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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-07-16
Going the Limit.

The country cousin considered that
he was caught beyond reclaim In the
giddy maelstrom Of metropolitan life
At dinner with his city cousin he had
actually drunk an entire glass of
beer. Then they had taken taxicab
and gone to show. And now that 1t
was over the city cousin had bfazenly
uiloted the visitor into a bafroom and
suggested drinks.
moi" objected the country cousin.
Come on!"
A look OF diabolieal Wiekedness
spread over the rural features.
.All right. | might as we'll go the
whole hog. I'll have-a second glass
Of baerl"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-07-16
Alaska Yukon Exposition Rates.

For the Alaska Yukon Exposition at
Seattle from June to Oct. ID, the Ore
CON Short, Line will sell tickets for
$40 55 from Montpelier to Seattle and
return. Tickets on sale daily after
June /. Ask agents for further parti-
culars.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-07-16
A Suspicion.

higgins says he is an idealist :
Yes" answered Miss Cayenne; but
am afraid that he Is one of those who
believe that the first test of an ideal.
list Is TO be idle"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-07-16

: BY strengt hening the nerves which
control the action Of the liver and bowels
DIR. Miles, Nerve and Liver FILLS cure
constipation 50 doses rs centa-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-02
LIFE OF A PIMPLE

Compilations Are Cleared and PimpIes
Disappear Overnight without Trouble.
The dispensers Of pOslam, a new skin
discovery, ask that notice be given that
no one is urged to purchase it without
first obtaining an experimental package,
Everyone who has tried tt knows that
the ffty-ceEt box, on sale at Organ s,
O'DonnelIs. the Peoples Drug Store,
Anlecks s, and all drug stores, is suffi-
cient to cure the worse cases Of eczema,
shere the surface affected is not too
large The itching ceases on first ap-
nlication. It will also cure acne, letter,
blotches, scaly scalp, hives. barber $
and every other form of itch, including
itching feet. Being fiesh-colored and
containing no grease. the presence Of
poslam on exposed surfaces such a the
face and hands, is not perCeptible. Wa
ter and soap cannot be used in con-
nectiOn with II. as these irritate and
prolong skin troubles, sometimes even
causing them.
As to the experimental package OF
pOslam, IT can be had free Of charge
by mail of the Emergency Laboratories,
80 West Tweuty-flfth street, New York
It alone is sufficient TO clear the COM
plexion overnight, and to rid the face
of pimples in twenty-four hours
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-02
FIVE CANDIDATES
FOR TEN PLACES
Board of Trade Directorate
Soon to Be
Chosen.

With the election Of ten directors
scheduled to take place at the annual
meeting of the Board CT Trade a week
from Monday night, the names of only
five candidates have been proposed to
date. They are DR.. Frank Q Gibson.
J. Louis Willige. Cuno II. Rudolph. Her
bert F. L. Allen, ana Thomas W sid
well.
The ten directors whose terms ex-
pire are Scott c. Bone, William II. Gal
liner, Robert \. Harper. John E. Lar
ner, Theodore w. Moves. r. Ross Perry,
Frederic L. Siddons. J. II. Small. jr.. Z.
c. Graham. and John L. Weaver. OF
these Mr.. Harper. Mr.. Perry, Mr.. NoSes,
and Mr.. Small have served six years
each, and are not eligible for re-elec-
ton. The other six have served only
one term Of three years each and may
be reelected.
Following the election on Monday, No
veuber 10. the directors VIII elect a
president. AS the term Of ]. n. Small.
IT.. the present incumbent, expires as a
director, he viii not be eligible for re-
electiop as president OF the organization.
At a meeting OF the board of directors
yesterday VI. L Weller. T. Towson
Smith, and a. ". H. Chmch were ap-
pointed delegates Of the Board of Trade
10 attend the National Rivers and Har-
bors Congress. which meets in Wash
ington December s 80 10. inclusive.
The following persons we're elected
members Of the board:
r. Z. Burks
James II. Crew.
Paul Delaney.
A 7. Hendricks
l. T..
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-02
CREATOR OF BILLIKEN
SOURS ON THE IDOL
Girl Who Made the Grinning Image Declare: Lawyers
Have Treated Her Shamefully, and She
Is Now Working on New Idea.

