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Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1913-10-10
CHAPTER !.
The Princess and the Yankee.


T7NTHONY HAMILTON HAw-
IA THOKNE WIS an Optinist.
Ezs% Encouragement never entered
C2&2) into his philosophy. no matter
how couded the prospect. He lived the
typically energetic life Of the young
American. accepting good fortune and
i'll fortune alike with the smile that In
his schoolboy days had saved him
many Il chastisement aud In business
had proved distinct aid on various
important occasions.
As our story opens we find Haw-
thorne in a place where he had abso-
lutely no right to be. And he knew 1t.
But, to do him justice. he had no idea
lust how little right he had to be where
he was.
He was lounging beside messy sun
dial in Il tumbledown old garden near
Oberor. capital of the tiny Balkan
kingdom of Borrovina. Hawthorne's
tastes did not run to solitude nor to
moldy gardens. Which made his pres
ence there the stranger,
Kicked out OF a snug political job by
u shift of administration. he hnd left
America and. with his friend. Rodney
Blake. had made Il whirwind tour or
Europe. The two chums had paused at
Monte Carlo. There. by Il wondrous
freak Of luck and by carefully backing
the fortune OF NO. )" at roulette.
Hawthorne had annexed sum OF
something over $1OO.OOO.
The continental papers were full of
stories Of the American who had
broken the bank at Monte Carlo They
hailed Hawthorne MS multimilliOn-
aire and us several other laudatOry but
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1913-10-10

"That's a good, brave little GIRL"
same moment the governess came out
into the cleared space beside the sun
dial.
princess" she exclaimed. II have
been looking everywhere for you. His
majesty wishes Oh
She stopped short. courtesied to the
ground and backed out of the garden
as Il slender. elderly little man str0lled
forward.
Augustus ILL.,. king Of Rorrovina. was
royal only in his manners and In his
capacity for spending money that did
not belong to him. This latter accom-
plishment had helped to bankrupt his
country and to make him the most un-
popular man in It.
It had also greatly smoothed the way
for very promising little conspiracy
on che part of his relative. Prince Via
dimir Halberstadt. pretender to the
BorrOvina throne. For century the
Oberitches and the Halberstadts had
warred. intrigued and anGled in turn
for the throne of Borrovina. The two
families hated each other bitterly. And
the fact an Oberitch-Augustus Ill.,
CHANGED just now to wear the crown
did not mean at all that he was going
to keep on wearing 1t.
The king greeted his daughter with
absent minded affection, quite oblivious
of her scared glance in the direction Of
the summer house.
"Sit down. lrlna." he said. II have
come to speak to you on a serious mat
ter-a matter that will change your
whole future and BORROWINGS too"
The princess looked at him in pux-
zled eagerness. He meandered on.
''Borrovina Is facing a crisis. The
! treasury is empty. The people are muir
muring. The spirit OF unrest seems to
have crept abroad in most dangerous
and insiduous manner
because the country is poorT" quer-
led lrma. "Surely money isn't neces.
sary to happiness"
She clasped her pretty hands and
gaxed inquirinsly at her father.
Il can't say from personal expert
ence." grimly retorted the king. but
there's general impression to that ef.
feet However. money II not our only
trouble. There 10 . growing danGel
nom the house Of Halberstadt. Prince
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1913-10-10
Modem Fashions Have a Bad
Influence on Civilization

By Professor ALLAN HOBEN the University Of Chicago I
AM disposed that according the present mode for
man would be measuaby harmful civza
ton.
THE TENDENCY DRAW ATTENTION FROM THE couNTE-
NANCE TO THE FORM, THIS DISTINCTLY UNFORTUNATE
faces Of little girls the degree their
proves part these little girls this the unguarded
attractions
Another display which unfortunate is the DIS
PLAY OF GOODS BY MERCHANTS IN SHOP WINDOWS AND
OUTSIDE This amounts to The temptation nsent
Often sell is the chlds TEMPTATION TO
STEAL merchant display artist the
dangerous likely girls defective character
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1913-10-10

