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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-10-02

The county fair, which closed last
night. averaged we'll with those Of
past years. However, there was
not as large a showing in some de-
partments as there has been at pre-
vious fairs. but the quality was
good. rms was especially true rs
Regards the display of fruit, There
were some as fine apples ~ one
could expect to see ut county fair
anywhere. while the plums, prunes.
pears and other fruit on display
demonstrated that Bear Lake val.
Icy is somewhat Of n fruit section,
even though the altitude Is 5000
feet.
In the vegetable line there were
turnips as large as a water bucket,
pumpkins as big as tub, cabbage
heads that were big enough to sup
ply an ordinary family for three
months. more or less, and carrots
that were whoppers. The showing
Of potatoes was not as good as We
have seen at previous fairs. but this
was bad season for potatoes In this
valley. Considering the season, the
showing Of both fruit aud vege-
tables was very good.
There was fine display Of canned
and preserved fruits.
In the poultry department there
were some fine specimens Of turkeys
geese, ducks and chickens.
There was not as large showing
of horses, cattle, hogs or sheep a
there should have been. but In eacl
of these divisions there were SOM
fine animals To be seen.
The speed program has been th,
best ever seen at the fair. Tueada,
afternoon there were two good har
ness races-2:25 and 2:30 class.
In the first event there were thre
entries-Ted s., Prince and Min
shi. The first, second and thir
money was taken by the horses !
the order named. The best tim
was 2:29.
In the 2:30 class. Tony. Ed Lewi
Bess and Floss contested for II
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-10-02
JUDGE STEWART
DIES IN PORTLAND

Judge George H. Stewart of the
court of Idaho. died Friday.
Sept. 25th at the DIR. Williamson
sanitarium at Portland. where he
had been a patient since June.
Death was due to a general break
down in health which had been com
ing on slowly for years.
Judge Stewart was born at Con-
nersville, Ind, February &c, 1858,
and was of Scotch and English de-
scent. He graduated in the law
department of the North Indiana
Normal school in 1881 and began
the practice of law in 1882 at Fow.
ller, Ind. In 1886. on account OF
failing health, he moved to Nebras
ka, where he continued his profes
sion until 1890, when he moved t.
Idaho. For a time ne was associ
ated in practice with John S. Ora,
and later formed a partnership wit
w. E. Borah. In 1893 he was elect
ed to represent Ada county in th
, state senate. In 1896 he was az
: pointed Judge of the Third iudici;
D district upon the resignation Z
/, Judge Richards and in 1898 VIZ
t elected to the same position an
. again reelected in 1902.
4 In 1906 he was first elected ju
f tice Of the supreme court of Idal
q and shortly after taking his seat
: 1907 was obliged to 30 away Tor !
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-10-02

petition and the development of the
natural resources of our state.
He did not refer to our state edu-
cational institutions or intimate
what his policy would be in regard
to them. He didn't say whether
or not he was in favor of combining
some of these institutions as a means
of materially reducing the expenses
of state government.
Although Mr.. Alexander's atten-
ton was called to the article in the
Examiner Of Sept. 18, in which the
Nampa Leader-Herald exploded
some of his cheap campaign thun-
der, he made no attempt whatever
at replying to the Nampa papers
statements.
Taking it for granted that he was
going to be elected governor, he de-
clared that he would keep the next
legislature in session all summer if
it did not do in so days what he
wanted it to do. Now let us see
1t costs just about $1,000 a day tc
run the legislature of this state
Suppose he kept it in session 10(
days beyond the regular term, tha'
would cost the state an extra 300,
100000 or more, which is enough
to pay the salaries of all the electiv,
state officers for three years.
} He attempted to make politica
, capital out of the office of state be
! Inspector, and we refer to this mat
ter elsewhere in this issue.
} He didn't name q single office 0
+ commission which he proposed t
: abolish but repeatedly spoke abou
cleaning out the guys in the stat
5 house."
: He concluded his address with
e plea for votes for himself and
e democratic legislature.
e The Examiner does not doubt br
s what Mr.. Alexander is sincere
d his desire to abolish some of OF
IS useless commissions and otherwi
? cut down the expenses of state go
r ernment, but he should give Il
is people some specific and defini
plan by which he proposes to bril-
p about this saving. It is an ca
It matter to deal in glaring genera
ties, and shout about cleaning o
re the state house." but the peor
at have right to know from the m
ar who is seeking the office of govel
n or just how he proposes to save t
le people nearly a million dollars
ne year. Mr.: Alexander certain
l failed to make this point plain to
of audience last Saturday night.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-10-02
THE WORLDS
QUEER FOLKS

