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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1905-02-17
CHANCE FOR PROSPECTORS
Channel of Snake River will be
Drained when Twin Falls
Canal is Opened.

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On the first day of March the Twin
Falls Land and Irrigation company will
close the gates to it's world famous dam
| of the Snake river at Twin Falls, and
during the several days that will be
consumed in filling it's immense reser-
vOir above the falls, not single drop
OF water will find it's way into the rock
ribbed cavernous channel or CANYON
for distance of thirty miles below the
falls. The only water that will remain
will be that which cannot escape from
the drepessions and holes in the bottoms.
Thousands of bars believed to be heavily
ladened with gold, and thousands of
crevices in the rocks which are believed
to have caught the heaviest nuggets
washed down the stream through the
ages, will become bare and made ac-
cesslble to the prospector. In the dis
lance named it is said there are in
nuemerable places where the precipt-
GUS banks may be scaled and the bot
tom OF the canyon reached, and there is
no doubt that many persons will jump
at the chance to investigate the channel.
1t is related that twenty years or
more ago the waters of the Snake river
became unusually low, and for a time
miners were able to do considerable
prospecting along the bars which were
left high and dry, Gravel that would
wash 81 yard was easy to find and in
some Instances crevices in the rocks
carrying coarse nuggets were found
But even at low water the work was
risky and the result uncertain. as the
particular portion of the canyons bot
tom that the miner was most anxious
to get at were still inaccessible The
work of the Twin Falls company will
remove the last barrier, and the men
who undertake the task will be able to
settle forever the question of the riches
thought to be hidden in that great
stream.
The quest will be fascinating one
and the knowledge gained will be of
value to the mining world. Millions
have been spent in the introduction of
machinery and devices calculated to
reach and explore the lower recesses of
that canyon. Failure has followed
saisaxe. lives aa i1l iaalssessble have been
lost. but these have not deterred others
from fakfng sllssWofk, end continu-
ing the search. The millions of acres
of gravel and sand along the banks of
the famous stream have already yielded
enough of the yellow metal to excite
the credulous and tempt the more sober
to believe that the bottom of
that stream must be the richest "sluice
box in the world Men in all walks of
life have always believed the gold was
there. They will never be convinced
otherwise until they have solved the
problem to their own satisfaction. The
is now at hand, and it may
De safely predicted that it will be taken
advantage of by-how any?-Salt
lake Herald.
The Press., 1905-01-04
A Scotch Co1lfe's Religion.

At the disruption in 184S the bulk of the shepherds joined the Free kirk But one collie held by the Establish ment principle and refused to "come out" Every Sabbath he went alone to the Established church, where he had been wont to accompany his master. His master refused to coerce him. "Na, na," he said, Ines wise dowg; I'll no meddle wi his convictions.' The col He's adherence to the Establishment had, however, a disastrous end. He was accustomed to lie during the ser mon on the pulpit stairs, no doubt bet ter to hear the discourse. Below him were placed the long stovepipe hats of the elders. On one unfortunate day he feIl'@asleep, rolled off his step and managed to get his head firmly fixed inside one of the hats. Bitterly morti- fled, the dog fled from the kirk and ever afterward as his master said 'had nae trokings wi releegion. ."-Lon- don Snectator.
The Press., 1905-01-04
Impoverished Soil

Impoverished soil, like impov- erished blood, needs proper fertilizer. A chemist by analyz- ing the soil can tell you what fertilizer to use for different products. E.
 If your blood is impoverished your doctor will tell you what you need to fertilize it and give it the rich, red corpuscles that are lacking in it. It may be you need,a tonic, but more likely you need 8 concentrated fat food, and fat is the element lacking in your system.
 There is no fat food that is so easily digested and assimi- lated as
The Press., 1905-01-04
TAMlNG A TIGER.
The Way Snowman Got Friendly
 With a Fierce Beast.

