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The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1911-03-24
NATURES WEATHER PROPHETS
s'shs OF Flowers and Animals That
Were Followed Closely by
Our Grandparents.

Men have made some very wonder
u instruments which foretell what
the weather will be, but old Mother
Nature has given us messengers
which tell about the weather If we
watch the signs which they show. The
little daisies were watched by our
grandparents, who believed that
spring had not come until u daisies
were blooming on a foot Of ground.
me chicS-< eds' starry flowers tell
when heavy winds or rains are com.
Ing by closing their tiny blossoms.
me dandelions have the anne habit.
Likely the golden flowers do O want
to uncover their curly heads unless
they can look up to the sun. If you
watch dandelions you will see that
they do not open on the mornings Of
the days when rain falls.
Marigolds are such particular little
blossoms that they will not even show
a ray of their splendor if a storm is
approaching or thunder is heard in
the distance. The morning glories may
wake early to beauty the garden, but
when they suddenly wrap their silky
scarfs about their faces you may be
sure that rain is in the air. Some
trees, such as the locust, close their
leaves when a storm is coming. If you
have a garden you might look to see
what prophets are near to warn you of
changes in the weather. Our grand
mothers said that even peaceful old
tabby knew when to expect either rain
or snow. When the cat sat with her
hack to the fire our grandparents
Eed to have use for their overshoes
and umbrellas.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1911-03-24
SOLUTION OF LABOR PROBLEM
Plan Suggested Requires Establish
mert Of National Unit Of Value
for Work.

II should be beyond the power OF
either party Chat is, labor and capt
tall 10 IKE the wages Tor any specified
class of work. As before suggested, 1t
Is a matter TO be determined imper-
sonally and automatically. and this
only can be done by the establishment
of a national unit of value for labor,
upon which all wages shall be com
puted with the same universally OF
application as now inheres in the es-
tablished tables of weights and meas
ures. Necessarily, such a unit Of
value for labor must be not only a
fixed entity in relation to rates of
wages, but must at the same time be
susceptible OF accommodation to eco
monte changes. so that the money
value Of wages shall keep pace with
fluctuations in the cost of living. II
follows, therefore, that the unit upon
which the federally established table
Of wages shall be built must be chosen
with respect to some commodity that
Is so universally used and OF so far.
reaching an influence that its market
price indexes and measures the cos OF
living I'm all walks of life.-North
American Review. .
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1911-03-24
Miracle Of a Bath SPONGE.

Henry Savage Lander, at one time
a captive of the Lamas in Tibet, tells
the following adventure:
THE Lamas had got hold of my
bath sponge, which was dry and
pressed to great thinness by a heavy
weight which had rested upon It.
Throwing 1t from them, it fell in a
little pool OF water. | addressed the
sponge in English and with any words
tina: came into my head. pretending
10 utter lamentations.
THE attention Of the Lamas and
soldiers was quickly drawn to this un.
usual behavior on my part. They
could not conceal their terror when,
as ] spoke louder and louder to the
sponge, It gradually swelled to fits nor
NAL size. The Tibetans, who at first
could hardly believe their eyes. be-
came panic-stricken. There was q
Seneral stampede"
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1911-03-24

A rilded youth in Helena, Mont
one evening a against Senator Tom
Carter OF that state, in a hotel lobby,
and stopped to talk to him. The youth
wo-e a necktie that had imprisoned
IN Cts meshes all the hues OF a rain
how, not to mention the splendid fri
descence OF the dawn.
Carter leaned forward and touched
the ornate piece Of apparel
INV friend" he said, that's a very
nrettv tie. a very pretty tie, indeed
His slow, deliberate tone encour-
AGED the Young man, who replied:
ooh. I'VE got lots Of those, senator.
Are they as pretty as that one?"
ooh. yes, sir
And YOU have a lots OF them"
Eyes"
well. my friend" said the senator,
Tho Is worth millions, I never hal
bnt one tie at a time In my life. !
Car This black string tie. and, when
g wears out. ! go get another
Popular Magazine.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1911-03-24
BILL NYE ON FOX HUNTING
He Considered It a Most Thrilling
Pastime for Sons Of the Ameri-
can Nobility.

