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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-21

Charity stamps. FIRST used In
Boston III 1862 for the soldiers relief
funds during the civil war were the
original fnrerunncra of the Red Cross
Christmas seal, which viii be used
this year to bring happiness and cheer
10 millions The Delaware AntETu.
berculosis society In 1907 for the tlrst
time IN America made use OF stamp
for the purpose OF getting revenue TO
light consumption, In u hastily or.
gauized campaign OF only three weeks
they realized $4,000. The next year,
1908, the American Red Cross CON
Quoted the iirst national tuberculosis
stamp campaign From this sale $685.,
900 was realized Tor the anti,tuberCu,
loais movement. In 1909. under many
adverse conditions. s25O.0o0 was rea.
lized from these stamps, This year
the slogan OF the tuberculosis fighters
and the Red Cross Ii "a Million for
TnrberruloaiH From Red Cross Seats
in 1910"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-21
CAPTURE MURDERER
MAN WHO SHOT DOWN SALT
LAKE SCHOOL BOY BELIEVED
TO BE BEHIND BARS.
Hungarian Youth Admits Participation
In Robbery, But Denies That He
Fired Fatal shots, Placing
Blame Upon a Companion.

Salt Lake City.-It is believed that
the man who murdered Thomas Kar.
rick, the l4year-old schoolboy, at his
home In this city at noon ON October
II, has been captured,
Julius Szirmay, q Hungarian aged
FL, is In prison, and has confessed to
having participated In the robbery OF
the karrick home. but denies that he
shot the boy He declares that he had
companion In the robbery, and, BY
Inference, places the blame upon thai
person. This companion he declares
he knew on y by the name Of Joe, and
had only known him short time. As
70 the present whereabouts Of this
mysterious companion, szirmay de
clares he has not the slightest idea.
strong chain OF circumstantial
evidence Is being woven around the
self-eonfessed burglar. Three times
since the murder szirmay has at.
tempted suicide Once. the day fol-
lowing the crime, he attempted to end
his life by using chloroform, but was
hftAhAA ~ otphlN IVY > anu Hib illf 6dtbu4
Again he slashed his wrists with the
blade OF a safety razor, but declares
that the pain was so great that he
could not go on. Again, he attempted
TO throw himself In front of moving
train, but HIS courage deserted him.
a saw left in the ce lar at the Kar-
Tick home led to the Hungarian's ar.
rest, The ownership OF the saw was
traced to family who had befriended
szirmay, and its owner admitted he
had loaned the saw to the young man.
Szirmay says that when he read in
the newspapers that the saw had been
found In the house he had robbed, he
feared II would be traced back to him,
and that he would be charged with
the murder Of the boy.
The officers believe they have a
strong case against Szirmay, and 1t Is
predicted that he will yet confess that
he shot down the boy who had gone
to his home at noon from school, in
order to get his lunch. discovered a
man burglarizing the house. grappled
with him, or attempted to escape and
give the alarm, and was brutaIly muir.
dered, three bullets being fred into
his body by the cowardly house.
breaker.
The capture of the alleged murderer
was made by the sheriff, but talk OF
mob violence caused that officer to
take S2irmay to the state prison for
safe keeping.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-21

Lloyd G, drtseom, Ia an interview
IN New York. said OF party dissen.
sionA.
They arc animated by nasty spir,
t. u titfortat spirit. aud they go
from bad to woFse
sits like the case Of the engaged
couple at the seaside dance, The
young man, Il little Jealous, said cold
~ to hla aanCee at supper
let me aee~rwaH Il you ! kissed
Tn the conservatory
About what timer the young gtri
answered. with little laugh"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-21

There ii reai reAt In raaalng i good
story and 10 many 4 woman an inter
easing STORY II Al good ID trip away
from home When your nerves are
worn ont. when yonr head aches and
when the whole world II going wrong
from your point 81 View. gat good
book, 81 on 81 yourself and forget all
about everything aud everybody tor
M hour BIZ 80 Absaluteiy lore t0ur
self III good story and Won Nll come
back b work with fresh courage ami
4 n6w spirit A good story Ii NE a
visit With Interesting people you've
heara all the niee things thsy say to
one another you've followed them
through an the tanaee of the plnt ana
You've langhed over the amusing Incl.
dentsi ID short sou have had nice
rest, which II worth ag much as medl
piHe The busy honsekeepfr needs d
change 81 thought n many cases Il
II not work. but mnn0tany Of thought,
which wears women into lnyalidiRm
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-21
COFFEE WAS IT,
People Slowly Learn the Facts.

