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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1904-09-09
The nfrch.

Old writer's in mentioning birch trees
seldom failed to say solemnly that they
were useful to grow branches with
which to give boys thrashings. Turner
regards the supply Of flexible, pendent
branches" for purposes of punishment
as the chief merit of the tree. Coles
also based his estimate of the birch
chiefly on its use in the supply of rods
as instruments Of punishment, for he
writes: 1.-THE civil uses whereunto the
birch serveth are many, as for the pun
ishment Of children, both at home and
at school; for 1t hath an admirable in
fuence upon them to quiet them when
they are out of order, and therefore
some call it makepeace." In ancient
Rome the fasces of the lictors. with
which they cleared the way for magis-
trates, were formed with rods Of birch,
and their influence was sufficient to in
sure rapid dispersion of men assem-
bled where they would impede the
passage of the administrators of the
law. From that time to within q COM
paratively recent period the birchen
rod was regarded as one of the most
important deterrents Of juvenile de-
pravity.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1904-09-09

Now I'm old and crippled end grown SO
very weak;
My roar. once so powerful. has become q
measly squeak
There was another old Lion, who had dol
lars by the score,
A-walking in the jungle and was stopped
by the weak roar.
This second old Lion with deep disdain
did he
Look at the first old Lion. whose sound
legs numbered three.
Says he, the rich old Lion: 1.-THE likes OF
you's a sin.
II I can find Pieeceman Tiger. I'll have
him run you In.
Yon never fought battle but what you
got well licked.
And by little cubs OF tender years I've
seen You soundly kicked.
II you hadn't spent your jungle life ally
Ing and a-steaiing.
You wouldn't be on this corner a-whining
and a-squealing."
Detroit Journal
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1904-09-09
Omar Khayyam's Translator.

To FITZGERALD, careless, disorderly,
unconventional, who had for SO long
followed his own sweet will, punctil-
ious etiquette and fastidious neatness
IN attire We're above all things hateful.
He once said to a friend: IT couldn't
be bothered with all those whims-
dressing for this and dressing for that.
couldn't put up with it,
lie and friend were dining at
motel, and among the good things set
before them vase a noble fruit pie.
but they had eaten so heartily of the
nrst course that when it came to the
PIES turn they were beaten. FitzGer-
ala looked troubled. Mrs. Sn-and-so
lthe hostess), who knows my partiality
IoE fru1t," said he, twill take It as q
sllgnt II we leave the pie untouched"
50 without more ado he cut ont a
good sliced wedge with q fair allow
ance OF fruit and dropped it into his
nat, which he covered with his yellow
SILK handkerchief. and rang the bell
Tor the bill.-Wrights Life of Fitz-
Gerald"
The Tibetans.
Inc Ilbetans are not beautiful How
could they be when, by their own con.
iession. the national ancestry runs
PACK to the king of the monkeys AMI
nobgoblin? Bonvalot says of them,
Inc very bears are better looking.
Inc type is midway between the Es
klmo and the Chinese. Broad, fat
noses without visible bridge; no eye
Drows, wide mouths. full lips. oily
skins. hair as coarse and straight ~
aofsehair, I'D short. square. ungainly
hgures-these are the elements of the
unpleasing picture.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1904-09-09
An Arinoal Story For
Little Folks
THE OLD LION WITH A
WOODEN LEG

There was an old Lion, and he had a
wooden leg;
He stood at jungle corners, aid from
Rabbits he would beg.
"Please give to an old soldier who has
fought in battles many
Something, just to help along. IL it's only
one small penny.
I've marched around the country keeping
humans In alright
Soaring men and women SO they won't Sc
out at night.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1904-09-09
An ADirDaI Story For
Little Folks
An Up to Date Heron

I'm gettin' rather DID," croaked the
heron; that's why can't catch 'em.
My sight is failin' me, and I'm not so
quick on the strike as / used to be.
Them pesky fish gifts away from me
every time, and I'm jes' naturally
starvin' to DEATH"
you're right there, old man." said
the Yellow Ned as he slipped out Of
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1904-09-09
TREASURE AFLOAT
copyright. 1862. by c. B. Lewis.l

copyright. 1862, by G. B. Lewisl
We were coming down the White
sea In the Liverpool bark Silver Spray
after landing cargo ut a Russian port
when we fell In with and boarded Il
brig which had seemingly been aDan-
doned for n week or more. The fore
castle and cabin We're empty of bed
ding, and not single article of cloth
ing could be found. We searched in vain
for the logbook and the ships papers.
nor could we find Il scrap of writing of
any sort. The flag locker was empty.
but we should have known the brig to
be Russian without seeing her name
Her clock. chronometer Qf she had
onel, log line and officers Instruments,
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1904-09-09

ADurOuriate.