KANSAS CITY, Nov. 2.-"The n7me
is a misnomer,'' said Miss Florence Pretz
today. in speaking Of her little Billiken,
the God of Things as They Ought TO
Be" ITO me he is now the God OF
Things as They Ought Not to Be- I
have destroyed every Billiken in the
house, and would walk a block to avoid
seeing his ugly little face"
Miss Pretz's dislike for the image she
created came about through the sharp
practices of persons who are placing
the popular idol on the market To Miss
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-02
CRASH VICTIMS
LEAVE THE HOSPITAL
Firror and FARRELL Found to Be
Not Seriously In
jured.

Frank Firror, president of the Firror
Baking Company. and Thomas farrell.
secretary of the LoefleT Sausage Com
PAM, left the George Washington Uni
versity Hospital this morning. having
fully recovered from the effects of the
automobile accident in which they were
injured last evening.
The injuries to the two men were
caused by the slddding OF an automobile
in which they were riding on the Fred
eriCk road a mile north OF Sligo Md.
The entire party, which consisted of
the two men named and Ernest LOefher,
" Illiam Goodwin, and Charles Snyder,
was thrC wn out.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-02

Pretz, BHIiken means a meager $50 a
month royalty. while thousands go to
the bank accounts OF the men who have
involved the designer in a maze of tech
picaIly-worded contracts and agree
ments not understood when she signed
them. Miss Pretz is now working upon
another idol. struggling to touch every
human being struggling along toward
some goal.
And said she today, 1T will take
a mi,yhtv clever lawyer to get my sig
nature to any paper that has 10 DO
with t."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-02
TYPALDOS SEARCH
BECOMES FARCICAL
Hunt for Leader of Greek Rebels
Not Believed to Be
Serious.

ATHENS, Nov. 2.-The government Is
still prosecuting its farcical search for
Commander Typaldos. leader of the ma
val mutineers. without success. although
it is generally believed that the officer
Is IN hiding in Athens. and that the
officials know his hiding place.
The court Of inquiry investigating the
uprising began deliberations today, but
II is probable its findings viii be Of q
nature Casc.lated 10 pass over the at
fair as lightly as possible.
Premier Mavr0michaelis intends TO
wind up the present session of parlia-
ment Immediately. hoping to tranquiliZe
the country before 1t resumes its sit
tings.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-02

Resolutions OF sympathy over the
death Of John Callahan. a member OF
the Board IF Trade. were authorized 10
be sent TO the family of the deceased.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-02
SALE OF STEAMBOAT
FIRM is CONFIRMED

PORTLAND, Ne, Nov. 2.-The fore
closure sale of the assets of the Metro
politan steamship Company, recently
held in Boston, has been confirmed by
Judge Putnam, Of the United States Cir
cult Court.
The report Of the receivers on January
Il IN regard to priority Of certain claims
was accepted and confirmed, subject to
leave to amend before next Monday as
TO a small claim.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-02
FIRE IN BUFFALO;
LOSS is $225, 600
Lieutenant Is Injured Seriously.
Cause of Blaze Is IN
known.

BUFFALO. N. Y, Nov. 2.-Fire early
today in the Western Transit and
KnowIton Company's warehouses
caused a loss of a quarter of million
dollars,
There was 500. 900 worth of freight
in the two burned warehouses.
Lieut. Louis Schroeder, of the fire
department. was seriously injured.
The cause of the FIRE is unknown.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-02

The Times will have two stereOp-
tIcOns working on two screens in
one showing the best moving pic
lures, the other the latest and most
complete election bulletins. Latest
election returns Will be given by
telephone 40 all who call up.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-02
CYCLONE SWEEPS
SPANISH DISTRICT
Enormous Property Damage Is
Done in Tarragona
Province.

