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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-09
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HAS 20 MINUTES SUNSHINE

There is a busy town of 500 inhab-
itantsf In Colorado where the sun
SHINES but 20 minutes out of each "a
nours' This town is River Portal. 1t
ls~4ocated In Gunnison canyon and Is
'ne point from which the great Gun
hlson tunnel was run that the waters
VI that river might be conducted to
Inc deserts beyond the mountain
range. The Gunnison canyon was
steep and precipitous and opposed
great difficulties to the engineers who
sought to divert its waters. These
engineers cut road in the solid rock
oL the canyons side and at the foot
oI mat road planted a town. This
town was the headquarters for the
spectacular engineering enterprise
that they had in mind. In the town
liVed the working force which was
orlPlng the tunnel through the noun
tain.
This town was perched upon the
piece OF ground at the foot of the
great cliffs that was most nearly
level Even this spot, however, Of
lered an opportunity of placing the
dwellings only in an irregular way
and one above the other. Here in
the mountains has existed for four
years busy little village with all
the elements of modern civilization
brought with it into this isolation. In
the picture Uncle Sans public school
appears as the highest building in the
right hand background.
The strangest thing about this viii
Iage Is the fact that It has but 20
minutes of sunshine every day. This
Is due to the PERCEPTIONS walls that
rise on each side of the stream and
shut out the rays of the sun. There
is the brief period of 20 minutes be-
tween 1920 and 11:40 when the sun
peeps over the bluff on the one side
OF the stream and before It's rays have
been cut off by the high cliffs on the
other side. This one short span of
sunlight is all that these people OF
the canyon get year in and year out
Artificial light bills run high here.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-09

The customer had waited fifteen
minutes for the fish he had ordered
He was very quiet as he sat there
but internally there was a seething.
At the end of the sixteenth minute
the waiter, who had been in tota
eclipse for fifteen and a half min
utes, hustled up.
THAT fish will be here sir in five
minutes"
Five minutes elapsed three times
Then the waiter hustled up again.
The fish will be here, sir, in a
minute
The customer turned to him.
Tell me-" he said quietly, but with
certain emphasis, what bait are
you using?"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-09

Harry Elkins Widener, who was lost
on the Titanic, had a very valuable
collection of books, and these will go
to Harvard university. His GRANDPA
Their, P. A. B. Widener, will provide a
building in which the books will be
adequately housed. The collection in
cludes a first folio Shakespeare, a
copy Of Shakespeare's poems In the
original binding, and what is described
as the finest collection in the world Of
Robert Louis Stevenson's works.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-09

Miss Vivian is much of fiirt and
she has been engaged to a dozen diff,
ferent men during the few seasons
she has been on the eligible list. A
few days ago she said to her father:
PA. you may congratulate me on
having acquired a new object of my
affection"
1 am glad to hear it." he replied
I hope you are as happy with him as
you will be with the next one"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-09
FAMILY RUNT
Kansas Man Says Coffee Made Him
That.

Coffee has been used in our family
of eleven-father, mother, five sons
and four daughters-for thirty years.
/ am the eldest of the boys and have
always been considered the runt of the
family and a coffee topper.
Il continued to drink it for years I'M
til I grew to be a man, and then I
found l had stomach trouble, nervous
headaches, poor circulation, was I'M
able to do full days work, took medi-
cine for this, that and the other thing,
without the least benefit. In fact
only weighed 116 when l was %.
Then changed from coffee to Pos
tum, being the first one in our family
to do so. l noticed, as did the rest Of
the family, that was surely gaining
strength and flesh. Shortly after /
was visiting my cousin who said, You
look so much better-you're getting
fat
"At breakfast his wife passed me
a cup of coffee, as she knew l was al
ways such a coffee drinker, but said,
No, thank you
coffee? What do you drink
Postum 1 said, or water, and 1
am WE'LL They did not know what
Postum was, but my cousin had stom-
ach trouble and could not sleep at
night from drinking coffee three times
a day. He was glad to learn about
Postum, but said he never knew cof-
fee would hurt anyone" (Tea is just
as injurious as coffee because it con-
tains caffeine, the same drug found
in coffee.)
after understanding my condition
and how l got well he knew what to,
do for himself. He discovered that
coffee was the cause of his trouble as
he never used, tobacco or anything else
of the kind. You should see the change
in him now. We both believe that If
persons who suffer from coffee drink.
ing would stop and use Postum they
could build back to health and happi-
ness" Name given by Postum Co.,
Battle Greek, Mich.
There's reason" Read the little
book, 1.-THE Road to Wellville," in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter. A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full of human
Interest.
Ever read the above letterR A new
one appears from time to time. They
ere genuines true and full Of human
interest,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-09