'It's so long since you sang" said
the genial sun to the frozen brook. II
suppose when you get started again
you'll babble some old chestnut"
"'Jutht tell them that you thaw
me-" lisped the brook family.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1904-09-09

One of the questions asked me by the
Judge was by what authority | board
ed and searched the brig. The captain
was asked by what authority he or
dered and assisted in the removal of
the silver And when he gave them a
piece of his mind he was fined $50 and
sent to jail for two days as punish
mcnt. 1t looked for time as If our
entire crew were to be sent to prison
because we had taken the plumber from
the wreck but l think the whole thing
was a sort of bluff to prevent us put
ting in a claim for salvage. Some of
our men outside Of court happened to
say that the brig did not seem to be
greatly damaged. For three or four
days her owner was loud in his threats
that he would sue us for her value be-
cause we had made no effort to save
her. but he finally decided not to do so.
1t was nearly two months before the
authorities were through with lis, and
whether we would have been freed or
sent to Siberia / cannot say. II looked
as il we were in for the latter, and by
advice of Russian lawyer we all
signed away any claim we might have
and were eventually set at liberty and
told to leave the country as speedily as
possible M. QUAD,
Countries as Presents.
Cleopatra received Egypt as a pres
s1t from julius Caesar LuculluS, Sui
la and Pompey each gave away half
Ii hn
little kingdom of Judaa to Herod. One
of the excellent stories of the past Is
that the Emperor Constantine g., &c
Rome and all Italy to Pope Sylvester,
who cured him Of leprosy. King John,
called Lakeland, being eXcommunic" t.
ed by Pope Innocent Ill, gave to that
pope and his successors the kingdom of
Ireland and England. The deed reads,
mot constrained with fear, but with
my full consent and the advice or my
barons, for the remission of my sins
against God and the church, | resign
England and Ireland to God, st. Peter,
ST. Paul and our lord the Pope Inno-
cent, and to his successors in the apos-
tolic chair" Julius IL. gave the estates
of King Louis MI. to the emperor
Macmillan. SiXtus ", Gregory XIV.
and Clement VIII. were ready to make
a present Of France to whom soeyer
Philip IL. would have chosen for the
husband of his daughter Clara Eu-
genia. Alexander VI. presented the
East and West Indies to Spain and
Portugal. which was like giving al
most all the earth.
The daily palladium., 1904-07-23

Nothing can take the place Of va
cation passed at the seashore. A spec
ial opportunity to enjoy twelve days.
outing at the most attractive summer
havens along the Atlantic Coast is
offered by the Pennsylvania Lines.
Seashore Excursion, August 11th.
Round trip fare $14.00 from Rich
mond to Atlantic City, Cape May,
Holly Beach, Avalon, Anglesea, Wild
wood, Sea Isle City, Ocean City,
New Jersey; Ocean City, Maryland !;
Rehoboth, Delaware. Proportionately
low fares from other Pennsylvania
Lines stations.
The pleasure Of the midsummer
outing to these famous seaside resorts
is enhanced by the opportunity to
visit Philadelphia, where stop-over
will be allowed on return coupon of
Seashore excursion tickets. c. w. FL
mer Ticket Agent, Pennsylvania
Lines, Richmond, Ind, will furnish
further information.
The daily palladium., 1904-07-23
Through Passenger Service to North
Michigan Resorts.

Through passenger service to North
Michigan resorts over Pennsylvania
lines will be established via Richmond
and the G., R. & I.-"The Fishing
Line '-June 26 for the summer of
1904. "The Northland Limited,'
solid train of Pullman sleeping cars
and coaches through to the Mackinac
region, leaving Richmond about 9:15
p. m. daily. Also has sleeping car
through Traverse City to Northport
over the rev line. Breakfast served
in the dining car. "The Michigan
Express" with sleeping cars through
to Mackinaw City, and parlor car to
Grand Rapids, leaves Richmond 800
p. NJ, week days. Information about
season tourist tickets at special fares
and 15-day round-trip tickets may be
obtained from C.. w. Elmer, ticket
agent, Pennsylvania lines, Richmond,
Ind.
The daily palladium., 1904-07-23
Will Give Up Shin.

