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Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-11-12
THE WOMAN WHO WAS JEALOUS
OF HERSELF.

G HE was woman whom no one
- ever understood, who may have
been the evil genius or the guiding
spirit of Napoleon III. but who admit
tedly was beauty without peer. AS
we study the picture Of the Countess
de Castiglione we see woman OF am
pie figure, beautifully nodded, and
face which is slightly naughty, yet
soft and winsome. She was woman
OF contrasts, paradoxes and perplexi-
ties.
Born In 1910 of a noble Fl0rentine
family, at an early age she won the
affection of Victor Emmanuel, king OF
Piedmont. In the course of things,
Cavour, his great minister, conceived
the idea Of sending her to Paris, the
dominant capital of Europe, for the
special purpose of bewitching Napo.
leon H. The countess came, saw and
conquered.
| The existence Of Italy depended up"
on French policy. Napoleon Ill cher
! ished an idea of retaining that conn-
| try by right Of Its having been con-
quered under Napoleon |, And the
king of Piedmont was striving to en-
! large his holdings into what now con-
stitutes the kingdom of Italy. II was
| the business of the countess to keep
| Napoleon out Of Italy and let victor
Emmanuel carry on his plans. Ma
poleon stayed out. Italy eventually
| became what 1t is today.
She gained complete control OF Ma.
poleon, scheming, narrow-visioned
man who thought himself great
Perhaps the countess real love was
herself. Paul Baudry painted an un-
| draped picture of her, lying ON
couch. 1t was .ne of the most beautf-
| full canvases which ever came from
his brush. The countess had II hung
! in her boudoir. And every day she ex-
amined herself In comparison to tile
| creation of loneliness before her eyes.
1 She grew to fear that she was not SO
beautiful as the picture that she was
| fading, that Baudry had fiattered her
and set an Impossible example. Her
suspicious turned to jealousy OF the
1 picture literally, of her very self. And
in rage she cut the canvas to pieces
with stilett0.
Then came the war of 1901, the
downfall of Napoleon and the sorrows
of France. She rallied every possible
resource against The Germans. but the
world knows the v. Dry. The countess
faded from the scene OF great events.
Perhaps the best commentary of her
career and her time was made by her
self:
'.Ah, if had been queen"
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-11-12
"VAMPS" WHO MADE HISTORY
BY JAMES C YOUNG
. VAMPIRE OF OUR OWN TIME.

10 by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate)
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-11-12

THAT the vampire fourishes today
| no less than In the famous times
IF the past, Is proved by the career
II Malyina Vivian. She was born
Spanish fisher girl. who soon devel-
,ped into the beauty Of her village.
rich German, Wonler, saw her, ana
recording to the story. paid the girls
lather 100000 pesos for possession
If Malvina. The German took her
% Paris and had her educated there,
particularly in dancing and singing.
And short time afterward he IN
stalled her In a Berlin palace.
Malvina became the most celebrated
artist Of the German stage. Her dane
ing was something never to be forgot
ten, She also was famous for ner
costumes, the richest which Paris
.ould produce. Her patron spent mil
ions of marks upon her and she made
large sums upon the stage. But her
passion for gambling was greater than
III this tide of wealth, and her bad
luck endless.
Then came the war. Malvinas
wealthy friend lost much OF his for
hne, the theaters closed, or cut ex-
lenses. Malvina found herself on the
edge of what would have been misery
10 her. But she did not descend into
the nit for It was observed that she
seemed to have as much money as ey-
er, and wore Paris gowns of the latest
eul when German we' n were turning
last years clothes. 'nlef became
suspicious. 1t was u red that Nal
VIVA had turned spy for the allies, ana
her position became dangerous. Al
though she was watched by the sharp
est eyes in the German secret service
40 proof could be found.
SO Malvina went her luxurious way
through a suffering woT until the
end of the war, when sAe again re-
appeared In the theaters. But II
seemed that money ran low with her
once more, and the gossips said that
the price of spies had fallen. Then
Malvina hit upon desperate measures.
She planned with notorious thief 10
rob men and homes where she could
locate treasures. The thief was
caught, confessed, and involved NAL
VIVA. She found herself In the hands
IF the law for the first time, but the
fingers of the hand opened In a mys-
terious way and Malvina went free.
Her next appearance was In the ltai-
ian Tyrol ut the casino of Meran. She
seemed to have abundant funds. IN
one night she lost 100000 marks. 1t
was her last throw. She called for
glass of champagne, climbed upon q
chair, and cried toast to every one
In the casino. Then, as the surprised
crowd watched, and the distant vlolins
kept company to her humor, she
drained the glass and fell dead. She
had put prussic acid into the wine.
So died Malvina Vivian, vampire, 1917.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-11-12
FROM INN SERVANT TO EMPRESS.

