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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-06-25
FEW WAR PLAYS HAVE LIFE
Writers Seldom Successful tn Produe.
Ing Dramas That Long Hold
Public Attention.

TO write long list OF plays which
have in their day figured aa war plays
would neither prove nor dlHprove any
thing except thls--that they were No
written as TO deserve recognition from
pusterity, or not: II they were they
got It. and II they we're badly done
nobody remembers them. certainly
thu fact that they exploit passage AZ
arms. battle % war. never kept bad
plays out OF the limbo OF torgetful
ness
Dryden's enormous product includes
at least two dozen war plays, and they
are tho dcadest In our literature &C
curding To tho Theator Magazine. Ho
loves alarms and excursions. but while
ore ode devoted to them In hpectaou.
lar way In Hpouted by every arhoolboy.
the plays 81 this poet In which war
AZ spectacle figures even more
grandlloqucntly are quite lost to all
but tho blbliophile,
The first war plays that naturally
recur To the Anglo.saxon mind are
Shakespeare histories. These are
W pr plays. indeed, n any enist In Eng
liAh Armies march and cnunlermarch
through them. battles are joined. lost
or won, cities are beaIcged and taken
The Aight and sounds Of alxteenth cen
tury warfare are constantly heard and
seen. they are perhaps the model wal
plays of our language and shake
sfIenresn free hand waH the only hnnt
10 deal with them.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-06-25

and busted himself at his table with
his correspondence. Among the let.
tiers was an invitation from the Mar.
quise d'Esclignac, an American mar
ried to a Frenchman, and the great
lady OF the country Whereabouts.
will you not" she wrote. come to
dine with us on Sunday? | have my
niece with me- She would be glad to
see a French soldier She has ex-
pressed such a wish. She comes from
country where soldiers are rare We
dine at eight"
Sabron looked at the letter and it's
hne clear handwriting. Its wording
was less formal than French invita-.
ton is likely to be, and 1t gave him
sense of cordially. He had seen,
during his rides. the beautiful lines
OF the Chateau d'Esclignac Its tur-
rets surely looked upon the Rhone.
There would be a divine view from
the terraces. 1t would be a pleasure
to go there. He thought more OF what
the place would be than OF the people
in 1t. for he was something of a her
init, rather a recluse, and very re-
served
He was writing line of acceptance
when Brunei came in, tiny bundle in
his hand.
Put Pitchoune over there in the
sunlight" ordered the officer, "and we
shall see If we can bring him up by
hand"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-06-25
FACTOR IN MODERN WARFARE
Commanding Generals GoLld Net
Handle Present Enormous Armies
Without the Motor.

With millions of men drawL up in
battle array At one and the same time.
to handle them effectively BY oldseifno
methods would have been impossible.
Even before g Opposing fronts we're
extended TO their fullest degree in
France alone. they were oficiaily de-
cIaFed to have attained a length Of
800 miles. and one Of go miles In the
east-hgures which not only convey
some indication OF the stupsndous
size of the engaging forces. but even
more emphatically suggest the tire
mendous responsibilities OF the com.
manders IN chief
Nevertheless although they have &c
deal with millions instead Of tens of
thousands. the commanders concerned
have never had their forces so com
pletely under .ontrol: IN every phase
of the warfare. whether of transport.
attack. defense or supply. the keynote
of the operation has been effectiveness
Of the completest kind.
The motor in short, has speed I'd
up" the war in way that could never
have been dreamed OF by former gem
erations Never have the movements
Of troops been so rapid: for. instead
of men having TO wait for ammunition
and food supplies. these have been
conveyed By motor wagons which can
travel. II neei be. much faster than
the armies themselv s.-charies L.
Preston In Jcribner's Magazine.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-06-25

small wire-haired Irish terrier had
given birth to . fine family and her
self gone the way Of those who do
their duty to q race. In the straw at
his feet Sabron saw a ratlike, unpre-
possessing little object. crawling about
feebly in search Of warmth and nour-
ishment. uttering pitiful little cries.
Its extreme loneliness and helpless
ness touched the big soldier, who said
CURLY to his man:
Wrap II up. and If you don't know
how to feed it I should not be sur.
prised IL ] could induce it to take a
little warm milk from quill At all
events we shall have a try with it.
Fetch II along to my rooms"
And as he retraeed his steps. Ieav.
ing his order to be executed, he
thought to himself: The little beRRar
Is not much more alone in the world
than l am! AS he said that he re-
called a word in the meridionaI patois:
Pitchoune. which means poor little
thing"
7 shall call 1t Pitchoune." he
thought 'and we shall see II il can't
DO better than its name suggests"
He went slowly back to his rooms
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-06-25
TRAINS COLTS TO KICK RATS
Wisconsin Man RIds Stable Of Re
dents Through Conservation Of
Energy.

