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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-01-12

ond did not know; but in the third
I recognized, in spite of the shaver
face, no less a person than the en-
peror-the real emperor himself.
Diminishing my landlord, whose fear
was now changed into curses and
grumblings, only quieted by a gold
piece from the counts pocket, l led
the visitors into my room.
Dress yourself instantly" said the
count There is no moment to lose
This is Herr Obaldstein Won Stuerm,
chief of police of the city of Vienna
Your majesty" he continued, bowling
before the third, permit me to pre-
sent to you Captain Adams, of his
Britannia majesty's service and a de-
voted servitor of yours"
/ think we were all too ashamed to
look into the placid face of the old
emperor. He had seen so many troub-
lous events in his long reign-the
loss of territory, the tragic deaths of
his son and the empress, that 1t did
seem inhuman that he should be made
the sport of this Yankee adventurer.
While ! was dressing Count Lichten-
stein explained the situation to me-
Peter Rowlatt has changed his
evidently taken a new form. Hardly
had you left when he summoned me
to his presence and, not knowing that
| was acquainted with you, issued in
structions for your instant arrest.
When explained that as an envoy of
his majesty you were immune against
arrest, he instructed me to have you
arrested In secrecy and promptly as
sassinated In such manner that your
disappearance might forever remain
a mystery. Then 1t was that re-
solved to acauaint Herr Obaldstein
Won Stuerm with all the facts in the
case. I found that he had already
come to the conclusion that his pris-
oner was none other than his majesty
himself, and had been detained from
acting upon this conviction only by
the fear that none would believe the
story
Now" he concluded, I'VE three
must restore his majesty to his throne
before the hired emissaries and assas-
sins of Peter Rowlatt can make an
| end of us. For, rest assured, the i'm
| poster has decided to retain his DO
sition Of kingship. He bitterly re-
grets his indiscretion with you this
afternoon, and will leave no stone un-
turned to compass your death, or that
of his majesty. How, then, can we
restore him to his own before day
| break?"
| How did his majesty leave the pal
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-01-12
Turkish Medicines.

Oldfashioned physicians have plenty
of reliable remedies for cholera. An
agate in the pocket and a hyacintb on
the neck are much esteemed, but the
bone of a dead child carried in the
pocket is nearly as efffcacious. Chol-
era, we learn, is caused by the moon.
Therefore drink decoctions of laurel
while Mars or Mercury is in the as
cendant. since these planets are I'm.
friendly to the moon. We are glad to
know this, as We have always had our
doubts about the moon.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-01-12
FOR USES NOT DREAMED
Economical Daughter of Erin Finds
Mistress Hat Most Useful
Gift

1t was on her way to the station
that Mrs. Pumperton met the kindly.
faced black-shawled daughter of Erin
who came to her weekly as laundress
Having a few minutes to spare, she
stopped to exchange a word or two,
and was about to proceed, when she
suddenly remembered something.
by the way, did you like that hat
told Mary to give you. Mrs. Ryan?
mean. did you find any use for it?
wasn't quite sure whether"
e'A-ah, yes! Bless yer heart. mum,
put 1t to splindid use, ivry last bit of
it."
did you give 1t to your eldest
daughter? l thought perhaps she
might wear it,"
"N-not exactly, mum. But | did a
number o. things wild it. Twas the
most useful thing We could ha' give
me, that 1t was. Let me see. First
took the iligant buckle that held the
feather on, an gave 1t to Katy for
maxim her belt look new. Thin
shtuck the feather in Norah's ould hat,
an made 1t look for all the -wurrld as
new an stylish as We like. A-ah, Norah
was that PLACED! Ye can't imagine 1t.
mum. An thin. there was--yes. there
was full swim yards o. foine ribbon.
That made a Sunday necktie for Tim,
brand new shtock collars for Katy an
Norah, hair ribbon for little Bridge,
an the lave of 1t / shwapped wild Mrs.
Mullaney fer half a dozen irish eggs.
An Katy took the iinin' an sewed
some lace on 1t, an made 1t into a
theayter cap she saw a picture of In
the paper. Then give the hat good
shcrubbin', an put a rope handle on
1t. an it makes the foinest market bas-
ket. NUM- Ye've no idea at all! Yis,
mum. that hat was just foine. an it's
liver SO much obliged to We l am for
the shparin' of it,"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-01-12

