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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-02-21

ing himself 1ithely until his fingers
clasped my throat The lantern fell
from my hand and one or the other
of US smashed it with our feet.
A wrestling match in that dark hole
was not to my liking. still held onto
the revolver, waiting for chance to
use 1t, and meanwhile he tried to
throw me, forcing me bask against
one side and then another of the cor
ridor.
With quick rush he flung me
away, and in the same second l fired.
The roar of the shot in the narrow
corridor was deafening. flung my
self on the floor, expecting return
shot, and quickly enough fash broke
upon the darkness dead ahead, and
rose to my feet, fred again and leaped
to the opposite side Of the corridor and
crouched there. We had adopted the
same tactics, firing and lodging to
avoid the target made by the flash OF
our pistols, and watching and listen
ing after the roar of the explosions
1t was a very pretty game, but moi
destined to last long. He was slowly
retreating toward the end of the pass
age where there was, remembered, g
dead wall. His only chance was tt
crawl through an area window l knew
to be there, and this would, fell
sure, give him into my hands.
After five shots apiece there was {
truce. The pungent smoke of the pow
der caused me to cough, and ht
laughed.
Have you swallowed bullet, Mr.
Glenarm?" he called.
could hear his feet scraping on th'
cement floor; he was moving ava.
from me, doubtless intending to fir,
when he reached the area window ant
escape before could reach him.
crept warily after him, ready to FIR
on the instant, but not wishing t
throw away my last cartridge.
He was now very near the end o
the corridor. heard his feet strik
some boards that remembered la
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-02-21
Rapid Rise.

"Pa," said Mrs. Hardapple, as she
opened the letter, "the man who ran
over our old crippled cow with his
automobile wants to know how much
she was worth"
Tell him about Six dSllars,"
drawled Hiram Hardapple. Let me
see, 1t was that poor village doctor,
wasn't it,"
mo, Hiram; it was city Teller"
WAS, Ell? Well, by heck, tell him
she was a first-class critter and worth
every cent of $50"
"And come to think of it, Hiram,
his automobile was almost as long as
steamboat, with glass windows, six
lights and horn that you could hear
five miles"
What? Then write and tell him
the cow he killed was genuine i'm
ported prize-winning Holstein and
worth $500, and If he doesn't settle up
every cent In cash I'll put the law on
him"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-02-21
Novel Medicine Chest.

When sickness occurs In the coun.
try it means, unless medicines are in
the house, that a doctor must be sent
for, and in many cases 1t will be hours
before he can arrive. Every woman
should have a small medicine chest.
provided with at least 10 to 25 cents
worth of each of the following medi-
cines, which often will relieve and
cure what might otherwise necessitat@
a doctors visit: Sirup of ipecac, cas-.
tor oil, sweet spirits of inter, arnica,
witchhazel. sweet oil, olive oil, bicar-
Donate of soda, licorice compound.
camphor, vaseline, paregoric. mustard.
small roll Of antiseptic cotton.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-02-21

on the floor there, end was nerved
for shot and hand-to-hand strug
gle, IL 1t came to that.
| was sure that he sought the win
dow; heard his hands on the wall as
he felt for it. Then a breath of cold
air swept the passage, and I knew
that he must be drawing himself up
to the opening. I fired and dropped
to the floor. With the roar of the ex-
plosion / heard him yell, but the ex-
pected return shot did not follow.
The pounding of my heart seemed
to mark the passing of hours.
feared my foe was playing some trick,
creeping toward me, perhaps, to fire
at close range, or to grapple with me
in the dark. The cold air whistled
into the corridor, and began to feel
the chill of 1t. Being fired upon is
disagreeable enough, but waiting in
the dark for the shot is intolerable.
rose and walked toward the end OF
the passage.
Then his revolver flashed and roared
directly ahead, the fame of it so near
that it blinded me and the wad of the
cartride burned and stung my cheek.
fell forward dazed and blinded, but
shook myself together in moment
and got upon my feet. The draft OF
air no longer blew into the passage
Morgan had taken himself of through
the window and closed it after him
made sure of this by going to the
window and feeling 1t with my hands
l went back and CROPPED about fol
my candle, which found without diff
Guilty and lighted. | then returned tt
the window TO examine the catch. II
my utter establishment 1t was fas
tened with staples, driven deep int
the sash in such way that it coult
not possibly have been opened with
out an expenditure of time and labor
My eyes smarted from the smoke O
the last shot, and my cheek stun
where the wadding had struck m
face. was alive, but in my vexatio
and perrlexity not. fear, who'll
grateful Tor my safety. It was, how
ever, some consolation to feel sure
mad winged the enamy.
eTo BE CoNTIN'
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-02-21
1T SEEMED INcuRABLE
Body Raw with Eczema-Dlscharged
from Hospitals as HopeIess-Cutl-
cura Remedies Cured Him.

