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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-09-30
President Of Wabash Railroad. paush
ter and Companions Forced to
Sleep in Open.

Chicago, Lost in the pine Woods OF
northsrn Michigan and forced TO sleep
In the open. with only the towering
pines above them. was the experience
u Frederic A. Delano, president OF
the Wabash railroad. who was accom-.
panied by his daughter, Miss Gather,
inc Delano; Frank Il. Scott and the
latter's daughter,
One night WAS spent this way. and
ate on Ihe aIteruooE NJ he second
day, when the little parry had recon
ciled themselves to the situation and
we're preparing TO make a more perma-
uent camp. they were found by a
searching party and escorted to the
headquarters Of the Huron Mountain
Hunting and Fishing club. from which
they had strayed,
The little party had wandered of
into the forest. and when night began
TO fall realized that they had lost
their way Shouting brought no re,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-09-30
HOMETOWN
zE5;EIMl;IE'';,s:;aEE
ZINC TOWN TO BE A MODEL
viii Have Elevated Railroad and
Many Advantageous an I'm
mense Enterprise.

According to well established re-
ports, Stephen S. Palmer Of New York,
president of the New Jersey Zinc
company OF Pennsylvania. who has
been at Statington, Pa, for several
months personally supervising the
construction of new $10,000,0OO
plant. has also arranged with the
Chestnut hill railroad for an extension
from its present terminus at Kunkle-
town. Monroe county, to Stroudsburg,
to connect with the Lackawanna
railroad.
Mr.. Palmers project Is said to be
rivaled in America this year only by
two other great Industrial organiza.
tions-one at Gary, Ind, by the United
States Steel trust, and the other at
South Bethlehem, by Charles M.
Schwab, For many years the parent
plant OF the New Jersey Zinc com.
pany of Pennsylvania was in South
Bethlehem. The workmen of the
plant, many of whom 40 years ago
came here from France and Belgium,
to produce zinc, are the best and most
When, during the Bethlehem steel
strike, the rioters assaulted workmen
Unfortunately, Mr.. Palmer decided
to abandon the plant there and concen-
trate his industry In the Palmerton
section, where the new plant was To-
Gated and the town named for him.
The immensely Of the enterprise can
be imagined from the fact that the
furnaces and reducers will be
scattered along range of five miles,
and to adjust itself to new conditions,
the Central Railroad Of New Jersey
has decided to abandon two old sta
tons and erect new one in the cen.
ter of the works at cost Of 500, 900.
1t has been decided by Mr.. Palmer
to spend $1,000,OOO to make an eleva-
ted railroad, first, for the safety of
the workmen and their children, part
ly for economic advantages and to
preserve the beauty of the town.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-09-30
PARIS KNOWS THEIR VALUE
Smooth, Clean Highways and 5eauti
full Parks Are Profitable to
the City.

Paris has accepted unflinchingly
the doctrine that smooth and clean
highways are a wise investment, and
that so long as the work is done in
a thorough and scientific manner, with
an honest and skillful application of
means to ends, the result is worth
having, regardless of cost. The ex-
pense of maintaining, cleaning, and
sprinkling the streets is greater than
in any other European city; but the
sort of pre-eminence that such a street
service helps to secure is profitable
in hundred indirect ways, writes
Harvey N. Sheppard, in the Outlook.
Paris has by far the richest park
equipment of any city in the world.
The area of parks within an after
Moons excursion is 10000 acres, while
farther away are more extensive pub
lie grounds, such az Versailles and
Fontainebleau. 1t is impossible to
estimate the profits which Paris de-
rives annually from its parks, boule-
wards and public buildings Bankers
have estimated that Americans spenu
upwards of 500 million dollars annu-
ally in foreign countries. and 1t is
safe to say that Paris receives atrleast
one-fifth of this vast sum, the profits
from which are as great as are the
profits from pork to Chicago. shoes to
st. Louis, and beer to Milwaukee
The experience of Paris ought %
convince the most skeptical that there
is no modern community of civilized
men which cannot afford to provide
the most perfect public appointments
that technical and scientific, knowl-
edge have discovered; well-made and
clean streets. good water. proper
drainage, convenient transit facilities,
complete schools, and thorough SAM.
tary organizations No city should
think itself rich enough to prosper
without them. and no city is so poor
that it cannot afford them.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-09-30
ENGLISH TELL FREAK TALES
one Village Reports Cow MIXED by
snake--Fross Cried Like
Sahhits"

