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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-05-03

shadow into full view in the bright
glare that beat on the gateway from a
huge lantern, and stood there for an
instant. Then she passed between
the guards into the night beyond.
The gypsy drew nearer to the arch
way. A few steps more and she would
be beyond the palace walls, when sud.
denly the order rang out:
"Close the Gates!'-and the port
cullis crashed down between her and
the Spaewife.
With backward movement the
crowd within the courtyard parted to
make way for the Douglas, who turned
at the gate and faced the throng.
MY lords and gentlemen" he be
gan. fiercely. Then moderating his
tone. MY lords! His majesty Is not
to be found. The gates will be opened
when the riddle is solved"
An uneasy silence greeted his
words. Then ON sudden, from the
heart of the crowd. the shrill childish
voice of Lady Margaret Douglas ros,
in anger: My scarf! The gyps,
wench dares to wear my scarf"
But the angry tone changed In an
other instant TO a laugh OF keen en-
ioyment. and clapping her hands, she
ran forward, while the spectators
looked where she pointed, at the tai
gypsy girl.
IT'S jamie himself" she cried. "Do
you not know his majesty? A comely
lass indeed"
Stin laughing. she snatched or fine
scarlet headdress. and the welI-known
rudy curls fells in cleaning mass
on his shoulders. their color strangel,
out of place against the swarthy com
plexion.
The Douglas stepped forward and
bowed low.
May the Douglas venture No
asked. ito commend his majesty's
skill? It's q fitting lest with which
TO end the evenings masque.n
"A very perfect jest" added tbs
court jester speaking In the Douglas
ear. for. one step more and II a.
been-earnest!.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-05-03

trembling fingers. It was the dress Oh
q gypsy dancing girl. AT once ne I'M
derstood the Spaewife's plan.
He tore off his Spanish costume, and
picked up the gypsy's. Laboring with
the ties and fastenings, 1t was some
minutes before he stood transformed
into tall, comely girl, in short green
skirt with furnished gold trappings
and wide, long-sleeved jacket. A quick
application Of brown nut-stafn TO
cheeks and eyebrows, changed the
fresh Stuart skin to dusky olfve;
the remainder of the stain ne poured
over his white hands and on his arms.
Then he glanced round the room. Inc
scarf to wind round his head and hide
his curls was wanting! James tossed
his discarded clothes in all directions
| in his search for the missing mead
dress. but he could find none, and time
was flying.
A bell changed the hour of midnight!
/ Clad as he was, James hurried from
the room and up the winding stairs
into the apartments of the ladies OF
/ the court. Not even a servant was 10
be seen-all had gone on holiday.
The king opened the door of a small
inner room gently. 1t was a sleeping
chamber, and a pile of feminine nnery
lay in one corner. In trice ne naa
snatched from the heap long red
scarf of quaint device, and, turning,
fled downstairs again.
j Meanwhile Margaret, daughter TO
the earl, in the garden suddenly found
herself confronted by her father. he
was flushed and excited, and his voice
trembled somewhat, with rage or fear
as he accosted her roughly with thu
question:
Where is his majesty"
, The girl stood irresolute, then fal
tered out:
His grace left me even now
Someone yonder prayed him
hasten"
: Angus strobe off, followed by nun
Der of guests, partisans of the Dout
l las.
: Beside the gatehouse, in the shat
4 ow of a buttress, the Spaewife ha
/ waited long She now peered furtiv'
D ly into the crowd, and then at Lesli
who stood near, carelessly fastenin
a his cloak at the throat.
O A tall, buxom gypsy girl threade
:. her way through the thronged cour
i yard towards the gate. The Spaewi
n drew deep breath, came out from Il
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-05-03
what Makes Spring Early or Late

What Makes Spring Early or Late.
Until recently 1t was taken for
granted that the heat given out by the
sun was always the same in amount,
not differing one day from another,
or one year from another. But 1T has
been finally ascertained, through
long series of experiments. that the
amount ofNheat given out by the sun
is constantly varying, and that at
times 1t is not less than one-sixth
greater than at other times. a differ
ence amply sufficient to account for
exceptionally cool summers or warm
winters on the earth. Indeed, says
Rene Bache, in the Reader Magazine,
there can no longer be any doubt
that we owe our weather, to great ex.
tent, to the solar luminary; and our
government is at present engaged In
a painstaking study of the subject In
the observatory on Mount Whitney,
Cal, the expectation being that, when
it has come to be more fully under
stood, science will be able, by obser
walton OF the SUMS activity, to make
forecasts of meteorological conditions
for at least six months in advance.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-05-03
FARM WORK.

