davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-03-08

where cur laws are made. and unless
check is administered the passage
of the parcels post bill will mark one
of It's greatest triumphs.
But let us look at a few of the
simple reasons why the farmer should
patronize the home dealer. In the
first place their interests are GEN.
tered In each other. Every season of
plenty on the farm means a prosper
GUS year to the country merchant. So
In the prosperity of the farmer does
the country merchant expect to gain.
The farmer finds, therefore, in the
country dealer staunch and loyal
friend and q defender OF his rights.
They pay taxes together, live side by
side, their children play and go to
school together. When the crops are
poor or misfortune comes, to whom
does the farmer look? Not to the
mail order magnate, but to his neigh
Dor, the country merchant. How
often does the mail order concern
take any interest in the political ques-
tions or legal measures beneficial to
the farmer? Yet with their bright
hued catalogue OF pictured bargains"
they reach out an open hand for the
farmers hard earned dollar. And
does he get value received? Not
often. The first order he may. but
that Is only bait The business is
not founded on principles, it is not
builded on honorable methods, its
mighty walls are erected on graft.
The goods are shop-worn or shoddy,
or perhaps many kinds of goods have
defects so cunningly concealed that
the naked eye can scarcely see a diff
ference between these articles and
those of a much higher grade. You
are expected to send cash with the
order or have 1t ready when the
goods arrive with the big c. o. d.
mark on the package. Your crop fall
ure. or shortage OF money doesn't in
terest the mail order house, your
credit with them is good only so long
as your pocket book is filled. Your
order is made out and you pay for
goods you never saw. put up and Sc
lected by men you do not know. If
these goods do not prove to be worth
the money, II the shoes do not wear
well, or the suit Is shoddy goods, will
the mail order firm make them good?
Not often. Yet the local dealer win
do this. He knows his honesty Is his
best drawing card. So much for the
advantage Of dealing with honest men
and not with grafters.
Still other issues present them
ness sub-stations or branch houses
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-03-08
A FRIENDS TIP.
70-Year-old Man Not toe Old to Accept
a Food Pointer.

For the last 20 years" writes a
Maine man, I've been troubled with
Dyspepsia and liver complaint, and
have tried about every known remedy
without much in the way OF results
until took up the food question.
"A friend recommended Grape-Nuts
food. after had taken all sorts of
medicines with only occasional, tenn
porary relief.
"This was about nine months ago,
and began the Grape-Nuts for break
fast with cream and little sugar.
Since then I have had the food for at
least one meal a day, usually for
breakfast.
Words fail to express the benefit I
received from the use of Grape Nuts.
My stomach is almost entirely free
from pain and my liver complaint is
about cured, have gained flesh, sleep
well can eat nearly any kind Of food
except greasy, starchy things and am
strong and he2.ss,,..s. at rs age of 70
years.
IF can be the means of helping
any poor mortal who has been trou-
bled with dyspepsia as l have been,
am willing to answer any letter enclos.
ing stamp" Name given by Postum
Co. Battle Greek. Mich. Read the lit.
tie book. 'sThe Road to MELVILLE" in
pkgs. There's a Reas SON."
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-03-08
AROUND THE CIRCLE
KEEP THE DOLLARS MOVING IN
YOUR OWN COMMUNITY.
IT MAKES WEALTH FOR ALL
Buy Of the Man Who Will Buy
Of You and Your Dollar
Will Come Back
Again.
ecopyrIght by Alfred c CLARK,

