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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-08-24
PRUNINGs.

Currants are among the most profit.
able of fruits and can be grown in
cold climates.
Prune trees properly when young
and after they commence to bear lit.
tie trimming Is needed. Its a big mis-
take to neglect young fruit trees.
For marketing the fruit should be
matured full grown when gathered.
but should not have time to become
mellow.
Keep grass and weeds away from
trunks of trees-at least two feet to
prevent ravages by mice, and the bet
ter to examine the trees.
II fruit trees are overloaded. they
should be thinned, not only for the
benefit of this years crop, but of the
r which is to follow another year..
1t Is a long wait between the plant
ing Of an orchard and the appearance
OF fruit on the trees and a great deal
of time will be lost If the wrong sorts
are chosen.
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Mrs. chadwiek,s Diplomacy.

In talking Of Mrs. Chadwick's IN
fiuence over men the other day in the
Federal building, Marshal Hepkea
la%ughingly declared himself a captive.
"a newspaper photographer" no
said, brought me a photograph nc
took of her and me as I was taxing
her from the hotel. l showed her khs
photograph.
"'What a handsome couple we
make says she. Wouldn't that fab
bergast you. After that I just Ind 70
be nice to her"
Another thing that influenced the
officials here in giving Mrs. Cnsd'
wick great consideration was her ten.
derness for her son, Emil Hoover.
Whenever the boy approached he's
she would brighten up and say:
There comes my dearest and she
would talk to him as IL be were q
baby.-New York Sun.
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moved with as fast a speed as he was
capable of-fourteen stone being no
light weight to move with rapidly.
A he said, their ladyships were 60
ing. It was evident from the swish,
swish, swash their silken p~etticoats
made coming down the stairway.
I sprang to the door, not waiting TO
put on my coat lest I miss seeing Lazy
FELTON,, whom fate had decreed should
be my bride. and Mistress GWyn,
whom Charles II had begun to set
amorous eyes up.
They passed me at the entrance.
Again | was disappointed; they both
had masks over their pretty faces.
Joex was before me bowling n
scrandag. / pushed him aside with
scant ceremony. | opened the coacn
door with an o~beisance, while strobe
to get a peek behind their masks. IL
was of no avail, it hid their beauty as
the cloud oft hides he radiance OF
the sun. I caught the flash OF spark
ling eyes.
we had 1t seems been misled after
all: our being too sure had been ou
n6oing. We had not run down our
.uey-in the game of hunt the slip
..er. we had reached the frigid zone.
9he coach that we had been pursuing
did not contain the black-eyed maid cf
Mistress Rosemary Allyn, but Lady
FELTON, and Mistress Nell GWyn.
Words failed me.
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The Latest Detail
in Sporting Attire.
II 10 the Short Sleeves, Rolling Collar,
Tailored Shirt Waist Known az
the Tennis Waist.

Perhaps the most striking detail OF
the all around sporting attire is the
adoption of the short sleeve, rolling
collar, tailored shirt waist model,
which is variously known as the ten.
mis- waist, golf waist, etc. This model
has already been repeated to the
point Of monotony, and copied in all
kinds of cheap materials; but that
is the fate of any new thing which is
attractive and not expensive or diff.
ficult of achievement, and there is al
ways the clearly defined line of de-
marcation between the smartly
tailored waist of good cut and fine
material and the cheap ready made
waist Of the same general descrip'
ton.
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will with a Partially devoid Of all rea-
soning. What in the devil did Tor
raine NEAR by saying that he saw q
magenta-colored coach leave Castle
Drout?"
"Color blind" I replied fippantly.
"Could there be two magenta-col-
ored coaches?" he unused.
Possibly" / returned. "but hardly
two leaving Castle Drout."
dismissed the subject with a wave
of the hand, and turned my attention
to the woman and the prisoner, while
Gil bestowed his upon the constable
and his men.
/ saw a purpose forming in the
woman's movements.
There is no need of haste, my good
woman" I said. IF Gil can conjure
up that other magenta-colored coach
and four it Is at your disposal" ! flung
my little joke at his head. otherwise
you'll have to. go as you came, on one
of the constable's horses"
At this she demurred, SO / bought an
old nag from Jock Swan. At first
the m acted dazed, but when she
began to realize that we were making
plans for their escape, she said with
a dignity out Of keeping with her be-
dragged condition:
81 will tell you the mans history as
I know it, truly as the God above
hears me, sir" She wiped a tear from
her eyes. Ellis name is Martin Toms
He came from Lyme. His family were
Covenanters, but they are dead, God
rest their souls, these many days
They were perhaps implicated with
the others-I'm not saying they were
gnot-'tis a pity n nay not worship
as n likes under Gods bright sky
without being hectored to death. driv
en- to do fanatic deeds; but Martin
was not with them at the time, ant
had. not been for years. When {
youth he had Joined a troop of pla!
actors who were passing through thu
town, and with them came up to Lon
don. His people cast him OF, rigid II
] their convictions; he was as dead t.
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This waist, which is SO ubiquitous
is a rather girlish affair and a be-
worn with actual success only by this
youthful; but while it is not adapted
to the general use of any one beyond
her teens, it is not out of place for
any woman on the tennis COURTS and
the golf links.
No one a exercise violently in a
high collar and remain trim and tidy.
No mi a play golf or tennis com
fortably in long sleeves. These two
negatives brought about the rakish
and untidy fashion of rolling up the
shirt waist sleeves and turning down
the collar band, the collar itself hav-
ing been removed.
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Got the Dime.

