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the venturesome colored boy who pokes his head
through a hole in a sheet. The tilne-honored side
show" or carnival is there with its snake charm
ers and giants and dwarfs and the fortune tellers
and popcorn vendors have the old elusive way of
inducing you to part with your coin. Even the
fans and badges and tiny flags and gold" medals
of yesteryear look and cost the same as they did
as far back as memory can carry you. About
the only new things at the county fair, in fact, are
the moving picture shows in their somber black
tents and the Ice cream cones that have sup
planted the one-time "fve-cent dish with two
spoons"
The men who have been conducting county fairs
long enough to make comparisons will tell you
that. all in all, it costs just about as much to
hold a fair nowadays as It did a decade or two
ago, presuming, that is, that you hang up" about
as much In prizes for the show and speed classes.
Some items have been cut over the expenses In
the old days, whereas other OUTLAWS have in
creased, owing to the increased cost of living or
some other new influence. For one thing, the
fair managers save some money in hera1ding the
fair. For the sentiment of the thing, they stin
have to make use of some of those gaudy posters
in blue and red and yellow that from time out Of
mind have filled childish dreams every autumn,
but they don't spend money TO plaster these
posters on every barn and fence and covered
bridge In the county, as they were wont to do In
the old days. AS the number of country news
papers has increased they have provided a better
and cheaper way of telling the people of the de
lights of the coming fair. On the other hand,
the star attraction" II the fair management
wants to be right up to date and have an airship
flight each day, will cost more than In the old
days. A parachute jumper or an acrobat who
did the thrilling slide for life did not demand
half as much money, usually. as the expert aero
pianist who wants a fee Of $500 and upward.
A feature Of the county fair that hasn't changed
with the lapse Of time Is the season for holding
the event. The conclusion OF the harvest, which
leaves the farmer comparatively ~care-free and.
let us hope. with money In his pocket, dictates the
date OF this annual festival. In some parts OF
the country September is the favorite month for
fairs, but elsewhere October has the call and
quite a few OF these agricultural shows and trot
ting meets are held In early November. Active
preparations at the fair grounds begin a month
or six weeks earlier for the ~upto-date fair asso
citation repaints its buildings each summer and has
everything spick and span for the three or four
day attraction.
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Drand won't De the least bit like the old-time
event mat was awaited with more anticipation
tnan was bestowed even upon the Fourth OF July
OF the annual Visit OF the monster and mas
tooonlc united SHOWS Perhaps this cherished
lool OF youth may not nave been a really and
truly county fair, Tor not all county talrs can
enjoy the prestige OF location at the county seat,
Dut aIter an, that is q minor matter IN the eyes
OF the outsider and no man can ever be convinced
tnat the world ever held a more important .agrl-
cultural exposition" than the one at which as
a youngster ne exhibited his chickens or peddled
peanuts or sold seorecards.
That. as has been said, the old-fashioned county
talr hasn't been changed beyond recognition, even
TO this day, Is all the more a matter OF surprise
wnen we take into account the revolutionary
changes that nave taken place In other phases
OF rural life. The introduction OF rural free de-
livery, Tor instance mas done away Win inc
necessity and the opportunity Tor those trlenaly
gatherings at the CROSSROADS store when the Iarm-
ers VINO drove over ior the mail store a niue
leisure In which to swap stories. similarly a
monograph In every farm house mas somewhat
uulled the appetite lot those perlodlc concerns
at the little red school mouse, even as the presence
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-07-28

board. BY pressing a button a plug
down at the barn Is pulled and a feed
OF grain Sits down from a bin above
into the boxes in the managers In front
OF his horses. Then pushing another
button a gate is lifted and the man.
gers are filled with hay.
Bakers best invention for lazy man
is his fire starter. Wires run through
the kitchen range. The kindling Ia
put In the night before and In the
morning. when he wakes, all he has
to do Is to push a button. A few mo
ments later there is a roaring fire in
the range.
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Scientist Tells Why She Can Defy
Cold In Decollete-speclal Layer
Of Fat Acquired.