Klondike. Wis.-HIler Cavalier IL
receiving letters from all over the
country from persons who want him
to come with his trick colts and assist
In exterminatins rats Hitler. In a eom-
fidential mood the other day. told how
he trained his colts The idea came
to him one day when he entered the
stable and saw them kicking away
81 nothing In particular.
Il saw all that energy going To
waste" says HER. and II made me
sick. ! knew there ought to be some
way 70 utilize their activity. ! had
been troubled with rats and ! figured
the colts could help me. tied .
dead rat on the end Of a whip and
banged the colts on the shins with H.
II they kicked the rat rewarded
them with an ear Of corn. Nov lt's
as much as q rats life IL worth to
venture in the osWaile stables"
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cut him down in the prime of his
youth, and now, according to Brunei.
there wasn't much use."
Pitchoune was bandaged around his
hind quarters and his adorable little
head and forepaws came out of the
handkerchief bandage.
He won't eat anything from mo
mon Capitaine." said Brunei, ara
Sabron tremendously opened the put.
py's mouth and thrust down a dose
Pitchoune swallowed obediently
Sabron had just returned from
long hard day with his troops. and
tired out as he was, he forced himself
to give his attention to Pitchoune 4
second invitation to dinner lay on his
table: he had counted the days until
this night. II seemed too good to be
true, he thought. that another picture
was to add itself to his collection, He
had mentally enjoyed the others
often. giving preference to the first.
when he dincd at the chateau: but
there had been thrill in the second
caused by the fiuttering of the white
dress down by the poplar walk.
Tonight he would have the pleasure
Of taking in Miss Redmond to dinner
See. mon Capitaine," said Brunet
the poor little fellow cant swallow
IL"
The water trickled out from either
side of Pitchoune's mouth. The sturdy
terrier refused milk in all forms. had
done so since Sabron weaned him; but
Sabron now returned to his nursery
days. made Brunei fetch him warm
milk and. taking the quill. dropped q
few drops of the soothing liquid. into
which he put a dash OF brandy. down
Pitchoune's throat. Pitchoune swal
lowed, got the drink down. gave a
feeble yelp, and closed his eyes. When
he opened them the glazed look had
gone.
The officer hurried into his eve
ming clothes and ordered Brunei. IA he
tied his cravat. to feed the puppy lit
tie of the stimulant every hour until
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pennsvlvanla Nature story.

Arthur Neefe of Sweden, Bradford
county, set trap in the woods, and
on account of the SHOWS was unable to
get to it. Last week it was visited
and lively fox found therein. The
captive had been sustained by his fel.
lows during the Imprisonment. Within
reach were a gray rabbit, a white
rabbit, four mice and woodchuck,
some of them partially devoured. I'm.
prisoned, he had been visited and
nourished by his own tribe. He was
taken into further captivity, and
other than the loss of the foot by
which he had been held in the trap,
appears none the worse for his expe.
rience.-Philadelphi Record.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-06-25
CHAPTER n.
Julia Redmond


