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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-09
Means by Which Ocean Liners
Garry Enormous Sums.
Fifty Millions In kegs-contents of
Strong Rooms Sealed by Govern
ment Officials Are Secure
From Theft in Transit.

New York-The natural assumption
would be that in the safeguarding of
the treasure which the various coun-
tries are constantly sending one an
other by the big ocean liners there
would be required the vigilance of
many men. This, however, Is not gen.
orally the case, since, once the gold is
stored away In the rooms set apart for
that purpose on the big ships and
the vessel Is well out to sea, no arm
ed guards are necessary.
Taking the specific case of one liner
sailing under the British flag, we find
that 1t has two strong rooms, the
smaller of the two being in close prox-
Unity to the captains Office. This one
compartment has no doubt sheltered
gold enough to pay the cost of the
liner many times over. The walls,
the roof and the ceiling are lined with
two inch steel plate, and the room
contains nothing in the way of fixtures
save shelving. The locks, which are
of the double variety, are rendered
still more secure by steel hasps cover
ing the keyholes, and they are pro-
Vided with massive padlocks. The
strong rooms, being in the most fire.
luented portion of the vessel, where,
persons are passing them at all hours
Of the day and night, thus receive the
best protection after all. There are
Two sets of keys, one of which is re-
aimed by the agent in charge of the
consignment Of gold and the other of
which remains with the captain.
In the case Of the British vessel
mentioned there is another and larger
specie room, situated next to the pro-
vision department. This is about IL
'eet in length by 4 in width. 1t fire.
luently happens that both strong
rooms are filled to their utmost capac-
.ty, and on one occasion this liner car
led some $5O.0O0,OOO in gold bullion,
packed in small kegs bound with steel
qoops.
Gold usually is brought to the YES
sci on which it is to be shipped the
lay before~the date of sailing, and it
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-09
SCHOOL AIDS ALIENS

build and equip the necessary prem
lses, a stock company has been form
ed under the name Of the Society of
Friends of the Alliance Franchise,
with a capital of $4,000.
The mountain sickness experienced
by mountain climbers and the species
of same ailment affecting aviators at
great heights can be prevented by
hypodermic injections of oxygen. ac-
cordtng to DR.. Roux. the director Of
the Pasteur Institute.
DIR. Roux read a paper before the
Academy Of Sciences, demonstrating
the results of series Of experiments
made with rabbits at the summit of
Mount Blanc in Switzerland. Some of
the rabbits were treated with oxygen
and the others were not treated.
Subsequent examinations showed
that the blood of the treated rabbits
was of the natural red-purple which
would be found when at their normal
altitude. The blood of the remaining
rabbits was blackish and unhealthy.
The scientist says the Injections
may be made very easily and that
very little oxygen is required.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-09
POLICEMAN sTUNG BY BEES
\ttempt to Herd Fleeing Swarm Dis
astrous to Jersey
Copper.

New York.-From the beehive Of
William Hogslin of Bayonne, N. j.,
he bees recently fitted. They had
lone no work in the morning, and
IS Hogslin had counted on serving
honey to his guests, he was anxious
70 have them brought back. So he tel
sphoned to police headquarters and
Policeman LOBBY was sent forth to
'ound them up.
By the time LOBBY arrived at Hogs
ms place the bees had bestowed an
afectionate kiss on every person with
in reach. LOBBY was courageous and
ne started after the most recalcitrant
bee. Whereupon the bee stung him.
And about million other bees did
likewise.
LOBBY was becoming very warm,
and he removed his helmet. His head
Is bald, and on this smooth and shin
ing surface rushed the bees and stung
him full merrily. The policeman call
ed for aid from Edmond Isbills. Is
aills, equipped with a box, cooed to
the bees and drew them from their
perch on a tree limb They were re-
stored to their hive.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-09
University of Paris to Help Stu
dents Learn Language.
Move viii Benefit 3,ooo-Alliance
Franchise Assists in Establish
ment of Faculty to Instruct
the Pupils From Abroad.

