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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-02
ALWAYS READY FOR SONG

The ONCE of station agent at
Georgetown, Mass, was held for a
number OF years by William Horner.
In those days singing schools -four
ished throughout the country dis
tricts, and Horner was one. of those
most prominent in this diversion.
On one occasion a friend from
Boston was visiting him, and he
wished to show him the country. Ac-
cordingly, after the last train had
gone, Horner hitched up his horse
and drove the visitor down to Plum
Island, returning through Newbury
somewhat after midnight.
When he came to the old Longfel-
low place ON the hill, where Joseph
Longfellow wan then living, he pulled
In his horse. II want to stop here
a minute" he said
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-02

son Marshall and the Endymion,
the winner of the fourth prize, by,
George Lauder, Jr., her owner.
One of the most interesting models.
in the room is that of an old ship
which was given to the club by ex-
Commodore ]. Pierpont Morgan. The
committee wrote to the librarian,
Ferdinand Brand of the Admiralty
Library, London, to try and find out
more details of the model. Mr.. Brand
wrote to the club that he had search
ed through the Royal United Service
Institution and the Naval College Mu-
scum at Greenwich but was unable
to find any corresponding model and
"can only conclude that the model Is
one which escaped retention in Eng
land at the time when by order OF
his majesty, King William w., the
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-02
MODELS OF FAMOUS RACING BOATS
Collection Famous World
Over. and

of the Columbia towers away up in
the sky and it is wonder how she
carries the spread Of canvas that she
does.
The Magic was the first defender
of the cup and she defeated the Cam
bria. The chief difference in the type
of these two boats is in the draught
The Magic had a centerboard and
the Cambria was a keel boat.
The next challenger was the Lii
vonia and she was met by the Colum-
bia and Sappho after the Columbia
had met with an accident The Lii
vonia's model is wanting, but the Co
lumbia and Sappho are both there.
The Sappho won fame abroad and
| the Columbia is still to be seen sail
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-02
SECRETS SENT FROM PRISON

through the discovery 1t was found
that the letters that got out of the in
stitution in this cute manner were
full of writing.
The process used was liquid acid
gotten in the institution. 1t was ex-
plained yesterday that the prisoner
had made a study of deceiving the
officials, and that he had gotten on
to the trick through some friends.
He used a fine stub pen with which
to write. and had to write quite fast
in order to get the acid to make an
impression.
The warden has since learned that
the man would have fellow pris-
oner who was released from the insu-
tuition ahead of him go to the per-
sons houses to whom the letters
were addressed and tell them OF the
scheme and how the letters could be
read. The letters had to be held over
heat in order to distinguish the inn
| preston, and after little study the
writings could be read quite distinct
". He also told the prisoners that
he could write letters with uric acid,
lemon Juice and vinegar. Warden
Hook said that he has heard OF let
ters being written through the latter
three processes, but the one used IN
the Jail was entirely new to him.
Baltimore American.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-02
coRsA1R-isss.

models at Kensington were trans
ferred in 1880 to the naval college at
Greenwich"
There are many famous steam
yachts in the collection. One that
attracts attention is the United States
steamship Gloucester, that did SO
we'll at the battle of Santiago. This
boat was formerly Commodore j.
Pierpont Morgan's yacht Corsair. and
he presented the model to the club.
He has also given the model Of his
new Corsair. H. H. Rogers steam
er Kanawha, the fastest steam yacht
in the country, shows remarkably
clean lines, and the models of James
Gordon Benefits Lysistrata and A.
l.. BARRIERS Lorena, turbine steamer,
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-02
Free Transportation.

Talk about luck" drawled the old
Kansas farmer, lone day while Lucy
and, were talking about clipping q
cyclone come along, lifted us up and
carried us clean to the parsons door
step, twenty miles away"
THAT was lucky streak" com@
mented the sewing-machine drummer.
But that amt the best of 1t.
stranger. After the ceremony an
other cyclone came from the opposite
direction and took us both right home
again. Lucy was pretty pleased, but
she said as longsas cyclones were that
accommodating she wished one would
come along and take us smack to
Niagara Falls"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-02