tiles Prolonged" Mutton Shop Of
Morning Twilight" THE Ten Virtues
All Complete" and Flowers Rise to
the Milky Way" 1t will be noted that
the Chinese may combine the soul of
a poet with the pocket of a merchant.
The Honest Pen Store of Lii" implies
that other pen stores are not honest.
A charcoal shop calls itself the "Foun-
tain Of Beauty" and a place for the
sale of coal INDUCES in the title of
Heavenly Embroidery" An oil and
wine establishment is the "Neighbor-
hood of Chief Beauty" THE Thrice
Righteous" one would hardly expect
from an opium shop.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-09
w. N. u, Salt Lake City, No. s2-1s12.
BEYOND LIMIT OF PATIENCE
Uses of the Telephone VIII Be Apt
to condone Mr.. Busiman's Brief
Loss of Temper.

He was just about exasperated with
the telephone, was Mr.. Busiman.
Ten times that morning he had
tried to get on to number, and each
time something had prevented him
from speaking. Either it was mum
Der engaged" or the person he want
ed to speak to was out, or else he
had been suddenly cut off. At last
he got through.
"Hallo!" said he. "Is Mr.. x there?"
Yes" replied voice. do you
want to speak to him."
That was the last straw. Back
came the reply in icy tones:
"Oh, no! Nothing of the sort. I
merely rung up to hand him a cigar!"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-09
Quite Particular.

A clerk in a bank appeared ebfore
the bank president with a three days
growth of beard.
James, said the president you
will have to get shaved"
But sir" said James 81 am
growing a beard"
"You may do what you like at
home' snapped the president, but
you must understand that I'll not
have you growing a beard during Of
fee hours"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-09
PERHAPS He Had.

"The Professor is in his labora.
tory" said the maid. HE is conduct
ing some chemical experiments. The
professor has invented a new explo-
sive and if it is a success he expects
to go down to posterity"
From the laboratory: BANG"
Il hope said the visitor, the pro,
lessor hasn't already gone"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-09
~ s---~N-~-N ~ .-s-s'--stsss'ssra-Sssff, -
Her EnuauAn1ents

Miss Vivian is very much of f1irt
and she has been engaged to a dozen
young men during the few seasons she
has been on the eligible list. A few
days ago she said to her father:
PA, you may congratulate me on
having acquired a new object of my
affection"
81 am glad to hear it," he replied.
IT hope you are as happy with him as
you will be with the next one"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-09
She Knew Him.

Goodbye forever" said the young
man, coldly, as he prepared to depart,
Goodbye said the fair maid in
the parlor scene. But before you go
let me remind you that you can tele-
phone me in the morning ever so
much cheaper than you can send a
messenger, and you can buy me a box
of chocolates with the difference"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-09

A young couple in Berlin are re-
sponsible for the following advertise
ment which appeared in one of the
Berlin newspapers:
'WANTED-A governess. who is a
good stenographer, to take down the
clever sayings of our child"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-09
GREATEST JEWISH CITY

About one-tenth of the entire Jew
ish race in the world today resides in
the United States. where they form
about two per cent. of the population.
More live there now than were in the
whole of Palestine. Every fifth per-
son one meets on the streets is a
Hebrew. In every country the Jews
are among the most orderly elements
of the population.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-09
So Romantic.

'Hark." observed the romantic
young woman spending her vacation
on the farm. Just hear how those
old trees in the orchard groan in the
storm, like the crying of lost soul"
Well" rejoined her practical and
unromantic companion, Il guess you'd
moan and groan too, if you were as
full of green apples as those trees
are"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-09

"Oh mamma" cried Freddie, rush
ing in from church, they sang a
hymn today that Adam must have
sung"
why do you think so, dear"
asked mamma.
Cause it was all about Even
Me-"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-09
CHINESE SIGN BOARDS

Chinese storekeepers give poetic
names to their places OF business.
Along the streets of Pekin, the travel
er may observe the following: store
Of Heavensent Luck" The Store of
Celestial Principles" 'aThe Nine Felic-
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-09
What Experience Teaches.

