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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-12-27


does her own work, laundering white
cambria aprons is such task"
Well, who said that all the aprons
were of white cambria? In shops which
specialize juvenile raiment some per
fectly stunning aprons which were moi
of white cambria are seen.
They are in colors--and such colors!
For instance, fine zephyrs and Scotch
ginghams and chambrays in Dutch OF
delft blue and white stripes; natura
colored holland and natural coloree
linen, pique and batiste figured witt
dots, rings, fleur de lis, cubes anc
other geometrical forms in fascinating
blues, browns, scarlets, etc. Their
there are new American-made galates
cloths for the hoydenish little maiden
which wear and launder splendidly
though tritle heavy on dainty LITTLE
girl.
Quite naturally the blue and white
aprons are trimmed with fat. white
washable braid or strong white EN-
broidery, the natral colored aprons
are made without trimming or with
natural colored embroidery, which
however, is not cheap. A very good
thing to avoid is colored braid or col
ored embroidery of any sort. In using
either of these you take grave chances
on their running into the goods.
French percales at 25 cents a yard
are nearly SO inches in width, and
they wash finely. Poplinette an6
lightweight pique make good plair
aprons, and the new calicos. which
alas, have risen to ten cents yard
show some lovely clean-looking pat
terms.
An apron shown for girlies suggests
the French dress, with It's short-skirt
effect and bloused waist section. This
design is particularly suited to the
awkward age, making break in the
long, lank figure. The yoke-bands
form shoulder straps and may be o.
the same material as the other parts
of the apron, or embroidery may bt
substituted This model can be worn
by girls from four to twelve years O
age, and pleases them all.
Even their older sisters are going II
for aprons this season, and some love
ly little conceits are being turned on
by the girl who Is learning that to b,
domestic is to charm--especiall!
young men with moderate incomes.
For the slender girl who likes
dressy, trimmed apron to wear whel
she is setting the tea table, or usin,
the chatting dish, or doing light house
work in an afternoon frock, rathe
fanciful design in figured lawn, will
trimmings Of insertion and a berthi
effect over the sleeves is attractive
One and three-fourths yards of ma
terial are required for the foundation
of this apron and trimming may b,
bought as desired.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-12-27

The chaplain volunteered to get the
jar out and investigate the contents.
He crept well under the stairs on his
hands and knees, then started back
suddenly, and came to an erect posi-.
ton. Thinking he might be i'll, the
surgeons inquired with solicitude what
the matter was.
Why" explained the chaplain,
''supposing one of the bullets passing
through should kill me with my head
under the stairs?"
st isn't half as likely to strfke you
there as where you are now" replied
one of the doctors.
II know, but how would 1t look?
What would the Tenth say If their
chaplain was killed skulking in such
a position during an engagement"
The good man soon contrived a way
to hook out the jar without compro.
missing his soldierly dignity. The re-
ceptacle was found to be half-full Of
delicious honey. When work was
over, the surgeons enjoyed feast Of
sweet amber fluid spread upon hard
tack.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-12-27
Napoleon as ! suhaItern-

AS larky subaltern Napoleon ap-
pears in the Memoirs of the First
Empire" by Gen. Girois. The Little
Corporal himself, when emperor. told
a party of officers, among whom was
the writer, how he played practical
jokes on his colonel when he was a
lieutenant of artillery we had a neat
way of astounding our chiefs by the
accuracy of our gun practice" said
Napoleon. We just tied a string to
the target, and after the shot, before
the smoke had risen. a gunner crept
up and pulled the string, overturning
the target. Thus all our shots were
hits. We also had a colonel who was
stone deaf and We used to fire blank
cartridges, telling him we had fired
ball. He would spend hours hunting
for traces of the shots" One wonders
what Napoleon would have said if his
own subaiterns had served him with
the same tricks.-London Telegram
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-12-27
NO COVERING FOR ARMS.
On French Evening Dresses Not the
Slightest SleeNs - Employed.

