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that sometimes now when reVeie ~ ~
Potomac river, have the gfo0eSa. IT,
fancy, for q minute or so. that the
street wharf must have been all a in'raeo
or a dream. 20
But tut! tut! It couldn't have been eth
er. One carried too many niftily-burden-
ed picnic baskets, stuffed to the brim with
pickles and cake and things, to the TIN
street wharf back yonder in the Tar
flown spindrift Of the winsome years. IL
must have existed. It must exist yet.
But where are the old Potomac river
boats2 / don't recognise the name OF one
of them when. in the summer ume' peel
the wrapper from my Stah-yeah-pape ana
catch sight of the Potomac river excur-
sion advertisements.
No mention. for instance OF the Ar
menia.
There is a vague misty sort OF recol-
lection popping around in the rear OF one
head that the Armenia-narro"-ch
top-heavy old thing that sne Wds-oui neu
to the waters edge, oh, ever SO i ,nns1
some not to see the Armenia's name NEIL
toned in the Potomac river excursion ad-
vartisements.
around Washington this AFTERNOON, ~os-
derinR how they're going to reduce their
weight, and planning little arrangemenus,
for their almost grown-up chiidren' VINO II
easily remember the glory, the ecstacs !,
the ineffable joy. of going down to Lower
Cedar point In the Armenia ABOUT q""'
ter of a century ago.
Never even see Lower Cedar point
mentioned any more. Has 1t slipped INTO
the brackish waters of the lower Poto-
MACY
i
x,ara ,,nSonhisticated period
than the present, and the young 'uns OF
that day looked forward for about ten
DAYS or two weeks to the trip to and
from Lower Cedar point in the Armenia
The mother and the brood and the
brood's aunts and some elderly cousins
with broods would get out OF bed long
toward half-past in the morning to
get ready for the ride to Lower Cedar
point in the Armenia. It was an
event 1t was a big thing. 1t was like
circus day or the Fourth of July. The
big lunch basket-with the ham OF the
cake. and the dill pickles somehoW
wedged into the custard pie, and all like
that-was a problem to keep the little
mother-boss and courier OF the expedi-
tion-in a stew for some days in advance.
and that same basket generally resulted
in keeping her in state OF mingled
alarm and bother for quite few days
after the expedition, owing to the var1e-
gated forms of tummyache Wnlcn the
young uns. tremendously stuffed on the
excursion day with layer upon layer of
the non-harmonizing contents Of the bas-
ket. developed when it was all over.
The Armenia was one of those old
river hookers, so sharp In the Prov and
so narrow In the waist that she was In
constant danger of leaning over on her
side or turning turtle absolutely If a cat
fish SO much as breathcd too hard upon
her keelson.
Every time little girl on the main
deck ran from one side OF tue Ar
menia to the other, why. some watchful
black man down below would have to roll
a barrel OF something or other to the side
from which the little girl had run in or
der to balance the Armenia. trim ship.
so to speak. and keep her from rolling
over.
But couldn't she go. She used to race
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dodge the big headlines relating to I'M
portant people like the President and such
that you have no inherent. natural desire
to keep abreast OF the worlds doings.
'sThe worlds doings don't interest you.
It's only the Lilliputian affairs OF your
own circumscribed orbit that arouse
your feeting, momentary attention.
However. allowing that to be the case.
mightn't it naturally be supposed that
you'd be willing to overcome your lndi1-
ference to everything except the gnat-
like, If only for the purpose OF being able
to respond to my attitude toward the
larger things Of life?
You know, you wouldn't really have 70
actually mean it. I wouldn't be so I'M
fair. so cruel, as to expect that. You
could Just fiatter me along: you see: oy .,
the day, SO that when began to talk
about something that the entire worlds
keyed up about you could stick In an IN
telligible word here and there ana thus
make me believe that you really had
some embryonic Idea OF trying to De .
sure-enough companion to your husband.
You'll perceive that ann not asking
much. I'm even wiling to permit you to
fool me and to make a monkey Of me. II
you'll only sort Of get next to yourself
and make believe to be interested In
things that interest me even for the sake
of pulling the wool over my fool eyes:
because, you know. you're about the
only human being l have to tax to or
with AS you perhaps apprehend. l am
obliged to work for livelihood. l have
to be on the Job and on it with both feet
all day. and when l get home, why,
naturally, I'm tired.
4 y
Pm not one Of those runmies that
stick on their hats and hike off down
town as soon ~ they've bolted their din
ner. Sometimes I wish l did belong to
that push. I'd be better OF. I'd get a
little exercise for my mind. I'd meet
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ELL, well, I won
der why I'm sit
ting here, like a
zap. working away
at the job of try
to explain these
things for your
b e n Q fit ?" Mr..
Cru m p suddenly
broke of when,
expatiating grand
iioquently upon the
subject of the big
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ESTERDAY. par
taking of shad. one
began to cogttate
upon and bark
back to the Poto-
mac river; "Poto-
mac" being synony-
NOUS with, II II
doesn't a C t u q ! ~
mean, "shad."
I haven't seen
the 7th street whar !
for so many years
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on their own women folks. or upon any
women whatever.
Different here, We like 'em. We think
they're just as immense figuratively as
they are literally There's something
hugely defiant and therefore dead-game
about 'em.
Yesterday afternoon I saw a woman
auburn hair, y'know, and fgger like
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nal laugh at the thought of what an i'm
beetle picture / must present when
come romping home here, full of enthu-
siasm about some subject that's in my
mind, and then begin to converse about It,
How all the invisible imps must jeer
at me at such times! l bet that l give
the finest little imitation of man talk
ing to himself to be seen anywhere on
the globe.
But, OF course, it serves me right IL
simply goes to show what a hopeless dill
am when / so much as open my trap
around here about matters of current IN
terest. Mighty few level-headed married
fellows do that. They know better.
when the level-headed married fell
lows get home they keep their heads
closed, or If they talk at all, why, they
talk down to their wives-exude little
prattle about the pifning, inconsequent
affairs that their wives can understand,
and then beat IL of to bed. or e-se clap
on their hats and go down town to enjoy
the luxury of little conversation with
folks who can understand what they are
talking about.
Il wonder If you ever by any chance
really read anything in the newspapers?
"Oh, yes; of course I see you ploughing
vertisements. You turn to that block
type stuff the first thing. But do you
ever read any of the news In the paper?
Just for example. who Is the President
of the United States at the present time!
Hows that? Taft? Great! Wonderful:
"Who told you? When did you find 1t
out? BY George, maybe I've done you a
slight injustice. Hooray! She actually
knows the name Of the President OF tho
United States, and he's only been In the
ONCE little more than year at that!
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me to where a row of very tidy new
houses were in course of construction.
Like those houses" he asked me.
'sOf course, liked those houses. They