if could scramble over unobserved,
the waterspout and get into his bed
room. Once there, I'd sit on his chest
and gag him until I'd unfolded by
proposition. Well, sir, the plan sue
ceeded beyond my widest dreams. ]
jumped through the window, and had
my hand over the old fellows mouth
before his eyes were open. Keep
cool, emperor l said. I won't harm
you. I've just got dandy proposition
to unfold, and hear me out before you
renig on it. Then / began to tell
him. l may have gotten a little ex-
cited over it, for l saw a look of fear
come into his eyes as l went on.
Well. emp, says I, If you won't help
me in my crusade against this vice
of smoking Pm going to be emp my
self until I've stamped this foul blot
off the face of the globe So I
stuffed the pillow into his mouth and
shaved him; then l undressed and put
my clothes on him, while l put on the
pajamas. Finally, with my pistol at
his head, forced him to climb down
the water pipe and over the wall and
left him lying in the street for the
sentry to find him. / knew he
wouldn't be recognized without the
whiskers."
And he was arrested" l asked.
Yep. The police found my pass
port in his pocket and thought he was
me. l had to send him to Chodovay.
l think some people suspect. I've
half a mind to chop off the block of
my chief of police in day or SO, but
really I'm so engrossed in my great
plan that haven't had time to attend
to 1t. I'm going to make war on Tur-
key first, and compel them to stop
smoking Then I'll send a feet to
Havana, to burn the cigar factories.
After that / don't know what steps
I'll take exactly.
1.-THE fact, is, Mr.. What's-your-
name," he added confidentially, 81
want to get out of this, but | don't
know how to begin. And I've anoth-
er scheme on hand for growing giant
] oranges above the frost limit and
thus supplying the world with an In
exhaustible amount of citric acid. And
| | want to get out of this and have my
old job back"
"Give me an order to the custody
| of the emperor and can arrange for
| the transfer" i said.
mo, no." replied Rowlatt, looking
at me with the cunning of a mailman.
You'd get me in your power and chop
my block on"
| 81 guarantee your liberty" l an
/ swered
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-01-12
Love Souls.

Deep hearts. sage minds. take life
as God has made It: 1t is a long trial.
an incomprehensible preparation for
an unknown destiny. This destiny.
the true one. begins for man with the
first step in the tomb. In the mean.
while. love and suffer. hope and con
template. Woe. alas! to him who
shall have loved only bodies. form. ap
pearancesl Death will deprive him of
ALL Try to love souls: you will finG
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-01-12
Another French Revolution.

number OF gtrls have demanded
admission to the French military
academy.
The time may be coming when the
daughter of the regiment will give
way to the son, and when the roman
tic canteen bearer will wear whiskers.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-01-12

The Chinese emperor is only lit
tie Teller. but. judging from the way
he writes. he will some day make a
fortune out of the six best seller bust
ness
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-01-12
His suspIcion..

We'll. whaddy you want?"
Il am the man who was married in
the cage of Wildcats"
Il asted We whaddy you want?"
81 thought ] would like to look
into the cage again. / fear 1 left
my wife there and took one of the
wildcats"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-01-12

A writer in the Lowell Courier
Citizen has deseryedly got into trou-
BILE by saying that Germans travelling
In Europe are too often unmitigated
swine" Considering the behavior of
two many Americans abroad. no
American should throw stones at any
traveller of any other nationally.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-01-12

A man in Los Angeles tells OF fall.
ing into den of rattlesnakes. of the
horrible fascination he felt in watch.
ing them crawl around and over him,
and of finally getting up and with the
aid of friend. killing four or five.
II must be an unusually lively brand
which produces an experience so out
Qf,.tha- beaten natb
hauled ten miles to the cemetery.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-01-12
During the spat.

