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The Colorado statesman., 1910-10-29
A LoqIcal Landlord.

Many a tenant will sympathize with
the man in this story, from the Phila-
delphia Record. He was renting
small house which the landlord had
refused to repair. One day the owner
came to see him.
Jones'" he said. II shall have to
raise your rent"
What for?" asked Jones, anxiously.
Have taxes gone up?"
NO" the landlord answered, but
see you've painted the house and put
in a new range and bathtub. That, OF
course. makes 1t worth more rent"
The Colorado statesman., 1910-10-29
An Exactina Parsonage.

81 suppose you find life easier
since the summer boarders have
gomez"
Nope" replied Farmer Corntossel;
we're workin' an worryin' just as
much as ever tryin' to keep the h'r"d
man con.ented."
The Colorado statesman., 1910-10-29

COulu uOL uO any VI
my housework. Ny
sickness was called
Retrofexion. When
/ would sit down l
felt as If 1 could not
ge t up. 1 too k
Lydia L. Pinkham's
We ge t a Bile Com
pound and did just
as you told me and
now 1 am perfectly
cured, and have q
big baby boy" -.
~ nj
The Colorado statesman., 1910-10-29
Consider This Advice.


No woman should submit to surgi-
cal operation, which may mean death,
until she has given Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound. made exclusive
ly from roots and herbs, fair trial.
This famous medicine for women
has for thirty years proved to be the
most valuable tonic and invigorator of
the female organism. Women resid-
ing in almost every city and town In
the United States bear willing testi-
mony to the wonderful virtue of Lydia
Z. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
It cures female ills, and creates radi-
ant, buoyant female health. If you
are i'll, for your own sake as well as
those you love, give 1t trial.
Mrs. Pin1kham, at Lynn, Mass,
invites all sick women to write
her for advice. Her advice Is free,
and always helpful
The Colorado statesman., 1910-10-29
suffraoettes Politically Bamboozled.

Seattle.-An alleged defect in its
wording that, it is declared, Will IN
validate the woman's suffrage amend
ment to the state constitution to be
voted upon at the coming election, has
been discovered in the resolution
adopted by the last Legislature, sub
mitting the question to the voters.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-10-29
Gsoeae AA&n-

Mike-Shure. OF feel very queer,
Dan. OF have sich feel av fullness
after me meals. Do yes know rim
idy fur thot?
Dan-Oi do, me bhoy. Whin yez Sit
down to ate a meal, don't ate ony.
Mike-But thin OF shud be full av
amptiness!
The Colorado statesman., 1910-10-29
,yubiIation at Georgetown.

Georgetown, Colo.-Silver at 569s
cents, as quoted Wednesday mas
awakened old-time miners of Clear
Creek, and many mines will open.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-10-29
Reoistered Mail Pouch Lost.

Council Bluffs, Iowa.-A registered
mail pouch destined to San Francisco,
was lost from Burlington train No. 10
which left Chicago Monday.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-10-29
Both Unpard enable.

Agnes says she will never have
anything more to do with Gladys"
Which did Gladys recommend? A
dressmaker or a summer hotel?"-
Harper's Bazaar.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-10-29

Don't you notice how the man who
always wants to bet, and who says he
has a roll in his hand, invariably rolls
away?
The Colorado statesman., 1910-10-29
The Family Growler.

why are you weeping, little boy?"
'I broke de pitcher"
We'll, there's no use crying over
split milk"
"G'wan, Dis wuZ beer. Louis
Vile Courier-Journal.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-10-29
ANOTHER
WOMAN
CURED
ByLydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

Black Duck, Minn.-"About a year
ago 1 wrote you that 1 was sick and
The Colorado statesman., 1910-10-29

- AnFRHIr0 Watson Z. Coleman, WASH
PALEN = % sss Esferenoes reno ~ Best result.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-10-29

Anything left to be done at your
leisure seldom gets done.-S. Martin.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-10-29

Mrs. winsIow-s Soothing Syrup.
ForcniIdren teetning. softens he gums reduces n
nanmaiion. .iIay pain. cures wind collie &c ootuo'
The Colorado statesman., 1910-10-29
Important to HTorners

CASTORIA. safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that it
The Washington bee., 1910-12-31
Stories of w. S. Gilbert.

