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The Grit-advocate., 1906-07-13
Thaw Declares Himself Sane.

New York-Harry X. Thaw Tues
day night. in the TombS. gave out his
first formal statement since he shot
and killed Stanword White on the Mad
ison Square roof garden. In it the
young man utters protest against be-
ing regarded as insane and declares
his counsel assured him that no such
course as the appointment Of COM
mittee to inquire into his mental con
ditiOn is contemplated. The state
ment was handed BY Thaw npersont to
the newspaper representatives. he
gave it out without the permission OF
his counsel.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-07-13
STATE WINS TAX SUIT.
Stratton Estate viii Pay TWO Hun
dred and Eighty Thousand Dollars.

Colorado Springs-A decisive VIC
tory has been won by the attorney
generals office in its fight Tor a state
inheritance tax against the S'iatton
estate This estate vas originally ap-
praised at s6.300,0oO this valuation
being vigorously protested by the ex-
ecutors because OF pending suits
against the estate in the Denver. fed
eral and local courts
Assistant Attorney Genera! ". r.
Ramsey of Denver and Senator Ar
thur Cornfroth of this city have ocen
arguing the case before Probate Judge
Robert Kerr of II Paso county this
week and the latter will entc, a formal
order next Tuesday. This will place
the taxable valuation ut S5,HOo,OO0.
giving state inheritance tax OF ap-
proximately $2S0.000
In addition 100000 of the appraised
value of the estate vii! be held III abey-
ance pending the outcome OF the va
rious suits now on the docket OF the
several courts against the estate.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-07-13
Shorter Hours In laundries.

Denver-Laundries requiring their
women employees to work over eight
hours day are to receive the a:ten-
ton of the state labor commissioners
office. according to the deputy COM
missioner, Edwin V. Brake. 1t is said
that there are numerous instances OF
the continued violation of this law in
Denver, and that the women are re-
quired to work twelve and sixteen
hours a day Laundry work is about
the hardest thing that a woman can
find to do.
The heat is enervating in the first
place. and long hours of the wearisome
oil is certain to cause a physical
breakdown sooner or later.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-07-13
Would Hama for Assaults.

Chicago-The City Council Monday
night voted unanimously to urge the
Illinois Legislature to pass law pro
viding the death penalty for assaults
upon women and children. These
crimes have become alarmingly pTcva-
lent in Chicago and have resulted In
the murder of several wHmea an
shocking atrocities upon little girls
Mayor Dunno alcne opposed the dat"
pcnalty. The committee on state le~
Station, to which the resolution W"
'aferred, will prepare a rcnGt to /
-.,nsmit.ed to tho I.eyis. lure d"
Springfield next winter.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-07-13
Noted Mining Engineer Dead.

Deuver.-A telegram was received
IN Denver Tuesday evening announc.
ing the death from erysipelas of Mr.
Stanley Pearce OF Magdalena, Sonora,
Mexico. Mr.. PeaTce was IA son OF Gen
eral Pearce Of Denver and had wide
circle of friends in this city and state.
especially among mining men. He had
been engaged in mining operations in
Mexico for seven or eight years, and
of late years had been the manager OF
one OF the largest mines in Sonora.
He was metallurgical expert OF wide
renOwn and had visited the principal
mining camps of the Western hemis'
phere, from Alaska 10 South America.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-07-13
Packers Getting Busy.

Chicago.-Secretary OF Agriculture
Wilson continued his investigation OF
the local stock yards Tuesday and
made trip through several of the
plants before breakfast He continued
his Investigation until late in the morn
ing and expressed himself satisfied
with what he saw there. 1T seems to
me-" said the secretary, that the pack
ers are working with commendable
visor to make improvements, and l un.
derstand that there will be no let.up in
the work until they have fixed things
as the government wants them.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-10-26
Use of penatured Alcohol.