eth tell you what said Mr.. Harrison
to me. want you to move your family
into one of those houses: they'll be fin
ished in a month or So
II told him that there wasn't a chance
for such a thing that couldn't afford the
rent
".Well, you'll move into one of them
whichever one you pick OUT Gen. Harri-
son said to me. Pick out the one you
want, and I'll send you the deed to it.
You can pay me back when you can, or
your sons, when they come along, can
settle with me or my heirs. 1 want you
to live in one of those houses and that s
all there was Of the conversation.
II couldn't refuse a proposition put to
me In that way. Mr.. Harrison wasn't
rich. he wasn't even q well-to-do man at
that time; but he'd just happened to see
those houses. and when he met me he
experienced the feeling that he'd like to
have an old army c0mrade, a struggling
man. occupy one OF them.
II moved into the house I picked out a
couple Of months later. and In due time
got the deed for 1t from Gen. Harrison.
! sent him Q little money In payment
when I could: not much, but as much az
! could afford from my salary, and
enough to show him that had the right
feeling In the matter.
s '.Then, a few years later, Gen. Harrison
came along here to Washington as Presi-
dent OF the United States, and one Of the
first things he did was to send tor me
and G1ye me . government Job that paid
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$1,000 year. 1t didn't take me long to
pay for the house then.
"And Benjamin Harrison was viewed,
and is yet viewed by those who don't
know as cold man."
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n old, highly re-
garded man from
the state Of In
diana was remi-
niscing.
Somehow he
said. II don't take
much stock In the
criticism leveled at
aud the popular
conception formed
of prominent pub
lie men. Men who
uoar their hearts
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upon the weather,
OF course, whether
we shall get our
selves all dolled
up. employing all
of the new and
unusual scenery.
and show 'em just
how classy we are
in the great trudge
on the plank pa
rade. day after to-
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make a procurement without being
drawn into an argument, hereby pro-
nounces no. the figured veil does not
contribute to any such effect.
On the contrary, it
about nine hundred and seventy-four
women. most Of them beau-chee-ous OF
they would permit themselves to beg
caring figured wells.
The figured wells were interpolated and
sprays Of flowers, fans and pretty nigh
everything else except aeroplanes and
horses and wagons.
In many instances one OF the veil fig
ures appeared right under one Of the
eyes of the wearer. giving. right to the
vivacious moment, had staked her to a
black eye before she had made her ap-
pearance on the Boardwalk
Other women wearing figured wells
women with normally lovely skins
looked, under their 1hideous figured wells,
from severe cases of smallpox.
Others, where the figures on the wells
cast bluey and blacky shadows on their
faces. looked as If they had fallen up
or down stairs and have thereby got
themselves pathetically bruised up all
They're here, are the figured wells.
That's acknowledged and accepted as one
of those facts that can't be deployed
around.
y TT the spring hats are fine, even If
- they are colossal.
1t is quite understood by the humble
chronicler hereof that 1t is the under
stood and bromide thing for male per-
sons to snort and jibe and jeer all over
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"A ND on yes, were dA SO SldouJ'sI&u
"A because puffs and rats have actually
and positively gone out. never, let US
ferventiy hope. to return.
You may trudge the Boardwalk from
the Inlet to Ventnor, carefully scrutiniz-
ing. according to your habit. every de-
liriously beautiful creature on the es-
planade. and you will not see ono rat nor
one puff.
They've gone.
Nobody understands why they've gone.
but they have. 1t is shrewdly suspected,
however. that the stories which began to
appear in the papers awhile back about
women getting leprosy from wearing dead
Chinese hair has had something to do with
the disappearance of rats and puffs. Rtdf-
Guile never drives women from the utfiiza-
ton of an adornment that they really
think adorns, in spite Of calm contrary
belief. But leprosy or the fear OF it
would drive almost anybody.
Anyhow. the rats and puffs already
belong to another epoch.
Now they're wearing their hair mostly
in the thing called the sweep.
The sweep isn't anything so 3oyously
beautiful in itself, but the beauty Of 1t Is
that almost any woman provided with
more than fourteen hairs ESQ we are
up a sweep for herself, and therefore
not be reduced to wearing the hair OF
deceased Monaghan persons.
We are fain to say. however, that the
sweep is a little bit messy-looking. 1t
looks as If the lady had got up some
what hurriedly from bed in order to meet
the installment man at the door and tell
him that next Tuesday a week would be
a better day for him to come around and
isn't 1t q lovely day?
They're wearing coils. too; great big
aky-looking coils, some of 'em as big
around as anacondas OF the Orinoco. Far
be It from the herewith to suspect that
some OF these coils don't belong. de wants
to believe otherwise. anyhow. He wants
to make himself believe that the era OF
unbelonging deceased hair has utterly
and completely passed away. Yet some
of those coils and coronet braids don't
match so we'll as they might, and the
fact has to be admitted
The women who eschew hats altogether
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'Oh. we'll, I'm wrong in spots. there's
no use denying It. I'd have bet . million
dollars that you were under the impress
sion that Hayes was stin President
"But. Of course, you couldn't very we'll
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Annette Kellermann or Gertie Hoffman.
and all that-trying to get into rolling
chair with one Of those hats. 1t was q
single chair that she was trying 10 get
into.
Nothing whatever transporting The hat
wou' dn't let her. It was about four feet
in diameter. and 1t refused to permit her,
in any circumstances whatever. to get
Did she repine? Did she generate a
peeve? Did she say or think. "Oh.
shucks, how moytifying?" Did she be-
have with petulance and iil-concealed
wrath?
Discovering the impossibility Of wedg-
ing the hat into the single rolling chair
without giving it that upturned effect
on both sides. she turned with seraphic
smile to a boy who had a double
she beckoned him sweetly and got into
the double rolling chair for herself.
The hat just fitted into the double roll
ing chair. And she was propelled adown
the gleamy walk happy and joyous and
smiling.
Did the hat look ridiculous?
Not according to the perhaps distorted.
yet perfectly honest view of the here
mathematician.
On the contrary. he regarded It a.
looking distinctly and Enthusiastically
nifty.
1t was a chariot wheel Of fine burnt
straw, with just the slightest roll at
the end of the brim. and it was beau
tifully Uttered and cluttered and orna-
mented and adorned with what we think
were several millions Of wired black
maIine bows that looked like the ex-
aggerated wings OF black Brazilian
butterflies.
Really, it was some hat and then a few
hat and da capo and repeat.
And it was only one OF nany-rnany
of the same kind Of monolithic products
Of millinery geniuses to be seen on the
Boardwalk.
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Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ATLANTIC CITY. March 25. 1910.
depends wholly
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-01-28

