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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-08-04

acres OF orchard, and he says higI
,Iohnathans will be il good crop,
They compose the bulk Of his
orchard. He expects tocomnence
packing tbs second week il Sep
TENDER
Il a, Allen says the Rome
beauties must have i first place
IN the orchard, and this year seeus.
ID confirm the impression Two
years ago when others we're 4
failure We had i supply ~ Rome.
neauties lii planting aH orchard
this should b. remembered
Judge Wood, who has d bin
orchard ID the Boise Valley, will
have double Tile last years supply
Of boxes for this years pack, and
he expects the crop will require
them. His Johnathans are agood
crop, and the Rome Beauties are
loaded
tits understood that Mr. McBir-
ney will pick the big apple crop.
of the Allen Wilson, orchards
for the Earl Fruit Co, the buyers.
This il probably the biggest apple
crop 10 the country and will be
handled At Beatty station. The
cara will be billed ont from Mer-
idian.
G., j. Sinsel was in Meridian
Monday afternoon He states
that they expect 10 handle more
fruit than ever at the big packing
house III Boise He is trying To
get enough early apples this week
to make a carload, and those bay,
ling d surplus Of the early variety
crn dispose IF them 70 good ad,
vantage.
The big new packing house 81
w. q. Mckinney located east Of
the Fenton Lumber co. yards, IL
up and enclosed. The floor space
Iis 32xl00 feet in size and will &C.
. ~ E.
commodate large numbered pack
ers. There will be employment
here for d good many people when
the season opens, which will bt
IN about four weeks, There vii
DO i big pack Of prunea at this
place
Mrs. Durinda Moore, of En-
PORN, Kansas, an aunt Of Mrs, j
rEC. Mcintosh, arrived in Meridian
Friday morning for visit
Although 70 years Of age, sht
made the trip alone, and had NJ
difficulty in getting through
When she started, friends asked
her to take a sleeper, but SIN
replied that there was no use il
doing that, as she was taking tn,
, trip 10 see and not to sleep.
The Building Of the badl.
needed stock yards at Meridian
has been postponed by the rail
road company for this year, an'
/, the local agent has received motto,
to this effect No reason is givel
, but ii is understood that othe
improvements made along th
Boise branch, including the ne'
bridge across the Boise river, au,
ballasting the entire roadbed fron
Nampa, has exhausted the appro
priation for improvements in thi
vicinity
Opinion as to the amount Of tn
apple crop this year seems to dc
! pend ON whether the speaker ha
a good crop or not, Judge Woo
says q bumper crop is ready ia
harvest, while Fl, II McElro
!, thinks the yield will be consider
8 able short Of last year MIR, Mic
8 Elroy's line I0.acre orchard sout
OF Meridian does not show tn
/ bountiful supply Of fruit it di
i last year, aud he says it is o
j account Of unreasonable weathe
, and frosts al the time Jonathan
r we're in blossom
! Meridian needs d public drink
ing fountain, both for man an
beast, aud ii the movement ia
sanitary drinking utensils Is to b
! encouraged, there should be som
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-08-04
THE poeToR ANp LIE TELEPHoNE

Many lives are saved each year because the doctor
n reached promptly BY the Bell Telephone From
the information he receives by telephone he can
give directions for emergency and provide HIM
self with the necessary medicines and instruments
Consultations with specialists easily arranged
by means IF the Bell Long Distance Service.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-08-04

Miss Osyth Carpenter is expec,
ted here soon from Portland to
spend some time with relatives.
The Tupelo journal., 1911-03-03
MANY ACRES SAVED