Not alone among Automobiles, en-
gineers and men of commercial pur-
suits generally is there deep cur
rent of interest apparent in the prob
lem of the adaptability of denatured
alcohol to their several needs, but
among all classes in all walks Of life.
and housewives in particular, one
finds an assertive inquisitiveness as
to how and when cheap alcohol is to
be afforded to the public. The United
States commissioner Of internal rev.
enue has just returned from tour
of Europe, made to study the free
alcohol problem as 1t appears there,
and he brings some enlightening in
formation. He says that nothing has
been settled yet as to the kind OF de-
naturant to be used in this country
In Great Britain and France he found
that wood alcohol and mineral naph-
tina were used, rendering the spirits
unfit for drinking. In Germany COM
position of wood alcohol with bone
oil was employed, but which II either
or any of these will be used as de-
naturant here the commissioner was
unable to state. He further declared
that denatured alcohol has by no
means supplanted gasoline in Europe,
and said that the only automobiles
propelled by spirits, SO far as his OBJ
servations went, were in Germany
Nevertheless, says the Troy Times, he
appears to be confident that in time
this country will be enabled to teacf
the world much about the possible use
of alcohol. The free alcohol act, 81
called, will go into effect here Jan
uary l.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-10-26
Friendship VS.. Woman's Love
By WILLIAM FORSTER BROWN.

Capt. Amos Stubbs, putting like an
overworked tugboat, drew his pudgy
form out of the water and climbed
laboricusly across the jagged ridges OF
Whaleback ledge.
Darn it, he wheezed wrathfully,
as he reached the top-a small, cir
cumscribed area of dry rock-"Guess
| might ez well make UP my mind to
stay here all night. | wouldn't hev
Wilder Tompkins find out I'd been
fool enough to git ketched in the Horse
Race an capsized for carload O loo-
Sters."
The captains eyes, rowing duly over
the rocky knobs and hollows that sur
rounded him, rested at length on
bright object among the pile of stones.
1t was a small silver flask.
"It's more'n half full o. suthin." he
decided, ticker, likely's not"
He unscrewed the cap and applied
the mouth of the flask to his nose
"'Tis licker!" he grunted.
81 hain't fetched any Ticker, but
once, since shaped a course arter the
wilder" he argued mentally, an
that's more'n three years ago. But she
won't know no more about il" fitting
the flask determinedly, than she Will
about my bein' here on Whaleback
capsizeo an stove. There! Blamed II
that didn't go right to the spot!
A comforting warmth arose and dis
tributed itself over the captains ana
tony, and even his damp feet began u
glow oheerfully.
Its ALFRED lucky Cap'n Higgins!
over to Bass river, cause he'd manage
to find out where I'd been If it tool
him month O. Sundays, an he'd lik
nuthin better-him an me not beln
ez good friends ez we useter-than t
tell everybody in Fairport-'speciall
the widder-that I'd got capsized Il
the Horse Race"
All al once Capt. Stubs dropped hi
wet sleeve and listened eagerly.
wonder what 'tis?" he querie
| aloud; sounds like one of them O.
boats over to the Pint; hope to good
ness 1t is one of 'em, cause then L.
git took Off.
He peered over the lump of rock an
the next instant dropped stifiy to HI
i knees.
: "Of all the cussed luck!" he growle
;. savagely, seems ez If there wan
goin' to be no let-up to it. I'd gin
, hundred dollars ruther'n had Lemu
Higgins ketch me marooned on tn
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-10-26
What Is Realism?

Probably the simplest definition ex-
plains realism as the attempt to see
and depict the world as it is. I'm
fortunately, this is meaningless. Every
man sees his own world, and II he
depicts 1t as 1t is there is little like
lihood of it's being the same as the
world of anybody else. We shall be
on safer ground if we say that realism
is the attempt to depict the world
as the ordinary man sees it, the av'
erage, commonplace man. Although
not a novelist, says Gamaliel Brad
ford, Jr., in The Reader, the typica
realist of literature is Pepys. The
Homer of the commonplace, he ex
presses the emotions and experiences
of the average man with natural
ness, a fidelity possible only to one
who is an average man himself-ant
nothing else. But the artist is, b!
definition, not the average, common
place man, and when he tries TO b.
a thoroughgoing realist, his artist
genius is perpetually getting between
his legs and tripping him up.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-10-26
Preaching to the Deaf.

He that hath ears. let him hear. and
he that Is deaf can now hear by tele-
phone, and has no excuse for staying
away from church. A clergyman in
Stratford, Conn, has a number of
deaf persons in his congregation. He
found that, curiously enough. they
could understand what was said to
them by telephone. So he set up .
telephon apparatus on his pulpit
desk and ran wires to pew near the
front of the church. There sit the
deaf. holding receivers with a light
handle like that of a lorgnette This
deaf pew, however, Is not necessary.
Telephone connection will be made
between the pulpit and any pew. A
great boon to the really deaf, but rath.
er vexatious, perhaps. tn the persons
who are so deaf that they can hear
all the jokes at a theater perfectly
well, but cannot follow the Sermon
with the Procession" Everybody's
| Magazine.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-10-26
Secret Of the Pyramids.