A man who was shy on cleanliness
but long on confidence, shufled iDts
the East Twenty-second street staten
late the other night and got a strange
hold on the brass rail in front of the
sergeant.
"say. sarge, give us the price OF Q
drink, will you?" he pleaded. I'm so
dry that II l don't irrigats Eoon I'll
shrivel up and blow away"
you've got me wrong" reTlied the
surprised sergeant. "HaYes't taken
in enough money tonight tn pay ex.
penses. Skiddoo 10 befors I send
you down stairs"
"If you want to pinch me for q
worthy attempt to get q drink. all
right, but I'll stay here till I either get
the dime or the collar"
He got the dime.-New York Sum.
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OF AID TO HOSTESS
SUGGESTIONS THAT MAY PROVE
A PRESENT HELP.
AN OLD. FASHIONED AFFAIR.
A Novel Luncheon Where Guests Are
Invited to Dress In Cotton Frock
and Bring ThimbIes-6e Fore
handed.

Ten young matrons were the re-
cipients of rather unique invitations
for a luncheon which was given last
week. The postman delivered the
notes, which were sent on large
sheets of paper folded and sealed
with wax bearing the signet of the
hostess. She said the idea came to her
when she found some letters written
by her great-grandfather in the early
years of the ninteenth century. The
notes said:
"Will Mistress Mary Pembroke ar
ray herself in her best cotton gown
and appear at the residence of Mis-
tress Margaret Kent on Friday at the
hour of one, to meet an assembly OF
young matrons?
"Will she put her thimble in her
reticule to help sew upon much-need-
ed garments for the children of the
poor?"
On the day appointed the guests
were ushered into a dining-room
which was literally transformed into
an ~old-fashioned garden. There were
tall hollyhocks in the corner, stand
ing in huge brown stone crooks, trail
ing vines on the plate rails and large
bowls of nasturtiums on the mantel-
piece. The table was set with gold
band china, an heirloom in the fam
lily, and the menu was prepared from
recipes taken from a very old family
cook book.
After the repast the hostess told of
| H. go .--l g. ~I@tI~. e.
the little children who were. taken to
the various fresh air" sanitariums,
and she produced a bolt of material
from which to make night gowns and
small slips. The young mothers were
greatly interested, and decided to
meet once a week during the summer
to sew for these unfortunate babies.
AS one guest said: 1T isn't half bad
not to be able to leave town, If one
Just keeps busy and interested" And
another one said: ut was heaps bet
ter to all be hot together doing some
thing, than to stay at home trying to
keep COOL" and SO the good work for
charity goes on.
Speaking of chraity work makes
me think that / saw a young woman
who is prominent in church circles
making a tour of the bargain coun-
ters the other day, and to my interro-
cation rs to her keen interest in the
many various trifies, she said: Il
am getting supplies for the grab bag
and novelty booth for the church
bazaar next fall" While | was com
mending her forehandedness, | ran
into a clever matron who greeted me
with a most top-lofty air, saying:
I've just completed my Christmas
shopping, my dear. and won't you ali
envy me a few months hence?' She
said she thought she had saved
enough on her purchases to take an
unexpected trip, to say nothing of the
saving of nerve force and energy;
besides she had the immense satisfac
ton of knowing that every recipient
Of a gift was going to receive a really
appropriate gift, that 1t had been Sc
lected with care and ~forethought
Would there were more women sc
f~arseeing. What a boon 1t would be
to the shop-keepers, and, above all
to the poor, long-suffering clerica
force, who only think of the holiday
season as a period of never-endine
toll MADAME MERRA