When Sir Henry Irving and Edwin
Booth were acting together in London
at doubled prices, the story goes that
Mr., Herman Vein, meeting W. S.
Gilbert in the street, asked him wheth-
er he had been to this quite exception
al show. ''No," said Mr.. Gilbert; 81
have sometimes paid half a guinea to
see one bad actor, but l will not pay a
guinea to see two"
Mr.. BeerbOhm Tree was playing the
part of Falstaff at the London Hay
market, and the indispensable stufing
made him perspiTe profusely. Mr.. Gil
bert, who was in the theater, went be-
hind the scenes to see the actor, who
may we'll have been expected to be
congratulated on the excellence of his
imperSOnation.
How well your skin actsw said Mr.
Gilbert.-LOndon Graphic.
The Washington bee., 1910-12-31

Mr.. A. c. HOWARD, OF NEW YORK
Where to Buy HOwards Polish in Washington:
DEPARTMENT STORES
Saks & Co, Department Store.
Is Kann & Sons Department
I'M. GOldenbergs Department
GOldenbug Pennsylvania
DRUGGISTS
Gray and True Reformers Building
Southwestern Drug Second
Board & Mcclure, I9I2R 18th street. northwest
W. L. Smith, Seventh northwest
Leroy H. Harris Third
]. R. Mayer, Fourth and N southwest
l. NJ Day & Co., 18th and northwest.
j. w. Morse, northwest
George Murray d southwest
Napper's Pharmacy, 1916 Seventh northwest.
Marke Pharmacy, Goth street northwest.
l. NJ Singetons Pharmacy, Goth and northwest.
JOBBERS.
American Barber Supply Company northwest
Tony B. DasOn, Shoe Findings 1913 Seventh northwest
George Goldberg, I63 Pennsylvania
NJ GaTfnkle Seventh
J. Scheinerman & Son. 18th southeast
GENERAL DEALERS.
T ]. Watts Pennsylvania
NJ. A. Harris, $40 Florida northwest
J. Fairfax, 1906 Pennsylvania northwest.
J. H Maxwell Terminal r. R. Yards Pullman
A A. Viennas, Pennsylvania
j. ]. Wilson, 635 @ northwest
All TOW Supply Companies HOwards Polish
All Barracks
Holtmans Shoe Store, Pennsylvania
Arthur Martin, Eighth
National Shoe Manufacturing Repair Company
w. A Taylor New York avenue
Robert Harris, goo nth street northwest
The Washington bee., 1910-12-31

