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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-08-05
PresentIment HaIts Hymen.

Allentown. Pa.-Through a mothers
premonition, the elopement of Miss
Julia Cutler. seventeen years old, OF
Lansford, and Michael Daniels of this
city, was frustrated.
The girl came to Allentown some
time ago to work, and falling in love
with a man ten years her senior,
made all arrangements for her wed.
ding, even buying her trousseau.
The couple had planned to get mar.
ried the other night The mother,
however. having some premonitior,
came on during the day and after
rigid cross-examination, the daughter
divulged her plans
The mother objected violently, and
with the aid of policeman, took the
daughter home, trousseau and all.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-08-05
Hometown.
8lIHGffp5S}
TOWN NEEDS NO APOLOGY
Small Town Often RelittIed, But /, !,
There Only Where Fullest Mean.
ing of Life May Be Found.

There have been too MANY anal.
giles offered for the small town[tbo
community which is not so large h.,
that all Of its people know each otber
Such places have been belittled AMI
ridiculed, but certainly always bv
those who cannot appreciate the trn
est, sweetest and fullest meaning n,
life.
'Fhe small community may be M
tie world unto itself. Its horizon NAV
end of where the cotton fields begin
On the south, with the fair grounds on
the west, the schoolhouse on the
north and the railroad on the east
but surely its affairs are as important
and as vitality interesting as those ~
great city, where humanity consists
Of meaningless atoms and where the
sweet responsive chords of hearts
beating in unison never vibrate.
There may never be the whir Of
happening events in the small comm.
nifty, but the least incidents that NAV
occur to any of its mysterious hu.
man lives is not unworthy of notice
None of It's characters are too IoWlv
to fill some niche. Its fellow-beings
hold that tolerance toward each other
which exists among members of one
family, and there is dormant patriot
ism in hearts of its truest citizenship
which only needs some outside inter
ference to warm into being.
The zest departs from so MANY
pleasures, when man ceases to
Identify himself with some certain
community, and it is only of the small
er places that he can really feel him.
self part. Those of small place
share their pleasure and their sorrow
together Family names have sig
nificance. Houses are homes. The
very trees and fences have about them
an atmosphere of "Reminiscences.
The big places may have larger
stores. wider streets, buster crowds,
but humanity is the same the world
over, and humanity Is at its best
where acquaintance and kinship is
possible. And when the brief span OF
years has passed, says the Yazoo City
(Miss.) Sentinel, we would prefer tc
have the slow, sombre procession
wind down some quiet village street,
and to have the grasses above the
grave blown by the breezes that are
fresh from the open fields.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-08-05
New Engines OF Modern Warfare to
Figure In Grand French Man.
euVera In September.

Farts, --TAis years grand maneuvers
OF the French army will take place be.
tween September . and rs In the re.
gion between Rouen aud Amiens The
operations will be directed by the gen.
eralissimo. General Tremeau. and Gen.
eral Michel OF the army council wilt
be chief urapire The troops engaged
will he the Second army corps under
tho command Of General Ptcquart and
the Third army corps under General
Aeuuier, together with three battaIions
OF ChasSgurs, the Paris Zouave reEi.
ments, the Ftfth Colonial brigade and
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-08-05
Ashury Park Police to Show Much
liberation and Allow Flirting
Within Reason.

Asbury Park. N. J.--oh, joyl Spoon
ing is to be permitted at Asbury
Park this summer. and flirting is to
be tolerated within reasonable limits.
This will be good news for the boys
and girls who summer at that resort
and who have heretofore found the
restrictions irksome. Chief of Police
Smith has said It, II man lirts with
woman. the man will not be arrested
II the woman reciprocates his ad.
vances.
OF course the police will interfere
II they find any man forcing his atten.
tons on girl who does not desire
his acquaintance. But the guardians
OF the peace positively will not inter.
fere II any fair maiden takes the mi.
tiative and persists in flirting with a
man. Smith figures that the men are
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-08-05
By Temple Bailey


