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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-02-16
AImo.t Lo,t N, llfe.

S. A. Std, of Mason, Mich, will
never forget his terrible exposure to a
merciful storm. ut gave me dread
full cold, he writes, .'that caused
severe pains in my chest. so 1t was
hard for me to breath. A neighbor
gave me several doses Of Or. Kings
New Discovery which brought great
relief The doctor said was on the
Aerge Of pneumonia, but to continue
with the Discovery. did so and two
bottles completely cured me. Use
only this qnick, safe, reliable medicine
for coughs, colds, or any throat or
lung trouble. Price SOC and si.0o
Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by all
dealers.
The place for good horseshoe
ing, either hand turned or pressed
shoes. Crippled feet helped and
in fact all kinds of BLACKsMITHING
Buggies and Wagons repaired, or
made by b, w RUSSELL, at
Grimmett & Forces old stand.
Hswon't Limp Now.
No more iimping for Tom Moore Of
Cochran, Ga. II had bad sore on
my instep that nothing seemed to help
till used Bucklen's Arnica salve,'
he writes,' but this wonderful healer
soon cured me" Heals old running
sores, ulcers, boils, burns, cuts, bruises
eczema or piles. Try it. Only Csc at
ali dealers.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-02-16

Do you know that more real danger
Turks In common cold than in any
other OF the minor ailments? The
safe way Is to take Chamberlain
Cough Remedy, thoroughly reliable
preparation, and rid yourself Of tbs
soid as soou as possible. This remedy
Is for sale by ali dealera.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-02-16

Issued Every frIdsy- Prizes. ~ Ys..
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-02-16

on the Third Judicial District of the
state OF Idaho, in and for the County Of
Ada.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-02-16
NOTICE or TEACHERS ExAAINATloN.

Gilmore J. DON. deceased. 4o-4t
Douglas Island news., 1912-10-23
The NOrthIand
The Latest News, from Reliable Sources, Concerning the Great
 North, Condensed.
Information for Everybody.

The wind blew a house down last week at Ketchikan.
 This year Upper Yukon river boats stuck to it later than ever before.
 Whitehorse mast be looking up. A moving picture show has started ap there.
 The cable ship Burnsides is again needed ip the North, just ct time when she is uot here.
 The White Pass Gs Yukon Company is American, with West Virginia char ter and American management.
 The box rent at the Ketchikan pest office has been reduced aud the Miner feels that it has won great victory.
 R. J. vining, commission man at Fairbanks, is erecting motion picture house to be known as the OrpheUm.
 Canadian boats are not permitted to ply on Che American Yukon, but Amer jean boats are free to touch at Dawscn.
 Henry Art recently reached White horse from Burwash Creek, in the Xlu- ane district, with fifty oances of aue quality gold.
 Forbes McRae, of San Francisco, has  been at the head of party for the past three years, searching for placer Rol& on the Arctic slope.
 pr. Alfred Thompson, N, P, fer tlo Yukon, fears that the redistribution now in progress may cost the northern province its representation,
 The Pacific Coast Steamship Go. will again put the Curacao on the South east Alaska run this winter~the boat with the unpronounoable name.
 It is announced that tAe post office on Cholmondeley sound will se changed from Sunny Point to tho Chomiey can nery. The change is operative on and after the first of NoNem Dor. |. That Roosevelt wao responsible fer shocking moral conditions in Alaska during his term es President, was the statement of Mrs. Helene M. MoEvoy, at political gathering at Seattle.
 The Big Bonanza Copper mine st Rennecott has closed down fer the present, because of the condition of Che Copper River Ry., which is washed out in several places along Che fine.
 When Fred Date, engineer of the Al aska road commission, and crew finish work in the Arctic this season, the Chandlar district will have road over which freight can be hauled from the Yukon to the town of Caro-.
 Lord Beauclerc, head of the Boulder Creek Hydraulic Mining Company, op- erating hydraulic mining outfit on Dease Lake at the headwaters of the Stikine, made the perilous passage down the river alone in a crude scow arriving at Wrangell Saturday.-Wran- gell Sentinel.
Douglas Island news., 1912-10-23