80 t+r Ffa have been such n
slave to eoueS tRat the very aroma
of Il was enough to set my nerves
euiysFiuE / kept gradually losing my
health but | uacd to say Nonsense, Il
aaR't hurt me.
slowly | vas forced 60 admit tho
truth and the final result was that my
WhDle nervous force waa shattered
my heart became weak ami uRCer.
tain IN les aetiun ard that frightened
me Finally my physician told ME.
about year ago, that ] must stop
drinking coffee ur could never eX.
revt to bo well again.
Il wRs In despair, for tho very
Thought uf the medicines | had tried
80 many times nauseated me. l
thought Of puHtum bat could hardly
bring myself to g2ve up the coffee.
Finally | concluded that / owed II
10 myself "a give Postum a trial. So /
got a package an ! Catefully followed
the Directions, and what "A delicious,
nuart5hl#g. rich drink II vast DO you
know found Il very easy to shift
from cotlcg 10 Postum and not mind
the change al all?
Almost immediately after | made
the change found myself better. and
IS the days went by kept on improy,
ing Ny nerves grew sound and
steady. slept well anl felt strong
ard weIl.balapeed alt the tine,
''Now | am completely cured, with
tie old nervousness and sickness all
gene. In every way am we'll once
mere"
II pays 20 give up the drink that
acts on some like n poison, for health
Is the greatest fortune ono can have;
Read the little book, 'The Road 4
MELVILLE" In pkgs, There's Rea
son"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-21
HIS HANDS CRACKED OPEN

Il am a man seventy years old. My
hands were very sore and cracked
open on the insides for over q year
with large sores. They would crack
open and bleed, itch, burn and ache
80 that could not sleep and could do
but little work. They were SO bad
that / could not dress myself in the
morning They would bleed and the
blood dropped on the floor. l called
on two doctors, but they did me no
good. could get nothing to do any
good till got the Cuticura Soap and
Cuticura Ointment. About a year
ago my daughter got a cake of Cuti-
cura Soap and one box Of Cuticura
Ointment and in one week from the
time | began to use them my hands
were all healed up and they have mot
been a mite sore since. I would not
be without the Cuticura Remedies.
They also cured bad sore on the
hand of one of my neighbours children,
and they think very highly of the Cuti-
cura Remedies. John w. Hasty, So. Eff
fingham, N. H., Mar. S, and Apr. IL, '09"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-21
LEFT TO A WORSE FATE
pyuamIter, Himself Married Man,
Knew What Awaited ForgetfuI
Husband.

The business mas was sitting in his
office, thinking Of starting for home,
when suspicious looking person
came In with leather bag In his
hand,
III you don't give me s25," said the
visitor. coming at once to the point,
4 will drop this on the floor"
The business man was cool. What
Is in lt2" he asked
Dynamite" was the brief reply,
What will It do II you drop it?'
Blow you up"
Drop it!'' was the instant com
mand MY wife told me when ! left
home this morning to be sure and
send up bag Of -four, and forgot
II. / guess 1t will take just about as
much dynamite as you have there to
prepare me for the blowing up I'll get
when she sees mel"
He threw himself back in his chair
and waited for the explosion, but 1t
did not come.
I'm a married mIn myself" said
the dynamiter, and qdetly slipped out.
illustrated Bits.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-21
No Color Question in Denmark

Copenhagen.--Denmark proper has
no color question. and hence the fact
that the king had DIR. Booker T. Wash.
ington, the noted negro educator, dine
atssthe palace with the royal family
did not cause the comment which the
invitation to lunch extended to DR..
Washington by Former President
Roosevelt did in America Neverthe
less there are some who are scquaint,
ed with conditions In the Danish West
Indies who are quietly suggesting that
the Fing's invitation may have an i'll
fleet in the colonies.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-21
Popularity of That's.