ahe Way a Snowman Got Friendly With a Fierce Beast. A Zoologi~t thus describes how an attendant brought about friendly rela- tionS With herce tiger: ..
 There was q snowman, 1 used to know named Melchior. He once bought magnificent. Bengal, tiger, which he got at q low price because it had al ready killed two men. ...-.. ... !!
 At first AIelchior would put his foot or his hand into his cage, buE from the way the tiger would leap at him he knew that to put himself entirely in its power would be suicide. Nothing he could do would establish a friendly relationship between himself and the tiger.
 Some originality was needed, and Melchior showed it by taking some old clothes, stufing them with, rags and throwing them into the cage. The tiger in jiffy tore the old clothes to pieces, thinking that the figure was human being.
 Next day and the next day and the next MelchiOr continued to throw in to the tiger stuffed figures, and the tiger continued to destroy them. But as time passed the animal ceased to put heart into its work and in the end 1t gave up altogether. these attacks on the scarecrows. It. would just play with them or else not notice them st all
 'Now was Melchior's time He open ofl the cage d9nrs one .ln0rTfi1au wa llod in boldly and slapped the tiger familiar ly on the back It gave him friend ly look and purred. It took hi.n9 for another maniiln not worth bothering about. It lived seven years with Mel chior and became as gentle as a kit ion D
The Press., 1905-01-04
ART OF TAxlDERMY.~ Y
gtumng and Mounting Animals ana Birds Is Complicated.

Stufhmg and Mounting Animals and Birds Is Complicated.
 The process of stuf1ing and mount | ing birds and animals, called taxi | dermy, is more complicated one thar | the average Iayman supposes. Some seem to have the impression that 1t Is
 simply necessary to remove the ''in
 sides'' of the corpse and then fill up
 the hole with some soft material that
 will fill out the skin. The result from
 such a performance would be interest ing, but it would bear mighty little re
 semblance to the original animal.
 The processes used in stuffing and mounting a bird and mammal differ somewhat, and each taXidermist has his individual method of working. Some taxidermists prefer to work on
 mammals, others prefer birds. And
 there is even difference in birds, some
 taxidermists having particular skill in
 mounting the small birds, while others
 prefer the large, heavy specimens.
 The first thing to do with bird to
 be mounted is, of course, to remove the skin, or, rather, one might say, to remove the meat or flesh from inside the skin, as 1t is the skin that is the part to be saved. This has to be done
 very thoroughly, as every particle of flesh must be taken out before any thing further is done. The leaving of
 any flesh iD the finished specimen would ruin the entire work. The re- mOval of the flesh from the body proper Is comparatively simple mat ter, the more difficult work being when one comes to the legs, neck and wings. Usually almost all of this is done from the one cut in the skin at the under side of the bird, turning the skin back like a stocking over the legs and the neck so as to reach the flesh of these parts. The wings are always rather bothersome, and it is necessary to make another small cut under them on the outside.
 Once the flesh is all removed-in the case of some birds where there is much fat, such as ducks it is necessary to be careful and get off from the skin every vestige of the grease-then the skin is prepared by rubbing into it a mixture of dry alum and arsenic. The alum is to help dry out the skin, while the arsenic poisons it and so keeps it free from all vermin which would otherwise soon spoil the finished speci- men. To one ignorant of the science there could be nothing much more hopeless than the limp skin of bird particularly a large bird. Yet it is the whole thing, and the body must all be supplied by the skill of the opera tor, For this purpose form is made resembling as closely as possible the Interior of the bird. As all birds vary much in size, even those of the same variety, 1t will be seen that this is not an absolutely simple matter. Meas urements are taken before the bird is skinned, but even with this help the taxidermist must have almost another sense that will enable hih to make the form of the proper shape and size, with slight deoressions in the surface for the legs and wings.-Springfield
The Press., 1905-01-04

NOTICE Ia hereby given that peti. 1N tfon wtit be presented to the next session ofthe General Assembly asking for the incnr- poRarton Of Street Railway Company, with power Go constFuct and operate a sheet Rail- rad from poinr in The town Of Stafford. north or he village Of StaTordvile, thence sou herly and southwesterly over the main highway and prtva'e lards, through the villages Of stafford Vile, Ilydevile, Stafford Hollow, Sfafford springs and West stafford, to point near the south side of Crystal Lake, in the town of El- lington; thence northwesteriy over highways and private lands 10 the VIII ge Of Somers SJreet. q O the intersection or connec' ion with the Somers Street Railway. Also for a street railroad from the borough of Stafford Springs over the main highway and private land to point at State Line, north of Evergreen Park. Also from the borough of Stafford Springs west erly and northerly, through the villages Of For way and private land. to a point in the town line at Hampden, In the State Of Massachusetts.
 By Attorney for the Incorporators,
 q asNM ROBERT H. FISK. stanord Springs, Conn, December IS, 1924.
The Press., 1905-01-04

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The Press., 1905-01-04
A Hint For Health.