London Winsted. Iitchre.d coun.
", Connecticut seat of SO many mar.
Vels, viii do we'll to keep an eye on its
laurels. British emuIators are enter.
ing the field The little Glouchester.
shire village Of Coddtngton made the
hrst bid by promulgating the report
that the COWS Of the countryside wers
being MIXED by snakes. This renort
hourtshed so by travelling that wards
OF articles published in rural news.
papers related how a farm laborer had
had desperate struggle with a hoa
constructor which he caught in the
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-09-30
MAMMOTH SNAKE
CAPTURED ALIVE
HUGE MONTANA MONSTER MEAS.
uREs OVER EIGHTEEN FEET
IN LENGTH.
TERRORIzES A WHOLE TOWN
For Years the Village of Laurel, In
Little Pryor Mountains Has Suffered
From the Depredatlons Of This
Reptile.

Butte, Mont.-The story 'of an ex-
traordinary battle between two
sheepmen and mammoth snake, com.
ing from Laurel, a remote section Of
Montana, in the Little Pryor noun
tains, has caused great excitement
among naturalists and others. The
huge reptile, declared to be larger
than any ever heard of before To-
Gated In this region and of species
as yet unidentified, was taken alive
after thrilling hunt in wild noun
tain ravine whittier L. N. O'Dell and
]. w. Vaught had been guided by a
number of terror-stricken Indians
whose superstitious fright sent them
fleeing from the neighborhood long
before the actual capture of the snake
was accomplished. The reptile is Is
feet in length and weighs 200 pounds.
Around the body it measures more
than eighteen inches.
At different times in recent years,
ODell had heard from the Indians of
the strange monster that made its
home in wild canyon few miles
from Laurel, but until three braves
returned terror-stricken recently
from the vicinity, he took it for
granted that the story had it's birth
in the superstitious imagination of the
redskins. He then became impressed
with the remarkable tale and, after
enlisting the aid of Vaught, started
forth with a party of Indians as
guides.
At the entrance to the canyon the
swarthy guides deserted precipitately
and the two men ventured into the
narrow rayine, where large hole en-
tering near the top Of ledge covered
with slippery shale rock and innumer-
able trails leading in all directions
from its mouth gave unmistakable evil
dence that the opening was a lair.
Cutting square hole several
feet back from the entrance to
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-09-30

this wild abode, they discovered the
coils of a monster even larger than
they had been led to expect.
Stirred to wrath by the disturbance.
the snake began to make a great noise
and the few remaining redskins, who
had retired thirty or forty rods. scam
pered off on their fleat-footed ponies
at a gallop. AS the monster started
to leave the entrance, O'dell threw a
gunny sack over it's head and clasped
his arms around it's throat Then one
of the wierdest struggles ever record
ed in Montana history was on. Back
and forth over the narrow ledge the
huge snake writhed and twisted, final
ly tightening itself about O'Delrs hips
until he was lifted from the ground.
Vaught seized the snake by the tail
and forced 1t to release it's hold upon
ODen. The strange contest continued
upon the yielding floor of the little ra.
vine for almost three quarters of an
hour before the two men succeeded
in tirisg the snake, when they bundled
it into a sack and took it alive. string
CLING, to Laurel. as living proof of
their strange story.
The reptile is marked with large.
dark mahogany spots, outlined with
lighter color, and extending across its
back. Its method of killing prey is
apparently by construction, but the
spots are not the shape and color of
a boa, nor is 1t an anaconda, as its
body is much too large
O'Dell, who has had a vast experi-
ence with snakes of all varieties. does
not believe the snake is a native of
Montana, but thinks 1t has drifted
here from the Sierra Nevada noun.
tains. The Indians claim the snake
has been seen In the Little Pryor
mountains for more than twenty wears
and have associated it's doings with
the actions of the EVIL one" O,DeIl
does not believe another snake of its
size could be found in the state and
will present the huge reptile to the
Society for the Preservation of Natural
History Of Montan.-
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-09-30
FIND YOUR NAME BY NUMBER