Every other young actress is call
ing herself That's" said Henry E. Dix
ely at dinner at Mauquin's. "Thais
McGinnis, That's Endicott, That's
Schmidt-the thing is universal.
Universal and ridiculous; for they
who have read Anatole Frances story
of That's know that she was a very
naughty little girl indeed I am quite
sure that no real reader of That's
would ever, under any circumstances
consent to be called such a name.
1T makes me think of a man who
taking his infant daughter to be bap.
tised, told the clergyman to call her
Venus.
But l refuse to call her Venus,
said the clergyman, Indignantly. We,
nus Is the name of a pagan goddess
Well, how about your own girl
Diana?' said the man."
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-21

A small boy brought up by hre.
eating father 10 hate anything con,
neeted with England or the English
was consigned recently to eat dinner
with the nurse while the family enter.
tanned genuine English lord In tho
dining room. The gr0wn-upE' meal had
come 10 that twenty minutes past
stage where conversation halts direct
iy, when a childish treble fell upon
the dumhwaiter shaft from the
kitchen This ls what the astouished
nobieman heard
"F'e, a 10. fun.
z smell the blood OF an English.
mum, ." Wasp.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-21
sALLooNlNe ACROSS ATLANTIC
Walter Wellman and Party of Five
Attempt Pioneer Voyage In
Strange Craft.

New York City.-The first attempt
to make a flight over the Atlantic
ocean from continent to continent be-
gan at s O'Clock Saturday morning,
when the huge dirlgibIe balloon Amer.
ica started from Atlantic City with
Walter Wel.man, journalist, explorer
and navigator in command, party of
five men, one of whom is also navi,
gator, one an expert wireless tele.
graph operator and the others engi,
neeTs.
Wellman, head of the expedition,
said he hoped to cross the Atlantic
ocean in eight or ten days, At fifteen
knots an hour he is making the speed
of slow liner He carries gasoline
sufficient to work the motor fifty days,
and the America is fitted with a de,
vice by which the navigator expects to
be able to conserve the gas In the
huge bag almost indefinitely.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-21
A Modern Joshua.

The offender was an old negro man
Joshua Taylor by name
When his case was called and Josh
ia appeared the Judge looked up,
eyed Joshua. and unused aloud;
Joshua. Joshua. why he's the man
that made the sun stand still, isn't
he2"
No. sab iedge." answered Joshua
Il makes the moonshine. Life.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-21
Always on Hand.

The primary class was discussing
birds, and the teacher asked what
birds remained In our climate all the
year round Nearly every kind had
been given. when little Daniel raised
his hand Have you thought of one
mOre2' HIS teacher asked,
"fes'm," he answered triumphant
ly. THE stork."
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-21
The Gall Of thu Wind

David . tat Atlantic Cityl~-Do you
believe In that old saying that like
seeks ike?
Mawdie-Su Saw a demonstra.
ton Of II only this morning.
Dawdle--Where?
Mawdle~~On the beach. A hatless
young woman was standing near me
when pun Of wind came along and
uearly all her beautiful hair Joined 1t!
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-21
DIrs. s. j. Barber says:

81 thinkLydi e.
IPinkham's Vege-
table Compound
lis the best 1nedi-
cine In the world
for women-and
j feel it my duty
to lie t others
know the good it
has done for me.
Three years ago
/ had q tumor
which the doctor
said world have
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-21
THANK You's."

The man who is not thankful for
the lessons he learned in adversely
didn't learn any.
There must be plenty of thankful.
ness in the world If those who have
loved and lost could know just what
they have lost.
why are you giving thanks? They
took $4,000 from you in Wall street
a little while ago, didn't they?"
Yes: but | got out with $40 they
didn't know | ad,"--Judge.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-21
Greatly overrated.

Mrs. Gaswell, while you were in
Venice did you see the Bridge OF
SIghs?"
oh. yes saw what they called
that, but, my land, I've seen bridges
ten times it's size. without ever 20.
Ing out OF Pennsytyania!"-Ch
Tribune,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-21
ran STRUCTURES for seattt.

Seattle, Application for q
permit to erect u torty.one,story build,
ing has been filed by l.. c. Smith OF
Syracuse, N. Y. The building, which
will be exceeded in height by only one
structure in the world, viii cost ST..
DOC, 900,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-21
Strikes Granted Increase.