EARLY In the Eighteenth century
L. the Russians captured Marenbnrg,
East Prussia. squad of drunken
soldiers rified one of the principal inns.
In their search for valuables they
opened the oven door of the inns huge
stove, made of porcelain, and brought
forth two frightened girls. One OF
them was Catherine, a servant, and the
other Marie, who was staying with
her.
Both girls were bewitchingly pretty.
The soldiers fell to fighting over their
possession, when the commander OF
the invading forces passed the Inn.
He heard the row, stopped, and com
manded order. Catherine saw her
chance. She leaned out of the window
and gave the general one Of her sweet
est smiles. He and another officer
carried the two girls away.
Soon afterward Prince Menshikov.
! favorite of the car, and one of the
most powerful men In Russia, came
to inspect the army. He saw Gather
| inc and took her away from the geh-
eral. She had exchanged her simple
clothes for rich garments and was
revelation of loneliness In the rude
| Russian camp.
| Catherine soon had Menshikov un.
der her full control. Then came the
car himself, Peter the Great, abso
Lutte master of the empire. He also
saw Catherine and claimed her. She
was a vampire who always succeeded
But Catherine was something more
than merely beautiful woman. Her
Judgment and instinct soon made her
! Peters most trusted adviser. He used
to meet his ministers at little house
In Moscow where she was placed. and
weigh decisions with GATHERINGS help.
AT last her domination over Peter be.
came so complete that he married the
former inn servant and had her
crowned Czarina. GATHERINGS eseva-
ton by no means checked her vampire
instincts. She was famous for her
intidelities. William Mons her court
chamberlain. was tried on trumpet
up charge and hung. really for mach
more serious offense. Peter forced
Catherine to walk past the place 81
execution, and crowded her so close
to the gallows that she brushed her
former lover, hanging there. But she
never fiinched. Afterward Peter had
the mans head sent TO her room In
bottle of alcohol.
That incident was typical of the
haIf-mad Peter, who also was some
thing of a genius, and of the perioe
in which Catherine reigned. After
Peters death she ruled alone, the mis-
tress OF court where revels lasted a
week at q time, and mans drinking
capacity sometimes won ministry
for him.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-11-12

PRETTY EYES"

Synopsis--Proud possessor of a
printing press and equipment, the
gift OF Uncle Joseph To his nephew,
Herbert Illingsworth Atwater. Jr.,
aged thirteen, the fortunate youth,
with his chum, Henry Rooter,
about the same age. begins the pub
LEGATION of full -fiedged newspaper.
the North End Daily Oriole Her
bert's small cousin, Florence At
water. being barred from any kind
of participation In the enterprise.
ural feminine desire TO boss is
frankly annoyed, and not at all
backward In saying SO. However,
a poem she has written 10 accepted
for insertion In the Oriole. on
strictly commercial basis-cash In
advance. The poem suffers some
what from the inexperience Of the
youthful publishers In the art
preservatiye." Her not altogether
unreasonable demand for republi-
cation OF the masterpiece. with It's
bauty unmarried. Is scorned, and
the break between Miss Atwater
and the publishers Of the Qriole
wfdens. The Sunday following.
FIorence's particular chum, Patty
Fairchiid. pays her visit. They
are joined. despite F1orence's OPEN
w expressed disapproval. by Her
bert and Henry. Florence will not
play. Patty and the visitors In
duige in a series OF innocent Sun
day games. Among them Is one
called Truth" the feature Of
which Is contract to write ques-
ton and answer. both to be kept a
profound secret. The agreement Is
duly carried out.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-11-12
SHARPE GROVER, BEST SCOUT
GOVERNMENT EVER HAD"

