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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-09-30
CHAPTER ".

A rainy November day in New York,
the trees of the parks and squares
shrouded in mist and dripping with
moisture, the pavements shining with
wet and the cutters running full.
Altogether a thoroughly wretched
day, and very proper morning for ~
ing late abed with ones pipe and the
Sunday paper So thought Wilfrid
Stennis. thanking the gods for the
tired men. when 1t was not necessary
to turn out and hurry downtown.
1t was characteristic of the desultory
and fragmentary reading habits of the
young man that he regularly consumed
--assimilated would be too strong a
word-the hybrid contents of the av-
erage Sunday sheet: News. scandals,
fashionable and sporting intelligence,
foreign affairs, and editorials. Re-
ligiously would he wade through every
numbered section. from the 'Lost-and-
Found" column to the Shipping
Items"
On this particular Sunday he had
pursued the usual routine, saving the
Personals" to the last, chuckling over
their various gaudy bats for the UNI
wary, and wondering If the affection
ate blonde young lady with good dis
position and ditto figure ever sue
ceeded in meeting or catching her
elusive affinity.
He had lazily made his way about
halfway down the first column when
he came to the following:
INFORMATION WANTED CONCERN
ing the whereabouts. II living. OF
Martha Meleen, formerly of Cardiff
Wales, who emigrated to the United
States about 1860; or should she have
married and is now deceased, of her de-
scendants, If any. A liberal reward will
be paid on application to Carboy, Passa-
want & cozine. Temple Court, New York
city. Welsh papers please copy.
Wilfrid Stennis read it idly at first
and with unseeing mind. Then tie
name Martha Meleen" caught his
truant attention. and with bated
breath, pipe suspended in air, he read
the thing through again. taking in
every detail
Martha Meleeni" he calculated hall
aloud. letting the paper fal; moth.
er's maiden name, by all that's holy!
] wonder what's up?"
He jumped out of bed. walked to
the window. and took survey of the
dreary vista of Washington square
and its arch. all ghostly in the fog
in order to clear his mental vision
and confirm the impression that he
was really wide awake Then he
picked up the paper and again read
the notice all through.
Hanged If know what to make oil
| IT," he exclaimed. hurrying into sons
clothes.
Taking the paper, and carefully
creasing 1t at the proper place, he
went across the hall, and after knock
ing at certain door, unceremoniousl5
entered without being hidden. A young
fellow of about his own age was oc
cupied precisely as Stennis had beer
a quarter of an hour before-theiI
ideas of comfort on a wet Sunday evi
IDENTIFY coinciding to hair.
Here, Matt, old man, read this, ant
| tell us what you think of IT," SAID
| WIFI
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-09-30
WAS HIS OWN SURGEON.

"Cy" Andrews. a wealthy OIL opera
tor. well known in New York and
throughout Pennsylvania, amazed his
friends the other day by amputating
his own toe with a sharp pocket.
knife.
Some weeks ago Andrews became
troubled with an ailment OF the foot,
and doctors told him that he would
probably have to get his toe takeh on
at the Joint.
You won't start that with me, ;"
andrews is reported to have said. 81
mad a friend whose trouble started In
the same way. and they cut of his
toe and then they cut off piece Of
his leg and afterward they cut of
two more parts Of his leg to the
knee"
Mr.. Andrews went to his room, took
out his knife and performed the pper-
alton. Then he bandaged the wound
and walked down to the bar
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-09-30
Her Future.

MY dear Miss Flossfe.a na. E#s.
friend of the family, Il Wish @ I'D
ton you against that young
sogh. hear that he is man 4zz#
past"
"Indeed?" asks Miss F1ossie. #VHs5f
he was here this afternoon and u
that time he was man with nzsaS
emit"
And she meaningly studied law@z.
diamond ring on the third finger ~ hss
left hand, while into her eyes rnzssss8
the rapt expression of one who 50.
templates the future.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-09-30
BABY KEPT IN A SHOE Rox

The stork was In a whimsical mood
the other week when he visited Mrs
Joseph Pygeorge of San Francisco and
presented her with the smallest little
sample of humanity ever seen out
west. The baby weighs exactly ~
pounds. is perfectly developed and in
the best OF health. The tiny girl Is
fed by means of glass dropper, about
two thimblefuls of nourishment at a
time. The midget is kept in Mo. s
card BOARD shoe box. lined with cot
ton wool. and has already attracted
crowds of visitors.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-09-30
4 Rock for = So.

