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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-01-01

There is no occasion for being en-.
vious of others, no matter wltaa our
station in life and circumstances may
be. The best joys are in reaulr of US
all; study, and the reading; Gf good
and useful books, and inquiry into the
wonders Of nature all about uH, are
among the chief of these, and no one
holds monopoly Of them They
have their practical, even cash value,
too, and may prove Of much benefit to
our fellows.
It is related of a certain welEiintend-
Ing but poorly informed Englishman,
q great many years ago, that; he de-
termined to set to digging for coal in
the vicinity Of the hamlet where he
lived. His Judgment was poor, of
course, for no traces Of coal had ever
been found in that locality; but his
courage was good, and he continued to
bore with will, until at last he start
ed an arteslan well, which has contin-
ued to run to this day. and which has
proved of great value to the neighbor-
hood ever since.
Was it not SO, too, with that foolish
old Spaniard, De Soto, who got out to
find the fountain of perpetual youth?
His first purpose failed, but he never
theless discovered to the world Flori
da, the land of sunshine and OF flowers
still in it's youth, with a magnificent
future yet before 1t. Who can say
what good shall not come Of any ear
nest effort, no matter how mistakenly
directed?
The soil is vast storehouse, as vel
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-01-01
rhe curb.

Fortunes, thanks to our new trust
laws, will never be made In the fu-
ture as they were made In the Past."
The speaker was Senator LaFol.
lette. He resumed:
Our new trust laws are the peO-
Pies cash register. You know, Of
course, the cash register safety?"
"A young man said to an old one:
But, sir, isn't So a week rather
low for this job?
Low for it?' the old man an
swered. Why, started on that same
job, back in 1879, at So week, and
today own the business
"tAh, yes, said the young man,
"but your employer didn't use cash
registers. Mine does,'"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-01-01

OUR fashions spring from revivals
~ and adaptations of styles that have
been worn before our day and feel the
influence of all the corners Of the
earth. For some time the agitation
on the subject of American designs
for American women has been going
on. The war in Europe brought this
matter to a climax and fashion
show, under the patronage Of wealthy
society women Of New York city, was
staged recently at the Ritz hotel, in
which the apparel displayed-on ex-
tremely clever models--was designed
by members of American establish
ments and made in their workrooms.
The display altogether was credit
able, although any startlingly new and
wholly original ideas we're lacking.
In fact, few people are looking for
anything Of the kind. What we really
want and take to are styles that have
associations and suggestions that make
them interesting. We like a hint OF
the oriental, whisper of the savage,
glimpse of the ancient, and not a
bold copy in any case. In fact. when
nothing Is left to the imagination,
something is lost Of charm.
A lovely gown, among other lovely
things, appeared in the Ritz parade
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-01-01

from Kurzman-whO is famous fol
trUusseaux. It is pictured here and
is a somewhat radical departure from
present-day fashions. 1t is Of white
satin. broeaded with silver. and is
made without trimming or elaboration.
The skirt is flaring and full, hanging
in set folds The absence Of shoulder
straps, the pointed bodice and short,
pulled sleeves revive memories of the
days of the. Renaissance. After much
elaboration. it seems severely simple
But there is a reaction toward sim.
plicity which. 1t must be conceded, has
improved the styles OF today.
The skirt flaring at the bottom 10
dividing, honors with the straight un.
derskirt and long,. fun tunie, and bids
fair to- stand in. the first place by
spring. Both are beautiful In outline.
Whether we shall look to American
designers to create our styles or find
that we have been looking to them
(while we thought all inspiration
came from Paris) for many years, we
are sure Of one thing: America is moi
without the talent for creating beau
tiful clothes and this talent win be
recognized through just such events
as the exhibition at the Ritz.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-01-01

20 MEET the flying SHOWS that can
J do them little harm. furAtrimmed
and all-fur turbans and larger hats in
which fur is eenspicuems1y figured,
have been warmly welcomed BY the
world of fashion. There are few ALI
fur hats as compared to the great
number in which fur forms a part OF
the hat or is employed simply as a
trimming.
In turbans the coronets are usually
of fur and the crowns Of a fabric.
Rich brocaded silks, plain velvet and
cloth of gold or silver are featured In
the crowns There are some novel
brimmed hats having crowns Of fur
and brims of gold or silver lace.
But 1t is in bands used as trimming
that fur is liked best. There is not
much effort to use 1t in unusual ways.
Large flowers of silver or gold lace.
having each petal bound with fur, are
novel and these, with ribbon or vel.
vet trimmings bound with fur, are
about the only new fur decorations,
A wide band about the crown. Dor.
der of fur about brim edge or band
forming a coronet are the prevalent
modes for using this most staple Of
things used in millinery.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-01-01
salt for Mllk Cow !

