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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-09-23
SNAKE IS BABY'S MASCOT

The following story, taken from
Purulia Qndia) paper. has the favor
Of the Arabian Nights:
"a child was born to a Brahman in
the village of Shapur six months ago,
and since the very date of birth a
serpent has been a constant attendant
on the babe. One day the reptile was
caught and thrown in the river At
night the Brahman heard the serpent
say to him in a dream, If you kill
me l shall completely destroy your
family. II you do not. shall not
harm you. but, On the contrary. do
you good Since this oracle from the
serpent the Brahman and the men,
bers of his family have left it alone.
When the child is on the ground
asleep or awake the serpent spreads
It's hood over It's head like an UNI.
brella- When the child is on the bed
the reptile quietly lays itself down
under the cot. Once the child's
mother took the child to the house OF
a relation near. The father was fol
lowing her with an umbrella under
his arm. On opening the umbrella he
saw that the serpent was inside it
He threw it away, but it forthwith
returned to his house.
The serpent is still there. The
Brahman gives the reptile milk twice
a day, which he drinks
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-09-23
Uncle Sam Watching Aeroplane Men

preparation was ever announced. but
1t Is now pretty well understood that
the experts in both the war and navy
departments suggested that it would
be well to defer action until the gov
eminent understands better what to
expect of the airship.
Officials in the army and navy de-
partments are greatly impressed with
the performances of Glenn Curtiss
with his aeroplane at Atlantic City re-
Gently. Those performances were not
under the auspices of either the war
department or the navy department,
but agents of each of the fighting arms
were present, and were deeply i'm
pressed with what Curtiss was abba to
do. They have reported to their re-
spective departments that from a
reasonably well from a fire directed
at him from either land or water. he
dropped small articles on boats and on
objects on land with remarkable pre-
cision.
Some of the experts from the de
| partments who saw the Curtiss per.
formances came back firmly convinced
that if war should come on tomorrow
the aeroplane would be able to do de.
| structiye work.
In spite of the possibilities present.
ed by the rapid development of air
craft, the United States government
is really doing nothing toward taking
advantage of the situation.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-09-23
Overhauling the Treasury Building

been seriously overcrowded for a mum.
her of years. One of the very first i'm.
provements was the elimination from
the building of the branch printing
office, with it's combustfble inks. oils.
etc. With the great Fifteenth street
steps removed, a fine entrance at
grade will be provided for the em-
ployes. and count will be kept of the
people entering and leaving the build
ing, which at the present time seems
to be impossible. At the present time
the employees are obliged to carry
their clothing, hats. rubbers. umbrel-
las and everything of that character
into their working rooms, so that lock.
er3 are imperative. II will certainly
be $4,000 mighty well expended, for
in the present condition of the treas.
ury department it is impossible to
keep it clean or to run it on business.
like methods with departments of the
various bureaus widely separated, so
that the chief of one OF these spends
most of his time traversing the CORR.
doris in his attempt to keep track Of
his clerks and of his work
The treasury department has dis
continued the coining Of the $3.50
gold pieces. There is an aecumulatjs-i
of approximately $4,000. 900 woraa OF
them in the treasury vaults az the
present time. AItogetrer So,OOo,O00 of
item have been coiprL, and there Is
little or NO leema,-s for them. so it is
sy,o,,gbt ,vest ~ to make any more OF
N m 1t tn present time.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-09-23

U.CE-CONSUL General Stuart ]. Full
v Ter of Hongkong sheds light on a
problem which has vexed the brain OF
man for many moons-where all the
hair comes from which goes to make
up the wide expanse of couture which
adorns the head of woman.
Much as he would like to believe
that all womankind has suddenly come
into the secret possessed by the Seven
Sutherland Sisters, detached wisps,
curls and occasional plaits, to say moth
ing OF startling variation in texture,
has forced upon the most unobservant
suspicion that she bedecks herself
with a foreign product. Our represen-
tative at Hongkong clinches the evil
dence with brutal statistics. He gives
the following data OF the quantities
and value of hair shipped from that
port in the last three :"ears:
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-09-23
Coy Curls Are Coming in From China

