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Dentistry.

IsS ROM June Is DR.. H. G. HARK will be-
located in Christiapsted on Kings
Cross Street, at which address he will be
prepared to do all dental 4ofh during his
stay.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-10-04
MILLIONS ARE TO Be SPENT
Seventy cltlss OF the United States
Join IN the Effort for Civic
Improvement.

One hundred million dollars Is to be
spent 70 make seventy United States
ritias beautiful.
improvements requiring this nine.
figure expenditure have been planned
ny municipalities all over the country
Sities along the Pacific slope, cities
along the eastern coast and interme
diata cities are all part OF the move
ment 70 evolve the real city beautiful.
II Is expected that fifty more munich
palities win follow this pioneer exam
Ole within a year and that foreign OBJ
servers soon win have TO omit tho
customary chapter on the ugllnesa
and monotony Of American communL
ties
When James nrioe wrote his 9Amer.
lean Commonwealth" he remarked
Justly that with but five or six excep.
tions American cities differ from one
another only In that some are built
with more brick than wood and others
with more wood than brick"
That these conditions are going to
change was demonstrated very clearly
In the course Of the meetings OF tho
fourth national conference on city
planning held at Boston. The mayors
OF twenty-five different cities accepted
the invitation rendered to them by
Mayor Fitzgerald OF Boston, the Bos.
ton chamber OF commerce and tho
Hoston City club With them came
many municipal engineers, many men
prominent in landscape architecture
and the representatives or many civic
organizations which are directing
their activities toward the rational
identifying Of American cities and
towns
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-10-04
Community lmproyemsnt.

II is not wise for community to
undertake general Improvement until
each shall FIRST have cleaned up his
own property, In fact neighbor.
hood must be noted for It's neat ap.
pearance before much good will come
from united effort looking to the so,
called cleaning.up for identifying.
While rake and hoe and shovel will
aid much, saw and pruning shears In
the hands OF one lacking Judgment
may do land often doesl more harm
than good, spasmodic efforts seldom
result in great permanent improve.
ment When ones own premises are
above reproach he may with proPriety
urge very general Improvement up
on the neighborhood. In attacking
and prosecuting this work observe
the same rules and methods by which
you keep your own place neat and
attractive. and you will not go far
sstray.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-10-04
NO FORESTS IN CHINA

There are no forests in China, says
the Americal consul general at Tient-
sin. Forestry is subject in which the
Chinese evince no interest The Great
Plain, on which Tientsin is located,
never had forests, being entirely of
delta, formation, and the mountainous
regions to the north and west were de-
nuded of their forests centuries ago. A
British mining and shipping corpora
ton has begun the work of afforesta-
ton, and has a million young trees
growing, but there are no government
forestry officials, schools OF forestry
or horticulture, magazines devoted to
these subjects or associations of for
esters, nurserymen, seedsmen, etc.,
in China.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-10-04
MOST SOUTHERN INDUSTRY

What Is possibly the most southerly
industry In the world, writes Consul
Henry D. Baker Of Hobart, Tasmania.
is being carried on at the Macquarie
islands, about halfway between Tas-
mania and the Antarctic continent, in
the capture Of the penguins for their
oil. Macquarte island belongs to the
state Of Tasmania and has an area Of
about $4,000 acres, being about rs
miles long and 5 miles wide. The
island has been leased by the Tas-
manian government to Joseph Hatch,
who has established the penguin oil
industry there.
There are probably 80.0O0,000 pen
gums on the island, SO that the stock
to be drawn from seems almost limit
less. There are also large number
OF sea elephants about the shores OF
this island. The oil is obtained from
the penguins by boiling the carcasses
in digesters capable OF dealing with
800 birds az time. The oil is placed
in barrels and sold to binder Irvine
makers in Australia and New zea,
land
Macquarie island is about $50 miles
southeast of Hobart. The island is bar.
rem. being covered only with tussocky
grass. Whaling ships visiting there
have introduced rabbits and Maori
hens, which are now quite prolific.
The Mawson Antarctic expedition
from Australia has established wire
less station there, and daily messages
are being received at Hobart.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-10-04
Young Diplomat.

