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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-12-02
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American Gibraltar in Manila Bay
Gibraltar in Manila Bay

present the most picturesque as well as
the most complete set OF Notifications
Uncle Sam possesses. Stretching
across the mouth Of the harbor are a
series OF islands. The largest Of these
islands and the one which will be used
as a bsse OF supplies for the others Is
Corregidor. from which the first hostile
gun was directed against Admiral Dew
ey's feet In 1893. On Corregidor the
army is installing "a company post
Warehouses OF capacity 70 contain
supplies for a whole year for 10000
men have been built This island Is
considered impregnable from the sea
side.
But the most interesting Of all the
islands Is the FL Fraile. cit present
Tiny rock rising In a pinnacle 1870 feet
above the bay, The shape Of the island
win, as stated. be- changed BY means
OF steel and concrete walls which will
extend below the water line. 10 resem-
Bile the hull of battleship. No sec
tion Of the island ground will be ex
posed TO fire. II will be surrounded
and covered over by steel and concrete
walls, about fifty feet thick on the
sides and almost solid steel on the top.
ON the surface OF this deck" two tur.
rets will be placed, each turret con-
tanning two 14-inch guns. Besides the
four large guns. four aix-inch rapid.
are rifles win be placed in embrasures
al the Heaward end, aud like batteries
Of small guns win be placed at other
points Of advantage. Quarters will Do
provided for only sufficient number
Of men TO work the guns and mschin-
cry. The cost Of this powerful little
the most dangerous fort OF It's
size on earth. will be $4,000 guns.
walls, turreta and all.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-12-02
CALLS BIG FAMILIES CRIME

higher among human beings than
among animals, will fall so low that
1t viii be statutory crime for any
woman to give birth to more than two
children.
Education among women means
the preservation of youth and beauty.
Cleopatra was not only one OF the
most beautiful women the world has
ever seen, but also one Of the best ed.
ucated. To her education was due her
great charm for the rulers OF the
world Of that day.
The public believes that Mrs. Pat
rick Campbell and Sarah Bernhardt
retain their youthful vigor by spend.
ing long hours In developing their
limbs and In keeping their complex.
ions fresh through exercise, but this
conclusion is. wrong. The secret of
these women and OF all women like
them ia that as they grow older they
do not let their mental faculties Iapse
but by studying long hours each day
keep their bodies vigorous by keeping
their minds fresh"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-12-02
PROHIBIT HUNTING IN CITY

districts Is that no shots be fred
within 750 feet of house, factory or
barn.
The section where hunting would
be prohibited, as enlarged by the
passing of the amendment, would be !!
Beginning at the intersection of
Seventy-first street with Lake Michii
gan, thence west along Seventy-irst
street to South Kedzie avenue, thence
along West Thirty-f1rst street to
South Fortieth avenue, thence north
along South Fortieth avenue to West
Montrose avenue, thence east along
Montrose avenue to Western avenueI
and thence north along Western ave.
nue. to the city limits. ,
Both ordinance and amendments
prohibit the use of any weapon other
than a shotgun.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-12-02
His Handlcap.

"The greatest bandmaster I eVei
knew" says the man with the ashes
on his vest, was a little, slim, bald
headed, smooth-faced fellow named
John Smith. AS a band leader he
made all these famous ones look like
hopeless amateurs"
Il never heard Of him." argues inc
man with the reversible tie.
"Of course you didn't. Nor did any.
body else. Didn't l Just say that ne
was little, slim, bald-headed, smoo'i
faced fellow, and that his name Was
John Smith,"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-12-02

To the spirit Of chivalry and love
81 adventure that characterized the
wunAerful days OF kong age the aver.
age writer turns For his romantic tales
u love and var but Il seems some
how rs though enough og romance
can be found IN the world At every
period o. its existence. even In It's
present most practical and. perhaps.
its mcst unpoetirai stage. 70 make
volumes o. absorbing interest. but the
myssery Of the past appeals 10 the
ordinary rnind with more persistence
thRa the wonders Of the present. per.
hAps, hecaase the intervening periods
Of time have endowed tho occurrences
Of ether days with something OF the
eAarm o. thetF own uncertainty. The
iaauenes o. poetry. 81 music. Of art,
at the drama. Of literature. helps To
ns0la : World 0f loyelineas. and con
tributes ID no small way q the hap
ptnsaS " Living. says the Charleston
News and Courier. Into each proses.
stcn some Of the spirit Of romance
hAs cfeps. much 81 which has been
banded dozen from generation 70 gen.
GRAFTON a. > pricsless heritage. The
artistic temperament beat understands
shs making Of those rose-sweeg 70
Enaneen which breathe their fragrance
far and wide and make the world
better place 10 which 10 Hive. bot even
hose OF us who are not blessed with
poetic natures cannot. indeed must
aot, fail 70 tracs along our daily
patla The romance OF the world Itself
sith all ils throbbing beauty--a 70
nance Of life and color. Of effort and
achievement, and above All Of Joy and
sappinesa
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-12-02