A Brooklyn engineer of note, who
spent several years in Egyptian ex.
ploration, is of opinion that the mys-
terry of the pyramids has been solved.
The most extraordinary pictures
showing 100000 men hauling on
rope to raise a 100000 pound stone
into its proper niche near the pin
nacle of old Cheops is familiar to ali
of us. Theories as to the mode of
construction are legion. But all the
engineering logic and experience OF
to-day and for the last 100 years has
failed to cast more than shadow
over the mystery. Piazzi Smith
thought he knew all about it, but
nothing of a practical nature has
come of his researches. 1t is singu.
lar that our wise men did not think
of examining with critical eye the
tools found in the catacombs. The
old saw-a workman is known by
his chips-is no better than work
man is known by his tools. Our Brook
Ignite says that the tools are mo-
those Of rock masons, nor mere plas
terers' implements for filling the
cracks between stones, but are plain
ly the crude Egyptian plant of oper
atives engaged in mixing and laying
their cement. Cement is the com
their cement. Cement is the com
ing building material. says the New
York Press Railroads are renewing
their steel, iron and stone piers
abutments, culverts, ETC., with it, an
1t is expected to last forever N
great skill is required in manipulatin
It. There is no chiseling, hammerint
doweling, no heavy lifting witt
derricks, no misfits. The industry a
ready has grown to enormous proper
tons. Drop a sack of dry cement
the bottom of a river and in fe'
minutes you have solid stone tina
never will wear away. Drop loo
sacks ON top of it and round 1t an
presently you will have foundatio
that will sustain for all time mi
lion ton bridge.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-10-26
To the Point.

For mlny years travelling pedler
named Luce has been a well known
character in the country towns of
New England. His route lies mostly
within Maine and New Hampshire,
where he sells, needles, pins, soap.
extracts, ETC.. and is always a welcome
guest at the isolated farmhouse where
he calls. Unlike most itinerant ped
lers he is man of few words.
Last winter while driving down
one of the long hills OF North Con
way his horse becoming frightened,
ran, finally bringing up at the foot Of
the hill with an overturned cart, be-
meath which lay the unfortunate own.
er, unable TO extricate himself from
the wreck, A mountaineer approach.
ing asked, with typical brevity,
Tight" mo" responded the Yas.
ke" @Luce."--Harper's Weekly
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-10-26
CHAPTER xvl-continued.

dropped lightly to the floor again,
sat upon the stool and resumed my
thoughts. Time it's said passeth as
quickly as weaver's shuttle. Under
some circumstances I could mention
no doubt, but that day after receiving
the message time crawled.
watched the fading away Of those
last faint rays of light with intense
satisfaction. Then l again mounted
the stool and again looked abroad.
Night had drawn her mantle over the
land-not even star cleaned in the
sky.
listened to hear sounds outside
my door, knowing my jailor must soon
come with my evening meal. Yes,
had not long to wait ere l heard the
shuffling footsteps of the man. He
clanked his keys and gave out an
apologize sniff, the usual thing, as
he neared the door of my CELL The
key moved hardly in the rusty hole,
was turned with doleful sound. half
| shrek half groan, the door moved
back.
"A little oil on the hinges, sirrah, y
, | said, would render 1t not so graf
ing on the nerves. Faugh! Is this
the food to serve a gentleman"
added as picked up the loaf oil
bread from the floor where he ha6
set 1t together with jug Of water
My supper! | ordered him to take
1t away.
"'Tis the usual prison fare" h,
SMILED; IF you want better you car
nay for It," Then he backed towart
the door.
Now the old rascal had draine,
me as dry as any goblet Of sparkling
wine was ever drained by horsemar
and, as I had bought and paid mos
literally for every meal l had cate
since l had entered the doors of thi
beastly place, this was adding insul
to injury Knowing this, he dare
place before me bread and water.
broke the camers back.
"Out Of my sight, you miserabl
renegade" I cried starting up.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-10-26