Leaving the astonished visitor In
the buggy, Horner went to the door
and raped loudly The old gentle
man within, hearing the noise, arose
and came at once to the door. As
soon as he appeared, Horner, without
a word, began to sing:
Should aud acquaintance be forgot
Longfellow, standing In the DIOR.
way, clad only In his night clothes,
took up the song. and together they
finished 1t. Horner turned and re-
joined his companion, while the old
gentleman went back to bed.
The visitor was sufficiently aston
ished by this time to excIaim nd the
unusual occurrence.
o." said Horner. anybody in
Ibis country will get ND to sing with
youi"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-02

boat similar in type to the Puri-
tan. but with more draught and less
beam.
In 1887 the Thistle came here and
was defeated by the Volunteer, but
these two boats are yet to be added
to the collection. Then came the
Valkyries, but their models are not
in the club Lord Dunraven was to
have sent them to the club, but on
account of the trouble he kept his
models away. The Vigilant defeated
the Valkyrie ii. and she was the last
of the centerboard type of boat to
race for the Americas Cup. The De
fender was built to meet the Valkyr1e
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-02
TRAMP KNEW THE ROPES

he was advised that he had about
three hours in which to reach there.
IF 1t keeps open until 10 o'clock"
the caller said, the rules have been
changed since last year. know they
closed the doors earlier than 10
o'clock last year."
Until he had volunteered this in
formation his hearers were under the
impression that the man who had
asked for assistance was stranger
in the city. In response to questions
he said he had come here from New
York two days ago, and thought he
would stop here a short time before
proceeding south. It was little earl
Ter than this when he passed through
here last year, and he admitted that
his start was purely a matter that
was guided by the weather condi.
tions. He was not pleased with the
reception at headquarters, and show
ed his displeasure as he walked from
] the Observation-Disclosures Star.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-02

land the models of the yachts that
sailed for that famous trophy have
been finished most perfectly.
f. Collecting models has always been
one of the objects of the club, and
when the club was first organized,
ION board the schooner Gimcrack. in
1874, a committee was appointed to
frame rules and regulations for its
government This committee re-
ported at "a meeting held at Wind
bursts tavern, and one rule said that
"a model of each yacht was to be de-
Lposited with the recording secretary
before it could enter for the regatta
The model was to become the prop
erty of the club. This rule started
the collection, which has now become
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-02
Perfect Illusion.

Our inventive friend invites us into
his music room.
"You will hear a perfect reproduc-
ton of a musicale" says he. 81 have
here, as you see, an automatic piano
player"
We smile, saying that we have
heard them play many time, and
that we are we'll aware OF their accur-
ateness in rendering even the most
difficult selections.
But" he goes on, 81 also have a
dozen monographs that will begin
talking as soon as the player begins
playing, and will carry on discon-
nected conversation during the entire
time the selection is being rendered
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-02

vroII.ANr-isss.

show what the most modern steam
yacht is like.
The oldest model in the club Is
that of the periagua Trouble. The
schooner Wave, built in 1882, and
the schooner Onkahye are among the
Oldest of the half models.
The work of adding to this collec.
ton and completing it will be pushed
along by the present committee and
many new boats will be added to the
clubs list before the year Closes
New York Sun.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-02

ILL.,, and Herreshoff was not slow IN
taking some ideas from the British
model. She was deep keel boat,
cut away forward and had a rudder
post that raked at considerable an
gle. She was the first OF the big
boats to carry big rig, nearly twice
as much as the Puritan carried.
The Columbia, an improvement on
the Defender, followed and met the
Shamrock l., and then came the other
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-02
CAMBRIA-1s66.

interesting to compare her shoal
model and peculiar rig with the pres
'ent type of boat, and the change in
type from the America to the Column
bia is most remarkable. Both yachts
are very nearly the same length on
the waterline. The America was only
a little longer over all than on her
,waterline, while the Columbia Is a
fin keel type of boat with long over
hangs and big draught The Ameri-
ca had short masts and no topmast
forward, being rugged like the North
River trading schooners. The mast
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-02
INN .


York Yacht club burgee to victory,
and placed this country in the lead
in all yachting events.
The three schooners Henrietta,
Fleetwing and Vesta that raced
across the ocean in 1866 are rep
resented by full rugged models.
These were presented to the club by
James Gordon Bennett. The Cor0net
and Dauntless, racers of 1887, are al
so there, and of the last race the
model of the Atlantic, the winner, has
been presented by her owner, Will
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-02
(!'.z IzzZl ~
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MAoIc-iS6s

ing in these waters during the yacht
ing season.
Two challengers from Canada came
after the defeat of the Livonia, and
of these boats and the defenders only
the Mischief is found in the collec-
ton. The Genesta, a deep keel mar
row cutter, came in 1885. and she
was defeated by the centerboarder
Puritan. Compared with the modern
yacht, the Genesta looks queer, but
she was good boat and could sail
well In a hard blow, as was shown in
her last race with the Puritan, which
was sailed in half gale Of wind
In 1886 the Galatea, another plank
on edge type of boat, came over and
she was defeated by the Mayfiower
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-02
sleeps Outdoors In All weathers.

