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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-04-27
A EULoGY ON SIN.
Woman's Declaration That Il is All
Worth Livinu For.

Woman's Declaration That II is All
Worth Living For.
The Paris correspondent of the Lon
don Globe tells a curious story of
certain English writer who
had always, before he came to q most
disastrous end, been famous for his
want of balance" This individual APP
pears to have come by his defect nat.
urally enough, to Judge from the por-
trait of his mother sketched by one
of his friends. The writer onceatook
that friend to see the lady in question
and this is the way in which the in
terview is described:
at was a beautiful sunny day in
June, the sort of day when all normal
people want to be out of doors. We
went to pretty house in London, and
were ushered into a drawing room.
the shutters and curtains of which
were all carefully closed, the gas be-
ing lighted, and where there was
sickening smell of some very strong
perfume. Crouched in large chair
was the most terrible looking old
dame, with long, skinny hands and
glittering black eyes. She gave me a
claw to shake and looked at me fixed-
ly. Young man. said she, don't
know why you come to see an old
woman like me, but can give you
some excellent advice. Remember
this. There is only one thing ON
earth worth living for, and that In
SIM"
A ChiId's Definitions.
The late Frederic r. Coudert, law.
yer and wit, had great fondness for
children. He collected indefatigably
the quaint sayings of children, and
one of the treasures of his library
was small manuscript volume flied
with definitions that children had
composed. This volume was called q
"child's dictionary" and these are
some of the definitions that Mr.. Cou-
dert would read from it:
"Dust-Mud with the juice squeezed
out of 1t.
notwithstanding off sleep.
"Apples-The bubbles that apple
trees blow.
Back biter-a mosquito.
"Fan-A thing to brush the warm
off with.
Water that went to sleep h
the cold
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-04-27
CHAPTER XIX.
Biz Watson.

Bill Watson.
The sheriff of Ellisville sat In his
Office oilingthe machinery of the law,
which is to say, cleaning his revolver.
There was not yet any courthouse.
The sheriff was the law. Twelve new
mounds on the hillside back of the
Cottage Hotel showed how faithfully
he had executed his duties as judge
and jury since he had taken up his
office at the beginning of the Cow
boom" of Ellisviile. His right hand
had found somewhat to do, and he had
done it with his might.
Ellisville was near the zenith of its
bad eminence. The entire country had
gone broad-horn. Money being free,
whisky was not less so. The bar of
the Cottage was lined perpetually.
Wild men from the range rode their
horses up the steps and into the bar
room, demanding to be served as they
sat in the saddle, as gentlemen should.
Glass was too tempting to the six
shooters of these enthusiasts, and the
oarkeeper begged the question by
slowing away the fragments of his mir
sor and keeping most of his bottles out
IF sight. More than once he was asked
to hold up bottle of whisky so that
some cow-puncher might prove his
skill by shooting the neck off from
the flask. The bartender was tact
turn and at times glum, but his face
was the only one at the bar that show
ed any irritation or sadness. This
railroad town was a bright, new thing
for the horsemen of the trail-a very
joyous thing. No funeral could check
their hilarity; no whisky could daunt
their throats, long scared with alkali.
1t was notorious that after the civil
war human life was held very cheap
all over America, it having been seen
how small thing is man. how little
missed may be million men taken
bodily from the population. Nowhere
was life cheaper than on the frontier
and at no place on that frontier OF
less value than at this wicked little
| city.
The sheriff Of Ellisville looked
thoughtful as he tested the machinery
Of the law. He had warrant for q
new bad man who had come up from
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-04-27
Any trouble? ?"
yep. Plenty"