Physicians say that those who sleep with their mouths closed have the best health. If you awake in the night and And your mouth opan gee up and close ft-KanSas City Journal
The Press., 1905-01-04
The COrnnPOmnfaM.

She-How sweet of you to own that you were in the wrong! He (absent- mindedly) Yes; mother always taught me that it was easier to give in to a woman than to argue with her.-De- troit Free Press.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-24
BLACK BRUTE BEATEN
AN ASSAULT ON
 FRIENDS CHILD.
Father of Outraged Negro Girl Caught the Perpetrator and Lashed Him With Hickory Until Blood
 Came,

Ozark, Aug. 23.-(special )-This morning just before day Tyson Jones, a negro, who was being entertaints . by Henry Satcher, another negro. asss- Llt- ed Ahe 4-year-old child of the latter. Satcher and his wife had a struggle with the flend. but he finally made his
 when he was captured 1t was agreed that the outraged parent should stretch him across a log and beat him With hickory stick When he had been beaten all he could stand he was re- leased and crept into his cabin where
 Deputy United States Marshal Cox and posse have rafded several wildcat whiskey stills in this section during the week, destroying the outfits, beers and liquors. Zeke Brooks, coloredl Russell Mourning, white, and several others, have been carried before United States Commissioner Tutwiler at Troy where they gave bond for their ap- pearance at the next term of the Uni ted States District Court at Montgom'
 Miss Hattie Braokin has returned tc her home at Bainbridge. Ga, after a pleasant visit with relatives here:
 Newman Lasser, wife and little ter a weeks visit here.
 Leonidas Kolb, Rosco Bowling and Willis Cox will leave for Mercer Col lege in Georgia next week.
 H. c. Bowling and J. D. McFad- den are at Indian Spring, Gas this
 After spending a month at Saratoga Springs, N. F., Miss Lizzie Reynolds has returned home.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-24
Nevxs of Eutaw.

Eutaw. Aug. 2S.--(Special, )--Eutaw mourns the Ioes of two of her best citi- gems. Miss Victoria M. Byrd died in Chicago last Saturday after few days Entaw and inferred in Oak Hill Ceme- tery Monday.
 Her nephew. M T. BillinRslea. accom- panied the remains to this point. Miss Vic as she was generally known. was a woman of lovely. Christian character. taking a deep interest in religious af- fairs. and possessed that gentle dispo- sItion which caused all who came in contact with her to feel that she was their friend She is survived by two brothers. Drs. Taylor Byrd and Win field S. Byrd. besides numerous other relations and friends to mourn her loss
 Mrs. Charlotte M. Reese. who died taw's oldest and most beloved citizens. having reached the ripe old age of SS years While her death was not sur prise. 1t came as shock to the entire community. She was deeply pious and was willing to enter the great beyond her. She leaves five children and a number of grand children to mourn her loss.
 Cotton is beginning to open in this section. The recent rains have great ly damaged the crop in this county. off, we hear of several candidates who are contemplating making the race for
 The steeIe's Bluff Mercantile Compa- ny is erecting a large ginnery and grist mill near Knoxville,
 The large saw mill which is being erected by W. E. Jacoby. of Toledo, Ohio. near this place is nearing compile ton. They expect to begin saving in a few days.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-24
MAsoNs IN LIVINGSTON.
A Three Days' Conference Has Lar
 Attendance

Attendance.
 Livingston. Aug. 23.-(Special. )-The Masons are having a conference in Livingston. The conference Is to con- the order are here from various parts of Sumter County.
 Major J. e. Harris of Montgomery is here and will assist in the work of the meeting Rev. pr. F. M. Peterson of the Girls Industrial School and Prof. A. M. Scott of Headland are expected to be here during the conference, The term is taking interest In the meeting and efforts will be made to give the
 An incident little out of the ordi- nary occurred Saturday night when the local quarantine officers met the train from Birmingham. Two or three men recently from New Orleans attempted to get off the train at Livingston. The officers compelled them to get back on the train. They went to Hixon or Sumter Switch, a little station about three miles south of Livingston, and ingston was on the train and from Cuba he telephoned the officers here what had occurred. The authorities at Sumter were put on notice and Sunday the men turned up at the mill inquiring for work. The men were taken in charge and Sunday night in a closed car were sent back to New Orelans.
 The friends of Miss Pearl Coleman. who last week was so seriously sick improved. She seems to be well on the way to recovery.
 No rain here during the last three days, but the cotton crop is already seriously damaged by the continued wet weather.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-24
NEWS OF LINDEN
Branch of Epw0rth League OrKnni
 by Young Meth0diata.