He remembered all his life the first
dinner at the Chateau d'Esclignac.
where from the terrace he saw the
Rhone lying under the early moon.
light and the shadows falling around
the castle OF good King Rene
AS he passed in. his sword clanking
for he went in full dress uniform to
dine with the Marquise d'Esclignac-
he saw the picture the two ladies' made
in their drawins-room: the marquise
in very splendid dress (which he
never could remember) and her niece,
young lady from country whose
name 1t took him long to learn to pro.
nounce, in dress so simple that OF
course he never could forget 1t! He
remembered for a great many years
the fall of the ribbon at her pretty
waist, the bunch OF sweet peas at her
girdle, and he always remembered tho
face that made the charm of the pic
ture.
Their welcome to him was gracious.
The American girl spoke French with
an accent that Sabron thousnt be-
wildering'y charming, and he put aside
some OF his reserve and laughed and
talked at his ease. After dinner (this
he remembered with peculiar distinct.
ness) Miss Redmond sang for him. and
although he understood none Of the
words of the English ballad. he learned
the melody by heart and 1t followed
with him when he left It went with
him as he crossed the terrace into the
moonlight to mount his horse; 1t went
homo with him; he hummed 1t. and
when he got up to his room he hummed
1t again as he bent over the little roll
OF flannel in the corner and fed the
, puppy hot milk from a quill
This was a painstaking operation
and required patience and delicacy,
both of which the big man had at his
finger-tips. The tune of Miss Red.
mond's song did for a lullaby and the
Puppy fell comfortably to sleep while
sabTon kept the picture of his eve
ninE's outing contentedIy In his mind.
But later he discovered that he was
not SO contented, and 3unted the
hours when he might return.
He shortly made a call at the Cha,
teau d'Esclignac with the result that
he had a new picture to add to his col
lection. This time 1t was the picture
OF lady alone; the Marquise d'Es-
clignac doing tapestry. While sabron
found that r. had grown retIcent
again. he listened for another step and
another voice and heard nothing; but
before he took leave there was a hint
Of second invitation to dinner.
The marqrise was very handsome
that afternoon and wore ye. another
bewildering dress. Sabron.s simple
taste was dazzled. Nevertheless. she
made q graceful picture. 1ne CT beau.
ty and refinement. and the young sol.
der took II away with him. AS his
horse began to trot, at the end Of the
alley. near the poplars at the lower
end Of the rose terrace he caught a
glimpse of a white dress Undoubtedly
simpler dress than that wor- by
Madame dEsclignac).
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-06-25
Rabv,a Bedroom.

The room in which a baby sleeps
should contain no upholstered furni-
ture or heavy curtains on which dirt
and germs can find a lodging and
breeding place. The walls, If possible,
should be SO finished as to allow fire.
quent wiping with damp cloth. The
temperature of the baby's room should
be kept not higher than 68 or 20 de.
grees in winter and in summer should
be kept as cool as possible with avn.
tngs and shutters. The windows
should be kept open day and night in
summer and In winter the room should
be aired two or three times a day.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-06-25
DETECTED, LEAPS 100 FEET
Fear Of Blindness and useIe0sneas
Makes Determined Suicide of
Scranton Pa Man.

Scranton. believing that be vas
gradually becoming blind. deafness
having come on him three years ago.
and that his usefulness 10 this life was
at an end. Willard Carpenter. aged
seventy-fOur. committed suicide here
by jumping from the Linden street
bridge to the LaekaWanna river. 100
feet below.
When picked up Carpenter. although
suffering from a dozen injuries. 0as
still conscious and Insisted that he was
going back to the bridge and try II
over again. although he died within
half an hour.
He Was a member Of one OF the best.
known families Of the city.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-06-25
CHAPTER !.
A Serious Event.

a Serious Event.
lie Comte de Sabron. in the undress
uniform Of captain In the - Cavalry.
sat smoking and thinking.
What is the use of being thirty years
old with the brevet of captain and
much distinction of family If you are
a poor MANN short. what is the good
OF anything II you are alone in the
world and no one cares what becomes
OF you?
He rang his bell. and when his
ordonnance appeared. said sharply:
Que diable is the noise in the sta
BILE, Brunei? Don't you know that
when l smoke at this hour all Taras-
con must be kept utterly silent?"
Tarascon is never silent. No French
meridional town is. especially in the
warm sunlight OF a glorious May day.
The noise, mon Capitaine," said
Brunei, is rather melancholy"
Melancholy" exclaimed the young
officer. Its internal. Stop it at once"
The ordonnance held his kept in his
hand. He had a round good-natured
face and kind gray eyes that were
used to twinkle at his masters humor
and caprices
Il beg pardon, mon Capitaine, but
very serious event is taking place. "
1T will be more serious yet, Brunei.
II you don't keep things quiet"
Il am sorry to tell. mon Capitaine,
that Michette has just died"
Michette!" exclaimed the master.
What relation is she of yours, Bru-
net?
"Ah. mon Capitaine," grinned the or.
dominance, relation! None! 1t is the
little terrier that Monsieur lie Capt.
tame may have remarked now and
then In the garden"
Sabron nodded and took his cigarette
out of his mouth as though in respect
for the deceased.
"Ah, yes" he said. that melancholy
little dog! Well. Brunet!"
She has Just breathed her last,
mon Capitaine, and she is leaving be-
hind her rather large family"
i am not surprised" said the officer.
There are six" vouchsafed Bru-
net, of which, If mon Captaine is
willing, should like to keep one"
Nonsense" said Sabron, ION no &C.
count. You know perfectly well, Bru-
net, that l don't surround myself with
things that can make me suffer |
have not kept dog In ten years. /
try not to care about my horses even.
Everything to which l attach myself
dies or causes me regret and pain.
And won't have any miserable little
puppy to complicate existence"
"Bien. mon Capitaine." accepted the
ordinance TRANQUILITY. Il have given
away five. The sixth is in the stable /;
II Monsieur lie Capitaine would come
down and look at 1t :"
Sabron rose. threw his CT, arctic
away and, following across the garden
in the bland May light, went into the
stable where Madame Michette, a
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Realized With a Chill That Il Was a
Black and White Pony.

