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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-02-09
THE RUINATION OF SAM BUD
STORY Of MAN WHO MIGHT HAVE
so MANY RELATIVES.


kin remember when tn only Teller that had
cry that attended all tn out-o-town dances. Now,
ever one you meet, Hunyaks an ALL has a suit
case an is gon some place jist gittin' back.
Ever time l read about somebuddy returnin'
home after "a delightful two weeks visit" er
a ole battered up pasteboard suit case, think o.
Sam Buds fate.
Sam Bud got married long before he begun T.
shave, an he never seemed able t find anything
t do at home that jst suited him. He allus
go way t accept 1t he'd allus come back an, say.
"Aw, they didn't want t. pay nothin' He didn't
want job with wages he didn't even want
a situation. He wanted light position with
good salary Nobuddy knew what he wanted T.
do fer he couldn't do nothin'.
His relatives got kind o. tired o. HIM after he
fooled around eight er nine years, an guess he
noticed it, fer day be took his golden oak
dresser an four chairs. plaid husk mattress an
a blue enamel bedstead up by tn livery stable
an sold EN- at auction an, him an his WI lie lit out
Nothin heard O. EN- fer nearly TN years.
When one day Pinky Kerr found ole lily paper
in a empty egg case. TIL fust thing he read wuz
this while Samuel Bud. wealthy an prominent
manufacturer. crossin Washin'ton, street
Tuesday evenin' he struck by toutin car
an taken t his home at 1O757 North Meridian
street He wuz not seriously injured
Sam Bud, wealthy manufacturer Jist, think
o it! An Twin Oh Ia North side. too That wuz
enough fer his kin felix's.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-02-09


farms which have been awarded blue ribbons in
the past
AT all times it is essential for the breeder or
of his booded equines. Particularly close watch
must needs be kept to the condition of the
mouth legs and feet of each animal 1t is OBJ
vious that horse cannot eat properly and be
adequately nourished If he has a sore mouth
just he cannot run satisfactorily If his feet
are in bad condition the shins "bucked'-
the bugbear of twoyear-olds. Training thor
oughbred for racing involves of course, special
instruction quite aside from anything included in
the animals education at the breeding farm. but
for that matter every step In the life of young
thoroughbred taxes the temper of the nervous,
high-strung animal And the men In charge of
of these equines must show Judgment and
patience in introducing a four-footed charge to
each experience though 1t be some
thing simple initiation into the mysteries
of box-sta or the donning of blanket for the
first time.
Since the decadence of racing in the United
States number of American millionares who
ply their racing stables have transferred the
scene Of their activities to the Old World There
several in England; quite few in France and
a number in Ireland where Richard Croker tor
mer Tammany leader, is among those who have
established Important breeding farms. With most
of these wealthy men, however. breeding is a
fad. The men who breed thoroughbreds for
livelihood continue to do business at the old stand
i'll America and most of them obtain satisfactory
profits for their efforts
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-02-09
TOO EXCITING FOR CROKER
Ex-Tammany Chief, Like So Many
Others, Succumbed to the Fasci-
nation OF Stephenson.

The ideas of Richard Croker do not
run on bookish lines. Regretting this
circumstance and considering that a
taste for literature. once inculcated.
might be source OF pleasure in his
advanced years, a journalistic friend
who crossed the Atlantic with the one
time chieftain of Tammany hall not
long ago cornered him in the steam.
ships library one evening and OBJ
tanned a reluctant permission to read
Treasure Island" to him.
Much to his friends encouragement,
Mr. Croker listened with unfeigned in
terest until the lights went out and
apparently enjoyed the narration of
the exciting events of John Morgan,
Billy Bones, Black Dog, John Silver
and the others. Wherefore, finding
Mr.. Croker in the library the next
evening, the journalist again pro-
duced his volume of Stevenson and
drew up chair. But the one-time
Tammany cheftain lifted protesting
hand.
Don't read that book to me any
more" he said, Il couldn't get to
sleep last night for thinking about
those fellows"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-02-09


