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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1904-01-22
Bancroft Appointed.

w. III. Bancroft, vice president
and general manager Of the Oregon
Short Line Railroad company, was,
Thursday, appointed vice president
and general manager of the Union
Pacific. He assumed duties of his
Office at once.
Mr.. Bancroft retains his position
of vice president and general mana
ger of the Oregon Short Line. He
will be the active operating head
OF both roads. E. E. Calvin, assis-
tant general manager of the Oregon
Short Line, will be in direct charge
of the operating of this road.
1t is believed by well informed
men that the next change will be
the promotion Of Mr.. CALVIN to be
operating chief of the two systems,
Mr.. Bancroft being sent still further
up the line.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1904-01-22
Makes a Change.

The commissioner of Indian af-
fairs has abolished the Office of In
dian agent at Fort Hall Indian re-
servation and Andrew F. Caldwell,
Indian agent, has been appointed
superintendent at srlary over that
formerly paid to Mr.. Caldwell as
agent.
The former salary of agent was
$500 per year and that of superin-
tenpent $1,000. The appointment
of Mr.. Caldwell as superintendent
will relieve Hosea Locke, the pre-
sent superintendent, who has held
the position for numder of years.
No information npon the point has
been received. but it is supposed
Mr.. Locke will be transferred else
where. Advance.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1904-01-22

]. N. Downing, as mentioned last
week, will build another two story
rock building, SO 70 feet, on the
lot adjoining his hotel.
Henry Douglas is hauling the rock
for the foundation of fine resi-
dence, which he will erect on q lot
in the north part of town.
VIM. Roberts will also build a
fine home near that of Mr.. Douglas,
during the spring.
Milford Williams informs the
Examiner that as soon as the Short
Line decides just where they will
build their new depot, his company
will prepare to build large stone
or brick building on the corner
near the present depot.
Others are contemplating building
as follows:
Fred Rose is looking up lot on
which to erect fine home.
Henry Hoff is thinking OF build
ing house on his lot near J. F..
O'Connor's residence.
Several other residences are being
figured on by various parties, and
altogether it looks as though the
carpenters and stone masons would
be kept busy all summer.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1904-01-22
Soners Sues Short Line.

Attorney J. Il. Ryckman has
brought suit in the federal court of
this county for w. J. Somers against
the Oregon Short Line Railroad
company to recover $25, 900, damag-
es for an accident sustained by the
plaintiff on the defendant company's
railroad crossing near Fossil. AS a
result of the accident Somers was
compelled to have his leg amputated
twice.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1904-01-22
Prospective Buildings.

That Montpelier will have a build
ing boom on big scale next season,
is now absolutely certain. The Ex-
aniner learns that many business
and residence structures are already
being arranged for by various
parties in this city. The following
is partial list of those already pro-
vided for:
The Burgoyne Mercantile Co.,
will build three handsome cottages
on the lots north of the Episcopal
parsonage. They will be strictly
modern structures and will cost
about $1,000 each. Rock for the
foundations will be on the ground
in few days.
Mrs. Burgoyne will erect a large
hns,ness block on the corner OF
Washington and 10th street. II
will be rock structure with a me
iron front, and we understand Il
<,will be Two stories i'll height.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1904-01-22
Kemmerer Coal.

have the exclusive agency for KEN
merer coal in this county. Send m
your orders. Coal delivered everywhere
in town. Frank Wilcox. A
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-04-15
Senator Edmonds' Dry Jote.

Tom Cavanaugh, for many years
Deputy Sergeant-at-Armso of the House
is Vermonter, and he says that once
upon a time Senator Edmunds came
near uttering practical joke; but the
Senator was always so grave that Cav
anaugh has to offer an affidavit every
time he tells the story. He says that
on one occasion Senator Edmunds gave
page boy telegram, and the little
fellow ran off, but immediately re-
turned to ask whether the telegram
should be sent over the Postal or West,
ern Union line. cenator Edmunds
looked very thoughtful for moment,
and then said: Send it by Western
tIuiE[,S They may need the money
ExdS nge.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-04-15
sAVAGEs OF THE AMAZON.

Perhaps the most miserable and I'M
progressive savages of the Western
Hemisphere are those to be found
along the Amazon River in the prime
val forests, where white men rarely
penetrate.
The most powerful of the tribes there
is the Hypurina. and it is looked up to
by the rest as consisting of most SUI
perior persons. Yet the Hypurinas
have not advanced far enough even to
build proper canoes although they live
on the banks of the Amazon and cannot
make a hunting trip without using one
or more of the rivers that flow into it,
The Hypurinas build their canoes
by splitting the bark from a tree and
drying it over a rough frame to give
it shape. They leave the ends open
and merely bend them upward little
so that they shall be above the level
of the water. II they have to carry
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-04-15
A VEGETARIAN CAT.

