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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-11-04
WOMEN PLAN MODEL VILLAGE
Los Angeles Residents Have Under
taken a Work That Should
Appeal to All.

A model village, within the five cent
car fare limit, built by women and
conducted by them, where the poor
may, for the same price they now pay
for a miserable, insanitary court dwell
ing, obtain concrete home, sunny,
sanitary, with bit of garden where
they may grow their vegetables and
flowers. This is what is to be accom-.
plished by Los Angeles women.
Wehope to make the village" said
Mrs. ROUNDED, one of the leaders in
the enterprise. 1T will be an example
of what may be accomplished.
las now outlined, the houses will
be built by clubs or individuals, each
house to be marked with the name OF
the donor. If man wishes to give
house, let him name it for his wife.
The house would, believe, have to be.
come the property of the city, but the
government could entirely remain with
the women, acting with the housing
commission of the city"
The plan, as outlined by the club
women, includes building the houses
with space for gardens. From the
rental of the houses, it is believed
sufficient sum could be obtained
not only to pay for the actual main
tenance, but cover the expense Of a
district nurse, whose business 1t would
be to teach inmates to adopt Ameri'
can methods and live in clearly, by
gienic manner.
"As soon as 100 children are gather
ed in the district" said one of the club
women, "a school will be given to
us. The work would be one of sympa'
thetic philanthropy. for every club, OF
individual, who builds house Will
take pride in it, also personal inter
est in those who live in it"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-11-04
Now the Slot Machine Grocery Store

men, said Rev MIR, Robbins.
Our automatic grocery store and
luBch Ia not entirely for profit" said
Mr. Robbins 1T win really be a
great philanthropy The poor In thu
tenement parts OF the big cities buy
IN small quantities and have 60 nav
the highest prices, A woman who
purchases TO cents worth OF coal gets
II 81 the rate of $50 ton. SO with
the other necessities OF life. The
cheap groceries are also unsanttary
and much time is lost waiting To he
served, especially II a child Is sent "a
make the purchase.
Our grocery stores with cupsisr nj
small room with lot of slots In
tho wall II a man wants dimes
worth Of coal all he has 70 do IL IN
drop q dime In the slot aud he gets n
whole 10 cents worth, So with bears
sugar. coffee aud all the resi- Of The
groceries. done up In clean PACKAGE,
prepared al central point ana
bought Ia large quantities, which ex
plains the big saving You ranno,
haggle over prices with the slot nan
chine, nor do You lose time IN heinz
waited on, Prices will be from / cent
up"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-11-04
Women to Pit Salon Against jackpot

Catherine Waugh MeCullOch. a iustiea
.ot the peace at Evanston. The Isarn.
VIII taaintaln salon In Springfield
throughout the next session of the
legislature. This salon viii he oni,s
the equal OF those through which
hrainy women so often swayed ths
destinies OF France.
The foundation Of the salon will D..
q gooe.looktng young woman. and her
ehaperon This champion, who IL 70
@pide legislators 20 right thinking ON
the suffrage question. already has
been selected. She Is Miss Aarrie,
Grim, state organizer OF the society,
She will be assisted by the club WON.
en- Of Springfield and by Chicago
members Of the league.
The headquarters OF the salon will
be in an apartment in Springfield
which viii be furnished by the leagua
for the express purpose. and opeu
house will be kept as long as there is
legislator or his wife in Springfield
70 be entertained The definite aim oI
the league for the coming session O,
the legislature Is municipal suifliar
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-11-04

MI Ew YORK. The wild west was
Nv ones the home of most that waa
romantic and daring IN crime 70
day II IN superseded by the Wild eaat
-hy New York city itself CrimOs are
haing committed here which for OAR
ing and nnwontedDena can scarcely
De surpassed even w tho most imA.
glnntive Of writer's of frtion
few weeks ago. up the river IN
sha naighburhood of Hudson. there
waa a hoid.up such ha Deadwood
0alch or Coyote Canyon never sur.
passed A paymaster and his guard re-
turning from q bank with $4,000 70
pay on the lRborsTs IN brickyhrd
we're held up and ahot 20 death within
few hundred yards Of their once.
and 70 this day not ons Of the ASSES,
aims has been captured and not the
slightest light haa been thrown on
the tragedy.
Recently IN West fortyssyensh
street there Was d duel between two
parties ef men. Each OF thsm was 10
8 bis touring car and they mansn.
vered up and down Tho street ex.
changing shots like two battieshipa in
action. There was another duel be-
tween two automobile parties on SEW.
enty-secoHd street couple Of even.
inEs later.
Not long ago. cns afternoon when
broadway was crowded, a gambler
stood Ia front Of one Of the best
knewn Of New FORKS theaters and
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-11-04
NEW YORK MAN NEVER KISSED
incidental to Engagement Handsome
fastener Makes Blushlng Adnls-
sIon--Llkes Girls.

