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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-12-29
IoWRs STRANGE ICE CAVE OLDEST CHAIR IN AMERICA

Hanover, Pa, lost the Oldest and
what is believed to be the most re-
uiarkable piece OF furniture in Ameri-
ca when the famous Bingley armchair,
which has seen Ave centuries, was
expressed to Hagerstown, Md, the
home OF Joseph Parker Bingley, who
inherited 1t by the will of his father,
the late John Jackson Bingley of Han
over Kept as an heirloom, the an
Gent chair has been passed down from
rather to son for many generations
]. Edward Bingley Of Baltimore. Md,
- heir apparent to the coveted relic
The chair Is a massive piece of
work, made In Yorkshire, England, in
1880. 1t represents the type of ar
ehitecture popular in those days.
English oak, inlaid with various kinds
OF wood, was used In its construction.
me back is handsomely carved and
AT the top figures of birds are engray-
ed. The joints are mortised and held
together with wooden pegs.
Sixty-two years before Columbus
discovered America this chair was
built, and II remained in the town Of
Bingley, named from the ancestors Of
the present owner. during the reign Of
twenty English monarchs. from Hen
ry vi. to Victoria. After Z brief stay
at Leeds, It was taken to Manchester.
In 1856 the chair was brought to
this country on the ship Mary Hale
and was landed at Baltimore In the
civil war the chair was in Richmond,
Va, where the owner temporarily left
Il In the care of friend while he es-
capped to the north. Subsequently 1t
was sent to Watertown, N Y, and in
1894 was brought to Hanover.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-12-29
NATURAL LINES THE BEST
Formally In laying Out Of Public
Parks seldom Productive Of the
Desired Effects.

The absence Of general plan or a
failure 10 comprehend and follow II
win result Ia the hodge.podga OF In.
congrultles too often seen In parks.
The portions which should be natural
are often artlfclalized unnecessarily
by gardening operations, or by the In.
PRODUCTION Of buildings. fountains and
all sorts Of artificial ornaments, while
the portions which might. IN harmony
with the usea 20 which they are put.
DC Improved and decorated In formal
style are too informal, ON tho other
hand Ia the portion OF park actually
devoted 70 extensive and conspicuous
formal beds OF tender plants and dow.
ers, the drives and walks. lawns,
Strawberries and tree plantations win
often be strikingly Informal A gen.
eral plan may provide places where
the beauties OF formal beds OF tender
piantp and other gardening features
may be enjoyed individually and col.
iectlvely aud places where those which
are lncongruous with each other may
be separated by systematic arrange
ment OF plantations. which. while
forming contrasting or harmonious
backgrounds, separations. enclosures,
screens and the like, yet will them.
selves form part OF complete whole.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-12-29
LIGHTING BY SUGAR

z The suggestion has been put for
ward that there is every possibility
that. In the near future, sugar will
play an important part in the pro-
vision OF new method of artificial
lighting. Experiments have shown
that when disks Of loaf sugar are
placed ON lathe and rapidly rotated
while hammer plays lightly against
them. there is an almost continuous
radiation Of artificial light At pres
emit the practical value Of the discov-
cry is nil, but 1t is quite within the
bounds Of possibility that discoveries
will soon be made that will render
It's practical application certainty.
The cause OF the phenomena is not
at present correctly understood, but
II is probably due to some change in
the formation of the sugar crystals.
Cases where the act of capitalization
Is accompanied by flashes of light are
not unknown and probably this is due
to some similar cause. At any rate,
this appears to be the only feasible
explanation, as 1t has been proved
that the light Is not caused by the
heating OF the sugar during the ex-
pertinent
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-12-29
EElJIlIIII Town
RIfIElIL[Fg ?
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TREES AS CIVIC ORNAMENTS
Here ls a Case Where Municipal Con.
troll Would Seem to Be a
Necessity.