Judith Gap, Meagher county. Montana. To-
Gated In the center Of the largest and most
prolific winter wheat region in the world, is
on the Great Northern and Milwaukee rail-
roads, 1893 miles west Of St. Paul, us miles
east Of Helena, the state capital, and z4S
northeast OF Butte, the greatest mining camp
on earth; 40 miles east Of Great Falls, the
2lttsburg of the west; ia miles west Of Bill
llnss, the sugar beet city; and 1895 miles east
Of Seattle. the key to the Orient.
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1913-10-10


Objectionable things. And to escape
notoriety he had packed his winnings
in suitcase and. with Blake. had mo-
t0red to BOrrovina until the sensation
should evapOrate. There. under an as
sumed name. he had registered ut ODE.
rOn's defunct Casino. which was also
the city's only hotel.
On the first day Of his stay In tho
down Mt heel. bankrupt little capital
Hawthorne had gone for stroll in its
suburbs. Curiosity had led him to
climb = garden wall. What he had
seen there had brought him back every
afternoon. to the disgust of Blake. who
was sick Of the dead and alive little
Kingdom and who wanted to see what
would happen when Hawthorne and
himself and $10O.OoO should strike
Paris simultaneously.
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1913-10-10

II the 100000 old bachelors and
old maids In the country would all get
married at once few pesple would OBJ
jet to making orange blossoms the
national tower.
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1913-10-10

German girls. they say. are forming a
society whose members are pledged to
marry homcly men. But that Is what
nineteen out Of twenty Of them would
do anyway.
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1913-10-10

According to science. women don't
mind choosing ugly men for husbands.
Rejected suitors will be interested to
And their theories confirmed BY scien-
title authority.
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1913-10-10

Rich widows must pay the income
tax. but there are poor bachelors who
are willing to relieve them of the hard
ship.
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1913-10-10

New ancient ruins have been found
near the City of Mexico. There are
also few modern ruins in that neigh
hOrhUOu
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1913-10-10

One of life's neatest little ironies Is
the fact that the first arrest under
Wisconsin's antigossip law was not n
woman at a sewing circle. but man
in u barro0m.
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1913-10-10

We'll. after all our solicitudc. here Is
our old friend DR.. Wiley again, lie
arises to announce that Eve was Great
ed before Adam. Let the procession
move on.
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1913-10-10

A woman says that the weight Of a
soul is four and seven-sixteenth ounces.
so the average corporation hasn't
missed much.
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1913-10-10

Despite the numerous "cures," can
Ger continues to increase.
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1913-10-10

Now that Mr.. Edison has been con-
fined to his room for the first time IN
his life. we may reasonably look for
an invention that will do away with
sickness.
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1913-10-10

Through all these years it has been
customary to speak Of Philadelphia as
"slow." and now it develops that the
old city is built on Il bed Of Quicksand.
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1913-10-10

The price OF diamonds is coming
down. but the news will not affect as
many people as ii it concerned the
price Of potatoes.
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1913-10-10

The Russian government is so deter
mined to get rid of unrest that it Is
creating Il vast amount of it.
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1913-10-10

Every now and then some aviator
breaks a record before he breaks his
neck.
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1913-10-10

An Intelligent bear In Pittsburgh.
says an exchange. smokes. chews.
boozcs and does wiggle dances. these.
we presume, being the first proofs Ut
intelligence.
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1913-10-10
THE GOLDEN RULE.
DO as you would be done BY
PprRlAn


DO as you would be done by
Persian.
Do not that to neighboe which
you would take III from him.
Grecian.
What you would not wish done
to yoursel: do not unto Others
Chinese.
One should seek for others the
happiness one desires foe oneself.
buddhist.
He sought for others the good
he desired for himself. Let him
pass on.-Egyptian.
All things whatsoever ye would
that men should do to you do ye
even SO to them.
Let none Of you treat his broth.
er In 4 way he himself would
dislike to be treated.-Moham.
medan.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-08-01
How STUDENT. CO, Fresh Eooa.

