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anything is possible in Rome" Wear
evening dress? Nonsensei. That was In
the more exacting days Of Leo XIII. The
present Pope is a democrat. He hates
vain show. Perhaps he has absorbed
some Of the Anglo Saxon antipathy to
seeing evening dress on q male during
daylight But the ladies wear wells, All
the morning Of October 9th the hotel was
full OF eager Italians selling wells to the
German ladies'.
Carriages blocked the streets, and al
irost stretched four square around the
Palazzo Margherita, There was noise.
There were explosive, sounds when bar
gains were driven. Then, after the VEN
doris OF saints pictures. crosses, rosary
beads-ohleAy gentlemenSof Oriental per-
suasion, comlcal as 1t may seann-we
drove off In high feather, nearly four huns
dred ,strong had secured from Mgr,
Pick, through the offices OF my amlahle.
clsoata ~ iparti,hued badge wi thins cpoaa
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execrable plays In the theatres of New
York, plays whose sentiments loathed,
whose sentiments. Z. nevertheless. brought
tears to my uncritical eyes, and all be-
cause no man is strong enough to quite
Withstand the electric currents circulating
through a gathering of his fellow men?
Mob-mania 1t has been called by lie Bon
in his "Psychology OF the Crowd"
i After standing above tho dust and
buried bones of ilustrious and forgotten
Germans, we went Into tho church and
We're cooled by an address In German OF
a worthy cleric whose name | cannot re-
call. remember that he told us that we
were to meet tha Vicar of Christ. a man
like ourselves, He emphasized, strangely
80 It appeared to mo. tho humanity of the
great prelate before whom wa were bid
den that gloomy nutumnnl afternoon,
And thon, after intonins a To peum. we
filed out In pRiab GSst the women, then
the zAsttS 7 lenE tho nnlfed stones until we
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-14

and the motto. "coeln- 1905"
which, Interpreted. meant Cologne Rome.
Il felt like singing mach Rom" after the
fashion OF the Wagnerlans in Act II. OF
"rannhauser, but contented myself with
abusing my coachman for his slow driv-
ing, 1t was all as exciting as q tirstnight
ut the opera.
Tho rendezvous was the Campo santo
dei Tedeschi. which, With its adjoining
church OF Santa Maria della Pieta, was
donated TO the Germans by Plus VI as a
aburying- ground. There ! met my com
panions of the dining ronmi and. after a
stern looking German priest with the
bearing Of an officer interrogatsd mo, j
was permitted to join the pilgrims, What
at first had boon n thing OF no value was
The mesmeric influence Of, the large and
enthusiastic body OF pilgrip,s .was begin
ming It's work, knew i, for had 4 not
night after night, year after sFessi ssat out
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clytain drop New York will prob
ably see It first, With tho seven league
roots OF Richmond SrauSs'A music, for
the tragedy DEMANDS acting of a high
oroer and gorgeous scttiRE. Played by
amateurs on bare boards 1t is no longer
Wide. who Is ,luxurious or nothing In
hsa art. 1t Is ski!ful adaptation of
Gustave Flaubert's "Herodias," and. hor-
ribly mrobld as It is in It's commnHlo.
ment OF blood and lust Cheese characters
nave no real HE outside the psychopathio
tragedy.
But what has Wilde d'Annunx,o 10 do
with Rome with the PopeY Only that
hotne. OF all cities In the world. fur
hishes the most surp-!ses. The paliu,ps-
ests OF Its various civilizations AFRO not
us chief charms. 1t can be as new ns
.o-tnorrow while basking In the neigh
porhood OF antiquity. Besldes. didn't
go 70 Rome to sec the Pope IT wss tho
marbles OF the Vatican that hailed me OF
my projected course. II Leo XIII. har
oeen alive, then. u told myself. an audi
ence by hook or crook: but the former
Cardinal Sart! and former Patriarch OF
Venice had never appealed to my sense
OF the picturesque. He had always
seemed an honest bourgeois Pope, a hard
working, rather pathetic Pope. but q
| Pope without the magnificent intellect
| ual prestige of Leo XIII, or possessing
| the bonhomie OF Plus IX.--of whom his
predecessor, Gregory XVI. remarked
| that even the Very cats in his house
| were Carbonari', This was when Plus
!, TX. was the Bishop of Imola and lib
eral. Those cats changed their tune
after 1913!
The usual manner OF approaching the
1 iS TN 90 Et,>oY 10 fb.,
American embassy and harry the good
tempered secretary into promise OF a
\ ticket, that is. If YOU are acquainted in
! clerical circles. was not long In Rome
| before I discovered that both Mgr. Ken
! nedy and Mgr. Merry Du Val were ut
| Frascat enjoying a hard earned vaca-
ton. SO dismissed the ghost OF one
| idea and pursued my pagan worship at
the Museo Vattcano. Then the heavy
hoofs of three hundred pilgrims invaded
the peace of the quiet Hotel Fischer up
| in the Via Sallus Tiana
] They had come from Cologne and the,
vicinity of the upper Rhine bearing
Peters pence, wearing queer clothes and
4 good -natured smiles. They tramped the
4 streets and churches of Rome, did these
lcommonplace, pious folk. They bulTowed
in the Catacombs and they ate their
meals, men and women alike, with such
n harty crashing OF teeth, such u crude
appetite. that one envied their vitality,
their faith. their wholesome air Of having
accomplished the conquest OF Rome,
Their schedule, evidently prepared with
great forethought and one that went abs,
solutely to pieces when put to the test
OF practical ton, was wrangled over
at each meal. where the Teutonic clans
4 fore gathered In full force. The third day
! heard OF Il projected audience at the
1 VATICAN, These people had come to RoEe
TO- seq the Pope. Big bonad and giant
Ike MET. Pick visited the hotel daily and
4 once, afterI saw him In conference with
slGnor Fischer, asked him If 1t were
possible g 6s 5s5 N ,S7
No Evening Dress,
eaIaRR6 Klssqbayd
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.HEHD is an ancient and scan-
dnlous story told Of an unlucky
u Hebrew peddlcr who was sav-
NI Hebrew peddlrr who WIS eve.
- agely assaulted by sailor be-
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Il,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-11-08