Experiments have proved the aver
age mich COW requires about an
ounce of salt per day. Heavy mixers
should have more. Keeping salt where
the dairy cows can reach 1t at all
times maintains their good health and
encourages heavy milk yield by pro-
noting thorough digestion and assimis
lation and having a cooling effeoh On
the whole system of the animals. at
the same time making II aaaiBn to
bring butter of superior fiaxor and
color at churning time,
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-01-01
nlenIaNlnn Alenntahlan.

When displaying vegetables at thu
county fair or elsewhere 1t is impoI
tant that the various classes be al
ranged by themselves, otherwise moth
ing shows on to advantage. Some
Of the horticultural exhibits at county
fairs have absolutely no system OF
order. There is really no excuse fol
such haphazard arrangements. This
matter should have serious considera
ton by boards Of management.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-01-01

Usually the initial matches a color
In the frock or the hat or some other
accessory, If the principal part of the
costume Is white, 1t is well to have
several handkerchiefs embroidered in
green, 1t being neutral color, so that
they can be carried with those frocks
for which you have no matching color.
Frequently white handkerchiefs
have border hens in, color and an mi
tial or monogram Of the hem color.
Il is a pretty custom to embroider
about the monogram or initial a little
wreath or medallion frame.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-01-01
Enough is Enough.

When Thomas r. Marshall. the vice
president, was governor OF Indiana,
the city authorities Of indianapolis
opened up q grand bathiiouse and
swimming pool. The first thing the
men in charge did was to send the
governor a card emitting him to free
admission to the establishment.
A few days after receiving the first
pass Mr.. Marshall found a second In
his mail.
Thereupon ne dictated the following
letter:
Gentlemen: Your first pass re-
ceived as a courtesy. Your second
regard as a suggestion. II you send
me third shall take it as personal
insult"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-01-01
Beyond Him.

A party of New Workers. were hunt
ing In the .piney woods" of Georgia
and had as an attendant an old negro
whose fondness for big words is char
aeterfstic Of the race. One of the
hunters, knowing the old Africans
bent. remarked to him: Uncle Nose.
the indentations In terra firma In this
locality render travelling in a vehicu-
lar conveyance without springs de-
cidedly Objectionable and painful an
atomically. Don't you think SOP
Uncle Nose scratched his left ear
moment and replied, with g slow
shake of his wooily head: "Mistah
Gawge, the exuberance OBJ yoh words
am beyon' NAH jurydiction."
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-01-01

half unexplored, IN which the farmer
delves, and the more industriously and
intelligently, the more to the benefit OF
his fellow men. Many a humble tiller
Of the soil has left behind him infor.
nation Of untold vaIae, sometimes dis
covered largely as the result of mere
accident.
How much, after all, do we know
about the elements which 60 to make
up the soil as yet? The geologist, for
instance, has been abletO tell us much
and yet is there not as much that he
can in no way explaing Hugh Miller
observes that the richest corn lands Of
England, those at Strathmore, and the
poorest, those at Milbary, are both
underlaid by the same rock, the old
red sandstone. Yet many a man viii
stoutly affirm that the character d
the underlying rock determines In q
| great measure the character Of the
soil above.
Some say that certain soils are absO
lutely essential for certain crops, ye
a learned scientist utterly aisprovet
the statement by growing grapevinei
upon as many different varieties O
soil as he could obtain, and. drying ant
burning their leaves and submitting
their ashes to- chemical analysis u
demonstrating that they contained TIL
same substances In. almost precisel,
the same proportions; mo- mattsr wha
the circumstances under which the.
had been grown. Iss the composition
Of the soil in reality vastly more CON
pick than we realize?9
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-01-01
A Larue Family.

A story is told of a political candi-
date who, after kissing and praising
an assortment Of eleven children, and
marVeiing much at their resemblance
to matronly lady, who blushed the
while, then requested that she should
tell her husband that Mr.. So-and-SO
had called.
ALAS, sir, ! have no husband"
But these children, madam?-you
surely are not a widow?"
4 feared you were mistaken. sir,
when you first came up. These are
not my children-this is an orphan
asylum"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-01-01
A Different Sense.

Sir Leopold McClintock, the Arctic
explorer, was once giving an account
of his experiences amid the ice fields
OF the north.
we certainly would have travelled
much farther" he explained. had not
our dogs given out at critical time
But" exclaimed woman who had
been listening intently. II thought
that the Eskimo dogs were perfectly
tireless creatures"
Sir Leopold's face wore a whimsic-
ally gloomy expression as he replied:
'T-er-speak in q culinary sense.
nniss."
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-01-01
Realistic seener, !.