GOunuS. Nalue.
I IsSs s. lS2 ItSS9
Lsu5 As, 733 32T559
Note how the price has scared. In
1907 hair was worth only about TWEEN.
ty-tfve cents a pound, wholesale, and
we imported only 56.132 pounds of 1t,
while in 1909 we brought in 445, 733
pounds, with the price at something
more than seventy cents. Such rate
of growth in face of so rapid an in
crease in price Is almost unprecedent.
ed in other lines of commerce and is
another illustration that woman wants
what she wants when she wants 1t and
is going to have it-expense be
hanged!
Our diplomatic representative leaves
us in the dark as to what woman in
China is doing for hair. If the trade
keeps on, she will certainly be bald in
course of time. He pays a compIi.
ment. however, to the genius of the
Chinese artist by remarking that Chi.
nese hair is treated at home in various
ways so as to match almost any tex.
ture desired" leaving US to conclude
that the diversity of color not infre-
qUently noted on the same head Is
due to lack Of circumspection on the
part OF American women
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-09-23
Good Intentions.

THAI was a fellow down heah,"
says our friend Col. Bluddangoah of
Tennessee, THAI was a fellow down
heah last summeh, sub, who was the
most remarkable instance of good in.
tentions gone wrong, such. that even
saw, sub
Yes" we murmur, merely to give
him time TO gather breath.
Yes, sub. He was one d these
pussons who are foheveh afraid that
they will fail in some small pahticulah
sub, of the customs and mannehs OF
whateveh paht of the country they
may be in. A congenial PATTY was
assembled in one Of ouah clubs. and
some pusson proposed drinks, and
what does this stranger do but study
fob moment in the etfoht to think of
some drink that would be peculiarly
appropriate to this neighbo'hood."
Couldn't think of a julep?" we
asked
"Wuss'n that, sub The nachul
bohn fool lowed he'd take a cotton
GIN"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-09-23
WAS HIS OWN SURGEON.

"Cv' Andrews, a wealthy Oil opera.
,or well known in New YORK ana
throughout Pennsylvania. amazed MS
sriords the other day by amputattng
t;a own toe with sharp pocket
knife. ..
Some weeks age, Andrews became
,uorhIed with an ailment of the foot.
.ond doctors told him that he wou'n
no nrobablv have to get his toe taken on
at the joint.
YOU won't start that with me.
,ndrews is reported to have said. i
nad friend whose trouble started IN
the same way. and they cut on his
.no and then they cut of piece OF
HE leg and afterward they cut on
two more parts of his leg to the
knee" ,.,,
Mr. Andrews went to his room' TOOK
ort his knife and performed the oper.
ot;on Then he bandaged the wound
ana walked down to the bar
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-09-23

Away up in Klamah county, Ore
gon, are located vast forest belts and
the lumber industry is maintained on
very extensive scale. Many of these
heavy timber belts are remote from
either railway lines, or even logging"
roads. Huge logging" carts are ex-
tensively used in these regions in
the forest depths to the various mills,
where they are reduced to lumber.
They are all two-wheeled, and con-
structed so as to sustain very heavy
weight. The wheels are about IL
feet in diameter, length of axletree
feet. The hub, spokes, axletree and
felloes are all built of very tough,
solid wood-usually of oak or hickory;
however, the tire is of thick broad
steel
The log, or logs, are suspended to
he axletree by a heavy chain, and
nearly balanced-the hind ends barely
dragging, so as to greatly reduce the
force in hauling. Horses and oxen
are both used in this logging business
and as many animals as may be re-
uuired may be attached to one cart
The wheels are so large that they
move with comparative ease over
large distractions, and along very
rough, mountainous roads. 1t would
be next to impossible to carry on the
lumber industry in those wild regions
without the use of these huge logging
carts, as they are called These carts
are the largest vehicles of the kline
on the Pacific coaster perhaps ir
the United States. The cart alone
weighs nearly a ton.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-09-23
HAD JUST CAUSE FOR PRIDE
Man Determines to Take Vain wife
Down Peg and Is
Shut Up.