virglala came IN. AL grnhby from
DIGGING M her vegetable garden.
4 aonl see, her aunt said. why
yom Hike 10 dis IN the dirt
virFlniA aushed II you would lot
me have flowers she began
4 never could fssa Wlfh flowers. :
Miaa toFn@Ila Krumhied They Amt
nseftii and / believe n pM0pie bssiH9
usslal and shsnes being useful
AslaA Cognella's ideas Al - she au-
ties of young wemen Eers olafnsh.
s0npsi she lskea 70 sea virginia per
fosmias d0saestle ieaks ia the kitchsn
f IN tfa liyinRgo0m whers they
sewsa together
nas NiFgsusa l0eaa tbs eWt ~ doors,
alsa baa begkoa the privilege n Il.
k3n9 e@xs az tsa vegetable aarden
wfien $50 gtsfsa thai sae could not
hayg fI0see M haze. TOO. slsers haa
bees 4 ae%pes reason tor VFnnia'a
w IA heg 00t-0f -aaaf wGfk Acruss tho
feaes VISA analaes garden. and ID thla
EafaSa nasn nna worked whose
Mhtasis aas a. clear ~ The call 81
the slsekhisa 90 tbs feBea Nos and
thea gAN whistle wpala stop and i
soips woald siss = ehessy sFersinx %
yirgieiA
NssNtnia alNsys sent bark tifnid "a.
smerA Aslsa cprnelia had 40 nss Tor
no netghhGrs % the ether aide IL
the fent# She called them shlftlesa
Aad reiased @ recognize thai the non
m taa fszsilY Msa different from she
others She Wotli BOT admit that
haa Industry sad raas6mlng tbe scrub
~ farm that bis father haa Isl ran
- waate lndsed. Mark Grahama
gssaen promised 10 he superior %
figstais's yisgiAiA had spoken of il
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-08-05

LigF-ssYing DOGS aud police dogs be
Ing noW established a. aids 10 tho
authorities & 4 proposed to use these
Intelligent animals to help the soldiers
ca RrEtry duty ~ the great powder
magazines There have been So many
attacks made upon the sentrtes al
night By unknown misereants that the
ministry Of war Is carefully consider.
ing projecting those who have isolated
posts LES Sports.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-08-05
Served Her Right.

A certain lady, who was always
anxious to let her friends know that
she was not the same age as her hus-
band. once remarked to a visitor;
My husband is fifty years of age
and there are ten years between us.
The caller, with an exclamation OF
slSgrise. said:
Really. now. why You look as
young as be does. Penny Pictorial
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-08-05
Aeroplanes at Army Meet

the First and, perhaps. also the Third
cavalry division.
The composition of the two army
corps will be on the basis of 30 bat.
talions of infantry and 80 batteries of
artillery to each army corps. Com
panies will be not less than 100 and
squadrons not less than 100 strong.
The artillery will be organized In four.
gun batteries, Every appliance of
modern warfare with be employed. and
according to present arrangements
aeroplanes as well as airships win be
seen at work
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-08-05

thing about farming. setting hen
or milking COW, but ! am going to
learn. and / feel shall make good
with the best Of them"
Miss Frances L. Loosmore of Hill
yard. suburb of Spokane. who had
337th choice, filed on 81 acres, which.
she says she will put into grain and
fruit.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-08-05
Il Wasn't.

Inc telephone call of a suite O,
apartments in a ladies' boarding house
Is 100 One young lady. recent com
er' answered the cali and was aston
isaed to hear mans voice inquire
hurriedly. is this one nine OF" When
sne could catch her breath. the lady
VINO was a very proper young lady in
deed replied Il think not Were we
ever introduced7"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-08-05
Mon Has Stain 1000 Bears

that one Of the black bears showed 3
lot of fight
Inc veteran has killed several thou
sand cougars ia the Pacific and north
western states since 1890, his larges,
Gag IN one year being 739. killed in
eastern Washington and Oregon and
noF'nsFn Idaho and southeastern BIT
'Sh Columbia Hopper confines his
WORK to predatory animals upor
winch tie various states have placed
head bounty
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-08-05
His Judgment Was Left

shat hia ofsee aad Recomuaafad the
saulFo 20 he plaee Whera be had a.
his sQalpaav
u bed raalaket and no ipaplrlea
br3hsht ans Information as 10 who're
u o. The yoans man bad gone
Well Atnsa, said ths Quaker
Rtter au hoafa bot. aHayallins search,
thee mas insl a horse aud carriage
- oe sarr, hut thee sttI has prsn,y
~ Judgment tVft, I've no doubt
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-08-05
Most Advanced Of -fea Drinkers,

From Vienna Consul General DENLY
writes: The Austrians probably use
higher average quality OF tea than
any other people in the world, except
perhaps the Russians, and these two
nations prepare their tea for drinking
In a more intelligent way than
others"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-08-05

The Rule.
A little absence now and then is rel.
ished by the best of husbands.-L.ffe
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-08-05

were selling for S1.25 a pound. offers
of 80 to 80 cents per pound were made
for guayule rubber.
It is the purpose of the guayuIe rub.
Der combine to demand an equalization
of the prices, which will place their
product on parity with that obtained
from the rubber tree.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-08-05
Old Hiding Place Safer.