When one of my little granddaugh"
tiers was visiting me, forlorn, half
starved yellow kitten wandered into
the yard and appealed to her for COM
fort She fed him, for which he seemed
thankful, and he Immediately attached
himself to her and took up his abode
with us permanently.
He had evidently been some chi'd's
pet, although we never could find out
where he came from, and soon made
himself an important member of the
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-04-15

family. He proved good mouser, and
Paid close attention to the pantry and
closets, and is very clean and affec-
tionate household pet. He is now
large cat, of regular "lion tawny,"
with a white breast and white hind
feet, and showing faint tiger markings
of darker buff, particularly in his
tail and legs. The most remarkable
thing about him is his fondness for
farinaceous or vegetable diet. He
comes to my side at breakfast to beg
for a doughnut, which he eats most
daintily from my fingers and then goes
over to Mrs. w. and finishes her saucer
of oatmeal porridge for her, after she
is satisfied. He likes Boston brown
bread and baked beans, string beans
from the garden, and is extravagantly
fond of sweet corn, which he takes
flom my fingers, kernel Mt a time,
and after we have cut off the corn in
the usual way he will polish off all the
cobs, steadying them with his paws
while he ticks them clean! His tastes
for vegetarian diet are certainly not
ordinary ''cat instinct. Forest and
Stream.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-04-15

ing beam permanently mounted on an
axis at the sea end of whose extremi-
ty is attached large float or air-tight
caisson, which rises and falls with the
incoming or outgoing tide. At the
further end of the beam is 6 power
wheel, which, through the engagement
Of series of ratchets, is forced to re-
yolve as the beam rises or falls.
To get the most profitable service
out of this arrangement the beam is
balanced two-thirds of its length, the
shorter end being inshore. This results
in the transfer of twice the amount of
power of the wheel and whatever ma
chinery is connected with it is ex-
erted by the tide in moving the Gals
son. A practical application of the
power is to be found in seine hauling.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-04-15

his trail that they can. He intends on
ly that they shall not find his home
tree, nor even the vicinity of it,
So as he enters his own neighbor-
hood swamp, his movements change.
The dogs may be hard after him or
r OF If they are not close behind. he
knows, by long experience, that they
may be expected, and never so far for
gets his precious skin as to go straight
to his nest tree.
Instead he trots along a boundary
fence or in the stream, leaping the
crossing logs and coming out, likely,
on the bank opposite his home tree.
Farther down he jumps the stream,
runs hard toward big gum. and from
a dozen feet away makes a flying leap.
catching the rough trunk up just out
of reach of the keen-nosed dogs. He
goes on up a little, and leaps again,
touching the ground ten feet out, thus
leaving a blank Of twenty or more feet
in his trail.
The stream or fence has puzzled the
dogs, but now, at the tree. they begin
to worry. They circle and finally pick
up the scent beyond the first gap, only
to run instantly into a greater blank,
one that the widest circling does not
cross. For the coon has taken to an
other tree, out on the limbs of this to
still another, and on like squirrel,
from tree to tree for perhaps hum
dred yards, or it may be to his own
high hollow.-Natonal Magazine.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-04-15
HARVESTING THE TIDE.
How Man Proposes to Con vert tho
Waves Of the Sea Into a
POwer-Driying Factor.

Man has harnessed nea- all the ell
ements to do his bidding, and it is not
strange that means has been found
to press the very tides into service
A machine for which a series of pat
ents has just been granted by the
United States Government has for it's
purpose the utilization of the tides Of
the sea for the generation of power.
The apparatus, which is designed to
be built upon a butress at the very
shore of tidewater, consists of walk,
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-04-15

inches. With this ON my study table
L have a good opportunity for watch
ing the five interesting inmates as
they eat and sleep. Two are males
and three are females easily distin-
guished by their color. Their color
seems to be influenced by the condi-
lions of the atmosphere. After a
rain or when they first come out Of
their hiding places in the morning,
many of them are very dark. BY
holding them in the hand a short time,
the color changes very perceptibly
When my pets are ready to go to
bed, they dive into the sand, where
they remain covered up until morning.
Then here and there a head hobs up,
and gradually the saurians either
stretch out on the sand or prop them
selves up on their forelegs in a most
comical manner. They soon become
alert, and show how keen their appe-
titles are if flies, crickets, grasshop-
pers. or katydids are thrown to them
Frequently, when one has seized
particularly fat grasshopper, another
will attempt to take it away. They
are also fond of reaches, but care moth
ing for hard shelled beetles. They will
not seize an insect unless it is moving,
and one often knows when the attack
is to be made as the lizard opens its
mouth just little way before spring
ing upon its prey. 1t uses its tongue
with the same agility as does the
frog or toad, and gorges a large insect
pretty much the same way as snake
swallows a toad.
In burrowing in the sand they make
several strokes with the right or left
other; but when this dirt is to be
worked out of the way. they use their
hind feet with alternate strokes with
great rapidity. The female in this
way evidently digs into the ground
where she deposits a dozen or more
white eggs, which she leaves for the
warm earth to hatch.
| know of nothing else so easily
tanned. When caught in the hand
they seldom attempt to escape. Placed
on ones clothing, they often sit in the
same position for a long time. Know
ing tbs peculiarly. 1 decorated my
little son with nineteen lizards. just to
prove to some skeptical people that
was willing to back up my assertions
with demonstration. Yet one OBJ
server who witnessed it declared that
it was risky. and that he knew a man
who had lost finger from the ven0-
nous bite of fence lizard. A teams
ter who was not afraid to handle
snake could not be persuaded to touch
a lizard. although they both saw
finger thrust into little saarian's
mouth Ignorance is hard to Danish,
but it easily drives away the truth.
They are not only harmless. but
beneficial Lying on the fences which
surround the field of growing crops.
they devour many insects as these at
tempt to enter the fields. thus benefit
ng the farmers, who have no apprecia-
ton of their value.-Scientific Amer.
lean.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-04-15