London.-Why can apparently frag'
lie women wear pneumonia blouses In
the arctic springs Of the British Isles?
Why can they do these things and
wear an evening costume which wouid
be fatal to the majority of men. and
yet suffer no harm?
These are questions that have puz-
zled the Daily Mirror. To solve them
It applied to AN experienced doctor
who has studied the subject" He had
been puzzled by the same problems
The scientist knew that woman's
skin was more tender thar mans n
their constitutions generally less b
to stand cold and wet, SO he looked
into the matter.
He then discovered that women
have a special layer of fat all over
their bodies, thicker than a mans
and acquired when human kind dwelt
in caves and huts." "ln those days.
he argued. the men were able to keep
themselves warm by hunting and fight
ing. The woman had to stay
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Broker Gains Fortune at Awful
Expense of Sight.
John Setback Sees Folly of overwork
When Too Late-says Take Vaea-
lions Often and Make Them
All Long Ones.

Chicago.-John NJ. Setback, for 20
years one of the mos prominent
brokers in La Sale street, has gone
blind. This became known recently
when after months of treatment with
noted specialists Of America and Eu.
rope he appeared on the board of
trade floor absolutely sightless.
Within a few days he will leave for
the east. where he will rest for the
summer at some mountain resort and
take further treatment in the hope
that his sight may be restored.
The cause of the affiiction was a Sc
rious breakdown. which he suffered
several months ago.
The other day Mr.. Setback traded
as usual in the Offices of Bartlett &
Co. He declared that II the trad
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-07-28

Wilma n eruda Halle cost Charles
Halle $40, 900. Frans Ries had one
from ITO which cost SIG, 700.
One in the possession of Sarasate
is dated l713 and is owned by the
Spanish crown, which has loaned 1T
to Sarasate for life. This is the one
he usually plays upon. The other he
own him self and Is from the year
1924 and is a gift from Queen Isabel
la of Spain. The value Is not less
than $22. 900.
Joseph Joachim has three. The
most famou Is the n called Pes
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-07-28

the premises. II feeds his hogs and
waters his cows; 1t let's the chickens
out of the pens In the morning and
houses them up.
The premises of Baxter are a net
work of electric wires. dozens of them
running from his house to the barn.
the hog yard. the chicken coops and
the grain bins. In his house he has a
den and this is the seat Of his cleo
trical experiments. In the morning.
when he desires to do the chores. in.
stead of slipping into old cl5shes and
going out to the barn he goes into his
den and sits down opposite q switch.
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HE WINS AND LOSES

ing gets exciting enough he would
delay his trip east and stay on the
floor.
Il a see my mistake now" he
said. Now hat | am laid on the
shelf from overWork | can see the
folly OF 1T. II | to offer advice
to business men 1t would simply be.
Take vacations often and make them
long ones. Be the champion vacation
taker.
When business was demanding all
Of my attention for many years | be.
lieved | couldn't get away: that there
was no one l could depend on to leave
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tergeige.s which the master uses
most frequently. 1t is from TIA and
cost 10000. Another one from the
same year was given to Joachim by
friends in England. who paid SIS, 900.
The third is PLAYED by Carl Hallr. 1t
Is from the seventeenth century and
has a small but brilliant tone. Joa-
chin has loaned 1t TO Halir for an In
definite time.
E. Kneisel's violin was formerly
owned by Professor Grun OF Vienna
and is also from TIA. The famous
Ru9olnh z regtsRrsa srcmrh7as- uiTe1r-n
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-07-28

]. winkler in Vienna is from 1714
and is worth upward of $14,0 600. The
Strad owned by the French y~lrtuoso
Alard is from 1715 and is offered for
sale by his family In Glasgow. The
violin owned by Vieuxtemps was sold
from Hamma's in Stuttgart for $40,
QO0. John Lauterbaeh's from 1719
wal sold to Vuillaume, the famous
violin maker of Paris. for $4,000.
Those owned by Hugo Hermann OF
Frankfort on the Main and August
Wilhelmj are both dated 1870 and
N. nN--@-s-- s@.sss tIon aLO UIkI
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Expensive for Fat Tourist.