Thorough cultivation of the corn
neld before planting pays big.
Have you provided nastnra -. ~
hogs? Don't leave it out ~ =. ne ens
plans for the year. so''
Take away the unsightly chin.ni,e
ana an put it on q thin piece of ground
Inc result will be more bushels -
corn or oats next fall. y
It's good plan to set an evaroroo,.
windoreak three rows thick around
the house. barn and yards t. ~s,,
save fuel and add greatly to the eo.a
lott OF everybody and every antvaa1
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-05-03

Many of the unwedded ones In Fort
Dodge. Ia, seem to take In deadly
earnest the municipal ordinance i'm
posing fines on those who remain
single, although 1t is extremely
doubtful IL the constitutionality OF
such a regulation would be upheld
by the courts. At any rate, men and
women are getting married by whole
sale. In two days o local magistrate
married no less than 33 couples
whose avowed object was to escape
the fines to which they would have
been subjected under the terms of the
ordinance. a..
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-05-03
Are All Criminals lnsaneg

fFS &A&t GGATtttteGtU bb&&uGt
II the murderer may escape legal
punishment for his crime because the
emotional explosion which brought
about the homicide Is adjudged to be
. temporary insanity, where 10 the
line between an irresponsible condi-
ton and mere hate? asks Golfers
Weekly. How many emotional Ital-
aans, poorly nourished, badly bred, In
heritors of none knows what faint, are
yearly convicted of varying degrees of
homicide, and swiftly punished, who,
had they the money to employ able
experts and counsel, might prove that
the state of mind in which they 5abbed
stilettos into the other men, was com
parable to neurotic cyclone, IN
which their poor physical members
whirled insa state of complete mora
anesthesia? In hundred years vii
our whole crude legal machinery 10
drawing hard lines about responsible
ty seem as barbarous as the ancien
tests for witchcraft? Plainly, In tn
relation of punishment to crime, w
are as yet children cropping in tn
dark. 1t may be noted In this connet
ton that a bill has been introduced \
a state legislature to provide that mul
derers who have no money and wis
to enter the plea of insanity may en-
ploy a suitable medical expert at tn
expense. of the state.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-05-03

In the simultaneous discharge OF
eight OF the ten 12-inch guns of the
Dreadnought, a shock was given the
vessel of 100000 tons. more than
double that of any broadside ever be-
fore, fired. The vessel of 1880 tons
skidded sideways several yards, list
Ing many degrees. The guns are Sd
feet long, and each shell of $50
pounds is discharged by 265 pounds
of cordite, with muzzle velocity OF
1000 miles an hour. It Is calculated
that If the eight guns could be com.
bined In one and fired at the height
Of the atmosphere, the shell would
travel around the earth forever as q
miniature satellite.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-05-03

Many towns OF France have q
beautiful custom of browning with a
wreath of roses the young woman
who has distinguished herself during
the past year for her kindness to her
family, her virtue, and her asslduity
In her work. The contest for the
honor Is bound to be keen in st.
Cloud, a suburb of Paris. this year.
for a generous citizen has willed a
sum sufficient to provide an income
of $3.50, to be given each year to the
winner of the rose wreath.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-05-03

James Ford Rhodes, whose history
of the civil war has added so much
to the authentic annals of the United
States, was until few years ago an
extensive iron and steel manufacture
er of Cleveland. For sheer love of
historical research and literary work
Mr.. Rhodes. who passes much OF his
time In Washington, abandoned an
eminently successful business career
to devote himself wholly to the prep.
laration OF his history.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-05-03
Eur tlrp Salarln1ta 5nnrnal
frnm thr Gnntp
Ry CARDINAL GIBBONS.
BY CARDINAL GIBBONS.