An Indianapolis travelling man Wit
messed noEel feast BY students Of ~
Pauw university At Greeneastle the
other day He said h. Was 1T station
In that city. and standing near wAs a
poultry car loaded With live poultry
The hens Were cAckunE and carr ms
on NJ q great rate A crowd Of stu
dents stood around tho car and vhen
ever hen produced a nicn. new fresh
cEg student reached hts arm through
the aide OF the car. seiHsd the sgx and
made for = nearby store. where he
fried 4 over kam iet
There wore At least twenty stu
dents around the car said the travel
ms man. and the hens kept them
husS all the time | was thorc don /
know how many egEs the students got
but Il vas a busy bunch Of hens Jus,
before my train pulled out heard one
student say to another Gee. never
ate ~ many eggs In my ufel There
was no question about the freahneas
OF the cggs
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-08-01
Roas nLnnar.

Wren roses are used for decorative
purposes the Iinen and china should
be Of the finest. while flowers never
look 40 beautiful aA when cnrelesRly
yet artistically arranged. Dainty
creams may be served in the hearts
Of roses. but these roses must be
made frOm the white hearts Of bleach
cd lettuce. Use roses TO surround
dishes. but not to touch foods unless
candied leaves are served with bon
bons.
Decorate the chandelier. eandelabra
and candles with silk roses, prefer
ably red for night, Dr. pink and white
when candles are not lighted. Place
a rose with each dessert and feat one
in each finger boE DO not use a
profusion of flowers to give a studied
effect but use q sufficient amount Of
real roses and artificial ones 70 look
tasteful. simple and charming.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-08-01
REALLY CLEVER or Johnny
DnfOrtuHate Mr.. smith Mad 20 Seln
~ tlss Laugh That Followed ptAa-
noala ~ Small @0y.

difference being made az banquet
supne time since 10 the wonderful say,
sngs Of the youngsters, Gov Hen W
Hooper Of Tennessee was reminded
Of the Innocent remark Of a little
Nashville boy.
One afternoon. the governor said,
the little boy returned from school
complaining that he had stomach
ache His mother explained that the
ache was due to the fact that ha
stomach was empty, and that he
would feel better u he had something
In Il
Two evenings later a young man
called to see little Johnny'a sweet
sister sitting in the parlor. waiting
for the family TO retlre, the young
man remarked that he had head
ache
4 know what's the matter with Il.
MIR, smith" exclaimed Iohnny, with
great promptucss
DO you really johnny iadulgent-
~ smiled MT Smith
Yes" WAS the starting explanA.
ton of Johnny ITS empty You'd
feel better " you had something IN
d
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-08-01
CRUSH GIRDLEs MATCH SUIT
New Adornment Has Many Advantages
over the Ordinary Belt, s1hleh
IL Supplanta.

Crush girdles fully eight inches
broad, showing between the open
fronts of tailored jackets. are of satin
matching the shade of the suit, en-
broidered with floss or soutache OF the
same color as the waistcoa1, collar and
cuffs or OF the trimming on the hat.
The embroidery. making an inch wide
bordering defining both edges OF the
belt and appearing as tiny motifs or
medallions scattered over the rest
Of the material draws attention TO the
waist line while the excessive width
Of belt helps to emphasize the wide
wasted, narrow-hipped effect Of the
figure. It Is far more chic looking
than is the ordinary belt, for It indi
Gates the waist line without actually
defining 1t, and it Is infinitely more
becoming to a stout woman than is
the raised skirt-belt. Moreover, ii Is
one of those minor details which mark
the street costume as unusual and to
lack different" which. being interpre-
ted. means mot like the mob" Ia the
aim OF every fashionable woman.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-08-01
pemsa,Ie arrAdmakInn.

With fear OF scarcity St 6rpad
through shortage OF hour, ono recalls
CohbettR view OF the woman In the
house who. provided with materials,
still lacked loaf As TO the an OF
making bread" he wrote, 1T would b.
shocking Indeed II that had IL be-
taught by the moRna OF books Every
woman, high or low. ought 10 know
how to make bread. " sha do not she
IL mere burden upon the community
Yet Il h but too true that many won
On know nothing OF tho making Of
bread Even servant women
In abundance appear to think that
loavca made BY the baker arr things
Of their pare creation thlnEa. too. IN
which no unc elise can participate
Now, Ia not this an enormous evil -
Cohhctt'a words. however. failed 60
touch the Kitchen. for tho enormous
evil Etlll exiStsl
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-08-01
VOGUE or THE LOW COLLAR
Almost lnnumsrabHs Are the Designs
offered Now That Fashion Haa
peereed tbe style.