AS on the western prairies in
pioneer days, the trapper's camp fire,
kindled to prepare his frugal meal or
to warm him from the biting wind,
famed into renewed vigor, spread,
first on the tiny blade OF grass to
neighboring blades, and thence to the
tangled masses all around until the
broad plains were one vast sea of
seathing flame destroying all before
1t, so the mail order business, started
In the eastern cities on a small scale,
famed by the breeze of judicious adj
vertising, has spread until 1t now COW
ers the length and breadth of our land
and threatens disaster to the smaller
dealers everywhere. The note OF
warning has been sounded, the light
is visible In the sky, and yet, appar.
emily oblivious to 1t all, the ones
whose safety is being endangered,
heed not the alarm nor the signal of
disaster. The country merchant and
the farmer, whose combined efforts
can stem the tide of destruction that
threatens to engulf them, are alone
unconscious of the approaching devas-
tation, that, like great sea OF con-
Stunning flame, is threatening to engulf
them.
The country merchant and the farm
er--the simple, honest dwellers In the
rural districts, are the victims this
gigantic peril is reaching out for to
IN its rapacious nav. Each year its
grasp becomes flrmer, its power
greater. Only few short years ago
the catalogue house was thing un-
heard of, to-day 1t stands as one Of
Americas greatest institutions. And
with great fortune comes great pow
er, so now the mail order business
may well be classed among the powers
OF the nation. Its efforts are already
being felt at the national capital,
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-03-08
THIS IS WORTH s. WING.
Valuable Advice and Recipe by Well.
Known Authority.

The following simple homemade
mixture is said to relieve any form of
Rheumatism or bachache, also cleanse
and strengthen the Kidneys and Biad-
der, overcoming all urinary disorders,
If taken before the stage of Brights
disease: Fluid Extract Dandelion,
one-half ounce; Compound Kargon,
one ounce; Compound Syrup Sarsa-
parilla, three ounces. Mix by shaking
well In bottle and take in teaspoon
full doses after meals and at bedtime.
A well-known authority states that
these ingredients are mainly of vege-
table extraction, and harmless to use,
and can be obtained at small cost
from any good prescription pharmacy.
Those who think they have kidney
trouble or suffer with lame back or
weak bladder or Rheumatism, should
give this prescription a trial, as no
harm can possibly follow it's use, and
it is said to do wonders for some peo-
pie
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-03-08
Concentrated Aluminium.

A process Of plating aluminium with
copper by welding methods has been
invented in Germany by Herr Wach.
nitz. This is regarded as important
because one Of the obstacles to q
wider use Of aluminium has been its
comparative lack of resistance to the
action of many fluids and it's failure
to hold paint. These objections are re-
moved when it is covered with a thin
plating of copper, while its weight Is
not materially increased.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-03-08
AWFUL NEURALGIA
Pain Turned This Woman's Hair
White but She Was Cured by
Or. Williams Pink Pills.

DO not seek relief from suffering
simply, but free your system from the
disease which Is the cause of your
suffering. That is the message which
former victim of neuralgia sends to
sthose who are still in its grasp. Hot
applications, powders that deader the
senses ana others that reduce the
heart action may cause temporary re-
lief but the pain is sure to return with
greater intensity.
Mrs. Evelyn Creusere, who has a
beautiful home at 81 Boulevard
West, Detroit, Mich, suffered for
years with neuralgia until she tried
this tonic treatment. She says:
"My trouble began about six years
ago and did not rest as / should
have, but kept up about my many
duties. After time became SO
weak ! could not do any work at all.
/ had severe backaches and such
dreadful headaches in the back part
and top of my head. My eyes were
easily tired and at times / saw black
spots before them. I consulted sew
eral doctors but without the slightest
benefit. The pains were so intense
that my hair turned white.
'T lost continually In weight and
strength and was almost in despair
when friend recommended DR.. VIII
liams' Pink Pills. l tried them ac-
cording to directions and soon began
to feel relief. At the end of three
months | had gained ten pounds in
weight and had no more trouble vita
my nerves. have been in perfect
health ever since and can heartily
commend DR.. Williams Pink Pills"
DIR. Williams Pink Pills are sold by
all druggists, or sent postpaid, on re.
ceipt OF price, so cents per box, six
boxes for $3.50. by the DR.. Williams
Medicine Co.. Schenectady, N. Y.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-03-08
IvER H. SMITH.