"FoX-hunting is one of the most
thrilling pastimes of which l know"
said Bill Nye, land for young men
whose parents have amassed large
sums Of money in the intellectual pur-
suit Of hides and tallow, the meet, the
chase, the scamper, the full cry, the
cover, the stellated fracture, the yelp
of the pack. the zip, the yell of tri-
umph, the confusion, the whoop, the
holla, the haloos, the hurrah, the abra,
sion, the snort of the hunter, the con.
cussion, the sward, the open, the earth.
stopper, the strangulated hernia, the
glad cry Of the hound as he lays at
his masters feet the strawberry mark
OF the rustic, all, all are exhilarating
to the sons of the American nobility.
FoX-hunting combines the danger and
the wild tumultuous Joy of the skating
rink, the toboggan slide, the husband.
milk sociable and the straw ride. For
the young American nobleman whose
ducal father made his money by in.
venting a fluent pill, or who gained
his great wealth through relieving hu.
manity by means of a lung-pad, a liver.
pad, a k~idney-pad or a foot-pad, fox.
hunting is first rate"
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1911-03-24
HAD HAD ENOUGH OF THAT
Johnny's Good Reason for Not Desir.
Ing to Be "Humored" In That
Way Again.

"Dr. Mihran X. Kassabian, the Phi,
adelphia martyr to the X-rays," said
a Philadelphia physician, took a deep
interest in child training and the psy-
chology of children. Apropos of spoil
ing-of humoring-the young, | heard
him, at a medical society meeting tell
a story.
I'm Montgomery county a patient OF
Doctor Kassabian's, a widow, lived on
a small farm. The widow had to go
to town one day, and as she set OF
she said to her daughters, two girls
of eleven and twelve:
"'Be kind to little Johnny m
humor him while I'm away
Eyes, mother, Wen humor him.
the girls replied.
Johnny. being the youngest, was a
spoiled urchin, and his mother had
only been gone an hour or so when ne
decided that he wanted to be let down
the well in the bucket.
"'Oh, no. Johnny said his sisters.
"'Yes,' he said. and he kicked VI
ciouslv at his sisters, climbed into the
bucket and tangled the chain.
Lower me down. Lower me Town!
he roared.
THE sisters, remembering thai hs
was To be humored tied him securely
in the wet bucket, and then they low
cred him into the well. OF course,
wben the bucket struck the water anu
Johnny in the darkness was soused IN
an lev bath. his terror was extreme,
and he bawled to be drawn up. and
emerged in a very frightened u
teary state. .ho
mother had to go to town again. Asaln
she said. as she babe good-0y 10
Tobnnv and his sisters
Nov. remember. you must humof
the child while I'm away.
put Johnny recalled his experience
81 The week before. and he burst into
tears and cried: ,.
mo! won't be humoTea. ! Won
be h~umored..
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1911-03-24
EarIIest SnectacIes.

The ancient Guild OF Spectacle Ma
kers. which IS incenscd al a recent
London County Council leafet. IL
numerically n OF the strongest OF
the city companies. Its charter dates
from the year 1920 and. though the ex.
act date OF It's origin IL lost. there f.
ample evidence that the calling or
spectacle maker was extensively fol
lowed az a very early date. An old
book Of 1853 mentions the spectacle
makers among other trades. and the
biography OF Carlo Zeno. an Ulustrlous
Venetian, who died In 1918. mentions
that even az the age Of eighty-four he
needed no artificial aids to his sight.
So presumably spectacles were com
mon in Italy some I'VE centuries ago
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1911-03-24
Oblivion Is Right on the Job.

MIR. Gerald Stanley Lee has expe
flenced woe in a library. Writes he:
II fell to thinking the other day
when | had slipped into the Forbes
Library. that all the documents that
we produce nowadays are being saved
as they never have been saved before,
| fell to. thinking for a second, as
stood there Just where the echo is
by the door. of what It all meant. ]
thought Of a Springfield Republican
1000 years old. | IA oppressed. For
mer ages may not have been clever.
but they did manage in Il way and
another TO have fair and reasonable
conveniences for forgetting. q.
And ! thought Of my own innocent
woolly-lamb works, OF the people ten
years away. perchance, who would be
struggling with them. and It came &c
me mercifully hat oblivion would be
attended to, that 1t could be depended
upon sometime"
So a. came, and Mr.. Lee may cheer
M. lot all the wood pulp is consum
ed as bro. kfast food. Most {. it goes
TO maxi, paper. Owing TO its extreme
lack ID durability, il may be said 10
promise oblivion by the carload. eX
rrcrrarr paid. Don't write for pos
tority Wood pulp paper won't last
Initiate Charles Lamb, who said,
.llera r.- age I'll write for an
t1l.y Boston Transcript.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1911-03-24
How to Avoid Cholera.