Paris,-The directors OF The rail
roads involved in the strike have
agreed to grant minimum wage of
81 day to the emp uyees of all lines
running out OF Paris. The new scale
will 20 into affeeL LnnmarN
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-21
How's This?

We ofYer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any
case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by HaIlI
Catarrh Cure.
=, J. CHENEY q CO., Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned. have known F. j. Cheney
FOR the last - years, and believe him perfectly hon
orahle in all business transactions and nnancally
able TO carry out any obligations made by his firm
WALDING, KINNAN 4 MARVIN
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo O.
- HAIRS tatafrh Cure Is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system Testimonials sent free. Price rs centa pei
bottle. Sold by all Druggists
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-21

tors without relief Since using Doan's
kidney pills. / have nothing 70 com
plain of
Remember fhe uame noan's
For sale BY all dealers 90 cents
box,
FogteF.Mliburn CO., BUFFALO, ", X.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-21

table Compound, and the pain s ~.
disappeared. / continued jts 'y ~
and am now In perfect beal M
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Cons
pound has been a God.send h y ~
as ] believe l should have been II
my grave If it had not been for M, :
Pinkham's advice and LYDIA y
Pinkham's Vegetable Componnda
Mrs. GEORGE MAY, SO All Ava
Paterson, N. J. A'os
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-21

Young Wife Tin passion)--oIm
going home 10 my mother," s.
Husband tcalmlyl-"Very good; ,
here's money for your railway fare .
Wife latter counting itb-"But that
Isn't enough for return ticket. Ely.
cry Woman's Magazine.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-21
Bridget Was ursel,lsh.

Mrs, Hackhay--"Why are you leav.
ing us, BrIdgate"
Rostun Cook Me reasons are phil
1nthropic. want to give some wan
else ehancet at the Joys of living
With yea, - Harpers Bazaar.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-21
Japanese Warships Comma.

Toxic, -- The Japanese training
squadron, comprising the armoreG
cruiser AdamR and the protected
cruiser Kasagiy' under command o.
Captain Yashiro. sailed Saturday for
the United States.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-21
Mrs. u. e. Hayes says:

II was under the
doctors treat
ment for a fbroid
tumor. Isuffered
with pain, sore
ness, bloa ting,
and could no t
walk or stand on
m y feet any
length of time. I
W r tie to Mrs.
Pinkham for adj
vice, followed her
directions and
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-21
Strategy.

Il see your daughter is wearing oue
of those hobble skirts"
"Sh,sh, Don't give it away. We
put IL on her because we believe she
wants TO olope with young fellow
that We don't like at all"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-21
Strike is SrttIed

Paducah, Ky.--one thousand en-.
.ployees of the Illinois Central shops
here, who had been on strike since
"Wednesday, have returned to work
both the strikers and the railroad
having made concessions
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-21
No Sentiment.

The Sentimental Ous--'The beauti
t0l beach was covered with shells this
morning"
The Practical One-~"Ges, it's a
shame to allow en- to cat peanuts
town there' Yonkers Statesman
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-21
Tacoma Increases leo Per Cent

Washington population of Ia.
coma. Wash. in accordance With the
figures OF the thirteenth census is 49,.
972, an increase of 45,25S. or taG per
cent ever S77l5 In 1900,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-21
Good News

A Seotchman has invented a device
whereby house plants may be watered
automatically for a week. For the
man whose wife keeps a rubber plant
tho outlook 10 growing bright.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-21
Dec Leads to lSlIIInn.

Kansas City Because John Land
a farmer killed his dog and refused
10 pay Tor the animal, James Haut.
also farmer. shot and killed Land at
a small store. nine miles north OF
here. Hunt is in Jail
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-21

to be removed by an operation or I
could not live more than q year,
or two, at most. / wrote Mrs. Pink
ham, atLynn, Mass, for advice, and
took IA bottles of Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, and to-
day the tumor is gone and I am a
perfectly we'll woman. / hope my
testimonial will be of benefit to 9TH
ers." - Mrs. s. j. BARBER, Scott,
N. x.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-21
Il VIM Som Arrive

u can't understand It," he said.
You cant understand what"
I've been waiting for several
months now Tor another revival OF in,
tcrest in Napoleon. aud 1t hasn't come
Vol
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-21

aches. dizziness.
nervousness. etc.
Keep the kidneys
we'll and health is
easily maintained.
Deans Kidney
pills make strong.
healthy. Kidneys.
nj RS Joseph
Gross Church ST..
Morllson Ark,
says my ankles
were awolian and
my back was 10
painful / could not
straighten I was
treated by ak doc
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-21
Saw One.