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them as If they had nailed him In his
coffin. He soon became proficient
enough to play small parts at the
Dukes theater. There he met me. I,
too, was a play actor; I played minor
parts, also children's parts. for I had a
baby face. You may have heard of
pretty Alice Lynson?" She spoke with
pride as she asked her question, and
her face gave promise of what it
might be under happy circumstances,
she was yet young.
I nodded, although I never had.
mo n would know me now, I am
so changed" she continued sadly.
well, we were married, and happy
for a time. Martin was ever of a
morbid temperament, and was not un-
usual for one brought up as bigotedly
as he had been, feeling that his pa
rents curses followed him. The news
reached him in London Of the direful
prosecutions of the Covenanters of
Lyme. He heard that his father had
been hanged. his mother died of grief,
and his younger brother whipped from
one market place to another, then
! lodged in a putrid cell where he
| caught a loathsome disease from
which he soon mercifully died. You
see, sir, his family was wiped out OF
existence in a short time-all gone
only himself left-it drove him mad
She was now weeping bitterly. Gil
delivered himself of a few of the ex
pletives lowering about his lips.
'"rhe night Of the day-the day up.
on which he lesrned all this"-she
spoke as If the horror Of 1t was yet
with her-"he had to go on and play
his part, a small part in The prince
of Denmark. He was mad. but none
knew 1t, not even 1. In the middle OF
the second act he became raving, tooh
the very words out of the stars mouth
to that mans disgust and the delight
of the pit. They soon got him off the
stage. That is all, except that he has
been that way ever since. He is a
times wild and wanders away as now
else the constable had not caught him
All, sir, a sad life! a sad life!"
Sad indeedi but the saddest part, 81
1t seemed to me, was that the woman'f
life was wrecked. and the sweetness
of her not TO complain, DO, not ONT
word at the burden tsAs hid thsus
upon bar
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CHAPTER v,,-continued.

l piled him again and again with
the liquor, till his hands dropped from
the dice box. To make a long story
short, while I drank him under the
table Gil did the same to his fellows;
an easy task for him. At home
among heavy drinkers, he was known
n the white drinker."
We now looked openly at one an
other. The men we're snoring like a
Mter of pigs.
What now?" he asked.
I pointed to the two miserable be-
iings on the settle in the chimney
corner-the man oblivious to every
thing-the woman with a Eliminating
brow.
I called b. Jock, mine host. He
came hurrying into the room.
Yes, sir" he said. "Your coat,
sir" This he put down on the settle
and was slipping out again when
laid OBTAINING hands on him. "In be
back In a moment, SIR" he added,
"as soon as they are gone"
"Gone-who?" I gasped.
Hush, sir, for Gods sake" he said
in q whisper. Their ladyships. They
are travelling incognito."
"Incognito?" I repeated; "who?"
flush. sir, not SO loud" he begged
do you want to ruin me?"
He would have jerked away from
me, but ! held him fast by the shout
der.
"Who r their ladyships?" I asked
him now. and this time I was not t.
- trifled with.
Il thought you knew" he muir
INJURED; Lady FELTON,, and" here hi
let his voice sink into an awe-strucl
whisper, Mistress Nell Gwyn."
Lady FELTON, and Mistress Mel
Gwyn!" I calculated. aud does tn,
magenta colored coach belong Il
them"
Eyes, yes, sir" he answered. "Thel
are here; in Gods name let me CO."
His excitement was amusing. Will
. sudden jerk he pulled loose ant
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-08-24
CHAPTER VIII.
The Theft OF A--other Paper.