Santa Monica. Cal.-Tourists who
use the automobile stage of the Topaz.
go Development company this sum-
mer to visit resorts near Santa
Monica are required to pay the weight
for their rides, The company has de-
cided hat the man who weighs 300
must pay twice as L-uch at least as
the maid who weighs about I20.
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ticipate almost from the time the snow is off the
ground,
Indeed, If a person is ambitious for success in
tbe competitions at the county fair. 1t Is abBo-
lutely necessary to be forehanded in preparation.
This applies with equal force whether 1t is a case
of John seeking blue ribbons for his sheep and
cattle or Mary seeking the grand prizes for her
cakes and pies and preserves. And of course II
is true in yet greater measure of Cousin Sue
who has a plot to capture the diploma for the
handsomest silk quilt or the most beautiful pillow
top-for, be Ii known no prize-winning piece of
fancy work, no more than Rome. was built in
a day.
1t is a matter of congratulation that the old
fashioned county fair has remained unchanged, in
its main features, since the days of our grand
fathers. 1t is one of the most cherished memories
of every man whose boyhood was spent within
lure of its magic-one of the memories that after
residence in the city he half fears to rekindle
by renewed association. lest the twentieth century
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-07-28
WoLINs WORTH MUCH MONEY
Some of the Most Famous Range Ii
Value From $1,000 to $4,000
Apiece.

stradivarius fashioned his best in
struments between the years 100 and
1920, while the choicest were made
between 1909 and 1715. Viotti's vio-
lin is from 1904 and is valued at
SIG, 900.
The violin owned by the Virtuoso II.
W. Ernst, but now the property of
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ELECTRICITY FOR LAZY MAN
It Lights Fires In Morning, FEEDS me
Chickens and Does the Chores
Just Push Button.

Omaha, Neb.-Richard Baxter, .
gardener, living on the outskirts OF the
city. and an electrician Of no mean
ability, has demonstrated that electric
lty is Just the thing for a lazy a
Baxter has carried his devices to
such an extent that now he Is making
electricity do most Of the chores about
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stork Busy in Pennsylvania.

Harrisburg. Pa.-Health commits.
sioner Dixon is not worrying about
a c suicide in Pennsylvania. for he
announced the other day that in 1910
there were 2O9, 636 births recorded in
the state. as against 1871 Deaths.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-07-28
Mashinntnn,s orinin

London.-Dr. Solloway, who is
studying the ancestry of George Wash
ington. say that he sprang from the
Lancashire Washingtons who can
trace their line back to the time CT the
Danes in the tenth century.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-07-28

Russian Workers in Scotland.
There are thfrty-five thousand Rus
SLAMS at work in Scottish iron an
coal mines.
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+ is a trifle early perhaps
you are saying to be- gin
talking about the cou nty
fair. Maybe so, If you are
looking forward to the
autumn event merely rom
the standpoint of a CD I'D.
calm, casually interes led
spectator. But just RENE m
Der, please, that there are
thousands upon thousaii Ids
of people all over the CO IN
try for whom the ann ial
nciehborhood fair mea ms
much more. They are The
prospective exhibitors, ind
no wonder they begin to
pIo- apd cnaatJlafa and an
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-09-29