The turning point with lot of men
is when a pretty girl passes.
The widow with money to burn can
easily get a match.
Lots of our coming men" fail to
arrive.
Some of our family trees require a
lot of pruning.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-09
MINE COAL UNDER SEA

What is perhaps the most extraordi.
nary coal mine in the world may be
found on tiny island in the Japan
sea, near Nagasaki. This island has
just sufficient room upon its surface
for the shafts and the hosting ma
chinery. The workings, which are
very extensive, reach out In all d.
rections under the sea.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-09
Afraid of Drafts,

Did you ever. see any one so afraid
of drafts as Aunt Martha?"
No; she'd put wrap on if she
came into the room and found a blu.
reau drawer open"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-09

She: Il suppose you have been sit
ting up with a sick friend again, dear?'
He: Yes. | have. Why?
She; rs it a serious case?"
He: For him, yes'm. He lost all
his money"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-09

Our illustration shows Russians
taking alluvial gravel containing plat
mum from the bed of a river in the
Ural mountains. Russia supplies the
greater part of the worlds platinum,
some forty tons of the precious metal
being obtained yearly by the dredgers
in the Trails.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-09

Many a man won his wife's hand
simply because he refused to take no"
for an answer
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-09

delicious Luneta Coffee taken at
Breakfast will give you a good
starter.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-10-26

Knoxville. Tenn Mrs. Ma m e
Towe. of 102 w Main Street, this
city, says: If you had seen me,
before began to take Cardui, you
would not think / was the same per-
son Six doctors failed to do me
good, end nv friends thought
would die could hardly get on
OF bed or WAX 4 sep. At last az
old lady advised me TO take Cardui,
and now | cau > o most anywhere "
All ailing women need Cardui, as "a
gentle, refreshing tonic. especially
adapted IN their peculiar ailments
IL Is a re liable. vegetable remedt
successfully Used for over 80 years
You ought 10 try it.
Advertisement.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-10-26
AND TIE FRIENDSHIP ENDED
iarcastle inscription on Photograph
Surely Settled All Question Of
Reconciliation.

II the name Of the victim Of this
story we're published it would ere
ate a sensation from the Atlantic to
the Pacific, not to say from the great
lakes to the Rio Grande. In short,
if the name we're known, the gentle
man in question would have several
duck fits and the remainder Of the
population of the United States
would leap madly into laughing hys7
terics. However, the victim is a
man high in national politics and
widely known in the staring public
eye. He had befriended the hero
of this narrative and had bound him
to him with hoops of steel. An ex-
igency of politics required signal
service from the lesser light, and the
great man sent for the other and
said to him:
81 am your friend. ] have made
you what you are. For my sake, go
forth into the countryside and do
thus and So"
The lesser light, having consulted
his own interests and the opposite
faction in the party, journeyed forth
all right enough, but what he pulled
off in the aforementioned country
side was in direct contradiction to
his instructions. When he returned
to the place from which he had
started he called at the Offices of his
powerful friend, but was received
by a subordinate, who said:
"My boss thinks that you have
treated him very badly in view of all
his past friendship for you, and he
will not receive you. Furthermore,
he wishes you to send back to him
the autographed photograph which
he gave you"
The man, thus rebuked, hurled
himself into taxicab, dashed into
his humble dwelling, seized large
stub pen, wrote an inscription across
the picture and sent the photograph
back to its giver. The inscription
read thus:
Received without solicitation
returned without regret." -Popu-
lar Magazine.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-10-26
THE LAUNDERING LEGION.

The LAUNDERING Legion" is in
all probability laundering myth.
According to the legend the story is
as follows: About the year ia a
Roman legion, in which there were
some Christians, were hard pressed
by the savage Marcomanne, and as
they were about to be overpowered
and cut to pieces the Christians be-
gan to pray, when there immedi-
ately began to play upon the enemy
terrific storm of thunder and
which put them to flight
and saved the day. The tale is but
one Of many like it that grew up
out of the ignorance of the time, as
the fungus grows out of the rotten
wood.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-10-26
DEFECT OF CLEVER PEOPLE
Unusual Ability All Too Frequently
Develops Pronounced Phases
Of Egolsm.