MADRID, Nov. 2.-Tarragona prov
ince has been swept by a cyclone,
causing enormous property damage.
It Is feared some lives have been
lost. The railway depot at Irlavent
was demolished. and the railroad for
many miles washed out. COmmuniea-
tion is interrupted.
Evening star., 1909-05-30
AOTXIN- HAND IN The, =
OrTvI1cH 2OOOOVoL LEToLJFEFIJ5FD

entertainment during the one or two
day interval of the festival In south
ern California the parade in the morn-
ing is followed in the afternoon Dy
the chariot races above referred to,
and by Mexican and Indian sports and
contests appropriate to the cline. How
ever, it will be up to Washington -
introduce some distinct novelty as the
second section of its festival program
1t has been suggested that an elabor-
tion of the tournaments" which have
long been feature of picnlcS IN
Maryland and Virginia be used These
picturesque fitting contests. with theif
suggestion of the days of chlVairF,
are unheard of in most sections of the
country. and never fail 10 prove =
source of interest and wonderment to
persons from the north aud west vino
chance to witness them. Ii moderate
expenditure of money were made In
get up spectacle which. while re
tanning the essential features OF the
familiar tournament" would be rea-
dered attractive by means of hitting
settings and richly coStumed conteS-
tants. Washington would have
unique free show that could be ex-
plotted in all sections of the country.
with every confidence that ii would be
enthusiastically applauded b. the nov
elty-loving American populace who
would be attracted to the capital by
this innovation in popular spectacles
Evening star., 1909-05-30
A Collier Epigram.

The late p r. Collier. the noted pub
Usher and horseman. once discussed Al a
publishers convention the odd case OF
Ambrose Bierce, who in England l. re-
garded as an author of genius-whoSe
''Chickamauga' is said 10 he the finest
short s.ory ever written IN English
while here at home MIR. Bierce is not half
so renowned as others.
Mr.. Collier ended with an eplSrdm al
once true and sad.
Mr.. Bierce is fortunate, for II frequent
Iy happens'' he said. that the prophet
who is without honor in his own country
can't afford to go abroad" ="
Evening star., 1909-05-30

saddle: tandem ponies, driving and sad
die: saddle horses, lady and gentleman
riders: ponies, with girl and boy riders.
All of the various types of automobiles,
such as electrics, touring cars, runa bouts
and commercial vehicles, form CORE
spending classes. and then there are
classes for novelties, fire departments,
police departments, bcyclists. motor
cyclists, etc. Finally, it is the custom to
offer prizes for the places OF business
presenting the most beautiful floral deco
rations. In none of the above mentioned
classes is there less than three prizes.
and In many of the classes five prizes are
offered The winners have the option of
cash or plate. The annual preliminary
expenses of this particular festival are in
excess of $4,000, and it is claimed that
the total expenditure by participants and
contributors exceeds S3Cn,GD. The money
needed for expenses is raised by popular
subscription, much as funds are raised
for the presidential Inauguration In
Washington, and, as in that case. all the
members of committees and others haV-
ing to do with the active management
give their services free.
While the floral parade, miles i'll
length and interspersed with numerous
bands is of course. the principal lea
ture of a fete of this kind. 1T is scarce
ly sufficient in itself to afford the sole
Evening star., 1909-05-30
What He Meant.

Nathan Straus, discussing the absurd
difficulties that confront santists in their
endeavor to pass laws compelling the
pasteurization of milk. said:
THE legislators who oppose this law
bring forward arguments about "a weak
as that of the Maine milkman.
"A lady. summering in Maine, said %
her mi'kman severely:
Look here. this milk Of yours i ha
water ard half chalk What do you mea
by advertising it as pure?'
Madam said the milk manufacture.
with reproachful dignity, to the pure all
things are pure.
Evening star., 1909-05-30

consists of cloak and hat of red and
white velvet. white tights and riding
boots In his hat is a red plume, and on
his breast, woven in gold, is the insignia
the civic organization under whose aus
pices the festival is held. The herald
is followed by six trumpeters, riding dec
Grated horses, three abreast. At street
intersections this cavalcade halts and the
trumpeters give blasts calculated to ap-
prise everybody in the vicinity of the
approach of the floral procession.
In the twentieth century floral pageant
every imaginable type of vehicle has
place. and there is literally no limit to the
wealth of flowers that may be expended
in the ornamentation of the equiDages.
especially those that offer extensive sur
faces. such as tally-hos and large auto
mobiles. The extravaganza in the floral
adornment of some of the notable en-
trants in recent floral parades has estab-
lished new records for the display of
petaled riches. In the decoration of one
six-in-hand that had place in a southern
California pageant more than 10000 vio-
lets were used. and in ornamenting am
other tally-ho more than $1,000 geraniums
were utilized
Snow-whte horses are always much in
demand for floral parades. doubtless be-
cause they lend efficient aid to the dec
orative scheme and are in keeping to
color with the white gowns almost in
yariably worn by the ladies who partic-
ipate in these novel professions. In most
instances a footman. also garbed In white,
leads each horse in floral parade, but
some participants, particularly in the
cases of the heavy coaches, prefer to have
the horses attached to the vehicle ridden
by positions. Whichever procedure is
followed, 1t is the accepted thing to have
each equipage of any pretensions attend
ed by brilliantly costumed corps of out
riders
Evening star., 1909-05-30
Not That Kind.