From the age of three months until
fifteen years old, my son Owens life
was made intolerable by eczema in its
worst form. In spite of treatments the
disease gradually spread until nearly
every part of his body was quite raw.
He used to tear himself dreadfully in
his sleep and the agony he went
through is quite beyond words. The
regimental doctor pronounced the case
hopeless. We had him in hospitals
four times and he was pronounced one
Of the worst cases ever admitted.
From each he was discharged as in
durable. We kept trying remedy
after remedy, but had gotten almost
past hoping for cure. Six months
ago we purchased a set Of Cuticura
Remedies. The result was truly mar
velous and to-day he is perfectly cured
Mrs. Lily Hedge, Camblewell Green
England, Jan. u, 1907"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-02-21
WOULD SHOW BABY THE BILL.
Brother Had Great Scheme to Quiet
Crying Infant.

The two-year-old baby In an East
End family was showing its keen dis
pleasure at dinner the other evening
over the fact there was no more milk
on the table. The milk supply had
run out, Unexpectedly, and the baby
wanted still another drink of milk.
The fond and doting parents tried
TO pacify it with drink of water, but
that didn't go. 1t wanted some more
milk That was what it wanted. And
the child expressed itself in way
that left NO doubt about its attitude in
the premises.
There was a guest present and the
dinner party seemed not unlikely to
end up In riot. 1t was that already
IL noise counts for anything.
Then the baby's older brother got a
happy inspiration, for the little one
was making itself heard with an aban
don that was getting on brothers
nerves as well as those of the Others
present.
"Ill tell you what you do, pop" hi
suggested, "just give him that mill
bill you got the other day. You know
you were kicking about milk going W
in price. and mAbbe when he sees thu
bill he'll quit hollerin' for more
Cleveland Plaindealer.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-02-21
OPENS GRAVE FOR A PICTURE.
Sorrowing Widow Had to Have Pic
ture by Which to Remember Hubby.

To be exhumed after he had been
buried for 20 days and told to sit up
and look pleasant" was the tough
luck that befell a corpse out at Wood
lawn cemetery, New York, the other
day. Henry Brown, train dispatcher
on the One Hundred and Twenty
ninth street elevated road, died De,
cember 6 of rheumatic govt and was
buried decently and in order. Some
two weeks after the funeral it &C.
Cured to Mrs. Brown that she would
like photograph of her husband,
having none that did him justice. I'm
mediately she petitioned the Bronx
health department for permission to
exhume Henry and snapshot him.
The health department was some.
what dazed, but granted the request
and SO, with photographer and an
undertaken, Mrs. Brown went tc
Woodlawn and had the three weeks
corpse dug up. Brown was taker
both profile and full face.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-02-21
MADE HIS LISTENERS SMILE.
Remarks Of Reverend Gentleman Alto
gether Too Apropos.

OF all places, the most difficult in
which to preserve ones gravity. when
an absurd incident happens, is church.
The worshipers in a certain chapel
had some trouble to keep their faces
straight a short time ago.
During the service some commotion
was caused by a gentleman who acct
dnetally ignited box of wax matches
in his pocket. and was trying to put
them out, while his alarmed neighbors
struggled equally hard to help him.
The minister, being short-sighted.
could not make out the reason of the
disturbance, and thinking to diplo.
matically cover the incident he limo.
Gently said:
Brethren, there is little noise go
ing on. Until 1t is over. let us sing
Sometimes a Light Surprises
Some of the congregation we're un'
able to sing
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-02-21
MldshIpmen and Marriage.