the "timber-toppers, as the jumping horses requi'
site for crosscountry riding are designated.
The modern American thoroughbred. see
him at present day race meetings and horse
shows is the product of four centuries of breed.
ing, training and experimenting. The ancestors
of the present numerous equine family we're
brought to Virginia by the early English settlers
and Virginia and adjacent parts Of the South
have always been famous as the breeding ground
of thoroughbreds. However, much of the breed
ing OF thorougtbreds which Is and has been done
f. this favored region has been carried on for
love Of the task rather than for financial returns
There is a wide difference between American
thoroughbreds and those bred In other notable
horse-raisng sections flor instance. reland). but
1t would be difficult to find an American horse
who will not argue up and down that the
Yankee steeds are as fine examples of allaround
training as may be found anywhere on the globe.
The American thoroughbred is admittedly shorter
than his English prototype. but 1t is claimed that
this lack of stature is more than counterbaaneed
by soundness and superior constitution
Horsemen In the United States and in the
United Kingdom hold to different ideals in breed
ing that are bound to be reflected by certain dis
simarities in the animals produced. In America
the tendency has been to develop thoroughbreds
that will run comparatively short distances at
maximum speed, whereas In England greater at
tention Is bestowed upon the problem of breeding
horses that will long distances and will carry
weight. 1t is to be expected that with the pass
ing of racing as the supreme field of usefulness
for the American thoroughbred there will be
tendency on the part Of Yankee breeders to
nearly approach the English standard, which is
supposed to- produce horses ideal for private use
The breeding of thoroughbreds in America has
been carried on most extensively In the States
of Virginia. Kentucky. California, Montana Penn
sylvania Tennessee, New York and New Jersey
The principal requisites equable climate.
good soil with foundation of limestone. plentiful
water and abundance of sweet grass. There
Of existence breeding
est pretensons but the tendency of recent years
appears to be to create vast estates where wealthy
men specialize In the breeding of thoroughbreds
by aid of every facility that money and thought
can provide In Kentucky few years ago eight
old.fashioned stock farms were merged by
millionaire into one vast breeding estate of fully
two thousand acres.
Experienced breeders figure that II costs not
less than $125 to raise thoror ghbred yearling
at an up-to-date stock farm and This sum merely
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-02-09

BILE Compound has done more form than
all the doctors. feel it my duty to tell
you these facts. My heart is full Of
gratitude to Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound for my health. Mrs.
HARRIET E. WAMPLER, 524 S. Ransom
Street, Ottumwa, Iowa.
Consider Well This Advice.
No woman suffering from any form
of female troubles should lose hope un-
til she has given Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound fair trial.
This famous remedy, the medicinal in
gradients of which are derived from
native roots and herbs, has for nearly
forty years proved to be a most valua-
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BILE Compound.
If you want special advice write To-
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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-02-09
When the Flag Looks Good.

~ have been in countries where the
laboring man had meat once year;
sometimes twice-Christmas and East
er. And | have seen women carrying
upon their heads burden that no
man would like to carry, and at the
same time knitting busily with both
hands. And those women lived with
out meat. and when | thought of the
American laborer l said to myself
After all, my country is the best in
the world And when | come back
to the sea and saw the old flag flying
In the air, it seemed to me as though
the air from pure joy had burst into
blossom Robert G. lngersoll.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-02-09

horse sales Under the manager number
of skilled trainers. each of whom is responsible
for the education of certain number OF horses
and has the assistance of several helpers in his
work In addition to this staff there is a boss or
foreman for each barn and under each barn
boss is enrolled a number Of grooms, exercise
boys, etc. At of the costly farms in Vir.
ginia and Kentucky find every modern facil.
ity from a private electric light and power plant
to feed cutters that not only take the grain from
the private elevator and crush 1t, but mix the
feed In any desired proportions.
The education Of a thoroughbred at modern
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-02-09

of men The hu. oand asked If he
might have a maintenance order on
behalf of the child No, he might not.
Maintenance orders would be issued
In favor of women nly. Persons who
had been SO ili-advis d as to select the
male sex at birth list take the con-
sequences. and 1t to be hoped that
the applicant had Dw learned les
son that would sta 4 him in good
stead next time. F this occasion
only he might cons der that he left
the court without itain upon his
character. but upon bis next appear,
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-02-09
a Feed of Hav.