y People wouldn't believe Il, unless you
came to see me, and took me out lot, " she.
observed, ~
81 should certainly claim that privilege, =
/ assured her. - ss .
Wouldn't you find it rather bore2 3 8
Mott the least. Would your" atSf
"Of course mott 1t would be jolly, only
Il am afraid We ooulen' pretend properly. ,
because-you see engaged people are So
silly" ~ W@l
1--WE should have to be siHylss. ss-I
serted. x *s !
Pretend to be. you mean, sheoorrected.
" Do YOU think it would be quite-what a.
nice girl would do9 You wouldn't tell me,
to do anything that wasn't {, would your y eaI
/ felt myself turning red. stez
met, l said, "I'm a wicked old hum-'
bug. l thought / was too old for YOU
Dash it all, I'm not old, but YOU think so.
I-Imeant to Try and turn the pretence into
reality I've meant that at the back of ny
wicked old mind IRON the moment set
eyes on you-you little fascinstionl 4 Won {
you give me the chance, Nct?" &eAA.<<
think I'm IA humbug too, she said.'
family "I-I've been giving YOU the
chance all the time. -eNes.
~Netl" | cried Net You're engaged
to me? Really and truly engaged 70 ynnel
Hou h marry me? &
<'IIl marry YOU, she said, and IN be q
much better wife than you'd expect Of such
a silly grli'' sssa6 4 !.
suppose YOU wouidn't believe ~, Il u
told YOU the sort Of wife that Nettie is, but
perhaps you'll accept Fan 5 opinion. x y 4
George has the best vie in the world =,
she tells people, and he has 10 thank aae'
Tor her. -
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TO give me away = / suggested Come
on. Net She looked at me. Don't you
trust me to play fair2
She gave a iittle nod and we walked on
again
That's Just why | didn't contradict
YOU. she explained, with her old cheerful
ness. 'I knew you'd get me out OF it, if
YOU could shall get in a row ii you don't.
You see Auntiess awfully good--k0rri6ty
good. She doesn't see the difference be-
tween telling stories, and
Storytelling I suggested.
"Yes. That's it.
"Why did your Compose your fiction,
| meant .
) She waited till we reached the dunes. and
sat with our backs to the sand, and our faces
TO the sea. Then she favored me with her
explanation.
"It's dull at Aunts she said ''The
Redmonds asked me here; and / was having
the time OF my life.
"Umphl'' said. " 4 boy. / suppose p
-Four or iivel- But think there
were six
Including me-
Fsni Pool. She tossed her head.
Well, said. you we're flirting with a
: sber OF boys-not including me. Go
= bHto. she protested. don't firt,
/ don1ehow ] think l look as il I did.
Il tsw how il isn
your modt's your eyes, / stated, "or
1T dock
Ihe RedmoQstter, she interrupted
wanted 10. tked me to stay on. and
p q made her bsievht Aunt would let me-
Nai had chance Of
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getting engaged to someone old enough ana
rich enough to 70 take me of her hands
soon. Noe you see
Il don't see why YOU selected me, IN
particular, / commented.
Il thought if / chose somebody qalte out
vi tAe question, nobody would believe II,
she giggIed again.
s some people, | retorted solemnly,
'@ould think that | was quite suitable 70
be engaged to''
Ne burst into laughter simultaneously
. IsFf itfunny" she cried.
1T may DC funny ] said, but don't
know f'yourcaii2e that ! can get out Of q
Your aunt would certainly bring an action
for breach Of promise against me-
Ncttie became suddenly serious.
EFF Tre got TO do the getting out, she
cried Why have you made it worse by act
ing Ike this2 ] made SIRE you had plan
Oh, / sfdN getfn a rowi "
No, you won /. n said. Look here,
Net didn't accept the engagement just
to tease You; and certainly not to trap a
pretty little butterfly girl, who is far too.
nice and young for an old buffer, who is--
not suitable 10 be engaged to-" @
You arcn an old buffer Nettie as
serted. You're awfully suitable to be
engaged To- to somebody suitable.
"Thank youi Tmeant IT as a temporary
arrangement until somebody suitable for
YOU came along. Perhaps he has, Metz
She shook her head Honor bright "
Honor bright, she vowed.
"Thcn be engaged to me till he does.
"Pretcnd, you mean? OF course-we
should know ourselves that it was only pre-
tending
Even the pretence would be PLEASANT
remarked.
But we shoulcin' t pretend when we were
bv ourselves.
Umphl 1t would he good prac-
tice "
Don't, be a donkey. OF course we
shouldn't
VERY well. agreed sadly
She considered with her finger on her
cheek M
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SO. MAY ask for dance's privilege and
take her for lesson ingolf this morning.
The old lady softened Immediately, and
permitted me to accompany her to the
hotel
Ncttie was reading in the drawing room.