Mr.. and Mrs Chas Keetch, Jr.. with
their little 6ve-months-old daughter,
were in from Marlboro Tuesday There
is nothing unusual about that but there
Is something unusual about the little
lady, as she has the distinction of hsv-
ing four living great-grand mothers
Of course four great-grand mothers are
as many as the little miss could have,
but we will wager that there are not
half dozen babies In Idaho that are as
we'll blessed with as many great-grand
mothers as is little Miss Keetch.
A fellow giving his name as James
Gods passed two forged checks for $25
each on two diffent merchants In town
on Thursday OF last week. forging the
name of James H. Johnson to the
checks. Mr.. johnson is connected with
the Caribou Forest reserve and Woods,
or whatever his name is. had been en-
ployed for short time on the telephone
line in the reserve. The fellow hiked
ont of town soon after obtaining the
money A warrant for his arrest was
issued as soon as 1t was learned that the
checks ware forgeries and he was traced
to Salt Lake but there Sheriff BudR,
lost track of him and returned Wednes
tday without bis man,
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-01-28
The CruikShank Rooming House.

On Feb 1st the Cruikshank rooming
house will be opened to the public with
Mrs. G. e. Wright in charge. The
rooms have steam heat and electric
lights. The furniture throughout is
new and special attention has
been paid in providing comfortable beds
There are lady's and gents toilet rooms
with hot and cold water and a ba tn
room in connection Every effort will
be made to cater to the convenience OF
patrons. Transient trade ESPECIALLY
solicited.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-01-28