Paris.-The question of foreign
students at the University of Paris
has been brought to a head by COM
plants from the French Students as
ISOLATION that the teaching of the uni
versity is being hampered by the
presence of so many students with an
imperfect knowledge of the language.
There are now over 5000 foreign
students entered at the university,
most of them at the Faculty of Let
tiers, which cannot, it is alleged, with
out grave injustice to the French stu
dents, give courses which foreign stu
dents are capable of following.
To remedy this state of affairs, the
Alliance Franchise, In cooperation
with the university authorities, has
decided to create a faculty where the
French language will be taught from
it's earliest origins to its latest devel-
opments, and the foreign student fit
ted to follow any course in the uni
versity without inconvenience to his
fellow students and with a profit to
himself
The university has offered to sell to
the Alliance at a reasonable price
plot of land conveniently situated on
the left bank of the Seine, close to the
university, In order to raise the
necessary funds to buy the land and
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-09
RED, ROUGH HANDS MADE
SOFT AND WHITE
MADE

For red, rough, chapped and bleed
ing hands, dry, assured, itching, burn
ing palms, and painful finger-ends,
with shapeless nails, one-night Cuti
cura treatment works wonders. Di-
rections: Soak the hands, on retir-
ing, in hot water and Cuticura Soap
Dry, anoint with Cuticura Ointment,
and wear soft bandages or old, loose
gloves during the night. These pure,
sweet and gentle emolIients preserve
the hands, prevent redness, roughness
and chapping, and impart in single
night that velvety softness and white
ness so much desired by women. For
those whose occupations tend to in
1ure the hands, Cuticura Soap and Gu
ticura Ointment are wonderful.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
Tree, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura, Dept. l., Boston"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-09
SPENDS DIME; GETS BEATING
Then Philadelphia Man Is Fined $40
for Not Being Boss of HIs
Own Home.

delphia.-William Elton works
hard all week, and on Saturday night
goes home to his wife with his pay
envelope unopened. AS a reward Mrs.
Elton usually gives him 20 cents, all
of which he usually Is allowed to
spend on himself on Sunday.
Yesterday Mrs. Elton was a little
shy Of ready cash, so she only gave
William 16 cents. He went out and
spent ten of it, and when he came
home his wife accused him of being
extraVagant and beat him.
Magistrate Morris fined each SO,
the woman for assault and battery, the
husband because he didn't know
enough to be boss of his own house.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-09
CoId-bIooded Murder.

Delta, Colo.-A masked robber stood
astride of the body of the man whom
he had murdered here Saturday night
and meditatively jingled a handful OF
silver, his reward for the killing. Four
other men in the barroom of Frank
L. Dimock, who lay dead on the floor,
stood with their hands up and their
faces pressed against the wall. The
robber counted the silver, stepped
over the body and slipped noiselessly
out of the door
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-09
Turks May Hold Election.

Constantinople.-The cabinet and
senate held a prolonged secret joint
meeting Sunday and voted for the dis
solution of the chamber of deputies on
the ground that the present extraor-
binary session of the chamber, being
continuation of the previous session
and having completed it's terms, now
lapses. 1t is expected that an trade
ordering dissolution and new elections
within three months will be issued.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-09
| MUST WED RIGHT MAN
Fortune Awaits New York Girl II She
Makes Good Match, but Trustees
Must Give Approval.

New York.-Fearing that the large
sum of money" she bequeathed to her
granddaughter might attract incom-
petent and designing persons to her."
Mrs. Caroline Falconer Butterfield
provided in her will that the grand
daughter may never marry a Nc
Keague, and that when she does mar
ry the man she chooses must meet
with the approval of at least four of
the five trustees of the estate. The
girl bound by this odd codicil of the
Butterfield will, which was filed in
New York city, recently, is Miss Dor
othy Billiard Smith She is just bios
soming into womanhood and has spent
most of her life in London.
Six codicils in the will are devoted
TO the granddaughter and the problem
IL marriage. She is cautioned against
a hasty marriage, advising that she
consult her mother. She is warned
never to marry a McKeague. 1t APP
pears the grandmother was a former
friend of Mrs. McKeague. None Of
the three McKeague boys have ever
been attentive to the young woman.
If the codicil is broken the money set
aside for Miss Smith goes to six char
table institutions.
Miss Smith will enjoy the income
from the Butterf1eld estate until she
is thirty when 1t will come into her
own right, unless she marries not in
accord with the directions in the will.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-09
Archibald Trial POSTPONED.