same two departments have made u
veys of the following waters in the
state, for the purpose of devising plans
for their improvements and preparing
estimates of the cost of the work, to
the end that drainage work may be
facilitated and disastrous overfiows
prevented: Parts of the Minnesota,
Mustinka, Watowan, Embarrass, Red
wood, Cedar, Chippewa, Long Prairie
and Wild Rice rivers; Stony brook,
Benton county; Okabena creek, Jack
son county; a channel through Pierce,
Clayton, Bright and Turtle lakes, and
Mile Laos lake. Plans, estimates and
specifications Of these proposed Inn
provements have been prepared and
furnished the counties affected there
by.
The legislature of 1909 appropriated
5000, 900 for the use of the state drain
that If it again receives such a fund it
will be able>to drain practically all un-
drained state swamp LAND available at
the present time for agricultural pur.
poses. Anticipating further appr9Rria-
JRhs, the commission has caused sur
veys to be made and maps, plans and
estimates prepared for several sys.
TENS of bitches. which, If constructed,
will drain 100000 acres of state land
and fully double that amount Of private
The Tupelo journal., 1911-03-03
SYNOPSIS.

~
James Wilson or Jimmy as he is called
by his friends. Jimmy was rotund and
looked shorter thai he really was. Ills
ambition in life was to be taken seriously.
but people steadily refused to do SO. his
art Is considered a huge joke, except to
himself, II he asked people to dinner ev-
eryone expected q frolfc. Jimmy marries
and are divorced. Jimmy's friends ar
range to. celebrate the first anniversary
OF his divorce. Those who attend me
every one calls Kit. Mr.. and Mrs. Dallas
Brown, the Misses Mercer. Maxwell Reed
and a Mr.. Thomas HARRISON. a South
f hmes swlnr civil whe eng Timmy r ree par' : t. tel sn
gram from his Aunt Selma, who will ar
rive in four hours to visit him and his
VIE. Jimmy gets his funds from Aunt
his allowance. He neglects to tell her OF
his divorce as she Is opposed to II. Jlm-
my takes Kit into his confidence. he tries
not learn that he has no longer a wife.
He suggests that Kit play the hostess for
one night, be Mrs. Wilson pro tenn. Kit
act the part. Aunt Selma arrives and the
deception works out as planned. as she
had never seen Jim's wife. Jim's Jap
s witE saot T. tf hs11a III 4;n his fa sivd Is e9y wifs,
enters the house and asks Kit who Is be-
ing taken away in the ambulance? Bella
insists It Is Jim; Kit tells her Jim is well
wasn't Jim she wanted to see. but Taxa
fhira. the Jap servant. as she wished to
secure his services. HARRISON steps out
on the porch and discovers a man lacking
a card on the door. He demands an ex-
PLANTATION. The man points to the placard
and HARRISON sees the word Smallpox"
printed on 1t. The man tells him he is
an officer of the board of health and
tells him the house is under quarantine
and that the guests will have to remain
in the house until after the quarantine Is
lifted,
The Tupelo journal., 1911-03-03
M MAN !.
MzPpITS X.
RW[D5N5S DDNTEENn1 ll
G.AlMz2RS TIE Ga5RG4gLIAtR L55AJRcAoE

Once he stopped snoring to yawn
noisily, and we beat a hasty retreat.
Bella switched off the lights in a hur-
hardly breathed until we were back in
the kitchen again, and everything
quiet. And then Jimmy called my
name from above somewhere.
Il am going to call him down,
Bella" ! said firmly. Let him help
you out. I'm sure | don't see why /
should have all this when the two of
you"
"Oh. NO, no! Surely, Kit. you
wouldn't be so cruei." she whispered
pleadingly. You know what he would
think. He-oh, Kit. let them all get
settled for the night, and then come
down, like a dear. and help me out.
/ know loads Of ways-honestly ! do"
IF leave you here" l debated.
what about the policeman"
Never mind him" - frantically.
Listen! There's Jim up in the pan
try. Run, for the sake Of heaven!"
Sol ran. At the top Of the stairs
! met Jimmy. very crumpled as to
shirt-front and detected as to face.
I've been hunting everywhere for
you." he said dismally. Il thought
you had added to the general merri-
ment by falling downstairs and break
ing your neck"
l went past him with my chin up.
Now that I had time to think about it,
I vas furiously angry with him.
Kit" he called after me appealing
ly, but l would not hear. Then he
adopted different tactics. He took ad-
vantage of my catching my foot in the
lace of my gown to pass me, and to
stand with his back against the door.
You're not going until 0 hear
me, Kit" he declared miserably. In
the first place, for all o are down
on me, is it my fault? Honestly, now.
is it my fault?"
l refused to speak.
81. was coming home to be miserable
The Tupelo journal., 1911-03-03
Wearing Of Proper CoIors Makes for
Worldly Advancement, Says
New Thoughtist.