The remarkable instance 81 cure
Of tetanas after the Jaws were locked
effected 10 Milwaukee not long ago,
has been paralieled ia New York. the
patient bclng seyen.yem,old boy, lie
laeerAtsd bis right hand and left knee,
which were cauterized BY physician
Ten daya later. however. he became
violently ~. showing symptoms Of
tetanus, and being removed 20 q hos,
pltAi. where for four days his jaws
were locked and for eight days he was
subject TO frequent spaama At the
FIRST injection ot the improved serum
from the New York board ot health
5000 units we're used, After 10000
units had been administered tho lad
showed Improvement and gradually
grew better. Until week ago he was
discharged from the hospital complete
II cured
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-12-02
Whipping Sets Boy Afirs

Pottstown, Pa.-Willie oster n mn,
PHI In the Grant public school will No
longer carry matches in his pocket ~
hsht cigarettes. He was cured of the
na6it by an exciting and painful t ex.
Wlllie was not the good boy b,s
teacher Miss Black, thought he oraht
70 De- and she padded him in the re-.
sun SUI where the matches were con.
teA'ea' some OF them were ignited by
s shs SHOCK snoek OF vigorous blows and set
ms trousers on fire, and soon w,iia
was doing sort of war fIanca .s, me :
the room. Ouno
The teacher and several npnt,s -.
to his assistance and the biazo n t
extinguished after ii had burned W az
lie quite painfully. II was nacesa : = =,
10 bring him another pair of tronsars
before he could go home.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-12-02

Sometimes the question Il asked
What becomes 81 I'll the goldY ii
4 o well.known fact that tbs total 81
the precious metal mined Ii not fully
accounted for BY The amount 81 gold
coins III use 81 tho quantity of gold
employed "a tbs arta A good deal Of
4 gsiS array IN some fashion and
hides from the sight 81 tho Stats.
ticinns ana the economiats. Perhaps
a ilstie llaht may be thrown ou tho
mysseFy BY the experience 81 woG.
en- II South Bend. IND. who while
fiegaag ID beF flower garden found
silA5 b said plerer L Il believed
10 mensy vas buried 81 inc won.
Ea's father, who Gina some years ago.
HoW mach mora has been disposed Of
IN like fashion or stored away in mi
ser'a hoards and III secret places BY
those who wiah 10 keep tho coin
against q time of neeai
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-12-02
LIFE IN YOKOHAMA

correspondent of the Chicago Daily
News.
II is hard to believe that only lit.
tie over 90 years ago Commodore
Perry found Yokohama an insignia
cant fishing village. In those days
Kanagawa across the bay was the
main port, but as it was on the main
road, the Tokaido, and meetings be-
tween foreigners and the armed
trains of the Daimyos passing to and
from the capital were to be appre-
hended, Yokohama was brought into
the foreground.
Much of Yokohama is, of course,
truly Japanese, and we reVeled in the
quaint shops on the Motomachi,
where there are no sidewalks and
life goes on in true native fashion.
There In the silk stores we sat on
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-12-02