The crowd was seized with a noisy
agitation. Its pent up feelings found
vent in bitter denunciation of the north
end. A man-it al the Hon. Jeb Bar
rows-had mounted the courthouse
steps and was vainly endeavoring to
make himself heard. He was counsel
ing delay, but no me listened to him.
The houses must be torn down wheth-
er their owners wanted it or not. Nc
Clintock turned up the street.
Fall I'M" he shouted, and at least a
hundred men fell in behind him,
marching two abreast. Here and there
as they moved along a mar would for
sake the line to disappear into his own
gate. When he rejoined his neighbors
he invariably carried an ak pick or
crowbar.
From the square they turned into
Main street and from Main street into
the north road, and presently the neaG
of the procession halted before a clus-
ter of small frame houses resting in a
hollow to their right.
These must come down first" said
McClintock. Now, we want no noise,
men. Well pass out their stuff quietly
as we can and take it back to the
square,
He swung open a gate as he spoke.
Williams keeps a team. A couple of
you fellows run around to the barn
and hook up"
Just then the front door opened. and
Williams himself appeared on the
threshold. n dog burked, other doors
opened, lights cleaned in a score of
windows. and the north end threw of
its cloak of silence and darkness.
keep quiet and let me do the talk
ing" said McClintock over his shorl-
der. Then to the figure in the door
way:
I'VE have come to help you move.
John. | take it you will be wanting {,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-11-08

nc presented the muzzlc of u shotoun.
leave here shortly. Wen give YOU n
hahd.' And the master mechanic push.
co through the gate and took a stor
down the path.
Hold On!' cried Williams. swinpino
ou1 an arm. II got something TO saw
about that"
mere was n sound as of the click.
ing OF a lock, and he presented the
ihuzzlc Of Il shotgun.
'oh, say" said McClintock gently
you had better not try to use that, II
WIZ only make matters worse, Your
no"S' ms got to come down. We got
70 save what W" can Of the town"
Williams made no answer TO This Lu,
Mc'llhtork saw him draw the butt or
INC gun np toward his shoulder
INC men at his back were perfectly
h"'' lh'S filled the street una, breath
'hs nara, pressed heavily upuIns, IN.
PICKER fence, which bent beneath the
we'ehl OF their bodies,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-11-08
CHAPTER XXI.