Branch of Epworth League Organized
 r,,. by foung Methealsts. youag people ef Linden on Sunday s night completed the organization of a branch of the Epworth League by in Green. the minister in charge of the M. F. Church installed the officers, the services were very impressive indeed Beck. President; D. B. % Netties. First President; Mrs, E; S George, Third vics-Pr;esident: Pres; Miss Hazel @ Cocp- E. Cleveland Secretary; Miss Vera Conner, Treasurer: Miss Zella Cooper, agent for the Epworth Era.
 cue on yesterday in honor of Miss Oc- tavfa Greene of Selma who Is visiting his family. It was quite a pleasant
 Miss Annie l.. Sparkes of Montgomery is visiting her schooimate. Miss Bettie
 Miss Heweg L. Bruce is visiting her
 MT. 1T. W. Cleveland. who has been with the Third National Bank in Att ianta for the past year, has resigned and has accepted a position. with the Guayaquil and Quito Railroad In Ecua- dor, South America He will make q about b septembss 1s. ' p anu '~''
 Major Thomas H. Biedsoe oe Thom- aston. brought over Monday night and lodged them in the county jail. They are very suspicious characters, dirty, ragged and have the jail smell on them. They are evidently escapes from some jail or prison. Jimmie High claims to be from Laneville, Hale Coun- ty; Henry Strong claims to be a hand on an extra gang working from Selma to Demopolis on the Southern Raii- way. ulfus Carleton claims to work on the railroad near Carrolton. They are bad ones.
 It rains so much people are very backward with cotton picking.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-24
NORTH ALABAMA TEACHERS.
Program Prepared for Joint Education

Florence, Aug 23.-(Special.) )-Su- perintendent of Education James F. Koonce of Lauderdale County. Chair man of the Program committee for the Joint teachers Institute of Lauderdale, Colbert. Franklin and Lawrence coun- ties. to be held at Town Creek septem- ber % and S0 has given out the fol- his committee.
 Friday, September 2s-Devotional exercises, conducted by Rev. Mir. Me Giawn; address of welcome. by Cap tain A A. McGregor: response. by Prof. W. F. Trump; organization and enrolment of teachers: grading Coun- ty schools. by Superintendent L. S McRight of Franklin; discussions; par ticiples and infinitives, by W. A. Berry; arithmetic, by Prof. N. M Parrish of Florence; how to secure better attend ance in the schools by Mrs. w J. Fuqua of Florence.
 Evening session--Address by State Superintendent I. W. Hill.
 Saturday. 9 a. m.-School hygiene. by Dr. J. M. Peerson of Florence: read ing, Mrs Robinson of Colbert lesson in reading, Miss Josie Milner. of Flor.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-24
Begged For Mercy.

held to the grand jury in the inferior criminal court this morning on q charge of larceny from a railroad ca boose. The young man pleaded guilty to the charge and stated that he stole to provide food for his wife and two year old baby. He stated in court that his wife and child were in the office of the chief of police and that he had made effort to get a position with which to earn money to provide them food but was not successful. He begged for mercy with tears in his eyes. He said that he came to Bir- Atlanta and that he had tried to get work without success. Judge Feagin is making effort to have the case mol pressed and assist him in getting work.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-24
Tin Shop on Fire.

At i0:30 o'clock this morning the tin shop of c. B. Vetter on West Inten- dencia Street. caught fire from a burn ing rosin barrel and for a time 1t looked as though there would be trou- ble, in putting down the blaze. Very little water was needed, however, to quench the fire. The smoke interfered with the work great deal.
 still Burning Paraphernalia.
 Sheriff Van Pelt, in line with orders received from Judge Beggs of the Criminal Court Is still at work burn ing the gambling paraphernalia which was recovered from recent raids. The fire today as yesterday was started up att the county jail yards.
 Negro Stabbed.
 Charles Young. a negro, was badly stabbed by another black boy early last night as a termination to a prolonged quarrel. Young is in a bad condition. He was taken to hospital and there visited by the city physician.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-24
Irnn NfnrItef StronR.