Haste" to make me leap into my
saddle.
The constable was trying to force
his way through the crowd, who had
begun to suspect that all was not
right. While some laughingly helped
him on his way, others, while not
seeming to do so, did much to impede
his progress. We could hear his voice
above the roar of the ever larger
growing crowd, which was pushing US
hard, crying, IAN escape-to the res
cue."
"Cut through Them" ordered Gil.
Turning we charged the crowd with
drawn weapons. Shaping them back
with the fiat of the sword, while he
headed down Cheap Side.
missed Gil from my side. looked
around. He had wheeled his horse in
the direction of the constable. I saw
him reach down and grasp the fellow
by the nape of the neck. then swing
| ing him high in the air, fling him over
the heads of the crowd on to mound
of muck and hay which Uttered one
side of the court yard. In a second
he was back at my side, while the
crowd cheered and halloed like mad
| That was an act that they could un
derstand without any words.
We galloped into Southwark. There
had been no time for explanations
We stopped before the Tabard and
entered the tap room. Immediately
a good meal was served, of which
felt in need. From the way the mer
also did justice to 1t, one would have
thought that they had not eaten since
leaving Long Haut. lorraine was {
hard master when there was worl
on hand, and he and his men had no
frolicked on the way.
soon satisfied my curiosity.
found that my linkman had not beer
SO remiss as had thought. He hat
sneaked back on the night Of the ar
rest and following the coach in which
I was confined learned where wa
to be incarcerated. fastening to Gil
he had acquainted him with the news
ror this he had won his horse, an,
prouder man, although more eS
ecrable rider, never saw.
Having no one to send to Lon
Haut for lorraine and his men WHOM
he felt he would reed, Gil had gon
himself. Thus while I had speu
four days and as many nights in ja'
] -, 80 Snent them In the sad
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never saw man make quicker
time in getting through doorway
than did that jailor, although | was
unarmed and he knew it, since my
sword had been taken away the night
of my arrest.
You won't be so high and mighty
in a few weeks" he said. retreating
down the hall.
| could not bear the looks OF this
bloated old hypocrite. In Cromwelfs
time he had been one OF those to
prosecute any Cavalier who happened
from various reasons to come under
his care. To save his neck he now
paid the same considerate attention
TO his old friends who stood to their
convictions. He was intensely re-
pulsiye to me. His lank stiff hair,
which no doubt was slick enough
when slick hair was the fashion. now
stood up about his head as II in pro-
est against its new arrangement.
| could afford to scoff at the prison
| fare since I now lived on hope. Gil
had said, "To-night"-it might mean
many things, but to me 1t meant but
one-that it would bring my release;
how knew not and cared less.
was half doing on my cot, where
had thrown myself after the exit
of my Tailor, when there again re
| sounded through the corridor the
noise of footsteps coming toward my
cell. but accompanying those irritat
ing ones were others. | sat up and
listened. A Arm heavy tread, that
could belong to Gil, but did It? A
shufiing lighter one, that would OF
my TAILOR, aad still lighter stunning
one the jailor's help. The next thint
I heard was Gil's deep voice. Ah-h-h
They we're at the door.
"Be quick, man." he said. the
King knows not well how to wal
u,on others, while he does know hov
to punish insolence; such insolence
and to a favorite too. albeit new
one. o, of course, of course" he wen
on. as the fellow interrupted hin
with muttered words Of protest. "yo1
did not know; orders and so forth
, Do you thirk the King publishes Z
to the town every time he takes
new favoritef Haste, haste man, on
would think your fingers were a
thumbk~
The key ut last turned in IT'D SOL
| Il and the door helped by esiis foo
,nened
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-10-26