Quit that" screams the wa. a 4.
man. when he begins rocking the b6as
Il never thought | was msrrtad i. =
ck-the-boat-idiot."
You're not, Maria arula,raa -.
man. arnestly. I'm simply pavinl
you in your own coin
What do you meanf'
Didn't you bake q charry nta 80
me, and didn't | break tooth an s
seed found in it?'
Yes. Out
We'll, IL thereafter you'll stone "a
cherries I'll not rock the boat"
But the wretched woman. tss.s=
that she was linked for Isfe NJ 4 sSss
ster, began rocking the boat heraa# Is
desperation
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-09-30
VIOLIN BURIED WITH HIM

An ex-army bandmaster named Mar.
tin died at Colchester recently. He
was very fond of a certain violin
which he possessed, and had refused
large sums OF money for 1t. Before
dying he left instructions that his ia.
nous fiddle was to be put In the coffin
and buried along with him. His
strange request was duly carried out.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-09-30
Appropriate.

Have you sold much of your
stock?" I asked the amateur mining
promoter.
Yes" he replied. i've sold shares
TO every policeman in the city"
But why to the policemen in.
CURED.
A look of wonderment swept over
his face Why" he calculated. "a
thought you knew all the time that
my proposition was a copper mine
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-09-30
CHAPTER in.

The eXigencies of the story carry US
westward once more. The scene Is
the San Francisco office of Messrs.
Carboy, Passavant & Cozine. The
time. six weeks subsequent to the
funeral of Andrew Meleen There en-
tiers to the private room of our old
friend, Phineas Carboy, a certain
Roger Hews, who at sundry and divers
times acted in the capacity of conf
Dental agent for the firm; even a lit
tie detective work came occasionally
In his line; quiet, sleek, unobtrusive
sort of fellow outwardly, straw-colored
as to hair and closely trimmed whis-
kers. soberly dressed, aged about
thirty-five, agile as a mountain cat
shifty as red fox, and a walking ad-
vertisement of the truth of that old
adage about still waters running
deeply.
when did you get back?" quoth
Mr.. Carboy, with nod.
Last night, sir"
How did you find those matters in
Pennsylvania"
quite satisfactory, | should say
Everything seems to be about as you
expected"
Concerning Mrs. Meleen, now:
Were you able to confirm her mar
rage and subsequent decease?"
1.-THE woman died on the 10th of
October, SIS, and was buried in Nanti-
coke township. could find no record
of her marriage to Mr. Meleen''
These statements were perfectly true
ON their face.
"And the child-what Of the child?"
There was no record of either its
birth or death"
This was a deliberate lie!
That's awkward, exclaimed Mr..
Carboy. "Meleen distinctly stated
that there was child. How do you
account for the discrepancy"
very simply. II the mother died
In travail and the child with her, as
I inferred from your instructions,
there might naturally have been no
record of the infants entrance into
or departure from the world. In all
likelihood the baby would not even
be named
That's not altogether improbable, .
assented the lawyer, scratching his
nose. But the point Is a vital one.
It is hardly likely that Meleen could
have been mistaken in his belief, and
yet-Are you altogether sure of your
facts?"
Perfectly" was the unflinching re-
ply
Which was lie number two.
ANY collateral evidence on the mat
ter, such as neighborhood gossip or
the recolleetions of the oldest inhabi-
tant?"
Nothing of the sort that | could
discover. said the unblushing Hews,
This was lie number three!
mo one seemed to remember An
drew Meleen or his wife, he went
on, lying glibly, (which is not sur.
prising if. as you led me to infer, he
was then only common mineworker
and IT, as seems to be undisputed, he
never revisited the place"
"True enough" Carboy admitted. He
had perfect confidence in Roger Hews
who on more than one occasion had
served the firm faithfully.
well, the way seems to be clear
for us to advertise for the missing
nephew or other next of kin. Martha
Meleen, In all human probability, has
preceded her brother across the Great
Divide
81 should say that was the nexl
step. SIR rejoined Roger Hews In
level tones, as though the fact thai
twenty or thirty million dollars were
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-09-30
RrInht chlld

Mrs Leopard said she lhnn~hs -.
baby looked a great deal HE -
uncle, and then the little uet ,rs.s.e
terribly"
bright child I've argued an s,....-
that he understood what was easa s.
his hearing"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-09-30
SYNOPSIS.

