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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-30
~ DICTATES OF CONSCIENCE
Gen. Gordon Went Unarmed Through
War In China.


In some "reminiscences of Sir Fred
erick st. John, diplomatist who
served his country (England) well, we
have tile facts which prompted Gen.
Gordon to carry no weapon but cane
when leading the imperial troops dur
ing the TAPPING struggle.
when acting in conjunction with
the Chinese general. San-ko-lin-sin.
against either Nankin or Foochow.
Gordon received a message from the
rebel leaders offering submission If
their lives were guaranteed. Having
obtained the consent of the Chinese
commander, he agreed. The town sur
rendered, and the three rebel chiefs
appeared before San-ko-lin-sin. He,
seeing that they had not shaved their
heads in sign Of submission had them
decapitated on the spot. Whereupon,
exasperated beyond control by such
treachery. Gordon armed himself with
a revolver, and was Fastening to the
generals tent with the intention OF
chastising him in the most summary
manner for his breach of faith, when
suddenly he paused, and coming, on
reflection, to the conclusion that his
contemplated act was simple murder
he threw away his weapon and regis
tered VOW that, so long as he re-
NAMED ID China, he would never
again carry any weapon more formid
able than cane"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-30
NO REST NIGHT OR DAY.
With Irritating Skin Humor-Hair Be
gan to Fall Out-WonderfuI Re-
suit from Cuticura Remedies.

WIN utttdhttS 0Ntu DS'
gan to Fall out-Wonderful Re-
suit from Cuticura Remedies.
about the latter part Of July my
whole body began to itch. did not
take much notice of it at first. but 1t
began to get worse all the time, and
then I began to get uneasy and tried
all kinds OF baths and other remedies
that we're recommended for skin hum
ors; but l became worse all the time.
My hair began to fall out and my
scalp itched all the time. Especially
at night, just as soon as l would get
in bed and get warm, my whole body
would begin to itch and my finger
nails would keep it irritated, and it
was not long before could not rest
night or day. A friend asked me
to try the Cuticura Remedies, and l
did. and the first application helped
me wonderfully. For about four
weeks I would take hot bath every
night and then apply the Cuticura
Ointment to my whole body; and
kept getting better. and by the time
used four boxes of Cuticura l was
entirely cured, and my hair stopped
| falling out. D. E. Blankenship, 319
| N. Del. St., Indianapolis, Ind, Oct. II
| 1906"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-30
A Real Temperance Worker.

Grin" Jones, who dispensed liquor
in addition to running his hotel at
Rumney, N. H., was compelled by the
town officials to stop selling liquor
and close up. but not without his In
forming temperance workers that he
was doing more for the cause than
others, as the people then drinking
at his house were drinking half wa
ter, and that IL he ran another year
they would be paying for liquor and
drinking all water.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-30
His Friends Were Few.

Nose" Porter was the name of a
witness appearing in the Wood con-
tested election case from st. Louis,
according to the story told by Col
Bill" Zevelly of the Indian terri
tory.
What is your nationality" asked
Chairman Olmsted.
Half black and half white" an
swered Porter.
What do you do for a living?"
- jes' jog around st. Louis"
Were any Of your friends present
when you made this affidavit?" asked
Mr.. Olmsted.
Deed, Mr.. Committee, | amt got
a single frien' in st. Louis, and rs
dead suah / amt got none here"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-30
,pioMs OF THE MouNrAlNEERs.
Very Old English Used In Parts Of
West Virginia.