The cult or the low neck Is being
catered for with every kind of turn.
over collar feminine ingenuity and
taste can devise. There IN the sailor
collar with It's nautical tie. the Peter
Pan OF finest. sheerest lawn. the col
lar Ia jagged points. the square col.
lar, and thousand and one ether
collars, all fascinating and becoming
Il one has a round, full neck and good
skin.
Many of the new collars end in III.
tie jabotB-not the full iabot. for It's
day has passed but the perfectly fat
jabot OF finest lace and hand embrold,
cry.
OF course, this low necked effect
with q tallor-made coat Ii not really
attractive. II is charming with house
frocks and summer gowns. but when
the coat with heavy outside collar ID
worn there is a bare, unfinished sort
of look. in the winter the heavy. wind.
ing furB obyiate this, and In the sum
mer the scarfs and feather boas serve,
but there are also dainty little ruffa
designed for the same purpose. They
are fashioned OF tulle or mallne. are
soft and FUZZY, and very becoming TO
old and young. and any girl who
10 clever with her needle can make
one at home
For instance, ono model, which 10
one of the funniest kind. In composed
OF four layers OF double mallnes, and
each layer "a finely plated. The
maiines should be folded double so
that the upper edge Ia = fold edge.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-08-01

One day In the aprinE the orphans
from the asylum were taken IN motor
cars out tn the park A society wum
an. accompanied BY her stylish little
daughter. wRa driving through the
park In hlK limousine car They
stopped and watched the procession
Of little orphans. and the mother ga
planned that tho little boys and girls
had no homes aud no fathers Or moth
crs.
After she had flnished che dIacov
erred that hrF little daughter was nj
most crying. aud her eyes were filied
with tears
Why. what's the matter. dcaFeatY"
ahe asked
"oh. mother" was the aobbing ~
ply. = want 70 be an orphan. Can
III" lIarpef'R Monthly.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-08-01
FOUND A WAY
To se CIear of Coffee Troubles.

Husband and myself both had the
coffee habit. and finally his stomach
and kidneys got in such a bad condi
ton that he was compelled to give up
q good position that he had held for
years. He was too sick to work. His
skin was yellow, and there didn't
seem to be an organ In his body that
was not affected.
81 told him I felt SIRE his sickness
was due to coffee and after some dis
cussion he decided to give IL up.
1T was struggle. because Of the
powerful habit. One day we heard
about Postum and concluded to try 1t
and then it was easy to leave on
coffee.
His fearful headaches grew less
frequent, his complexion began to
clear, kidneys grew better until at last
he was new man altogether. rs re-
suit Of leaving on coffee and taking mp
Postum. Then began to drink IL too.
Although was never as bad on IS
my husband, was always very ner
vous and never at any time very
strong, only weighing 95 lbs. before
began to use Postum. Now | weigh
lis lbs. and can do as much work az
anyone my size. think"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Greek, Mich Write for booklet, The
Road to Wellvi1Ie"
Postum comes in two forms.
Regular Postum Unjust be boiled.1
instant Postum doesn't require boil
Ing. but is prepared instantly by stir
ring level teaspoonful in an ordinary
cup Of hot water. which makes it right
for most persons.
A big cup requires more and some
people who like strong things put In >
heaping spoonful and temper it with
large supply OF cream.
Experiment until you know the
amount that pleases your palate and
have it served that way in the future
There's a Reason" Cor Postum.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-08-01
FACE IN ONE SOLID Rash