Andy Meleen, aged and eccentric mil
honaire miner is dying and orders his
attorney to draw up a will leaving all his
property to the son of a sister from whom
he was separated years before and of
whose name even he is ignorant. Andy
tells the attorney that he was married in
his youth, but left his wife after a quar-
rel In which he struck her. He learned
afterward that she and his daughter were
dead. The scene shifts to New York,
introducing Wilfrid Stennis, who is tell
ing his fiance, Eunice Trevecca, what he
would do II he were the possessor of
twenty or fifty millions.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-09-30

Natives of a number of South Pa
cific islands make fish hooks of mother
Of pearl. so bright that no bait or 9th
az lure Is necessary.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-09-30

Population Of Greater london.
The present offcially-estImated pop
llation of Greater London is 7.537.I96
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-09-30
Family secret.

Did you hear her promise H
him?" asked the little siEfe
groom.
Yes, answered. the
CO the D ride. but last
her make him promise
make her obey him.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-09-30

No Use Putting 1t on.
1t is always easier to do al unpleas-
ant thing to-day than tomorrow.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-09-30

Hl<1 - 1tes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-30

subject Of publication and action Is now
expected on one or more Of the projects
pending.
But even II the rapid transit commits
sion should move Immediately to approve
the schemes proposed. the work could not
be done in time to do more than bring
New York, in 1915. about up to the point
where It should be at this time. The
only hope is that meanwhile enough or
the old and newcoming jewellers and
workers in Manhattan Island can be per-
suaded to migrate to Long Island or to
New Jersey to relieve the congestion on
the north and south lines and establish
safe average of traffic along those routes
The tenacity with which New Workers
cling to their narrow strip that is to
them the only inhabitable part OF the
globe is one of the marvels OF human
perversity. They will suffer the most un-
bearable discomforts in order to be right
on the spot where things are happening.
They feel that the moment they cross
one of the rivers, or plunge under it
through a tube, they lose caste. They
cease to be New Workers.. The old joke
about the commuters is applied to them.
They would rather be jammed and ,jostled
lin New York than lose their UNPLEASANT
distinction of being the most uTcDrnfort-
ably situated city dwellers in America,
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COMET "A-l9lO."

From the Harrisburg Telegraph.
That comet Is a most elusive thing
Why couldn't 1t come out and make q
show like the one We saw some thirty
years ago?
Prom the Boston Advertiser.
Comet A-191O. or by. whatever other
name one chooses to call it, is trayelinp
from us. and those who wish to elimnse
1t need to hurry moderately. Venus. its
companion in earthly eyes, will remain IN
light the evening sky; no rival can ont.
shine her.
From the Memphis Commercial Appeal.
This is only nearfcomet, anyhow: Won
don't have to stay ont late to see it,
From the Albany Evening Journal
It hasn't been explained yet how that
new comet came to burst upon the un-
aided vision suddenly. without previous
discovery by the men behind the big tele-
scopes.
From the Council Bluffs Nonpareil.
The new comet came in the back door
while we were Furnishing up in front to
welcome Halley's
From the Toledo Blade.
One OF the employees of this Office
whose habits are above reproach, reports
having seen comet the other evening.
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Maine and Massachusetts,.