A cheerful disposition is held BY
some doctors TO be the best protection
against cholera. When this disease
first visited Paris, In 1882, a notice
was issued advising the inhabitants
TO avoid, as far as possible, all occa-
sion Of melancholy and all painful
emotions. and to seek plenty OF dis
fractions and amusements. Those with
4 bright and happy temperament are
not likely to be stricken down" This
advice was largely followed. and even
when cholera was claiming over q,
thousand weekly victims, the theaters
and cafes were t%hTOnged. The cpl
demic was in some quarters treated
as a huge Joke. and plays and songs
were written round 1t. R~ochefort. the
father Of the brilliant journalist OF TO
day, wrote a play, lie Cholera Nor
bus" which proved a big success. and
another production on the same lines
"Paris-malade. also had a long run.-
London Chronicle.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1911-03-24
THE ISLAND
OF JOY
Nv TEMPLE BAILEY

u,,igbt, 1910, by Associated Literary Press.)
:, was one moonlight night that
ID and her lover first saw the
land of Joy looming up against the
81 am going to take you there some
Arthur murmured, when we
he married"
4 Warcia's face grew wistful. Some
ines I think that day is never COM
be-" she said.
Arthur drew her closer. Every
ING has been against us, sweet
koort. first, lack of money, and now,
rben everything is ready, my moth
.r's illness, which takes me away
ITom you tomorrow"
.Rut you will come back?" she
lung to him.
4 "Of course, you silly little girl" the
or-derness of his voice took all sting
lrom his words.
somehow she hesitated, then
rent on, q feel as If we were never
soipg to reach that Island of JOY,
sear-
Nonsense, I shall be back in a
Month. and THEY'VE will sail away
q the e of romance to our happy
haven"
She tried to smile, but she could not
make off her depression.
Write often, often" she insisted.
u he told her good-by.
every day, of course he said. Il
hall never be too busy to scribble a
line to you"
She let him go, and for many days
he letters came, full Of hope and of
lis love for her. The first was writ.
len the day his steamer sailed, and
he last came from Paris, where his
nother was in the hospital.
In the days of silence which fol.
iowed Marcia tried to still her fore.
holdings. His mother is so ill.," OF
his letters missed a ship" were her
Excuses. But when a week had passed
BIZ began to be afraid.
She wrote demanding an answer
but none came, and, at last, tori by
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1911-03-24
BOSTON MAN WAS MUSICAL
Must Have Been, for He Found Moth
Ing Good in Opera Performance
In Paris.

Americans have to have a lot OF
nerve when they're abroad" said the
man who had just returned from his
first foreign trip. Il fell in with an
American at the Grand hotel in Paris
who was on his way to the opera. and.
as ! vas OF the same mind. we started
together.
Although it was a f~earfully hot
night We found the opera house
packed-the French. you know, are
great on opera
Who We're the singers?" asked a
listener.
"Oh. ! don't know-it was a third
rate performance.
We'll, We tried hard to get seats
and couldn't-not a thing to be had.
wait, said ny American friend:
III be back in a few minutcs-I think
l can get some tickets. and he re-
turned very soon. waving two tickets
aloft which, as it TUNED out. were
complimentary. To obtain compli-
mentary tickets on a night Ike that
was a master stroke. The French
would have called it,"
Coup u'etat'' suggested some one.
Tour de iorce,' said another. but no
one was quite certain. so he contin-
ued:
He had represented himself TO be a
director Of the Metropolitan Opera
company"
Did he live in New York?" inquired
another listener.
"No-Boston-but he was very mu-
sical-at least. | think he must have
been. for While l sat enjoying the per
Torrance immensely he was exclaim-
ing from time to time, Rotten! Hear
that tenor! That sopranos AWFUL
Boston Herald.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1911-03-24
First to Find Gold In Amsrle.-

North America has counted as =
gold producing continent only since
the late 4O's. But II might we'll have
done SO for nearly 200 years. Accord.
Ing TO the London Chronicle. in the
voyage round the world which began
in 1919 the priyateer Capt. S~helvoeke
found In certain California valleys "A
rich black mold which, as you turn n
fresh up to the sun. appears as n In
termingled with gold dust. Though
we were a little prejudiced." he adds.
against the thought that II could he
possible that this metal should be so
promiscuously and universally mingled
with common earth. yet we e~ndeavorod
10 cleanse and wash the earth from
some OF II. and the more we did the
more II appeared like gold. In order
to be further satisfied brought away
some OF It. which we lost ia our con.
f1sion IN China"
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1911-03-24
ROwed Across the Shining Water.