hundred feet OF the object Campbell
realized with chin that II was not a
woman, but white and black pony
He FASTENED to the engines running
board IN order to avoid being crushed
between the pony and the pilot. Just
before the engine reached the spot
where the animal was standing. the
latter leisurely walked on the track
Beads Of Precipitation fell from Camp.
bells forehead.
No more movies for mime" said
he ais he returned TO his duties as
brakeman.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-06-25
SToRK SAVES DAD FROM JAIL
Unemployed, He Was on Trial Charged
With Stealing When
II Came.

Chicago. A mite Of girl baby
saved Powet Rokoezure from a pos.
sible Jail sentence for stealing ak
potatoes, The man has walked Chi.
Cages streets for work for rs months.
His wife did the same thing until re.
Gently.
Rokoezure was In court charged with
stealing the potatoes from the rail.
road yards.
Are you married7" asked Judge
CaveTly.
Yes; we have one little girl. replied
Rokoezure.
How old7" asked the court solicit.
ously.
About 1--WE hours said Rokoezure.
Case dismissed. Congratulations, -
said the Judge. who then ordered his
own grocer to take some things out
to the new little girl"
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Harmleaa.

The commuter was plainly excited.
lie pounded the seat cushion In front
OF him az he npoko and hlH voice rose
high above the rattle Of thu wheels
mo matter. what my earlier views
whro.' he exclaimed. I've changed
radically. I'm for tha Reds now
against all Corners"
4 tlmid little man ACROSS the aisle
edged quietly out Of bis seat and
sought the conductor.
sIts an outrage" be exclaimed An
avowed anarchist like that fellow
ought not 10 be- allowed 10 ride In q
public conveyance"
lies no anarchist Hald thu con.
dsctor with a grin. Ties . chicken
raiser. Just now he's expressing his
Views on the merits Of the Rhode
Island Reds. the best little layers In
seven states"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-06-25
GET POWER
The Supply Comes From Food.

If we get power from food, why not
strive to get all the power we can. That
Is only possible by selecting food that
exactly fits the requirements of the
body.
Not knowing how to select the right
food to At my needs, / suffered griev-
ously for a long time from stomach
trouble" writes a lady from a little
Western town.
1T seemed as IL / would never be
able to find out the sort OF food that
was best for me- Hardly anything that
i could eat would stay on my stomach
Every attempt gave me heartburn and
filled my stomach with gas. got thin.
ner and thinner until l literally be-
came a living skeleton and in time was
compelled to keep to my bed.
"A few months ago / was persuaded
to try Grape-Nuts food, and it had such
good effect from the very beginning
that kept up its use. l was surprised
at the ease with which digested 1t. II
proved to be Just what needed.
IAN my unpleasant symptoms. the
heartburn. the inflated feeling which
gave me so much pain, disappeared.
Ny weight gradually increased from ea
to 116 lbs, my figure rounded out, my
strength came back. and am now able
% do my Homework and enjoy L.
Grape-Nuts did IT,
A ten days trial viii show anyone
some facts about food.
Name given by Postum Co. Battle
Greek. Mich. Read. The Road To
Wellville." In pkgs. There's a Reason"
Ever reaa ghe above IetterF A neN
enc apPeara 6rem time 20 aAme. TAey
are @eauize. erues and fan Of ham@s
a1Ges est.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-06-25

he should return. Pitchoune's eyes,
now open. followed his handsome mas
ter to the door AS Sabron opened II
he gave a pathetic yelp which made
the capitaine turn about.
Believe me. mon Capitaine." said
the ordonnance with melancholy ia.
tality, 1T lis no use II am left with
Pitchoune 1t will be to see him die.
know his spirit. mon Capitainef lie
lives for you alone"
Nonsense" said the young officer
impatiently drawing on his gloves.
Pitchoune gave a plaintive wall from
the bandages and tried to stir.
las for feeding him. mon CapItaine."
the ordinance threw up his hands.
he will be stiff by the time :"
But Sabron was halfway down the
stairs. The door was open. and on the
porch he heard distinctly a third ten
derby pathetic wall.
QTO BE CONTINUED)
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Practice MaL.a parfsst

