Semi-weekly herald., 1907-11-07

By old DR.. Pierce over forty years ago,
much initiated but never equaled. Little
sugar r-coated graDul s--easy to take ns
candy.
est and noisiest gala day is somewhat
isleadng In that the whole credit
ouus OF the "gunpowder plot mas
.ocn popnnrly laid on the shoulders
y Guy Fawkes, whereas history re-
7ords that he was far from being the
most Important Of the plotters and ap-
lears TO have been chosen by the
met oOnspirators because of his cool
Tess and courage.
Robert Catcsby, scholar and gentle
nan hat withal potter. was the
originator of the plan. Great enelits
1ad been expected by the Roman
Catholics from the accession of James
to the throne. The laws of Eliza
eth had been unjust and cruel to-
ward them, and they had been led to
xpect greater tolerance and ameliora.
ion of their wrongs from James.
In this they We're disappointed. The
avs respecting Catholicism and Cath
iics were made even more stringent
iud enforced with greater brutality
ind renewed yigor. Popular discon'
eut with this state OF affairs led to
he gnnpowjer plot. 1t was conceived
With all the Ingenuity of a master
mind. and great hardships aud dan
;ers were braved by the cons orators
u attempting to carry it to success
ul end.
The plotters all gentlemen unused
o manual toll, excavated through line
Get of stone wall IN order to get
bcneath the house of commons, hut
hey found that vault beneath the
.jlhce was TO let This was engaged
Ny Guy Fawkes, and under cover of
darkness thirty-six barrels of gun
'owier We're conveyed to the vault.
All was in readiness for the meeting
Z parliament on November >, which
was to end in tragedy that would
tnrtle the world. when the first dis
agreement came that was to end tho
great plot with ignomlnious failure.
rhe plotters could not agree upon a
parliament of the impending doom IN
which they. otherwise. would be
slaughtered with the rest.
Finally an anonymous letter was
ent to Lord Monteagle, Catholic
'eer. warning him not to be present
Il the opening of parliament. The
lnthor of this letter is not known.
llthough it is commonly believed to
have been one of the conspirators
aamcd Gresham
Monteaele took the letter to Sails
mry, who in turn brought It before
the king. and this finally resulted in
'ncoveriag the gigantic plot. In order
that the conspirators might be tnken
rejhanded, the arrest was postponed
intil the dramatic moment in order
% allow Catchy to escape. This he
lid, although he was shot a few days
alter while attempting to arouse a
rebellion against the king in Woroes
Ter.
Guy Fawkes. who was detailed to
hrc the train which would blow up
arliament house. was takea as he
was leaving the vault and the rest
20 the conspirators We're either Killed
or captured at Dunchurch, whore they
Ted. Fawhes was terrible tortured.
and though he was rendered 50 weak
hat he could scarcely mount The scat
old. he retained his magnificent forti-
rde to the end.
by AN act of parliament, the mem.
rrs of which had barely escaped 4
terrible death. November Il was pro.
'lalmed a day of thanksgiving forever.
-or two centuries afterward the an,
hial celebrations were marked by riot
ms excesses. in which drunken men
nd women paraded the streets all
my carrying effeies of Guy fawkes.
n hich at night We're burned in huge
onilagralioDs to the accompaniment
# fireworks. drinking. dancing and
rad orgies. The fierce religious ha
red once engendered in the breasts OF
'rotestants and Catholics alike on
he annual recurrence of Guy Fawkes |
Iiy has now died ont and the ami |
ersary has now become little more |
nan general holiday. with nearly
il thought of its tragic Significance
anished from the minds of the pres.
~ generation.
Rathdrum, Idaho. Nov. 5.--The spe.
lal yenire OF men called last Thurs.
ay to get a jury to try Steve Adams