Opposition is announced to two New
England senators Of prominence and great
influence whose terms expire March
of7next year. Both are veteran members
OF the Senate. The. one has served twen-'
ty-nine years. and the other seventeen.
Neither is carrying his years as burden.
Mr.. Hale at seventyfour suggests man
of sixty. while Mr.. Lodge at sixty sug-
gests a man of forty-five. There is life
in both men yet.
1t does not seem likely that the seat
of either is seriously threatened. New
England has record not only for pick
ing good men for Washington, but hold
ing on TO them after they have made
good. That accounts for the power she
has long exerted in Congress. Her rep
resentatives in both chambers have known
her interests and how to advance them,
and at the same time by their abilities
and experience have contributed literally
To the best OF national legislation
Mr.. Hale divides the leadership Of the
Senate with Mr.. Aidrich As chairman
of the appropriations committee he stands
out among his fellows, and helps shape
big policies. When his party turned to
MIN as the proper man for Mr.. Auison's
SHOES II paid him a very high compli-
ment. For the Iowa senator had been a
giant In that body. But in addition to
that committee service, Mr.. Hale rem
ders service as a member of the naval
committee and the finance committee
where his influence is strongly felt' No
member of the Senate is better placed.
Mr.. Lodge is chairman of the important
committee on the Philippines, and serves
besides on finance. foreign relations and
immigration. He is thus advantaS eously
placed, and takes part in all the leading
debates. His prepared speeches are
among the most Finished and informing
delivered in the chamber. On field DAYS
his party puts him forward, and never
regrets IL. The topic is never beyond
his range. nor the scrimmage too warm
for his tastes.
what would Maine and Massachusetts
have 10 represent them if these men. with
their abilities. and experience, and ad
vantages Of committee assignments are
no longer To their purposes?
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The new MOTHER GOOSE.
Hey diddle diddle.

Hey diddle diddle,
To live is riddle.
For prices high as the moon.
The Beef Trust may laugh
AS Ii gives us the gan,
But the meat strike will settle II soon.
Ny fat hen, my fat hen, 8
She lays fresh eggs for gentlemen:
But the price the gentlemen have to pay
Makes them crazier every day.
Old Mother Hubbard,
She went to the cupboard
To get her poor dog bone;
But 1T cost much pelf
That she ate 1t herself,
And SO the poor dog had none.
Little Tommy Tucker
Sang for his supper,
And though he sang to beat the Dutch,
The price of meat up much
That all the supper Tommy had
Was crusts Of bread, the poor young lad!
There was an old woman who lived in a nat:
She had SO many children she didn't know where
she at
For food cost so much that they couldn't be fed.
So she fed them on snowballs and sent them TO
bed
Twinkle, twinkle, little chop!
Tell me when your price VIII drop;
Like the stars up In the sky.
Just at present you're too high.
Old King Cole was a hungry old soul
oh, a hungry old soul was he.
He called for some steak and bit or roe9s
And he ordered lamb outlets three;
But oh, when the butcher sent him the bill
Old King Cole became terribly ill.
Paul West In the New York World
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THE JOLLY GOOD FELLOW.

The jolly good fellow took him out to dine
He bought him bird and bottle of wine
He patted his back. and he laughed at his Jokes,
He paid for his drinks and he puid for his
smokes,
He bought him box seats at the very best show,
And paid for the taxi, and let his coin CO.
He cut loose from everything decent and sane,
The other mans business expecting TO gain
But the very next day
lOh, it happens this way,
Said the business man: Though Mr.. Straight
ia crank
And never gets free,
He's the fellow for me,
think will place my account with his bank
The jolly good fellow who blows in his cash.
And stays out at night while he's cutting DASH
Who smiles when he sees you and grabs your
right hand,
And makes you believe you're the best in the
land.
Who takes you to dinner and sets mp the wine,
And treats you to everything splendid and fine,
Is not the man. and I'm this is just,
In whom you impose position of trust.
While you dine and you drink,
And your glass with his clink.
In the morning you go TO the man you respect
Whose record Is clean,
And upon him YOU lean,
For never by him is a business man wrecked.
Detroit Free PresA
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The New York Jam.