"Once upon time" C. M. Thurnauer
served upon murder jury. For hours
and hours the body deliberated-11
agreed upon a verdict, but the twelfth
obdurately refused TO change his o.
sition. Finally a court officer raped
at the door and inquired as to the
prospects of agreement.
None in sight" responded the thor
oughly Disguised c. NJ.
Perhaps had better bring in ~
suppers, them" suggested the Of
ficer.
No" said Thurnauer, glaring vi
ciously at the unpersuadable member,
bring in IL suppers and one feed OF
hay"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-02-09
Man Arises With Protest

gistrate for advice. He stated that his
wife was In the habit of leaving him
for many days at time In the pursuit
of happiness, and the care of the baby
consequently devolved upon him, to
the ruin of. his business. Would the
law protect him? The magistrate ex-
planned that the law would not The
government of the country in such
matters was of women. for women,
and by women. It made no mention
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-02-09

ance the court would deal less merci.
fully with him. Just at this moment
the infant awoke and demanded nour-
ishment. Finding that nature was
unaware OF the new order OF things
and that its father was but ill-equipped
for purposes of provender, 1t raised its
voice in sturdy remonstrance and the
applicant was hustled into the street
by the indignant usher and was last
seen making his way disconsolately to
the river.-Exchange.
Steel dies now are engraved by
electricity.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-02-09
Unfortunate Individual Thinks He Has
q Grievance Against Society as
at Present Organized.

The following incident may be COM
mended to the attention OF the society
for the promotion OF equal rights for
men. Itthere is no such society there
ought to he ind shall De. A de!et ted
looking man carrying in his arms a
young baby applied to an eastern ma
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-02-09
Her LOGIC.

1t was the week before Christmas,
Emery and his younger sister, Mildred,
we're debating very seriously the real
ity of Santa Claus.
There isn't any Santa Claus" said
Emory, with fnality.
why, there must be-" insisted his
sister. How could they make pic
lures that look just like him?"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-02-09

Out IL Is not untll
the animal is well
into the s e C o n d
ear t h a t t h e
breeder determines
whether the youg-
ster gives promise
of a turf career or
is better adapted
to service as n
ro a d st er or a
m cunt for t h e
huntsman. Sales
of yearlings are
usually held in
midsummer a n d
there Is seldom any
dearth of bidders
for the equines
from bre e din e
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-02-09

trou bic in all it's
Dire adtul forms;
shooting pains all
over my body, sick
h cada ch e, spinal
weakness, dizziness.
depres sion, and
everything that was
horrid. l tried many
doctors in different
parts of the United
States, but Lydia E.
pinkham's Vepeta-
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-02-09
eSCIXF am
B[UE GlRHcI5
RREEDLlTG EAR7T

ZfcD covers COST OF IeeQ
1H[C1I and labor and takes
no account of the investment repre-
sented by the stock farm-usually a
heavy one. There are breeders who
declare that unless they can sell each
of their yearlings for a price close to
$500 they do not make a reasonable
profit but in the South, where labor
is cheap and where the initial cost of
much of the land was fairly low. 1t
is possible for breeders to make
money from sales at lower figures
than that mentioned.
The organization and management
of an up-to-date breeding farm is in.
teresting from the manner in which 1t
insures attention to detail. The own
er of the farm is usually his own man
ager. but in some instances there is
also a resident manager to handle
matters when the owner is absent
as he must be much of the time II
he attends the fairs. horse shows and
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-02-09
|e1E s z! !
|cOUGHS & COLDS
Exchange Of Slang.
one of the Perils of Divorce

"How do you like your new papa,
little girl?" asked the neighbor.
Not very WE'LL" was the reply. Il
told ma yesterday that could have
picked out better one myself De
troit Free Press. ....
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-02-09
The Fool Season.

