throw small coins or tokens of gold and
silver over the welded pair, and gen.
eral scramble ensues among those pres
ent to secure the tokens.
The Press., 1901-10-31
Catastrophe of the Oneida.

One Of the most extraordinary catas-
trophies that have befallen vessels Of
the United States destroyed the sloop
Of war Oneida in 1869. She was bound
homeward, with a jolly ships COM
pany, eager to see wives and sweet
hearts and native land once more,
when not far out of port she was
struck by the British steamer Bombay
coming in. The stem Of the Bombay
cut off the stern of the Oneida. The
ship was sinking rapidly, and guns of
distress were Immediately fred, but
the Bombay steamed on her way and
left the vessel to her doom. She went
down, and all but one or two of her
crew were drowned.
The captain of the Bombay gave no
other reason for his conduct than thar
he had Lady Eyre, the wife of a dis
tinguished British satrap, on board and
did not wish to disturb her nerves with
scenes Of shipwreck. He was mobbed
when he reached Yokohama, dismissed
from the service, socially tabooed FROM
that time on and died in disgrace a
year or two later.
The Press., 1901-10-31
A Fable.

One day as the Elephant was passing
through the forest he came upon a
Hare who had fallen Ato a pool and
was shivering with co4l, and in his
good heartedness he stopped and called
out:
"How, now, Mrs. Hare, but what Is
the trouble hereY
"Alas, but 1 fell into the pond and
am almost dying with a chill" walled
the Hare.
''Say you so. All, but we can easily
remedy that. 1 will lie down beside
you, and the heat of my body will soon
make you warm and blithe again"
And the Elephant tumbled down with
a grunt and groan and observed that
he was always cheerfully willing to put
himself out for the sake of others, es-
pecially for the weak and helpless.
After quarter Of an hour, and not
hearing from the Hare, he rose up to
inquire If she felt better, and to his sor-
row and CONSERVATION he discovered
that he had crushed the life out Of her
as he laid down.
Moral: Our friends injure us more
than our enemies.-Detroit Free Press.
The Press., 1901-10-31
Limited Mineral System.

The natives q Murray island, Torres
strait, have Numerical system which
end neis, two Above two they COM
pute by position-neis-netat means
three, neis i neis two and two, four.
When they get above this figure, they
have recourse to different parts Of the
body, beginning with the little ard
other fingers of the left hand and going
from there to the wrist. elbow, armpit,
shoulder, etc, Oil the left side, and
thence down the right side to twenty
one, the toes giving ten numbers moro,
to thirty-one. Beyond this they are sat
isfied with many"
The Press., 1901-10-31
MISS pFALZGRAF

Mrs. August Pfalzgraf, of South
Byron, Wis, mother of the young lady
whose portrait we here publish, wrote
in January, 1899, saying her daughter
had suffered for two years with irreg-
ular menstruation had headache all
the time, and pain in her side, feet
swelled, and was generally miserable.
She received an answer promptly with
advice, and under date Of March, 1899,
the mother writes again that Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured
her daughter of all pains and irregu-
larity.
Nothing in the world equals Lydia e.
Pinkham's great medicine for regu-
lating woman's peculiar monthly
troubles,
The Press., 1901-10-31
The Duty
of Mothers.

What suffering frequently results
from mothers ignorance; or more
frequently from mothers neglect to
properly instruct her daughter :.
Tradition says woman must suf-
fer" and young women are SO taught.
There is little truth and a great deal
Of exaggeration in this. If young
woman suffers severely she needs treat
ment, and her mother should see that
she gets it.
Many mothers hesitate to take their
daughters to physician for examina-
ton but no mother need hesitate to
write freely about her daughter or
herself to Mrs. Pinkham's Laboratory
at Lynn, Mass, and secure from a
woman the most efficient advice with
out charge.
The Press., 1901-10-31
THIRTY YEARS AGO.
Items of local interest taken from the columns
of The Press, thirty years ago.I
November 2, 1871.

VIM. Nj. Tweed, the "boss" Of the Tam
many robbers, was on Monday arrested
on a process issued In an Albany county
court, to compel him to disgorge his ILL.,
gotten millions, or 80 much Of 1t as be-
longs to the city treasury. He gave bail
for his appearance In the sum Of two mil
lion dollars. He is, however, still can
didate for the New York senate and will
be elected. He claims to be sure of 3d.
600 majority. Woodward of Norwalk,
also Ingersoll, Garvey and Keyser are off
on important business, not even having
time to leave their addresses for the use
OF correspondents or officers of Justice.
Messrs. Parsons & Whitney, two young
men from Westfield, Mass, are fitting up
bakery In Central hall block, using part
of the basement and one of the rooms
above.
Mr.. Bemis has moved his watch store
to the west store in the Central hall
block, and Mr. Puffer his boot and shoe
store to the one adjoining.
The names of betweou fifty and sixty
business men In this village have been
enrolled for the organization of fire
company.
Last Saturday Ii. W. Nayson was tried
before Justice Walker on the charge OF
keeping open on the Sabbath a place
where spirituous liquors are reputed to
be sold. The complaint specified six of.
fences between August 81 and October
1st. The charges were proved and the
defence fined $240.
The committee appointed for the pur.
pose have concluded bargain with Capt
Solva Converse and Orr.n Converse fol
the purchase of sufficient land for park
for the agricultural society. The LAND
purchased lies about half mile west
from the depot, on the north side of the
road leading to the Truesdell quarries
just beyond the residence of Andrew
Wilton. This is sufficient land for hall
mile track, and the price paid is $500.
Central hall is now completed, and the
hall association have received lease O.
it for five years, dating from the frs
inst. The hall Is far better than this vii
lage has ever had before, having comfort
able seats for 400 persons.
BORN Stafford Springs. Oct. 10, 1871
a son to w. A. Comins; Both, a daughte
to Michael HanIey.
The Press., 1901-10-31
Why q Horse Eats Often,