Midshipmen and marriage are Inter
esting the navy department at pres
ent considerably. In the last three
years more than one midshipman has
been dismissed from the service for
marrying before he has been graduated
from Annapolis. Also there have beer
increasingly numerous requests to the
navy department from passed mid
shipmen asking permission to mar
ry. The department has been thus
far lenient with Cupid and has granted
most of these requests.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-02-21
Laugh and Grow Fat; No.

There is nothing in the maxim
laugh and grow fat" or else the joke
smiths fail to grow mirthful over their
own merrymaking.
Great humorists seldom are fat. F.
P. Dunno is the heaviest, weighing
about 100 pounds. The weight of
others living is: Mark Twain, $50
pounds; George AIDE, lat; Jerome K.
Jerome, 143, and w. w Jacobs, 1872.
o. Henry is really great humorist,
but he is in the 180-pound class
Home Magazine.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-02-21

me, and for fifteen years the frequent
passages of kidney secretions an
noyed me. But Doan's Kidney Pills
have given me almost entire freedom
from this trouble and I cannot speak
too highly in their praise"
Sold by all dealers. so cents a
box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-02-21
-Immenas silxerTrax.

A gigantic tray of solid silver,
weighing more than 10000 ounces, has
Just been made by a firm in London
for an oriental potentate. The tray
is seven feet In diameter, and is said
to be the largest ever executed; 1t
has been In the hands Of the workmen
for over q year.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-02-21

thirty years / suf-
fered with kidney
troubles, and the at
tacks laid me up for
days at a time with
pain in the back and
rheumatism. When
/ was up and around
sharp twinges caught
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-02-21
Limit TO Speed of Autos.

The authorities of Shanghai. one Of
the busiest towns In China, have
passed a bylaw allowing motorists to
maintain a speed of not more than 30
miles an hour while passing through
the city.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-02-21
In the Language.

Some one has said that kiss is
the language of love-" remarked the
young man in the parlor scene.
WELL" rejoined the fair maid on
the far end of the sofa, why don't you
get busy and say somethsng?"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-02-21
Sura.

after all" declared the wise guy,
there is no nature faker more dan
gerous to the community than the
geezer that sold my wife a sealskin
jacket for 5000, and which was found
to be rabbit hide worth 1921"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-02-21

PILES CURED IN TO IA DAYS.
PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed to cure any case
If Itchlng Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles In
ito IA days or money refunded. 6Oc.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-02-21
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.

For thirty years Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills,
and has positively cured thousands OF
women who have been troubled with
displacements, inflammation, ulcera-
ton, fihroid tumors, irregularities,
periodic pains, backaehe, that bear
ing-down feeling, fiatulency, indiges-
ton, dizziness, or nervous prostration.
Why don't you try itP
Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick
women to write her for advice.
She has guided thousands to
health. Address, Lynn, Mass
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-02-21

Some finished orators don't seem to
know when to quit.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-02-21

More proof that Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound saves
woman from surgical operations.
Mrs. s. A. Williams, of Gardiner,
Maine, writes:
~ was great sufferer from female
troubles, and Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound restored me to health
in three months, after my physician
declared that an operation was abso-
lutely necessary"
Mrs. Alvina Sporting, Of 1874 Cley-
bourne Ave., Chicago, Ill, writes:
s'I suffered from female troubles, a
tumor and much Inflammation. Two
of the best doctors in Chicago decided
that an operation was necessary to save
my life. Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound entirely cured me without
M onoratiou ~
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-02-21
THIRTY YEARS OF 1T.
A FearfuIIy Long Siege Of Daily Pain
and Misery.

Charles Won Soehnen OF 210 A St.,
Colfax, Wash, says: For at least
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-02-21
First Postoffice Scheme.

The first postoffice scheme was q
private enterprise and was inaugu-
rated about 1864.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-02-21
Foolish Limerick.