First Ice Pond-You look thin
Second Ice Pond-Yes, they had bet
ter not skate ON me till | have embon-
point.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-02-09

Mrs Wtnslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teethinR, softens the gums, reduces inhamma.
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie, 25c a bottle
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-02-09

Ever notice how much easier it is to
go from bad to worse than from good
to better?
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-02-09

the mark may develop into chronic
kicker
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-02-09

PILES CURED IN o TO IA DAYS
Your druggist will refund money IL PAZO ONT
MENT fails to cure any case OF Itching, blind,
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-02-09

No man ever abuses an enemy as
much as he does his stomach
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-02-09


high-class Amer
lean trotter has az
much right ~ ne
running hof& to
designation ~ a
thoroughbre& but
in strictly correct
usage horselnen
refer to the fine
trotters as "stsN-
lard bred" aaaa re-
aerve { h e first
mentioned term
for the runners
the hunters and
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-02-09
IOWA WOMAN
WELL AGAIN
Freed From Shooting Pains,
Spinal Weakness, Dizziness.
by Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.

Ottumwa, lowe. -"For years I was
almost constant sufferer from female
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-02-09

is not found SO much among the own
ers Of racing stables as among that
large and increasing percentage of
the public that has means and inclina-
tion OF keep fine riding horses. Not
even the vogue Of the automobile
seems to have dampened the enthusl-
asm of these cross-country riders and
hunters and polo players who demand
and are willing to pay for special
qualifications in horse-fesh.
The reader will, of course, under
stand that the term thoroughbred. as
here used, refers to running horses
There are persons who are under the
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-02-09

stock farm begins very early in life
and is very thorough. However, care
full handling is requisite, for major
ity of the foals are decidedly shy
When the age OF seven or eight months
is attained the average young thor
oughbred is sufficiently broken to un.
dergo preliminary trial. AS a year
ling he is subjected to further tests,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-11