The idea that snakes are useless
creatures and should be exterminated
wherever found, will have to pass
away, says the Shoe Trade Journal,
as in Australia they are now being
Systematically reared for the sake of
their skins, which have q considera-
BILE commercial value in London,
Paris and New York. Snakeskin is
the fashionable material for slippers,
belts, bags. purses. jewel boxes, card
cases. dressing-table accessories, etc.
Rabbit trappers supplement their
means considerably by catching young
snakes and extracting their poinson-
GUS fangs. The blacks are also ex-
pert snake catchers. To them the
snake is an agreeable article of diet.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-03-08

There is a man in New York city
whom every cat ON the street runs to
meet. Each day he calls to leave
meat for the cats that are kept In
warehouses on the water front as a
protection against river rats. On Sat
urday mornings this cat caterer is al
ways later, and the cats will not stir
from home until he comes. The man
thinks that the cats must read the
calendars in the Offices to find out
when Saturday comes; IL not, how do
they know?
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-03-08
pr,nlno Fruit Trees.

I prune as many of the trees dur.
ing February and March as time and
weather will permit. This makes
third to a half OF the total number
each year. Cutting with hand saws,
close and parallel to remaining limb,
thinning outer ends of limbs with pole
primers, and leaving as many fruit
spurs. especially on main limbs, as
possible. We plan to have all the
brush removed and burned SO blowing
can be commenced as early as the
soil is in condition to work, as all the
moisture is needed in decomposing the
heavy coating of manure drawn and
spread each winter.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-03-08
SOME POINTS ABOUT NJ gDLrs.
ia Evolved Product Of Centuries OF
Invention.

The point Of a needle IS i very i'm
portant part of that useful little in
strument, and there are many points
about needles calculated to interest
the general public. The daily con-
sumption of needles all over the world
is something like 100000, while
every year the women of the United
States break, lose and use some 300,-
100000 OF those tiny tools. Few peo-
pie while threading a needle have
ever given a thought to the various
processes through which the wire
must pass before 1t comes out a
needle. Yet the manufacture of
needles includes some ri different
processes from cutting the wire and
threading the double needles by the
eyes to separating the two needles on
the one length of wire, heading, hard
ening In oil, cleaning out the sides of
the eye. point-setting, and final pol
fishing. For wrapping purple paper is
used, since it prevents rusting. There
are many sorts OF needles, for sur.
geons'. cooks, glovemakers'. weavers',
sailmakers, broommakers milliners'
and dressmakers' use. The needle is
the evolved product of centuries of
invention. In its primitive form it
was made Of bone, ivory, or wood.
Point by point It's manufacture has
improved, until this little but not in
significant instrument Is now one Of
the highly-fnished products of twen-
tieth century machinery and skill
Zi0uso HoroId
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-03-08
one View Of creatnssa.

Tennyson used to have great salts
faction telling his later admirers Of a
man in the Isle OF Wight who. on be-
ing asked If he was acquainted with
the great man that wrote the an
Memoriam," replied: "E. a great
man! Wy, e only keeps one man.
servant-an' e don't sleep in tn
'ouse.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-03-08
u. S. DISPENSATORY
Describes the Principal Ingredients
Contained in Pe-ru-na.

CVseS%ApNaO~@ SIS ~ - rN~Ae
Are we claiming too much for Peruna
when we claim it to be an effective
remedy for chronic catarrh7 Have we
abundant proof that Peruna is in real
ity such catarrh remedy7 Let us see
what the United States Dispensatory
says of the principal ingredients Of
Peruna.
Take, for instance, the ingredient
hydrastis canadensis, or golden seal.
The United States Dispensatory says
of this herbal remedy, that it Is largely
employed in the treatment of depraved
mucous membranes, chronic rhinitis
(nasal catarrh), atomic dyspepsia lea
tarrh Of the shomachl, chronic intesti-
nal catarrh, catarrhal jaundice, (ca-
tarrh Of the liverl and in diseased
mucous membranes of the pelvic organs.
It Is also recommended for the treat
ment of various forms of diseases pc
.culiar to women.
Another ingredient of Peruna, cory
.dalis formosa, is classed in the United
States Dispensatory as tonic. So also
lie cubebs classed as a stomachic and as
a tonic for the mucous membranes.
Cedron seeds Is another ingredient Of
Peruna, an excellent drug that has
been very largely overlooked by the
medical profession for the past fifty
years. The seeds are to be found In
very few drug stores. The United
States Dispensatory says Of the action
of cedron that 1t is used as a bitter
tonic and in the treatment of dysentery,
and In intermittent diseases as a sub
stitute for Quinine.
Oil of copaiba, another ingredient Of
Peruna, is classed by the United States
Dispensatory as a mild stimulant and
diuretic. 1t acts on the stomach and
intestinal tract. It acts as stimu-
liant on the genito-urinary membranes.
Useful in chronic cystitis, chronic dys-
EMERY and diarrhea, and some chronic
diseases of the liver and kidneys.
Send to us for free book Of testimo-
malls of what the people think of Pc
runa as a catarrh remedy. The best
evidence is the testimony of those who
have tried it.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-03-08
Improved eutta-Percha.