Rigidly exclude from your household all
books and pamphlets which are hostile to re.
ligion and good morals. Never admit intcy your
home any newspaper or periodical which yenti-
lates obscene news and lieentious scandals.
There is one kind of literature In which
we all indulge, and Of which we partake as reg
ularly and with as much relish as our daily
bread, without which life would be dull and
tedious--.iterature which has become alnssst
necessity Of our daily life / refer to the daily
newspaper. Now there are good and bad J0ur-
nails, as there are clean and unclean animals.
No kind Of literature works more mischief
in a community than saacious journals Ihey
contain not only news matter but also ADVERTISE
ments of a most Objectionable character.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-05-03
irrigation In Franc.

IN France many of the irr,n.4..
enterprises are under nriv..a saeaon
sgement and are backed by private.
capital A report recently made -
the Academy of Sciences at parss 80, -
that the ignorance and conaerrss 80. :
OF the farmers stand as obstae,a 60 =
the way of the success Of ente- es ~
80 backed. The writer of the ran rs9
advocates government control - 81, -
sneefpFlses and of the selling of water
by volume instead of by . Aga a.
rms would make 1t possible for -
liner 70 use just the volume y
Sasef needed by his land
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-05-03
Tlrrrr Gum
UharartprtattrH
nv REV. MARTIN w. BUCK.
Baptist Pastor. chicaso.

political advantages believed in the right and IN the Goa OF tne
right That right wrong Furthermore ne was man
God No ever lived up TO ms pest aohg ms own
[ st his own battles and at the aame doing Of the
great worlds work who believe in payer Finally Ehlan was
man Of action He was not visionary impractical theOr he
looked the situation squarey in the face Iertan .ns must -
evils were corruption was universal and the times dper
employed stern methods must % o0p
and so this man who dared set doing something
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-05-03
ROAD a a. az
sa1 1SFWE7ELKgE1 NJ
Mwk - Tn @14sA61W M
-. ~ - y.
DOOR LATCH.
How a servIceable One Can 5e Made
from Carriage Brace.

/ have plan of making latch Tor
corn crib door which / have used ana
found to be very satisfactory, writes
a farmer in Prairie Farmer. ! TOOK
an old buggy top joint and bolted one
end to a door, as shown in the Illus
tration. allowed the other end TO
swing loose. Next / spiked 2x4 to
side of crib and bored hole In the
end on level with latch The carriage
top bar is bent as shown by dotted
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-05-03

There are three inn
pressive things about the
Prophet Elijah that are
well worthy of our con-
sideration. In the first
place he was q man Of
intense convictions. He
was no time-seryer or
policy man he was no
trimmer for social or
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-05-03

Do we need a miver-
sal dream? Is not the
universal language a
dream? And is it a
pretty dream? Is it
modest to ask mankind
that it adopt my device !
Before these authors and
friends of the universal
language offer their con.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-05-03
Door Latch from Carriage Brace.

line, the end is inserted in hole Exc
and then pulled down into lock.
have found by experience that this
latch cannot be rubbed open as is SO
often the case with other latches.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-05-03

Two Frenchmen, senator and an
editor, have fought duel with
swords, in which both were wounded
This sort of thing win be apt to bring
into disfavor q form of amusement
which hitherto has been regarded as
harmless.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-05-03

A child was killed in Lisbon by a
royal automobile. These are some
of the pleasures denied to the inhab.
itants of a republic, although some
OF our captains OF industry do eheir
lest to make the want felt but
slightly.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-05-03
g.
THE SCARLET SCARF |
BY r. n. MELVILLE
,-aa.s~es-sa,s~ss-aga sa~ssagt ps~ss-Njspa~ss"sD

tcopyright. BY Joseph B. Bowles-,
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-03-15
TIMBER WASTE BY FIRE.
Ned Of Scientific Forestry In the
United States Is Very
Great.