We read In the old books catAlogued
by booksellers as quaint" books like
the Wonderful Museum" or the 'Ec-
centric Biography" about misers, hor-
mits, gargantuan eaters, strong mens
men with horns, women with whiAk-
ers, and we wonder Mt the freaks and
caprices OF nature, but there is ma
teriRl every year for Btill more en-
cyclopedie volumes. year books OK
Living Marvels." Read the n0wspa-
pers. There are wild men In the New
| England states. Mr.. John y. Rocke-
feller, not believing In holidays, be.
cause they too often lead TO extra
vagance," kept the laborera on his
estate hard at work on September
1. Letters 70 the New York Times in.
form US that there are persons, other
wise sane who are endeayortng 70
color meerschaum pipes.
There was a hermit IA the heart OF
London q few years ago. He lived In
a cellar. .the sole vestiga Of \ house
4 In Clare Market. pulled down and for
gotten by it's owners.' Tradegmen Of
the neiEhborhood gave him food, and
he was lazily happy until = journalist
discovered him. The hermit was then
interviewed and photographed. and tho
workhouse authorities pulled him out
OF his cellar and cleaned him. 20 that
his glory as q hermit faded. AF. Chris
Granger OF Brooklyn on august "a
ate 80 Holsters weighing from 9 pound
to q pound and a quarter. Not Iona
ago he ate q 1b-pound blueish, aiA
green peppers, nine potatoes, two
Ioaves OF bread Al a sitting. and. heed
Ing not physicians who advise againa
drink at table, galy put down 10 bot
+, ties of beer Truly, this IL a nttl'
world Of great wonders.
Go back q few years. Did not Johi
y Ruskin deserve . place In an "Encyld
y paedia Of Wonders?' We DO not refe
= 10 his handing over Mrs. Ruakin Z
his artistic friend. Mr.. Mliials. we d
+ not aliude 70 his crusade against raj
:, ways and factories. When be anffere
!. from any malady. he always aske
what would be the worst for him
q then he ordered Il and ate it IN
physicians told him that pepper wa
!, dangerous. He scattered It pr0fnsei
over every dlsh An obstinate mat
when be was most disobedfent, reel
n ieBaiy Derverse, he recovered.
Some of as remember the old M
At who for 40 years had 4 telescope
10 Fifth avenue ane Twensy.third stres
Of In New York, Mr. Frederick ]. Be
bold, known 10 thousands only as q
sc professor. This learned staFga@eE !
as vited tho public by little piacardS
see the Man In the Moon ~ u
Mighty Jupiter. He had studied me-
e. cine. chemistry. las. Ile vas a pT
to found astronomer and an ingenio
q. inventor. He was = member Of .
III Grand army. Why did he become
tai street astronomer No one know
he and when he died a few days ago
hospital at Hoboksn. ali that cou
VI be said Of him was that ne died chic
.en from starvation. Living on the cas-
in barge. on the Hudson. be had burn
all his papers.
Did Edward HarriEan have him
Zee mind when he skstched the part OF
!. street astronomer IN .squattsT Sov
= eigntyf" Il was not one of HarriEa
ssl- best parts: yet the performances
ia amnsing.-Philip Hale in BoS'
,hs Herald.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-10-02
ABOUT STATE
bee INSPECTOR