an unusual load, which submerges the
craft so that the water begins to run
into the open ends, they take bit or
clay from the bank and plug the ends
up temporarily.
Their weapons are the primitive
blowgun and the poisoned arrow. The
blowgun is made from heavy piece
of wood. ten or twelve feet long, COW
erred with rattan. The darts are long,
thin slivers made from palm wood,
of the thickness of a knitting needle
and about six inches long. They are
polished by being rubbed on stones.
and they are sharpened until they are
like the finest kind of steel needles.
Even the least prick from one OF these
darts will be sure to draw the blood.
The poison is made from plants. 1t
is heated until it foams, and then the
points of the darts and arrows are held
in it. and afterward charred a bit to
dry the poison on them, and also to
harden them.
After this a tiny cut is made in the
dart Just below the poison. This is
done SO that, if the dart sticks in an
animal which rushes off, the poisoned
point shall break off and remain i'll
the flesh long enough to cause death.
New York Press.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-04-15
SHE WINKED AT ME-.

SHE WINKED AT ME-.
She winked at me, maiden fair;
l winked at her; she didn't care.
5he wlnked again, and / did, too;
| thought it jolly-wouldn't you?
For she was just as chic and sweet
AS any girl you'd care to meet,
And though perfect stranger, yet
/ felt as if we'd often met,
And smiled at her Familiarity
The while she winked at me.
She. winked at me, saucy wink;
such acts are naughty, you may think;
But II rather liked it, so
We kept on winking, to and fro
First, she at me, then | at her,
Till winks were flying livelier
Than shot in battle. Oh, such fun!
she, had my heart completely won
And L surrendered willingly
Because-she winked at me.
She winked at me-the little hirt!
No matter though, it didn't hurt;
No one would censure her for it;
Her. mamma never cared bit,
And mammas know precisely what
Is strict propriety or not.
Iwould have been different, / own,
II she had been a maiden grown;
But, she was only eight, you see,
And so-she winke1 at me!
Sidney Warre.l Mase, in Puck.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-04-15
AN ATTRACTION.

Visltor-"You haven't got half as nice
cemetery here as we have in Elm.
VILE"
Prominent Citizen (of Hawville)-"N
I've always heard that the cemetery
Is the only part of your town that holds
out any inducements for permanent
residents. Chicago Tribune.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-04-15
A HARMLESS REPTILE
Q Q Q Q 0
By A. \. M. SPAID.

.&sk0Ss>. + there is anything we need
u " y to teach more than am
9 Q other, it is that numerous
i = insects and reptiles, which
SsCF are held by many persons
to be poisonous, are perfectly harm
less. This is especially so of the pine
tree lizard, or, as it is often called, the
fence lizard. 1t is true that the lizard
has teeth, but they are almost too
small to be seen, the finely serrated
jaws feeling just like the rough lips of
bass. Moreover, these little sauri-
ans seldom attempt to bite, and make
interesting pets.
have box two feet long, one foot
high and six inches wide, the sides
being of glass and the bottom covered
with a white sand to a depth of two
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-04-15
ON TO JOHN.

Mr. Outlate-"It was business that
detained me last night
Mrs. Outlate-'Yes?
Mr.. Outlate-"Yes. You know I
wouldn't deceive you"
Mrs. Outlate-"No, John; you
wouldn't deceive me, no matter what
you said "-Philadelphia Press.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-04-15

one kind and another. This is a me-
chanical age. Then why not reduce
everything to a mechanical basis. The
cursory review of the voluminous Pat
ent Office records will show this state
is being rapidly approached. Corporal
punishment may be administered with
a mechanical whipping rod, such as
shown in the illustration.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-04-15

The view is becoming more generally
taken that America is land of en-
thusiasts and fanatics. American
exaggeration, a national characteristic,
finds an outlet in the many sects, cults,
devotees, followers of dietary propa-
gandists, and visionary promoters of
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-04-15
EASILY SOLD.