Apropos OF examination time, Prof.
Carl c. Petersen of Dubuque related at
recent dinner some examination stories.
once, in a Bible lesson" he said, Il
repeated the text Arise and take the
young child and his mother and fiees into
Egypt.
And then | showed the children a
large picture that illustrated the text in
bright colors.
THE children studied this picture
eagerly. Then they all frowned: all
looked rather disappointed Finally a
little girl said:
Teacher, where is the flea?"
Evening star., 1909-05-30
Nnecd0fe8 COncer1 1,iuln
Wen-knOWn PEOPLE
SONG Bird and Critic.

MARY GARDEN, at dinner in Phila-
AVx dclphia last month, took a musical
critic very cleverly to task.
You write long criticisms" she said.
land you employ long, technical words:
but really, you know. you miss the whole
spirit of the music
You're like the Darby widow" said
Miss Garden. Her lawyer said to her,
consolingly:
you'll get your third out of the es-
tate, madam
"'Oh, Mr. Breaf. the widow cried.
How can YOU say such a thing. with my
second hardly cold in his grave
Evening star., 1909-05-30


automobile as stage properties of a
floral festival, it may be remarked, Incl
dentally. that Washington is better sup
piled with these adjuncts than is any
other city in the country. The average
city has only one or two of the big cars
whereas in Washington there are upward
OF two dozen. Two other classes of con-
tributors essential to the success of a
floral festival, and with which Washing
ton is bounteously provided, are found in
electric automobiles operated by women.
and pony rigs. 1t has been the expert
ence everywhere that nothing more pleas
fnsly fills the public eye at flower fete
than bloSsom-laden electric automobile
driven by woman daintily garbed in
white from slippers to paraSOl. AS is
we'll known, Washington has more femi-
nine motorists who handle their own cleo
tries than any other city in the country
Similarly there is an unusual number of
pony equipages and 1t is the dminutive
steeds that are to be depended upon to
enlist the interest and participation of
children of all ages-a factor more impor-
tant to the complete success of the under
taking than might at first be imagined
Liberal offerings of prizes, well appor-
toned among the various classes of con-
tests, is requisite for the success of any
floral festival. Generally speaking, the
more different competitive classes that
can be devised the better, and it has
been proven that it is preferable to have
not HlSfeiy one out SeFerdl prizes In eacn
class. To give some idea of the pos
sibe scope of such competition there
may be cited the classes that annually
prevail in enc of the big California festi-
walls. prizes being offered in each class
for the best decorated vehicles. The high
schools, colleges and technical schools
make up one class. Then come the
graded schools. public and private; and
the kindergartens make up the third
class in this grand division. Coaches
tally-hoS and dragS drawn by six horses
make UP one class and the same char
aLler of vehicles when drawn la. f,,,r
Evening star., 1909-05-30
HY n n