Uniformity may be obtained only
through municipal control. for when
planting II done BY property owners
individual choice viii naturally have q
Wide range aud fall upon a great va.
Fiety Of subjects, resulting ia the least
desirable effect possible except bare
streets Where the building lots are
OF varying widths many OF the trees
VIII be too close together, while none
are apt 70 be too far apart. an we very
generally overpIant Here Ii another
bad feature easily remedied by mum.
cipal control through arbitrarily CIV,
ing the proper space 10 each tree. On
narrow streets home owners will per-
alst IN planting trees suited only TO
the wider thoronghfares. until tail
furniture can can scarcely pass
through the green tunnel.
Where sidewalks are narrow and
buildings elose up 10 them, the trees
viii have 20 be planted close to the
street curb. no matter how wide the
parkway, else the tops viii have no
room To spread and all the trunka win
lean toward the street Here small
tree y necessary. not only TO avoid
the laat-noted effect. but also to pre-.
vent oyershadowing the front win.
dnwa Of adjacent buildings. In such
districts NJ the one under discussion
owners are also overload OF filling IN
the parkway with cement, leaving
too little breathing space for trees.
With parkings already too narrow the
Whole space Is insufficient 10 allow Of
hest growth Of trees and therefore
parkings should not be unnecessarily
reduced Some eastern cities require
not lefu than six square feet about the
base Of each street tree,
When trees are To be bought one
should be- able TO sharply distinguish
between young, thrifty stock and de.
formed, rootbound crippies which are.
unfortunately, more common with our
nufaerymen than vigorous, healthy
subjects What use ia II TO plant
trees whose roots have for years been
playing merrygo.round In gallon
fruit cant Habits and forms fixed
while young are apt 10 endure, even
though somewhat modified. 10 the end.
such trees should be dug around after
being IN positinn for a year. and the
SOP roots cut close 10 trunk. allow
ms deeper and better root system to
develop. DO not forget that all eondi.
lions may be improved and much bet,
tor results obtained by digging large.
deep holes for all trees
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-12-29
ROPES OF HUMAN HAIR

We are constantly getting some OF
our cherished ideas shattered by re-
search. One of the stories which was
not always accepted as an axiom re-
lates to the ladies of Carthage, who,
we were taught, cut off their hair, Of
fered their tresses in the temples of
the gods and then turned them into
ropes for the warships when their
country was threatened. The news
now comes from Antwerp, through a
French source, that a manufacturer
in that city has turned his attention
to this method of rope making. He
asserts that human hair possesses
great durability, strand can lift Just
three-quarters of ton, and another
advantage is that such rope does
not stretch. The Amsterdam manu-.
facturer's idea is to use his hair ropes
for aeroplanes in place of wire stays
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-12-29

The Ice cave az DEBORAH, Iowa, is
one OF natures wonders. The only
other caves OF similar character OF
note are one located IN Kentucky and
another In Russia. Scientists have
advanced several theories as to the
formation OF ice In the DEBORAH cave
during the summer time. Il Is a
known fact. however, that ice forms
In the summer and disappears In win.
ter. That the amount of moisture In
tho ground has it's bearing has also
been proved by the disappearance of
Ice In times OF continued extreme
drouth. When this condition arises
though the Ice may disappear, the
cave viii be cool and damp. When
conditions are normal Ice begins
forming in the spring and increases
TO the thickness OF three to four
inches, The cave Is located In the
side Of blur on the north side OF
the city and fully 100 feet above the
Upper Iowa river Its location is pic.
turesdue and the citizens OF DEBORAH
have constructed a fine drive Hhat ex.
tends for half mile along the face
OF the blum. At one time specula.
tive citizen thought to make money
out OF the cave by closing the en-.
trance with door and charging ad.
mission. The door stopped the cir.
culation OF air, the ice melted, and
the speouiator had his expense for
nothing.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-12-29
FEEDING THE RATS

A Calcutta correspondent reports a
truly horrible incident" which befell
an English lady. Her butler" was in
the habit of calling loudly beneath
her window every evening about z.
His cry suggested that he was calling
either the cattle or the chickens
home; but though she had neither, the
lady for some time took no notice,
until one evening. having the curios.
lily to look, she was Mortified to see
the butler, like dusky pied piper,
surrounded by troop OF rats. There
were quite so of them. from the big
bandicoots to small muskrats, all be-
ing fed on the remains OF her soup,
meat and other bits In a plague
country this was an amusement that
was speedily ended.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-12-29