Wife (complainingly)- not
like Mr.. Knagg. They've been mar
ried 20 years, and Mrs. Knagg says
says her husband is SO tender.
Hub-Tender! Well. he ought to
be, after being in hot water that
long,
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-01-12

A burglar entered house in
New York the other day and stole five
volumes of poetry. Perhaps they
were wanted for Mona Lisa to help
her while away the days of her re-
tirement
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-01-12

An Andover professor complains
because Harvard men sit up when
they pray, but how he would complain
II they sat up to play cards.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-01-12

The young fellow in Massachusetts
who has reached the age of 81 with
out having kissed girl may be
virtuous youth. but 1t strikes US that
his early education has been neg
lected
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-01-12

The earth. we are told. will be
habitable for the next 10000, 900
years. This announcement will cause
a feeling of relief among those who
have been thinking of leasing apart
ments on Mars.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-01-12

A college professor announces that
the earth will cease revolving in 1921.
Now then some game sport ought to
bet him a million that 1t won't!
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-01-12

The Chinese emperor keeps his
thoughts to himself. but we have a
bunch that he is signing for an aero
plane. or some other means OF rapid
locomotion
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-01-12

Some people labor under the i'm
preston that the world owes them a
living. Prominent among them is the
Austrian army officer who Is suing
an American for breach Of promise.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-01-12

Once more tailors and coal dealers
are taking some interest in life Also
trade in thermometers is brisk again
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-01-12

The man who rocks the boat, hav.
ing had a chance to rest up a bit, is
now engaged in dragging the gun
through the bushes.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-01-12

If the boxing game continues to
lose its popularity it will soon be
necessary for our boxers to join their
brethren in China.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-01-12

We see by the papers that an In
diana girl was hurt playing football
Evidently she was training to be a
suffragette
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-01-12

Sea captain in love with a Mary.
land maid eloped by mistake with her
twin sister. However. it's all in the
family.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-01-12

A college professor advises all men
to wear whiskers. Evidently he has
been cut up by barber and wants to
get even.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-01-12

Chicago proposes to give all Its
streets names easy to pronounce. But
that won't make any difference with
the conductors who call them on.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-01-12

Connecticut grave digger. eighty
five years old, celebrated his birth
day by digging his own grave. Some
people have queer ideas of amuse-
ment
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-01-12

A Philadelphia clergyman says that
no business man can be honest. All
isn't gospel that is dealt out from
some pulpits.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-01-12

A Chicago man who has been hair.
less for so years now has a full beard,
easy as pork millionaire acquiring
culture.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-01-12

A New Hampshire manufacturer OF
seventy-seven has married girl book.
keeper, so his estate will be straight.
ened up properly.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-01-12

Sometimes man goes through life
as dictator and sometimes he mar.
rtes his stenographer
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-01-12

1t must be great experience to
be engaged to girl who can say Il
love you" In 81 languages.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-01-12

Military experts have devised a gun
for killing aviators. But what's the
use?
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-01-12

DR.. Wiley says that American cook
ing is the worst in the world. Eating
must be an awful chore to DR.. Wiley
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-01-12

A mouse is afraid of a man, a man
is afraid OF woman, a woman is
afraid of mouse-and there you are.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-01-12

Another aeronaut threatens to fly
across the Atlantic. He is said to be
a good swimmer
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-01-12

A York, Pa. man ate live mouse
there being no accounting for tastes
as We have said before.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-01-12

DIR. Pierce's Pellets, small, snear-coated.
easy to take as candy, regulate and invigor-
ate stomach, liver and bowels. Do not gripe.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-01-12

CALIFORNIA; first woman jury &C
quilted an editor. He must be good
looking Teller.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-01-12

This is the time for the cold wealth
er prophets to shout that they told
us so.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-01-12

The right place to censor postcards
Is in the manufactures.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-01-12

A man may be a member of the Elks
and wear an overcoat with q fur col.
lar and still not be an actor.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-01-12

Winter is acting as If 1t had tounl
the right place to settle down.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-01-12

1t is suspected that somebody al
Medicine Hat has left the door open
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-01-12

Butter and eggs are high again. but
something always is
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-01-12

Magistrate-Youa are accused of hav-
ing kissed this lady. What have you
to say in your defense?
Prisoner-Nothing docking at the
woman)-I was drunk and deserve to
be punished.
The daily sentinel., 1912-11-20
WIFE TESTIFIES AGAINST
HER RECREANT HUSBAND
Sentinel Special Service.