N41oSI1 udu SIOMu oroQC
II to forest fires. They We're of
almost annual recurrence, and
a Il the town had come to expect
them each fall. AS the Hon. Jeb Bar
rows remarked with cheerful optimism,
voicing a popular belief, if it was IT,
tended Antioch should go that way it
would have gone long ago.
But this summer the drought had
been of longer duration than usual. The
woods were like finder, and the inev-
table wadding from some careless
hunters gun or the scattered embers
from some campfire far up in the
northern part Of the state had started
a confagration that was licking I'D
miles of timber and moving steadily
south behind a vast curtain of smoke
that darkened half the state. 1t was
only when the burned out settlers from
the north began to struggle in that An
tioch awoke to a proper sense of it's
danger.
1t was then that Antioch sent out it's
first call for help. 1t needed fire en-
gines and hose, and it needed them
badly, especially the hose, for the lit.
tie reservoir from which the town
drew its water supply was almost
empty.
Antioch forgot the murder of Ryder.
1t forgot Roger Oakley, the strike and
all lesser affairs. a common danger
threatened its homes, perhaps he lives
of its citizens.
A score of angry men We're stamping
up and down the long platform across
from the shops or pushing in and out
Of the ugly little depot. which had
taken on years in apparent age and
decay in the two days during which
no trains had been running.
They We're abusing Holt. the railroad
and every Il connected with it. For
the t~housandth time they demanded to
know where the promised relief train
was-if it had started from Buckhorn
Junction. and, if it hadn't started. the
reason Of the delay.
The harried assistant treasurer an.
swered these questions as best he
could.
"Are you going to let the town burn
WITHOUT makln a move TO save it -
demanded an excited citizen.
You don't think | an any more
anxious to see it go than you arey
retorted Holt angrily.
Then why don't your road do some
thing to prevent it,"
THE roads doing al! it can, gentle.
men,
That's a whole lot, amt IT."
I'VE are cut off" said Holt help
lessly. Everything is tied up tight"
You can wire, can't you?"
Eyes. ! can wire; ! have wired"
well, where's the relief train. them
TITS at the Junction"
"lts going to do us a lot of good
there, aint ~"
"They'I send II an soon as they car
get together n crew"
str them up again, Holt, Tell 'eu
we got 10 have that hose and those en-
gines or the towns gone, It's II matter
Of life and death"
Holt turned back INTO NE depot. uud
the crowd dispersed
In tie ticket Office he found Mocha
took, who had just come in from ~,
town., The master mechanics face wal
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-11-08

YOU'D better be reasonable. We
are losing precious time" urged Me-
Clintock. "In an hour or two this place
will be on fire."
1--WE got no kick coming if it burns,
but it shan't be pulled down"
put up your gun, and We'll give you
a lift at getting your stuff out"
mo, you won't"
McClintock kept his eyes on the
muzzle of the shotgun.
1T amt the property loss we are
thinking Gifts the possible loss of
life," he said mildly.
"1ll chance it," retorted Williams
briefly.
well, we won't"
Williams made no reply. He merely
fingered the lock Of his gun.
"Put down that gun, john. com
manded McClintock sternly.
AT the same moment he reached
around and took an ak from the hands
of the nearest man.
put it down. he repeated as be
stepped quickly toward Williams.
The listening men pressed heavily
against the fence in their feverish anx-
iety to miss nothing that was said or
done. The posts snapped, and they
poured precipitously into the yard. At
the same moment the gun exploded,
and a charge of buckshot ratified harm.
lessly along the pavement at McClin-
tock's feet.
Then succeeded a sudden pause. deep,
breathless and intense, and then the
crowd gave a cry-a cry that was in
answer to a hoarse cheer that had
reached them from the square.
An instant later the trampled front
yard was deserted by all save Will
Mams in the doorway. He still held the
smoking gun to his shoulder.
fro BE Continued
A punster robbed of his pun is a
wrecked individual.
A too good opinion of yourself isn't
apt to communicate itself to your ac-
quaintances.
Some people tell lies and draw trou-
BILE, and others tell them and draw big
royalties.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-11-08
Don't s1cedr so, Dannic. 1t amt right
TU 90 acith vou."

trip, except for a few burns, but
there was the possibility of a more
tragic ending. Still, whatever the re-
suit, he would have done his full part.
He faced Durks again.
ANY man who knows enough to
shovel coal will do" he said.
But no one will want to take such
long chances, Mr.. Oakley. Baker said
it was just plain suicide"
Dan swore like a brakeman out of
temper in the bad, thoughtless manner
of his youth.
At the same moment a heavy, SLOUGH
ing figure emerged from the shadow at
the opposite end Of the freight car and
came hesitatingly toward the two men.
Then a voice said in gentle admoni-
ton:
Don't swear so, Dannie. 1t amt
right. I'll go with you"
1t was his father.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-11-08

sky. Back of that ruddye glow, in the
wind was in the north. He was think,
ing, as he had many times in the last
hour. of Constance and the EmoryS.
In the face of the danger that threat
ened he even had Il friendly feeling for
the rest Of Antioch. 1t had been decent
and kindly in its fashion until Ryder
set to work to ruin him.
He knew he might ride into Antioch
on his engine none the worse for the
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-05-18