For evening froeKs the arm-finish is
as dainty and airy rs possible. II the
slightest sleeve is employed It is of
such shortness and Aghtness that 1t is
only an excuse for sleeve. Women
with well nodded ARMS have had no
opportunity to show them for some
years, and now is their chance. The
best coutouriers do not like to put
even a small sleeve into their evening
or dinner gowns, and do so only when
strictly ordered by tho client. A pref
ty band of velvet is all that many of
the gowns have around the armhole
Such garniture rests daintily on the
arm, and gives a soH finish to the
skin.
Worth has some lovely arm-finishes
to his ball gowns. Flowers trim the
corsages in some cases. and then the
place about the armhole is trimmed
with flowers-preferably roses or
violets-and the effect is beautiful,
For young girls it is delicious. Ameri-
can debutantes have chosen many
gowns with such arm decorations to
be worn at their second parties.
French girls have the rather long,
plain elbow sleeve, for the debutante
in that country is decidedly more of
child than her beautiful American
cousin
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-12-27
REsukEp THE GREAT WRITER.
American Was Not Awed by Grouehy
Poet Laureate.

A writer in Harper's Weekly brings
to light an interesting anecdote Of
Tennyson which well illustrates the
singular habits of the great laureate
in his intercourse with his friends.
The poet was not only brusque and
rough, but he was domineering and
exacting, and most other men were
afraid of him. But an American
schoolmaster who for many years
maintained great intimacy with him
had no fear in his heart, and sat and
smoked on an equality with the sover.
eign singer by Farringford Preside
"One evening" says the writer,
when the two we're thus together,
Tennyson said that he would depart
from his custom and narrate a per-
sonal experience; but he had suffered
a good deal from repetitions Of his
tales by those to whom he had told
them, and he would be obliged to ask
his friend never to repeat what he
was about to hear. The American
smoked on for few seconds while
Tennyson waited for the promise, and
then he said: My lord, in my coun-
try a gentleman would never make
that request of another gentleman
'H-h-m! said the poet, and looked
out of eyes that wondered If the
quiet smoker opposite knew how much
he'd said Then he told the story"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-12-27
ONLY A PENSION CERTIFICATE

Only a pension certificate. but study it
well and see
The record of service and suffering that
was given for you and me;
Where youth and health were freely
spent, and tears of anguish shed,
And many. many thousands swelled the
ranks OF the loyal dead.
Only a pension certificate. but worthy =
frame an place
Beside the artists masterpiece. the pal
walls to grace;
For It tells that wonderful story that
will never grow stale or old,
OF country saved. of men made free,
at a greater cost than gold.
1t tells of a nations struggle for life'
of mighty patriot tide.
That fought with valiant courage, that
the union might abide;
Between the lines, il tells to the willing
listening ear
Its story of honor and glory, story OF
faith and cheer.
Only pension certificate. but 1t tells OF
battle lines,
OF march, and skirmish and picket, OF
deadly shot and mines;
1t tells of hunger. thirst and sickness. Of
nights on the sentry post,
vi apLlOn DOlu, IN udyS Vi oluI viii eAs
loyal union host.
1t tells OF undying love for the flag, that
emblem of the free,
The stars and stripes. "old Glory" sc
honored on land and sea;
1t tells of heroic women, mother anc
wife and maid,
Who, kneeling by their fresides, endured
and watched and prayed.
Only pension certificate, for soldier
old and gray,
Given by grateful nation. with stipend
of monthly pay;
discharged with honor" 1t reads, wher
his loyal work was done,
Only a pension certificate, but It's rec
ord of glories won.
ALBERT Sibley, in Chicago Journal.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-12-27
WOMAN SERVED AS SOLDIER.
Followed Husband Through Civil Wal
lin Many important Engagements.