There once was foolish young spitz
Who chased a black cat and her kitz.
His mistress exclaimed:
Well, now, I'll be blamed,
I'll spank that darned dog where he
sitzm
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-02-01

Postmaster w. G.. McClain desires
to call attention to the practice OF
soma patrons of rural delivery OF
placing loose coins in their boxes
each time they desire to dispatch let
ters instead of supplying themselves
with postage in advance of their
needs.
This practice imposes undue hard
ship on rural carriers in removing
loose coins from boxes and delays
them on the service of their routes
The postmaster, therefore, urgent
ly requests that patrons of rural de-
livery provide themselves and keeI
on hand supply of stamps consist
ent with and in advance of theil
needs. 1t is also very desirable that
rural patrons place in their mai
boxes small detachable cups of wooC
or tin in which to place coins. wheI
necessary, in purchasing supplies O
stamps.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-02-01

Clifden, Ireland, Feb. i.2AFhe
Marconi transatlantic wireless sys-
tenn was opened to the public for the
transmission of private messages to-
day. The services at present is be-
tween London and Montreal only
by way of this place and Poldhu,
Cornwall, on the eastern shore of the
Atlantic, and Glace Bay, N. s., on
the western shore. Montreal was
chosen as the American terminus be-
cause Canada has subsidized the
wireless system to the extent of
$4,000.
heretofore the wireless trans-At-
lantic system has been used only for
press messages. The rate on private
messages between London and other
points in England and Ireland and
Montreal and other Canadian cities
will be only II cents word, or less
than half the rate charged by the
cable companies. No attempts will be
mate at present to lay private wires
to the wireless terminals.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-02-01
SLAYER OF STANFORD WHITE
DECLARED NOT GUILTY
OF MURDER.
Special to the Daily Light.

Special to the Daily Light
New York, Feb. AFTER a de-
liberation of several hours the jury
in the case of IRrry Thaw, charged
with murder, this morning returned
a verdict of not guilty. Tie verdict
of the jury was based on the evi-
dence introduced during the trial
showing that Thaw was insane at
the time the homicide was commit
ted
The argument of the attorneys
was concluded yesterday !, morning.
and the courts charge to the jury
was delivered about 11:35. No ver-
dict having been reached last night
at II O'Clock Justice Bowling order
ed the doors of the jury room lock-
ed for the night and adjourned court
until 1920 this morning. The jury
was ready to report when court
convened at that hour
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-02-01
DEMOCRATS CHEER
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE ARGUS
ES SULLEN RESENTMENT
AMONG REPUBLICANS.
CANNON QUITS CHAIR
House Majority Finally Joins in APP
plause; No Demonstration in
Senate-Treasonable to
His Party.

Washington, Feb. Three para
graphs of the presidents message
had not been read in the house yes
terday before the democrats began
to applaud. AS the reading contin-
ued their applause grew in volume.
Many of them stood up and waved
papers. Meantime, on the republican
side there was the silence of sullen
resentment.
The democrats, catching the sig
,lificance of the republican silence,
began to punctuate the reading with
more lusty cheering. To the enthus-
iasm which the message inspired was
added as a further incitement the
knowledge that their political ad-
versaries were discomfited and the
minor chord of their cheers was a
jeer
Finally the republicans, becoming
sensible of the meaning of these
democratic taunts, joined in the
cheering, and the pronouncement OF
the presidents name at the end OF
the message was the signal for such
a demonstration as has not been wit
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-02-01
''Finality of Christianity"

Berkeley, Cal, Feb. What
promises to be an intensely interest
ing discussion of current theology
will be inaugurated tonight, when
the philosophical union of the Uni
versity of California will give the 1st
of a series of lectures on "The Fin
al'i, Of mt Christian Teiigion." The
tnemr If discussion = based on G..
2 Fos fe1's book of the same title,
The tonic tonight will be The Nat
Ill aiisti" and the Religious View oil
the World" Five lectures will COM
Prise the series, the last to be given
on May s.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-02-01
Tzi-Hsu May Abdlcate.