Last summer some persons from the
North were spending month in the
mountains of West Virginia in log
cabin on the mountainside. One morn
ing, as they sat on the porch admiring
the views. little mountain girl in
short blue calico dress and bright pink
sunbonnet bounced round the side of
the cabin
,sHowdy!" she said. Nanny wants
to know If you-all don't want poke
of snapples this mohning."
"A what?p the Northerners asked, in
amazement.
"A poke of snapples." sissy repeat
ed. Then. evidently overcome with
shyness, she darted through the un-
derbrush before the newcomers could
decide whether or not they wanted a
poke of snapples." !.
The expression got into the .sys-
TENS of the visitors, until curiosity
made one of them take her way to the
little farmhouse.
81 will take a poke of snapples,
please" she said, fearing ell the while
the mountain woman would laugh in
her face or think her an escaped luna
tic.
But very gravely the woman disap.
peared. and soon returned, handing
the caller bag of string beans. The
beans. which snap in the fingers are
called "snapples'' by the mountain
GERS: and poke" which is good old
word for bag that has survived from
the Shakespearean English of the
early English settlers.-Youth's Com
| panions.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-30
Mistake Made by Pedaaoaues.

To maintain, as is apparently held
by many schoolmasters, that bodily
exercise is itself recuperative after
mental" effort, SO that boy who has
been exhausted by study can be re.
stored to his pristine mental" vigor
by a paper chase or by compulsory
running, or by any other form Of Sc
we're and sustained bodily" exertion,
seems to the London hospital to be
1.-THE very extremity of physiological
ignorance and of practical unwisdom
It is like lighting a candle at Its
lower end to make amends for it's
consumption at the top
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-30
Force of Habit.

''That new prison warden they APP
pointed was not success, was he?"
"A dead failure. You see, his pre-
vious business was against him."
How was that?"
"He ran a laundry, you know, and
when he tried to run the prison he did
1t on his old familiar lines"
''In what way?"
HE began by mangling his accounts
and then ironed all the convicts."
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-30
Domestic Service in oIden pays.

Domestic Service In oIden Days.
Mental" was originally applied only
to domestic servants to show that
they were "intra moenia," or between
walls, as distinguished from the ap-
prentice so called from the French
"apprendre," to learn. Until the eight
teenth century all single men between
IL years old and 60, and all married
ones under 80, and all single women
between IL and 40. not having any
visible livelihood, were compellable by
two justices to go into service. But
at a still earlier date the domestic
servant seems generally to have been
some relation to the family, showing
that service had no contemplate
meaning in those days, and explain
ing, perhaps why SO often In old books
and plays the lady's maid or the valet
is referred to as their masters or
mistress LADY" or gentleman"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-30
An Alarming elunder.

A young lady living in Paris recent
ly visited her sisters family and left
them in perfect health. The next day
a letter arrived from the Bichat Hos
pital announcing her death at that in
stitution, and caused deep grief among
aer relatives, who thought she had
net with a fatal accident. That even
ing. however, the supposed deceased
appeared at the house safe and sound.
It appears that she had been under
treatment at the hospital some time
ago, and Ter name, through an error.
vas given to another patient, who
subsequently died.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-30

burning sensation. They showed sed
iment. became discouraged. weak.
languid and depressed. so sick and
weak that l could not keep up. As
doctors did not cure me I decided to
try Doan's Kidney Pills, and with
such success that my troubles were
all gone after using eight boxes, and
my strength, ambition and general
health Is fine"
Sold by all dealers. so cents box.
Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo. N. Y.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-30
Ever Hear of .scotty" and His Record
Breaking Ride?

The story, briefly told. is this: Wal.
ter Scott, the Death Valley gold miner.
made the trip from Los Angeles to
Chicago last summer on a special
train over the Santa Fe" In less than
as hours. That whirlwind train cost
him more than $4,000. 1t was the
fastest long distance run over noun
tains and plains ever made on any
American railway. 1t demonstrated
beyond dispute that the Santa Fe
track, equipment and employees are Of
the dependable kind. Probably you
wouldn't care to ride SO fast. You pre-
fer the luxury of our three trains from
Utah and Colorado to Everywhere
East and Southwest.
Ask me for ticket rates and litera
ture.
C. F. WARREN.
g. A.. A. T. & s. F. Ry.
AZ Dooly Block. Salt Lake City. Utah
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-30

t OIL t ure l went
through now seems to
have been almost I'M
bearable. I had back
aches, pains in the
side and loins. dizzy
spells and hot. fever
ish headaches. There
W e e bearing down
pains, and the kidney
secretions passed toe
frequently and with a
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-30
Uncle Allen.