Mrs. Elizabeth Ffnnan, aged IS
years, is dead after lingering i'll
ness. This simple statement would
not arouse special interest, but be
hind it lies the story Of woman's
devotion to the man of her choice anc
of her sacrifice to the country of hei
adoption, writes the Greensburg cor
respondent of the indianapolis News.
The. story of Elizabeth Cain Fin
nan fs one of the most remarkable
In the history of the war of the re
beIIion. Offering her services at San
dusky, O., when her husband enlisted
she was taken to Cincinnati, where
she was accepted as laundress for the
Eighty-first Ohio, and from that day
at the beginning Of the war until the
regiment was mustered out at Colum
bus, o., in September, 1864, she was
never absent from her post of duty
at any time.
Although she went in the first place
as laundress, that post was soor
abolished, and the husband was in
formed by Gen. Dodge that his wife
must leave the regiment. Gen. Johr
A. Logan had observed the attachment
between the husband and wife and in
terfered in their behalf. Mrs. Finnan
was permitted to remain and little
"A" tent was furnished for her She
drew the government rations the same
as any soldier, and much of the time
wore male attire. In times of danger
she carried a musket just as the
soldiers did, and In all respects shared
! the rough life of the men about her
Often she marched so miles day.
and her courage and endurance were
equal to that of the soldiers them
selves.
A list of the battles in which she
took part reads almost like a record
of the engagements of the war of the
rebellion. She was at the battles Of
Corinth, Pocahontas, Huntsville Ala.
Harrisburg, Mo-; Pulaski, Tenn; For
Donelson and Chattanooga, Tenn
Snake Creek Gap. Kingston, Shiloh
and others. After every battle Mrs
Finnan offered her services In thu
field hospital. Wherever and when
ever needed she was at hand, ant
neither surgeon nor soldier eve
called In vain for her aid. At the bat
tie of Lookout mountain she was abb
to perform some service for Ger
Grant, who later took occasion to sin
gle her out for praise.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-12-27
ar HELPS TO RAISE FLAG.
Little Animal Did the Work Of Exps
"Steeple Jack"

The hazardous but lucrative trade
of "Steeple Jack" has been usurped in
Jersey by a small white rat.
Edmund p Condit, wealthy resi-
dent of Verona, recently gave birth
day party to a dozen young friends OF
his nine-year-old son.
When he attempted to celebrate the
occasion by raising an American flag
to the top of the 30-foot Flagstaff that
had stood on his lawn for years the
pulley rope broke. The pole was
too frail to permit of even the light
est lad climbing up to pass another
halyard through the pulley at the
top.
I'VE and Jimmy'll fix it for you,
Mr.. Condit," piped up Able Wolff, a
neighbours son, and he scooted or to
his fathers barn. returning with a
little white rat clinging to his shout
der.
Abe uncoiled a big ball Of Irvine,
put the loose end in "Jimmy's" mouth,
and sent the little animal climbing
up the pole; but when he reached the
pulley he didn't know what to do
next.
Abe found another pulley, called the
white rat down, and spent ten minutes
teaching him to run back and forth
through the continuance with the
! Irvine between his teeth.
Then he sent Jimmy" up the pole
again and this time the rat without a
moments hesitation tried to get
through the pulley The hole was
too small, but Jimmy" deliberately
took the string in one paw, passed il
through the small opening, caught il
with the other paw, and scrambled
to the ground with it.
rope was strung through the pull
ley with the aid of the Irvine halyard
and Jimmy" munched happily of the
biggest piece of cheese he had ever
seen at once.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-12-27
Axe Heart Of Asaasaln.

A correspondent of the North China
Daily News describes what followed
the execution of an assassin: When
the heart of Hsu Hsi-lin was cut out
of his body and had been laid before
the remains of his victim as q sacri-
fee to the late governors names,
members Of his bodyguard, to signify
their zeal and hatred of the assassin,
seized Hsu's still warm heart and
cutting 1T up into mince meat boiled
1t and served the grewsome dish
among themselves to be eaten. This
seems a poor way of revenging the
death of one patron, especially since
1t was due to the very ineptitude and
subsequent panic of this very brave
bodyguard that enabled Hsu Hsilin
to fire SO many shots, without any
kind of hindrance, at the late En-
Min"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-12-27
DIGNITY AND DANGER.
story OF a Chaplain Who Was Afraid
to Get the Honey Jar.

To fall with all wounds in front Is
the ambition of the hero, and this am
bltion inspired the worthy chaplain
of federal regiment during the civil
war, commemorated by Gen. Otis In
the Springfield Republican. The sit.
uation OF the chaplain may not strike
the reader as quite as romantic as
that of the knight going to the fray
with spear and shield, but the spirit
of facing the foe is fully as commenda
BILE.
During a battle small house neal
the field was taken and occupied as
hospital. In one of the intervals be
tween operations, some one discover
ed stone jar pushed way under the
stairs. The fight was at it's hottest
and pieces OF shell and bullets were
constantly striking the house.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-12-27