Denver, Colo.-Success and charac-
ter are merely a matter of colors. If
you want to be successful, wear a bit
of emerald green. If you are nervous
and high strung, wear more blue and
calm down.
Also wear good clothes and mingle
with rich people, even If 0 are not
financially able to back up Your fine
front" Opulence is a matter of vi
brations and by mingling with the
rich you will absorb their waves
These are a few of the theories ad-
vanced by Mrs. Elizabeth SEVERN,
new thoughtist, who announces the es-
Enlistment of the Psychological soci-
ETY. of Denver.
IF a man wants to know the essen
tials of a woman's character, all he
has to do is to note the colors she
wears she said. Red signifies love,
and per1ons fond Of 1t are emotional
and full of life. Orange stands for
pride and ambition. Yellow signifies
wisdom. Those who favor violet are
spirituelle.
BLACK SHOULD never be worn under
any circumstances. 1t is the negative
of all things and depresses immeas-
urably.
"A woman should not dress accord
ing to the shade of her hair, but
should wear the colors that her tenn
permanent calls for. If she wants to
change her mood let her change her
dress. Neurasthenics and anemics
The Tupelo journal., 1911-03-03
Kansas city Loan Agency Shows Few
Daily Wage Farmers 1--we
Beyond Their Means.

Kansas City.-A wrong standard OF
living prevails among men who. with
care. should be in comfortable CIT
cumstances. That Is the opinion q
William Volker, president OF the Doaro
ct public welfare and originator q
the welfare Loan Agency. It IS founo.
ed on observation and the study q
the personal history given the agency
by persons who desire to zorro
money.
1T isn't the man making $1-5o q
day who is the persistent borrower OF
continuously is verging on poverty.
Mr.. volker said. 1T Is the man VINO
makes 800 a month, q iapoIe.
working for low wages has adjusted
his standard Of living to his AEON
The 500 man usually 4 the man wno
lives entirely beyond his means. He
feels himself pinched By ne aDsence
OF things Ia no sense necessltles.
The Tupelo journal., 1911-03-03
Minnesota SWamps Are Turned
Into Productive Farms.
'One-Fifth of Total Area of State OF
Minnesota Is to Be Reclaimed, Ac-
ccrding to Report of Drainage
Commission.

st. Paul. Minn.-Reports OF the state
drainage commission on work done IN
Minnesota from August /, 1898, to Aug
lust 1, 1910, have been placed In the
hands Of the legislature.
The commission estimates that Min
nesota had originally 100000 acres
of swamp lands, too wet in their nat
ural condition for agricultural pur-
poses. This vast area, comprising
about one-ffth of the land of the state,
is fast being transformed from swamp
lands to productive farms. Conserva-
tive estimates place the total area re-
claimed during 1909 and 1910 at 1.50o.-
900 acres. s
bitches are constructed by the<Slate
I'D BY the various counties. these
are made by the drainage commission
only where such bitches will benefit
state lands. Incidentally private lands
are also benefited, and in such cases
the cost is betrayed in part by assess
ing private lands according to the
benefits. Lands owned by railroad
companies are assessed like private
bands.
During 1905 and 1910 the commits
sion has constructed or has had under
construction Is state bitches, having
an aggregate length Of 400 miles, re-
curing an excavation of 6,82S,378 cubic
yards, costing $605, S73.30, or an aver
age of S.S cents per cubic yard. These
bitches will drain and reclaim 141 ,144.-
So acres Of state land and 403,640.8l
acres of private lands at an average
cost of $1.25 per acre.
The policy Of the commission mas
been to drain only such lands as I'M
mediately will become available for ag-
rtcultural uses and lands requiring lit
tie clearing or other expense to bring
under cultivation. The work TO a large
extent has been confined to localities
in he proximity of railroads and trade
centers and open meadows and marsh
lands. the commission avoiding as far
as practicable the drainage of lands
where life of valuable growing timber
would be endangered.
In the construction of bitches, public
highways were constructed along the
side of the ditch from the earth exca'
waited from the ditch, wherever such
construction was practicable. When
drainage work contracted for In the
years 1909 and 1910 is completed, there
will be 400 miles of graded roads along
the several bitches, constructed at 9
small additional cost, the average cost
being not more than one-half a CEN
per cubic yard, or SIS per mile OF road
The commission, with the co-opera
ton of the United States geological
survey, has made a Typographical sur
vey of a large area in Ottertail. Doug
las. Grant, Traverse, Stevens, Pope
Swift and Big Stone counties. Ine
The Tupelo journal., 1911-03-03
WANTED TO BE AGREEABLE
Farmers Rather Humorous ExpIana-
ton for Telling Exceedingly
"TaII" Stories.