Any trouble?"
yep. Plenty"
"Who?"
"Why, it's Cal Greathouse. You
know Cal Last week he goes of
west a ways, a-lookin' fer some winter
range that won't be so crowded. He
goes alone. Now, to-day his horse
comes back, draggin' his lariat. We
lowed we better come tell you. o.
course, they amt no horse gettin
away FIN Cal Greenhouse, not if he's
alive"
The sheriff fell into thought, slowly
chewing at splinter. "Ill tell you,"
he said at length, slowly, 81 KANT
very well git away right now. You
20 over an git Cap Franklin. He's
good man. Pick up somebody else
you want to go along with you, an
then you start out on Calls trail, near
as you can git at it. You better take
along that id Greaser O. yorn.
that big Juan, fer he kin run trail
like houn'. You stop at all the out
fits you come to, fer say fifty miles.
Don't do nothin' more'n ask, an then
go on. If you come to a outfit that
haint seen him, an then another
outfit furder on that has seen him.
you remember the one that hain't. If
you don't git no track in fifty mile.
swing around to the southeast, an cut
the main drive trail an see If you
hear of anything thataway. II you
don't git no trace by that, you better
come on back in an tell me, an
| then we'll see what to do about it
| furder."
Cali right, Bill" said Curly, rising
and taking a chew of tobacco, in
which the sheriff joined him. GAIL
right. You got any papers fer US to
take along?"
"Papers?" said the sheriff contempt.
uously. Papers? He'll"
|
| Ike Anderson was drunk-calmly
magnificently, satisfactorily drunk. II
had taken time, but it was a fact &C
complished. The actual state of af
fairs was best known to Ike Anderson
himself, and not obvious to the passer
by. Ike Anderson's gaze might have
been hard, but it was direct. His
walk was perfectly decorous and
! straight, his brain perfectly clear, his
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-04-27

the Indian nations, and who had cele-
brated his first day in town by shoot
ing two men who declined to get off
the sidewalk, so that he could ride his
horse more comfortably there.
Bill Watson, the sheriff of Ellisville,
was heavily built man, sandy haired.
red-mustached, and solid. His legs
were bowed and his carriage awk-
ward. He had thick, clumsy looking
fingers, whose appearance belied their
dizziness. Bill Watson had gone
through the Quantrell raid in his time.
It was nothing to him when he was
to be killed. Such a man is careful
in his shooting, because he is care
less Of being shot, having therefore
vast advantage over the desperate
of two or three victims, who does not
yet accept the fact that his own days
are numbered. The only trouble in
regard to this new bad man from
below was that his mental attitude
on this point was much the same as
that of Sheriff Bill Watson. There
fore the sheriff was extremely careful
about the oiling of the cylinder.
He finished the cleaning of his six
shooter and tossed the oiled rag into
the drawer of the table where he
kept the warrants. He slipped the
heavy weapon into the scabhard at
his right leg and saw that the string
held the scabbard firmly to his trouser
leg, SO that he might draw the gun
smoothly and without hindrance from
its sheath. He was simple, unpre-
tentious man; not heroic figure as
he stood, his weight resting on the
sides of his feet, looking out of the
window down the long and wind-swept
street of Ellisville.
Gradually the gaze of the sheriff
focused, becoming occupied with the
figure of a horseman whose steady
riding seemed to have purpose other
than that of merely showing his JOY
in living and riding. This rider passed
other riders without pausing. He
came up the street at a gallup until
opposite the Office door, where he
eerked up his horse sharply and
sprang from the saddle.
"Mornin'. Bill" he said.
"Mornin', Curly" said the sheriff
pleasantly. "Iookin' for a doctor.
You're ridin' perty fast"
Nope" said Curly. Reckon It's a
shade too late for DOCTOR"
The sheriff was gravely silent
After while he said, quietly:
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-04-27
FARM NOTES.