In his speech here last Saturday
night Nose Alexander, in his effort
to make it appear that the republi-
can machine" at Boise had created
new offices for the sole purpose of
filling the vacant office rooms in the
new capital building, declared that
republican legislature had created
the office Of state bee Inspector"
and gave him salary and expense
account of something like $4,000 a
year.
Now let us see what the facts in
this case are. By referring to the
revised statutes of the state, we find
that the legislature of 1906 (that
was long before the new capitol
building was finished) passed a bill
making the state horticultural in
spector ex-officio state bee inspector
So we have had bee inspector for
the past nine years. Coming down
the line we find among the billi
passed by the Eleventh session Of
the legislature, one providing fol
the appointment of deputy bee in
spectors at salaries Of $500 per dag
for each day actually and necessari
ly employed.
9 That bill was passed by republi
can legislature. it is true, but wh
signed it? Why, James II. Hawley
democrat, who was then governor
Furthermore, among the approprii
tions passed by the Eleventh legisli
ture, we find this item: For othe
expenses of the state board Of hort
culture of every kind whatsoever
including expenses Of deputy bee i
spectors, $50, 600" Who signt
. that appropriation bill? James
Hawley, democrat, who was the
% governor.
It is true Hawley vetoed some
the appropriations passed by tn
legislature, but the item Of 500, ,0l
!. for bee inspection evidently m
with his favor az he failed to stri
. it from the bill at the time he "
vetoing other items.
So the facts in the case are. a
publican legislature did not crea
= the Office of bee inspector just TO
up a vacant room in the new capi
- - building. ~ understand I
state bee Inspector is also state h
ticultural Inspector and has By
~ ever since the passage of the law
1905. Y, understand.
the With reference to the deputy
re- inspectors, they can only be empl
ent ed upon application Of the pr
oi2 dent or secretary of any bee assoc
su- ton, if there be one, or upon
ain petition of three bee keepers Of
he county," and they are paid only
davs which they are actually
Ma. ployed. ~ understand"
His Nose Alexander knows what
for law is on this question. and h
ices cunning enough TO know that
last average citizen doesn't know
pect provisions Of the law. 50 with
ices Characteristic waving Of hands
tells his audiences that the rep
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-10-02
DEMOCRATS REDUCE
EXPENSES UPWARDS

Washington, Sept. 29.-Consider-
able amusement prevails in Wash
ington because of the economy issue
raised by the democrats of Iowa in
the coming campaign. Even demo-
Gratis here are wondering how far
the democrats of Iowa will get on
this issue.
1t is recalled that the democrats
at Baltimore wrote in their national
platform q denunciation of repubh-
can extravaganza and said: We
demand return to that simplicity
and economy which BELTS democrat
ic government and reduction in the
number of useless offices, the salary
of which drains the substance of the
people.
While the democrats came into
power on that platform, instead of
reducing the number of Offices they
have increased them in practically
every department of the govern.
/. ment. This administration will &c
down in history as the most extrav.
: agant the country ever had.
Take the treasury employees a.
: Washington, for instance, when th'
democrats came into power ther'
were 8, 1873 persons there; instead o
2 the democrats reducing the number
a of these employees, as promised, Sec
Y retary McAdoo asked for an increas
S of 358 of treasury employees j
Washington alone. When the dem
ocrats came into power they found
field force in the treasury depart
ment Of / 1,407 persons, and unde
I this economy program of the demo
> Gratis. Secretary McAdoo asked fc
an increase in the field force of 81
10 persons. Think Of it, an increase
' the treasury department Of 81
N persons.
le In these two instances, Dem
e. cratic economy" will cost the go
k eminent over 81. $50, 900 in increas'
n salaries alone. Watch their extra
agance increase in other direction
n In view of the record of this del
Is, ocratic congress. it is difficult to &C
le- ceive of the democrats securi
aw votes anywhere on an economy pli
ma form. The people will recogn
an that this economy pledge is Of
W. "molasses to catch flies"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-10-02

A. The primary election IN New
York state last Monday District A.
tarney Whitman was nominated Tor
governor on the republican tiekst.
Martin Glynn on the democrats
tleket and r. n. Davenport on the
progressive. The nominees fsF -
5. senator are: ]. w. WadzwoFth.
Jr.. republican; Ambassador Gerard.
democratic. and BEainbridge Colby.
progressive.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-10-02

cans created the Office of state bee
inspector, and gives that as one Of
the causes Of our present high taxes
Nose 10 doubt ehuckles inwardly
with glee while he il parading this
bugaboo before the people. for he
knows that he : foOiinR most Of
them. but II 10 votes that Mose
wants and this Is one Of the various
brands Of molasaes he Is using with
which TO catch flies. or In Other
words 70 catch the uniformed ans
unthinking voter.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-10-02