81 can't quite make out" said the
man who had been asked to read the
poem. whether it's sentiment or hui
NOR"
Then it's all right" exclaimed the
poet gleefully. IF it's puzzle / can
get a good price for it from any maya.
zine"
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-04-15
SONGS HAD CEASED.

Mother-"I don't hear the canary
singing this morning Ostend Is he in
a good humor:'
Ostend-"No, mamma, I think he's
in a pet
Mothe"-"You Coz"
Ostend-"Yes, the Persian cat swal-
lowed hin."-Chicago Daily News.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-04-15
You know I
AN EVEN BREAK.

"She's girl after his own heart"
he says.
Eyes, and he's man after her
money"
But you know it's whispered on the
QGict that she hasn't any money"
''Well, it's Il notorious fact that lie
hasn't any heart. Houston Post.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-04-15
DELAYING HIM.

"There is only one thing that makes
me want to live" said the lettering
statesman
"And what's that?"
Il want to aggravate that confound.
ed idiot who says he means to be my
biographer "-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-04-15
PREJUDICED.

Canyasser What, won't you give
anything to the poor people, Mr.. Billy.
uns?
Nj. Billyuns-"Not cent! They are
the unfeeling wretches who always
make trouble for me when my auto
News.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-04-15
A SHARP DIG.

Mrs. Buxom-"That hateful Mrs
Knox made very mean comment up
on my age to-day"
Mr.. Buxom-"Did she say you were
getting old?"
Mrs. Buzom-"No, indeed. She said
| still looked quite young. '"-Philadel.
phia Press.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-04-15
WHY HE STRUCK.

prisoner, why did you strike this
man."
IF you please. Your Homer, he came
to me suddenly and said, How old is
ANN"
"Well, what hurt Gid that do:"
"Why. YOU see, your honor, Ann is
cay wife. Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-04-15
SO HE HAD TWO WINNERS.
INTERNATIONALLY.

us her husband such an awful liar?"
Absolutely. She says she cannot
even believe what he says in his
sleep. "-Brooklyn Life.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-04-15

Last year the British mercantile ma
rine sustained 1883 casualties, of
which 34S were complete wrecks. The
loss of life was 531S.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-04-15

After twenty years service abroad,
the First North StaffordsMre Rcgi-
ment, Of England, arrived at South
ampton.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-04-15

An eight-inch oil pipe lire from the
Bakersfield region to San Francisco
has to be heated at intervals so that
the oil will flow.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-04-15

whats your GoSgie's name:"
"Well, sir, l give him fine, big
name outer a book, but l can't pro,
nounce it"-NeW YORK American.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-04-15

HOW MIR. POssUM FOOLS DOGS.
He will usually go home by a tree
trunk road. Through the open coun-
try on the boundaries of his range he
trots along without minding his steps.
The dogs may have all the fun with
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-04-15
6be r ut1nY
ride Of
Life.
HOW IT WOULD WORK.

HOW IT WOULD WORK.
II all men praetieed what they preached,
We'd have no time for labor;
Each man would put in all his days
Endeavoring in pleasing ways
To boost along his neighbor.
Chicago Record Herald.
so He HAD TWO WINNERS.
Ned-"Dld you win anything on the
election?"
Ted-"Yes; bet all three candidates
would be defeated"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-10-15
FOR CITY PROGRESS
Committee Named to Take
up Matters For RaIeighs
Greater Growth.

The Getty Steering Committee au-
thorized to be appointed by the presi-
dent of the Chamber of Commerce
and the president of the Retail Mer-
chants Association in accordance with
resolutions passed on Tuesday night
at meeting of the two associations
has been named.
The members appointed from the
Retail Merchants Association are
Messrs. John w. Cross. j. r. Ferrall,
f.. Hugh Lee, A. r. ID. Johnson, A. b..
Stronach. While the Chamber of Com
merce representatives are Messrs.
Josephus Daniels. George Aller w. j..
Peele, w. b. Mann, Mr.. James II. Pou
was made a member by the meeting
on Tuesday night.
This committee is to take UP and
recommend a line of action for obtain
ing a number of city improvements.
and aids to the city's growth. the five
projects first in hand being Cd A
shoo-fy morning train from Weldon,
~ an auditorium, go an improved
street railway service, (4 Walnut
creek flats cleared out, 60 a belt
railroad for Raleigh.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-10-15

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An imitation of natures method of re-
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81 procured DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
coveIy and took it for my cough. The medicine
acted like charm cured my cough all o. K.
feel very grateful to you for your kindness. Use
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Accept no substitute for" Golden Medical
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DR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets, the best
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