(stovaine, the new anesthetic, nerrr,.,
the patient to retain his consciousnass
and carry on q conversation, while heinz
operated upon.) "S
Gather round me, skilful surgeon. mira.
physician and chirurgeon,
Let my conversation burgeon whils Won
carve upon my rib; Nv
I shall rest without q CULVER and without
shake or shiver
AS you cut apart my liver, II Won ,vor,,
say am glib.
Go ahead and slice my sinew with m.
best OF skill that's In you ~
While merrily continue to Inouir.
little bit:
Tell me why when I am ailing and tn
you I come a-trailing,
] must find it unavailing to AJAX wbo.
you christen 1t.
You will nod and hem and haw some IN
In your manner more than awesoma
TIL you make me think you saw some
subtle symptom of the plague;
Then you tell me to keep quiet and you
fix me up diet
That's enough to start a riot-but the
rest of it is vague.
You will write me a prescription couched
In something like Egyptian,
Looking like a wild conniption NJ
spider in the ink;
Though with science you have planned II
and by rights you may command II,
Still, If could understand 1t, it would
help lot, I think.
What's the matter, doctor? Truly, I don,t
mean to be unruly;
Please don't look at me so colly or
Think that I shall weep.
But the doctors and the nurses brought
the drug that talk dispenses
And in spite of feeble curses put the
talking one to sleep!
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-12-02
C0-EDS AID A BLIND SENIOR
Girls Forego Luxuries and Allowances
to Enable slshtless Student
to Graduate.

New York.-Seniors at Barnard col.
lege, by sacrificing Injuries and do.
mating part of their allowances, have
enabled Margaret Hogan, a biiSd stu.
dent. to secure her degree.
Miss Hogan, blind from birth and
left an orphan when young, won a
three-year scholarship at Barnard.
Her advance was rapid. A wealthy
woman became interested and took
care Of the girl up to the present year.
Miss Hogan was about to leave col.
lege to earn her own living when her
classmates heard of f. They raised
$3.50 among themselves for the girl.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-12-02

matted floors to examine the goods
presented for our inspection with
deep bows or wandered among the
toy shops as delighted as children
over the many quaint contrivances.
One night every other week the
Motomachi is brilliantly lighted with
strange little lanterns and the passing
throngs carry others, so that the eff
feet from the distance is enhancing.
On these nights booths are arranged
all along the street and you can finger
anything without annoying the sales
men. We fell in love with the dwarf
trees and with the tiny urchins hav-
ing their mouths stuffed full OF spun
sugar by the canSymaker, who bris-
tied with pride when we tarried long
beside him. Strange beads and potted
flowers were offered to us by shy lit
tie girls and all around us was gay
hubbub, every one good natured, every
one out to enjoy life, laughing and
nudging and scraping sandaled feet
On Benton-dori our hands ran to
our purse strings constantly, SO fasci-
mating were the shops there. AT
Yamamotos we were shown the most
superb old embroideries, and 1t was
hard to make selection, as we want
ed all of them. Nozawaya's is a mod
ern department store, and the curio
shops drive one distracted Wonder
full bits of old Imari, cabinet pieces
too precious for nomads like ourselves
and old daggers and Daimyo hats
tempted us on every side.
At a big silk store on Honcho-dori
the proprietor and his little wife bow
ed to the ground and offered us 20
cha (tea), which we drank out of
consideration for them. There is
something very charming about the
old-time courtesy of these little peo-
pie, and one is sorry to see 1t wearing
away In the seacoast towns, where we
learned to despise the stamp of mod
ernism in Japan. Like most people
who spring suddenly into prominence,
they are becoming arrogant and show
ing an overpowering sense Of their
own Importance and vanity not at
all in proportion to their size. Tour
lists are doubtless largely responsible
for this Their manners shock even
our hardened western sense of pro-
priety and to the courteous, gentle
hammered native their brusque ways
and loud voices, their harsh com
ments and loud laughter must strike
home painfully.
There is not much sightseeing to be
done in Yokohama: the ride to Mis-
sissippi bay, to Mikusu's porcelain
factory and to the little tea house on
the bluff, which is reached by ascend
ing 100 steps and is hallowed by the
memory of Perry's visit to it, are the
chief points of interest. 1t is the
street sights, the shops and the COM
forts of living which hold the visitor
in Yokohama.
During our stay we had three hid
eous days and nights to live through
during a Buddhist feast, when up and
down the native streets ran crowds of
rough boys fancifully attired, carry
ing josses on long poles and screami
ing and beating tomtoms and making
life a burden to every one In the
We were told that no
policeman would dare to stop them
while they carried josses, and in con-
sequence they sometimes became dam
gerously excited and do all sorts of
wild things.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-12-02

One 81 the precious things that es,
eaped destruction IN the iiro that
wrought such havoc at the brussels
exhibition was the priceless collection
Of lace leaned BY this former queen Of
Italy A al the world Interested 10
Iaesmakink - aware. Queen nowaget
Marshcri,a has revived the lace indus.
try Ia Italy. and her endowed lace fac
tory az venice Is visited By many tray.
slers brussels IA woll as Venice 10
Old tInea was famous for lts lace. aud
no doubt the Beigisna inspected the
italian collection like connolsseurs.
Tbs collection II now again In the
the possession Of the Queen dowager.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-12-02
Whv Not?