It is rather amusing after all, this
assumption Of many otherwise clever
people, that each acquaintance they
chance to meet is virtually interest
ed in their affairs.
Whistler, the famous artist, was
probably one of the most colossal
cyclists who ever lived. The story
goes that an English comic paper
once published a cartoon represent
ing an imaginary conversation be-
tween Whistler and Oscar Wilde.
Now Wilde was also a poseur and
a good deal of an egotist himself, so
as soon as he saw the cartoon he
telegraphed to Whistler:
ridiculous; when you and 1 are
together we never talk about any
thing except ourselves"
But Whistler as usual could go
him one better.
'FYou forget" he wired back chat
when you and 1 are together we
never talk about anything except
me-"
We have all met people like this
1t happens every day.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-10-26
JEWS RIGHT TO LONG LIFE
Conditions Under Which They Were
Forced to Live In the Middle
Ages Partly Responsible.

Of two children born today under
precisely similar circumstances, one
of Jewish parents, and one of Chris
tan, the Jewish child has almost
twice as great an expectation of life
as its little Christian neighbor.
This is the compensation the Jew
has wrested from the horrors Of the
Ghetto. Our gentle ancestors forced
the Jew to live under conditions Sc
wretched that only the utmost
tenacity could keep hold on life at
all; and tenacity of life is heredi-
tary.
Without doubt, the Mosaic code
has played some part in this. The
orthodox Jew has never eaten en-
balmed beef, nor cold-storage chick
en-. He gets his meat fresh, and I'M
der conditions which reduce the risk
of infections to the minimum. But
the main elements of Jewish long
evity are inherent, hereditary; the
price of persecution, the recompenS
for ages of suffering.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-10-26
RUSTIC CURIOSITY.

"What's the trouble?" asked the
policeman in a great city.
"Nothin' In particular" replied
Farmer Corntossel.
"Then, what do you mean by
standing on the corner and yelling
for the police?"
"Well, I've read so much about
you fellers in the paper that / jes'
wanted to have a good look at one
of you Washington Star.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-10-26
ExTENuATINo PHRAsEoLoev.

"How does an alienist manage to
secure leniency for a prisoner in
so many cases ?"
sowing to a peculiar trait Of
human nature which makes crime
seem less Objectionable when pre-
scented under a scientific nams.S-
Washington STAR
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-10-26

The Tough Kid-Say, youse want
a good job?
The Other-W-w-what?
T. 7. K.-I busted me punchin'
bag and I'll give youse two cents .
week to take its place.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-10-26
HOpKinsyiIle Marker
Quotations.

RETAIL GRocERY PRICES.

Country lard, good color and clean
Ice per pound.
Country bacon. 18c per pound.
Black-eyed peas. $3.50 per bushel.
Country shoulders. 15c per pound.
Country hams, 25c per pound.
Irish potatoes. 81 .25 per bushel.
Northern eating Rural potatoes
$1.25 per bushel
Texas eating onions. $3.50 per
bushel
Red eating ONTO rs. so per bushe
Dried Navy beans. $500 pc,
bushel
Cabbage. 8 cents pound.
Dried Lima beans. 10c per pouno
Country dried apples. 15c Pc
pound
Daisy cream cheese. 25c ne,
pound
Full cream brick cheese. Csc pc,
round
Fu' cream Limberger cheese. Csc
PEI pound
Popcorn. dried on ear.2c per pound
Fresh Eggs 25c per doz
Choice lots fresh, well-worke6
country butter. in pound prints. 30c.
FRUITS.
Lemons. 35c per dozen
Navel Oranges, 30c. 40c, per doz
Bananas, zoe and 25c doz
New York State apples 81 so 10
$500 per barrel
Cash Price Paid For Produce.
POULTRY.
Dressed hens, lac per pound
Dressed cocks, &c per pound
live hens, 10c per pound; live cocks
&c pound; live turkeys. i3: pey
pound
Roofs. HIDES, Wool AND TALLoW.
Prices paid by wholesale dealers tc
butchers and farmers:
Roots-Southern ginseng, $751; Id
Golden Seal" yellow root, $I.35 IL
Mayapple, 81; pink root, 12c and 13t
Tallow-No. l. Al; No. 2. &c.
Woodbury., I0c to TIC: Clear
Grease. 21c. medium, tub washed
2Sc to 30c; coarse. dingy, tubwashed
18c.
Feathers-Prime white goose. Soc
dark and mixed old goose, I5c to SOC;
gray mixed, I5c to 20c' white duck.
pc to 35c. new.
Hides and Skins-These quotations
are for Kentucky hides. Southern
green hides &c. We quote assorted
lots dry flint, I2c to I4c. 9-10 bet
ter demand
Dressed geese. lie per pound for
choice lots, live 81
Fresh country eggs. Is cents per
dozen
Fresh country butter zoe Id.
A good demand exists for spring
chickens, and choice lots Of fresh
country butter.
HAY AND GRAIN.
Choice timothy hay, $18 90
No. timothy hay. SIS 90
Choice clover hay. SIG 90
No. clover hay, $16 90
Clean. bright straw hay. $500
Alfalfa hay, $18 90
White seed oats, CSC
Black seed oats, CSC
Mixed seed oats, Csc
No. 2 white corn. $l.0O.
No. 2 mixed corn. $1.00.
Winter wheat bran, $500.
Chops, $500
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-02-08