Irving Batcheller onc told a story
of a farmer on the Connecticut hills.
Pretty steep land for planting. isn't
it?' a visitor asked the tiller of the
soil.
Pretty Steep" the farmer assented.
Il suppose it's quite difficult to
plant your corn?"
"Quite difficult" came the echo.
The visitor was interested, and
would not be put off with short re-
plies.
"Eh-how do you manage to plant
on this hill?" he persisted.
The farmer gazed at him pityingly.
I'VE have to shoot it all into the
earth with shotguns, stranger" he as
sured his guest.
The visitor gasped. Really" he
calculated. Really, now? Is that &C
tually true?"
The farmer sighed and turned upon
his guest a look of whitening scorn.
mo, that isn't true" he answered.
I'm trying to make conversation"
The Tupelo journal., 1911-03-03
$3.50 RECIPE CURES
WEAK KIDNEYS, FREE
RELIEVES URINARY AND KIDNEY
TROUBLES, BAcKAcHE, STRAIN
ING, SWELLING, ETC.
Stops Pain In the Bladder, Kidneys
and Back.

wouldn't 1t be nice within a week or 50
10 begin to say goodbye forever to the
scalding, ~dribbling. straining, or too FREE
quent passage of urine; the forehead and
the back-of-the-head aches: the stitches
and pains in the back; the growing mus
Gle weakness; spots before the eyes; yell
low skin; sluggish bowels; swollen eye
lids or ankles; leg cramps; unnatural
short breath; ~sleeplessness and the de-
s~pondency?
I have a recipe for these troubles that
you can depend on. and If you want to
make a QUICK RECOVERY. you ought
to write and get a copy of it. Many a
doctor would charge you $3.50 just for
writing this prescription. but I have 1t
n will be glad to send 1t to you entire
ly free. Just drop me a line like this:
DIR. A.. E. Robinson. K-261 Luck Building.
Detroit, Mich, and / will send it by re-
turn mail in a plain envelope. AS you will
see when you get 1t. this recipe contains
only pure, harmless remedies. but 1t has
great healing and p-ain-conquering power.
1t will quickly show its power once you
use it, so / think you had better see what
1t is without delay. I will send you q
copy free-you can use 1t n cure your
self at home.
The Tupelo journal., 1911-03-03
WOMEN AS CABINET MAKERS
Daughter of. Well Known Medical
Man Ii Denmark Is Silversmith-
Invade Other Trades.