The horse can conveniently eat for
twenty hours out of the twenty-four.
A horse which is in good health has a
good appetite at ali times and is able
to stand plenty of work and is rarely
on the sick list. To be good feeder,
especially on journey, is a great rec
ommendation in the opinion Of every
good judge of horseflesh. The reason
of horse being such constant eater
is that it's stomach Is really small in
proportion to the size of it's body, and
less than four times a day, two of
which should be early in the morning
and at night. while hay should in the
stall be always within it's reach.-Lon-
don Tit-Bits
The Press., 1901-10-31
Nondescript Animals.

The west African water shrew has
the fur and shape of an otter, a tail like
an eel and the habits Of an aquatic in
sect feeder.
The panda is very pretty. beautiful
ly furred carnivorous creature found in
the forests of the eastern Himalayas.
1t Is sometimes called the bear cat"
Its fur is rich red chestnut above and
jet black below. the tail long and
ringed like raccoon's. and it's habits
rather like those of bear. 1t sucks up
water instead Of tapping it and sits up
on It's launches to fight.
The binturong is a kind Of Aslatic
kinkajou. found in Sumatra and Java.
1t is the only prehensile tailed animal
In the old world. distinction which ap.
pears to have struck naturalists more
than the detachment Of the animal
from all other forms. 1t has a short
blunt head. woolly. soft fur and teeth
adapted Cor getting an honest living by
almost any means. Its color Is black,
its gait slow, its tail very long and pre-.
hensile. it's ears tufted and fringed with
white
The Press., 1901-10-31

One day before his marriage the Rev.
Sydney Smith ran into the room where
his fiancee was, flung into her lap six
small teaspoons which from much
wear had become the ghosts of their
former selves" and said, "There, Kate,
you lucky girl. l give you all my for
tune" He gave her. however, what he
did not mention, his fine character and
great talent and in every way proved
himself an excellent husband.
The Press., 1901-10-31
UnIucky Day superstitions.

In Grafton's manual Of his chron-
icles, 1865, the unlucky days, according
to the opinions OF the astronomers, are
named as follows: Jan. 1, 2, 4, 5, 10, Is,
II and 20 are unlucky; Feb. 90, q and
% unlucky, 8, 10 and II very unlucky
March IS, II and 20 very unlucky;
April Z. 8, 10 and 20 unlucky; May 3
and 6 unlucky, Z, Is and 20 very I'M
lucky; June 10 and % unlucky, and
s very unlucky; Aug. 20 and 80 I'M
lucky, 10 and 20 very unlucky; Sept. 8,
4, p and % unlucky. and very I'M
lucky; Oct. 4, 16 and "a unsucky, very
unlucky; Nov. 5, 6. 20 and 30 unlucky,
Is and 20 very unlucky: Dec. Is and %
unlucky, 6. Z and 9 very unlucky.
The Press., 1901-10-31

This tear compelling tale is from the
London Globe: "a young lady bought
a dormouse. After keeping it for some
time she had occasion to send pres
ent to a friend and utilized the dor
mouse for that purpose. A few months
later the friend wrote to say that the
pet did not seem very lively and was
refusing it's food. Would she come and
inspect it? She came and inspected it
and finally feeling that this was case
for professional opinion, called in a
vet. The vets verdict was brief and to
the point. The dormouse had been
dead just six months
The Press., 1901-10-31
Eat Live Fish.

The japanese practice refined cruelty
to delight their palates. They believe
that the fish called the dai Is most de-
licious when eaten alive. An expert
Japanese carver can dexterously re-
move five-sixths Of the edible matter
from its bones without touching 9 vital
part. During this cruel operation the
fish is kept alive by wet seaweed which,
being placed over it's gills, enables it to
breathe
The Press., 1901-10-31
Ornaments on Saddles.

In the fifth century saddles were
made so extrayagantly magnificent
that prohibition was Issued by Leo L.,
in which it was ordered that no one
should ornament them with pearls or
precious stones. In the sixth century
the Emperor Mauritius required that
the saddles should have large cover
ings of fur. The ignominous punish
ment of bearing the saddle had it's
origin in the middle ages.
The Press., 1901-10-31
1ncontroxertib1e Evidence.