xearT was placed IN command, and
the punitive expedition sailed on Nov.
II, 1712 On the 21st the pirates were
from Bathtown, and Maynard anchor
ed for the night.
On the following morning Thatch.
maneuvering to elude attack, ran his
vessel aground. but Maynard's sIoop,
drawing more water, though she had
no guns OF board, failed to get to
close quarters. The lieutenant, how
ever, threw out his ballast and in an
swer to a truculent defiance from
Thatch promised to be ''soon aboard
him with his sloOp." Coming at last
within close range, a broadside from
the pirate killed or wounded twenty
of Maynard's crew and nine on board
his consOrt.
Maynard now ran alongside the pi-
rate, when. under cover OF a discharge
Of grenades, Thatch and fourteen fol-
lowers boarded the kings ship. May
nard and Thatch, pistol and sword In
hand, engaged IN a desperate personal
encounter. The heutenant's sword
broke, and more than once he narrow
ly escaped a fatal injury. But at
last Thatch, having received sixteen
wounds, fell dead in the act Of cock
ing a pistol. His followers jumped
overheard and cried for quarter. May
nard hung Thatch's head at the bow
spirit end, sailed for Bathtown, where
he seized the governors stOrehOuse,
and then, still with his grisly sign
OF triumph swinging In the wind, re-
Joined his ship in Virginia, where thir-
teen OF the captured pirates were
hanged.
One OF the Blackbeard's crew who
obtained pardon was Israel Hands,
who makes his appearance In '@Treas-
ure Island" Shortly before Thatch
met his death Hands had been lamed
for life by a pistol shot In the knee
fired by Thatch from under the cabin
table, at which he. with Hands and
others, was carousing, just TO remind
his crew in general "whO he was"
Such an act was only one OF the many
eccentric brutalities of Thatch's ca
reer.
When he felt himself in the vein or
was going into action his appearance
was somewhat staFtling-his bushy
black beard tied up with ribbons, the
ends Of which were thrown over his
ears; a fur cap on his head, with a
lighted match on either side, and three
brace Of pistols slung across his shoul-
der. OF the usual condition Of himself
and his crew much may be gathered
from the fact that sour company
somewhat sober" was a circumstance
deemed worthy Of note IN the diary
found after his death.-London Globe.
The Washington bee., 1910-12-31
4 DARING BUCCANEER
Edward ThatCh, Who Was Known
as the Blackboard Pirate.
HIS BATTLE WITH MAYNARD.
After the Hand to Hand Conflict the
Despsrado's Head Hung at the Bow
spirit End of the Lieutenant's SIoop
as She Sailed Back to Virginia.

It is almost 200 years since Edward
Thatch, better known as the pirate
Blackboard, was a name with which
to terrorize the Atlantic coast of the
then new country OF America. As a
buccaneer whose deeds OF desperate
daring made him feared wherever his
name was known be stands a close
rival OF the famous Captain Kidd, If
indeed in some respects he did not sur
pass that notorious freebooter.
The date OF Thatch's birth is lost In
history, and his native place is vari-
ously given as Bristol and Jamaica.
He first appears as a foTemast hand to
Major Stede Bonnet, a gentleman of
Barbados, who, although a man of
property and having small knowledge
OF the sea, thought proper to flt out q
sloop and take to a Life OF piracy, the
explanation Of his being "a little dis
tracted" being charitably given by one
biographer. However that may be,
his crew missed In the major the quail
tiles OF successful commander. They
deposed him and elected Thatch in his
place. Bonnet was tried and executed
In I'LL.
Thatch's first independent exploit Of
which we have a detailed account took
place In June, 171s, when he captured
two French ships near the Bermudas,
one laden with sugar, the other empty.
Transferring to the latter the crew Of
the laden vessel and letting them go
their way, be sailed with his prize OF
vessel and sugar for Bathtown, N. c.,
with the governor Of which place,
Charles Eden. he had previously ar
rived at pleasant understanding.
Thatch gave out that he had found
the French ship deserted. Governor
Eden received sixty hogsheads Of sugar
as his share. Tobias Knight, his sec
retary. took twenty. and the remain
der fen to Thateh and bis crew.
Thatch fingered there for some
months. plundsring and insulting the
merchants Of the place. These, under
standing az length the futility OF ex-
pecting redress from Eden, applied to
the governor OF Virginia TO rid them
Of the pest
The governor, after consultation
with the captains OF the Pearl and
Lime, then lying in the James river,
agreed TO provide two sloops, the war
ships to furnish a complement Of
men. Lieutenant Maynard Of the
The Washington bee., 1910-12-31
Peter the Great as 2 prinksr.

There is preserved in the Bodleian
library, Oxford, an innkeeper's bill for
breakfast eaten in England by Peter
the Great of Russia. The car and his
twenty companions managed to dis
pose Of half a sheep. quarter of lamb,
ten pullets. twelve chickens, three
quarts Of brandy, six quarts of muIIed
wine, seven dozen Of eggs. with salad
IN proportion. Peter was always a
hard drinker He would drink a pint
Of brandy and a bottle Of sherry for
his morning draft; after dinner he
managed eight bottles Of sack, ''and
30 to the playhouse" But his favorite
drink was hot pepper and brandy.
The Washington bee., 1910-12-31
PERILS OF EXPLORERS.
Tragic Journey Across a Desert of
Central Asia by the Great Swe-
dish Explorer, Sven Hedin.