New York. Can man live 40 years
In New York. with all Its pretty girls,
without kissing or being kissed? Here
Ii one man who says he can. He
points TO his own case as an In.
stance, and the other day he told why.
DlIn w HIN, secretary OF the Car.
negie Safe Deposit company. is the
man. He is over forty. handsome, well
groomed, and bears all the outward
marks OF a man-about-town.
but Mr., Hin has Mt last fallen a
victim TO Cupids darts, and he blush.
ingly admitted his engagement to
Miss Martha Brown, daughter of Mrs.
Slater Brown Of Seattle.
1.-THE young woman Is now in New
York purchasing her trousseau." Mr..
hin said, and she expects her mother
here shortly
Until now I have never been in
love with amy woman. have never
kissed woman. or even thought o.
proposing. had intended to keep my
engagement secret until Miss Browns
mother arrived and then Let her make
the announcement. but the false re.
ports that I was to marry stenog.
rapher named Miss Brown In the EN-.
ploy Of the Carnegie Trust company
had to be corrected"
Mr.. Hill admitted that he liked the
| girls we'll enough, but said that he be-
lieved that no man had right to kiss
one until after marriage,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-11-04
caIIfornIa,s Scenic Boulevard.

One of the most beautiful scenic
drives in California will be 80 miles
long, beginning at Fremont Gate, the
main entrance to Elysian park, follow
ing the range of hills on the south
side of the Los Angeles river, drop
ping down through Griffith park to the
river valley, which will be followed
as far as the town of Burbank, ana
thence, turning back through Wild Ca'
pass and a portion of Cahuenga pass
to Hollywood and thence back TO inc
central portion of the city.
There are views and vistas and beau
ty spots along the road, any one OF
which could be made the subject Oh q
really great painting. There are eis
vations from which all the SURROUND
Ing country is visible and others WneLs
the mountains tower high above tne
road-Los Angeles Express.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-11-04
Bring Rare Antiquities From Egypt

tory exhibit now In preparation In
Philadelphia.
Among the most interesting vases
received were those Of cylindrical
shape. covered with coat az whitlsb
unbaked paint; they have waved
ledge handles al the sides aud we're
originally filled with scented fat an
unguent offered az the graves. rho
almost lnnumerabie ivory and wood
carvings. arc not only evidence or the
artistic capacity q the early Egyp-
tians, but Indicate that the Egyptians
had commercial relations with dis.
tant places. These rare objects are
ample proof that Abydos IL by no
means exhausted Toward the end OF
the season, IN widening the cemetery
az the tomb Of Ter. second king OF
the first dynasty. number Of finely
made igures In mud were found
These figures represent Osiris as
mummy. They lay In bed OF hard
sand not far irom the tomb of Ter, In
later times worshiped as the tomb of
Osiris. In thlA tomb was found the
famous bed 81 Osiris. nov IN Cairo
The ilgures all lay face upward, with
head to the west: two Of them had
blue glazed beads round tho neck.
II Is a Significant fact that many OF
the discoveries OF the last year are
injured by dampuess. because they
Ito SO near the area OF cultivation
The wide extension OF agricultural
Egypt resulting from the building OF
the monster dams at ARsiout aud Az.
soaan, has not been an unmIxed
blessing Many Of the noblest monu.
menta have been injured and will III.
timately be overthrow by the en-,
croachIng waters, The relies OF the
past that have lain safely in the dry
sands Of Egypt are already beginning
Ia decay at the touch OF the iniiltrat.
ms waters, A few years more and
tho excayator viii find nothing of
value In places that are now rich
fields for archaeological research.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-11-04
DANGER IN LEATHER.