"A town row Is 10 town what a
heavy frost Is to vegetation" saws ex.
Governor Hoch IN the Marion Record.
Nothing willis a town like town row.
Better have a cyclone or an earth
quake or most any destructive visit
talion than have a town row. for when
these calamities are over they are
over, and the people. cementsd togeth.
or In closer fellowship by the com.
mon calamity, begin n once unitsdly
ans brayoly to repair waste places.
Such a people under such conditions
are inyincible and absolute masters
OF destiny, flut town row distracts.
disiBtegrates destroys. II under
mines the foundation OF things. Its
sores heal slowly. It's scars last
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-12-29
LUMINOUS TREES

There is n remarkable tree or shrub
In small sulch near some springs in
western America. II is about six or
seven feet in height. with trunk.
which, at It's base, is three times the
siEe OF a mans wrist. II Is remark.
ably characteristic as 20 It's foliage.
which, at certain seasons OF the year,
10 so luminous that II can be distin,
guished on the darkest night for a dis.
lance OF more than mile. while In its
Immediate vicinity II emits sufficient
light 10 enable a person to read the
finest print The luminous property
is due TO parasites.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-12-29
A Gentle Tip.

They were sitting on the bathlns
beach at the summer resort. lie was
very bashful and had let coun'ieS0
opportunities slip by. :,
isn't this sand wonderful! NO
said, after a moments lull in the con'
versation. -.
Wonderful" she replied. And luss
think, there is so much here going "
waste when so many people heeu
some in their systems!"
Then he caught on-and caught up'
-Lippincott's
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-12-29
BAY OF FUNDY "BoRE"

The Bay OF Fundy bore" or tidal
wave, is a tidal phenomenon well
worthy OF note. as II is the longest in
the world II is caused by the sea
forcing the water up the funnel.
shaped bay and into the Petiteodiae
river, where the water assumes the
form Of a white crested wave. or
bore" II occurs every time the tide
comes in. and is from three to eight
feet in height. The 'bore" Is seen to
best advantage at the time OF full
moon. and is a very interesting sight.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-12-29
Boosts OIL Roads

At the time the old sprinkling sys-
TEN was first talked Of a good many
taxpayers were opposed 10 Il. but II Is
a safe prediction that 1t would be hard
to find a man now who would not vote
for II again. Every street in the village
has been perfectly free from dust all
summer and the cost OF oiling the en-
tire village was not much more than
the few people used to pay for having
a few OF the principal streets sprin-
kIed every day NJ \ ~ater-Palmyra
Courier
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-12-29
a Cheerful Patient.

A persistent ringing at the door
bell brought the sleepy physician
down to his door in hurry.
''Well, what do you want?" he de-
manded, as a dilapidated tramp
walked in and planted himself IN d
chair.
Treatment, doc, and amt got d
cent" was the announcement.
We'll, let's have it over WIN, !
want to get back to bed. whats inc
trouble with YOU"
Snake bite, doc; and the ANTIQUE
is whisky !"-National Monthly.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-12-29
DINNER TAsTERs OF PARIS

Paris has corps Of professional
dinner tasters. whose function II is to
test and pass judgment upon all food
prepared for banquets and similar oc-
casions Of state. When they 20. X"
ciSh II may be set before a king.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-12-29
Hope for the Worst.

Doctor-of course, the worst na ne.
happen and your uncle may de- pu'
let us hope for the best. ,or
Expectant Heir-You may uo
but 1 prefer to hope for the wors"
Detroit Free Press.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-12-29
Waiting for Fame.

Magazine Editor-This is a splendid
story, but never heard of the author
before, did you?
Assistant-Never Shall l send it
back?
Magazine Editor-No. Put it away
until he becomes famous.-Boston.
Transcript.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-12-29
eHe Knew.

Smart-But even if women nau -
right of suffrage they couldn't Oe
duced to vote. -.
wise-That could easily be
died by having a bargain coun'et
every polling place
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-12-29

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the privilege selling few mies distant
on tho Hungarian shore pound
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-12-29

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meath fattery, but did You evor De
anyone who was above it? W
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-12-29

Ingenious men of many times and
many lands have made numerous GU
rious timepieces, but few of them sur.
pass the clock built by a German
shoemaker. 1t is made wholly OF
straw, several thousand pieces being
used in its construction. and it's total
weight Is seven ounces. There are
eight pendulums and the mechanism
Ia wound up by the pressing of but
ton, when it runs for FIVE hours.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-12-29

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The Mena weekly star., 1911-09-07
FIRST BALE FOR MENA
l. Wortman Brought It in From Biz Cedar, Ok, and Townsend Paid
 15.40 Fro It.

