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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-28
New -Inh for Architects:

A new employment in Germany
hat of artistic adviser to great mum
cipalities. y The first post OF tals
kind has been created in Leipsle'
where the city fathers, shocked al lns
monstrocities which have been pr
petrated in recent years In the naGs
of architecture, have appointed sA,I
ed architect, whose office is to coIss
er the artistic character OF all pias.
for buildings to be erected Witnln ~
municipal boundaries, and especla.s
whether the new building VIII nail1s
nize with its surroundings.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-28

the stable because his right foras,o.
shoe needed fixing, and Dan serrv
Joe's driver, had no time to take bi1,
around to Carrolrs before business
hours.
Half an hour later Joe stonnos :.
front of the Carroll blacksmith sbon
Amt that Barry's horse?" asked Cop
roll OF his assistant. 1T sure is NJ.
have run away" was the replv 90
away nothin'.~ said Carroll "rbn.
horse never runs away"
Joe raised his right fore hoof ne 4,
IT hurt him. Carroll looked II oSon
That hoofs all right, Only needs !.
new Shoe" was the mental note :,
Carroll. The new shoe was f,ttaa
Next thing Carroll knew Joe wos
trotting away. was
Well. what d. you think ~ tb,.a,
exclaimed Barry, when he came ~,
and found new shoe rlisteninn -
Joe's foot In his stall. He went -.
got himself shod, and I'll bet he t ans
Carroll In good horse talk to have :,
charged" 'e ~
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-28
'DOULIM NOTF(|
u Z .szsSas's'as
\ sSSNS $50 -~sNsu,-.s.lk

The early broods are the surest
profit makers.
Feed old ducks twice a day--morn.
ing and night
A profitable branch of egg farming
is the production of eggs for hatch.
ing,
Mineral In wen balanced proportions
can be supplied to poultry in the form
Of cut. ground or pounded bone
The public has learned that SQUAD
on toast is more delicate and appe-
tiEing than the old,time iavorite quail
on toast,
Prevent disease Sy keeping the
poultry house clean. dry and properly
ventilated. and supplying pure. uu-
tritious food
II Is the nervous, eager. hungry,
jostling. rustling, scratching. singing,
eaekiing hen that most helps to All
the egg basket.
In figuring the profit on your pouk
try you should always give credit for
the fertilizer they produce which Is
the most valuable manure on the
farm,
A quick way to fatten old hens Is
TO put them in moderately dark room
and feed them a mixture of corn
meals and wheat middlings mixed
thinly
Pasture and stubble land are fine
places for turkeys to range, these
days. when grasshoppers are so plen.
tiful. 1t is lucky grasshopper that
can escape the sharp eye of young
| turkey.
When the ducks reach two pounds
or more weight, IL II is desired to sell
/ them as broilers they should be con
| fined for a week and fed all the corr
meal mash or wet cracked corn they
will eat
Sow a small patch OF winter rye
near the henhouse this fall, even II 4
Is only few square rods. Green foot
Tor the birds is hard TO get in winter
and handful OF this will make then
shout for joy.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-28
Preferred Lion to wife.

Detroit. Mich.-Rather than face his
angry spouse when he came back to
their tent at the state Fair at late
hour, James Swenson, Hon tanner,
crawled into the cage with one of his
lions and slept all night, his head pill.
lowed on the brute.
In the morning Mrs Swenson insti.
gated search with tent stake. With
lab of the stake she awakened the
animal tanner. .....
Coward" she Kissed at him, as he
snuggled up to the lion out of reach OF
the stick.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-28
HENS ATE DEADLY DYNAMITE
Now Their owner Does Not Dare Go
Near Them and Is Afraid to
Eat Their Eggs.