Teddy, aged 4, often called on his
nearest neighbor, Mrs. Brown, who
petted him a good deal and usually
gave him a couple of her nice cookies,
and If she happened to forget to pass
them out he sometimes reminded her
of it.
His father learned of this and
chided him for begging, and told him
he must not do so any more. A day
or two later Teddy came home with
cookie crumbs in evidence.
Have you been begging cookies
from Mrs, Brown AGAIN." asked his
father, sternly.
moi" said Teddy. Il didn't beg
for any. l just said this house smells
as if it was full of cookies, but what's
that to me- National Monthly.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-10-04

About one year ago a wild man was
caught In California and identified as
the last survivor of the Southern Yana
tribe OF Indians that had been almost
wiped out by massacre In 1865, The
name OF 'lshi meaning man" In the
Yana dialect, was given to him be.
cause he would not tell his real name.
He was taken to the University mu.
scum In San Francisco. and there they
have been trying to civllize him. Ishi
has as good head as the average
American. but he Is unspeakably ig-
norant. He knows nothing, or knew
nothing six months ago, of hours and
years, Of money and labor and pay, of
government and authority, of newspa,
pers and business, of the other thou
sands of things that make up our life,
In short. he has really lived in the
Stone Age. His face Is as clean of
beard as when he was discovered and
has not been touched by razor. This
is not racial characteristic, but the
result Of his substitute for shaving.
He pulls Tut his beard hairs one by one
as soon as they emerge-a habit for.
merly universal among all tribes on
the continent, but less frequently prac
tlced today In this connection he
manifests a peculiar personal refine
ment; he never follows the habit
/ when in company.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-10-04
FISH THAT TAKE COLD

Fish are not equipped to combat
rapid changes In temperature because
the temperature of the water in the
ocean, lakes and rivers beneath the
surface remains virtually stable. Some
fish, such as carp and trout, when
taken from warm water and placed In
water several degrees colder take
cold
The cold attacks the skin and the
fin and various portions of the skin
present cracked. ridgelike appear.
ance. II returned to warm water the
fish usually recover, but sometimes
the disease. which seems to be sort
OF eczema. eats into the muscles OF
the fish and proves mortal.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-10-04
The Wrong One.

Jones was just putting on his over
coat when he casually remarked to
Mrs. Jones that he would be working
overtime that night, says the Chicago
Journal.
Don't wait for me, dear" he re-
marked. Il may be rather later than
usual: But, there, it cannot be helped.
At breakfast next morning he was
stonily silent and the stiffness of the
room was not even broken by the tick
tick of the clock on the mantelpiece.
Mary, dear" remarked Jones pres
emily, there is something the matter
with the clock. wound it up last
night, too" ....
"Oh, no, you didn't" said Mrs.
Jones, icily. What you did wind up
was Teddy's musical box, and when
you came to bed at o'clock this
morning it was playing Home, Sweet
Home" .....
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-10-04
Lac Penalty Of PoIlteness.

When James J. Hill is in the humor
he will tell you of a particularly po-
lite brakeman in the west, who never
tired of answering the innumerable
questions put to him concerning the
scenic features along his line. Usual
ly the brakeman formed part of a
crew that comprised conductor who
was something of crouch.
On one occasion when the polite
brakeman had been for some time ex,
patiating upon the beauties of nature
as seen from the car window, pas
senger whispered to the conductor:
Can you tell me how the brakeman
lost his forefinger? He seems. to be q
nice fellow"
Sure, he's nice fellow" assented
the grouchy conductor. That's the
trouble. Why, that fellow is so oblig.
ing that he's worn his finger off point
ing out the scenery along the line,
Judge
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-10-04
IiEI]IDI Town
RIilIl[LTpS y
-ENlS
or No.
MUCH BEAUTY IN sHRuBBERY
Recommended for Planting Between
Trees Where Luxeriant Effect
is Dealred.