Washington.-The trial of Judge
Robert w. Archibald of the United
States commerce court on impeach-
ment proceedings brought by the house
of representatives on Saturday was
set by the senate to open Tuesday,
December 8, the second day of the
next regular session of congress. The
postponement of the case came after
a long fight by number of senators
to have an immediate trial, as desired
by the house
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-09
ENTIRE FAMILY DROWNED.
Mother and Three Children Meet Death
as Result of cloudburst.

Baker City, Ore,-Mrs. John Powell
and her three young children were
drowned Saturday in a rresnet on
Bragg creek, when their home was
swept before vast quantities of debris
which was carried down the stream
to a boom dam on Burnt river. Held
by the dam, the waters backed up over
a large territory. The bodies of Mrs.
Powell and her three children are be-
lieved to be in the debris.
The freshet was caused by a cloud
burst which did much damage to
crops in the region of Huntington.
Rain fell constantly for forty-six
hours.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-09
SHOTS FIRED OVER THE LINE
United States SIdiers and Unidenti.
fled Men From the Mexican Side
Exchange Numerous Shots.

Ell Paso, Texas.-About fifty shots
were exchanged between United States
soldiers and unidentified men from
the Mexican side, striking a house
belonging to c. H. Cole. After the first
three or four shots were heard, the
soldiers on guard on the American
side opened fire toward Mexico.
The bullets then came faster from
the Mexican side; Several houses near
the river were hit by bullets, as was
the roof of one of the Ell Paso foundry
buildings. After the persons on the
Mexican side Of the river had fired
thirty or forty shots they ceased.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-09
Law and Order CAMPAIGN,

New York.-The revelations of the
Rosenthal murder case, pointing to
the existence of a system of police
blackmail levied upon illegal resorts,
prompted number of leading citizens
to issue call Sunday for public mass
meeting at Cooper Union to adopt
plans TO make effective the public
demand for the observance of law and
order in this city"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-09

Pittsburgh, Pa,--While Ortant Fa-
nelli, an Italian, was drinking a glass
of beer, he was approached by Or
man Tamantino, who commanded him
to stand up. Fanelli did so and Ia
mantino shot him five times. The
death of Fanelli was the outcome of a
lovers feud while the two were shep-
herd boys in the province of Mont
rosse. Italy.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-09
Allen Reported in Washington.

Seattle, Wash Information that
Sidna Allen and Wesley Edwards, the
Virginia outlaws, were believed to be
in hiding in the vicinity of Seattle
caused the federal and county author
tiles to conduct a thorough search
of the surrounding country for the
men, but neither was found.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-09
Tornado Blew Letter Forty Miles.

Bush. Ill.-A letter, believed to have
been blown from Bush. ILL.,, was found
on a farm 40 miles distant, following
the tornado which almost destroyed
that town. The letter was postmarked
Pittsburgh and contained drafts ag-
gregating $131. The writing was in
Italian and addressed to Lungi Curin-
ga, whom the postal authorities will
endeavor to locate.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-09
Newspaper Correspondent Arrested.

Lisbon.-Miss Alice Dram, cores
pendent of Lodon daily paper, was
arrested Saturday after a domiciliary
search of her residence had been au.
thorized by the military authorities,
who seized a number of documents.
The British minister to. Portugal has
taken up the defense of his country
woman, the charge again whom has
not been made public.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-09
where DOCTORS
FAILED TO help
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
bic Compound Restored
Mrs. Green's Health
Her Own Statement.
Covington, Mo-" medicine has
done me more good than all the doc

TOR 8 medicines. AT
everymonthly period
I had to stay in bed
four days because of
hemorrhages, and
my back was so weak
/ could hardly walk.
l have been taking
Lydia E. Pinkham's
V G e ia BILE Com
pound and now I can
stay up and do my
work. / think it is
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-09
Miss snOdgrass was Drowned.