Il got completely lost out there II
the country" says the returned Wis
itor. 81 started away from the house
one morning and walked into tns
woods, and in Is minutes I was com
pletely turned around and didn't know
which way to go, so l had to sta'
there till they found me-" .n
Huh" says one of the listeners !
you were completely turned arouna
why didn't you walk straight back :"
the house?"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-12-02
Expense of Yale Students

New Haven, COMMIT costs a yaIo
man at least $1,000 year on an aver.
age to go through the course at that
university. A postal card canvass of
last years freshmen class shows that
ia spent an average of $1,O33 each
lit sophomores $1.lOO, and 11s ipniors
$1,133.
The lavish expenditures of a fau
men sent up the general average.
Nineteen freshmen used less tho,
$500 each, Is sophomores less thar
$3.50 each, and 16 juniors less than
$eoo. of the So men last mentioned
20 lived on less than 1915.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-12-02
Watch New Hioh Tisss

Seattle, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ot
tides by the United States survey shin
Macarthur in Turnagain, bay and KniE
Arm Cook inlet, Alaska, show the first
scientific data of what are probably
the second highest tides in the world
Capt. Henry L. Deck of the Macarthur
which has returned from the north
noted tides of 80 feet variation ana a
uGai current of eight knots. The onIv
udes which are known to exceed this
record are in the Bay of Fundy
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-12-02
Sights In Thoroughfares Of City
interest Strangers.
old-Time Courtesy Of Little People
Seems TO BE Wearing Away In
seacoast cltIes--shopper
Needs Full Purse.

chicago.-Yokaho is very Euro
pean. There are stately banks, mar.
Bile office, buildings and large hotels
and business houses, and In some
streets you could easily imagine your.
self in any western city were 1t not
for the whirllng jinrikishas and the
natives In kimonos, says Yokohama
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-12-02
Defy Thirteen supsr.tI,,o,

London-Miss Violet Mavsav
thompson, who is to be married ~
Captain Vandeleur, is bidding defiancs
to the thirteen" superstition bv No.
ing 10 attendants-three little train
bearers and ten bridesmaids.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-12-02
A Practical Man.

sI haven't any use for impractical in'A'
Said my philosophical old Uncle ,, ps
''These fellers inventin' their ieeu'
things - an
An ships that will sail through us
on their wings ,.hnri
An TELEGRAPH lines that'n run "u
wires ,hout
An ovens to cook up your meals WihV'
fires -. M
Impractical schemes! Jest you Wa'
you've seen .,.T
My latest perpetual motion maenin''
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-12-02

Tbs ehampton nsh stoFy. not only OF
this bat also u many previous sea.
a0ns. vas tuta isteiy as meeting 81
she Amerieaa FSheriea soeiefisa II
Was s. tAs effect that ashes xrow on
trana q Alaska This record triumph
aatiy challenges All GENERA
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-12-02

woFnsn arriving IL tho port oi New
York from abroad, who wore their fura
% escape paying duty on the wraps,
had Il made even more warm tor them
BY tbs explanation that their excuse
d nanFAyment for duty woaldn't
usAs
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-12-02
Waiting.

Walk in, sir" says st. Peter .,ous
shade who has been sitting on
for several days. "Come right u, ron
told you it would be all right ~
to do so.'' -. q
THANK you," replies the shais ,,Ddl
want to wait out here, If ] ma, uu
the fellow who sold me cant Int to
last summer comes along. ! ya
see you send him down the cn
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-12-02

4 Seattle man wants a aivoges be-
cause hia wife eats seven pounds II
nrat a day And then has the nerve
% aak him for ostrich plumes. TOO,
Ns presume
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-12-02

A Freneh student has discovered
thar man ~ superior "a all machines
We might add snas the common man
e superior 10 tho machine politician.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-12-02
Where They BalI<.

The average man IL truthful" says
the philosopher OF Folly. but not one
man in fifty VIII tell you the real rea-
son be wears silk nat"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-12-02
For InHuedza.