st. Petersburg, July 23.-The steam
er Malacca is at Suda bay, Island of
Crete, where under the agreement
reached between Great Britain and
Russia, she will be perfunctorily in
spected jointly by the consuls of the
two countries and released, together
with her cargo, unless palpable con-
trabanad of war intended for the Jap
anese shall be found, in which case
only the contraband will be held
British government stores on board
the vessel will not be examined.
From the very first the authorities
here were convinced that the captain
of the Russian volunteer fleet steam
er st. Petersburg must have had good
reason for seizing the Malacca as a
prize whose report stated that the
skipper of the ship refused to produce
the ships manifest, seems to have
justified their confidence.
The daily palladium., 1904-07-23
Coionnbia's All Right Again.

Washington, July 23-Colombia
again is to come into full diplomatic
relations with the United States and
the Panama incident will be a closed
matter between the two republics.
The state department yesterday re-
ceived cordial letter from the Colon.
bian minister for foreign affairs an
nouncing that Dr. Thomas Herran
had been given full letters of credit
as Colombia's envoy at Washington.
DR.. Herran for many years was Sec
retary of legation here, and after the
hurried exit of Minister Concha, was
charge d'affaires until the legation
was closed last winter as a result of
the Panama affair He signed with
Mr. Hay the HayHerran treaty for the
construction of the canal which the
Colombian congress rejected. DR..
Herran is expected to return here in
the autumn. When last heard from he
was in Colombia with his family.
The daily palladium., 1904-07-23
or BRIEF DURATION,
Was the Peace Arrange 1ents Made by

raCNin9houSe employees.
Chicago, July 23.-The stockyards
strike, which was renewed yesterday
in Chicdgo and all / the other points
where the big packing companies have
branches, because the strikers were
dissatisfied with the manner in which
the employers proposed to reinstate
their forne- employees pending a set
tlement BY arbitration, will continue
fc~ another day at least. A joint con-
ference between representatives OF
both sides to the controversy, repre-.
sentatiyeS of the allied trades, in an
attempt to bring about q peaceahle
adjustment OF this second strike, was
unsuccessful and the meeting was ad.
journed last night at $3.50 o'clock with
the understanding that another con-
ference would be held. At the confer
ence, which lasted five hours, a com
mittee of ten, consisting of five rep
resentatives Of the packers and five
representatives of the meat butchers
union, was appointed to so over the
whole situation, but the committee
was unable to reach a working basis
with which both sides would be salts
fed. Whether the difficulty can be
satisfactorily Gcyt'cd To-Day il profile
matical, IS beth packers ard strikers
maintain that t7.oy are living up tc
Wednesd2y's ar>reament for q settle
ment by 2rHitrcticn and that i is the
other siGe that is respon3'ble for the
renewal OF hostilities. After adjourn
ment last night q committee appointed
for the purpose merely announced that
the peace negotiations had failed, but
that there was still hope that an
agreement could be reached in the
near future. No written statement of
what transpired in the meeting was
given out, as has been customary at
former conferences, and the commit
tee declined to give any further infor.
nation except that another meeting
would be held tomorrow.
Unless settlement is reached to-
day, the general belief is that sym
pathetic strike of the allied trades in
the packing industry, which was
threatened last week to enforce the
demands, will be called.
The daily palladium., 1904-07-23
MARRIED ON FERRIS WHEEL.

Cambridge City, Ind, July 22.-The
wedding advertised to occur on the
Ferris wheel, during the Haymakers'
"hey-rube" carnival, was witnessed
last evening by 5000 people. The
principals were Miss Milton, of Indi-
annapolis, and Henry Johnson of Chi
cago. The Rev. Mr.. Manning, of Laf-
ayette, officiated. The car in which
the wedding party was seated was run
to the highest point of the wheel, and
the officiating minister stood up,
while the briday pair remained seat
ed. The principals left today on a
trip. The carnival committee pre-
sented them with a handsome dining
room set.
The daily palladium., 1904-07-23
Dietz Will Arbitrate,

Hayward, Wis, July 23.-In the dis.
pute between the Chippewa Lumber
and Boom company and John Dietz
it has been decided to submit all diff
ferences to the grand master of the
Masonic lodge of Wisconsin for set
tlement. Dietz claimed that the prop
erty on which the dam across the
Chippewa river was built belonged to
him and that he had a right to hold
up the logs of the Chippewa Lumber
and Boom company until the company
paid toll. lie barricaded himself in
his home and was prepared to defend
himself against all comers, even the
officers of the law, with shotgun
Posses tried in vain to arrest him,
and even the aid of national guards
men was unsuccessfully invoked.
The daily palladium., 1904-07-23
G. A. THOMAS INJURED.
(Hollandsburg Independent. }