danger that the process may not be
completely carried out.
'1n a factory man who works at
the chronic acid bath is generally put
to work at the reducing bath too, so
that any chronic acid in his hands
may be neutralized. If 1t is not he
gets chrome Sores which are very
dangerous and are difficult to cure.
Lanoline is largely used and recon.
mended now.
Chrome tanning Is generally used
for upper leather and not often for
soles, because when wetted 1t gets
very slippery.
"A large number of tanners are now
giving up the Old process for the
chrome for light leather, but 1t is not
yet very popular with heavy manufac-
turers.
Il have heard of continual COM
plants that it draws the feet badly.
Chrome tanning is the latest word
in tanning In England" the manager
of a well known Strand firm Of sad
dlers said. I'VE only use it for one
particular strap on saddles which go
to South America, and then it is SO
padded that 1t touches neither horse
nor rider.
'The process makes leather as near
ly as possible waterproof. 1t is still
in its infancy.
IF chrome tanning Is properly done
there ought to be no danger, but if
done hastily by unqualified people,
chronic acid and other chemicals are
left in the leather and are dissolved
out in the perspiration. so that
chrome sores and other mischief
might be caused"
"Chromates in solution" said the
medical officer of health for, a large
district. have poisonous action and
also act corrosively on the skin. Chro
mic acid is strongly acid liquid and
in some cases the workmen preparing
it or using it in various processes sui
| fer severe ulcers"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-11-04

the ailing animal might have the box
Now this was not to Jerry's liking, he
had been wronged and he knew 1t. he
set his slant heels to work, making
room rapidly. He was ready for the
big posts when the barn men led MIN
to his stall.
Jerry was punctual. When the sew
en- o'clock whistle blew, he left his
comfortable stall and calmly walked
upstairs to his wagon, backed between
the thills and waited to be harnessed
He was willing to work, but he was as
willing to quit Promptly at SIX
o'clock in the evening Jerry started
for the barn. No hitching weight
would deter him, unless 1t had been
fastened to the pavement.
Jerry knew his way around town,
too, and never missed stop. He had
watched the city grow to 10000 popu-
lation. He saw History structures
take the place Of squatty brick build
ings, but In the hustle of develop
ment he kept up with the times.
Having earned his rest, Jerry Will
be sent into a pasture in the Spokane
valley, about five miles from the scene
of his labor. He will run knee-deep
in clover and alfalfa with the fragrant
odors from surrounding orchards and
the perfumes of wild flowers to whet
his appetite and WOO him to sleep
when the sun has slipped behind the
western hills.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-11-04

n HICAGO. The Jackpot" IL 20 be
I, supplanted by tbs 1salOn" az
Springfield Tea and waters are 10
vie with the stronger sumalRnts
witch have been inseparable from leg,
lsiatiye lobbying before Pretty girls
win pit their skin against that Of cor.
poratiou lawyers and saloon keep.
ers.
Feminine methods are to be intro.
dueed into political wire pulling and
those who are familiar with the in
ternai politics Of women's clubs pre-
diet that even the most practical poll
ncian wsll learn something new
The invasion was decided upon at
a meeting OF the Political Equality
League in the rooms Of the Chicago
Womap's club upon suggestion Of Mrs
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-11-04
| / Nome Town /
- Helps -
LIVE IN FARM VILLAGES
Western Plan That still Fur+b.
Away With the Loneliness Of '
the Farm,

In the newly irrigated Regions ., !,
west the government Is laying -.
model farm villages, and the evno oy'
ment has novel features which 49,
1t an interesting study. Intsna,ae
methods and the certainty Of ~
make possible large crops on a $40,
area, and the plan is to have the Far.
ers and their families centraIized i
small communities within easy accaal
of their outlying farms.
In the Sun River valley. Mont.,.
for instance, 20 towns are now heinz
laid out six miles apart, so that -
farmer, even If he lives in the most
remote corner of his farm, is moso
than three miles from the school
church. stores and offices of the II,
lage. Moreover, the towns are CON
nected by trolley lines, the power bo
ing supplied by the irrigation canal.
which furnish water and power for the
farms.
There Is a similar arrangement IN
southern Idaho, where thousands q,
people have found homes ana
have prospered in a region which
was absolutely desolate and nm.
Inhabited few years ago.
This plan eliminates the loneliness
and many disadvantages of farm life
where the homes are far apart and
many miles from a city or village
OF course it is only possible in a new
country, where the town is arbitrarily
located and made to order, and not
the result of natural conditions and
slow development.
The older farming communities of
the country will watch with interest
the government program in this mat.
ter, for in it they will find hints for
the solution of their own problems
probably toward the happy settle.
ment of which long steps have been
taken within the past generation
Youths Companion.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-11-04