shrubs as well as trees have a
place IN the Identification Of the city
streets In the suburbs and outlying
sections OF the city enc often sees
anasses OF shrubbery Ia the parkways
along the residence streets. feel
certain that every one will agree that
fhis sort 81 Identification ought to DO
encouraged In every possible way.
Planted between the trees, towering
nnd other shrubs add much to the APP
pearance OF street Such treatment
OF our parkways need not be confined
10 any particular section Of the city.
still. shrubbery Is more becoming In
streets which have wide parkways and
naturally will thrive best and make
the finest showing IN sections where
most appreciated and best cared for.
Wherever such planting Ii done In
the residence sections OF the city.
alcflg streets where large number Of
people pass daily. It should be con-
fined ID the low.growing varieties, no
higher than three or four feet The
nigh growing shrubs form dense thick
ets along the parkway which afford
iurking places for hold.up men and
thugs The high-growing shrubs also
have q tendency to droop over on
che sidewalks. often causing incon-
venlence 10 pedestrians
such shrubs as the Thunberg bar.
Aarries. japan ounce, strawberries.
rugosa roses, matrimony vines and the
various Wild roses make perfect
uaeaes when left 20 grow in their nat.
ural form. They should be planted
hhrut two and one.half feet apart, de-
pending upon the size OF the indiyld-
unl bushes The plants should be
piaeed irregularly In masses, and no
four bushes should stand In a straight
row
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-10-04
NO WATER FOR THREE YEARS

Some interesting stories of eXplora-
ton in the Sonora desert of Mexico,
parts of which no white man had ever
penetrated, were recently related by
Dr. Karl Lumholtz to the Royal Geo
graphical society DR.. Lumholtz said
that scarcity OF water was the great
problem. The strange thing, was that
the fora and fauna did not seem to
suffer from this aridity. In spite of
the lack of rain during the winter
previous to his visit to the sand dunes,
during spring, he found at one place
an astonishing growth of flowers
through which they travelled for near
~ three miles; and 1t had been found
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-10-04
OCTOPUS CRIPPLED DIVER

A naval diver at TouIon. France.
was suddenly attacked by giant oc.
topus while under water in the har-
Dor. He gave the hoisting signal and
was hauled to the surface together
with the octopus. whose tentacles.
said to be % feet long, were wrapped
around him. The diver was uncon.
scious, The octopus held fast to the
diver until it was stabbed to death. 1t
weighed 1875 pounds, and the suckers
on it's tentacles were a triie larger
than silver dollars.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-10-04
His Claim to Fame.

The crowd stood around in re.
spectful silence, says the Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Whats going on?" inquired a
rude stranger from the ruffianly
west. .....
Hush" said the New Yorker
Not so loud. There's $3,000,0 200
baby asleep in that house." ....
The rude stranger stared at the
alatial home. Then he stared at the
'owd.
After which he let out yell that
must have shaken Liberty on her
down the bay pedestal.
Up came a big policeman.
Who are you?" he demanded.
"Me?" cried the ruffian. why
I'm tn fellow that woke up the 49,.
100000 baby!"
And taking the policeman's arm,
he gayly strobe away.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-10-04
SURELY NOT THE REAL THING
The Lad Had Evidently Caught the
Genuine New York Spirit.

From city apartment little Jack
was going for the first time to spend
Christmas at his grandfathers farm.
As he ran up the steps Of the old
house his grandmother caught him up
in her arms and put him down, rosy
and laughing, before the great log fire
in the living room
Isn't that fine, Jackie boy?" she
said. you don't have big log fires
like that in New York, do your"
The boy looked with wide-eyed de-
light at the huge logs as they blazed
and cracked in the generous old fire.
place, but he was stanchly loyal to
his six rooms and bath"
It's nice, grandma, but it's only an
imitation gas log, isn't it? We have
real ones in my house. "--Lippincott's
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-10-04

by actual experiment that small 70.
dents of arid regions had been able
to live for two or three years on hard
seeds without water. The conditions
in the sand dunes near the coast were
II possible, even more remarkable.
Here, as soon as athe uncertain rains
Of winter had made the plants
green, as the Mexicans say, the cat
tie and horses we're driven there and
remained decentralization February
to the end of May-absolutely without
water. In his travels 1t was the usual
thing during the winter time for the
animals to go without water every
second day.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-10-04
School Garden WORK.