Bristol. Tenn. After hiding $1,000
in $40 gold pieces for 50 years at dit
ferent spots on bis premises. John
Hopper of Washington county. Vir
ginia. two weeks ago secreted the vel
low coin under the kitchen of his
home. When he went to get the mon,
ey the other day, to count 1t, 1t was
missing. There is no clue to the
thief.
The Morning standard. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1910-191?, 1910-11-27

oftcner than twice daily, yet in the course
of fifteen hours they plunge their hands
n dozen or more times into soapy water,
lest dust speck stamp them ns person
Of uncleanly habits Nevertheless. they
walk about the streets for several hours
nt a time and then allow the dust which
Sits through the shoes to sink
into the pores of the feet To remove the
footgear. dip the feet into cold water and
then put on fresh things is not five min
utcs' work; but so long as the warm and
weary feet do not ache or swell 10 an in
degree they arc neglected.
Soaking the feet In CASTLE soapcd
warm wntcr is quite as beneficial 10 their
and cutlcle as 1t Is to those parts
OF the hands" continued the April Grand
mother. And the nails on tho toes should
be accorded precisely the same amount
OF mauicurIng as the hngertips-thcy
would be were lt the fashion TO wear bells
IN accordance with the nursery rhyme.
Whenever the hands are in the least
degree cold or the 6ugers ever so slightly
stiff they are promptly and thoroughly
warmed near fire or briskly rubbed to
restore circulation; but their poor little
feet-do not receive any
such pampering. Beyond their daily bath
while they fulfil their ordained mission
and an amateur surgical operation when
they develop corns. the feet are. in almost
every instance, neglected for so long as
The Morning standard. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1910-191?, 1910-11-27
NEW UMBRELLAS.

~AT. dog, fox and parrot heads are
represented on the umbrella handles
Oof band-carved wood mounted on
long Directoire sticks and provided with
spreads of gloria IN the dull dark shades
of rcd. blue, brown and green. any Of
which coors fade less quickly than black.
1t goes without sayiDg that these freak
handles arc not suitable for q shcool girl,
and that she would far better select an
umbrella having a stick topped with H
1ower carved from stained. uncOlored or
.nnmelled wood or with one Of the silver
trimmed mission type. Also in excellent
taste are the umbrella handles of tri-
corne. sauare or round shape in highly
polished stained 6r,. inlaid or appliqued
with pearl. gold or French gray silver
More easily carried when furled are
the umbrellas with T, loop or half crook
handles and, as Ia the case of the freak
topped sticks, many of these have a
spread mounted upon n frame of jap
lnnesc or mushroom shape.
The Morning standard. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1910-191?, 1910-11-27
Practical Articles of Sweet Grass

,ers are the octagon shaped folding bns-
kets in art craft designs which may be
threaded and trimmed with ribbons.
Handkerchief. glove. veil and neckhe
cases arc made from boxes OF appropriate
size aud shape woven Of sweet grass or
combined with rice, Milan, splut or jap
anese mating. Nearly all of such rccep-
Itacles are leather bound and have built
in" sachets consisting Of heavily pow
dered cotton filled muslin pads over
which is tackled the chosen lining In
stead Of n silken material many girls pre-
fer finely dotted Swiss or eyelet en-
Ibroidcred muslin Innings and few 60 10
the trouble of embroidering q 6ne design
on sheer linen
For the toilet table there are oil man-
,ner Of little conveDicnccs coDtrived from
sweet grass baskets of the smaller size
Hair receivers arc made OF deep bucket
shaped affairs which need not be lined,
but should have a handle of wide ribbon
secured under two pert looking little
bows. The needle, thread and thimblo
case. which should occupy conspicuous
place near the dressing table, may be
made of q ribbon wound embroidery
ring to which is attached glass thimble
holder and three sweet grass baskets of
tiny proportions-onc for the ncedlebook
TO be slipped into and two for white and
black reels Of thread.
Toilet table pin cushions are mounted
upon all manner of rcplicas OF larger ar
tjcIes such Az canoes. toboggans and
snowshoes and the more ribbon used upon
them the more ornamental Is the effect
Iproduced
The Morning standard. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1910-191?, 1910-11-27
The Art of MAKING Bonbons.

