Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-03-29

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the New York Democrats with doing
what they said they would not do. the
retort was that things are different
before and after conventions
So It is that both Republicans and
Democrats in Washington today say
that no matter how angry they may
seem to be now and no matter what
they may say now In antagonism to
other candidates that after the June
days Will come the peace OF July and
the following months. a peace which
VIII continue until the snow storm OF
votes begins on the first Tuesday
after the first Monday in November.
members OF the arrangements
committee for the annual conven-
tion OF the Daughters Of the Amer
lean Revolution already are in Wash
ington, The Daughters win gath
er In their beautiful colonial memorial
building before long to engage in their
annual struggle for the election OF
oncers, and when that is over to drop
anlmosities and to work for the causes
which brought the organization into
existence
One needs neither prose nor poetic
license to speak of the delegates to
these conventions as fair daughters"
for surely they are a body of comely
women. and the shades of the fore
Fathers that are supposed to float about
the capital city of the land that they
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steal into their cheeks or frown fur
row their shadowy brows at the sight
OF degeneracy In their descendant
daughters.
When spring comes the guides In
the capitol whose duty It is to pilot
visitors about earn their daily wage
with half the usual effort because the
guided ones in large majority are the
Daughters OF the American Revolution.
The guides who are obliged to talk
themselves tired explaining things to
the ordinary tourist simply walk ahead
Of the daughters and point to pictures
or bust. and the tongues Of the daugh-
tiers do the rest
Show Their Birth.
The Daughters gather from all the
states I'm the Union. It was not hard
the last time they were here TO sepa-
rate into localities OF birth and bring
ing up those who attended an after.
noon service at st. Johns Episcopal
church. 1t was not a service for the
daughters. 1t as Just a plain everyday
evening prayer. and the daughters had
dropped In to see the historic build.
ing from q pew view. The spirits Of
their ancestors still dwelt within
them. There were those from Masss.
chusetts with the Ironside blood in
their veins. and those from Tonnes
see and Kentucky who In the person
the old Covenanters live again. Then
there were the Virginians, the New
Workers and the South Carolinians-
daughters. 80 to speak. Of the old
brick sanctuary at jamestown. tower.
ing Trinity and gray st. Michael's.
Rocky Boy Now 10 Happy.
Word came to the Indian bu
reau the other day that Chief Rocky
Boy and his Indians In the far
northwest were satisfied with the
home life. being contented and happy.
Chief Rocky Boy once was very much
in the congressional limelight For
years this Indian chief and his fol-
lowing had been wandering about the
country. homeless. unable to hunt and
doing little else but beg for a live
lihood. Finally congress took action
and the wandering mendicants were
given a place to live. Former Sena
tor Beveridge of Indiana Is given
credit for having done something for
Rocky Boy. whose picturesque and
somewhat suggestive name attracted
more attention than did the supposed
starving condition of the man who
bore It.
Rocky Boy and his warriors and
women and children had never been
able to get home. They had been
wandering through Montana living
from hand 10 mouth and spurned alike
by reds and whites. Bill after bill
had been introduced for their relief.
but no bill ever came within sight of
the passing stage.
The name Rocky Boy finally struck
newspaper mans fancy Possibly
he had had the feeling himself In
an idle moment he drew up a mock
measure and In 1t Senator Beveridge
figured as Chief Rocky Boy. while
dozen or so other senators figured un-
der other names as members OF Rocky
Boys band of wanderers The names
fitted admirably or misftted Just as
admirably Senator Allison. who in