.hese nests after becoming accustom'
ed to them, and that the device is a
sure cure for egg eaters.
Egg eating by fowls sometimes be-
comes a serious vice. Chickens be-
come fond of eggs after they have
learned to eat them and the habit
often spreads among a flock. 1t usu-
ally begins through accident by eggs
being broken or frozen. Be careful to
see that this does not happen. See
that the nests are supplied properly
with straw or other nesting material,
and have them darkened so that If an
egg is broken accidentally the fowls
will not be likely to discover 1t. Sup
ply plenty of lime in the form oil
oyster shells, bone or similar sub
stances to insure firm shell.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-11-04
Hot Water Matches Them In New Jer.
ssy Campers improved Refrlg-
erasor-polng Well

Cehtervllle. n members Of the
Eureka Camping club. of Jersey CITY,
who are camping along the Little Nos,
copeek creek, north of this town, were
surprised when they saw eleven Young
tucklings swimming about in the pond
formed by turn in the stream. The
r~esenCe Of the fowl puzzled the camp
srs, as no mother duck was in sight
and there is not farmhouse within
mile of the place.
The mystery Of the ducklings' an
nearapce was explained. however
when Barton Youngscourt returned 10
camp, He had charge of the commits.
sary of the colony up to the time bns,.
ness compelled him to leave for his
home. several weeks ago. Youngscourt
before his departure, had purchased
in Centerville what were represented
to be q dozen ducks eggs. He placed
them in basket and set them In the
cool edge Of the stream. He neglected
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-11-04
Experts Opinion Is That Blood
Poisoning May Result.
Cheap Grades OF Shoes Made From
Skins Not Properly Prepared Oft
en- Cause Trouble to Their
Wearers.

London.-Beware OF cheap boots.
In their leather, II tanned by re-
Gently utilized scientific process. there
may Turk grave danger to health
Blood poisoning is the danger to be
feared, and according to an experts
opinion blood poisoning In form ex-
tremely difficult to cure.
In the north of England case Of
blood poisoning from this cause has
Just been reported, and the victim, an
inspector OF the National Society for
the Prevention Of Cruelty to Children,
was rendered very seriously ILL.,
While attending police court wear
ing pair of boots of the kind warned
against. he collapsed, and his skin
turned from its natural color to blue
and then to black.
He was taken to a hospital. and
oxygen had to be administered to re-
vive him and 1t was not until week
afterwards that he was well enough
to be sent home.
Tanning leather by means Of chro-
mic acid is the source of the trouble.
An analyst on the stan OF the
Leathersellers' company's Technical
college described the dangers of this
form of tanning.
The process was invented by Prof
Schultz in 1887, and 1t is known as
chrome tanning. At that time they
could not make 1t practical success
and 1t remained in the experimental
stage for many years.
AN American firm then took It up
and 1t is now the pioneer of the pro,
cess. The poisoning is due to chro'
mic acid. and occurs when the tanning
is not carefully done.
The skin first goes into bath OF
chronic acid, and is then changed
from the acid to a base-bath, in which
the acid is neutralized by reduction
with hyposulphite. II the chronic
acid Is thoroughly neutraiized the
leather is then perfectly safe and
harmless.
But If any free chronic acid /. left
in the leather, blood poisoning may
result. and in the manufacture of the
cheaper grades of leather there is q
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-11-04
Jerry, Equine Detective, Given A.
loWance for Services.
Corporation. Recognizing Eighteen
Years Of Falthfulness, VIII
Make Life Easy Rest Of
Animals Days.

Spokane, Wash Jerry. faithful
servant aud one-time detective, has
been penstoned by great express
company after serving that corpora.
tion for lis years.
Jerry Is not an ordinary being. TN.
like many who have fitted into the
scheme OF great business, Jerry
never would work on Sunday, how.
ever pressing might have been the
occasion
Jerry IL bay geldlng l5h hands
high and weighs 1850 pounds, He
was foaled In 1886. Jerrys pedigree
Is not worth mentioning. lie was a
work horse and served rs years with,
'out day on or n vacation.
Besides faithfully pulling the
wagon. Jerry has guarded the com.
pany's treasures, Several years ago
there apparently was a hold-up In the
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-11-04
DEBUT OF ELEVEN DUCKLINGS.