Rev. Dr. John Clendennln, a son-in-
law Of Horace Greeley, believes he
owes his life to living out of doors
day and night. When he took up his
abode in the open last September he
was thin and emaciated and had a
bad cough, but from the time he be-
gan sleeping out of doors he began
to show Improvement and now be-
lieyes he has been cured. During the
last six months DIR. Clendennin mas
practically lived in the open, spend
ing but little more time within doors
than it takes to eat. He drives dur
ing the day or INDUCES In long
tramps, but he sleeps on balcony
off the third story of his house.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-02
American Jewish History.

The Jewish Chautauqua society has
Just published syllabus of readings
in American Jewish History" 1t is
issued coincident with the celebration
of the 250th anniversary of the first
settlement of Jews in America. DR..
Berkowitz, the chancellor OF the SO
ciety, has drafted this syllabus. IL
Is to be distributed free on applica'
ton as the contribution of the Chau.
tauaua to the present anniversary.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-02
United states Gold output.

According to the preliminary fig
ures given out by the director OF the
mint, the production of gold In the
United States last year was 4,178.592
fine ounces. valued at s86.337. 700.
This is gain Of about 100000 in
value over the output for the calendar
year 1904. The gain comes largely
in Alaska, while Of the other large
producers, California alone shows a
reduction.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-02
Channel Tunnel Scheme.

According to the London Graphic,
the present year will witness re-
vival, on the part of French engineers
and commercial men of the channel
tunnel scheme. The engineers and
their scientific friends in the Institute
Of France have Just given the first
symptom OF 1t, In celebrating the
memory Of M. Potter, the engineer
who initiated the project. now more
than thirty years ago.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-02

If Morocco is anything like other
oriental countries you cans blame the
powers for insisting upon the open
door. The more fresh air that can
be got into it the better.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-02

There is "a preparation sold now
which. II added, in very small guam
THY, to barrel of whisky three
fourths water. will change the entire
liquid to a fascinating 10-year-old
whisky. We give this as scientific
item.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-02

st. Petersburg dispatches give an
account of a New Years reception at
Tsarskoe Selo, at which the car
singled out the American and Ger
man ambassadors for particular at
.tention. This might have been a
greater compliment a few years ago.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-02

One of the most interesting spots
that an enthusiastic yachtsman can
visit is the model room of the New
York Yacht club. There he can while
away hour after hour studying the
models of the many yachts that have
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-02

Thrice and four times fortunate the
Frenchman whose grandfather was q
blacksmith. Such humble antecedents
have furnished three Presidents of the
republic up to date.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-02
LYsIsTRATA--1eOO.

IfEISTHATA-1BUO.
won fame since yachting began. He
can study their forms and shapes, see
how the present type of boat has grad
nally been developed and learn why
boats years ago carried only half the
sail spread that they do nowadays,
and he can see almost at glance
why one boat was successful under
certain conditions and why she was
beaten under others.
This room has, too, mute but in
telligent history of the Americas cup
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-02

A mad dog killed in Winsted, Conn.
the other day frightened several
women on the streets so that they
tried to climb trees. Now the horrid
men down there are trying to find an
other one.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-02

A Philadelphia man wept when he
was acquitted of charge that he had
robbed the city. He knew most Phil
1 adelphians would look upon a man as
disgraced who had been proved not
guilty of that practice.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-02

hot potato. passed across the din
ner table, figures in a divorce case
just begun. 1t was supposed only cold
potatoes furnished incentive to d.
vorce
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-02

France will take its time" in OBJ
tanning satisfaction from Venezuela.
Recent history suggests that it will
take lot more time than it has any
thought of taking.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-02

At the time of the America the,
schooners were mostly of the same
type, but since then the models have
changed, until the present day boat
is very similar to the big sloops that
have so successfully carried the New
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-02

A Chicago Sunday school teacher
was held up and robbed by four small
boys, members of her own class.
Perhaps this will instruct other teach
ers to take greater pains with their
pupils.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-02