Green gutta-percha is now obtained
from the leaves OF the caoutchouc
tree, and is said to be more durable
than that procured by cutting into the
stem of the tree. Unlike the ordinary
product. it does not require an expen-
sive process Of publication, 80 that
its cost is cheapened. In France
green gutta-percha is now being en-
ployed in the construction of sub
marine cables.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-03-08
Quarter Acre Berry Bed.

One-quarter acre of good land, set
with proper varieties and well cult
waited, should produce from 20 to 40
bushels of nice berries every season.
says M. A. Thayer. This would give
an ordinary family fresh berries every
day in season, and liberal supply.
canned, preserved or dried, during the
entire year.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-03-08
EIeotrleaIIx RIpened eananas.

An English electrical expert has
discovered a means of ripening ba-
nanas to order. The lunches are
hung in an alright glass case In
which are a number of electric lights.
The artificial light and heat hasten
the ripening process In proportion to
the number of lights turned on. Rec
ords have been made which enable
the operators to make delivery of any
desired quantities at any agreed time.
Popular Mechanics.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-03-08
llaht in the paIry stable.

There are few stables SO con-
structed that light cannot be given
IN larger quantities than at present
MANY of our stables are dark holes
ana that means also that they are
dirty The dark stable that is clean
a an exception. First give light, ana
then it will be easier TO get the
cleanliness. Some of these dark
stables are SO filthy that a person
cannot stay In them for five min
utes without having the clothes De-
come SO scented that it VIII take
hours of aerating to get rid OF the OBJ
iectionable smell. This should not
no The light stable Is healthy
mace, but the dark stable is not
Light should be let in from at least
three sides. the east, south and west
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-03-08
TIE Motor voI Ice.

The tennis elbow, the bicycle foot,
the clergyman's sore throat and all
manner of disabilities that come from
modern conveniences are familiar to
us. The motor-omnibus voice was dis.
covered by a young woman who was
riding outside a motor-omnibus, and
trying las is her habit) to talk. And
the horrible truth suddenly flashed on
her mind, and from her lips. !.
81 c-c-can't keep-pip-pip my voice SUIT
fulfill. The Reader.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-03-08
The Fortune Tempted.

A we'll known British nohleman was
actually engaged to Miss Coutts. but
on her challenging him one day wheth-
er 1t was her personality or her great
fortune which appealed to him he
frankly acknowledged that although
he was much attached to her. her vast
property had been his special induce
ment n hetrothing himself.
Her reply was characteristic: sLek
US then remain the best OF friends In
stead Of being the poorest Of loverS.s
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-03-08

A mysterious disease Is troubling
the Dutch medical profession. 1t has
broken out in the district of ouddorp,
not far from Utrecht, and Prof.
Spronck, of Utrecht, after ali the best
efforts he can devise, has had to con-
fess himself perplexed The disease
is contagious affection of the heart,
and the patients invariably develop
high fever, There have been more
than 100 cases. Prof. Spronck has
made careful anlysis of blood taken
from patients, but has utterly failed
to find a cause or an origin for the
epidemic.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-03-08
A castronomlc JOY.