Try the lunch car for hot tamales
and chile-next to Bob Gees pool room
If the Citizens" of Graden CITY
wish the article which was received Mt
this Office Yesterday to appear in the
Examiner they will please sent their
names to be published in connection
Herewith Otherwise the article win
be consigned TO the waste basket.
Beginners classes have been started
in the First primary grades in the pub
lie schools and all children who will be
8 years of age by March LIST are entitled
to enter school Those who have child
rem of that age are requested to place
I hem in school next week, so that all
in the new classes will have an equal
start
ID. l.. Hughes, who has been connect
ed with the Short Line here as operator
for the pase II years, resigned his posi-
tion few days ago, and left Tuesday
for'Salt Laketo take position with the
Western Union Telegraph Co Mrs.
Hughes and children will join him
there the latter part of next week.
The citizens of Paris are preparing toN
entertain the old folks of that town In
a royal manner on Tuesday, Feb. 1st
The festivities will begin with sump-
t1ous dinner. which will be served in
the First ward meeting house. There
will be program and various kinds of
games tor the old folks during the af-
ternoon and evening
= Miss Annie Bruce, the sixteen year
cd girl of Smoot, Star Valley. has been
granted parole by the Board of Pardons
of Wyoming Miss Bruce was sentenced
from Uinta County, being the principal
In the pie poisoning, case of which af-
fair her father was the victim. Her
trial and conviction in Evanston attract
ed considerable attention. Evanston
Press
Tomorrow and Sunday an air ship ex-
pedition will be held at Salt Lake. at
which Louis Pauhlin and others who
took part in the expedition at Los
Angeles last week, will be present.
Flights will be made from the high
plateau near Ensign Peak. For this
event the Short Line will sell tickets on
Jan. 90 and % at the rate of two cents
per mile each way with return limit
good until Feb 3D.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-01-28
Excursions to California.

From Salt Lake 10 San Francisco and
return $50; to Los Angeles and return
$4t.50. Tickets from Salt Lake on eale
Feb. 5. return limit March 8. See o.
8. L agent for reduced rates to Salt
Lake and return tickets on sale Feb. 1.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-01-28
Making Life safer.