1.-THE best scout the government even
had" said some of the army officers
for whom Sharpe Grover secuted dur
ing the Indian wars In Kansas ir
lS67-6S, and more than once be showed
himself worthy of the title He had
married a Sioux woman, and lived
with the tribe for years. He tould
speak their language and knew tneiI
ways. AS trailer and readr OF
signs, Grover was without a peer.
He could tell how long since the
tracks had meen made; whether they
were by horses or ponies, shod Or un.
shod; how many were ridden, how
many were driven; whether 1t was a
war party or one moving fl0In one
camp to another. If the Indians
stopped for the night, he kew how
many were in the party, and from tha
shape of their moccasns to what tribe
they belonged.
When the Sioux Went "a the war
path In 1866, Grover left them and
joined the army as a scout for Custer.
In August, 1868 with Billy Comstock,
another noted scout, he visited the
camp of Chief Turkey Leg OF the hey
ennes, whose warriors we're supposed
to be friendly, One Of the Indians
however, saw the fine pearl handled re-
yolver carried by Comstocl and deter
mined to have It, When the scouts
left the camp seven Cheyennes rode
away with them
While engaged in friendly converse.
ton, the Indians suddenly dropped to
the rear and opened fire. Comstock
was killed instantly and G over badly
wounded, but lying on the ground and
making a desperate defense of Com.
stocks body, he fought off the indiana
until nightfal ant escaped.
The neXi month Grover Joined Gen.
g. A. For>yih's baud of scouts ana
was with Them ~ the celebrated
Beecher's Island fight. As Roman
Noses warriors shouted to each other.
Grover understood everything they
said, and told Forsyth what they we're
planning to do. After the biggest
charge of the Sioux and Cheyennes
had been turned back, Forsyth turned
to Grover and said: Can they do bet.
ter than that, GroverY
Il have been on the plains. man md
boy, for 30 years, and never saw such
q charge before" was the scouts renly.
u think they have done their level
best"
! "All right, we're good for them
them said Forsyth.
For years the fact that Grover wa,
with Forsyth that day was kept from
the Indians, for he was friendly with
Them, and they would have killed him
without mercy had they known. Late,
they did learn it and attempted sev
eral times to kill him. hut he always
escaped. Unfortunately Grover drank
heavily and few years after tn,
Beecher fight he was kiIled In s
row at Pond City. near Fort Wallace
| an inglorious end for Il prpn, - scn,t
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-11-12
THE EMPRESS WHO TURNED
VAMPIRE.