Winsted, Gonna man who has
small farm a few miles from this
town does not dare to trample on
small portion of it. and is afraid to
eat his own hens eggs. Heavy fowls
he had been fattening for ThanksSty
ing are immune from death for the
present, SO far as his killing them is
concerned.
Dynamite is the cause of his trou
BILE. He opened two one.pound sticks
of the explosive, iato which a little
frost had found its way, and after
breaking tie cylinders mo pieces
spread them on nat stone In the sun
to dry. He meant to use the dynamite
in lot he is clearing.
When he went to get the explosive
after he had drilled holes in a big
boulder, he saw a flock of his hens
scratching in the dynamite, and eat
ing it as they would eat small gravel.
That's why the farmer does not dare
to eat his own hens eggs, for he fears
particles of dynamite may Turk in the
| shells.
who knows where that dynamite
they ate is now?" he said, sadly. Sup.
| pose it's got into the shells? Think
I'd run the risk of cracking one of
those egg-shells? Yet how are you
going to eat eggs without breaking the
shells?"
And there's the story in an egg.
shell. The puzzled farmer cannot tell
by the looks of his hens which ate the
| dynamite; therefore he doesn't dare
to eat any of them at Thanksgiving
AS for swinging heavily on their heads
with an axe he shudders at the
| thought.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-28
&c "a.

They are discussing the new sum.
msr boatder.
"fss, 10 seems 20 be d decent sort
81 fellow says the man with last
months magazine aud the carved
ivory toothpick. but he eats like a
horse
The man who Is waiting for a remit.
tanee before settling last weeks board
bill comments upon this charge thus
rot course. he does. He must Isn't
he one n theHe health food eranksl
I've seen him eat nothing but chopped
feed and whole wheat
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-28
Decorated by France

Chcago-Harry Pratt Judson, presi.
dent OF the University of Chicago, was
presented with the decoration of off.
Ger OF the Legion of Honor last Fri.
Gay by the French government in an,
probation of his interest in French
languages.
Baron Houssin de st. Laurent
French consul in Chicago. presented
the decoration at the university. Onlv
few OF the professors and Mrs. Jud.
son were present. Baron de st. Ian.
rent had requested the secretary of
state OF MS country some time ago to
honor Mr.. Judson for his activity in
research work in connection with the
French language.
The decoration Of Office. ia The sao
ond in rank of the Legion. The loves.
rank, which is commonly bestowed IL
that of chevalier. -
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-28
The Novellst,s Woes.

DogEadiy forging ahead. our hero
bent his stnfdy form 20 the bowling
gale, which hurled the snow into his
face with such force as 10 render hiu
hreathless, In his numb arms he held
the Sigh, form q GLADYS vaneourt.
whose face was by now blush white.
showing that the bitter arctic blast
was eongealing her Patrieian blood
Stumbling. plunging. falling into deep
drifts, he
Drat that electric fan! II has stopped
agaIn
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-28

long journey They wore broad white
satin sashes, with the words, In black
letters. "Around-the-world Girls From
Tulsa. Oklahoma" and their suitcases
ard travelling bags we're decorated In
similar manner, They wore light tan
travelling gowns and black turbans
We are going to.make tour OF the
weird, they said, and win earn our
passage" Miss List Is composer OF
music, and Miss Adair is singer and
q writer OF short stories, we start
ed without one cent of money. earn
ing our fare to Kansas City by sing
ing on the streets and selling papers. :
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-28
Ne Lose sl.2so.ooo a oax.

New York. -lt Is surprising to learn
that every day the amount of damage
done throughout the country by fires
amounts 10 81 1850. 600. This is daily
loss In money without counting the
loss OF life and untold suffering. The
committee OF the National Board OF
Fire Underwriters in recent report
laid stress upon the fact that this
tremendous loss is entirely unneces.
sary.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-28
SHOOTING SKIES F5R RAIN
Uncle Sam Has Lost Faith In Ram
Making Schemes, but italians Are
still sanuuIne.

Washington. Recently when nre
was sweeping over the mountains Oh
the west. leaving death and destruc-
ton In Its wake. the despairing peo-
pie appealed to the war department to
lombard the skies and bring muchi
needed rain. For obvious reasons
their request was refused. Uncle Sam,
few years ago. spent large sums Of
money experimenting along this line.
sending up bombs and firing cannon
1T the skies 70 produce rain by artifi-
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-28
STRAIN OF AVIATION