Sentinel Special Service.
Chicago, Nov 20.-Mrs. Margaret
l.. Kirby, wife of the president of
the defunct Kirby Savings bank, in
the federal court here, related an in
yolved story of banking and gam
bling which reached a point of in
tensity when two suspected swim
dlers We're brought before her for
Identification.
The expected denouement failed
when Mrs. Kirby could not Identify
the two men whom she had charged
with swindling her husband of $780,
600 by the wire-tapping scheme.
Throughout the day crowd
iHmmcd Judge Lands court to hear
the woman's confession, every SEN
tcnCc of which further implicated her
husband in the failure of the private
savings bank. She said she trusting
ly made bank deposits under ficti-
tious names under her husbands or
ders.
In simple, narrative style, she told
of wild night rides in taNicabs, when
she carried from $4,000 to 100000
in small black handbag. hurrying
to Kirby, that he might have more
funds with which to plunge on the
fake wiTc-tappinG scheme.
Mrs. Kirby said that she was al
most penniless, having turned over
even her own iewelry to her mother
to obtain money with which to em-
ploy counsel.
The daily sentinel., 1912-11-20
INVADE
WEST SLOPE

Denver, Nov. 2O.-"Those Utes
who are camping out on Douglas
creek and the yellow creek and the
Rangley district ought to be round
ed up by a posse and disarmcd,' said
Deputy State Game Warden Jim"
Bush, known on the western slope
as the Indian Policeman" Bush is
recovering from illness due to
ptomaine poisoning and as soon as
he regains his strength he will vol
unteer to head a party to chase the
redskins out of Colorado back to the
Uintah reservation.
James y. Shinn, state game and
fish commissioner, has received a
letter from Deputy S. p. Weir of
Meeker, who reports that there is a
bunch of ten Utes in command of
Chief Red Moon, hunting game in
the Rangeley district and that other
small bands are roaming about the
western slope. He adds, however,
that there is so great a scarcity of
deer in that section of the state that
II is probable that the Indians have
killed few Of these animals, il any.
The matter of the Indians invading
Colorado hunting grounds is to be re
ported to the Indian affairs depart
ment in Washington by Governor
Shafroth and the head of this depart
ment will Ire urged TO notify the In
dian agents at the uintah and White
Rocks reservations that they must
keep their charges at home.
The daily sentinel., 1912-11-20
USED INTERNAL
MACHINE To GET
WAGES RAISED
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
Los Angeles, Cal, NOV. 20.-Carl
War;, a German pattern maker who
yesterday terrorized the Central po-
lice station with an internal ma
chine, threatening TO blow up the
building unless Paul Shoup, the
president of the Pacific Electric Com
pany. was brought to him, is in the
receiving hospital today strapped to
a cot.
Il didn't want to hurt anyone
about he police station declared the
man. "All was after was the head
Of the Pacific Electric didn't even
want to hurt him. but only to show
him my machine and tell him that
I'd blow him up unless he raised
wages and improved the conditions
of his workmen. / figured that the
best way to get him to promise to
do it was to get the officers to CO.
operate with me in order to save
their own lives"
The would-be dynaniiter is believed
to have suffered a basal fracture Of
the skull as the result of the blow on
his head delivered by Detective James
nosick, who captured him at the risk
of his own life War; is insane.
Under further sweating today the
would-be dynamiter said that his true
name was Carl Reidelbach. lie said
he was born in Germany.
What's in name?" he said; i've
used two or three in my time"
The daily sentinel., 1912-11-20
Changing Styles
Killed this Man

Sentinel Special Service.
New York, Nov. 2O.-Harry A.
Fox, high -salaricd designer for a
Philadelphia fashion house, who
committed suicide by drinking poi
son, is said by his friends to have
been to his act of desperation over
the ever changing styles.
The way styles change nowadays
is enough to break anyone's head"
he had told his family recently. 1t
is said that he had received an order
to commence designs for the new
spring styles. and was desperate to
conceive what the spring fashion
might be-
The daily sentinel., 1912-11-20
GEM OF DINNER; DIAMOND
IS FOUND IN THE CHICKEN