Mrs. Jameson, the woll-known au-
thor, was a great admirer of beautiful
hands and thus expressed herself on
her favorite point in a woman "a
white hand is a very desirable orna-
r.cnt, and a hand can never be white
unle-a it be kept clean; 0 is this all,
for if d young lady eXcels her COM
panions in this respect she must keep
her hanGs in constant motion, which
will cause the blood to circulate freely
and haze a wonderful effect. The mo-
tiou recommended is working at the
needle, 11lrhtening her house and ma
&au herself as useful as possible in
the performance Of all domestic du-
ties"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-02-08
TRUSTEES SALE

BY yirrae Of the authority conferred
upon me by a certain deed Of trua;
made aod executed on the 23rd lay
Of April IS08, by j. h. White and
Joicy #hjsa to secure an indebted.
ness herein named to r. NJ. SadIer.
which 4ea. Of trust WIS duel.
recorded ia Heaa 33 page LIS Of ,be
record Of rs4. deeds in the Office o.
The Chaocory Clerk OF Chickasa
Count mississippi, at Houston
Mississippi and also by virtue Of a
ce-,a.a dai d rys. made and ey.
ucu..a By j. H. White and Ja.s.
"aae 10 SCENE an indebtedness
therein named to- R. NJ Sad,ar
which deed Of trasU was duly recoraa.
in che Office Of the Chancery Ciera
al 1oIs.on, Caicsasaw County Mis-.
sissippi, in Book IS page .0t Of ii.
record q trust deeds Of 5aid county
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-02-08

ing steadlTy at howard, ne SAID
sternly:
"Tll tell you, Howard, my boy,
You're going to escape from the scan,
dalmongers and the gossiping busy
bodies. Forgive me for speaking plain
", but you're going away because your
wife's conduct is a topic of converse
ton among your friends"
Howard interrupted him.
You're mistaken, Judge; | don't
care a hang what people say"
Then why do you leave her here to
fight the battle alone?" demanded the
Judge, angrily.
..uni, advanced, and raised her hand
d~eprecatingly. Howard looked at her
as if now for the first time he realized
the truth.
ITO fight the battle alone?" he
echoed.
Yes" said the judge, you are Civ
Ing the world a weapon with which to
gtiiae at your wite!"
Howard was silent. The lawyers
cords had struck home. Slowly he
said;
Il never thought Of that. You're
right. ! wanted to get away from it
ell. Father offered me the chance and
Annie tod me to go"
Annie turned to ne judge.
tNI
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-02-08

bS
That Pninf of NIeM

Mr.. Rooster-The trouble with you,
Mr.. Owl, is that you keep bad hours.
Everybody ought to go to bed about
sunset and get up Just before day.
~light."-Life,
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-02-08
THESE SIX LETTERS
From New England Women
Prove that Lydia E. Plnk1am's Vegetable Com
pound Does Restore the Health Of Ailing Women.

Boston, Mass-"I was passing through the Change OF Life and suffered
from hemorrhages sometimes lasting for weeksl and could GET homng 70 o
check them. | began taking Lydia e, PnkEams Vegetable compound
(tablet form) on Tuesday, and the following Saturday morning the hem
orrhages stopped Iha7e taken them regularly ever since and al steadhy
gaining.
II certainly think that every one who is troubled as l was snouid give
your Compound Tablets a faithful trial, and they will find relief Mrs
GEORGE JUDY, SC2 Fifth Street, South Boston, Mass.