Lindsay. Mont started 20 set
great big blotehes round my neck and
! did not think very much about u ut
frst. hut they commenced getting
worse all the time aud such an intense
itching, Il never save me q minutes
rest The plmpies were red and would
swell From Itching, and scratching
them 80 II caused them to spread,
there would be sores from scratching
them 80 intensely Ny face aud neck
were covered with pimplea II looked
az II my whole face was Ia one solid
rash or sore. and was nearly crazy
with itching and burning Al night
they would be very bad 30 ! hardly
could sleep My face was, must
say, In one raw sore nearly rave
up all hopes Of ever getting like my
self
Il bought one cake OF Cutleura Soap
and one box of Cutieura Ointment and
started to use them and followed tho
directions a. closely ~ could To
my surprise only a few applications
stopped the itching and scratching
and IN a couple o. weeks time my
face was nearly well kept on using
the Cuticura Soap aud Ointment and
in two mo.gtha' time was completely
cured" isigned) Mrs. Gust Nelson.
Dec. I. 1912
CuticurA Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world sample OF each
FREQ. with sap Skin Book. Address post
card "Culicura. Dept. l.. Boston ADV,
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-08-01

Some curious sleeveless coats are
being worn. These are taken over
back and front like scaIpulAra. but
they are not cut on quite such
straight lines. The sides are entirely
cut out until toward the hem. where
the back and froHt are continued
round 70 button over and meet each
other. A belt, which IL often OF black
satin and matches the collar, holds
the coat down at tho back. then pass
IS under the material, showing again
al the sides. and u continued over
the front
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-08-01
Not Practical.

In Oregon a law intended to pre-
vent the marriage of the unfit has en-
countered a practical difficulty. It
prescribed an examination of the
blood as a precaution against tuber-
culosis and other diseases, but the
fee fixed in the law was less than
physicians would accept, and they say
that for the work required SIS or $40
would not be too much. If fitness for
marriage cannot be determined cheap
CT than that, the Caucasian must be,
as Bret Harte put it, played out" It
is unwiae to make marriage laws bur
densome. Springfield Republican.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-08-01
WARRIORS stand for the Baby.

From a book rack of natural BAN.
boo fitted with boxes whose covers
are altered into lids which work on
ribbon hinges can be evolved a very
pretty wardrobe for the baby. The
cardboard receptacles for the three
lower shelves are covered at sides
and top with strips OF white crash
worked with : floral design done In
pale green crewels, and inside are
padded with sachet-scented white cot.
ton batting. overlaid with fine white
linen. These three boxes with accom-
nodate all the slips and petticoats
If the baby.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-08-01
Nye,s Humorous Compliment.

Bill Nye was once introduced to
Wagner, the composer. In "Then and
Now Dean Hole relates; "Nye, the
American humorist. brilliant as the
best, whose comedy never fails to
charm, and whose tragic death shall
never cease to mourn, told me that
when he met Wagner he said to him,
Your music is beyond my compre-
heAsion. but | always feel sure when
hear it that it is really much better
than it sounds"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-08-01

An English major with pcuohant
for entomology asserts that the hor.
net II "a gentle. lnofenaIve creature.
very suitable FOR pea This ~,
minds vne Of an incident IN the life Of
the late Lord Avebury. Travelling Que
day on railway train with pct
wasp w his pocket. he hurriedly
thrust his hand into hia pocket 20 got
his ticket and tho wasp atunE him he
did not blame the wasp. however. az
his hurried action had frightened the
creature. Waapa have frequently be-
come pets, but thu major Ia said 10
be- the frst 70 turn the hornet into
one
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-08-01
Az and Common senss.

Il II OF no use TO spend money BY
tho handful on the arts unless II ~
done with common sense and n love
Of those arts, Tho arts are stronger
than ourselves, We must serve them
faithfully n we talk IN an lmpudent
manner about "eleyatinR" an art We
are only giving ourselves away and
showing our ignorance. No one can
"elevate" the dramatic art unless he
can and will write play higher than
Hamlet" or Faust and SURPRISING
the Greek dramatista. a E. =. H6rnl
man.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-08-01
Royalties That Dislike the Motor

The car is. among European mon
archs, the one who makes the least
use Of the motor car. His imperial
majesty. in former days, registered .
vow that he would never enter such q
conveyance, and although necessity
occasionally compels him to break 1t,
his dislike for motors is undated
When King Edward first took a car
with him to Denmark on joining the
big family party at Fredensborg one
year, neither the czar nor his grand
father, King Christian TX, could be
persuaded to set foot In it.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-08-01

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