dish Explorer, Sven Hedin.
One Of the most trying OF the CEN
traI Asian adventures of Sven Hedin,
the Swedish explorer. was this: In
February, 1895. Sven Hedin started
eastward, exploring the country be-
tween the Kashgar and Yarkand riv-
eTs. proceeding in April to cross the
Takla Makan desert, between the
Yarkand and Khotan rivers. Never
before had any known traveller at
tempted TO exploit a course amid the
eternal sea OF shifting sand hills from
river to river The tale Of that little,
travel worn, bedraggled group, far be-
yond the last watering place, envel-
oped in dust, stumbling along through
the dreary but agitated desert sea by
crooks and roundabout ways, with
desolation spread around and every
trace Of life departed, was a weird
and pathetic one Not even a fly was
to be heard in the air, not even a yel-
low leaf broke the monOtony."
And ever at their head was the
sturdy figure Of the Swedish explorer,
compass in hand, still enthusiastic,
guiding them as best he could through
the death shrouded wilderness. At
length the camels had TO eat their
straw saddles. and the last OF the
bread was gone. Horrors followed.
As men and camels dropped out OF
the line they were Immediately envel-
Oped in the whirling sand shroud and
never seen again.
The end came on May 5. when Sven
Hedin, crawling on all fOurs. dragged
himself across the dry bed of the
KhOtan river. "All of a sudden a duck
few into the air and water splashed,"
he wrote. Two Of his followers were
all that survived, and It is doubtful
whether even those two would have
lived to tell the tale had not Sven
Hedin carried back water for them in
his boots.
The Washington bee., 1910-12-31
MARKED THEIR TRAIL.
Two Brave Women Who outwitted
Band of indians.

Two Brave Women Who outwitted 3
Band of indians.
One summer afternoon in 1776 Je-
NINA Boone and two sisters named
Galloway while boating on the Ken
lucky allowed their canoe to drift
close to the opposite banl. Here, be-
hind a bush, five Shawnee warriors
were in hiding, and, although the spot
was not more than a quarter Of a mile
from Boonesborough, one Of the Shaw
nees struck boldly out into the water,
seized the canoe and dragged it to
shore with its screaming occupants.
Once in the power of the Indians,
however, these youthful daughters Of
the wilderness betrayed a wonderful
self possession and resourcefulness.
They knew enough Of Indian customs
20 realize that If their strength failed
them and they should prove unequal
70 the long march to the Shawnee
towns on the Ohio they would be
slaughtered mercilessly. So they sti-
fed sObs and calmly accompanied their
captOrs without protest or struggle
AT every opportunity, though. they
secretly tore little pieces from their
clothing and attached them to bushes
on the trail. Nothing more was need
ed 10 inform Boone and his fellow set
tiers, who had quickly started in pur-
suit, that they were on the right track,
and on the second day of the captivity
they caught up with the Indians. A
vOlley laid two Shawnees low, the rest
fed, and by the close Of another day
the girls were safe in the arms OF
their thankful mothers.-H. Addington
Bruce in Smiths Magazine.
The Washington bee., 1910-12-31
He Had the EilI

Tom Qn restaurant)-Exouse me, old
man, but would you mind paying my
check? haven't anything but forty
dollar bill. Jack-A forty dollar bill!
Why. never heard of a bill Of that
denomination. Tom-Here it is-a bill
from my tailOrI-Chicago News.
The Washington bee., 1910-12-31
Not Yet.