THE first time child has a sense
of responsibility Is when he has to de-
eide whether his shoes fit or not" said
a mother of five little ones. I'VE
have to put the decision on the little
tots themselves, for no mother, no
matter how many intuitions she may
have, can possibly tell whether a shoe
pinches here, fits tight there, or slips
on the heel 1t is always delight
to me when have taken my children
in for their first pair of hard shoes,
as they call them. At first they act
bewildered when / insist that they
alone know whether the shoes hurt
or not, for they have been SO used to
listening to my opinion and ultimatum
on all matters of clothes. Then they
look serious, almost ready to cry, and
finally they get down to business and
try to tackle this problem of the fit
of shoes. 1t worries them good deal
and | always feel little sorry when
/ see their anxious looks, for it means
they've had their first taste of respon-
sibilfty and begin to realize that mama
is not going to settle everything in life
for them"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-12-27
TIGERS COURAGE Above Lions.

A curious story as illustrating the
difference in courage between a lion
and Bengal tiger is told by an old
Snowman: Zone day, in order to make
test, we placed firecracker in the
respective cages and lighted the fuses.
AS soon as they began to burn they
attracted the attention of both ami
mails, but in widely different man
ner. The lion withdrew into a cor
ner and watched the proceedings with
distrustful and uneasy eye. The
tiger, on the contrary, advanced to
the burning fuse with firm step and
unfiinching gaze. On reaching the
cracker he took his paw and began
to roll it over the floor, and when it
exploded beneath his very nose, he
did not finch, but continued his ex-
animation until perfectly satisfied. The
lion betrayed great fear when he
heard the report of the explosion, and
for quite time could not be coaxed
out of his den"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-12-27

that there are sundry smears ana
smudges across the front, caused pos
sibly by an overcoat that Is none too
clean, or gloves that are no longer
in their first youth. Such a protector
as the one which is shown in our il.
lustration will entirely prevent any
catastrophe of this description, and
also prove a protection from cold.
1t is made in black satin, lightly
quilted. and lined with white satin, so
that the white satin comes next to
the shirt and helps to keep it clean
The front is fastened with loops OF
silk cord. and the whole thing bound
at the edges with black silk braid.
When this protector is in use 1t is
almost entirely hidden by the over.
coat; but even should part of it be
visible, it is by no means unsightly
During the cold weather, too, such 3
protection win keep the weaver
comfortably warm. and may save
many chill.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-12-27
Early MonopoIists.

Cuipeper complained to the long
parliament (1640-1653): These men
are like the frogs of Egypt; have got
possession of our dwellings. and we
have scarce a room free from them.
They have a wizard to hide the brand
made BY that good law in the last
parliament OF King James. They
shelter themselves under the name
Corporation; they make bylaws
which serve their turns to squeeze
us and fill their purses" This reads
like the news of to-day.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-12-27
Blow at Waunerlans.

A hard.headed old Pittsburg manu-.
facturer, who made his fortune "a
he expresses it, with his coat of !"
was induced by his daughters to ao-
company them to a Wagner concert
the first he had ever attended. The
next day he happened to meet an 40.
quaintanee, who had seen him the
night before, who asked:
i suppose you enjoyed the concert
last night, Mr.. Smith,"
Yes. 1t took me back to the days
OF my youth the old man said with
reminiscent sigh.
All! Summer days In the country
girl in lawn dress, birds singing
and all that?" .
No, the days when I worked in a
boiler shop In Scranton"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-12-27
cousin.

Bows of ribbon and velvet are again
worn in the hair for daytime garnish-
ments.
Tan shoes bid fair to be worn until
late fall and new models are shown
for fall purpose.
The ornate appearance of the new
waists, whether they are parts of the
suit or separate blouses. is in direct
ratio to the simplicity of the skirts.
The mosquetaire, perhaps more than
any other sleeve. is difficult to shape
properly and is only suitable for q
well-formeG arm.
For the suit coat the corr ct sleeve
is three-aharter length. witt "a close
fitting cufl, or full-length. nAde and
finished In the regulation manner
A picturesque gown of brown shan.
tung Is accompanied by purple scarf
and = purple, hat massed with brown
and purple papsies; a purple frock OF
ninon has a brown belt and a brown
net cloche Nth trails of purple
clematis-
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-12-27
MARROW ESCAPE OF SOLDIER.
Old Confederate Saw Much Hard Serv'
ice and Came Out Without Scratch.