If We are to interest the child in
the world about him We must begin
early in his life to teach him the
things that touch his life. He will
see plants every day Of his life and al
every step he win find them more
necessary, more interesting than the
mere words he learned in the school
house. 1t is neither the words o.
the knowledge of plants that we ar,
after, but the best and highest devei
opment. both mental and physical, O
every child who attends school. Th,,
high standard cannot be attaine,
through that alone which may b,
learned within a schoolhoasA.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-10-04
WomanIike.

Shelf died, John, what would you
do?
He-Whateyer you would do, my
dear, if you were widow.
She-Wretch! And you told me
you could never care for any one else,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-10-04

The primitive telescope here shown
was invented and used by Calico, the
famous astronomer who discovered
Jupiter's satellites in 1910. noted the
"mountains'' of the moon and remark.
ed the suns spots. The old instru-
ment has an honored place in the mu-
scum at Florence.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-10-04
Lack of Tact.
why did you jilt Percy?"

why did you jilt Percy?"
He is lacking in tact"
why thought he always said nice
things?"
He does-but not always the right
things. He was protesting his love
yesterday when we passed an old
woman. saw my cue and said:
"'Will you love me when get old
and look like that woman?
"'Of course will, darling!' he
cried.
$50 l dismissed him. The idea of
his consenting to think that 1 could
ever get to look like that horrid old
thing!"
Women are so particular.-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-10-04
The Same Thinu,

Well" said the surgeon, things
are pretty slow. Guess I'll go out in
my automobile and see if l can't chase
up some business"
Don't you mean run down some
business?'" asked his friend.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-10-04
PIG COMMITS SUICIDE

Among the suicides chronicled in
the papers as being due to the heat ia
that of pig. 1t was found head
downward in brook on the state farm
at Windsor, Conn.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-10-04

A bookkeeper out of a job is natur-
ally a man of no account.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-10-04

accompanying photograph might apty
sunney practice During
Ingenious method q obtaining them Having located the lost article BY
a
alshtna
st cnsns TO the lost article photograph
shows the with plate.
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1912-08-30
N l II l l. l.

The democratic caucus Saturday
night was attended with considerable
interest, for the choice of Il delegate
to White Sulphur Springs. John q.
Geiken although too busy to attend,
was elected over i. v. Crew, about
) to I, and the precinct will be we'll
represented by alternate Charley
Young, instructed for Ray
Al Ahrendt started out for the fall
blowing with i full crew, and it
won't be slow the way he will turn
over the ground.
Red Anderson and Herb Hawlev Of
Harlow called OH Nihill friends Sat
nrday and were agreeable surprised
to lind such q lively place, ana pre-
dict bright futures for Mill.
w. II. Galloug OF Hilger arrived
Monday and is now ready to buy all
the choice VIII eat in Meagher county
for his Rocky Mountain Elevator
company. Mr.. Galloug comes well
recommended as gentlemen, citi-
zen. and grain buyer, and his family
will follow in about six weeks.
The auction sale at V. w. Parsons
3 miles east Of Mill will be
well attended September 9th.
Herman Dreseman was u Mill
caller Sunday.
Mrs. Brusett and daughter are
cooking at the Gyland store.
II. +. Edwards and son have near
ly finished the threshing west Of Nj
Hill after which they will move to
w. Il. COleman's ranch and then Ok
ford where they will have Jorge run.
The republican caucus was like a
love feast. and all passed off quitely,
and no doubt straight ticket will be
voted this fall.
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1912-08-30
RAYS FRIENDS PLEASED.

The democratic county convention
did we'll to place Aaron Rays name
on the ticket for the office of sheriff.
His many friends in the east end Of
the county are delighted To get ii
chance to vote for their favorite,
~ lille the old timers in the west end,
who have known mm for many years.
realize that Il competent official in Il
subordinate position has been pro-
NOTED, and he will get a big vote ov-
er there.
We have known Aaron Ray for
era year. lie has made an excellent
deputy sheriff. lie has kept the
county from many case which would
have entailed cost to the taxpayers
by using diplomacy and good j,ldg-
ment ut the right time. Crimes in
this section have not been committed
frequently. and when they were the
criminals have been apprehended
promptly. Mr.. Ray is a fearless Of.
ficer, and everybody knows it. The
toughs have given Judith Gap a wide
berth, and when any did stray In their
stay was cut short by the yigilant Of
flcer, who, instead of running them in
and, making an expense to the tax
payers, has caused them to move on
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1912-08-30
HOLD YOUR WHEAT.