(Hollandsburg independently
On last Tuesday while G.. A. Thom-
as was working at his fathers new
store room he fell and was pretty
badly injured. About four o'clock
in the evening he was carrying a
piece of timber across the lower sleep
ers, where the floor is not yet laid,
and stepping on the end Of board it
tipped up with hi mand threw him
heavily face first on the rough sleep
ers, knocking three teeth loose, cut
ting deep cash in his chin and sever
ely injuring his groin and limb by
dropping astride one of the sleepers.
He is now at home suffeing consid-
erably from his injuries.
The daily palladium., 1904-07-23
In Full Blast-World' s Fair!-Rich
Mond to St. Louis Without Chang
ing Cars Over Pennsylvania Lines.

All the marvellous sights of the ST..
Louis World s Fair in full readiness.
Visitors now are finding hotel and
boarding accommodations to excellent
advantage. "The Worlds Fair Spe-
cial' runs from Richmond through
to st. Louis; leaves Richmond at
1908 p. M, daily, arrives at St.
Louis 1922 next morning. No change
Of cars. Other through trains to ST..
Louis leave Richmond sos a. m. and
1915 a. m. and l :25 p. m. Full par
ticulars about all trains, special ex-
cursion fares and free books describ-
ing the Exposition and giving list of
St. Louis hotels and boarding houses
with rates may be had by communicat-
ing with c. w. Elmer, ticket agent,
Pennsylvania lines, Richmond, Ind.
The daily palladium., 1904-07-23
N EWS


home of Mrs. Turner, on North
Twenty-first street. The attendance
was very good, and several guests
were present. The program was one
of special excellence, and was greatly
enjoyed by those who heard it. 1t
consisted of several fine papers and
talks ON various phases of missionary
work, which were appreciated. Sew
cal musical selections were given and
were we'll received After the pro-
gram the guests enjoyed a pleasant
social time.
The house party to be given by the
Sunday school class of Miss Susan
Kelsey has been postponed until next
week.
A porch whist party will be given
at 9 O'Clock next Wednesday morning
at the Country Club ..>f >*r.
The regular porch party was given
last evening at the Country Club, and
was a very enjoyable affair. The at
tendance was very good and several
out-of-town guests were present.
Dancing and music were the features
Of the occasion.
The dance given, at Jackson Park
last evening by Messrs. Karl Pier
son and Ray Marchant, was a de-
lightful affair. Twelve couples were
present and the evening was pleasant
ly spent.
Miss Leona Woodward won the
medal contest held in Rhoda Temple
yesterday. Her subject was "Dolly':
Pledge' Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Hop
kins and Mrs. Woodhurst were tht
judges. Twelve children entered th'
contest. Several songs were given b.
the children, and were well rendeed
Ebert Russell will speak at Eas
Main Street Friends meeting tomor
row morning.
The daily palladium., 1904-07-23
MAGAZINE NOTES.
, % - q 80 = = = = = . .