A forest fire Is terrific thing to
fight when 1t once gets fair start.
Often 1t is practically beyond human
control not long after its destructive
work begins. And 1t is a prodigious
waster Of the natural resources of the
United States. Probably no other
country suffers so much from fires in
forests, says the Cleveland Leader
II the timber OF America could be
saved from damage and destruction
by nre the day OF the exhaustion Of
the forest wealth with which this re-
public was wonderfully endowed
would be indefinitely postponed. Fires
not only ruin trees ready for use. but
kill millions OF young saplings. They
prevent reforesting in many wide
areas which have beeL denuded Of
their original timber.
The tragic news from northern Mich.
igan and neighboring districts In Wis
consin is grimly impressive remind
er Of the havoc and peril Of forest
nres. The story Is old. 1t has been
told ~vsr AID over II tbs Cr.ss
Stsie~. Many thousand livss have
bssa cut short. In the aggregate. by
fires IN the woods. Uncountsd mil
lions OF dollars worth OF extremely
useful property has gone up in smoke.
The nations resources have been
wasted
There Is room for vast improvement
IN the guarding and care Of American
forests. 1t is possible to prevent
many fires which would be terribly de.
structive II permitted to get well
started. Others can be put out while
still small enough to control. The
whole wide field Of forestry Is open for
progress which will mean much to the
United States.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-03-15
Got Even with the Professor.

Prof. Robert c. Brooks of Swat
more college Is great stickler for
hard. persistent work on the part of
his students, and is correspondingly
disinclined to regard with favor any.
thing savorlng of dilettanteism. One
day recently a young lady OF the col.
lege approached him with request to
be allowed to attend a certain lecture
course he was giving. at the same
time expressing her great regret that
she was unable to register for regular
work in it.
Certainly, certainly, the oxygen's
free, | suppose" answered the profes.
sor rather sententiously.
The students smiled as the young
lady took her seat with a dazed ex-
preston. but at the next meeting OF
the class she had her revenge. Pass
ing the professors desk at the begin
ming of the hour, she inquired sweetly
is the hot air still free. professor" ~
New York Times.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-03-15
Humane.
Mrs. Nuwife was vexed.

MIS-. NuWlfe was veXed.
you are always kicking about my
cooking she said. land saying that
my doughnuts are not fit for human
beings to eat. And yet | notice that
you have gobbled up every one OF tha.
asst batch!"
The brute was staggered. but only
for moment.
yes, my dear" he answered, calm.
ly, "but why? knew that II did not
eat them our poor little baby would
insist on having some. And, rather
than have the child poisoned, took
the awful risk involved in devouring
them myself. You evidently do not
understand. my dear. that I am a SELF
sacrificing parent"
The silence that ensusd was only
broken by crashing sound As Of an
empty doughnut dish breaking upon .
human head.-Cleveland Leader.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-11
ARcHB1sHoP's ACTIVE CAREER
Lasting Work for Good Accomplished
In This State

The death of Right Rev. George
Montgomery. coadjutor to Most Rev.
Patrick w. Riordan.- Archbishop of San
Francisco, closed a brilliant career In
the Catholic church and eXtinguished
a bright light in the religious affairs
of America
He was born in Kentucky on Decem-
Der 3d. 1S47. OF parents whose families
were identified with Maryland and
Kentucky for many generations. The
Montgomerys were Marylanders in
revolutionary days and early In the
nineteenth century made their way to
the frontier, settling finally in Ken
lucky. where they nave since been
prominent.
After such primary education as
could be Afforded in the schools of
Kentucky during his childhood. the
future bishop was sent to the Cecilian
Academy, a well-known institution Of
that state, conducted by the four
brothers Cecil. Upon completing his
studies there he decided to enter the
priesthood. and with this in view went
to St Charles College. Ellicott, Md, to
qualify himself for entrance into the
famous ST. Mary's Seminary in Balti-
more He was diligent student, and
in 1879 was ordained by Cardinal Glib
bons, then Archbishop, and came at
once to this city.
He entered upon his priestly career
as secretary to Archbishop Alemany,
continuing In that office under Arch
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-11
SUE To PREVENT
. LEATHER MERGER