Pneumatic scenery and stage set
tings are now being used In an en-.
deaVor to make them more realistic
and at the same time conserve the
portableness and convenience OF the
present type OF fiat and built-up paper
and wood forms. This Is made of a
rubberized fabric and so arranged that
II may be Inflated quickly and moved
about with ease. The Idea has been
worked out in reproducing trees upon
the stage, with the result that they
appear very real from short distance
A very large oak tree may be collapsed
and packed in small space for ship
ment.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-01-01

Trimmings ON fur hats are very sim.
pie. A single flower or a single feath.
en- is the rule for the small turban.
The head and neck Of birds of gay
plulnage Imagined by the manufac.
turer and not grown by nature) are
occasionally seen, and fluffy pompons
seem appropriately posed against a
background Of fur.
The hats shown in the picture are
fine examples of the way In which
fars are used in millinery. The ma
iority of millinery furs are limitations
of the skins for which they are named
But they are equal to such demands
as are made of them so far as wear
ing qualities are concerned. Hats
made of fine, genuine skins are costly
but, considering their durability anG
the fact that these furs are never oui
of style and may be used again ant
again. they are. after all, among the
most economical of hats.
JULIA BoTToMLEY.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-01-01
AS TO THE HANDKERCHIEF
Dainty TrIfies Never Were Given More
Attention Than They Are Re
celvina Just Now.

II you have the time. it is wise
md dainty thing to make your own
iandkerchiefs. II you wish to be
,eally smart, remember the handker-
.hiefs used by the ultra-fashionable.
It least in the morning and afternoon.
W embroidered or initiated in color.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-01-01
Grass.

Scientists long have believed that
khe grass" which was eaten by
Observation-Disclosures to cure the mafady
! thai for several years threatened or
Dbscared his reason was what modern
apieures esteem under the name Of
asparagus. Asparagus Is appetizing
AZ we'll as otherwise suited to the all
snentary requirements Of man. There
a belief that che grains upon which
ruan leans as the stan Of life origin
ally were developed from grasses. In
earestlng speculation IL INDUCED In
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-01-01
Victory.

Victory was heard to use intense
language, under her breath. concern
ing her skirts.
"WiIl | ever" she exclaimed, learn
to manage the drafted narrow things
so that when l get ready to perch on
one or another of these banners. the
bvstanders won't lock askance and
wonder IL it's really moral victoryr'
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-01-01

Protect and shelter the birds rs
much as possible. A few IEiaa breaks
or thickets of brush on the farm give
the birds a nesting place. and they
pay for it by catching many injurious
insects,
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-01-01

as n whether, If meat should become
unavailable, man could extract nour
ishment from the sources that suffice
far the herbivnrous creatures which
find in grass their fayorite diet.-Mil
waukee Wisconsin.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-01-01
No Wonder.

Il never knew till l got a motor
car" said Bishop Rightly, that pro
family was SO extremely prevalent"
do you hear much of it on the
road?"
Why" said the bishop, nearly
everybody I bump into swears dread.
fu1ly!"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-01-01
No Free Meals.

@And win you gre US your bless
mg?" pleaded the newly married
ones OF her father.
Sure thing" gTSnited the old man,
but the board win be at the usual
rates. Punch Bowl.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-01-01

After exhaustive researches In Paris
famous French scientist has recon-
mended diet equally divided be
tween meats and vegetables as tbs
best for working people.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-01-01
Weadlnn Aanarann.

It does not pay to let the weeds get
a start in the asparagus plantation.
Use the hoe and cultivator as much
as may be necessary to control the
weeds Thorough tiIlags Is one Of the
essentials Of success.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-01-01
Too Impatient.

suitor twaiting for the lady)--ls
your daughter coming out next win
teri"
Father-"She'll come out when
shes good and ready, and If you git
fresh Ill knock yer block on"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-01-01
Ne Fault of the Rlrd.

Brown insisted on returning the
tWenty-dollar parrot he had bought 3
few days before why. what Is the
matter with it," the dealer asked.
W-w-hy," replied Brown, 'ttha
d-d-darned c-c-critter s-s-stutters."
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-01-01
Cow LinIha Hnr n,.rn

The pros and cons OF the dairy bust
ness win probably be threshed out for
long time. Meantime the COW is
more than holding her own and gain
ing in popularity where she has not
been highly esteemed.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-01-01
Mutton Material.

Nothing need be wasted ON the farm
where sheep are kept-tutts of grass,
weeds and aftermaths and odd bits OF
feed can all be utilized and converted
into wool and mutton.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-01-01
True Pietx.

"Dashwell is observing the Scrip
lures these days"
..How?s
He is loving his neighbor as aim.
self"
who is his neighbour
"A wealthy widow"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-01-01
Her Worry

Your wife doesn't seem 10 Ia en-
joying her holiday"
No; she keeps wondering II ths
canary will know her when We "a,
back"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-01-01
Not on ExhIbItion,

Madge-I never see you sitting in
hammock with young man.
Mar1orie-I should say not. Ny
hammock is out of sight.-Puck.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-01-01
srutaI Husbau d.