IT HERE Is perhaps not young girl
to be found who cannot make fudge
and ono or two other kinds Of sweets.
1T is the clever ono. however, who makes
lhem In such n way that they arc nccept-
lble in the homo as table sweets, and who
also extends her knowledge Of the art of
Bweetmaking until she fairly supplies the
home with toothsomo bonbons.
When fudge is made In the usual way
II Is tossed out on a plate from the pan
In which It has hardened. tho act being
accomplished go quickly that it produces
many broken pieces, not particularly at
tractiye to the eye. 1t is then dcvourcd
between meals by sweet lovers, and 1t
tnstes, of course, delicious. But the young
girl who takes sweetmnking seriously is
not 80 recklessly eItravagant with her
fudge She appreciates, moreover, that
tnrefulDeSs and neatne1s are the kcynotes
10 be observed In mixing all sweets that
are to be used on tho home table.
This girl regards Il an Of primary I'm
portanco that the pans In which the fudge
Is poured after 1t Is made should be
square or rectangular In shape instend Of
circular. There ls then no waste Of i'll.
iormed pieces. Before tho fudge hardcns
The takes very sharp knife and marks
OF into squares. Then when II lie ready
10 handle, she piles II on dishes in little
symmetrical squares. and does this work 30
evenly and attractivcly that they appear
as II they had been arranged in the shop
of high class confectoDer. In such o
form fudge makes not only q desirable
after dinner sweet, but 1t Is also q pleas
ing table decoration.
For some time IL was the desire Of q
young girl skilled In sweotmaklng to pro
duce marrons glaces. At length she fount
French recipe that guided her in III,
following way:-In the autumn, wher
chcstnus are in the market, she chos,
those of the French variety which wer,
FREQ from bemish. shclled them ACC
scaldcd them in boiling water nnriI thei
brown inner skins could be rubbed OF
ensily. Afterward she boiled them unit
they were tender, although not until the,
showed a tendency to drop apart The!
were then skinned out of the water An,
left to dry for several hours on the re
verse side Of a sieve
Later q syrup was made. In the proper
ton of ono pound Of granulated sugar &
one cup Of water, and the chestnuts wer
placed in it to simmer until they had
look Of clenrpess. They were then take
out and placed again on the sieves, whic
were left in a warm place over night
The next day another syrup was mad
and boiled until small balls formed upo
the proDgs of q silver fork dipped int
il to test it's texture, At this degree
was removed from the 6re and a teaspoon
full of lemon juice was added to il. ]
was also beaten against the sides OF
saucepan until 1t begnn to look slight
white. Finally each chestnut was take
i. up at the end OF a skcwer, dipped int
The Morning standard. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1910-191?, 1910-11-27

straight hanging dress that possesses suf-
fciont width to be absolutely comfortable
and graceful for dancing.
The secret of making the new skirt is
to work with straight panels Of the
texture instead of 6aring cores. To give
width about the feet and yet keep to the
straight line the entire length of the skirt
it is possible to work only with the soft
est silks for Innings so that when gathered
in at the belt the good lines of the figure
viii not be I'm any way intcrfercd with.
Naturally, there must he some little shap-
ing in Mt the waist line, but from below
the hips the material does not vary IN
inch in width between there aud the hem
If the material is cloth, velvet or some
such heavy fabric few weights hidden
In the hem Will keep the skirt we'll down
in place: in lighter weight material as
satin OF silk II deep facing of lighest cloth
or cachemire Will answer the same pur-
pose, az lead weights would be too heavy
for a delicate material.
a low cut evening gown is never worn
until few months before the debut and
the majority OF mothers still keep TO the
theory that It is not good form for their
daughters 10 wear real evening dress un-
til they have been formally introduced 10
the great social world. y Dutch neck
cut either square. round, V, or q shaped
is the accepted style of yoke for all even
ing dresses until the full d6collctd bodice
is donned and the school girl graduates
from dancing class to gorgeous ball,
\ bodice made with Dutch yoke
should fit quite fat on the neck, all trim
ming lying on the bodice being placed be-
The Morning standard. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1910-191?, 1910-11-27

the syrup and dropped of on waxcd paper
TO dry.
The young girl who made these costly
sweets Mt much less outlay of money
thnn they can be bought, conquered also
the art Of making French nougat, jujubes
and various forms of candicd fruits. She
was looked upon In the homo as a bene-
factor. having always ready 10 n closet
devoted to her uee some swoots that gave
n dainty touch to the table. She re-
+sponded besides TO innumernblc requests
to send some Of her bonbons TO charity
bnzaars, while her friends were immense
ly pleased when they found themselves
the recipients Of some Of her 'nwfully
good" sweets.
The Morning standard. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1910-191?, 1910-11-27
NEW STATIONERY.