TRENTON, n. j.. Jan. 1O.-Two suits
were begun today to restrain the pro-
posed merger of the United States
Leather Company and the Central
Leather Company. The merger was
to have been carried out at Jersey City
next Wednesday. A rule to show
cause why the merger should not be
enjoined was made returnable in New
farK next Monday.
The compliments in the suit are
holders of preferred stock of the
United States Leather Company. who
did not assent to the plan, whereby
the Central Leather Company is to
control $119,000.00O out of 1927. oOO. 900
capital stock of the United States
Leather Company. Among the COM
plainants are ]. B. Colgate & Co. /. &.
S Wormser, J. c. Colgate, Robert A.
Johnson and ]. NJ Tallmadge. the lat
ter two being from Wisconsin.
1t is commended that the apportion-
ment is detrimental to the interests of
the holders of the preferred stock of
the United States Leather COMPANY.
which provides for s per cent cumula-
tive dividends and upon, which there
is unpaid an accumulation of 45H per
cent dividends.
The bill asserts that with proper
management the United States Leather
Company can be made to pay
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-11
.LUKESH WILL GET
HIS DISCHARGE
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO TnE CALI.

VALLEJO, Jan. 10.-In order that
the public may not have the racy
reading which was published broad
cast at the time of the recent trial
of Lieutenant Edward Dunn at the
Mare Island navy yard, and that the
honor of the service may be saved.
the naval set at this station have
planned to have Paymaster George
Martin Lukesh, now under arrest for
conduct unbecoming an officer and
gentleman, quietly dropped from
the service. To further this scheme.
medical board of survey has been
selected. or is being selected today at
the navy yard This board, it is
rumored, will hold survey on Lukesh,
declare that he is a victim of chronic
alcoholism and recommend that he be
quietly dropped from the navy. AS
President Roosevelt has been anxious
to GUST Lukesh since a certain dis
graceful scene in japanese hotel last
spring, it is believed that he will ap-
prove of the findings of the physi-
clans, and that the incident will be
closed, so far as the public is con-
cerned. Lukesh is reported to be quite
wealthy. and does not mind his pres
ent predicament Many say that he
is tired of the service and that he
will welcome an opportunity to
leave it.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-11
SAYS CANTEEN IS
DESIRABLE

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-The army
canteen was under discussion today
in the House of Representatives While
the army appropriation bill was up,
Representative Morrell of PennsyIva-
MIA intimated that he would like to
attach a paragraph doing away with
the anti-canteen law in line with a
bill he had introduced in the first SEES
sion of the Fifty-ninth Congress.
Hull of Iowa, in charge of the bill,
said that the paragraph would be new
legislation and that a point of order
would therefore lie against it, He
stated, however, that the testimony of
army officers was almost unanimously
in effect that the canteen was a good
temperance measure and that it's aboli-
ton had resulted in assertions and a
greater degree of drunkenness. On the
other hand he said he was receiving all
the way from ten to 100 letters a day
from all over the country contending
that the canteen would be a crime
against society and protesting against
it re-enactment. Between these two
widely separated views it was the dis
position of Congress to let conditions
go on as now. providing the posts with
post exchanges and furnishing hot cof-
fee
This gave Morrell an opportunity to
tell the House some things about the
discrimination practiced between off,
GERS and men regarding post ex-
changes
If" he said. "the increase of drunk
enness continues in the army at the
present rate, it may become a very
serious matter in preventing men from
enlisting in the army"
He said the anticanteen law was
doing the reverse of what had been in
tended.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-11
DECISION IS GIVEN
!. FOR THE CHURCH

TOUDON, France. Jan. 1O-At the
trial today of the Vicar Of the Cathe-
dral here the court decided that masses
celebrated without making a declara-
tion 90 not constitute violation of the
law OF 1881
PARIS, Jan. 10.-The separation of
church and state has given rise TO
many suits for the recovery of money
bequeathed TO the church for the pur-
pose OF creating perpetual endowments
for the celebration of masses for the
repose OF souls Of the departed.
In a test case today the First Civil
Tribunal of the Seine decided that such
endowments were not recoverable by
the heirs of the departed, but must Ill
timately go TO the institutions destined
10 receive the property of vestries hold
ing requests as trustees.