Alabama iron manufacturers an nounce the market steady to warrant no concession whatever for business. The Alabama Consolidated Coal and Iron Company are delivering on an order for No. soft iron $1 per ton over the regular quotations. She or der called for special analysis iron. Three companies are out of the mar ket for immediate delivery No foun- dry iron and business will not be ac- cepted for delivery until after Octo- Der 1st The production win be in- The scarcity of labor Is SO pronounced as to give considerable concern in the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-24
AiIeRed neaertern .

Notices telling of the desertion of soldiers from the United States army are received almost daily at police headquarters
 The reports show that the majority of tho deserters are among the young men who have not been in the servicA very long.
 It Is thought that the reason for this condition lies in the fact that largo number of young boys who leave home and. not knowing, the requirements, nf come dissatisfied with the rigid dlscip- line that they find, being accustomed to do as they please. and consequently make their escape at the first oppor- tunity.
 mingham on September 16, 1904, loft Fort Des Moines. Ia. on August 5, not having been in the service one year. according to a report that has been TO- ceived here.
 Frank Franklin and Macy McGee de- serted from Fort Leavenworth. Kas.. on August 10 after having been In the service four. months. The police here have been advised. McGee enlisted in the service in this city during the month of March last.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-24

a Uniform system of Text Books" by Prof H. K rempleton of Lawrence County: Local Taxation" by Prof. A. F. Harman of the Florence city schools; 'SThe Relation of the Patron to the Teacher" by Prof L. E. Wood of Hillsboro; School Libraries" by Prof. J. E. Hester of Franklin; The Best Methods of Securing Good Discipline in Schools" by Prof Reagan of Town Creek; resolutions.
 captain A. A McGregor. Mrs. W. J Lee and !. R.. Armstrong were ap-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-24
Darbour,. Revcuue Board

Clayton, Aug. 23.-(SpeciaI )-The County Board of Revenue adjourned yesterday afternoon after two days session. The Board passed upon the raising of tax values suggested by Tax Commissioner Virgil Crawford and ap- pointed MT J W. McRae of Louisville as Road Overseer in place of Mir. Gar land, former Superintendent.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-24

pointed a committee on snferta1nmenk and a cordial Imitation was exfensS~T to all teachers and friends of educa. tion in the various counties to be pres enL
 measure in this County apd the fact that Lauderdale is not keeping pace with the other counties in the state Ia educational matters. has aroused the educators of both city and County to funwented exertions and ft Is hopSd tn make this the best institute ever held In Northern Alabama.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-24
Fine Was Remitted.

Tn the Recorders Court this morning the fine of S100 which was placed against a negro named Bannister yes terday, was remitted upon a re-hearing of the case. The negro appeared this morning with lawyer and gave notice that he would introduce witnesses to counteract the testimony of two women
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-24
me New sriI,tf. comr.nx.

A meeting Of enthusiastic young men was called tonight at the rooms of the Chamber of Commerce for the purpose of completing the organization of mll- ttary company. The list of officers has been selected. and the application for the assignment of a company at this point will be favorably passed up- on by the Governor.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-24
MONTGOMERY, ALA.

which caused his fine to be so large yesterday. The two prosecuting wit ments at variance with the truth and the fine was remitted. Intercession on the part of a prominent white man was partly responsible for a reopening of the case.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-24
Real Estate Activity.

Real estate agents report great ac- tivity in their line for the past few ing been made. There is a depression in other lines of business, but there Is no complaint coming from the real es- tate men. The daily transfers as re- Something doing" in that particular line.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-24
Grieved at Preachers Step.

UrIeVed uf PfeAchera SteRs
 The congregation of the First Bap- tist Church express deep regret at the decision of Rev. Fred Jones, who gave notice Sunday night that his resigna- ton was in and that 1t would take ef- tees will be held probably tomorrow night and the matter of filling the ar- ticipated vacancy will be taken up.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-24
Sum VIII EcIip.e.

The local weather bureau today an- nounced that there would be total eclipse of the sun noticeable in Bir- mingham on the morning of August 30th. between the hours of 6 and vations and if possible secure photo graphs in accordance with instructions from headQuarters.