The first two games between the
Philadelphia Americans and Boston
Nationals for the baseball champion
ship Of the world wtll be played at
Philadelphia Oct. 3 and 10. The
The third ard fourth games will be
played Al Boston Oct. Y and Is.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-10-02

health for several months. Return
ing 10 his position in the fall. he
again took up his service on the
bench, but suffered a number of re-
lapses and was obliged to be absent
considerable of the time. In 1912
he was reelected justice of the su-
preme court and would have remain
ed in Office four more years had he
lived and retained his health.
Judge was member Of the Ma
sonic and Elks lodges Of Boise. His
remains were brought to Boise for
burial, and the funeral services
were held from the family home las
Monday afternoon. Out Of respec
to his memory the various Office
!. during the hours Of the funeral.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-02-26
Mr. w. J. Bryan Saves Secretary
From Drink

New York, Feb. 2Q-Four hun
bred of the foremost writer's Of the
United States attended the first an
nual dinners given by the Authors
League of America, at which Secfe-
tary of State Bryan was the guest OF
honor. The even: represented the
biggest gathering of authors and
book publishers seen in recent years.
Winston Churchill, president of the
eague, was POSTMASTER.
In the course of his talk, SecTe-
tary Bryan reached for drink OF
water and picked up inadvertently
a glass of champagne.
Mrs. Bryan, seeing her husband S
MISTAKE, sprang quickly from her
place, two seats away from the Sec
retary and put her hand over the
glass just as it was about to reach
his lips. He laughed and picked up
a glass of water.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-02-26
,UsTTHlNK FOR A MOMENT

Remember you get a $500 die
tionary for 19c with every $1O0 you
pay on subscription old or new.
This offer holds good only a short
while. 1t is too an expensive offer
for us to carry long. Already some
fifty have taken advantage of the
offer. You can't buy the dictionary
in wholesale lots of 500 for much
less thanS1 90. If you even intend
paying what you owe without COM
pulsion now is the time-you will
get more than what you owe us in
return for each dollar on your &C
count. Every school child and
business man should have one for
handy reference. 1t is the fastest
edition and you will be pleased with
it.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-02-26
THE SLANDERER

Against the slanderer there is no
defense. 1t starts with word
with a nod-with a shrug-with a
look-with smile. 1t is pestilence
waiting in darkness and spreading
contagion far ard wide which the
most wary traveller cannot avoid; it
is the heart-searching dagger of the
dark assassin; it is the poisoned ar
row whose wounds are incurable; it
is the moral sting of the deadly ad
der, murder its employment, inno-
cence its prey, and ruin its sport.
The man who breaks into your
dwelling or meets you on the public
high road and robs you of your
property does you an injury, in
wolves you in difficulty, and brings
your family to perjury and want.
But he does you an injury that can
be repaired. Industry and economy
may again bring you into ease and
affiuence. The man, coming at the
midnight hour, fires your dwelling,
does you an injury. He burns your
roof, your pillow, your raiment, your
shelter from the storm and tempest.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-02-26
ARE YOU AN ANGEI,2
MARRY ONE OF THESE
Chicago Bachelor Girls Want Hus
bands, but Just Read Their Re

Chicago Bachelor Girls Want HuS
bands, but Just Read Their Re-
quirements.
The Chicago Bachelor Girls Clut
comprising at present slxety mem
bers is in the market for husbands
Candidates must answer satisfaCtori
ly these questions:
Will you treat your wife as your
political and social equal?
Have you any bad habits, such
as smoking or drinking to excess?
Will you treat volr mother-in, law
as you would your own mother?
Will you start the fire in the
morning and carry out the ashes?
Do you intend to attain more
prominence each year?
Do you attend church regularly
and how much do you put in the
collection box?
Will you promise to kiss your
wife goodbye every morning, not
as an act of duty, but as one of the
rarest pleasures of your life?
Will you promise to be cheerful at
home and not kick on your Wife's
cooking?
Do you promise to spend your
evenings at home?
Will you promise to obey the Ter
Commandments?
Ten of the members are eighteen
years old; fifteen, twenty; ten, twen-
ty-one; twenty. twenty two; two,
tWenty-eight and one, forty.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-02-26
Ancient China