MANY women have won power ana
lNl luxury by their beauty. Ihls 10
the story Of an empress, turned
vampire, who raised shepherd boy
to position near her own and whose
fancy led her to love men OF all de-
gree.
Peter the Great of Russia and Cath
crime, his servant girl queen, left q
daughter, Elizabeth. She became EN-
press of Russia, and before that mad
earned reputation for lightly loving
many men.
Alexis Raxoum, born In l709, son
Of poor shepherd, was wondrousiy
handsome boy, with innocent face ana
curly hair. He showed talent FOR
music and took his place In the village
choir, where his clear, sweet voice
became locally famous.
One of the imperial oiiicers, passing
through the village on a Sunday,
CHANGED into the church and heard
Alexis sing. He persuaded the boy $
parents to let him take the lad to MOS
COW. where he might get instruction,
aad the officer obtained place for
Alexis In the cathedral attended by
Elizabeth. 1t was not long until his
fine voice attracted notice. Elizabeth
heard him and was captiyated. She
ordered that he be added to the chor'
listers In her private chapel, without
even seeing Alexis. But when he came
TO the chapel she saw the innocent
face, soft eyes and gentle demeanor Of
this wonder-boy, and Immediately she
lost her heart t. him. He was In
stalled in the palace, with, the richest
garments and all that luxury coulc
command. The shepherd boy was Nv
ing fairy sale come true.
Elizabeth's love for Alexis did MOI
prevent her from dallylng with sternel
members of his sex. One satirica
commentator tells us that she ex
changed "a general for sergeant,
courtier for a sailor and count fo
a coachman."
But Alexis was her one true love ant
she refused many royal alliances. SIN
| delighted to see him dressed In flint
1 garments and would sit entrances
while his silvery voice tinkled through
her APARTMENTS. He could have heel
enperor had he willed Alexis did no
come from the stuff of which EN-
! perors are made. He vas just
beautiful youngster with marvelou
voice and the soft graces Of an artist
nature. II we wished to be unkin
we might say that he preferred to b
the lapdog Of an empress rather tina
her master
Perhaps Elizabeth's love may be ea
planned by q FAME of La Fontaine. I
Brahmin turned Ii mouse ihro u beaut
full maiden tie offered her for nus
band 10 the M the wind, the star'
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-11-12

was that he's lawyer. He may be
widower for all we know or d.
vorced with seven or eight children"
"Oh, no. Mollle !"
why, he might" she insisted For
all we know, he may be widower for
the third or fourth time, or divorced,
with any number OF children. If such
person proposed to Julia, you know
yourself she'd hate to be disappoint-
ing"
Her husband laughed. i don't think
she'd 90 so far as to actually accept
such person and write home to an
nounce her engagement to the family.
suppose most of her swans here
have been In the habit Of proposing
TO her just as frequently as she was
unable TO prevent them from going
that far; and while don't think she's
beer couraging with them as she
mir heen, she's never really
acr en- she's never been
or
oter ndnsttdd Nor
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-11-12

but she wanted none of them and
would have no husband until she saw
a mouse, which charmed her heart.
Elizabeth was the daughter of peas
ant and Alexis shepherds boy.
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81 may have a slight surprise
for you"
GRO BE coNTrNuED)

Thirty years after. one puzzles IN
vatn rver why he could dance froM Q
y m and enlav -
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-14
LADIES'! DARKEN
YOUR GRAY HAIR
Look Years YoungcS Use Grand
mothers Recipe Of Sage Tea and
Sulphur and Nobody VIII Know

The use IT Sage and Sulphur For
restoring faded. gray hair to its
natural color dates back 10 grand
mothers time. She used II TO keep
her hair beautifully dark. glossy
and attractive. Whenever her hair
took on that dull. faded or streaked
appearance this simple mixture was
applied with wonderful effect
But brewing at home is mussy
and out-of- date. Nowadays by
asking at any drug store for n bot
Compound" you will get this IA
nous old preparation. improved by
the addition OF other ingredients.
which can be depended upon TO re-
store natural color and beauty to
the hair.
A wcli-known downtown drug
gist says Il darkens tho hair 30 nat.
tell IL has been applied. You sim
ply dampen a sponge or soft brush
with II and draw this through your
hair, taking one strand Mt a time.
BY morning the gray hair disap-
pears. and after another appllca-
ton or two. IT becomes beautifully
dark and glossy.
wyeths Sage and Sulphur Com.
pound is a delightful toilet requisite
for those who desire n more youthful
appearance. It Is not intended for
the cure, mitigation or prevention OF
disease. --Advertisement
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-14
MEAT CAUSE Of
KIDNEY TROUBLE
Take . Gfnss Of Salts II Your Rack
Hurts Or Bladder Bothers-
Meat Forms Uric Acid