M. Fournier-Ceased to fly after
number of falls.
M. Duray-Forced to give up fly
blow from his propeller.
Mr.. Moore rabazon-Has relin-
quished flying at meetings.
Mr. Cockburn-Will do no more ex
hibition flying.
Mr. Gibbs-Compelled to retire tenn
porarily as the result of heavy fall
at Wolverhampton.
Captain Dickson-Does not expect to
fly at meetings after this season.
Glen H. Curtiss-Has very largely
relinquished flying in favor of con-
struction
M. Sommers-Has become con-
structor and rarely flies.
Mr.. Obliged to discon-
tinue flying after his accident at
Bournemouth.
Mortimer Singer-After fall at
Heliopolis last season. has not flown
again
Mr.. Grahame- White thus describes
the nervous strain of flying: 1T is
the tension of fearing that something
unexpected may happen-that the en-.
CINE may fail, that a stay may break,
that controlling wire may snap. Any
one Of these things may, one knows
quite well, bring about fearful fall.
The rush of air and the fact that one
is high above the ground, has very
little to do with the ordeal"
Experience already proves" was
the comment of an international au-
thority, that flying will become far
more easy; aeroplanes are on the eve
of enormous development so far as re-
liability is concerned" r...
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-28
HORSE GETS SHOE REPAIRED
Animal Leaves Barn, Goes to Black.
smlth and Returns Without
Owners knowledge.

New York. -"old Joe" If he is blind
In one eye and weak in the other. nos.
sesses plenty of real horse sense. For
years he has hauled an express wag.
on over fixed route, his only side
trips being to Carroll, the horseshoer
In Christopher street, between Wash.
ington and West streets,
The other morning Joe was left IN
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-28
GIRLS TRAVEL ON NERVE"
Two Oklahoma Young Women start
out Without Money on Three.
Years Trip,

Chicago We are going around the
world on our own eudeayors and nerve
for educational purposes and TO see II
two women can work their way In
such an undertaking" said Miss Olive
Adair and Miss Oralee List. two young
women from Tulsa. Okla. who arrived
nt tho Congress hotel. Chicago, from
81 Louis. on the FIRST part OF their
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-28
DOZEN EGGS IN STOCKINGS.

egg from pocket of her dress.
The woman screamed when Mrs.
McDermit, the police matron. touched
a lump on the prisoners leg.
Ouch! That's bruise, Take your
hands of. 1t hurts" she said.
She tainted when the matron pulled
forth the steaks and eggs After the
bloodless operation Mrs. Skola was
let go
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-28

often foul to start withover and
over again during the night. AS a
consequence they come off the roost
In the morning and begin the day
stupid and with low vitality Where
many birds must be confined in a
small house the house should be en-,
tirely open at the front to insure a
constant change of air through the
night Also, under this condition, the
house should be cleaned extra often
to prevent the accumulation of filth
and the arising of noxious odors.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-28
A Woman "cIty Father

Liegniz, Germany, has WOma :
Mrs. Elizabeth Hirsch. seryins
vice-presidtxt OF the city council
Mrs. Hirsch. on the death o. y
husband, undertook the manascln
OF his large manufacturing inseig -,
and has succeeded admirably. -,
success in business led to her ps'-s
chosen to municipal office.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-28
o. Happy Fats.

20, harry DEATH" the lover sighed
The while the lovely Eirl We eyed.
"oh. happy death, 10 Hiss your hair
And taste the bleaching compound there
TO press your cheek, which like rose
With artificial bushes kiows
70 nnish on with ienEthsned sips
81 the bright red Upon your lips
And, my hioCa with your beauty oiled.
BE br roUr lqFetiusss thus kiilod9f
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-28
GRIT AND SHELLS FOR FOWL
Two Good-slzed Starch Boxes Of ordI-
nary Variety Can Be Arranged
With Little Trouble.

Grit and shell are indispensable for
all kinds of poultry and an excellent
receptacle can be made out of two
good.sized starch boxes.
Take Off one side of each box and
set back about 1m inches, slanting
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-28
civ Heads In Conferences.

Boston's council has passed an
dinance providing for montnp ss,s
ferences Of the heads Of departsn
and city council. Mayor - - a
is Of the opinion that 1t VIII ls -,
facilitate and simplify city ousi1 ~
and give greater publicity 10
work of the various departments
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-28
Rahu,a sleeulna Room.