The first bale of cotton brought to the Mena market for 1911 came in Monday morning and was sold at i5.l0, about 5c over the actual market. It weighed l55 and was purchased by W. w. Townsend, president of the Planters bank, and the largest buyer on this market last year. The grower was I. Wortman, who lives at Big Cedar, just over the line in Oklahoma. An- other bale was ginned at the Allen x Baker gin early today.
 Little cotton will be picked in Polk county this week, but picking will be quite general next week. The outlook, while not nearly so promising as a month ago, is fa- vorable to a pretty good crop.
 Besides getting a good price for his cotton, Ike Wortman of Big Ce- dar, Okp who brought the first bale of this seasons cotton into Mena, re- ceived premium of SiO.25 from the merchants of the city,
The Mena weekly star., 1911-09-07
GRANNIS.

Dr. Melze, our dentist, is moving to De Queen.
 We had Judge Prickett in town on Tuesday attending to court busi- ness for Mr. Aston.
 William Litson, who has been visiting his daughter in Idabel, Ok, for the past week, says that he be- lieVeS that the land is better, but when he considers health and water and climate, which we have here, he could see no inducement for him to leave Arkansas-not if it were twenty times more fair.
 A letter has been received from s. l.. Johnson of Oelwin, 1a., asking the farmers to put in Bermuda onions. Two years ago he tried them on a small scale and raised 560 bushels to the acre. A Mir. Anderson, within a mile of town, has raised 300 bushels of sweet potatoes to the acre. These are facts, you calamity howlersl
 J. E. Schooley and family came home Sunday, after spending three weeks at Albrook, Ark, with Mrs. Schooley's people. He intended to stay a month, but that aching void, which some of us know something about, took possession of him, and the longing for home, and rocks, and hills, was so strong that he was compelled to cut his visit shorter than he intended.
 J. k. Schooley is in receipt of several letters from Colorado, where most Of ouF cantaloupes were shipped. The general express agent at Rocky Ford sent letter asking where the seed were bought and also saying that in no place in Colorado, the home of the can- taloupe, can they raise cantaloupes so large, so uniform, and with such a delicious flavor as were grown here. Letters were also received from commission houses in Den- yer asking for the next years out put, as they want to handle the crop from here to the exclusion of all other parts of the country.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-09-07
ALDER LEAVES.

The ravages of the boil weeyil are about past for this season.
 Monroe Standridge of Opal was a pleasant caller here Sunday.
 Alger Florence of Amity visited friends here Saturday and Sunday. ]. B. Widener was initiated into the mystic conclave as lumber haul- CT September 1 and 2.
 Walter Hendricks and family of Caddo Gap visited the home of Ed Burkhart Saturday night.
 There will be an ice cream sup per at the home of T. l.. Fergu- son Saturday night, September g.
 Ed Roberts is assisting his brother, Dock, in preparation of the Opal gin for the ginning season. The Clancy Literary Society will not meet again before it's regular meeting on the fourth Saturday night. Misses Ruth and Susie Ringgold of Nunley were guests of Misses Hattie and Rhoda Widener Saturday night.
 Mr. Logan of Black Springs ar rived Thursday with his stave buekers. This about finishes the stave business for this section.
 The little daughter of Joe Reyn- olds, who sustained the misfortune of getting q watermelon seed lodged on her lungs, is reported better.
 Careless Poet.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-09-07
COVE CATCHES.