Washington, Feb. 1.-As the re-
suit of rumors which have been in
circulation for some time regarding
the alleged proposed abdication of
Tzi-Hsu, empress dowager of China,
diplomatic Washington is eagerly
awaiting news from China which
will confirm or disprove the report.
The abdication. according to stories
THAT have been current for several
weeks, was to take place today, the
Chinese new year. 1t is said that the
empress dowager, who was once
heartily hated by European and Am
erican diplomats as a reactionary
has now become too progressive to
pleases the elder statesmen of the
empire OF the dragon, and that her
abdication has been demanded foi
that reason.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-02-01

Pittsburg, Pa, Feb. 1.-Augus-
tus Hartje, the millionaire paper
manufacturer, whose divorce suit
against his wife, Mary Scott Hartje,
was dismissed, must shortly face
trial on a charge of conspiracy TO
ruin the reputation of his wife Hart
je's brother-in-law, John II. We'll
shons, and Clifford Hoge, the negro
coachman who was first named as
correspondent by Hartje in his di
vorce suit, are also involved in the
conspiracy charge made by Mrs.
Hartja. Hoge is now in the peniten-
tiary, having been convicted of per-
jury in connection with the evidence
he gave in the divorce trial. Hartje
has demanded that he be given a
full panel of jurors. Spch demand
is seldom made. except in murder
cases. The hearing is set for tomor-
row.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-02-01
ASKS FOR INJUNCTION HARRY THAW IS FREE
KATY WILL RESIST PAYMENT
OF TAXES ON INTANGIBLE
ASSETS.

Alleging fraudulent and arbitrary
discrimination in the assessment of
taxes against its property in Ellis
county, the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas Railway company of Texas
Friday afternoon filed suit for in
junction in the district court against
T. J. Spencer, county Judge; s. w.
Spencer, county collector; A N
Thomas, Ed Lowe, j. H. James and
Tom Martin, county commissioners
A temporary restraining order was
granted by District Judge Hawkins.
The object Of the plaintiff in asking
for an injunction is to avoid the
payment of the tax on intangible as
sets. The amount of this tax appor-
toned to Ellis county by the state
tax board is $5,7G5.G3 The allega-
tion is made that discrimination is
shown by reason of the fact that
the intangible property of the com
pany was assessed at its fun mar
ket value, whereas the rendition of
other property vas made at about
fifty per cent of its full value The
matter will come~up for final hear
ing when district court convenes the
fourth Monday in this month
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-02-01
CITY PRIMARY ELECTION.

Candidates for City Office to Be
Nominated by White Voters.
A white mans primary for the
purpose of nominating candidates
for city offices will he held next
Tuesday The polls win open at a.
m. and close at p. m. The offices to
be filled this year are as follows;
City marshal, city assessor and
collector, city secretary, city attor-
hey, city treasu, er, and one alder
man from each OF the three wards.
The election in Ward No. / will be
held in what is known as "Old
Wyatt Office" on East Main street.
and ]. F. Wyatt will be presiding
officer
The election In Ward No. 2 will
be held in Connally's store on the
East side of College street, and H.
N. Peters will be the presiding off
GER.
The election in Ward No. 3 will
be held at the city hall ON Main
street, and j. NJ Lancaster will be
the presiding officer.
The tickets to be used in the elec-
tion will be printed Tuesday. Candi-
dates who want their names on the
| ticket should see j. T. Gill, chairman
of the executive committee
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-02-01
To Make Known Decision.

Chalmers Mcpherson has notified
his congregation that he will an
nounce, at the service tomorrow
morning, his decision in response to
the call of Texas Christian Universi-
ty to undertake the work of raising
an endowment fund for the institu-
ton. Many of his friends and friends
of the University over the state are
strongly urging him to accept, but
order to give the matter as thorough
consideration as possible.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-02-01
To Organize Public Employees.

Boston, Feb. IA project to
uniapize employees OF state and mu-
nicipal governments will have it's in
ception tomorrow at Brockton,
where a meeting will be held by the
National Federation of State, City
and Town Employees unions. The
new organization will attempt to or
ganize locals in every city and town
and state capital. firemen, police
men, clerks, janitors and other en-
ployes will be admitted to member
ship. Measures OF relief to be de-
manded by the union include an s.
hour day and the pensioning of state
city and county employees who have
reached a certain age.