W. W. Foster, the government
weather prognosticator. advises far
mers to hold their wheat until Janu-
airy and February. Here is what he
says:
again warn everybody against
the crop news. Interested specu-
lators have complete control and
will not permit correct crop re-
ports to be published. They
want prices to go very low in or
der that they can buy.
Recently have travelled extern
sively in the great crop growing
states and found more than half
much of 1t will never mature.
There are many sections where
dry weather is hurting corn.
Much winter wheat was plOWed
up and the acreage now used in
the calculations is not correct.
There is no grass for pasturage
and beef cattle are being sold ear
~ OIL that account.
All crops are good around and
in vicinity Of great lakes. l still
advise not to sell cotton. corn,
oats, wheat. 1t is bad business
policy to sell products 50 early.
My advise is to hold grain and
cotton till January or February.
Don't forget that advise Of these
bulletins has proven good for
years past.
MI. Foster has been furnishing the
Fargo Forum with weather predic-
tions for the past twenty years. The
farmers OF that state have come to
look upon these predictions as more
nearly correct than through any other
human agency.
The wheat market is too low III
Minneapolis and Duluth at the pres.
ent time. The crop outlook does
not justify these low prices, and there
surely will be an advance by the first
of the year. II possible it will pay
you to hold the bulk Of your crop
until that time.
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1912-08-30

Judith Gap, Meayher county, Mestasa, 10.
Gated ID the center Of the largest and most
prolific winter wheat region In the world, is
On the Great Northern and Milwaukee rail.
roads, 1893 miles west Of St. Paul, l7S miles
east Of Helena, the state capital, asd 246
northwest Of Butte, the greatest mislsS camp
~ earth; lzO miles east Of Great Falls, the
Pittsburg Of the west; ia miles west Of BIZ.
fings, the sugar beet city; and 1895 miles east
81 Seattle, the key tothe Orient.
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1912-08-30

so emphatically that they have not
dared to return.
II elected sheriff he will uldOnbted-
~ conduct the Office in an able man.
ner. with All eye singly to keeping the
expenses down when it will not inter
fere with the administration OF JUS
tipo
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1912-08-30
How's Crops.

Jed Hicks be drives up Main street
and he drops
In on 81 Gregg: and 81 Gregg says:
Flows crops?"
And sometimes Jed says: Isl,
never see
\ crop like this one promises to be-"
And orders big-all kinds OF farm
supplies.
Till 81 he gets real sunshine in his
eyes.
And says to Emmett Pew, the drum
mer: pew,
Make that one ton of sugar | said
two:
And tell them hulisale fellers I'll
discount
Them bills of therin and pay the hull
amount
And then Scrimp Short, the banker,
he jest hops
Across the street and says to Jed:
Flows crops?"
And Jed says to him: 'Scrimp, she
SOlH ~ III
\ bumper crop, tell you-now you
see!"
And Scrimp he rubs his hands and
feels his oats,
And tells his customers he'll take
them notes
At nine per cent; and find she's got
about
Another fifty thousand to let out:
And thinks the notes can be renewed
again
For mtbby eight per cent instead of
And old Doc Blake he sees Jed Hicks
and slops
Right through the mud and says to
Jed: Flows CROP
;; And Jed says: doe, never see the
beat
OF this here year for corn and oats
and wheat!''
i And Doc he smiles, because he's got
about
Five thousand on his books astindin'
out;
! So he goes to the garage and says:
Green,
You better order me that new ma.
chine
We talk about the other day'-and
goes
Into his tailor's for suit of clothes.
Jed Hicks amt much to look at, but
his say
Is purity powerful in Il business way;
And when he says the crops is hard
to beat,
You see folks pprk up all along the
street.
81 Gregg, he gives big orders for his
store,
And Scrimp Short finds he's got Il
plenty more
Good money }Aend out; and every
where
You feel that easy-mOney-cOmin, air:
1t has some meanin' when Scrimp
Short he hops
Acrost the street and says to Jed:
"How's crops?''
j. ". Foley.