II you've got a cold Id your head
Dridk pledy of hot gidger tea
AID lebodade: thed go to bed
That rebedy always cured be-
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-12-02

A New York paper says IFS city has
100000 souls The census says
only that number Of people
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-12-02

sHobble skrt-aore Fullness In
Vogue. reads 5 headline Can you
blame the menT
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-12-02

Another woman OF eighty years
realizes the need OF an education and
has decided 10 become a eoSd
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-12-02
Evidently = Mistake.

They say his wife has Indian blood
~ her veins" That must be MS.
take, Indians are supposed 70 5.
stoical and silent"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-12-02

IT'S q nean man who win steal a
motoegcle from policeman.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-12-02

Surely the Gulf Of Mexico lie old
enough to Cult tumbllng out Of bed
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-09-02
INDEPENDENCE ITEMS.

Singing Sunday afternoon was very
good. Quite a number of visitors were
present from Reliance. Mr. W. S.
Shelby resigned as assistant chorister
and Mr.. Fred Murray was elected TO
fill the place
Prayer meeting Sunday night was
well attended.
Rev. Frank Merka will preach at
Independence next Sunday night. Ev-
erybody is invited to be present
1t is still dry in this part of the
county. Cotton is sorry and is open
ing fast.
Mr.. J. ]. Merka is sick at this writ
ing. Hope he will be out again soon.
Mr.. Editor, / would suggest that
you encourage some one to write the
news from Reliance. Kurten, Cotton
wood and other places where you have
no correspondents, so that we may
know what those people are doing.
1t is possible they are having preach
ing on Sundays, singing, prayer meet
ing or something that we are inter
ested in. Correspondent
(The Eagle has arranged for news
from all the neighborhoods of the
county, but for some cause our corps
of correspondents do not write often,
We earnestly desire live correspond
ent from every neighborhood in the
county and hereby call for volunteers.
Any young lady or young man who
will write a weekly letter from their
community will be furnished stamps
and stationery and The Eagle free.
Now send us your names and let's
have whole page devoted to country
correspondence -Editor)
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-09-02
DISEASE MOST oANcesous.
Noted Physician Says lnfantile ParaIy
sis Is Contagious.

Washington. Sept Absolute
quarantine and more drastic measures
than in smallpox are the methods
needed for the control of infantile pa
ralysis, said DR.. Lucien Stark, OF Ne
braska. yesterday. DR. Stark has been
appointed by Governor Shallengerer.
of Nebraska, to investigate this dis
ease in large Eastern cities and his
report shows that the disease has
been commonly misunderstood for a
simple and not contagious disease.
The report was read before the New
York Medical Society and it states
that the only way to handle the dis
ease, which it asserts is more danger
Gus than smallpox. is by entire isola-
ton.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-09-02

a. 4.
which control necessaries Of life. such
as meat, oil and coal, or which deal
In them on an important scale.
! believe that the officers, and espe.
IIcially the directors of corporations
should be held personally responsible
when any corporation breaks the law,
No man should receive dollar un-
Tess that dollar has been fairly earned.
Every dollar received should represent
a dollars worth Of service rendered.
The really big fortune, the swollen for
tune, by the mere fact of its size ac-
quires qualities which differentiate 1t
in kind as well as in degree from what
is possessed by men of relatively small
means.
One of the fundamental necessities
in a representative government such
as ours is to make certain that the
men to whom the people delegate their
power shall serve the people by whom
they are elected, and not the special
interests. | believe that every national
officer, elected or appointed, should
be forbidden to perform any service or
receive any compensation, directly or
indirectly, from interstate corpora
tions: and a similar provision could
not fail to be useful within the states.
Forest Fires.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-09-02

strate the fsres - ais exhibition
Grasses of all kindws. vegetables "a,
lore. the farm, otchard and garden
products of the tropics and temperate
zone wiz be displayed,
With the erection o. the Industrial
Arts building and the Dairy building,
a great deal of additional room wa
added TO the agricultural department
Agricultural Hall This year VIII be es'
sentially what the name implics. ~.
ty.two exhibition booths have already
been secured by as many counties 81
the state From the standpoint 'ot
quality II viii he superior and more
varied than any exhibition of the kind
IN the United States No other state
Fair has an opportunity of displayin 3
both tropica and temperate zone pro
ducts. and the management of the
State Fair, appreciatig this, has secur
cd an agricultural exhibition so diver
slfied that Il will even astonish the
native sons OF the Lone Star State,