Everywhere life ID being made more
safe through the work OF Dr. Kings
New Life Pills In Constipation. BIZ.
business. Dyspepsia. Indigestion. Liver
troubles. Kidney Diseases and Bowel
Disorders. They're easy. but sure,
and perfectly build up the health. Csc
at the Modern Pharmacy.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-01-28

N
Pete Fuller was in from Cokeville
Tuesday, He reports that the survey
Of the townsite has been completed
The plat of the town, with other neces-
s4ry papers, praying for the incorpora-
ton Of the town, will be filed with the
commissioners of Uinta County for con-
sideration at their meeting next month.
If the petition is granted an election
will be called at which the qualified
electors residing within the proposed
TOWNSHIP will expresssthemselves for or
against Incorporation.
R. j. Eckloff. superintendent of the
Bonanza Mining Co, spent several days
this week in Salt Lake. While there he
ordered new 100 horse power boiler
aud new pump with capacity Of 400
gallons per minute Mr.. Eckloff says
he expects to have this new equipment
installed within the next month, after
which work at the mine will progress
much more rapidly. Mr.. Ecklof is fee'-
ing very good regarding the future of
this property, and reports that they will
be shipping ore early in the spring.
Pete Olsen and Frank Stoner were
dow from Cokevi.le Wednesday. They
mad just returned from the sheep range
ON the Red desert and report that the
hocks there were doing very well and
the losses solar this winter were mol
above normal They also informed the
Examiner that Cosgriff Bros. Co. had
purchased the Geo. Tanner stock of mer
chandise in Cokeville. They have LEI
the contract for 26x40 extension TO the
building and as soon as this is complet
ed. they will enlarge the stock. Thi
company is engaged in the mercantile
and banking business at several points
IN Wyoming, and il 10 the intention Il
give Cokeville first class general mer
chapdise store.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-01-28
Household Goods for Sale.

| offer for sale all OF my household
goods, including bed room furniture,
heating stoves, dishes, etc. Everything
must be sold at once.-Mrs. d. L,
Hughes.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-01-28

I L. s. Trap of the Linwood Land Co.
of Rock Springs, spent several days
here this week. Mr.. Trapp is so highly
pleased with our city ard valley that he
intends to locate here and engage 10 the
real estate and general boosting bnsi-
ness. He is convinced that Bear Lake
valley possesses resources that nerd
boosting and he intends to do what he
can to let the outside world know of
the beauties anil advantages of this val;
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-01-28

Miss Title Trill left for Salt Lake
this morning. Afte1 short stay there
she will go to Stittville, N. V, for a
two months visit ------~
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A lot of children's shoes that were
50 aud 1925, now, $l.15 and $l.65 at
Jones. Robson Co.
Conductor ". Fife is now on the ping
pong run and Conductor Huber is again
on the Main line trains.
Don't forget the grand ball to be
given by the Il. NJ B. telephone operat-
ors at the pavilion Tuesday night Feb.s.
Paris Hotel Is now under new man
agement. Special attention given to
the comfort of guests Phone 49,
DIR. Guyon, who had been on the sick
list for ten days, was able to be ont
Tuesday, but he is not yet feeling very
lively
Last week we overlooked mentioning
that the stork had left SONS at the homes
of Frank Dimick and m Kent, both
Of Marlboro.
Ladies' aud gents skirts and suits
neatly cleaned. pressed and repaired at
Schmid's tailor shop. ------>,
Ithel Thomas will 80 to Salt Lake to-
morrow to see the great air ship exhibit
tion which is to be given there tomor-
rev and Sunday.
Mrs Edward Burgoyne went ~
Ogden Sunday 10 remain for severa
weeks vita her daughter Mira. Milford
Williams.
Philemon Lindsay of Oyid, VIM l..
Rich OF arts and H. I. Hoff of this cir!
at ended the good roads convention in
Salt Lake this week.
II you are needing anything In shoes
do not fail to call and Inspect our line
of lady's oxfords, me a dress and work
shoes H. B Whitmh9
For sale, or will tr9de for team OF
good mares, a OF l47xSOO feet, situated
half a block north OF high school build.
ing; call W Ned Ro.les.