vibrations of that number in two ways,
as the compound number, 81, and as
the sum of the two component parts,
2 plus l, or 3. have many books tell
ing what qualities and tendencies
every number stands for. away up into
the hundreds.
Using this simple table, analyze
each of the names borne by the person
| am studying, | then add the sum
of the letters Of the three names to-
gether, coupled with the mothers
maiden name. Only with all this data
do attempt to make a reading"
But people don't name themselves"
the reporter veutured, and isn't II
rather unfair that their characters and
their luck should be determined In
spite of themselves, at their christen.
ing"
Science Is seldom fair" she an.
swereG, and people have only "a
change their names. OF course. fire..
uuently It would be rather inconye.
nient to disturb the surname. But even
1t that is an unlucky one. the Chris.
ttan name can nearly always be
manipulated to neutralige the bad
qualities of the other"
That's why some women are so
different after they are married." was
suggested
Yes. indeed" said Miss Royle. and
yom know many unhappy marriages
are simply the result Of an unlucEy
CON hination Of names"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-09-30
Horse Turns Churnhnna.

Chicago.-A horse went to church
In Oak Park. Happily for the rest Of
the congregation Of the First Baptist
church. Wisconsin avenue and Pleas.
ant street, of which Rev. Daniel T
Denman is pastor, the church was
empty at the time.
The horse had been attached to an
express wagon and ran away. In a
eoilislon with water plug the We,
hiele was lost and a moment later the
animal sauntered down the main aisle
of the church and stood before the
pulpit.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-09-30
Gator In Hens Nest.

New York.-A pet alligator owned
by the family of Jesse Irving Taylor,
249 Broad street, Bloomfield, N. j.,
disappeared and had been given up as
lost.
Miss Jeanette Taylor, while gather
ing eggs from the nests in the chicken
coop was startled to see the head OF
the alligator sticking from under the
wing of an old black hen sitting in
one of the nests. The gator, Ted, was
removed from its comfortable quar-
ters and placed In an aquarium. The
alligator had grown considerably, and
judging from the number of shells
found, had been subsisting on fresh
eggs
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-09-30

when De Lesseps and his merry men
began 10 dig the ditch that failed.
There was only one thing to do with
this old stuff. and that was to gather
1t. ship 1t north and sell Il for junk,
to be remelted in the Yankee smelling
pot, to make useful things. Tons upon
tons of It were sent to New York and
gold, and among those who got share
was the Harrisburg Iron and Steel
company, Thus far Harrisburg has
handled 1,500 tons of this scrap. AS
none of II can be used for its original
purpose, as fast as It is received here
II is cleaned of the rust of years and
the mud of Panama and sent to fur
naces. for there is always demand
for ii. because Of its quality.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-09-30
Well Protected,

Il think there is somebody down
stairs. George"
Well, what of ito"
Cant you get up and do something:
Put your head out of the window and
call policeman.
why should do that, when can
put my head over the back stairs and
call one? His number is 1888, and
he's down there in the kitchen spoon.
Ing with Mary, the cook
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-09-30

TNultINt his recent stay Of day
1 y and night In Omaha, Col Roose.
Volt was Initiated into the order
d Az sar,lsen, "a organization Of Mid
die West boosters such details AZ
have leaked out give the idea that
the ceremonies we're Of Il peculiarly
lively character. and thf DISTINGUISHED
Initiate II said 10 have chi yed them
hggey The character d the defngs
may be lodged from the Illustrations
representing stunts through which
the IL president WaS nut From the
expression Oh his face Il may be
judged thaf tho fun III no way dis
pleased Col Roosevelt
l,nat year President Taft was ID
ltiated into the society, which Is cflef
" made w 81 ba iEcva nc.t MO I 10
banded themselves Ia coo erat 10
movement having FOR lts object the
derelopmant 81 Gle trausm lgaourt
country
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-09-30
OREGON SHORT LINE TRAINS.

IBOISE NAMPA bhANCHT
The Pony passes Meridian 60
ing to Weiser at 7 20 in the mG5u'
ing, and $40 in the afternoon; NJ.
turning from Weiser, the ROM nv
passes Meridian at 1000 IN lu0
morning, and TAO in the evening lfs
These trains run on scheauis
time.
Other trains on this branch sls
run at such time as to make Oo"
nection with main line trains cas-
and west, at Nampa.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-09-30

act of kidnapping valuable AIderney
COW
Meanwhile, spurred to action bv all
the attention Showered upon Cod.
dington, the village OF Temple Bottom.
near Cruwys' MorchRrd, in Devonshire
took 4 hand in the game Jack Ayre
aWoke his neighhors one night with
the report that. having Just travelled
ON foot over long stretch of road
from an adjacent village he had found
the ground covered with thousands Of
frogs that cried like rabbits"
II was midnight when the adyentur.
er made the discovery, and he
opined that the frogs had been show.
cred down from the clouds.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-09-30
$s4o For 1898 Coin.