to tell his companions of this when he
was suddenly called to Jersey City.
Soon after Youngseourt left camp
the Centerville Power company plant,
Just above the colony was put In op.
GRAFTON, The exhaust of the power
house was turned into tho stream and
the hot water raised the temperature
Of the creek. The eggs were in the
warmest part Of the current. and that
resulted In the Matching OF the eleven
d"cklings that were seen for the first
time today. Youngscourt found the
iSssket. which contained twelve empty
shells, There also was the body of a
chick, The twelfth egg had been that
of hen, and the chick Matched out of
It was drowned before 1t could get to
land,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-11-04
HAPPENINGS a
IN III[sss85zs.3 }G ID 4
AIu ~
Wild West Outdone in New York City

/ engaged IN pistol duel With another
whom he claimed had wronged him
The aggressor was the poorer marks
man and was allied with lead. Hall
an hour later the sidewalk had been
scrubbed up and WAS dry and dusty
again. and the sufging crowds gave
~ little comment TO the ARRAY as the
border men used 10 whom man was
killed over a game Of cards IN Abilene
or Dodge or any other OF those roar.
ing cities Of the COW country q quar-
ter Of century ago
One Of the most daring deeds in the
history Of the metropolis was that
performed by Myles Mcdonnell He
walked into saloon. whero he knew
lot 81 tiIs enemies were waiting to
Kill him. The minute be stepped In.
side the door three or four OF his foes
opened IRE on him He drew his pia
t0l without batting an eye and an
swered shot for shot. The doctors 81
the Harlem hospital we're busy for
several days thereafter attending to
the dead and wounded Mcdonnell
killed two and seriously injured three
or four others He himself got Oh
without scratch
Now York today has the greatest
clearing house for thieves in the
world Il IL there that cnngregate the
Transatlantic robbers, men who work
the ocean grsyhounds. After each
round trip they meet &C this rendez
vous and divide their spoil There
also assemble the master thieves. the
big robbers. the clever men who steal
BY brains as we'll ~ by force. They
ars the safe blowers. the crack sec.
ond-story men. the eleyerest OF forR.
era who steal with pen and ink. the
kings and prlncea Of the wireless wire.
tapping aud gold brick Industry. the
big swindlers In fake mining aehemsa
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-11-04

r. fNC1NNATI. o.--ThS corner gre,
" eory store in the crowded tene.
ihvnt sections ut great cities IN tho
United states viii Do crowded out by
automatic grocery stores " tho forma,
isan ot great corporation to install
slot machine stores In ccngestsd dis.
trfctu proves q success
Rev a. r. Robbins Of New York
eity. who came here 70 attend the
general Episcopal convention. has re-
Gently been appointed chairman Of
the COMMITTEES oi 90 business men
and phllanthroplEtB Who will direct
The placing % the stores.
Automatic lancbruoma, though not
res. form another side OF the project
The company hRs already contracted
wtth The Baldwin Locomotive Works
and Cramps Sbipbuiiding yards to
supriy tnod ~ coon tu their 10000
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-11-04

I'D osroN The Egypt exploration
~ fund o. England and ths United
states has forwarded 10 ita headquar.
tiers IN fremont Temple valuable
consignment Of antiquities TO DO al,
vidsd among museums contributing 20
the soeletyH excavations Ia Egypt.
These objects were displayed In
Kings College. London. and represent
the result OF last winters work con.
Quoted n Abydoa, EhnsaiyA and sid.
fnmnt
Ahydos has proved an especially
valuable site for exploration. Here
Osiris and Isia had their chief affairs,
10 which offerings we're brought from
the farthest hordera of Egypt during
the period OF centuries from the
twenty eighth 10 the thlrtieth dynas.
tien,
The main work. which was carried
on under the general direction OF
Prof n. Navtiia. consisted of an at,
tempt 20 clear finally ths royal tomha
az the first and second dynastiea: bIsl
much stu remains 10 be done AZ thil
slte, and Eood results are expected
from the continuation Of the work
next season. From these excavations
come slate paiettcs. Jars and vases
ornaments 81 glaze. wood. stone. car
naltAn. amcthyst ard flint. nlni
rasorA. ivory carvings. beads and pot
terry,
The pottery Of the predyuasti,
EEyptians was made without the belt
o. the p0itarR wheel. of which the,
had no knowledge. and the materiali
employed BY them we're Nile mud an,
clay A full line Of this pottery vii
have 4 place III the commercial hi