New York. May 1s.-TO remedy the
defects OF the amateur church choir is
the purpose Of the splendid Calvary
choir just organized at Calvary Baptist
church, under the leadership Of Bawzrd
Morris Bowman This choir has beer
organized in four sections. OF modih-
cation Of the plan adopted in King
Solomon 5 temple. These divisions are
known a. eheristers, Juniors. seniors
and soloises
One object Of the arrangement Is 20
permit each division 20 have an OF
duty Sunday in each month. Another
Advantage claimed is the greater inter
est projected into contests among the
divisions. The grading. too, y intend
ed TO stimulate strife for promotion for
excellence. The choir viii aim not
only 20 lead the musical services Of the
church. but 10 give a musical education
TO its members The ehoir's equipment
includes a large organ. 8 eoEmodious
chapel. with numerous side rooms. and
supplied win the Csuldwell Memorial
organ and grand piano for rehearsals,
musicals and social gatherings. and a
well stocked library Of choir music.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-05-18

MODEL
''0D TOWN
PotIatch Will Be Without Sd
looms and Tobacco and Have
None of the Comforts OF
the Penitentiary

TIE nodel town being built by the
weverhauser Lumber Company at
P9,,s,eh. Idaho. Is described by q
~ssial correspondent Of Spokane
yspe- as follows:
A -own 50 new that it Is ROt on the
-srs for 1905 and vet having already
-opulation OF over 500 people. Is the
novel distinction that the town Of
Po:lateh, Idaho. enjGys- Six months
sro the tract where town stands was
was partly q meadow AID the remainder
e aat from which the heavy timber
ha1i beer logged on from and over
grown With heavy underbrush.
Today 1t is the sight for the largest
Ssvrnin IL Idaho. and perhaps as
large as auy on the Pacific coast.
P3-lateh Is wholly ard solely the ere
s-ion os the Weyerhanser syndicate,
o7-ners ot the great Potlateh Lumber
Company Of Northern Idaho AID East
e-n Washington At present this com
1e-v has a szwuniIl Of 10000 feet a
CAV capacity a. Palouse and one Of
21.ol1 feet a day capacity AZ Coifax-
Potlareh viii be eon6ueted or rather
: novel scheme. TIE townsite Is
Owned By the company, as IS also the
nil When the residences are com
p,e,ed they are lot for sale, but for
re-7 20 the employees.
A. present there arc 50 carpenters
working on so s1d there are about 100
completed. Seventy more VIII Be con-
s-ruete6 as soon as the ones being
bull, are finished The houses are
built OF a sloping tract Of ground
With 10 regard for blocks. No two
are alike that &djOin- They contain
;hree. four and SIX rooms and viii
reu; for So, IS and slO each
No stores win be allowed in the
iSwn except those owned by the com
pany and 70 saloons az al viii be
u2in;aired. Even smoking is under
TIE bar.
Tie Outpus Of the sswmill Is 5000
feet al hour. or sOo,o0[i every "a
hours. Five hundred men viii be re-
quirea 70 keep il IN operation and 3
force almost as large viii be required
in the timber.
No logs viii be Ho4te3 down the
Pslouss river for the Potlateh mill.
all logs for it being brought down By
railroad
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-05-18

S. Petersburg, Nay ls.-The city
- sblaLs wi-h decorations ard from
early morning thousands Of people
dressed in their bess clothes, thrOnge3
tAe streets, so as 70 miss Tot = single
feature Of the various ceremonies with
which the birthS2y Of the ezar Is OBJ
served. Daring the early morning
hours the churches il all parts Of ne
eirv were crowded with worshippsrS
who offered thanks for the preservation
Of the eEaE's life and prayed for his
future preservation There was a
zarked contrast IN the enthusiasm DIS
PLAYED by the people Of al classes 70
The dOwEeSst and s1llen s.0lidisy with
wkieh the ear's birthday was observed
last year and the year before. At nooz
he guns Of the dingy fortress OF the
hanks Of the Sev& fred Al imperial
salute Of l2l gus. The program for
The dhy iHslOSss grand reception At
the palace, where the ear received the
eougr4.ulAtiOns Of The members Of the
eo1rt, the Aigh state OhsiAis the Een-
hers Of The diploEatie sSrps sn3 dele
cations from various GspsrtHsrts Ot
the eOoztry- Many promotions anS
decorations were AnHOraesd today. IN
the evening there were special perform
&nees in the tAs2ters, many hsnq0ets
ard fr~wo<ks for the masses.
Nichols II, the present eEAr. who
l. the eighth ruler TO represent the
hoase Of R01anof-H Holstein. was bern
Nay g or Nay Is, according to the
nee style. in the year lsss, ana w1s
the eldest sSz of E@psrSz Alsxz.dsr
III and Princess D4gnu4r, the a.sgA-
ter Of ihs late king u DcznArk- He
asesndsa he throls Novs2bs- ], 1854.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-05-18
DRAGGED OVER THE DASHBOARD
Kingee,t Broke and Baxgy Dumps II
Occupants.