~Do you desire room with bath p
asked the affable clerk.
Gee whiz, no!' replied the gentle
man with the canvas telescope. This
is only Tuesday, amt itT'-Chicago
Record Herald
The Washington bee., 1910-12-31
10 EHaSh Ewes

Willie, accompanied by his father.
was visiting a circus and menagerie.
'1Oh, papa" the boy exclaimed as they
passed before an elephant, '1ook at
she big COW with her horns IN her
mouth eating hay with her tail" -
Christian Register.
The Washington bee., 1910-12-31

There is nothing so utterly hollow as
= kind word that should have besn
spoken yesterday.-Eyangel.
The Washington bee., 1910-12-31

This astounding in prices of Xmas Goods defes all
Nothing gratifes human beings vanity ewelry does
The Washington bee., 1910-12-31

Read written guarantee purchaser
This Ring Warranted Three Should tarnsh
EGYPTIAN DIAMOND JEWELRY co.
Coz Ninth Street N w. Washington, D. c.
The Washington bee., 1910-12-31

Since the discovery of that wonderful Egyptian Diamond with
brancy bue-te color
ing short OF Jolly to the Of so-caed real diamonds
The Washington bee., 1910-12-31

an Diamond is equally brilliant and has baled many
The Washington bee., 1910-12-31
Armor Plated PssNnshops.

The inside Of a Chinese pawnshop is
a terra incognito to most people, Chi
nese and English. Few are admitted
within its mysterious walls except
those directly connected with the busi-
ness. A traveller was recently permit
ted to inspect one in an inland town
and was surprised TO find the entire
building incased in sheet iron about
one-eighth of an inch thick. It must
have cost a large sum to build an iron
house within the usual lofty brick edi-
fee, yet there it was. even TO the roof.
1t served a twofold purposes protec-
ton against fire and thieves. Yet even
within this iron castle night watch
men armed with heavy reyolvers and
clad in bullet proof jackets ever keep
watch.
The Washington bee., 1910-12-31
The Earth's Crust,
Eating Oysters.

Surely the queerest way Of cooking
an oyster is that mentioned in the
year 1872, when Richardson, the fire
eater, took a live coal on his tongue;
on this he put raw oyster in its shell,
while an attendant blew upon the coal
with bellows until it famed and spar
kled in his mouth. This continued
until the oyster opened and was per
fectly cooked.
The European Magazine for 1906
contains an account Of a young lady
at Brighton who undertook to eat for
supper the amazing quantity Of 800
oysters, with a certain amount Of
bread and butter. This feat she per
formed, greatly to the astonishment
Of all present
The Washington bee., 1910-12-31

IS of thousands of weathest assidious
wearing Egyptian Diamonds.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-05-13
Commissioners Proceedings.

The board of county commissioners
met 10 o'clock q. m. this 9th day of
May, pursuant to adjournment of April
25th; present, Philemon Lindsay Chair
man, Henry Fl Hoff and Ernest N. SEQ
field Commissioners, Charles E. Harris,
County Attorney and W. R. Holmes,
Clerk, and the following proceedings
were had to wit:
In the matter of the petitions of John
G. Olsen ct al, Robert Ludwig ct al and
M. F. Weaver ct al for the establish
ment of herd districts.
The above entitled cause come on
regularly to be heard before the board
of county commissioners in regular SEES
sion this day, the petitioners appearing
in person, and Jesse R. S. Bulge, of the
hrm name of Clark & Bulge, appearing
as counsel for the protestant, who files
his objections to the granting of the
said petitions for herd districts compris-
ing certain territory in Ovid, Liberty,
Sharon, Nounan and Bennington voting
precincts. The board after hearing all
the evidence, and being fully advised
in the premises, takes same under ad.
visement until the 18th day of May,
1910, at which time decision will be
rendered and entered upon the records
of the commissioners proceedings
The following bills were allowed and
ordered paid from the road and bridge
fund:
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-05-13
St. Anthony Man to Locate Here

F. M. Cooper. a practical cement and
cencrtee worker of 20 years experience,
expects to locate in Montpelier to work
at his trade. He will sub-contract or
take work by the day. He comes from
st. Anthony where he laid four and a
half miles of cement walk last year. He
invites inquiry at st. Anthony for the
present, and offers the following testi-
monial from Mayor Miller of that town:
st. Anthony, Idaho, May 10, 1910
To Whom 1t May Concern:
Mr.. F. NJ. Cooper did considerable
cement walk work here last summer and
as far as l know he seemed to under
stand his business and his work was
satisfactory
Very respectfully,
w. S. MILLER, Mayor"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-05-13

Ordered that this board do now ad.
onrn until Mry 18th, 1910.
Philemon Lindsay. Chairman.
w. K. Holmes, Clerk.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-05-13
Mimic Battle of the Clearwater.