While Homer was composing and
singing the 'l!liad,' China S blind
Ministries were praising ancient he
TOes, already buried thirteen centur-
les. Before England was invaded
by the Norman conquerors China s
literature was fully developed. The
Chinese invented firearms in the
time of England's first Edward, and
the art of printing five hundred
years before Caxton was born.
They made paper A. II. $50, and
gun powder about the dawn of the
Christian era. A thousand years
ago the ancestors of the present
Chinese sold silks TO the Romans
and dressed in the fabrics when the
Inhabitants of the British Isles wore
coats of blue paints al tished in
willow canoes. Her great wall was
built 22O years before Christ was
born in Bethlehem, and contains
material enough to build a wall five
or six feet high around the globe.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-02-26

$4,000 in prizes to be given away absolutel u
free to advertisethe Illinois Seed Co. separate
the letters contained in the words B-e-a-u-t'
i-f-u.l Flowers and form as many WORDS
as YOU can no. using the same letter IN the
sa ne word more times than it appears IN the
ing us the largest number of words as above
we will give away absolutely free Warrant.
lv Deed to 10 acres of land. one mile from
Deer Park, Alabama, valued at $500 90; for the
next largest list. Warranty Deed to Lake
Shore Lot near Saulsatuck. Michigan. v3ued
NEXT $50 90 in cash; for the next. $1,000 in gold;
for the next 80 largest list. LOO each: We will
also give away many special neighborhood1
prizes to people sending 100 or more words. Ii
you are good at matchmaking and start now
you stand an equal opportunity of securing
any one of the IS prizes. Commence your
silver with name aad address plainly written;
FOR rules governing the contest. and we VIII
send you prepaid, ten 10 cent packets OF
flower seeds, no two alike.
illinois SEED CO., BUSHNELL ILL,
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-02-26
MATCHES.
Fire Engineer.)

Over IS per cent of the matches
used in the United States and Can
ada are of domestic make. These
matches, each and every one, con-
stitnte fire hazard from the mo
ment it is manufactured until it has
been ultimately disposed OF. A
match in itself is apparently insig-
nificant, and is usually so regarded;
but the potential danger as fire
hazard should be obvious to any
thoughtful person; and having re-
gard 10 the enormous daily consump-
ton of matches, the actual hazard
as well as the actual record OF fire
losses directly attributed 10 matches
aggregates a total not only startling,
bnt appalling. The average num-
Der OF matches used per Capita in
this country is abouta dozen daily,
or the enormous total Of over one
thousand million matches day, or
three mndard and sixty-fve thou
sand million matches year. This
requires the tSe u about 100000
leet OF clear l:sinter daily.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-02-26
TAX NOTICE FOR FEBRUARY
WARNING To ALL CITY TAX
PAYERS

Remember, please. that if you pay
your taxes at the office Of II. 6.
Field, Tax Collector, before seven
O'Clock, Saturday night, February
18th, you will be required to pay
only two per cent additional as a
penalty for not paving in December,
whereas if you wait until the follow
ing Monday morning or any time
during the month of March, the
penalty will be three-per cent.
Do not ask or expect any excep-
ton to be made in your case. The
law will be enforced absolutely with
all tax payers, large or small.
Respectfully,
Fred N. Tate, Mayor.
February 2lst, 1914.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-02-26

But he does you an injury that can
be repaired. The storm may indeed
beat upon you, and chilling blast
assail you, but charity will receive
you into her dwelling; will give you
food to eat and raiment to put on;
will timely assist you, raising a new
roof over the ashes of the old, and
you shall again sit by your own fire.
side and taste the sweets of friend
ship and of home. Bnt the man
who circulates reports concerning
your character; who exposes wrong
ly every act of your life; who goes
first to this and then to that in
dividual and tells them he is very
tender of your reputation. enjoins
upon them the strictest secrecy and
then fills their ears with hearsay ant
rumors, and, what is worse, leaves
them to dwell upon the hints and
suggestions of his own imagination
and invention, "filches from yorr
good name and robs you of that
which enriches him not and makes
you poor indeed"
Oh! slanderer, murderer, remove
your jeweled dagger, dripping with
some hearts innocent blood! For
In as much as We have done it I'M
to one of the least of these We have
done it unto me- says Jesus
Charlotte News.