And another thing we are not going
to do this year: We are not going to
tell people If they will look at their
troubles in the right light the troubles
will disappear.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-02

While the steel trust is spending
$25,0oO,0oO improving plants all over
the country let us hope 1t will not
overlook the tobacco plant that pro-
duces the campaign cigar.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-02

Prof Bell thinks that flying is mere
ly a matter of time. Others are in
clined to think that it is matter OF
eternity.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-02

Berlin must be much elated over a
reduction of the French forces re-
ported at the German capital. Two
deserters have arrived near Metz.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-02

It must be fine to be lawyer and
rake in $4,000 fee every little now
and then.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-02

This winters dress suits are cut
low in the seams, and this winters
divorce suits are cutting high into the
defendants bank accounts, If we are
to believe the fashion experts.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-02

In France the election OF a presi-
dent of the republic appears to be
fully as important a function as the
opening of new opera house.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-02

New York's Chinatown now joins in
the general occidentalizing movement
among the race by having street riots
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-02

The will as a means OF prolonging
life is ably discussed by learned
magazine essayist. Will he tell us
how to use the will as a means of
pocketbook expansion?
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-02

Bachelors in Corea, according to a
correspondent, cannot buy liquor.
Seems harsh, that, but really the for
mer bachelors are the men who need
it.-New York Herald.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-02

Says Judge Grosscup, God never
intended there should be leisured
class" But, judge, was not that his
original intention?
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-02

Mark Twain will not deny that Col.
Mulberry was one of the original best
Sellers.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-02

With a lot of returned soldiers who
are looking for jobs, Japan is finding
that peace hath problems no less than
war.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-02

It is really no more than might be
expected that the Chinese minister at
Washington is such a glib talker. His
name is Tung.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-02

Even the pessimist may hope for
the best, but it takes an optimist to
really expect 1t.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-02

Cornering the tomato supply viii
not of necessity have any effect OF
the supply of vivid red catchup.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-02

Sir Christopher Furness was the
first man to be elected to the new
British parliament. Judging from his
name he must have conducted a hot
campaign.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-02

When man says to you: Guess
what I paid for it," double what you
really think, and please him.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-03-02
MIsCHIEr-1s7s.

Shamrocks, to be beaten by the Co
lumbia and the Reliance.
It is interesting to note, too, the
effect that the cup racers have had
on other yachts that have been built.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-03-08

cost. Much of this kind of land has
been reclaimed by drainage and in
several districts the mosquito nuis-
anee has been abated.
The conference committee on mos
quito determination reports to the leg
islature that New Jersey can rid itself
of the salt water mountaineering
places for the Insignificant sum OF
$4,000. If the whole expense of
drainage were assessed upon the
acreage affected by salt-marsh mos
0uitOs, the cost would be only II cents
an acre. The cost would be 16 cents
per individual if born by the whole
population of the state. Newark
drained its mosquito marshes for So
600, only , cents per Individual, but
there are large salt-marsh districts
that are sparsely populated. If the
duty Of draining its own salt marshes
deyOlved upon each municipality the
work would be done only in spots.
The work should therefore, says the
committee, be undertaken by the
state.
The committee demonstrates that
the small investment necessary for
mosquito determination will be a pay
ing venture, and the project should
commend itself to those who look for
a fair profit upon every public enter
prise undertaken. The committee
makes it clear that the mosquito is a
removable evil, and that the cost OF
its removal will not add peTceptibly 10
the demand upon prosperous state
treasury.
1t is not too much to say that in
the course Of a few years the mOsQui-
to nuisance which we now know is
responsible for yellow fever epidemics
and the prevalence of malaria will
cease to exist in New Orleans An
important step toward its abatement
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-03-08
City of Meridian
In Need of Help.

Although no formal appeal for help
has been made by the people Of Meri-
dian. Miss, recently devastated by a
tornado, the statement has been made
that assistance is needed and viii be
gladly accepted If offered vOluntari-
~.
Meridian. although before the storm
prosperous and enterprising, is not a
large city and the terrible havoc
wrought by the elements came as a
calamity which has rendered many of
her poorer people practically il not
absolutely destitute.
Southern cities, any Of which are
liable TO be similarly stricken. should
freely give Of their abundance TO aid
the suffering people Of the Mississippi
city and Pensacola should add her
mite to the relief fund that is being
raised.
A relief committee has been organ
ized at Meridian to the treasurer Of
which contributions may be for
wsrded.