She looked so amazed when she saw me with
her aunt, that | was satisfied that she had
not been aware OF the old lady's call upon
me.
"Your aunt has sanctioned our engage
ment, ! said sweetly, and she says that
we may 60 and play golf =
Nettestarcd a me for moment. Then
she laughed rather uneasily
"Ill get my hat, She said and ran out Of
the room Her cheeks were very red.
She called that She was ready without
coming in again She did not look at me
as we walked along together. She seemed to
be rejecting upon her enormities-- or mine
Eve aren't engaged, she stated at
length.
= 1--WE wereNf," | corrected.
"Wc won't be" she substituted firmly
How dared you tell your cousin that we
were2
How dared you write those letters TO
your aunt2 retorted
"Oh-h-h-hl" said Nettie family She $
never shown you"
She has, said coolly
"You are a nasty, mean, horrid thing !
cried Nettie, and hate you! There |
"That isn't wholly true observed.
II may be nasty and mean and horrd- and
/ daresay am thing; but you don { hate
me. You like me,
"Then hate liking you"
"You want cooling, . | asserted. Come
p nd have an ice.
, a'fYc-es / think ices help YOU to
nosage your thoughts and explain things.
usin' yon had better have one.
WIN sSloth had ices. had arranged my
q 10 ga BY the time that we reached the
i'Joi 'iT%NrWall / then offered my explana-
" ases ., Polntse ,lls gled a good deal When l
'.a,i saon , %ou,a 1t | did not think that anyone
''usS '4aspea .st g. Q. in our engagement, she
med, qi'iie suitable would think that was
.;'g our We'll, | sh,ngaged to, she stated.
With finding out, re the opportunity Of
y DO You WON'T s.aImlv
- - tossed her head.
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That child she screamed. and the,
she laughed in her best sarcastic manner
There's one thing she said viciously
You'll have your hands full Well shell
keep you from golf; and that's more than
sensible woman could dol see the hand 81
Providence
Providence, in the view Of Fan, is of a
disciplinary nature.
| won hear anything against Nettic. -
declared, with pretended indignation.
Oh! said Fan, I've nothing to saw
against the child; except that she is a child.
Not such child as you think, Master
George suppose you thought she was a
baby and safe TO philandcr with, and oh
yes | knew her sisters, The Symons girls
can take care Of themselves Still.
that no discredit to girl II might
have been worse, but well, she's the last
gigl in the world that I should have chosen
Tor you, and wash my hands OF il
That was exactly what | wanted her to
N lfin went Oh home in a very bad temper.
Iftbyed behind ina very good temper, and
had pleasant afternoon at golf, followed
~ pleasant evening at bridge | forgot
all about the engagement Till saw Nettie
on the promenade the next morning. She
had been bathing, and her black hair was in
raj tails She was without a hat, and she
was whiStling like boy She seemed to
be in better spirits even than usual and
couldn't help thinking what a bonny
young creature she was
1 4 4 Il. L
BY theway. Miss Nettie, said, don't
be surprised if you hear a startling rumor.
] told fair relative the other day that /
was engaged and She seemed to confuse
gof with mstrimony"
Who is the rumored lady?" Nethe
wanted 70 know
You'll think stated.
She laughed like anything.
Oh, Major Thomtonlp she cried im-
pudcntly DON'T You make LAY mouth
waterl Just fancy me engaged" She
clapped her hands with delight
What would YOU do with 6anoe, YOU
big. baby-girlp / asked
Make him buy me ices and teach me
5Oif. she answered promptly.
Ol course l took her across to Cartridges
md gave her ioe-Cresms and sweets, and
m hanged il she didn't begsiile me into
aking her TO play golfl don't believe
here's another girl who could have done it.
/ never saM. such display OF misguided
nd reckless energy As Netties golf She
ook 297 to 60 round--at least that was her
gay OF scoring IT, Il should have been
nore, but sometimes she put the ball in the
ole when my back was turned She lost
hree balls, hit oaddie, played old Browns
all instead OF her own. when be WAS passing
5, and bfoke Two oi nay clubs. She sl,okr
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" And you haven / SpIaincd the worst part.
Why didn't you tell Aunt that we wcren t
engaged
~ did till saw your letters. Aitcr hat
wasn't going to give you away Why
didn't yog tell her. when We camc IN?
II wasn't going to give you away either. "
she retorted with ggglc thai seemed TO
burst out.
The result is that we are engaged! /
stated Il suppose | ought 70 call you
darling /"
She stopped short.
"I'm going back TO Aunt, she said
furiously.