Catskll, N. Y.-The report of the
physicians who performed an autopsy
on the body of Miss Dorcas l. Snod-
grass of Mount Vernon gives the cause
of death as drowning.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-09
Baker Killed In DOUGH Mfr.r.

New York.-Sanlael Krampler
baker, lost his balance while at work
in a Harlem shop, and fell into
dough mixer equipped with revolving
knives. He was instantly killed.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-09

Ell Paso. Texas.-The work of trans
ferring the Mormon refugees from a
lumber shed to tents supplied by the
United States government continued
Sunday, but scarcely half of them had
been transferred when night came.
The United States continues to issue
provisions to the refugees.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-09
coIonlsts Reach Arizona.

Globe. Ariz.-The distribution of
Mormon refugees from Mexico among
Mormon Colonies in Arizona began Sat
urday with the arrival here of three
carloads of men. women and children
who fed from the state of Sonora.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-09
Dies Playing Sacred Hxrrn-

Scranton, Pa.-As he was pIaying
Nearer, My God, to Thee" on the
piano, at his home, Augustus Laubach
suddenly fell forward on TIA aeys s5s
expired.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-09
How Mrs. Cline Avoided
Operation.

Brownsville, Ind. -"I can say that
Lydia E. Pinkham' s Vegetable Compound
has done me more good than anything
else. One doctor said must be opera
ted upon for serious female trouble
and that nothing could help me but an
operation.
"I had hemorrhages and at times
could not get any medicine to stop them.
Igot in such aweak condition that would
have died if I had not got relief soon.
Several women who had taken your
Compound, told me to try it and / did
and found it to be the right medicine to
build up the system and overcome
female troubles.
g am now in great deal better health
than l ever expected to be, so think
ought to thank you for it. Mrs. o. M.
CLINE, S. Main ST., Brownsville, Ind.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-09
Different.

Daughter-Since it is your wish,
dear parents, that I should marry the
rich old brewer, 1 consent, although
he Is seventy years old.
Mother-But he is only sixty.
Daughter-Sixty! Tell him to ask
me again in ten years.-Meggendo
Blaetter.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-09
Nicaria ProcIaims Her Independe enc

Athens.-The Turkish island of Mic
aria (also known as Icaria), in the
Aegean sea, has proclaimed it's in
dependence of the Turkish govern
ment. The inhabitants seized and inn
Irisoned all the Turkish officials.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-09

In the eyes of silly girl clothes
make mighty poor specimen of a
man look like the real thing.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-09

Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces inhamma-
tioni allays pain, cures wind collie, 25c a bottle
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-09

A smooth man is liable to be slip
perry.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-09

It's. difficult for man to be upright
after he is down and out.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1912-06-06

The longest river I'm the world 10
the Amazon, which runs through Peru,
Ecuador and Brazil in South America,
It is 3944 miles In length. The sec
ond longest river Is the Nile in Africa,
which is $500 miles long. The Mis-
sissippi is only the third longest river
with length Of $500 miles. The Mis-
souri, however Is its longest branch.
md including it the Mississippi has a
total length OF 4,20O miles. The Mis-
sissippi drains most Of the territory
between the Rocky and the Allegheny
mountains embracing an area of L.
257,545 square miles. while the Mac.
kenzie river which has a total river
system Of nearly 1000 miles, drains
an area Of little less than 100000
square miles.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1912-06-06
MARGIN OF PROFIT AND LOSS
Record Of the Cost Of Production and
Sales viii Determine Whether
Hens Are Paying.