THE now stationery shows four dis
tinct sizes and three novelties In col
orIngs-namely, faded violet. parrot
blue and pheasant brown. All Of the fab
ric finishes are fashionable, including fine
checks of white with a color. French or
candle with one inch stripes on another
shade Of tho same hue and moirc In either
plain white with n narrow colored bor-
der or with 4 hemstitched edge.
The one tone striped papers in gray,
blue. white or mouve are ultra smart, but
most girls prefer the check fabric in pure
white stamped with the initial In the IA
yorite color and done in French script
shaded old English or Roman lettering
For mourning q quite young girl should
use plain white sheets and envelopes in
itialed and very narrowly bordcred with
black, as extremes in this respect SAVIOR
Of vulgar advertisement of q personal
bereavement
Chocolate bordcred deep yellow paper
has been especially designed and suitably
nnrked for suGragettes. but, like the red
and yellow Chanteclcr stationery, il in
Infected only by those girls who go to OK
tremos III all Of their belongings.
Not only for foreign correspondence but
for ordinary use there are tissue lined
envelopes. The newest idea In this dircc.
ton Is developed In Opaque paper and has
An interior tinted In sections which lends
curious silhousette appearance. Then
there ore envelopes lined with clan plaid
effects for the girls who can lay CLAIM
10 Scotch ancestry. and for holiday use
there aro envelopes backed with tissue
printed in the familiar holly design.
Correspondence cards and envelopes
match all the regulation sizes IN stationery
and also come In mauve, rose and palt
green with gilt edges.
If one wishes to make O small mnider
very happy give her n box Of stationery
showing Japanese landscapes and Ggnrcs
hand colored, or Autographed Dutch
scenes at the top of each sheet. And il
the tip- persopage frequently entertain.
ltend her q set Of the pictorial Invitation
sta tionery inscribed In colors with th,
legend FL am going to have q party
from Lotto. ...,. and hope you vii
icOme. Please let mc know"
The Morning standard. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1910-191?, 1910-11-27

~ ECAUSE of its delicate yet eDdur'
N ing perfume. sweet grass is woven
- into a number of articles which
young girl OF refined taste likes to have
among her belongings. Most of nll I'M
portant Is the sewing basket. which may
be largo or small, according 10 the
amount of needlework customnrly on
hand.
A practical receptacle of this order IS
n seven inch covered cube woven Oh
sweet grass mingled with rice straw
which takes almost any dye success
fully. The basket should be lined with
satin which may be purchased ready
ouiltcd and makes firm foundation tor
The interior equipment. which includes
chamois faced SATIN pockets for SCISSORS
Of throc sizes. n pair of bodkins, glove
mender. A stiletto. crochet needle. sew
o,oI naners of needles and two thread
reels.
OF oboui the same dimensions as the
crhn is u lidlcss basket Of sweet grass
couipped with a broad Hat handle oil
Milan straw, and third basket, entirely
of pross. is shaped Ike the half ot al
acorn and bound with kid. While sntin
ia n fnyorite sewing basket lining. there
arc many other materials which answer
ou,tc as well il laid over cotton batting
quilting
The art crctonues are used with good
o6oct md 40 are the figured fine lawns,
Tho embroidered muslips and the delicately
strincd French dimities. Also theFo are
the brocadeS and the various siik aou
n,orstod smIs used for upholstery pur'
,oses These fnblics are o bit difficult TO
odiust TO the inner side of a sewing basket
I'M, thcy wear interminably and the edges
NOV he finished OF with equally durable
furniture simps, whereas the thinner ma
terials require borderinGs of pcrishapie
and crusbablo lace or ribbon,
The baskets of fibre palm and sweet
cross are most of all effective because
hroroh their wide openings ribbons may
no run Mt such narrow intervals that il is
hit difficult to determine OF what material
rho receptacle Is composed. These. like the
baskets OF willow which have rim. base,
lid and firm handle OF 6rass, are usually
lined with heavy silk unless. similarly to
rho Jnpanese bamboo baskets, they cover
porcelain jars aud are used as bolders for
plants. Also intended for nowcr jar Gov