The man admired his wife Just
obnuf as much as a man ran admir- y
y wife. nevertheless. when he saw
that she was ievctirg more and more
time each day to mirror gazing he de
'ermined 70 take her down a peg Sail
he brutally
4 wouldn be so stuck nn myself g:
/ were you. just because people har'
rem TO notice you when Won go ou'.
II isn't you they are admiring 1T
your clothes. heard a bunch Of
women say so Just the other day
For an instant the shock to the
woman's vanity was overpowering:
then quickly recovering she said
In that case am prouder than
ever. Nature is responsible for me
but designed the clothes myself
And then the man shut up.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-09-23
GREAT PRESENCE OF MIND

At an inquiry recently held at Rel
fast, into the laundering Of a drelger
Captain Brabazon related how he
managed to save himself from drown
ing. When he was thrown into the
water he was wearing his heavy sea
boots, which. when filed with water
prevent a man from swimming and
bear him to the bottom like weights
of lead. When the captain sank to
the bottom of the channel he stuck
the heavy sea boots deep in the soft
mud and succeeded in withdrawing
his feet Then he struck for the sur
face and swan ashore
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-09-23
Is Returns Show Lure Of

into consideration in a speculation az
to where the center OF population is
likely to light fact worth bearing
in mind is that the increases in popu-
lation In the east particularly have
been in the larger cities.
The center of population has moved
almost due westward since 1890, when
it was at point % miles east OF Balti-
more. From 1890 to 1900 it moved
almost due west to a point IS miles
west of Baltimore. In the next ten
westward and slightly southwark to a
point about forty miles northwest by
west Of Washington.
During the ten years between 1890
and 1900 the center moved west
ward little over IA miles and south
ward little less than three miles, and
! halted at a point six miles southeast
of Columbus, Ind. This movement be-
tween 1890 and 1900 was the smallest
in 100 years.
The center" will have to travel
something like 20 miles to get beyond
the borders of Indiana this year.
Figures available show only FIVE
communities that have actually lost in
population. Montgomery, Cal, has
fallen from 2,206 to 1,789; Bonham
county, Texas, has dropped from 5,042
to 4,s44; Lamar county, Texas, from
4S,627 to 1854; in Wisconsin the vii
lage of Pine River has lost IS of her
population in ten years, and Madison
county, Indiana, shows the greatest
loss, falling from 70,47O to 65,224
These reductions come. it will be
noted. either in rural districts marked
out by counties or in small villages.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-09-23

The common sea-turtle, found in
large numbers on the coast of Florida.
INDUCES in large family. being no
believer in race-suicide. She lays $50
round white eggs during the two days
fills in the pit, which is about a foot
deep, and leaves the eggs there to be
Matched out by the heat of the sun.
The eggs Of the turtle are considered
quite a delicacy and many persons
make a living by digging them out
of the sand when they are fresh-laid
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-09-23
BABY KEPT IN A SHOE BOX

The stor!i was in a whimsical mood
the other week when he visited Mrs.
Joseph Pygeorge of San Francisco and
presented her with the smallest little
sample Of humanity ever seen out
west. The baby weighs exactly "a
mounds, is perfectly developed and in
the best of health. The tiny girl is
fed by means of a glass dropper, about
two tnfmblefuls of nourishment at a
fine. The midget is kept in a No. s
card hoard shoe box. lined with cot
ton wool. and has already attracted
crowds of visitors.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-09-23
Appropriate.

Have you sold much OF your
stock?' asked the amateur mining
promoter
Yes" he replied. I've sold shares
to every policeman in the city"
But why to the policemen" | in.
CURED,
A look OF wonderment swept over
his face. Why" he calculated. II
thought you knew all the time that
my proposition was a copper mine. "
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-09-23
Excursion East,

Via Oregon Short Line, to
Cheyenne, Denver, Colorado
Springs, Pueblo, Kansas City, St.
Louis, Omaha, Chicago, st. Paul,
Minneapolis and many other
points. Tickets on sale May 9th
and 18th, June 4th. 11th. 18th.
9th. July 7th and 29th, August
9Th, and September 14th and 23d.
See agents for rates and further
particulars.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-09-23

Don't do that, James" says the
proprietor OF the soda fountain.
Don't do what, sir?" asks the at
tandant,
Don't put that straw in that glass
Of lemon phosphate"
But why not? We always do"
After you've been in the business
awhile youIl learn a few of the i'm
Portant 'd0n'ts.' The lady who is to
have that phosphate is a grass
widow "
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-09-23
His Prouress.