An ex.eoFporal 81 tbs regular army
wanted Job in the park spearina bits
0f paper and other debris with a sharp
stick.
''Dn | have to take a civil SERVES
examinatinn7a he asked the district
leader.
4 guess not" said the man Of tnau.
enee. Just bring me a letter fEoa
your captain stating that yon are pFe-
noient In bayonst drill That oaghs
20 consihes the commissioner thai
you're qualified for the lob"
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VIetIma q cIreumalanees.

Prisoner. you are charged With lob
taring about town In a very suspicious
manner. and wllh not having any Ytst
BILE meanH Of auatenanee. What do Yuu
do for = llyinKf"
Prisoner wiped tear from HE eye
aud turned a haREaFd face 10 tha mas
latrAta
Your Worahip." said be. = arr su
gagged In manufacturing smoked
glasses for viewing ccilpuss an IN
dustry that entails protracted periods
Of enforced leisure"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-06-25
BRAKEMAN'S RESCUE
is REAL THRILLER
On Pilot Of Engine He Prepares
to Save Woman, When
Read the Story.

lndianapolis.-L A. Campbell. 4
brakeman on the Menon road, had an
exciting experience recently that al.
most equals the stirring scenes In the
movies" Campbell. looking ahead
OF the freight train on which he was
braking, saw an object that resem.
bled the form OF woman on the
track.
Hastily climbing TO the pilot OF the
engine. Campbell made ready to make
heroic rescue of the person in dan
ger. He got a firm Strip and prepared
TO grab the woman as the train
reached the spot.
When the engine was within few
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-06-25
CHAPTER ILL.,.
A s-eond Invitation.

Il don think. mon CapItaine, that IL
IL any use" Brunei told his master.
sabron, in his shirt-sIeeves. sat be-
fore a table on which. In a basket, lay
Michette's only surviving puppy. II
was a month old. Sabron already knew
how bright e. eyes were and how al
Turing its young ways.
BE still, Brunei" commanded the
officer. You do not come from the
south or you would be more sanguine
Pitchoune Las got to live"
The puppy's clumsy adyenturesoms
feet had taken him as far al the high
road. and on this day. as 1t were in
order that he should understand the
struggle for existence. a bicycle had
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-06-25

just lean quietly out Of bed. touch q
button and flash the whole room full
of light. The candle-iIghted dwelling
was the fayorite ghostly haunt The
same 10 true of the specter Of the
heredity Of disease. The NOR. light
IN thRnmn an tina subject the less sig-
nIf1eance heredity has.
This IL confirmed By . recent care
ful study IN detail Of the spread Of
tuberculosis IN i've counties IN Min
nesota made BY an expert for the
state department Of health Tuber-
eulosis is proved once more by this
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-06-25
DOES YOUR SKIN
ITCH AND BuRk

II your skin itehes and burns wIl
eoEems or any such tormenting. a
slightly skin disease. simply wash q
sore places with reainol soap and Al
water, dry. and apply a little Fesial
ointment The itching stops INSTAhsI
LY, you no longer have 20 dig aE
scratch. sleep becomes possible. al
healing begins at once. That IL d
cause the soothing. antiseptic resin
medication strikes right into the sd
face. arrests the action OF the diseas
and almost always restores the I'd
tured. inaamed skin 10 perfect healt
quickly easily and a, little cost.
Prescribed by doctors for twenl
years, aud sold by all druggista.--Aa
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-06-25

study. as shown In the current public
health reports. to be an infectious
and not : hereditary disease Only
those catch the disease who are much
exposed 70 u. and then only Hhep
both patient and those near hiFu ase
careless about the infection There
ing IL. and no good reason for fearing
its coutagion II even q few reasonable
precautions are taken.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-06-25

Aberdeen. Waeh.-A two-year-old
buck deer has been captured In the
surf south OF WestpoFt BY Or. Paul
SHIFTS. who. in as&uEina the animal
used football tactics. The animal came
down to the ssaahors. vent into ths
surf and was veiinish exhausted In
h6hting the waves. smits Waded into
the ocean and made = flying taekle.
cOleh'ng the deer By Ia hind feet.