LemueI Higgins This Mint,
Neither"
blamed old ledge, an here he comes,
kety-split-though where he's COM
In from gifts me-"
The captain promptly spreadeagled
his wet body fiat on the rock, face
down, and waited anxiously.
That moment quavering hail arose
from below: "Cap'n Stubbs?"
The captain held his breath.
Higgins hez seen the dory," he ac-
knowledged regretfully, but mebbe he
amt seen mel"
"Capn Stubbs?" The hail arose
again, penetrating and insistent.
What be you layin' up there for?
Why don't you say suthin'-be you
| hurt?"
Reluctantly Capt. Stubs crawled to
his feet and stared down calmly at his
interrogation.
Il was jest restin'," Capt. Amos an.
swered sarcastically What do yor
s'pose / was doin'-diggin' clams?"
The man in the dory guffawet
hoarsely.
You'd better come down an gi
aboard" he went on, as Capt. Amol
glowered at him, but you'll hev' t.
swim. dassent come in no higher
it's full of rocks in there, an l nigh
hit my propeller on some of en-"
The castaway planted his feet wild
apart and thrust out his chin, Showing
his hands deep into his wet pockets.
BE you comm or amt you?" Hig
gins demanded impatiently. I wan
to git in fore dark, an | amt got n
time TO fool away round here, argy
ing"
81 amt heard nobody ask you to,
retorted Capt Amos, ungraciousl,
1--WE al'lus taken care of myself SO flu
,, an reckon kin keep on a-doin' of
without any extry help. If l WI
you"
Then I'll jest give you chance
git yourself TO Fairport, you pigheade
old cuss!" yelled Capt. Higgins, with
! snort of evaporation. IF didn
know you'd signed the pledge | sh
think you'd been drinkin'-or was o,
of your head; I'm goin' home"
"Hold on a minit!" shouted Amo
ecrambling down the slope OF Il
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waited for the cue from him.

/ waited for the cue from him.
His Majesty demands an audience
with you. gracious SIR" he said, bow
ing low before me. HE grieves that
through some mistake you have been
put to such dire distress"
Say no MORE" replied. II am
rs ever at his service"
Again he bowed, and I that knew
his every expression caught the flick
er of amusement in his eye.
THE horses are waiting, sir" he
continued. His Majesty expects you
at Whitehall. He does not like to
wait"
my cloak and sword, sirrah,"
commanded. 81 am all of a muck
| from your filthy CELL"
Here they are, sir" the jailor an
swered as he took them from the boy
"'Tis not my fault" he whined: "l
only obey orders"
Fault or no fault, out Of the way
scullion," ordered Gil.
So without any ado we passed tn,
humbly bowling apologize fool ant
went down the corridor and steel
fight Of stairs of the prison to tn,
street door, which he opened.
In a circle at the entrance to tn
prison. bending in their saddles sa
our men of Long Haut. It was darl
few links about. I saw lorraine
who held Bunco. my horse, by tn
bride, lean back and with his swor
strike link out OF the hand Of ma
who would be too curious. Before
was extinguished l recognized tn
man on the horse next to him.
was Pat, my linkman.
On the outskirts of our circle al
. other circle had formed. 1t was con
posed of the common lag of the tow
! the usual rabble that congregate whe
there was anything out Of the ord
nary going on.
/ 1t was dark in our immediate rim
! | but light enough in the outer one.
I its midst l saw, heard, and recognize
our old friend, the petit constable
. the White Swan inn. and SO did G.
It did not need his whispered wor
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-10-26

Miss Elizabeth Bolt started fac
tory at Wakefield, Mass, on small
scale a few years ago and now en-
ploys more than 400 men and women,
who turn out about 900 dozen pairs of
stockings daily. Miss Bolt under
stands her work thoroughly, having
been a mill girl herself.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-10-26

OF the more than 1000 coal tar dyes
now In use all but six are poisonous.
Is 1t surprising that the candymaker
makes a mistake now and then and
fuses one of the 1894?
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-10-26
By MlLLICENT e. MANN

Copyright. 1901. BY LUCAs-LINCoLN 90.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-02-01
Fordyce's New Road.


 With the approaching of the Rock Islands Haskell line via that place Fordyce is taking on new life. At a mass meeting of citizens the question of water works was discussed favor ably, and Mr. Banks of the Light and Water company was present and pro- Tosed to put in water works at a very reasonable figure, which proposition the City Council will likely accept at it's next meeting, as the increased rev enue derived from extending the corporate limits of the town will more than pay all expenses of water works. The question of enlarging the corpor- ate limits of the town was brought up and discussed Only two persons were opposed to an enlargement. The question was left with the city coun Gil, which will act favorably upon it at the meeting. This step means much to the town in the way of increased taxable property. The new territory that will be brought in includes the Fordyee Lumber company's plant and a great deal of valuable property on that side of town, besides having four miles of railroad from which the town will derive benefit-two miles Of the Cotton Belt road and two miles of the Rock Island.