New York Henry Chapman, a mn.
mtsmattst. paid $S4o for 1,cent piece
at an auction the other day. The price
according to dealers, is the largest
ever paid for penny. Two hundred
and seyenty-five dollars is the bigges;
previous price which could be remem.
hered. The coin was struck in the
year 1898, II is of the liberty cap"
variety and was formerly owned by
Peter Mongey, the grocery,numisma.
list of Cincinnati
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-09-30
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 6th
and 14th, June 4th. 18th, lotn,'
9th. July 7th and goth, August
4th, and September 18th and Zoa'
See agents for rates and further
particulars.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-09-30
slissfuI 6ickerlna,

John, understand that you have
been saying mean things about me to
your acquaintances."
why, dearest? Everybody knows
that isn't sol Why, tell everybody
that it is you that have made me what
l am"
That's what mean"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-09-30
DELANO LOSES WAY IN WOODS

Spouse. 81 camp was made Of Pima
coughs and II fire was started with the
last match Mr.. Delano had. BERRIES
a'on" constituted the food Of the party
nntil reScuers came.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-09-30

Il add up all the numbers to whicn
the respective letters of the name h,>
long For instance. the name Mary
would he irlus /. plus 9. Plus Z The
sum Of these is q, and consider the
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-09-30
EInds 30: osts Is esnts Rswara.

London, A little girl at Portmaduc,
who picked up a silver watch and gold
chain aud a purse containing $50. was
rewarded with s5 cents by the owner
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-09-30
F. M. SLATER,
Dray and Express Line.

Light and heavy hauling of all kinds
Phone or leave orders at Union Feed b
Coal Co. Meridian, Idaho.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-09-23
soPHOM0REs SAVE FLAG.
FIRST Time In Univcrslty's History That
Glass Has Won Rush.

one hundred and seven Juggling.
pummeling students spent 20 minutes
OF the liveliest time In their lives I'm
the nag rush at the University Of Utah
on Cummings field Thursday. For
the hrst time In the history of the i'm
sutution the sophomorcs were able to
Withstand the terrific rush and saved
the flag
Tho rush began at 3 O'Clock. with 50
sophomores standing about 10 guard
the pole. ON came 81 freshmen. bent
on tearing the defenders away and
sending one OF their men to the top
OF the pole to tear away the hated
numerals OF the "sophs'' and leave only
theirs remaining. They pulled and
fought the entire time and when the
bell sounded the ground was strewn
with parts of torn clothing and a hun
dred of the nearest fagged-out pieces
OF humanity very often seen. Only
once did the "freshies" come near to
securing the prize When plucky Tom
my Harpe was so far up the pole that
he was about to reach for the soph flag,
a well aimed blow from a big football
shoe sent him spra Wiling 10 the ground,
and down into the dust went not only
Tommy. hut also the hopes OF the de-
fcated "freshies"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-09-23
BADLY DISFIGURED.
Two Young Men In Wagon Hit by
Auto Are Recoyei

Clinton Seal and RAY GlaSier of Riv-
erton. the two young men IN the farm
ers wagon which was struck by
party Of hilarious joy-riders in an au-
tomobile on the state road az Fifteenth
South street early yesterday morning
are reported to be progressing toward
recovery Young Cf0zier was practical
" unhurt. although he was stunned
when thrown from the wagon. clinton
Seal is suffering from a number OF
cuts and bruises but has no broken
bones.
Mr. Seal who was driving towards
Salt Lake to attend the early market.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-09-23
SOCIAL AND
PER SONAL

The large event of the day viii be
the reception aud hop at Fort Douglas
In honor OF General Earl d. Thomas
the head OF the department, who Is
here on a visit OF inspection
pretty wedding celebrated the mar
riage Of Miss Estella Hardy and J. r..
Thompson, the ceremony being per-
formed on Wednesday night az the
brides home with Judge Morse ofticiat-
ing. Miss Hazel George acting as
bridesmaid and MIR O. v Hardy best
man. The rooms were decorated In
the seasons flowers. the parlor I'm green
and white with a canopy Of trailing IVY
vines and white asters for the bridal
PARTY. and palms and flowers all about
the room. The dining room was In pink
and green. ropes Of smilaX being
brought from the four corners 10 the
chandelier and drapod there In trailing
festoons Small tables were used for
the refreshments and each had vase
OF pink astcrs The hall was In sun
flowers and autumn leaves, and the iiv-
ing room I'm purple and white asters.
The bride wore a gown Of white peau de
Crepe with trimmings Of rare old chan
lilly lace. a heirloom in the family. Her
bouquet was bridesrOses. Miss George
wore a dainty lingerie gown and car
ried white asters. Receiving were Mis-
r 4 Hardy. Mrs. John Thompson.
Mrs. c. & Margetts and In the dining
room were Ms n Pembroke. Mrs.
o r. Hardy Mrs n 4 Naylor, Mrs.
F r. Margetts and MiSs Selma Mar
gets 4 program OF vocal and instru-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-09-23