A man should have cool judgment to
run gasoline engine properly.
It does not pay to have the pastures
fed too closely, as that produces a thin
sod.
An acre of potatoes well cultivated
is more profitable than two acres hall
neglected.
No practical farmer can succeed
when the entire spirit of the family
is for fun and easy living.
A thin sod in the pasture means that
the grass is drawing plant food only
from the soil near the surface.
Kentucky blue grass and Canadian
blue grass make good mixture for
pasturage, as they mature at different
times.
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shed may be used for stock as run
way and place to feed roughage.
This manure shed will not only pro-
tect the manure and save the soluble
elements, but will give good, comfort
able quarters to young stock during
the cold Of winter, and will afford a
cool place in the heat of summer and
the loft will shelter quite lot OF
straw. Portable feed racks can be
placed in here and there should also
be water tank and a salt box. One
farmer who has such shed, says the
Ohio Farmer, has just finished haul
Ing out nice lot of manure, and we
think it is worth five times az much
as manure hauled from an open yard,
and what is more, If 1t were in an
open yard 1t would have been either
frozen so it could not be hauled OF too
wet to be handled.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-04-27
close-Planted Celery.

I am much in favor of the new
method of celery growing; namely.
close planting SO the plants shade one
another, writes a Washington farmer.
To succeed in this method two condi-
tions must be met-plenty of plant.
food and plenty OF water.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-04-27
Home Plot of Horseradish.

A home plot of horseradish is al
ways desirable. Made with pure vim.
egar and eaten In moderation this
condiment is recommended to pro-
mote appetite and aid digestion. A
plot Of rich, deeply spaded ground
three or four feet square will supply
enough roots for large family.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-04-27
an,ROA!.ID, a ~ So
IMPROVEMENTS
A MANURE SHED.
How It May Be Built on End of Barn
and Made to Provide Straw Stor-
age and Cattle Shelter.

A straw and manure shed can be
built on one side of the barn; the
straw to be put in the building over
the shed with a wind stacker. The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-08
Easily Grown BuIbous Plants.

The amateur gardener should find room
in his garden for giadioli and tuberoses.
Several dozen of the hybrid Lemoine and
Childish gladioi will be valuable for cut
ting purposes. In any soil where corn
grows well they will bloom abundantIy
They do best where the soil Is quite sandy.
The same is true of the tuberose, the sin
gle varieties of which are usually constd-
cred the more artistic. The bulbs of the
gladiol and tuberoses increase every year,
thus enabling one TO increase the size OF
his collection.
All of the lilies are grand and do we'll In
sunny locations and rich, well-drained soil.
The golden banded Japanese lilies are very
pretty, with rich markings. Some Of our
own native lilies are extremely handsome,
such as Lilium superba and Lilium cana
dense. The Madonna lily is one OF the
most beautiful of the hardy white lilies, and
Is very good for cutting.
The poker plant Is a very satisfactory,
hardy Dubious plant. and If planted In mass
gives blaze Of color for many weeks dur
ing the latter part of the season. Hybrid
snapdragons are excellent for cutting, as
well as effective in an outdoor bed for dis
play
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-08
For a Garden of ANIMALS.