"Now, children, l want you all to re-
member that James Watt discovered
the wonderful steam engine by simply
watching the kettle boil"
"Please, ma'am, don't just see how
that could be-"
"Why notY'
"Cause watched pots never boil."-
Boston Courier.
The Press., 1901-10-31
Advice About Health.

Don't worry about your health. More
people make themselves i'll by doing
that than is generally supposed. If
you are constantly imagining that
there is something the matter with
you, you will do yourself harm. Live
as far as you are able a healthy life
and for the rest take your chance like
a man. There are plenty of people who
suffer a living death by allowing them
selves to imagine that they are going
to have every illness they read about.
The Press., 1901-10-31

A simple dfsinfectant to use in 9 sick
room or in any room where a close,
musty or sewer smell is noticed is to
put some ground coffee on a shovel, a
bit Of camphor gum in the middle of it.
Light the gum, which is nonexplosive
and easily ignited, with a match and
allow the coffee to burn with the gum.
A refreshing and sanitary perfume is
the result.
The Press., 1901-10-31
A Long Way OF.

An interesting calculation has been
made by a French geologist to the eff
feet that, taking into consideration the
wear and tear on the solid land by
ocean washing. rivers, wind and wealth
err and leaving out of the calculation
volcanic action. the world will in $780,
600 years be completely under water
and no dry land exist at all.
The Press., 1901-10-31
A Fiendish Attack.

An attack was lately made on G. F.
Collier of Cherokee, Iowa, that nearly
proved fatal. 1t came through his kid
neys. His back got 80 lame he could not
stoop without great pain, nor sit in a
chair except propped by cushions. No
remedy helped him until he tried Electric
Bitters, which effected such wonderful
change that he writes he feels like new
man. This marvellous medicine cures
backache and kidney trouble, purifies the
blood and builds up your health. Only SOC
at Eaton's Drug Store.
The Press., 1901-10-31
Srwn un Knn- Rnaf

Mamma-Dora, your father says that
that young man of yours. Mr.. HART, is
deceiving you.
Dora-But he isn't mamma, for l
asked him, and he said he wasn't. OF
course he knows better than papa
Boston Transcript.
The Press., 1901-10-31

Sometimes fortune, but never, II you
have a sallow complexion, a jaundiced
look, moth patches and blotches on the
skin,-all signs Of Liver Trouble. But
DIR. Kings New Life Pills give Clear
Skin. Rosy Cheeks, Rich Complexion.
Only 25 cents at Eaton's Drug Store.
The Press., 1901-10-31
FoRTiTUDE.

n the bsttle goes against you
And your foes upon you press,
Do not yield your weapons to therne
Give not voice to your distress.
Up again and wage new battle; III
Up again and strike fresh blows;
You may yet come off triumphant;
You may win the fight; who knowsf
Naught you'll gain by idle weeping;
Tears but add to your distress.
II the wicked world has wronged you,
At its hands, then, seek redress
Bring to your assistance courage,
And the fight again begin.
Knowing industry and valor
In the end will surely win.
Arthur j. Burdick in Los Angeles Herald.
The Press., 1901-10-31
Depressed.
Depressed.
II am afraid BligginS has met wit

II am afraid Bliggins has met with
reverses."
"What makes you think So
"He goes about with a gloomy look,
saying there is no such thing as dis
interested Friendship. That is almost
sure sign that a man has been try
ing to borrow moncy."-EXchange.
The Press., 1901-10-31
Flat Magnates Confer.

The Janitor-The people on the
'steenth floor say the rent is higher
than the fiat.
The Agent-And between you and
me they are slower in their payment
than the Observation-Disclosures News.
The Press., 1901-10-31

Mothers everywhere praise One Minute
Cough Cure for the sufferings 1t has re-
heved and the lives of their little ones 1t
has saved. Strikes at the root Of the
trouble and draws out the Inflammation.
The children's favorite Cough Cure. W.
d. Heald.
The Press., 1901-10-31

DeWitt's Little Early Risers never dis
appoint. They are safe, prompt, gentle,
effective in removing all impurities from
the liver and bowels. Small and easy to
The Press., 1901-10-31

Lewis Ockerman, Goshen, Ind: "De-
Wits Little Early Risers never bend me
double like other pills, but do their work
thoroughly and make me feel like boy"
Certain, thorough, gentle. w. d. Heald.
The Press., 1901-10-31
COrnneai.

Before using cornmeal in bread al
ways seal it to soften its starch.
There is Lot time enough during the
baking for this to be done properly.
Do this by scalding half of the milk or
water you use. then pour it hot over
the ccrnmeal Next add the eggs. the
rest of tl't: cold liquid, then the flour
and bakinr powder sifted together
The Press., 1901-10-31

The Woman's Journal Is jubilant be-
cause President Roosevelt has declared
himself fully in sympathy with woman
suffrage