peep anxiety, she resolved to send a
saDlegram. On her way to the office
sne met Annette Rhodes. Annette
Jas straight from Paris-dainty, chic,
laughing.
| saw Arthur" she told Marcia.
his mother is better, and he Is going
Z take her and Mignon up into the
Fountains"
Mignon?' Something seemed to
slu'ch at Marcia's heart as she asked
Pc question.
Inc little French girl who helped
nulse his mother. She is a darling,
LA Arthur completely lost his
BEAD"
annette vas not cruel. She knew
aUtning OF the engagement between
laicia n Arthur, and she did not
ream that she had pierced the ten
W heart of her friend.
marcia went on her way with out
- calmness, but inwardly she was
nwAlng with pain. Arthur untrue
ouiu the heavens fall? She had had
lalth In him, such implicit belief
pa' there had never been and never
Oulu be any other girl in his life.
eut the French women were sucb
mers' and his loyalty might not
ave stood the test.
que turned back from the telegraph
80 and walked home by the beach
u, In the hot sun of the MONDAY
island of Joy seemed far away. en-
peo by a golden mist; it seemed
SWIM In air like a mirage.
'auuenly the impulse seized her to
uere-an old legend said that
IN, VINO touched foot on it's shores
nNu md happiness. Would any
restore to her the radiance of
trust in her lover?
wnen she reached the wharf she
49, her boat and rowed across the
lug water, her oars flashing in
HI Ss lsnt. 1t was a long pull, but
a. u!u % feel tired. It seemed that
Ky violent physical exercise could
n |e beating of her heart.
island had once been inhabited
Ia par OF lovers who had chosen
No. q world that they might be
~ lnelr happiness. Old age had
49, mem still content. The ancient
i roo WIN Its wide porches, its shad-
~ ~ IT'S rose garden. was cared
ueaf olu man, who grinned
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1911-03-24
Smoke

Don't imagine ncxt time you 500 n
weather promi ing storm that a
heavy" stratum Of afr is fcrcfug ,re
smoke Of your Gimme 10 the Ground.
Instead the condition r. tine OBJ osito
and the atmosph.-c ie TOO ligh' 70 al
low the smoke o. rice To prove this
fact In this vaca ion season a. vou-
mouth full OF tobacco smoke AM live
n 20 feet OF water. releasing he
smoke. The smoke n...= from -.e
water almost instar Won mas av
II comes up in gf 'a- bI- 'H'5
does no more thal -H prov. fla theory.
Your chimney srr WON'T rise %
cause there isn't u. enough y
the air stratum TO T
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1911-03-24
The Reproot

II was IN the midst OF the football
JASON. and the students Of PROBES.
r Blanks class, well aware that
r. lesson had been neglected. were
cared for repra0f, but not for just
ay lu which il came.
al The end of the h0ur he slammed
down his book on the desk and ex
claimed.
"Well. that's the worst recitation
/ ever listened to- Why. Tve actually
dome EIae-reu.ts Of it myself
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1911-03-24