iIs@ country that no purchased a tract
"a ~ acres from the Price River frri-
salloh company and will Immediately
oesih preparing TO set II to large
uPpie orchard. Mr.. Thompson being
80 thoroughly acquainted with the pos
hDhl,ies OF the entire United States
TINS Investment In Utah lands Is the
strongest Kind OF recommendation.
For nineteen years Mi. Thompson
mas been connected with the federal
government While at Grand Junction
a few days ago he had a series of
moving pictures taken OF the fruit
picking there. These will be exhibited
at various places to show the people
what Is being done IN the west. and to
give hints OF up to-date apple picking
methods
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-09-23

mental music was enjoyed during the
evening Mr. and Mrs. Thompson nave
gone for a short trip and VIII htei
be at home at the Wesley apartments
The girls OF the Undiue club met
Thursday evening at the home OF MISS
Mamie Price. and the following new
officers chosen to act for the next siA
months. Enid A Edmonds president;
Robenia Sproul, vice president; Wayne
Summer.hays. secretary; Ethel Griggs,
treasurer: Annabelle Il. Price, editor.
A dainty supper was served by INV
hostess The club viii be entertained
next week at the home Of Miss Mae
Billings
A Pheasant social affair Of the week
was that which took place on Monday
afternoon at the home OF Mrs. Annie
.Jorgensen. when the members OF the
Pioneer stake Primary board went
down to her new home on Grove avenue
In Emerson ward The pretty home was
tastefuy decorated with pottcd plants
and cut flowers; delightful music was
given during the afternoon by Mrs.
Pearl # Lambert and Miss Bertha OIL
sem The guests enjoyed a guessing
contest after which delicious refresh
ments were served. Those present he
sides the hostess and her two nieCcs, ths
Misseg Minnie and Bertha Olsen. were
the members OF the board, Mrs. II. Nj.
Lambert. Mrs. Emily G. wiley, Mrs
Nora H. Barton, Mrs Pearl T. Lam
bert. Mrs william X Homer. Mrs
Annie l.. Poulton Mrs Louise G. An
drew. Mrp. Lillian II. Coles and Miss
Elsie Hardman. Mrs Jorgensen leaves
soon to make her home in Biaekfoot.
Idaho.
Mr. u Movie entertains Informal
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-09-23
WARD
ENTERTAINMENTS

Fourteenth Ward-"Re becca's Tri-
umph," a three-act play. will be pre-
scented by the intermediate department
of the Fourteenth ward Sunday school
In the ward amusement hall tonight.
The play Is In charge of Alice Elder.
Matilda Bliss and James IL King. A
special orchestra, consisting OF Carl
Anderson, Ruby Miles and Axel Ander-
son will furnish the music. The fol-
lowing talent will appear In the cast;
Lottle Butler. Leah Pierpont Gertrude
Almond. Emma Van Valkenberg. Dcba
Scherzenger, Kittie Willis. Becky Al
mond, Gertrude Froisland, Iris Han
cock. Erna Smoot Augusta Peterson.
Ida Mathews, Bess Ripley. Vera Stew
crson.
Liberty Ward-A dance win be Civ
On tonight In Liberty ward amuse-
mcnt hall corner OF Harvard avenue
and Fourth East Take Waterloo ear.
Everybody invited
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-09-23
DELICATEssEN STORE ROBBED

The Franks delicatessen store, at
zoo west Third South street was
broken into by thieves early this morn
ing and IL boxes OF cigars, quantity
OF canned goods and candy stolen. The
police have no clew but think the store
was entered by means Of a duplicate
key from a rear door.
a private safe may be rent ed in the
hre and burglar-proof vaults of the
SAT- Lake Security & Trust Co.. 32-34
Main street. 50 90 ner vear