II you must have your meat every
day. eat Il. but flush your kidneys
with salts occasionally, says n noted
authority who tells us that meat
forms uric acid. which almost para.
lyzes the kidneys In their efforts to
expel II from the blood. They be-
come sluggish and weaken. then you
suffer with dun misery in the kid
ney region. sharp pains In the back
or sick headache. dizziness, your stom-
ach sours. tongue is coated. and
when the weather Is bad you have
rheumatic twinges. The urine gets
cloudy. full OF sediment, the chan
nels often get sore and irritated.
obliging you to seek relief two or
three times during the night
To neutralize these irritating acids.
to cleanse the kidneys and flush off
tho body's urinous waste. get four
ounces OF Jad salts from any phar.
macy here: take n tablespoonful in a
glass of water before breakfast for a
few days. and your kidneys will then
act fine. This famous salts is made
from the acid Of grapes and lemon
Juice, combined with lithia. and has
been used for generations to flush
and stimulate sluggish kidneys. also
TO neutralize the acids In urine. SO 1t
no longer irritates. thus ending blad.
der weakness.
lad salts Is inexpensive: cannot IN.
jurc. and makes delightful efferves
cent lithia.water drink.-Advcrtisc
eent
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-14
MURDER OF POLICEMAN

two hardware stores and n cloth
ing store In Burlington: n restaurant
In Enumciaw, tho robbery and bur
Elary of a pooiroom In MaryEviile.
tho robbery OF several poolrooma In
ReilinEham. and the holdup OF
garage In Arlington two nights ago.
Daniels and Dodge did the Bur
hngton, Enumcinw and MaryHviile
Jobs and. aided by Brown. the BELL
inEham robberiea The only job In
which Madsen took part was the last
ono mt Arlington Daniels WINS re-
leased July 7 from Monroe reforma
tory. where he served n term Tor
burglary. committed In Boilinghnm.
lie has been going strong ever since.
THE gang would have terrorized
the country II they had not been
caught They denied having com.
mittod any robberics here
What job were you planning IN
night with that carr Captain Ten
nant asked Daniels
we didn't have anything nned
M, hut wcr- just going To look
around for something SOFT tho boy
Is alleged In have replied
Dodge admitted. when We talked
to him In tho hospital said Ten
nant that he shot stevenA-
A cheek with police records show
a that the car had beert rsoien from
). G. Sullivan. 1857 Federal ave-
Thursday night. from In front OF a
home at ZIG f5th ave- n II 10 .
Cadillac
when Sergeant Herald arrived nj
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-14
She Proposes
All Bachelors
Shall Pay Tax

WASHINGTON. Jan is~-Mrs
Ciara Sears Taylor. member OF
Tho Washington rent commission.
thru appointment by President
WILSON. today proposed that con.
gres. levy n tar on bachelors.
Pointing out TINT tho United
States now has approximately TO-
900 900 bachelors or moro than
any other country IN tho world.
sraL Taylor estimates ruch tax
would yield $50. 200. 900 a year or
moro Mira Taylor would have
ne tar range from 81 TO s. q
year per unattached male. 40
cordiny To ago
Here II tho way nbc ffrrn~s ~
s.sso. ooo bacheiorr. 20 To -
years old. at si-s3. 80. 900.
$500 900 bachelors IS tp ~
years old. "A; ss--s7 SOC. 600.
i.too 900 hacheiorH Sc n ~
years old. af t,-ss.2oo. 900.
soc 900 bachelors. a. 10 O. years
old. at tt-s1. COO. 600.
100. 900 bacheiors ss years and
over. Mt iS-s75o. 900.
10000 900 bachelors. total. tce.-
900. 900.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-14