There are two stages in the career
OF the man who drinks" said the
phi'o opher with the long. white
beard
The msn with the ineandescent
eyebrows asked what they were.
The frat stage is when he come
around next day and confides to al
his friends that he was on a big time
the night before; the second stage is
when he goes around the next day 10
assure his friends that he was perfect.
ly sober the night before.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-09-23
VIOLIN BURIED WITH HIM

An ex-arIny bandmaster named Mar
tin died at Colchester recently. He
was very fond of a certain violin
which he possessed. and had refused
large sums of money for 1t. Before
dying he left instructions that his ia.
nous fiddle was to be put in the coffin
and buried along with him. His
strange request was duly carried out
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-09-23
OREGON SHORT LINE TRAINS.
(BOIsE. NAMPA BRANCH. J

(BOISE. NAMPA BRANCH.
The Pony passes Meridian go
ing to Weiser at 7 20 in the morn
ing, and $50 in the afternoon. Re-
turning from Wsiser, the Pony
passes Meridian at 1855 in the
morning, and TAO in the evening.
These trains run on schedule
time.
Other trains on this branch are
run at such time as to make con-
nection with main line trains, east
and west, at Nampa.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-09-23
Gao Rule.

Did you hear about the way the
chairman of The mutes' convention
enforced the gag rule on debate when
he wanted to rush his slate through ~
Gag rule? In a mutes convention?
What are you talking about?"
About what happened. He had one
Of his henchmen railroad a resolution
through that nobody could sit in the
convention unless he wore boxin,
gloves. That kept them all from ma
king remarks
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-09-23
He Knew.

M Biumms, are you one of these
men who think woman never has a
thought Of anything more than
dresses"
No. indeed Miss Glizzer They al
so think OF hats"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-09-23

Natives of a number of South Pa
,,sc islands make fish hooks of mother
# nearl. so bright that no bait or 9th
~ lure is necessary.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-09-23

Population of Greater London.
The present officially pop
alation of Greater London is 7.537.l96
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-09-23
F. NJ. SLATER,
Dray and Express Line.

Light and heavy hauling of all kinds
Phone or leave orders at Union Feed Il
Coal Co. Meridian, Idaho.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-09-23

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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-09-23
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The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-12-23
waterworks for Battle Creek.

Battle Creek Enterprise: Battle
Creek is to have waterworks-that is,
Battle Creek is to vote on PROPOSE
ton to have waterworks, which we
trust means the same thing.
At a meeting of the trustees Mon
day evening an ordinance providing
for an election for the purpose Of vot-
ing bonds in the sum of $4,000 was
passed and publication will begin next
week A petition was circulated
among business men and citizens and
little trouble was experienced in Sc
curing the requisite number of sign
ers. In all probability mass meeting
to consider the matter in its every de-
tail will be called before the election
which will be held January Is, and all
will be given opportunity to make sug
gestions as to the best method of pro-
cedure in case the proposition is car
ried.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-12-23
An Aid to Cupid.

Ainsworth Democrat: AS first aid
to Dan Cupid, Judge Potter is certain
ly entitled to front seat in the big
show. During the ten years that he
has occupied the position of county
judge with the power not only to
grant marriage licenses, but also vest
ed with the privilege of adjusting the
yoke worn by those who wish to en-
bark on the matrimonial sea, he has
issued a grand total of 537 licenses to
wed, and of this number he has mar
ried an even 1877 couples. AS he has
eleven months yet to serve he will un-
doubtedly push the grand total of mar
riages consummated beyond the 200
mark, which is certainly going some
for a country supposed to be so sparse
ly settled. Judge Potter is certainly
popular with the young people and has
such a graceful way of tieing the knot
that most of the young fellows take
their prospective brides along when
they call for their license and there
and then have the whole thing over
without further fuss.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-12-23
Arrested Near O'NeilI,