What zaight have PcOvss = serious
seSiSsut occurred Ab.ous 4:So yesterday
afteEncsoa, a. the eoTHer of Cottage srs
MzEiOa streets. Ms. Albert L. Brown
and SiAHgAisr, BAAHeAs, were driving
sOaiAwSrd Oa Cottage strsst, when the
bolt holding the body Of the buggy to
the front axle broke, throwing tie boay
az the buggy 20 the ground. Mrs
BroSa was 9agge3 over the 6A<A-
eoara1 ahghting Oa her face. Fo-tu-
nA;sly the Acrss 6SS lot take fr;gAt
and to this ArS Brown owes il that
she WAS net iajured beyOad general
sAAhiag up rAs b1sgy Vas aos in
jarsd ssyOzd the bending Of the dAsh.
bard
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-05-18
RUN DOWN FROM GRIP
DR. WILLIAMS PINK PILLS CURE
THIS FORM OF DEBILITY.
AfsersHecss Of Grip Responzhle for
Much Suffering that This
RemsI7y VIII Reiieve

ssFcur years ago." says Mrs. T. Nor
risoa Of No. 1872 Carson street. South
side. Pittsburg. Pa, 81 took cold
which turned into the grip. This trouble
left ne all run down I was thin, had
bseksehe naeh Of the time, had no aP-
petite. nv s.ornseh was ont Of order
and / felt nervous and unstrung-
sswhile had the grip had 8 doctor,
bat really suffered more from the eon-
6ition in which the inauerza left ne
than I did from the disease itself. felt
generally Eretehed and miserable and
the Iezs- exposure 20 cold would make
ne worse. I eoul6n { seem TO get any
better until I began 70 take Dr. VII
lians' Pink Pills. I very quickly no
.ieed q benefit after 1 began taking
them and they restored ne - good
health and strength. DR.. Williams
Pink pills are a wonderfully good med
ieine. Thanks 70 them I an Row in
hne health and have had 10 return ot
nv former troubles. 1 recommend the
pills 10 everyone who Is ailiug ard take
every opportunity TO let people know
how gcOd they are
Dr.. Williams Pinks Pills cured Mrs.
Morrison because they actually make
good. red blood. When the blood Is red
and healthy there can Dc 10 debility.
The relation between the blood and
nervous system IS such that the pills
have a very decided action upon the
nerves ard they have cured many Sc
we're nervous disorders th& have not
yielded 70 ordinary treatment. Their
double action, OF tie blood s1a On the
nerves, makes them AZ ideal spring ton-
ie.
$500 REWARD-The Dr. Williams
Medieine Co. has authorized the cashier
Of the Union National hank Of Sehe-
reetady. y. Y, 70 pay the SUE Of 5000
upon proof Of fraud on the part of the
company in The publication Of the fore
going testimonial, OF any otkers used
il making known the merits Of Dr..
Williams Pink Pills.
Al druggists sell Dr.. Williams Pink
Pills or they viii be sent by mail, post
paid, on receipt Of price, 80 cents per
box, six boxes for $3.50, BY the Dr..
Williams Medicine Co, Seheneetaiy.
Y. Y.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-05-18

and capital stock That might help
some Of Us if the banks were rot so
particular about the persons 70 whom
the loans are maie.-Eugere Regis:e:.
The virtoOus senate votes AZ sns-i-
nent which viii make the rate bill law
irelnde an anii-pass provision. So does
the interstate commerce law, for ;ha:
mAtter, enacted il the SOS. Is ary
senator really sure there : sue1 2
thing as q passi-As,orisn-
Chznberlain aad Withyeomte are
both good men and either wOula Ezks
= ereditable governor. oae IS 8 Repub.
he2n ard the osher Is = Democrat. TIE
Democrats being the minority paF-y. i;
becomes necessary for then 70 claim
their candidate IS the better nsn, bu:
that 6oes Tot make il = fact.
TIE Salem Journal makes this goo
Suggestion: ''The soOEer the people
Ct Oregoz take up railroad buil6,rs
tke-Selves in their OWE interes- tie
sooner they VIII get results" Alou-
this line, il is up to the Eugene eisy
council 20 ezeOur&ge electric railway
6uilding.-EUgeoe Guard.