Copenhagen.-There is, hardly I
field OF employment, hardly a walk
Of life, In which some members OF
what used to be known as the weaker
sex are not to be found, but hitherto
the heavier manufacturing trades
have not been invaded by them.
Now, however, the women of DEN
mark are taking up tasks In which
considerable muscular effort is de-
manded. Several women Of good no
cial position, accustomed to lives Of
comparative ease and luxury. have
served apprenticeship In cabinet ma
king and other workshops and have
oualified as masters" Of their chosen
trades.
Froken Ellen Togh has just quail
fed az wood carver and Harriet
Djorup, daughter Of q well-known
medical man, ~ silversmith, and !
tho 81 women have started "a Copen-
hagen = cabinet makers o. ! fairly
extensive ncal
The Tupelo journal., 1911-03-03
two couches there. I'm afraid you1i
have to take Aunt Selma. Kit"

two couches there. I'm afraid you'll
have to take Aunt Selma, Kit"
Certainly" | said coldly. That wal
the way 1t was all along. Whenever
there was something to do that no one
else would undertake-any unpleas-
ant responsibility-that entire mon
grel household turned with one GEES
ture and pointed its finger at me-!
Well. 1t is owe now, and ought not
to be bitter, considering everything.
1t was quite characteristic of that
memorable evening (that is quite %
elesque, l think that my interview
with Jimmy should have a sensational
ending. He was terribly down, Of
course. and as / was trying to pass
him to get to the door. he caught my
hand.
You're a girl in a thousand. Kit"
he said forlornly. If / were not SO
damnably. hopelessly. idiotically in
love with-somebody else. l should be
crazy about you"
Don't be maudlin." I retorted.
Would you mind letting my hand
go?" felt sure Belle could hear.
"Oh, come now, Kit" he implored.
we've always got along SO well. It's
a shame to let a thing like this make
us bad friends. Aren't you ever going
to forgive me-"
Never" l said promptly. When
l once get away, / don't want ever to
see you again. l was never so humili-
ated in my life. / loathe you'll"
Then turned around. and, OF
course, there was Aunt Selma with
her eyes %protruding until you could
have knocked them of with a stick.
and beside her. very red and uncom-
Portable, Mr.. HARRISON!
Bella" she said in a shocked voice,
"is that the way you speak to your
husband! 1t is high time l came here,
l think. and took a hand in this af-
fair"
"Oh. never mind, Aunt Selma" Jim
said, with a sheepish grin. "Kit-Bella
is tired and nervous. This is a h
deuce of a situation. No-er-serv-
ants, and all that"
But Aunt Selma did mind, ard
showed it. She pulled the unlucky
HARRISON man through the door and
closed it, and then stood glazing at
both of us.
Every little quarrel is an apple
knocked from the tree of love-" n
announced oratorically.
This was a very little quarrel" Jim
said, edging toward the door; IA
green apple, Aunt Selma, a colicky
The Tupelo journal., 1911-03-03
BAD BREAK.

beautiful grill" cried the impulsive
young man on the shadowy deck OF
the lake steamer.
"Nonsense!" laughed the pretty
maid. Beauty is but skin deep"
.Ah, would that thou vert a hippo
potamus."
.Sir!"s
The tapping of the waves grew faint
er. 1t seemed as though he was sit
ting on an iceberg. SO frigid were the
surroundings.
s"That is, | mean-well, you know q
hippo's skin-fudge! A hippo's skin Is
thick, dencedly thick. and if beauty is
skin deep and you had the skin OF q
hippo, why-er-you'd be that much
more beautiful. Do l make myself
plain, Miss Evangeline?"
YES, sir, you make yourself out to
be the plainest Ounce l aver saw. |
shall never speak to you again."
And the moon man wept.
The Tupelo journal., 1911-03-03