The midsummer Fiction (August)
number of "The Cosmopolitan
comes to us as the most diversified in
it's contents and the most beautifully
illustrated Of all the low-priced mag
azines of the month. 1t opens with
an account of the genesis of Lakes
submarine, the "Protector,' whose
destiny is Of great interest to the
world just at this moment. Other
timely articles are' Railroads Above
the Clouds,' by Warren Harper,
telling Of the mountain railways Of
the world ;"Wall Streets Wild-Spec-
ulation: 19O0-1904," by Henry Clews,
a clear and instructive account of the
methods of speculation pursued in
Wall street during the last four years
and their inevitable outcome; M. j.
Mum treats Of the great outdoor in
dustry Of the United States, "Lum-
bering," fully illustrated. Mrs.
George Corvallis writes most
entertainingly on the deterioration of
modern manners. Very beautiful IL
Illustrations accompany an interesting
article by Grace Isabel Colborn, en-
titled d''Dancing and Pantomime. y The
editor of the magazine-John Brisben
Walker-contributes two papers,
"What is Education?" and "a Din
ner at Delmonico's. The fiction,
however, is the chief feature of the
number. The stories are all Of them
strong, all Of them entertaining and
all of them we'll illustrated. They are
contributed by H. G. Wells, Cyrus
tTownsend Brady, Tom Mason. Ho-
ward Markle Hoke, Elizabeth H.
Bowie and Edwin Milton Royle. The
magazine prints the welcome an
nouncement that the September issue
will be devoted to the st. Louis Fair
an illustrated record so complete
as to be a valuable souvenir to those
who visit the exposition and source
Of satisfaction to those who stay at
home.
New York's Famous Ring.
The Ring itself was a curious as
sortment Of incongruous natures-its
single bond of unity being that Of sor-
did self-interest and gain. Tweed,
the leader, supervisor and commits
sioner of public works, etc.-who
had begun his public career as fore
man of the Americus or Big Six Fire
company-was a coarse and thorough
ly ill-bred ward politician, former
member of the "forty thieves" board
of Alderman (1S5O)-drinking, licen-
tious Falstaff, with a faculty for max
ing friends. Sweeney, park commits
sioner, city chamberlain, ETC., was a
lawyer Of education and ability, SOM
Der and seclusive-a man who loved
to control great multitudes, unseen,
to direct legislation, unsuspected.
Connolly, controller Of public expen-
ditures-a bank clerk who had ac-
quired the sobriquet Of "Slippery
Dick k'-was a shifty human quantity
without an honest bone in his body
while Mayor Hall" Elegant Oakey,"
as they called him-was a frequenter
of clever tales, punster, a versatile
mountebank, lover of social distinc-
ton and applause.-From "Nast and
1.-THE Ring" in August Pearson's.
The daily palladium., 1904-07-23
BAPqIS1'S'
Holding Sunday School Convention at
Anderson.

Anderson, July 23.-The first days
session of the Baptist Sunday school
convention was held yesterday. May
or Forkner addressed the assemblage
by welcoming the delegates. The
Baptist Sunday schools in the state
are growing and the enrolment of
children is increasing each year.
The afternoon session began at 2
o clock with the praise service led by
a delegate from Mount Zion and Con-
nersville. The reports Of the com
mittees showed that new Sunday
schools are constantly being formed.
There was considerable discussion on
the topic, "The Ideal Superintend-
ent.' Last night a reception was
given by the Baptist Sunday school in
honor Of the State Baptist B. Y. p. q.
A fine program was rendered and ev-
cry one greatly enjoyed the exercises.
The daily palladium., 1904-07-23
Parker to Be Told Next Month,

Buffalo, N. Y, July 23.-Norman E.
man for New York, said last night
that the notification of Judge Parker
would not take place until some time
between the 5th and 10th of August,
the exact date to be fixed by Judge
Parker. Mr.. Mack said that possibly
the confusion of statements might
have some connection with the fact
that the Democratic national commit
tee has been called to meet on July 26.
The daily palladium., 1904-07-23
BASEBALL.

The Panhandle railroad shop team
of indianapolis will play two games
this afternoon at Capital City park.
The first will be with the Panhandle
team of Dennison, Ohio, and the sec
ond will be with the Panhandle team
of Richmond, Ind. All three mines
are composed of strong players, and
as there is great rivalry among the
several cities as to which has the best,
some lively SPORTS promised.
Ill. S - : - ---- se
Merritt Lamb, of Greensboro, is
here today.
The daily palladium., 1904-07-23
IN HIS Old AGE
Western Miner Finds Wife in Ohio
After Twenty One Years.

Kent, Ohio, July pa tall man
with long gray beard knocked at the
door of a modest little home at Wind
ham, this county, yesterday morning.
The call was answered by Mrs. John
Poultney, age seventy-seven. The man
was her husband, aged seventy-nine,
who mysteriously disappeared twenty
one years ago and had never been
heard from. He has been in the
West working in mines and amassing
a small fortune. The modern Rip Van
Winkle was forgiven and the aged
couple will spend their remaining
days together. .,'s
The daily palladium., 1904-07-23

The Montfeld balloon, which made
the journey from Paris to Rome on
December 2, 1904, the day Napoliou
was crowned by Plus VII, has just
been found in one Of the storerooms
of the Vatican.
The daily palladium., 1904-07-23
SECRET OUT
Marriage of Edward Hinshaw and
Miss Hattie Mattix.

Kokomo, Ind, July 23.-News of
the marriage of Edward Hinshaw Of
Richmond, and Miss Hattie Mabtix,
a vocalist Of this city, which occurred
July Z and was designed to be kept
a secret for some time yet, has just
become public, causing much surprise.