New York. Nov 20.-lt was u
fine, big chicken and it seemed a
shame to kill It, but there was COM
pany coming for dinner and "a nice
fowl roast would be just the thing.
thought Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Martin
of No. 6910 Third avenue, Brooklyn,
so the chicken was guillotined and
prepared for the meal. The guests
were loud in the praise of the tender
meat.
Everybody was munChing away
contentedly when MIR. Martin stopped
chewing. He put his hand to his
mouth, and dropped something into
his plate that clicked like metal. 1t
was a diamond that fell off Mrs.
Martins ring last Decoration day.
The stone Is valued at sT5.
The daily sentinel., 1912-11-20
If he Tries Work
He Goes to Jail

Sentncl Special Service.
Chicago. Nov 20.-Joscph Girsch
today began in earnest the job of be-
ng Mrs. Joseph Girsch's husband.
That is the only job he can hold un-
Ill Municipal Judge Newcomer per-
mitB him to resume his trade AS a
moulder. The strange court order
vas Issued in the case of Girsch for
bidding him to work, at the request
of his wife.
lie beats me every payday" Mrs.
Girsch told the court. "lf YOU order
him not to work, he will have no
payday, and he will be nice to me.
I've money enough of my own for us
to live on
ITS u little unusual" said Judge
Newcomer, but I'll issue the order
Joe, you go home with your wife.
and, II ! hear of you working again.
you'll so to the Bridcwell."
The daily sentinel., 1912-11-20
JOHN ORTH'S GOODS ARE SOLD

Berlin, Nov. 2O.-The sale of pic
lures. antique furniture and bric-s-
brao belonging to the estate of the
late Archduke Johann Salvador of
Austria has been started. Archduke
Johann disappeared many years ago.
He fell in love with an actress of
peasant birth. renounced his title
and went 10 London in 1880 where
the two mere married. He took the
name of Johann OEth and sailed as
master of ship for Buenos Ayres.
He discharged his cargo there aud
never was heard from again.
The high court marshal of Vienna
on July 2, 1ai0, Officially pronounced
his dead. Emncror Francis Joseph
gave permission for the sale of his
estate, which included several castles
and their contents, but stipulated that
the sale should not take place In
Australia.
The daily sentinel., 1912-11-20
Upton TO RACE MORE YACHTS

Sentinel Special Service.
San Francisco. Nov. 2O.-Sir
Thomas Upton, the worlds famous
yachtsman. will reach this city to-
day for special conference with the
Panama Pacific International Expo
sition officials in regard to arranging
plans for the holding of international
yacht and motor-boat races in 1915.
Invitations have been extended by
President Moore to the leading yacht
clubs of this country to send their
representatives to this important
meeting.
The daily sentinel., 1912-11-20
PORTO RICoS NEW WONDER.

From far away Porto Rico come
reports OF n wonderful new discov-
cry that is believed will vastly bene-
lit the people. Roman T. Marchan,
OF Barceloneta, writes: DIR. Kings s
New Discovery is doing splendid
work here. 1t cured me about five
times of terrible coughs and colds,
also my brother of severe cold in
his chest and more than 90 others,
who used it on my advice. We hope
this great medicine will yet be sold
in every drug store in Porto Rico. =
For throat and lung troubles it has
no equal. A trial will convince you
of its merit. soc and $500. Trial
bottle free. Guaranteed by the c. d.
Smith Drug CO. stores.
The daily sentinel., 1912-11-20
Reeds Oil Company.

A group of Denver bankers sr4
financiers have made close to SEQ AZ
600 profit during the pasr ~,
months in deals in the stock of ~
Midwest Oil company, which Wss y1s
organized BY Werner 2. Reed and a.
sociates. The stock reached. s1 S6
for the preferred and 9Oc for tIs
common this morning. Three month
ago the preferred sold at Sl.O2 wi,s
a bonus of 80 per cent OF comma5
The rapid advance in the SECURITIES
of the company is due principally IA
the fact tina the field in which h,
operates has produced 100000 bar.
rels of oil this year.-Denyer Times