NO." said Uncle Allen Sparks. II
don't take any stock In these flying
machines. Too many men have made
angels of themselves-at least, that's
the charitable supposition-by trying
to learn to fly"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-30
Many Children ara sickly.

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders forChildren,
used by Mother Gray, nurse in Children's
Home, New York, cure Feverishness, Head
ache, Stomach Troubles, Teething Dis
orders, Break up Colds and Destroy Worms
At all Druggists Csc. Sample mailed FREE.
Address Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Z.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-30


w11fte bods are women and girls who
ne awaiting or recovering from opera
tfsae made necessary by neglect.
Nvery one of these patients had
pespty Of warning In that bearing down
feeing. pain at the left or right of the
ahGnmen, nervous exhaustion, pain in
tha small of the back, pelvic catarrh,
dG1Einess, fatulency, displacements or
iaugularities. ALI Of these symptoms
ara Indications of an unhealthy con.
dlllOn Of the female organs, and il not
hseded the trouble may make Roadway
uai1l the penalty has to be paid by q
dangerous operation, and q lifetime Of
inlpaired usefulness at best, while In
many cases the results are fatal.
Miss Luella Adams, Of Seattle. Wash.
wudtes:
Deer Mrs. Piniham -
about two years ago I was q great ,suf-
feecr from o severe female trouble, pains and
hea1aches. The doctor prescribed for me and
undergo an operation II wanted to get well
f5t that this was my death warrant, but
qsept hundreds Of dollars for medical help,
Int the tumor kept growing. Fortunately
oosfeGpondedwith an aunt inthe New England
6td$es, and she advised me to take Lydia e.
fNKnamb tegetaDle compound, dS ~ was
SID 10 cure tumors. Ibid so and Immediately
began to improve In health, and was entirely
cIESd, the tumor disappearing entirely, with
Of an operation. I wish every suffering
woman would try this great preparation"
just as surely as Miss Adams was
curSd of the troubles enumerated in
hoe letter, just SO surely will Lydia e.
Psnasham's Vegetable Compound cure
other women who suffer from fe-
male troubles, Inflammation, kidney
Troubles, nervous excitability or ner-
veaE prostration.
Mrs. Pinkham invites all young
wNpeu who are Ill to write her for free
aAx4ce.t She is daughter-in-law OF
Lydia f. Pinkham and for twenty-five
yexs has been advising sick women
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-30
Birds senefit the World.

II the world were birdless. natu-
ralist declares man could not inhabit
1t after nine ears time. in spite OF
all the sprays and poisons that coulo
be manufactured for the destruction
of insects. The insects and slugs
would simply eat all the orchards and
crops In that time.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-30
World Has Excess of Men.

There is an excess Of men In the
world. In America this Is greatest.
while in Europe there are more wom-
en- than men, and in the commercial
centers of Western Europe the pro-
portion of women is increasing, caused
by the greater facilities for work
which women find in cities.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-30
Most Expensive Thermometer.

The most expensive thermometer
is in use at the Johns Hopkins uni
versity in the United States. It Is
valued at $4,000. and is an absolute
ly perfect instrument. The gradua-
tions on the glass are so fine that it
Is necessary to use a microscope to
read them.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-30

To-day the buttons worn by the Chi
nese and Japanese on their wonder
full costumes are the most highly o.
namented and the most valuable from
an artistic standpoint of any In use
throughout the world.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-30

Removing Ink Stains from Book.
To remove ink stains from a book
dissolve a small quantity of oxalic
acid In warm water. Wet the stain
with this mixture
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-30
COULD NOT KEEP UP.