Did you sea Naples when you were
n Europe, Mrs Goualotte?"
Let me Sce, We saw one Maple, !
think, Are there more of Them
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-21
Why Not. indeed ?

Would you take $4,000 to fly from
Albany to New York;"
why mott Our cashier took only
$1,000 to fly to Europe, Puck.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-21

The University Of Santu Tomas. Ma
aila. IL the oldest educational Iustttu
tiun under this American flag
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-21
Mrs. w. *. Housh savs .

81 h We been
Icoompletely cured
of a severe "a.
male trouble by
Lydia E. Pink.
hams Vegetable
Compound, and
want to recon.
mend it to all sui.
fering women, .
Mrs. W. K.
HOUSE, 7 East
view Ave, Gin
cinnati Ohio
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-21
Mrs. George May saws,

/" n 0 one knows
What | have MI
ifered from +.
| male ,troubles
neuralgia pains
land backacc.ibus'
my doctor said
Inc could not giye
Ine anything "a
scure it. ThropcNs
1.-THE advice Of =
Friend l begana
Eo, use Lydia
iPinkham'a ~. =
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-21

Love him and keep him for thy
friends, who. when all go away. will
perish at the last ~r+ Thomas a KCmpis
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-21

Constipation sNrssss and asRravates many ser,cu,
diseases lt is thoroughly cured Inv fIr 10 n ,Suus
Pleasant Pellets, The favorttc family iaHatiyeN
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-21

Considering what most people are
willing to do for money it's a wonder
there are not more mtllionaires.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-21
CHEERFUL WORDS FOR SUFFER.
ING WOMEN.

No woman can be healthy with sick
kidneys. They are often the true
cause OF bearing .down paina. head.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-21

The word tired" is much used and
abused
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-21
Important to nnntners
Tired Out.

lis the first edition of your novel
exhausted YETI"
No Why"
Il thought it might be from stand.
ing SO long on the counters"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-21
CONVINCING PROOF
OF THE VIRTUE OF
lydia :. Pinkilam's Vegetable Comnnvns

What is the of procrastinang in the face of ca
evidence the following letters represent If Won sra
sick know who is, what sensible reason 49,
you for not giving Lydia f. Pinkhams Vegetable CIV
pound traf For 80 years we have been publishing s
testimonial letters thesethousands of them -tbev ~
genuine and honest, too, every one of them.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-21

Because your case is a dificuls
one, doctors having done YOU M
good, do not continue to suffer with.
out giving Lydia E. Pinkham's Vea.
etable Compound trial. 1t SURELY
has cured many cases of female I'M
such asinfiammation, liberation, an.
placements, fibroid tumors, irregl.
larities, periodic pains, baekache. etc.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-21

When Rubbers Become Necessary
And your shoes pinch. shake into vour
shoes Aliens Foot Ease the antisSntir
powder Tor the feet. Cures tired, aching
feet and takes the sting out of Corns md
Bunions Always use II for Breaking in
New shoes and FOR dancing parties, Sold
everywhere 2hC Sample mailed FREE
Address, Allen 5. Olmsted, lie Roy, n. Y.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-21

took Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. To-day / am well
woman, the tumor was expelled and
my whole system strengthened. I
advise all women who are afflicted
with tumors or female troubles to
try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound" - Mrs. e. #. HAYES,
1890 Washington ST.. Boston. Mass,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-21

For 80 years Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable go
Compound has been the standard remedy for NV
female Ills. No sick woman does justice to M
herself who viii not try this famous medicine. III "
Made exclusively from roots and herbs, and II II
has thousands of cures to Its credit Ii |!
@s~ Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick women (M
- to write her for advice. She has MN Il
guided thousands to health free of charge. (clESS
Address Mrs. Pinkham Lynn, Mass. SfSSE>
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-21

W, N. u, salt Lake City, No. 49,.