Z I returned to the tap DON n
out on my coat. Gil, who a FOL
lowed me out, now followed me IN,
still sucking his pipe. Then the lud'c-
rousness of the happening burst upon
me, and / sat ME down and roared as
much at the disgust on Gils face as
at our being SO taken In.
When / had eased myself OF my
merriment, which was soon-one does
not care to laugh alone, laughter like
wine needs company for n to enjoy
its flavor to ths uttermost, and Gil
kept his lips on a set level said 70
hearten him:
sBetter luck in London"
sLuck's a jade" he muttered. She
Showers her gifts as q woman her love
With as little Judgment and her ~
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top the two sets are connected with
the rod that passes through both.
This ladder Is secure and II carefully
placed will be hard to tip yer
Fig. 2 shows another form that ID
made by taking four sfx-foot legs
made of sound 3x1 strips and connect
ing at the top with a bolt. The steps
are made by mailing two-inch strips
on either side Of the legs as illus.
trated. The board at the top is nailed
to the main legs and is supported on
either side by the cleats which CORE.
sponded with the steps below. The
same dimensions are followed as In
Fig. 1.
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HORTICULTURE
@&ehA@
aXBS@
LOW R U
Can Be Built on the Farm and Will
Prove Their Value When
Given Trial.

Two sketches Of low ladders for
picking small fruits, such as peaches,
cherries and apples, where the trees
are low appeared in a recent issue of
the Prairie Farmer and which we re-
produce here. These ladders are SO
easily made that they should interest
our readers.
by taking two six-inch boards six feet
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The scrawny Girl.

I would recommend taking a table
spoon Of olive oil right after each
meal. Take only the very best. I
would recommend drinking with meals
and munching things between meals.
Eat plenty of pure sugar and don't
worry.
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Good Security II Not Spoiled.

Artist can't pay my rent, but l
can give you a lot of canvases IS So
curity.
Landlord-All right; I'll take them
If you have not painted on them
CasselIs.
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Each should leave its mark, Impressions left by emotions Of joy
pain. A hneless face seems to argue that its owner lacks sensitveness, that
her capacity for feeling grief is small, and that lei appreciation Of the joys
of life is correspondingly limited.
Lines ech side of h mouth and round the Bye that W their origin
to laughter give a permanently cheerful expression a. they deepen with the
advancing age of their owner. The lines OF depression round the mouth and
across the brow drawn by fretulness and deepened by discomfort and selfish
ness lend the face a sinister and unpleasing expression as they develop int
disfguring burrows.
Every woman who wishes to preserve that mysterious gift Of good looks
should, however, be o her guard against the other type OF wrinkle which is
origin to n-health-general ilheath of the whole body, n particular ILL.,
the muscles, a lack of perfect soundness in the tissues themselves; or of
ours it may be Of still deeper origin. In either case the adpose tissue which
gives roundness. to the muscles tends o disappear, and Is a result the skin
becomes loose and wrinkled. n such a case the remedy is bvious-a special
diet of nutrition food, containing an abundance of both flesh forming and
fatty constituents. Also use massage with a good skin food.
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proper Address.

The wife of a clergyman is simply
addressed as Mrs. James Potter" II
her husband is the Rerevend Mr..
James Potter
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-08-24

Occasionally We see a man who
looks as II he haA tried to preserve
his dignity In alcohol.
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A CHEAPLY MADE STEP LADDER.
long and cutting grooves every ten
inches where the steps are to be. The
steps are set into the grooves and
then securely nailed from the outside.
The width at the bottom is about
three feet, but each step Is shortened
two inches, SO that the top step. which
IL nailed across the ends cut parallel
with the grooves, is two feet long.
The support is made by taking two
three-inch pieces and connecting them
with two or three supports. At the
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BY MILLICENT T.. MANN

oopyrishs, 1904. BY LUcAs.LINCoLN co.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1906-07-26

loved. The entertainment merited a
much larger audience than was in at
tendance.
THE leading feature in mining this
week in Mineral Point is the result
Of the labors Of Masters Harry frieden,
Leo Gilman and Charlie Morgan, rang
ing in age from five to eight years.
These juvenile miners have sunk shaft
about three by four feet to the depth
OF fully five feet, on the Gilman prop
erty to the rear Of the public library.
The tools used by the boys are strictly
of the bum rder, while all rock and
dirt is hoisted in a peach basket with
hardware Irvine for a rope, no windlass.
A fine seam Of jack is noticeable in
some of the rock taken out, and there
are strong indications Of its being an
ore bearing spot
Remember, the First and Best Fair
is to be held in this city August 2l-24,
four days.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1906-07-26
Local Overflow.
Zahrah.