Broken Down, Like Many Another
Woman, with Exhaustins Kidney
Troubles.
Mrs. A. Taylor, of Wharton, N. j.,
says: 81 had kidney trouble in its
most painful and severe form, and the
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-30
Great Desire of Humankind.

There is In mans nature a secret
inclination and motion toward love
of others. which, II 1t be not spent
upon some one or few, does natur.
ally spread itself toward many" said
Lord Bacon three centuries ago. The
remark might be applied with good
reason to the unmarried woman, who
within the last half century has be-
come moving power in the world.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-30
Discrimination Necessary.

The man who always takes a wom-
an at her word is bound some day
to make an awful blunder.-Somer-
vile Journal.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-30
French Jlnricksb.

In the French city Of Beauvais a
small vehicle. built with two wheels
and drawn by a man or boy, is in
common use. 1t is called a vinai.
grette.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-30
"A Hero.

81 saved that girls life once, and
she doesn't appear a bit gratefA."
How did you gave her life?"
"She said she'd die II she had to
marry me and refrained from urging
her"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-30
Our Improved Emerson.

Hitch your wagon to a star; but
IL you expect the star to do all the
pulling you may get stuck in the
mud
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-30
eoston,s Fondness for Beans.

More money is spent each year in
Boston in buying baked beans than
would buy the largest battleship in
the United States navy.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-30
Sprlngi

Time to cleanse the system and purify
the blood Take Garfield Tea, Natures
perfec. axative it is the best ulond purifier
-nown It cures sick headache, regulates
the yer, lLeys, tomach and bowels.
Bend for sample. Garfield Tea Co., Brook
n N Y,
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-30

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup.
For children teething, softens the gurus reduces ID
nammation, aays palm, cures wind collie CSC bottle
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-30

If you go to Conference be sure and
use the Salt Lake Route.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-30

If you go to Conference be sure an,
use the Salt Lake Route
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-30

Experiments are being made al
Montreaux, France, with a new cleo
trio searchlight of 100000 candle
power that will project rays fifty
miles.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-30
HOSPITALS CROWDED
MAJORITY or PATIENTS WOMEN
Mna. Pinkharn,s Advice Saves Many
From shis Sad and Costly Experience.

It Is q sad but
lcertain fact that
e v Q ry ye a r
! brings q n in
CIR 9 q Sc in the
numberofopera-
tons performed
upon women in
o u r hospitals.
Morethan three
fourths Of the
patients ! y in g
Inn <kDcn CnAxD-
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-30

Everybody get ready for Spring
Conference.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-30
Collector of Dwarfs.

King Philip Nv Of Spain collected
dwarfs, and many diminutive spec!-
mems of humanity were sent him on
his birthdays.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-30

DON'T FORGET
large 2-oz. package Red Cross Ball Blue, only
5 cents. The Russ Company, South Bend, Ind.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-30

II you go to Conference be sure and
use the Salt Lake Route.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-30

USE THE FAMOUS
Red Cross Ball Blue. Large 2-oz. package
cents. The Russ Company, South Bend, Ind.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-30
Chimes. and Japsnrse Buttons.

u.
III Dooly Block. Salt Lake City. Utal
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-01-18

married people have the best Of it
In ocean travelling" sl.l sel captain.
FOR they have a statcroom TO them
selves. People travelling alone. unless
they are willing To pay e good deal ex.
ira. have 90 sleep .u the same room
with strangers. 0n unpleasant thing.
"Somc OF thcsc lone travellers. % So
cure privacy. pay extra fare. others
many. many othcr3-try to secure pri-
vucy by giving as lies instead OF
money.
"Ouc man will tell the chief steward
that lac has an iutoiorlble snore. An.
other will say hc Is subject to cpilcptic
attacks, wherein .n the small hours he
becomes a shrieking aud dangerous
maniac. Another will say that IN the
throes Of acute scu5icknrss from the
beginning OF the voyage 10 tie end he
fills the cabin day and night with dis
NAL noises
mo matter. They rll have 30 share
their statcrO1ms with strangers "he
only way out Of it g. 70 plank down
the coin. New York Press.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-01-18
THE OCTOPUS.
It's Terrible Army of suckers and n.
Powerful Jaws.