O'Neill, Neb., Dec. 21.-Special to
The News: j. p. Breeding, sheriff of
Madison county, Ia, wired Sheriff
Grady of Holt county last Friday to
arrest and hold Wylie Hilderbrand of
Winterset, la. Sheriff Grady located
Hilderbrand few miles out of O'Neill
and arrested him Saturday. He wired
the Iowa sheriff of the arrest and the
deputy sheriff from Iowa arrived yes
terday to take charge of his man.
Requisition papers were mailed to
Governor Shallenberger for the return
of the prisoner to Iowa. When the
deputy arrived in O'Neill the prisoner
,Hilderbrand, waived his rights to be
compelled to return him and returned
this morning to stand trial.
Hilderbrand Is charged with selling
mortgaged property in Madison coun-
ty, la. He is about "a years old and
has relatives in Holt county near Dor
sey. He also has relatives living in
Iowa who are well-to-do, but it is not
probable they will give him any as
sistance at the trial
He is an inoffensive looking fellow
and this is said to be his first offense
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-12-23
Schools to Close for Two Weeks.

Norfolk public schools will close
Friday for a two weeks holiday vaca-
ton. The German Lutheran schools
will also close for vacation, but of
shorter duration than the public
schools.
Most OF the teachers will leave Fri
day morning for their various homes,
where they will spend Christmas and
New Year with relatives. At num-
Der of the schools the usual holiday
session will be held on Thursday.
On January ~ and 13 many prin.
cipals and superintendent will go to
Lincoln, where they will attend a two
days session of the State Superinten'
dents and Principals association, OF
which organization Superintendent F.
M. Hunter of Norfolk is president. A
large attendance is looked for at this
meet, at which c. c. Cary, state super
intendent of Wisconsin, with head
quarters at Madison, Wis, will be one
of the principal speakers. The theme
to be considered at this meeting will
be hygiene and sanitation.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-12-23

summer. Mr.. Carnegie has been alb
sent in Europe and has only recently
returned. which accounts for the long
delay in receiving a reply. Mr.. Ward
has received the usual Information
blanks. and when these are received
and examined, more definite reply
will in all probability be received.
There is little or no doubt that Mad
ison can secure Carnegie library
building. the main question being
whether we can get only $4,000 build
ing, or whether we can get $4,000
one, and which one we want the worst
A $4,000 building will require a $500
maintenance fund for each year, while
a $4,000 building will require an an
nual maintenance fund of $1,000. Mad
ison at present pays maintenance
fund of 5000.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-12-23
Preacher Was a CRATER.

Fremont, Neb., Dec. al. G. Toll
yer of Ainsworth, who was in the city
on his return from Chicago, furnished
testimony in the latter city against a
preacher who had worked a smooth
swindle game for over fifteen years.
Mr.. Tolliver was one of the preachers
victims and that accounted for his
summons by the court.
Some time ago Mr.. Tolliver secured
a patent on a winding stairway and
shortly afterwards he received letter
from a Chicago party who offered to
undertake to put the stairway on the
market. Several letters were exchang'
ed between Mr.. Tolliver and the Chi
cago party and finally when the details
were agreed upon, Mr.. Tolliver was
informed that his picture should be
placed on the literature describing the
stairway, and that he would be expect
ed to forward $3.50 to pay for the cut
Mr.. Tolliver forwarded the money
That was the last he heard of his Chi
cago correspondent, until he received
the summons to appear in court
Meantime, someone else who was
caught by the game made complaint
to the authorities and Mr.. Tolliver's
name was found among the papers al
the house of the minister who was ar
rested on the charge of a swindle. II
is charged now that the minister de
voted most of his time to writing let
tiers to persons who had been granted
patents. He was content to receive
$3.50 from each victim and the victim.
in turn preferred to drop the matter tt
taking the trouble to invoke the aid o
| the law.