See Zahrah.
The Man in Red.
First and Best Fair takes place at
Mineral Point Aug. 21-24.
Mrs. C. H. Terril,, after pleasant
visit with GAINESVILLE relatives, is at
home Came Saturday.
Paint your buggy for seventy-fve
cents with Alston's Carriage Paint, all
colors. Prideaux & Bliss, Druggists. IS
DIR. Deahofe took time enough last
week to go to Chicago and bargain for
an automobile, which is likely to arrive
any day.
Mrs. Clara Jeuck Thinnes and her
son and daughter. of Chicago, returned
to their home after weeks visit with
relatives here.
Five killed at ball game in Mani
towoc on Sunday by bolt of lightning
will be theme for those who consider
Sunday ball un ighteous.
Miss Margaret Thomas, formerly of
Linden township, but more recently of
Iowa, has been guest at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. 3. c. Bennett the past
week.
While there is no boom in Mineral
Point, steady growth and substantial
improvements are noticeable, such as
will compare favorably with any city of
like size.
Mrs. A. C. Hayden and little sons
Ralph and Carter, of Chicago, are here
for a visit at the parental home. Mrs.
Hayden was formerly Miss Name Ralph
of this city,
The hail storm Sunday afternoon
did considerable damage to corn and
other crops a few miles south of this
city. The size of the hail, as reported,
was simply immense.
| John O'Neil, who has been teaching
at Tomah, Wis, during the past school
year. arrived home Thursday evening
to spend the summer. He stopped at
Neillsville enroute and visited with
friends at that place for few weeks.
Josh. Robinson and wife, accom-
panied by the latter's sister, Mrs. Lock
man. ali of Hollandale. were in our
city Monday. Mr.. Robinson found time
to call on the Tribune, which was very
agreeable to one and all Of the Office.
| Col. z. C. Townse~1 Of Shullsburg,
one Of the earliest settlers of this sect
ion of the state, and participant in the
Blackhawk war, celebrated his 88th
birthday on the 14th of this, month.
Numerous relatives and friends were
present. Mr.. Townsend is exceptionally
vigorous in mind and body for one OF
his years.
Highland Press: Joe Lee was ac-
cidentally shot in the hip while shooting
last Thursday, while he and Mack Ken
nelly were shooting at target. The
bullet glanced from the can they were
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1906-07-26

An Irislnnn who was very i'll, when
tie physician told him that he must
prescribe an emetic for him, said, I'm
deed. doctor, an emetic will never do
me any good. for have taken several
and could never keep one of them upon
nv stomach" An freshman at cards,
on inspecting the pool and finding it
deficient exclaimed: Here Is n shilling
short. Who put it, in:' a poor Irish
servant mad who was left handed
placed the knives and forks upon the
dinner table in the same awkward
fashion. Her master remarked TO her
that she had placed them all left hand
ed. "Ah, true, indeed, SIR she said,
"and so I have, Would you be pleased
to help me to turn the tabieF' Doyle
and Yelverton, two eminent members
of the Irish bar, quarreled one day so
violently that from hard words they
came to hard blows. Doyle, q power
full man with the fists, knocked down
Yelverton twice, exclaiming, you
scoundrel. I'll make you behave your
self like a gentleman To which yell
verton. rising, replied, with equal indig-
nation: ''No, sir; never! | defy you.
You could not do itv-London Specta-
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1906-07-26

One who has lived among thea s8Ts'
s'rrhe ,BurIaans primitive people
They are very young people. lhefe
are certain marks and signs by Whlch
PSYCHOLOGISTS can determine the relative
youth or age Of race. One of these Is
the physical differentiation between
boys and girls. In early races II IS
slight. As the race grows old II ae'
velops. If you dressed thurman boy
of eighteen In a girls drcss or a Bur
mese girl of the same age in a hoy
dress you could not distinguish quickly
true from false. Face and figure ana
voice are very similar. In as old people
such as the French or the Brahmans ~
India Il boy begins to differ from eirl
very early indeed. Their faces seem a.
most different types Their hglres
even Mt twelve could not be DISGUISED
by any clothing Their voices are W
terly different"