You can talk about your ox-roasts.
clambakes, spiketail banquets. cham
payne suppers and midnight lunches.
but after all the jolliest, merriest, sat
isfactoryest affair Of ell is a turkey
supper with the church people down
in the basement of the sanctuary.
There is where one gets more happy
hearts and good things for his money
than anywhere else.-Ohio State
Journal
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-03-08
Pafernal New Zealand.

1t is said that nobody is ever out
Of a job in New Zealand. There is an
elaborate government department,
which keeps record of all who lose
employment and helps them to posi-
lions, advancing railway fare to take
them to places where help is desired.
seeking out merchants or manufac-
turers who want men, and as last
resort giving the unemployed some
occupation on government operations.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-03-08
The Witness az A.

God has arranged a series OF tests
along ones path which brings out
to view the principles which really
govern US. BY the time we reach old
age, If not before, these many cru
cibles through which our spirits are
called to pass have removed all doubt
as to whose we are and whom we love.
Sherlock Bristol
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-03-08
Weather and Suicides.

Suicide travels In waves like various
kinds of crime, and in large cities
they come in rapid succession. Dull
November has been called the suicide
month, but August shows a larger
number the past year, and it is believ.
ed that the great heat has a very great
deal to do with suicides. In extreme
cold weather there are few suicides
In this or any other country.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-03-08
Practical Jokes Not Always Safe.

A naval officer noticed that his de-
canter of sherry grew steadily empty.
With view to prevent the "evapora-
tion," he filled 1t up with the vilest
decoction he could compound. The
sherry still decreased and at last he
called up the steward. His explana-
ton was thoroughly satisfactory. II
give the cook two wine glasses for the
soup every evening"" he said.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-03-08
The DUTY Of All.

We live not merely in the world,
but for the world as well as for our
selves. And in upturning the differ
ent strata of society what precious
metal is oft discovered, what unsus-
pected spiritual values encountered!
All, this is world-serving, life-better-
ing and gaining by giving of our time,
talent, money or cheer, even more than
we give.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-03-08
Binders.

How would you like to wear blind
ers when going into a strange place?
Colts don't like 1t. either. Give them
fair show. Strip on the binders!
Let the little fellows see; that is only
fair. And you would he mad if we
said you were not fair Now wouldn't
vow
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-03-08
Does Your Cow Do This?

Any COW failing to provide eight
pounds of milk a day now, when win
ter and high-priced feed-stuff are
here, can hardly be considered a
profitable one. OF course, this does
not apply to the heifers or to cows
almost due to freshen
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-03-08
Dancer In Salt Baths.

Salt water, so Strengthening ordin-
ariiy, is most weakening when too
warm. On most ocean boats there is
an abundance of warm water in the
bathrooms, and the daily salt bath Is
q great tenic, but beware of getting it
too hot II will turn you faint IL you
DO, even II you are accustomed to an
equally high temperature in fresh wa
ter at home.-Travel Magazine.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-03-08

II isn't likely that Homer knew the
difference between heroic pentameter
and a milk wagon; Rafael probably
never guessed that there was sucn
word as genre" and the langL age of
the average musical critic would
doubtless have been too technical for
the understanding of Wagner.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-03-08
Good for the Hair.

Where the hair is dry and brittle
with tendency to fall out, an English
restorative is the simple one of a free
application of pure cocoanut oil. This
treatment, continued for a few weeks
six, perhaps-will accomplish en-.
cellent results.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-03-08
rhe JOYS Of = RrId.nronD,

Mr.. Troomer-"Where on earth is
my new silk hat? I've looked every.
where for it," His Bride (sweetIy)-
You said you wanted it ironed. dear,
SO sent it out to the laundry"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-03-08
Lono In Service ~ Eirr,

A London firm of electro-plate
makers has In Its service Is men and
women who have been working for
1t from 56 to so years.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-03-08
Feminine Remembrance.

Men are strange creatures. They
grumble IL we are extravagant ana
frivolous; they do not like US to be
too simple In our habits.-Lady,s Pic.
torial.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-03-08
Danish Prnu.rh-

a bad wife wishes her husbands
heel turned homeward, and not his
toe.-Danish.