A flock of hens should be made TO
pay a good dividend on the invest
ment. II they do not do this there Is
something radically wrong some
where along the line.
If you have kept record of the
cost OF production and the sales you
will be able to tell whether or not
your hens are paying. Hens that are
laying an average. of 80 or go per cent.
are doing well and will make a good
showing on the right side Of the cash
book. Any averages above that will
be so much more gain and will more
than Justify keeping the birds.
II they fall way below this mark
you better investigate and find out
the cause OF the trouble. It may be
that you have a poor strain Of birds,
that you are not feeding the right
kinds Of foods or I'm sufficient guam.
titles. or that you are not giving them
the proper attention that they must
have in order to be great producers.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1912-06-06
With Tank In Place.

vanized tin, with a hollow tube
through the center OF such size that
heat from a lamp can be turned in
with an elbow. On the top of the cyl
iuder there should be a screw plug for
putting in water. The tank when filed
with water is heated by the hot air in
the hollow tube. This center tube
should be long enough to extend
through the brooder box and to the
lamp set outside. The box should be
carpeted with paper or litter, the tank
put in place and filed with boiling
water, the lamp put in position and
the brooder allowed to warm up be-
fore the chicks are put in. When in
position the cylinder should be two
inches from the bottom. After the
heat is up the lamp may be turned
very low. II the chicks are too warm
the cover may be raised and a stick
slipped under the edge TO give more
air. Don't overcrowd. Give plainly OF
warm water in cold weather. Don't
overhead. Give plenty of grit Keep
clean. It's Joy to raise chickens by
this method, and these brooders II
properly cared for will last for years.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1912-06-06
DlscoNTENr or ONE WOMAN
Ordinary Duties ard Pleasures Of Her
ssN only Bore and lrrltste
Her.

have been pushed on to make my
discoveries in regard to the life OF
woman by two feelings feeling OF
allenage and feeling Of sex discon-
tent.
For several years now 1 have felt
myself alien TO this world, and allen
not because Of race or color, but alien
because Of changing economic condi-
tlons. II seems to me that sociologic'
ally so TO speak. hang ia a void mid
way between two spheres-the mans
sphere and the woman's sphere
professional career, which takes mach
time and energy. puts me beyond the
reach of the average woman's duties
and pleasures. | do not regret these
changing economic conditions For
although they made my youth meager,
they have made my maturity rich.
Sometimes | think | am the only
woman in the world who would not be
young again II she could.
This feeling OF alienage Is of COM
paratively recent growth. But that
other feeling-sex discontent-has op-
pressed me all my life Not since
started to do my own thinking have
been I'm any doubt as TO which sphere
most attracted me The duties and
pleasures OF the average woman bore
and irritate. The duties and pleas
ures OF the average man interest and
allure. This seemed the most shame
ful Of all my discoveries. But soon
found that IL was a feeling which
shared with the majority Of my kind.
| have never met man who at any
time wanted to be a woman, ! have
met very few women who have not at
some time or other wanted to be men.
II was only after careful observation
and long thought that discovered the
reason for my sex discomfort had to
80 back to the very beginning .-lnez
Haynes Gilmore in Harper's Bazaar.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1912-06-06
The Voice From Below.

10 not be afraid. do not cry out,
for life is good came from low
down. from the cellar OF life whore
darkness and terror reign, where man
Is half beast and life is only a fight
for bread. Ii flows slowly there in
dark streams, but even there CLEAN
pearls of courage, Of intelligence and
OF horoism, even there beauty and love
exist. Everywhere that man Is found,
good is; in tiny particles and inyls'
ible roots-hut stil It is there And
these roots will not perish; some will
grow and flourish and bear fruit. I
bought dearly the right TO believe
this; therefore It is mine my whole
life, my whole life long And thus
have won yet another right, the right
to demand that YOU, too, believe as |
do, for | am the voice Of that life,
the despairing cry Of those who re-
main below. aNd who have sent me TO
herald their pain. They also long to
rise to selfrespect, 10 light and free
dom.-FrOm Maxim Gorl,y's Suppress
ed Novel, The Peasants"