a blood stained mattress and the lady
OF the house greatly excited.
They came here I'm an auto she
said They declared that they were
sick. one OF the boys was deathly
pale. and another had hurt arm.
MY husband was asleep upstairs. 80
fixed this mattress for them. Thcy
left Just n minute ago. headed for
the beach"
The two pafrofmcn rushed out Of
tho house They saw gobost. con.
tanning four men. putting out from
an improvised dock near tho house.
Two of tho men were padding
with Jagged sticks and the other two
were lying In the hack OF the boat.
TITS they. Larry Rothaus said.
training bis automatic shotgun ori
the boat and commanding ita occu.
pants to stop
Ono II tho boys IN the stern
flashed FUN and Rothaus fired
once In tho air. This seemed To take
the heart out OF the four boys
did I KILL TIE corr
ONE B0Y CALLED
Ibid I kin the opp,- Dodge. ono
Of the boys m tho stern. shouted 90
tho two patrolmcn-
NO. but you got him Rothaua ~
piled. and gave tho shotgun . threat
cning Jerk.
Dodge apparently hcaved = sigh Of
relief. threw his hands into the air
f.s ~ 80
water. lie sank back into the bot.
tom Of the boat
Row In Winston commanded
The two paddiers piled their sticks.
iistiessiy. and meekiy surrendered 10
the policemen who hauled them out
Of tho boat
Each OF the wounded was hand
cuffed 10 one Of his unwoundcd com
panions. II was simple matter 10
bring the fnen In central station
The party met Captain Hedges and
hts Offices Brown and Dodge were
hustled into one car and the other
two were placed In Captain Hedges
auto. They were booked as central
station. after which they were gullcd
by Captain Tenant
The stolen police auto wns found
near the beach where tho rowboai
was seized Police then turned their
attention TO the stalled auto whore
the shooting had occurred
CONFESS 10 H0IDuPs
IN NEARBY TOWNS
Ten holdups In towns near Seattle
were confessed to by the guhg. 40
cording TO Captain Tenant Tho
captain OF detectives and Deputy
Prosecutor John ID. Carmody aucs-
toned all Of the bandits except
Dodge. who Is in a serious oondt
ton
They admitted pulling the follow,
ing Jobs Captain Tenant declared;
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-14
Puget Sound Man Had
Affections InnumerabIs

p, Tscorna wash June 10 is@o-
II am forty-nine years old unui
recently had been suffering rom
a disagrccable cough and 4 run
down physical condition i had
NO appe,ite. was constipated. tired.
haokacha no ambition and ston-
ach was IN bad shape
II was formerly employees oy
the scaborn shipbuilding Company,
but now working In a warehouse
one day ] was advised 10 try a
bottle OF vinoi and within two
days I noticed an Improvement and
now l feed and act Hike a new
man. Signed J. Conroy. si7h
Broadway. Tacoma. Wash
vinoi Is a tonic Of Incompatible
virtue for tust such cases as the
above Get n bottle today and
provo n to yourself Eor sale At
Swim Drug Co
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-14
PASSION PLAY
MAY COME HERE
Plan 10 Bring "The Way
farer" 10 Stadium

Pans for the purchase Of The
wayfaror.- characterized m AN
epochai nasxion-paxeant.- and ron
celvod by Dr. J. y. crowther. former
pastor Of the First Methodist church
here. are 10 be handled by q. y. Nj.
Pratt. president OF the Sunset Motor
company. In the Interests of excius'
i've production In Seattle
Tho mammoth npeciaci, portray
ing tho workings OF tho ChristSpirii
on tho hearts Of men. il 20 be staged
periodically In tho stadium ut the
University OF Washington. n pres
ent plans succeed
Efforts arc 10 be- made IN obtain
subscribers toward q t7S 900 fund 10
cover the cost Of the first produc-
ton. This money L. TO be returned
and the play Ia thereafter Ia be self.
supporting and run on n nonprofit
basis