alone" he went on, "and-oh, I know
you meant well, Kit; but o asked
all these crazy people here"
Perhaps you will give me credit for
some things" l said YEARLY. Il did
not give Takahiro smallpox for in
stance, and-if you will permit me to
mention the fact-Aunt Selma is not
my Aunt Selma
THAT'S what / wanted to speak to
you about" Jimmy went on wretched-
ly, trying not to look at me. you
see, when they are rowing so about
who would get the breakfast neve
saw such a lot of people; half of them
never touch breakfast, but of course
now they want all kinds of things
when they were talking, Aunt Selma
said she knew you would get it. being
the hostess, and responsible, besides
knowing where things are kept" He
had fixed his eyes on the orchids. and
be looked shrunken, actually shrunk-
en-. Il thought" he finished, you might
give me a few pointers now, and
could come down in the morning, and
and fuss up something, coffee and
so On. I would say you did It! oh, hang
it all, Kit, why don't you say some
thing"
What do you want me to say" /
demanded. "That I love to cook, and
OF course I'll fix trays and carry them
up in the morning to Anne Brown and
Leila Mercer and the rest; and that
/ will have the shaving water ready
Il know what I'm going to do" Jim
my said, with a sudden resolution.
Aunt Selma and her money can go to
blazes. am going right upstairs and
tell her the truth, tell her who you
are. what / am, and all the rest OF
IT." He opened the door.
you'll do nothing OF the kind" I
gasped, catching him In time. Don't
you dare, Jimmy Wilson! Why. what
would they think OF me? After letting
her call me Bella, and him-Jim, II
MI. HARRISON ever learns the truth
- will take poison. II we are going
to be shut up here together. we viii
have to carry it .. ! couldn't stand
the disgrace"
In spite Of an heroic effort, Jim
looked relieved. s'They have been
hunting for the linen closet" he said.
more cheerfully, and there will be
room enough. I think. HARRISON and
I win hang out n the studio: there ~
The Tupelo journal., 1911-03-03
FISH THAT LOVE DYNAMITE
Winsted Comm Variety That Feed
on High Explosive Are Not
Wanted by Women.

Winsted, Conn.-Highlaw lake fish
are at a discount owing to the dis
covery that they dine on dynamite
and like it.
Workmen who are blasting in the
n%eighborhood made the discovery by
accident. Since then they have
amused themselves by breaking little
bits from dynamite cartridges and
throwing these crumbs" overheard to
see the perch grab for them. House
keepers regard the experiment with
disapproval. They fear the dynamite
fed fish would fry too noisily, and in
stead of reposing quietly on a plat
ter might suddenly decide to serve
themselves on the ceiling.
The Tupelo journal., 1911-03-03
SALARIED MEN BORROW MORE

Our experience has been that the
laborer who asks for loans from the
agency is the man who has been visit
ed by a sudden calamity. The 500
man desires to borrow money to CON
tinue to 1--we beyond his income. He
fancies, apparently, that in some way
he will be able to pay $1.10 with q
dollar. That's what a loan would
mean In his case. He is shown that
he can pay his debts nor easily than
pay his debts and interests, too. It is
possible the agency has given several
men a new insight Into better uses OF
money and a new view OF what their
living expenses should be"
The Tupelo journal., 1911-03-03
WIN SUCCESS BY RIGHT HUES

should have a good share Of their
household furnishings in red. 1t
should supply the color lacking in
their makeup. Color of course is a
mere question of vibration, and C
cess is, too. If a woman wishes to
succeed let her put on her rustling
silk skirt and her ostrich plume and
mingle with those who have already
found success. The success vibra-
tons are bound to ,adiate her way
1t is SO simple"
The Tupelo journal., 1911-03-03

little green apple" But she was not
to be diverted.
Bella" she said sesyeerely, you said
you loathed him. You >didnt mean
that"
But dol" 1 cried Historically.
There isn't any word to tell how *
how ] detest him."
Then / swept past them all and flew
to Bella's dressing room and locked
myself in. Aunt Selma knocked until
she was tired. then gave up and went
to bed.
That was the night Anne Brownies
pearl collar was stolen!
CTO BE CONTINUED) :
The Tupelo journal., 1911-03-03
compensation.

Congressman Dan Anthony Of
.Leavenworth, Kan, q nephew Of the
late Susan B. Anthony. has q ten
year-old son who looks at the prac-
teal side Of things every time. Not
long ago his father had to go to
washington. When the day OF de-
parture arrived Mrs. Anthony said to
the boy:
aSon, aren't we going to be lone
some when papa goes away7"
"Yes." replied the boy; hut wen
have : lot more cream for ~ oat-
meal