There are places around many homes
that look dark and vacant all summer,
when at little expense they can be trans
formed into places beautiful to look upon.
The easiest way to decorate these lonesome
spots is by growing some of the easily
cared for ANIMALS.
OF the tall growing annual plants the
cosmos. nieotianas and cleomes are among
the most deservedly popular. The better
way to plant these Is between scattered
shrubbery, although they can be used in
beds. Cosmos blooms in the fall It grows
gracefully to the height OF FIVE feet spread
ing out rich. green, feathery foliage, and
bears an abundance Of delicateiy coIored
single flowers on long stems. It Is we'll suit
ed for cutting 1t may be planted close to
some unsightly building or fence. and viii
form an excellent SCREEN II trained against
support. The young growths should be
pulled gently to the supporting piece of
wood and fastened with short pieces Of
rubber or cloth.
The nicotianas are useful In obtaining
subtropicai effects. Their rich foliage and
numerous gweet-scented tubercus flowers
make them very decorative. Nicotiana syi-
vestris grows from four to i've feet hirh.
and bears great numbers of pure while
flowers. Nicotiana Handerae Is three to
four feet high. with rich carmins flowers
Cleome pungens Is useful Between shrub
berry along fences. It's flowers are attract-
I've because of their long stems, reaohang
out like spiders legs.
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Instances the foundation IS of the one ma
terial embroidered In the other, and trim
med with tassels of the trimming matching
material.
Many tunic skirts are found IN the new
spring models. In these the underslfp Is
severely tight, and the jups extends down
over the edge OF the lower section only
snort distance, so that the skirts are no
more bulky or warm than If made in the
single fashion. Long, loose evening coats
for warm weather will be made, or rather
are in process of making, that possess de-
cided novelty. They are made in cottons
of the nature of crepe, really a cotton
erepon, and they are deliberately trimmed
with craponette lace or embroidery, or both,
and by no means inexpensive, though they
be OF cotton.
Full, much trimmed skirts, more's the
pity, promise to be quite the vogue. That
they are patchy tend to shorten and are
lacking in artistic merit. will count for
little. They are profitable to make because
they take time and skilled labor, and there
is an opportunity to add materially. to the
bills in making up charges. Nevertheless
women who interest themselves personally
In designing their frocks will prefer the
palmer skirts and insist upon their being
made as they desire.
In ribbons there Is great variety. The
tapestry shades are among the newer rib
bons in the brooches and warp prints. In
the flower designs these are smaller than
previously, although some large flowers are
still seen; when large they are generally
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-08
Using I'm Old Lace.

Scraps of lace, both new and old. and
especially those Of floral design. are most
useful To the ingenious and tasteful woman
for identifying her gowns.
She begins by cutting out the leaves and
flowers from the net foundation and apply
ing them to the silk or other material
which she desires to adorn. Then she
works over the design. covering up the lace
as well with silk or peri lustra and SO
gaining really very good effect.
The lace answers ali the purpose Of o
stamped design, and. indeed is better, for
II causes the embroidery to stand out well
without any padding, and II nicely ar
ranged is more pleasing than any of the
patterns sold at shops, which every one
may have who cares to pay for them.
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sn..ial car,sspanaenee Of The Star.

NEW YORK, April 8, 1905.
- NE of the latest fancies IS the use
s. OF the very wide liberty ribbons
n arranged as flchus with very long
ends. For this purpose the widest
ribbons are used, some of them
being printed with exquisite flowers. large
roses being the favorites. The narrower,
but still wide ribbons are used for girdles,
nearly every gown having it's gtrdle.
For the incroyable coats the Pel6in striped
silks are most effective.
The pony coats are not destined Tor the
woman of fashion. They have been turned
out in quantities for the ready made trade
and, while many fashionable women pur-
chase the ready-made gowns of the smart
shops devoted entirely to women's clothing,
they select exclusive styles and pay high
prices The pony coat goes with cheap COS
tunes and has lost whatever cachet il ever
possessed. Women and girls who havo
them VIII continue to wear them Tor shop
ping and walking, but they are good
thing to avoid by the woman Of small
purse who wishes TO be smartly clad. hut
who can have but one costume where her
wealthy friend has dozen.
Another fashion started in Paris IS OF
combining plaided skirts with Jackets of
plain color matching one of the colors-
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Landscape Table Decoration.

The box fence was recently seen around
q most unique table centerpiece. which rep
resented in miniature an old New England
farm. The tiny house itself was painted
white with green shutters. and The barn
and well. with long sweeps, ned a gray.
weather beaten look. There were several
bird houses and rustic seats besides. and a
garden in which sunfowers and hollyhocks
were conspicuous. Little fluffy yellow
chickens but shortly out OF the shell were
seen in great numbers about the farm. and
II seemed a few had had the temerity TO
fly over the box fence, for they were scat
tered over the other parts OF the table.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-08