WHEY (iust wedl-Heorge. jaa
think what the neighbprs win say
when they hear that do my own
work!
Hubby-whose work do you want
to do3--Boston Record. SAL
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-01-01
RATE Care Of 81 ,cl..

The man who has the most money
tied up in his stock is the man who
ought to take the best carr Of it.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-01-01
EroaIinnt for PonltrA.

Red beets are excellent for poultry
and can DO ted either cooked or raw.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-01-01

MAWTEn MEN AND WOMEN to learn barber
WsAMs - trade. Excellent opportunities open
for you. Tools furnished and corn
mission paid while learning. Only eight weeks
required. Call or write for particl1lars and cat
alog, 10 Commercial Street. Salt Lake City, Utah.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-07-27
SIOUX CITY LIVESTOCK MARKET

Sioux City, July 27.-Cattle re-
ceipts at this point were tolerably lib
eral even for a Monday, some 1926
cars. oil $500 head, a slight increase
as compared with a week ago. and
nearly four times as large as the cor
responding day a year ago.
Weak tone held sway in the killing
cattle trade. and with the possible ex-
ception of finished fed kinds, which
were scarce, trend to prices was low
er, discounts in most cases being COW
cred by 10@15c.
Stocker and feeder market was un-
even. Right good fieshy feeders and
the attractive styles of yearlings and
calves held about steady. while a
break on the rank and file of the
steer stuff was estimated at 10015c.
Heifer stuff moved at steady figures,
while thin cows were slightly weaker.
Feature of the session was the sale of
good western feeders at $7.S5.
Reports of weakness at outside
market centers Influenced the local
trade on live pork. A few sales to
shippers right at the outset were held
to be steady, while the balance of the
deal was quoted 10 a 15e lower. Top
reached $7.45, while there was a fair
showing of sales from S6.40 upward.
Only a scant showing of sheep ar
rived and sales were made on a firm
basis with the close of last week.
Best lambs sold at $7.75, while top
on ewes reached $3.50.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-07-27
TEUTON REPLY WAITS
ON ENGLISH MESSAGE

Berlin, July 27.-There is every In
dication that considerable time will
elapse before the German government
makes any attempt to answer the last
American note on the sinking of the
Lusitania. Should the United States
protest to Great Britain In regard to
restrictions placed on shipping, which
is reported here as now being formu-
lated. be couched In firm tones IL is
considered possible the German reply
would not be brusque.
In the absence of evidence that tho
United States intends to force Great
Britain to abandon the policy Ger.
many considers Illegal condemnation
OF President Wilson's note is univer-
sal. Hope has not been abandoned.
however. that the United States may
intend to assail Great Britain's meth
DDS OF controlling the sea. Until this
point becomes clear the Berlin foreign
office probably will mark time.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-07-27
DEADLOCK IN OIL STRIKE
Man Reject Proposal Of superintend
ent Of Works.

New York. July PA deadlock ap-
parently has been reached in the
strike at the Standard Oil company's
plant In Bayonne. N. j.. where several
thousand men from that and two 9TH
er oil works are still idle. Although
the standard Oil company's superin-
tendent had called on the strikers to
return to work and promised that If
they did SO he would make recon-
mendations in their behalf to the Off.
ciais Of the company, the men reject.
ed his offer and seem determined to
continue the strike.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-07-27
BODIES ARE WASHED ASHORE
Several More Lusitania Victims Posi-.
lively Identified.

Queenstown, July 27.-Wesley Frost,
the American consul at Cork, reports
that among the bodies of the Lusi-
tania victims that wera recently wash
cd ashore on the Irish coast the fol.
lowing anne have been added to the
list OF those definitely identified.
Harry j. Keser of Philadelphia and
Victor +. Shields of Cincinnati. first
cabin passengers. and Mrs. Rosina T.
Leyerich. a second cabin passenger,
who was coming to visit her son in
London. The Irish authorities expect
on account OF the tides at this season
OF the year that other bodies will be
washed ashore.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-07-27
ALLIANCE CONDEM INNS NOTE
Germsn-Americans of New York State
Adopt Resolutions.

Utica, N. Y, July 27.-The German
American Alliance of New York state,
In convention here, announced the
adoption OF a resolution. a copy of
which was sent to President Wilson,
urging peace loving people" les.
pecially Americans OF German origin, .
to protest against any attempt to
draw this country into the European
war.
The preamble to the resolutions
quotes from the latest American note
to Germany. which II condemns and
calls an ultimatum.