him, his face was never shown. for he
sat hidden within canopy. On the low
throne platform from which his orders
came. Till sixteen years of age he
had never walked-and the art of
walking was with him stin and
harsh practice to the end. New, too. is
the wild acclaim of innumerable ban
zaiS whenever the emperors pres
ence is observed by the people-for 1T
came into Japan within the last fif-
teen years and in the skirts OF prog
ress. Before that time q dead silence
had spoken national respect-a dead
silence and eyes lowered and the shut
tered windows of houses along the
street.
However. while the japanese en-
peror no longer lives in the dim re-
HSlous light by which once he was
surrounded. seclusion greater by far
than any practiced by any other reign
ing sovereign will be his, for even yet
IT is not the sentiment of the royal
race that any Of its members shall be-
come the familiar of any among the
people. 1t is the etiquette of the Jap
anese court that the emperors public
the diplomatic corps sees him only at
spring and fall cherry blossom and
chrysanthemum garden parties.
Once or twice a year, perhaps, he will
drive to the Aoyama plain to review the
troops-if at least, he follow the prece-
Gent of the late emperor. Here the lat
ter sat for the most part in tent or
ambled jerkily about the field on a much
subdued and thoroughly domesticated
Australian horse. In this respect, how
ever, IoshihitO will present a better ap-
pearance than that of his father. for his
military training began almost with in
fancy and his equestrian performances
greatly overshadow MVtsuhitos, who rode
as he walked-stiffiy and without ease
On rare occasions the court etiquette
will doubtless lead the emperor to those
infrequent state banquets to which are in
vited all the leading statesmen, diplo-
matists, generals and admirals. Here
the form of etiquette is distinctively
peculiar to Japan. for the emperor sits at
"A raised dais in seat apart, while at the
long tables before him are his guests,
whose portions wait in front of them, un-
touched. till the emperor be finished He
remains only short time. and eats lit
tie. Then the guests begin.
To the rigid etiquette with which the
members of the Japanese royal family are
treated YOshihitO is accustomed as to
that etiquette in turn due from him. Al
Emperor OF Japan, however, the fatigues
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front portion out of water and as having
a large frill about it's neck. It's tail was
long and tapering, and ended in a spiral
curve. From its mouth issued jet of
water or vapor Now, certainly, such a
form does not exist, but what was it?
We'll. now let's look at the cuttlefish,
or squid. Some of these have been found
as long as sixty feet The tail of such
giant cuttlefish may have been taken for
the head of this monster serpent the
fins of the tail corresponding to the frills
described. The spiral tail might easily
have been one of the great cuttlefishs
curved arms appearing out of water. and
the jet of water might have been the
siphon of the cuttlefish, by which it
prOpels itself in the water How much
imagination would be required to add the
unreasonable features of this picture?
Or, suppose that summer tourist or
superstitious mariner should catch sight
of giant basking shark, such as in
habits the North sea. These are often
more than thirty feet in length and fire.
quently travel in pairs, one following the
other.
The front portion of one and the head
portion of the other appearing above
water at the same time would be sug-
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nclent to scare any unsuspectine OBJ
server There are even larger sharks in
tropical seas. Take, for instance the
rh1nodon. the large warm sea shark.
sometimes fifty feet long. or the galeo-
cerdo, large shark found in most seas.
often forty feet long, or again the car
charodon. or man-eater, sometimes sixty
feet long and occasionally reaching our
shores.
What would be the effect upon the
imagination of a person who should see
one of these fellows diving among the
pillows? Why he would come home and
tell the most outlandish sea serpent
stories you ever heard"
What proved for time to be the most
successful sea serpent hoax on record
according to DIR. Gill. was perpetrated in
New York by pseudo-scientist, DIR.
Albert c. Koch. in 1S45. He exhibited on
broadway the skeleton of an alleged
fossil monster which he named the
"hydrarchOs" or sea king The re-
mains, including the head and vertebrate,
measured no less than ia feet over all,
and the people of New York. as well as
of other American cities visited, were
greatly excited over the discovery of
tangible proof that the ong-suspected sea
serpent existed. But finally Prof Wy
man, naturalist of considerable circum-
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who commands medieval respect from
a nation SO ultra modern as the Jap
anese?
slight, small-chested figure of in
expansive shoulder and somewhat frai
build-a figure with a head abnormally
large, coal black eyes, the coarse black
hair, the somewhat somber expression
and the undershot jaw of the great en-
peror, his father In his august position
today he seems somewhat of an anomaly
to western eyes, for he is not the son OF
the Empress of Japan, but of one OF
Mutsuhito'S lesser wives. the Countess
Yanagaware, and chosen by the last en-
peror as that sovereign's successor under
Old. and. with the exception of a recent
illness. harder than he has ever been.
a
For YOshihito has been a frail figure
since infancy-a sufferer from a con-
stitutlonal complaint which carried off
his elder brother, and which the I'M
usual size of his head sufficiently sug-
gestS. He is a sufferer from water on
the brain. which, however. impairs his
mental faculties not the least, but only
renders him unusually sensitive to merry
Gus diseases. He is spoken of as seri-
Gus and bright and with some pre;ense TO
Third among the sons. and one among
the twelve children of the late emperor,
YOshihito had no greater reason to eX-
pect succession to sovereignty than had
any Of his brothers. had they lived. for 1t is
the custom OF the emperor to nominate
his successor from the most likely ma
terial-being limited only by the fact that
he must be of royal blood. The death of
his two elder brothers, however, opened
up vast royal perspectives to Yoshihito.
and in 1887 he was nominated heir ap-
parent. being proclaimed crown prince
in 1889.
Yoshihito's life in it's earliest years re-
Elected the changed condition of Japan.
He was brought up democratically. and
attended school in the College of Peers,
which is intended for the education of
princes and mobiles, but which is open to
all. Here he worked with the rest, pos
sessing no privileges unpossessed by the
most obscure. and with a punctuality in
sisted upon, from even him, the descend
ant of the gods In this way came the
comparative development of his social in
stincts. for. unlike Mutsuhito he prefers
to talk directly with his company than
through the august intermediary of court
off1cialdom. Later. however, he came un-
der the care Of tutor Gen. Oku. who
was assisted by a Mr. Adachi. who seems