The baby's room should DC ssv
ventilated as well as your own ,sats
see that the bed is not In . 80 ss'sss
Half the babies that are SO go 80 q
at night would sleep much oet' ,hs
there was little fresh air u
room.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-28

Si0NoT@HSShnH SNhe " lt@'I-
eial means. II was no use, for the
clouds refused TO leak In satiafac'
tlon Of mans tiny tickling, Since
then the government has been with
out faith In any scheme for rain-ma'
king
IL IL now held that the reasou why
rain usually followed the great bat
ties Of history Is because whenever
possible the commanders moved their
armies and began battles when tho
weather was fair Rain falls on al
average OF one day In three, so II IL
no amazing matter that the clouds
should spill their contents about the
time one OF those famous slaughters
would be over with.
or course, the great men Of science
know that II n useless for man. with
his puny implements. to undertake &c
bring about those stupendous changes
In nature necessary to produce the
phenomenon OF rain. II would be
necessary TO lower the temperature 81
a vast area Of the heavens, - saturatt
such a region with moistt@a to obtain
results, and our means OF accomplish
ment are too limited.
Though our government has LOST
faith Ia rain.making. however. the
Italians seem TO be quite confident
that in one way, at least. bombardine
the clouds IL productive Of good re
suits, In all the vineyards of that
sunny land there may be seen curious
Iunnel.shapcd guns pointing TO the
sky. Hail storms form one Of tbs
chief dangers 10 the grape crop in thai
country. and the Italians believe thai
the firing OF these guns prevents suct
destructive visitatlons by dissipatinL
| the clouds which give them birth.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-28
Ter FIRST Social junction.

The infant that Is being christened
sets up terrific wailing
Whose child is that?e asks some
one In a back pew.
ITS the little daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Mitties." answers his neighbor II
a whisper. This is her arst appear
ance in public. and naturally she Il .
bit frightened
@Abtp murmurs the other person
Making her debut-boo?'
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-28
Immunity

Kitty F1irtleigh says she already
has become engaged 60 .ifteen men !"
Yes ! knew her when she was
child She was yaeeinated twenty
timea. and u never took
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-28
Grit and Shell Box.

back, as shown at b. Then take a
board III inches wide, nail the two
boxes together, and place this board
in front, as shown at e. Provide the
tops with inch hinges. A good hop
per Ia made in the same way with a
cracker hox.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-28

He sends me his photo. and pro.
poses mairimony and don't want
him: but II IL so near Christmas that
- Oh. dearl"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-28
canaaa.

Canada was formally ceded to Eng
land by the treaty of Paris. signed OF
February 10. 1T6S Montreal Herald
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-28
ITS Natural Glass.

DO you advocate these plans i0'
terminating the mosquito!
Jaw, that's bug ideal"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-28
Beautiful rhlnn. Ia M..,.

Next to a baby, a garden is the most
beautiful thing in the world
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-09
CHINA NOW HAS 1000
NATIVE POSTOFFICES
Money Order System in Vogue
Throughout Empire

Sir Robert Bredon. acting inspector
general of Chinese customs, who is
now in England, is quoted as saying
that a large percentage of the Chinese
people are fully alive to the poten-
tialities off their race and country" AS
an instance of the changes in Peking
alone, he says that 'the old, unpaved,
mephitic thoroughfares are giving way
to spacious macadamized roads, light
ed by electricity in place of the old
fashioned oil lamps. An adequate and
pure water supply on European lines
has replaced the old surface wells"
Speaking of the progress in the
postal service Sir Robert says: Foot
and horse couriers now penetrate into
extreme western China 1000 miles and
we have postal lines flung as far as
Tibet. There is also money order
system all over China, an express de-
livery service in every big city There
are 1000 native postoff1ces, employ
ing $4,000 persons. of whom not more
than 200 are foreigners.
Again" says Sir Robert, "the sedan
chair is being superseded among the
wealthy Chinese by the use of brou-
CHAINS drawn by splendid horses of
Australian breed The police force of
Peking is now organized on American
lines and effectively controls traffic in
the streets. AS regards the educa-
tional movement, it lis significant that
many high officials are maintaining
schools at their own expense. There
is, for instance, the case of the wife of
Mongol prince, who has at least so
Chinese girls in a private school, which
she maintains
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-09
OIL USED IN MAKING
PAPER UMBRELLAS