Both the o.;Jaus and the cuttlefsh
have arms ,hJi are clothed with u
formidable array OF sucko. which are
wonderful pieces of mecl SIN. When
the sucker comes into contact with an
object the central piston, having pre-
vlously been raised 80 as 70 complete
ly all the cavity Of the sucker. Is at
once withdrawn aud perfect vac
uum produced. explaining the great te
nacity with which the suckers cling
They number upward Of 100 pairs 20
each arm Of the octopus, and once they
obtain a grip on the victim. unless the
arm is actually torn away from the
body Of the octopus, It Is practically
impossible for its prey 10 disentangle
itself
In addition TO these suckers the octo
pus has "A powerful pair OF jaws, shap-
ed like the beak Of n parrot. behind
which Is a formidable armor plated
tongue used as rasping organ. The
octopus will attack and kill crabs and
Holsters OF considerable size. ripping
open the body by means Of its powerful
jaws ana dcNourlng the contents. In
spite Of being a creature OF such awe
inspiring looks the octopus has several
enemies in various species of whales.
sharks and conger cells. In fact the
latter are particularly fond OF devour.
ing the smaller octopuses.
Conger cels hunt for the octopus and,
when found. proceed TO browse on its
limbs. The octopus tries TO hug the
slippery. slmy conger tight, but in
vain, and, finding its limbs growing
less discharges its ink In the face Of
the foe and under cover of the turbd
water beats "A hasty retreat. II Is to
escape the too pressing attention Of
Its foes that the octopus possesses the
power Of changing its color TO corre-
spond with that of its surroundings.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-01-18

There is not much difficulty in marry
ing Off daughter In Korea. Where
there are defects, such as feeble health,
paralysis, deformltics. etc, an expert
intermediary who knows how to CON
ccal them is employed. 1t is her bust
ness to make the girl presentable to the
parents of the suitor. As the bride
groom does not see the bride until the
day Of marriage, when II is too late TO
rccoil, he Is obliged to make the best Of
the situation In marrying Korean
girls are not exempt from contributing
20 the support Of the family. This ap-
plies TO the grande dame as well as the
humblest peasant. Ladies' Of rank who
have become impoverished and are
obliged TO support themselves may earn
livelihood by knitting or rearing silk
worms
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-01-18

4 Scottish parish minister met the
lalrd's gamekeepor one day and said
TO him, II say, Davidson, why is it |
never see you in churchT'
"Wel, sir" replied Davidson, 81
don't want to hurt the attendance"
Hurt the attendance. What do you
meanf" asked the minister in surprise
"Wcll, sir, you see" replied the game
keeper, there are about dozen men
in the parish that go to church when
I'm not there, and they would go
poaching il | went TO church"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-01-18

Their wealth, their luxury their cul-
tivation of arts which we have not yet
had time to seriously contemplate. their
civilization, their strange class distinc-
tions, but above all the great wealth
and the great poverty Of their people,
stir our wondering faculties more than
any other things can ever do. When
we behold their wealth we are as poor
children brought suddenly into n rich
chlld's nursery and lost in astonish-
ment at the number and profusion of
toys strange to us. When we see their
poverty we are rharisccs who thank
God that we arc not as these others.
But in either case are we beset with q
great amazcment, From can Outland'
er In England"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-01-18

William Brookield. the English di-
vine, used to tell this story: "The new
bishop Of New Zealand in farewell
and pathetic interview with his moth
er after his appointment was thus ad-
dressed by her in such sequence as
sobs ana tears would permit 1 sup
pose they will eat you, my dear ] try
TO think otherwise, but | suppose they
will Wen, we will leave II in the
hands of Providence. But, IL they do.
mind, my dear and disagree with
themn"