The Rev. T. A. Boycan will hold services at the town hall regularly on the first Saturday of each month.
 Rev. J. M. Alexander of Doniphan, Mo-, has accepted the pastorate of the Presbyterian church and preached his first sermon last Sun day.
 M. c. Gatrell, who recently moved to the Turner-Tilley farm near Old Cove, has shipped from Laurens, Ia., five head of full bl0oded Shropshire sheep, four ewes and ram, and he wants to buy more.
 Cove is getting to be a great secret order town, and no sooner are the solemn rites of the F. X A. NJ. ended than the l. 0. o. +. open their lodge. Then comes the w. 0. w., the Rebekahs and the East ern Star, all ending with the fierce war whoops of the Red Men as they burn a victim at the stake in their dimly lighted wig wam. The secret order subject calls to mind the fact that the Odd Fellows of Cove are about the liveliest lot of fellows in this part of the state, and they are not only building up their own lodge rapidly, but they are assisting III organizing other lodges i'll neighboring towns, the last work in that line being at Smith vile, Ok, where the home team pulled new lodge over the rough place in organization.
 Carl Skinner, aged i6, son of Mir. and Mrs. ]. H. Skinner, of the Home Hotel, died last Sunday after brief illness, and his death was sur rounded by circumstances of an unusually and mournful nature, as his mother, a grown brother and little sister lay sick almost at the point of death, all prostrated with the dreadful scourge of typhoid fever. Mir. Skinner, the father, had just recovered from an attack of fever, which he had contracted in some way, and no sooner had he gotten out of bed than the other members of the family became in- fected. It is thought the typhoid germs either got into the we'll water or the disease was spread by flies and mosquitoes. The funeral of the boy was held Monday at t0 | o'clock and was attended by large crowd of friends and neighbOrs. Rev. r. A. Boycan ofllciated and de- livered one of the most eloquent and impressive sermons ever heard over a grave in Pleasant Grove cemetery.
 Fisherman.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-09-07
OLIVER CHAPEL CHIPS.

The fodder is almost ruined on account of so much rain.
 There was a candy breaking at the home of Mrs. Maggie Lance. Tom Lackey, Luther Elmore, George and Harry Lance have left for Oklahoma.
 Mir. and Mrs. Tom Davis went to Big Cedar, Ok, Wednesday, and re- turned Thursday.
 MT. and Mrs. William Davis left "Wednesday for Big Cedar, Ok, to make their home.
 There was an ice cream supper at the home of Mir. and Mrs. Tom Daniels last week.
 Mrs. Catherine Sexton of Mena spent Sunday at the home of her parents, MT. and Mrs. Tom Elmore. Miss Mary Davis spent Saturday night and Sunday with her friends, Misses Ida and Nettie Tyler of Rocky.
 Thompson Atkins visited his chil- dren in Oklahoma last week, re- turning home Friday on the Trav- eler. Grandpa and Grandma Peters of Mountain Fork spent a few days last week with their daughter. Mrs Zella Simms, of this place.
 Silly Girl.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-09-07
HAPPY HOLLOW.

The farmers are saving feed dur ing the nice weather.
 J. M. Bowen made a business trip To Mena a few days ago.
 George Beck and Jay Spake were Womble visitors last week.
 Herschel Ferguson left last week for the west to pick cotton.
 Marlin Goodman has gone to Missouri to remain indefinitely.
 James Bolin of Greenwood paid relatives here a visit last week, re- turning Sunday afternoon to Mena, accompanied by Jay Spake, who will visit at Greenwood some time. Jerry Lambert and Colonel Stout went as far as Mena with them.
 A movement is on foot to build a church and hall at Sulphur Springs by contribution. The church will be the property of the Sulphur Springs Missionary Bap- lists and the hall will belong to the c. '. NJ. A. local of that place. Through the courtesy of Col. Will liam S. Claggett the building will be erected near the springs on the lot donated by him for the build ing.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-09-07

of Mena the latter part of last week.
 Wiiiic Chambers cane in Monday from Martha. Ark. Co visit his father, j. E. Chambers.
 Mir. and Mrs. George Griillth or Midland. Ark. are visiting with Mrs. Griflth's brother, William Town send aud Berry Crawford.
 Misses Mary and Julia Cagle oi near Mena were visiting at the home of their brother, Jake, the first Of the week, and attended the funeral 0f their litlel neice. Amy.
 Many hearts were saddened Mon day by the death Of little Amy, daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Jake Cagle. She was eight years and eight months old. Congestion Of the brain was the cause Of the death, after having suffered only a few hours. She was laid to rest in Concord cemetery Tuesday. De- sides father. mother, brother and sister, a host of relatives and friends mourn over their loss.
 Theresa Harris.