The vegetable oil used in making
umbrellas in Japan is pressed out of
the seeds of Perilla oeimoides, an an
nual plant which resembles Perilla Pc
kinensis, says Consul General Thomas
Sammons of Yokohama.
ThisAoil is made in the Tochigi, Sal
tama, Chiba, Miyagi and Ibaraki pre-
lectures. These prefectures are famous
for the production of the seeds and oil.
Sandy ground is favored for tire culti-
walton of the plant, and the oil is ex-
tracted from the seeds by presses. The
yield of seeds is estimated at 20 bushels
an acre. The annual production through
out Japan amounts to 100000 to $780, 900
bushels, from which more than a gallon
of oil per bushel is extracted. according
to Japanese statistical returns. The re-
tail price of the oil is 35 cents per sho
Gone sho being 0.4766 of galIon).
The oil before being used is boiled
and then cooled until it can be applied
by hand to umbrellas with a piece of
cloth or waste. No machinery or tools
are used in applying the oil. When the
oiling is completed the umbrellas are
exposed in the sun for about FIVE hours.
This oil is also used in making paper
lanterns, oil paper and artificial leath-
er. It is also used in preparing mate
rails for making printing ink, paints,
varnish and lacquer.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-09
WISCONSIN ELECTS
q. o. p. LEGISLATURE

MILWAUKEE, Wis. Nov. S.-United
States Senator La Toilette, republican,
viii be- elected to the upper house of
congress by the legislature elected in
Wisconsin today, which, from the re-
turns received up TO 10 O'Clock tonight
viii be safely republican.
The election Of Francis r. McGovern,
republican governor is claimed by the
republican state central committee,
though by a considerably reduced pIu-
rality compared with the vote of two
years ago. when Governor Davidson,
republican. won by 10000.
Eight republicans and one democrat
(sixth district have been elected to
congress: the fourth is in doubt, and
Victor Berger. social democrat, was
elected from the fifth.
Bancroft. republican candidate for
attorney general. appears to be re-
elected over the La Toilette candidate,
Charles \. Crownhart of Superior, who
vas an independent republican.
The social democrats are making
heavy gains in Milwaukee county and
claim they viii elect their county
s.cket.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-09
DEMOCRATSSECURE
CONTROL OF HOUSE
Republicans Lose Seats in Eight
States and Gain Two From
the BOurbons

CHICAGO, Nov. s.-That the next
house of representatives will be con-
trolled by the democrats was indicated
by returns received up to IL o'clock
tonight The democrats gained from
the republicans seats in congress in
eight states.
In New York seven republican seats
were secured by the democrats; in Mary
land Massachusetts and North Caro-
lima each the republicans lost two seats.
Losses are definitely known to have
been sustained in Illinois, Kentucky,
Missouri and Ohio.
The known democratic gains up to
II o'clock were IS seats, Offset by two
republican gains from the democra ts,
one each in New York and Pennsyl-
vania.
Reports received from other states
indicate that the democrats would have
ample margin to assure them the %
seats necessary to give them control of
the house, two democratic gains pre-
viously having been reported in Maine.
GAINS IN SEVERAL STATES
In Oklahoma returns indicated that
the democrats probably gained two
seats. due apparently to the operation
of the soca1led grandfather clause.
which debarred the negro republican
voters from voting.
At democratic headquarters in New
Jersey it was declared that democrats
in that state would hold eight seats,
making a gain of five.
Democrats in West Virginia had
gained in three districts.
Missouri showed one known with
three probable republican gains, while
in Iowa and Illinois the returns indi-
Gated the democratic gains would total
six seats
In North Carolina returns indicated
democratic gains probably would in
crease to three.
SURPRISE IN WISCONSIN
A big surprise came from Wisconsin
when the republican committee con-
ceded the election of Victor L. Berger,
social democrat, to congress from the
fifth district, which is now held by the
republicans.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-09
DEMOCRATIC VICTORY
IN MASSACHUSETTS,

BOSTON, Nov. S.-With the high cost
os living and the Payne-Aldrich tariff
bill and certain labor measures as the
principal issues, the democrats won the
stats election today and placed Con-
gressman Eugene n. Foss. a former re-
publican. in the chair occupied by Gov
ernor Draper for the last two years.
Early returns showed the democrats
came near carrying their victory along
TO other Offices on the state ticket
Those early returns, however, did not
materially jeopardize the chances of
the retarn OF United States Senator
Henry c. Lodge.
In the third congressional district
Congressman James Washburn was de-
feated by John 4. Thayer, democrat.
The vote. while not as heavy as that
IN the last presidential year ranged
close to that in 1905. but fell consider
ably behind the total vote of 1904, the
last time the democrats won the state
election.