cent suggestion for the inauguration OF
an annual festival of flowers to be held
each spring. One explanation of the wide
appeal of this latest proposal is Sound II
its thorough practicability. For manifest
reasons the industrial expositions, agrlcui-
turaI fairs homecoming weeks" and
other public celebrations, which serve as
magnets in the ease of innumerable cities
and towns. are not adapted 10 emulation
in Washington. on the other hand. TINS
city, by reason of its wide, well paved
streets, is better qualified than any other
in the country for spectacular pageantry.
Given such friendly influences and aus
picious conditions, it does not require
more than superficial investigation of
the subject to bring conviction that
foral festival is the ideal form Of public
entertainment for the National Capital.
Foremost among its advantages is the
circumstance that IL need never lose the
charm of novelty, no matter how often
repeated. The form of the parade,
well the incidental feature. may be SO
changed from year 10 year. under the
spur of competition provoked by prizes,
that each successive floral fete would be
entirely dissimilar from all its predeces
sors and there would be no disposition on
the part of out-of-toWn folk 20 argue that
having seen one floral show at Washing
ton they had No desire 10 return for a
glimpse of the next offering.
Furthermore the floral fete Is pre-eal-
inently the proper froic for Washing or,
because il is tie one form of popular d.
version that will enlist the cooperation OF
all the classes of the community that can
and ought 10 cooperate in such an under
tafing X goes without saying that our
bankers, merchants, manufacturers and
other men actively engaged In business
and the professions would enter heart and
soui into any plan that might be deter
mined upon. But IL must be borne In
mind that there is in Washington a great
or proportion Than In any other city on
the continent of well-to-do retired citi-
Zens and members of the wealthy leisure
class who. from the very nature of
things. could not we'll take a hand IN any
industrial display. Yet a large majority
of these residents will be found to have
the Willingness. as they have the means.
To assist al tournament of flowers. Many
Of them have their own equipdses-the
prime essential for a successful floral
parade They will be well repaid for their
use iuasmuch as floral carnival is the
one form OF civic show that is quite
much fun for the participants il is
for the onlookers.
Evening star., 1909-05-30

DREPARE to Inaugurate
! Annual Festival of Flow
ers in Washington = Affair
Will Probably Take Place
Each Spring If Plans Garry
-Fete Will Be Event of the
Season and ALI Glasses Will
Take Part in Program-His-
torical and Fantastic Pageant
May Be Arranged, With
Many Especially Designed
Floats for Occasion.
Evening star., 1909-05-30

r all the varied
projects which have
been proposed in
recent years for
promoting vi c
spirit in Washing
ton and attracting
trade and tourists.
none has received
such universal in
dorsement from all
classes of the COM
munity as the re-
4
Evening star., 1909-05-30

The floats make one grand division
in themselves. There are separate prizes
for the general, historical and representa-
tive. respectively. and there are two sec
tions of each class, the one for those
which have two or more characters in
group and the other for floats with
an individual character on each. In the
vehicle division proper, the classes COM
prise the and two horse, one and
two pony, tandem horses, driving and
Evening star., 1909-05-30

Novelties are always eagerly sought by
persons who plan to participate in floral
parades. This will be the better appreci-
ated when it is taken into consideration
that floral pageant is held every year,
and that it taxes the nimblest brains to
devise innovations not only .sslmllar to
anything that has appeared at previous
events but also unique among the current
offerings. The automobile has proven a
great help in the creation of quaint con-
ceits One representative scheme that is
susceptible of infinite variation is to
cover Il large touring car or one of the
big sightseeing automobiles with a boat
shaped frame of some sort. Thus the
high school pupils at Altadena. Cal. on
one occasion devised an automobile float
thirty-tive feet long, representing a
United States battleship. The running
gear of the machine was entirely hidden
in a mass of hanging ivy which swept
the ground on both Sides of the float and
gave the desired appearance of water
beneath the boat The sides of the ship
were trimmed with 81 900 marsuerites and
5000 roses were banked on the gun
shields
To conform to tradition every floral fes-
tival must be presided over by a queen.
attended by a numerous court. and very
often she has a consort, with the regula-
Evening star., 1909-05-30

The one form of spectacle that would
Al first thought seem TO he almost as
well suited as the flower festival 10 in
Evening star., 1909-05-30

Custom has prescribed certain essentials
which are observed in the average festival
of flowers. Leading the floral rarade on
each occasion of this kind is a herald
who gives the note of advance This
herald SITS bravely astride a spirited
horse. prancing under blanket of red
seraniums or deep-hued violets. The cos
tune OF the herald is typical of the Eng
lish herads of the Eizabethan period, and
Evening star., 1909-05-30
An EnTEylN TIE, Pony DIVISION OF FAFLoRALAEADE

ton kingly retinue. For such royalty a
portable throneroom must, of course, be
provided, and for such functions the
sightseeing automobile has supplied a
long-felt want. AT one recent carnival
the queen of the tournament, with her
twenty maids of honor, rode in a royal
barge formed from one of these huge
autos, with seats rising in tiers. The
girls were all attired in white, and each
wore around her shoulders a f1chu of
heliotrope.