Spokane, Wash, May Slight hum
dred men, including 300 Indians from
the Flathead, Nez Perce, Occur d 'Alene,
Spokane, Yakima, Colville and Umatil-
ia reservations and $50 horses, will par
ticipate in the mimic battle of the Clear
water between Chief Joseph and his
braves and Brigadier General o. o.
Howard and the United States soldiers
at the Spokane Interstate fair and Inter
national Dry Farming exposition in
Spokane, October 3 to 8. The spectacle
will be put on in the infield of the race
track every evening during lhe week.
General Towards thrilling descrip-
ton of the battle has been taken as the
basis for the encounter and the verious
scenes from the preparation of the
morning meal in the Indian camp to
the victory of the soldiery, will be re-
enacted by trained people and horses.
This will include Captain Miller's spec
tacular charge, the taking of the COM
missary and spring by the redmen and
the final attack, which resulted in the
retreat and capture of the Indians.
Thespectacle will be as true to history
as possible under the personal direction
of B. E Gregory. superintendent of
amusements of the Minnesota State fair
who will bring crew of trained men to
Spakane early in September TO prepare
for the big undertaking, which gives
every promise of being interesting and
instructive.
The scene of Chief Joseph's first real
fight with General Howard, which took
place near Lewiston, Idaho, will be re-
produced on the grounds, where in
addition to the participants In the battle
will also be stage drivers and others
who witnessed the historic ee counter.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-05-13
Home Builders Sale

I offer for sale my farm consisting
of 100 acres, situated northeast of
Montpelier; 80 acres in city limits. Will
cut it up into building lots and small
tracts to suit persons wishing to buy
Terms reasonable. For further in
formation call on W. w. Clark, Mont
pelier.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-05-13
Excursions East.

To Cheyenne, Denver, Colorado
Springs, Pueblo, Kansas City, St. Louis,
Omaha, Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis
and many other points, via the Oregon
Short Line. Tickets on sale May and
IA, June 4, IL, IL and 81, July and 20,
August 1 and Setember IA aid 90, limit
October 81. See agents for rates ard
further partscuiars.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-05-13
The End Of the World

should it come tomorrow weuld find
fully l-3 of the people suffering with
rheumatism of either slight or serious
nature. No body need suffer with
rheumatism for Billiards. Snow Lini-
ment drivrs away the trouble, relieves
the pain inctantly and leaves the nser
as we'll and supple as a two year old. =
Sold by Modern Drug Go.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-05-13
Notice for Publication
Department Of the Interior

April 81 1910.
Notice is hereby given that Matthias Schmit,
OF Wardbor0 Idaho. who. on June TO- 1908,
made Homestead Entry No 1924 Serial No
0452l, for NEl4 NV "A Section 10. Sc d SW i
Section Is, Township l3 South Range Is East
Boise Meredian has Tiled notice OF intention TO
make Final Communication Proof to establish
claim to the land above described. bef0rh @
Spongberg. U. S Commissioner. AT Montpelier,
Idaho, on the y day of June, 1910
Claimant names as witnesses: Arthur Nate,
Henry Schmit. RasmnS p. Nelson, Charles G..
keetch all OF Wardboro Idaho.
I-29 HENRY w. KIEFER. Register
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-05-13
A Snile

is pretty hard thing to accomplish
when you're blue, bilious and out of
sorts. There is sure cure for all
kinds of stomach and liver complaints
constipation and dyspepsia. Ballard s
Heroine is mild. yet absolutely effect
i've in all cases. Price 30 cents per
bottle at the Modern Drug Co.