With all the facilities that have been
provided for carrying the people of New
York UP and down the narrow strip of
territory that constitutes Manhattan
island. a tremendous congestion prevails
at the rush hours OF morning and even
Ing on every line, elevated, surface and
subway. 1t has been estimated that the
city Is about five years behind, at the
least, in north and south traction accom-
modations. So peculiar were the financial
dealings that marked the gradual ANAL
gamation of the transportation lines that
suspicion has been aroused in the pub
lie mind tending to check further opera
tons in the way of extension. COM
mission is vested with power to examine
and pass upon all projects for the build
ing of new lines. for the extension of old
ones and from time to time new schemes
have been advanced, but without meeting
the approval of this body. Meanwhile,
the city needs at least two new trunk
subways running north and south and
several east and west connecting lines.
The necessities have been plainly APP
parent to the people of New York for
some time. Indeed. no one can ride on
the subway after 5 o'clock in the after
noon without realizing the serious demand
for additional facilities. Even with the
opening of lines to the east and west, by
subways under the East and North rivers,
permitting material diversion Of the
traffic laterally. the jam at the downtown
points of entrance is suffocating during
the two hours of greatest travel The
other evening Mr.. Theodore Shonts, presi-
dent of the marlborough Company, which
controls the traction lines. was caught in
one of these brushes. packed into a car
filled with two or three hundred people
and was carried two stations past his
, destination before he could reach the
| door. His experience has been made the
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VOTES FOR WOMEN.

They have n say in all woes OF life
For it's then call upon them:
They have q say that's demanded ave
When many wrongs done them
They have a say In darkest times
When troubles gather Ger us
And they have say when sickness comes,
And their help is needed for us.
They have a say when the churches build
And money and work are wanted,
When orphans homes and hospitals care
Require aid undaunted:
They have a say in the prisons cell.
On the fields desolation:
Wherever there's sorrow, Woe or want
They've the say OF immolation.
They've a say in the paying IF tax and ,ithc.
In the burdens " public duty;
But when IT comes to the privilege
Aye, there's the striking beauty
The self-protection. the favor. right
The laws all these promoting.
Still and silent they must he then
They have no say In voting.
Josh Wink, in Baltimore American.
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Lecture
Sigma.
7. R. AS SPEAKER.

From the Columbia State.
ELECT Roosevelt Speaker" Why not
elect him the whole House?
From the Syracuse Post STANDARD.
There is an element of humor in the
suggestion of those who complain that
inasmuch as Cannon as Speaker bosses
Congress too much. Theodore Roosevelt
should be put in his place.
From the Charleston News and Courier
OF course, IL Mr.. Roosevelt is to be
Speaker of the House. there will be no
necessity to have the House.
From the Milwaukee Journal.
If Roosevelt should be elected Speaker
of the House. what sort of mallet
would he use to preserve order?
From the Newark Evening News
We fear that Mr.. Roosevelt will never
become Speaker of the House with the
approval of Chancellor Day.
From the Providence Tribune.
At any rate 1t is plain that those rep
resentatives who are talking of substi-
tuting Mr.. Roosevelt for Mr.. Cannon as
Speaker of the House do not lack the
saving grace of humor.
From the Houston Post
A contemporary wants to know If, with
Roosevelt as Speaker, any of the mem
bers would ever get the floor. Oh, yes;
some would get the floor, some the cell
ing and others would be thrown clear out
of the Capitol.
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lightful impression of the kaiser. He
follows the French literary and artistic
and dramatic development as closely as
the material and military development.
He would be able to appraise and to ap-
preciate every phase of French life
viewed on French soil.
Some years ago yarns we're circulated
to the effect that the kaiser, not to be
denied the pleasure on political grounds,
visited Paris occasionally in disguise and
romped over town in jolly fashion, look
ing in at all the entertainments, sampling
all the rich foods, studying new styles
of architecture, and playing the game up
to the hilt.t 1t was one of the less
annoying features of the program of that
time for cheapening the kaiser in the
worlds estimation, a program which sig
nally failed. Unless we believe-as prob
ablx we may-that the program, in the
main viciously conceived and stupidity
executed, helped rather than hurt the
kaiser. -.
Shall we see In Williams day such a
change in public sentiment in France
and Germany as will enable the kaiser
to visit Paris and the president of the
French republic to. Visit Berlin2 Such an
exchange OF visits. supported by the cor-
dial demonstrations OF the masses in
both capitals, would be worth more as an
assurance of the continuation of peace
in the world than the worthy aspirations
and eloquent deliverances of all the peace
societies. France and Germany are both
great powers: and while the feelings
hold which each has possessed toward
the other for nearly thirty years. un-
easiness will exist in Europe; and I'M
easiness on that account in Europe means
uneasiness for the world. :"
The geographical distance between
Paris and Berlin is not great, but at
present the other distance is inmeas-
urable ~.-