saeuously when Marcia handed ,,r, 3.
- as ne tied her boat and then Lee
10 her own devices.
Ane island seemed mada TO-
$50 was no sound but the soft coo,
ing Oh doves, the sigh Of the winS ~
.ne trees the kiss of the waves ..
.ney touched the sands. In The 81
.ne fragrance of many flowers 81
oeeS uroWsed above the blosso,,s -
o~u'Iernies hung heavily as tbev drew
sweetness from hidden depths
MaIcla' standing on the tbrasho,s
OF the big house, felt her heart stinoS
surely somewhere, somehow tboro
wouId De found a reason for Artb,r,S
silence. ArIhuI 5
Within the house she found furtbo-
strength. Everywhere were evidence.
Oh mans devotion to the woman bo
loVed' Here in this far-awav ~
mere mad been no need for rasor,.oS
ana on the walls We're framed The
nIst love letters of the happv Dafr
mere were other letters. TOO colIoot
ca unto a little volume with a cover Of
faded silk. 'o'eI Oh
Marcia, buried deem in tho rosa
colored cushions of an old couch. read
lnese letters eagerly. The man II
seemed had been called away for !
time TO lar countries. 1t was his onIv
separation from his wife. and his LEI.
ters struck constantly one note of al
monition. " "u'
NO matter, beloved, what triaIs
may come, what ~silences. remembar
lhat love you. Should a wear oan-
arate US without a message beIiaye
In me, trust in me. In This world
there may be m~isadventures. which
tehd TO rouse jealousy and suspicion
out between those who love there
should be no shadow. NV faith in
you Is supreme: let our match If
enaL may always be Your Lover"
Thrilled by the wonderful document.
Marcia stood up, her face radiant.
1t Is a message from you. dearest "
she murmured. Il will wait and trust +"
She made her way across the water
IN serene content, and was met at the
pier by Annette, who was all in mink.
straight and slim, like an u~nsheathed
bud.
In her hand she held a letter. q
forgot to give it to you" she said.
Arthur made me promise that I
would deliver it directly into your
hand; but you slipped away so quickly
this morning that l did not have time
to tell you
The letter explained everything
The little nurse had been the cause of
all the trouble. Arthur had received
no letters from Marcia and his OWL
letters had been posted by the French.
woman. When no word came from his
sweetheart he had taxed Mignon, and
her confession had revealed ner sup
preston Of the correspondence.
"She gave as her reason that she
loves me. ] am telling you this be
cause there must never be a shadow
of deception between us, dearest.
know your faith in me, and | want il
always to be justified. Mother is bet
ter. and l am coming to you-and We
will spend our honeymoon on the
Island Of JOY"
Marcia went out into the purple
twilight and sped down to the shore
In the west, beyond the ~amethystine
shadows Of the bay, the island seemed
but a deeper shadow. Like a staI
shone the beacon which the deaf old
caretaker lighted to warn sailors in
their ships. But to Marcia, as she
stretched out her arms to it, it was a
star of hope.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1911-03-24
Had Become Matter Of Habit.

When Elisha decided to take unto
himself a sixth helpmeet, he repaired
to the house OF a Baptist minister,
a venerable man who had oflciated
at several OF Biggs' previous we'd
dings. to make arrangements to be
married there the next day. The min,
lister reflected a moment. Elisha"
said he, Il shall, OF course. be glad
to marry you again. This will be
the third or fourth time. will It notH
II you don't mind telling me, why is
II that you never have a minister OF
your own race tie the knot for you?-
Elisha seemed hurt for a moment. but
finally a broad smile nlumined his
features. We'll. sab" he explained.
81 hab kinder got de habit OBJ gettin'
a white mar TO do my m~arryin', an
I reckon I'll allus do t."
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1911-03-24

.,vor can't always judge aE
ances, observed the moran
take the lie of your uaiz..2-
q intend TO- interr1p..- .--
,,-harfra "rhe very neZt morning 10
bis lawn womer at s a no
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1911-03-24

Hicks-Bjohnson IS a sa1Fuine ran,
isn't he7
Wicks-Yes. He was saying tho
other day that the swaet-glrI graduate
might have something new IN her
yaledictcry next year.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-26
GYMNAST
INVITED TO ITALY

NEW YORK. Jan. 2e.--The Anna
teur Athletic Union of the United
States has been invited TO participate
in the International gymnastic con-
tests to be held at Turin. Italy, In
May. under the auspices of the Italian
National Gymnastic Federation. The
invitation has been transmitted to
James E. Sullivan. secretary OF the
Amateur Athletic Union of the United
States. from Elmer Il. Brown. COM
missioner department of the interior,
bureau or education. washington.
Mr.. Sullivan has forwarded copies
of the invitation to the Intercollegiate
Gymnastic Association OF America.
North American Gymnastic Union and
all colleges and gymnastic clubs. This
Is the first time an invitation Of this
kind has been received. Heretofore
Representations in foreign gymnastic
contests have been confined to the
Turner's, and they have repeatedly
represented the United States success
fully abroad.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-26
HOPPE WILL STICK
TO BILLIARD CAME

NEW YORK. Jan. 26.-BilIiartf
lovers who have been lamenting tho
recent report that Willie Hoppe ISL
and 1872 champion. would retire from
the game at the request of his recent.
ly-acquired wife. and engage in his
business with his father in-law, may
now cease their worry. according to
an announcement by the manufac.
turers who have Hoppe under con-
tract. and a statement by Thomas
w. Walsh, the father-in-law.
IT'S press agents yarn" the
manufacturers said Thursday Hop
pc is under contract for nearly 4
years engagements, and we certainly
would have been notified OF his tnten.
ton to retire."
Hopes sphere is billiards.. re-
marked Walsh. II have been much
annoyed by the report that my son.
in law LIS going into business with ma.
Nothing Of the kind has ever been
thought of. A man ought to stick to
the thing at which he shines, ana I
understand that Willie Is something
of billiardist."