Special Correspondence of The Star.
PARIS March d 1905.
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pale into insignif1cance before the liberty
of dress. The outdoor girl is finding by
the way. lots Of liberty and pleasure IN q
smart knitted jacket of the short box coat
type made without seams except those
under the arms. Collar, cuffs and pocket
flaps are of leather. One golfing girl who
was enthusiastically displayed one OF these
jackets she had Just finished knitting held
1t up for inspection with the remark, 7
don't know how 1 have lived without It." II
does seem to be the very thing the sporting
woman has beer wanting, being warm
without a hint of clumsIness and giving
the arms full play.
CATHERINE TALBOT.
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PARIS. March "A, 1905.
part of the musica
world here at the gay capital ha:
been aroused to enthusiasm by The
visit of Siegfried Wagner. l saw
him the other night at the Opers
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Shoes Match Gowns.

One of the most attractive fashion freaks
OF the moment is the wearing OF footgear
to match frocks. Kids and suedes are be-
ing dyed to every possible shade. and blus.
red and green have been brought 20 per-
fiction A shoe which matches exactly tho
frock with which It is worn shows good
taste
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-08

roses, usually in natures own tints, al
though few never before seen In nature
or out are still handsome.
The double-faced ribbons are very attrac-
tive, especially when on the one side the
flowers stand out distinctly and on the other,
usually satin finish. they appear as
though seen through mist.
Broche ribbons are expensive. but are far
more used this season than last. These have
both plain and Milan edges; some show one
side effects Satin striped and checked
backgrounds, or the plain with narrow bor-
ders and showing tiny bouquets. are charm
ing.
The Persian weaves are much In evidence,
and the gold and silver, either plain or
mixed, continue in use.
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In trimmings there are hand-crocheted
linen buttons, linen-coyered buttons. and
plain and engraved pearl buttons for linen
and other lingerie frocks. White crochet
buttons may be purchased that will launder
beautifully.
A novelty In braids is the revival of the
old-tiIne Hercules, which, II seems, must
have been forgotten. This, however, will
not be used to any great extent until next
autumn.
Pearl slides In all sizes, the large ones for
belt buckles and the smaller for fastening
ends of braid or decorating bow centers,
viii be a feature OF summer trimmings.
Beautiful buttons in artificial stones set In
metal rims are exceedingly handsome for
certain garments. These are usually trimmed
with rhinestones. and the nlauves and yell
lows, topazes and amethysts are especially
good Many are in Japanese effects
Some of the handsome cabochons are fiat
with enameled centers showing tiny figures
| of women arrayed In old-time fashions
These are set in rhinestone rims. Cabochons
of this design adorned the Venetian point
gown worn by Mrs. Grant B. Schley at the
| marriage of her daughter, Miss Evelyn
| Schley. to Max Howell Behr.
|
A princess wedding robe OF ivory tintet
| liberty satin IS slashed up the front almos
| to the waist line and the sides are ther
| draped back and caught at a point Jus
above each knee with a chiffon chou Dor
dered with narrow point applique Thu.
arrangement shows a petticoat of point ap
| plique over chiffon and satin The train Il
| long and round
The bodice portion is tight in the back
each seam being piped from it's top to tn,
bottom with a satin cord covered with sill.
| yer gauze. The slashed fronts OF the rob-
are also faced with silver gauze, and corr
covered with IL outlines the edges The re
| turn to the bodice, the fulness of TIL
| fronts, Is laid IN plaits in es CHI under-aTn
seam and the satin Is then brought aroans
| In soft folds over tight lining to the cen
| ter front, where IL IL sfiirred three time
on each side. the center edge meeting In tho
center In a full ruche; between the edges 4
| graduated cascade rufffe OF point ap
| pliqye. AT the top the corsage In both tn,
| front and the back describes a deep point
| but the fronts and back meet the shoulde
| sleeve tops. The edges OF the bodice ar
/ simply turned under to form a fold Tn
l guimpe. which has a Dutcn or round neck
! IL OF rose point over chiffon The eieeve