There resides at Nashville, Tenn,
says the st. Louis Republic, an
old confederate soldier who can
genuine service, escaping without a
scratch, than any other devotee of the
lost cause This is S. p. Taylor, who
bids fair to pass many more mile
stones on life's highway. When in a
laxative mood there is nothing he en-
joys better than relating some of his
hairbreadth escapes.
Y At the battle of New Hope Church
MrN Taylor was assigned to picket
dutyA In speaking of the incident, he
said
II went on picket duty in the mar
row ravine just before daylight The
enemy was encamped on top of a hill
opposite our breastworks and my po-
sition was exactly between the two
armies About eight o'clock picket
was sent out from the Yankee army
and he sat down on a log in plain
view of me only short distance
away. had a full cartridge box Gao
rounds) and | began to shoot at him,
but being unable to see me he did not
return the fire. He soon fell on the
log on my side and his comrades
made an attempt to rescue him and
my attempts to keep them away d.
vulged my place of concealment. The
Yankees began shooting at me, and
by noon had counted 13 bullets that
struck the little oak tree behind which
{ was concealed. With an empty cart
ridge box and my gun in similar
condition and the Yanks cross-firing
ON me, / decided to make run for
the breastworks, which were located
on top of the opposite hill. There
was comparatively no growth on the
hillside, III having been cleared up,
and there was full 200 yards to run
in plain view of the Yankees. But l
had to go, and tying my shoes good
and tight, made dash for cover
had progressed only few yards when
the entire force began shooting at me
and a veritable hail of bullets show
cred around me until jumped over
the breastworks of my own regiment,
How | escaped being riddled has al
ways been a mystery to me. Just be
fore | reached safety my lieutenant
encouraged me by telling me to run
faster, but this was useless, as | was
doing my very best. After an hours
rest and with new supply of ammu
milton ! slipped back to my post
where ] remained until the lighting
was again renewed"
Mr.. Taylor states that the fightinf
was almost constant from Chattanooga
to Atlanta. During his service thert
was but one occasion when he was
not up with the fias. and that time hi
was worn out from the efforts OF
long march and was compelled to drol
behind. After nights rest he re
sumed his place at the front.
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CLEVER SCHEME THAT FAILED.
Old SaIesman's Advice Left Firm
Worse OFF Than Before.

Henry Clews is telling new story
which he says he got straight from
the Canal street district, says the
New York Times A young jobbing
firm, the tale tells, overbought for
the fall trade. Their heaviest mistake
had been in the line of overcoats,
which 1t looked they would have to
carry over a season. Efforts to get
cash for the stock were fruitless, ex-
cept at ruinous rates. At last the firm
went to an old-timer in the trade for
advice. Well" said the man of ex-
perience, you've got a pretty good
list of customers. Just divide the
coats up into lots of thirteen each.
Send batch apiece to some Of your
sharpest customers, but make out
the bills fof twelve. - Theyiif1.fe SO
tickled to get one coat for nothipg
that they'll take 'em all" The scheme
had been tried before the men met
again. The old-timer waited for his
praise. We'll. didn't they keep the
coats?" he asked YES" returned
the jobber. sadly. "One each. The one
that wasn't billed"
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The Whipping Stitch.

Whipping is done BY rolling the
edge of the material between the first
finger and the thumb OF the left hand
Stitches are then taken over and
over through the RON, and the thread
drawn up to form . friIl.
A gathered RUNE may be Joined to
skirt by placing 1t between the
edges of a hem. or under the tuck. the
edge OF the tuck being stitched over
the seam.
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House Eleven Hundred Year. Oh.

st. Adams possesses the Oldest In
habited house in the country. This
distinction is said to belong to the old
Round house, now the Fighting Cocks
Inn, which stands close to the River
Yer. 1t is curious strueture-of
octagonal shape-of early Saxon. orr.
gin, having been built as a boathouss
to the ancient monastery founded at
st. Adams by King Offa about the
year 795, and is thus over LOO years
old. A subterranean passage, now
blocked up, runs from the basement
to the ruins of the monastery, a dis
lance of about 200 yards. There is q
shed at the back of the house. where
1t Is said Oliver Cromwell stabbed his
horse, himself once sleeping under its
roof during the civil war.-Collecting.