 the beloved missionary who died at Nenana mission year ago last spring, is to have monument erected in her honor on the mission site by the Epis- copal church. It will be concrete shaft eight feet in height and six feet square at the base. The missionary was buried where her labors ended.
 DAwsoN.-The first gold brick from Klondike bearing quartz is on display here. It weighs ninety ounces. The gold is from the Lone Star quartz prop critics, on Victoria gulch, at the head of Bonanza creek. The Lone Star prop critics have been held many years, and have been opened gradually, and now are being worked with small stamp mill which is receiving government aid, voted by the last Yukon council.
 Although she was expected to reach Bethel, on the Kuskokwim river, Sept. 2. no word has been received from the power schooner Bender Brothers, which sailed from Seattle August 10. Mining men who reached Seattle from the Kus- kokwim, via St. Michael, on the steam ship Senator, said that the Bender Brothers had not arrived at Bethel on September 15, the day they left for Se- attle. Ia past voyages the vessel has reached Bethel from Seattle in fo6rteen days, aud she is now twenty-seven days out of Seattle. The Bender Brothers has big cargo and twelve passengers. She may have been delayed by heavy weather. Capt. Louis Knahisch is her master.
 DAWSON, Sept. 14.-The output of the Eoyokuk country this year will reach in round nun bers S23o,00o, says How ard Turner, auditor for the N. c. He says: al was up the Koyokuk as far as BettIes. the last point at which the N. c. has post. The output of the dis trict will probably be about S23O, OO0. To this might be added the Red Noun; tain or Hughes creek district, which will yield S25,0oo to S30,00o. "About $50 men are in the country. None IS broke. Everyone has alittle something. Only about twelve women in the coun- try. Wiseman is the real town. One gasoline scow was used with success above Bettles this year, and another IS being taken in this fall-
 pr. Alfred H. Brooks and the mem bers of the Alaska railway com missions while en route to the Matanuska coal fields, were guests at banquet at Kern Creek on the Alaska Northern Railway that was composed exclusively of Alas kan products, even to the wines. There were eight kinds of vegetables, all grown in the garden at the Kern Creek depot. Oysters were taken from Turn again Arm, brook trout caught in Kern creek and King Salmon taken from Turnagain Arm. The meat courses con- sisted of moose, mountain sheep, ptar- rnigan, grouse, wild ducks, mountain goat. Wild raspberries and blueberries furnished the fruits, and currant and huckleberry wine rounded out the af- fair. pr. Brooks said it set new rec ord in Alaskan dinners and went to show the natural resources of the coun- try, and he offered the prediction that with adequate transportation Alaska would lead North America as a pro ductive community. !.
Douglas Island news., 1912-10-23

] Of its candidates, the Skagway Alas kan-8uu Mocse to the core-says; There is no one so necessary to Alaska that the country can't get along with oat him. Ife7ery candidate for off ce in Che Territory was wiped off the slate others just as good would rise up to take their places.
 A neat little packet of salt, which : has been refined, shows the posstbili- ties of salt deposit at Mile 59 on the ,G. p. ?. railway. A drill recently ar rived here, and it will be taken to the place in question to farther develop what seems to be an important And Priuce Rupert Empire.
 Montenegrins in Dawson held a meet ing aud wired home, offering to start immediately if desired to fight the Turks. 1t is expected that 100 will re- spond from there, as leaders say they would sacrifice everything there if wanted. This probably wall be the most remote contingent on the globe to return to the colors.
 1t is the intention oF the Fairbanks commercial clnb to aid iR celebrating New Years Eve in Fairbanks in an ap propriate manner. Because of the fact that it is impossible to set of fireworks daring tho Fourth of July, as it does aot get dark enough, the club decided to set them oG on New Years Eve. during the proposed celebration.
 An Anglo French syndicate has pur chased the Wonder and Ault groups and other placers at Nome. J. H.Shaw of Esondon is closing the purchase at Victoria. Tho buyers will ship two steel &redges tc Nome in the Spring, getting them in operatioR next autumn. Rene &6eupe, 8 French government engineer, is exploring pjoneer group OH NoEae claims.
 Because of the unprecedented in crease in tlae production Of copper, Al aska2s oaSneraI production in &9ll Jumped to $2o&S0,oo5 from sls,Ss7, PA in 7Sl0. Only in the boom years of gSOS and gSGi has this mark beer ex : celle6 in the mineral production of the territory. Copper eroGuction in l910 was only $5s8G95, while last year it aeaped to S9s&sy y5sA.
 Several medical positions, uore or loss desirable, arc ct present going beg ginG 10 ttais province. Hoo. pr. Young has in eact no fewer EnGn seven 7acan- cies to an for which there are no candi dates. These ere the posts of resident nedical health practitioners and local medical health officers at Hope, Elko, Port Renfrew, Clayoquot, Alexis Creek, Denman and Hornby Islands, and Queen Charlotte, says the Prince Ru- pert Empire.
 Henry s. libby, of Chignik, came over on the Alameda. He has been op- erating coel mine at his town but has closed down for the season. His Com oany has been hopeful that the Interior Department would finally decide that they were entitled to receive patents for their property, but there has been nothing doing so far. They have, how ever, been permitted to mlne and sell limited quantity of coal, but the com pany is getting tired of the uncertainty and if they are not to get patents, feel that they might just as we'll quit now as later.-Cordova Alaskan.
Douglas Island news., 1912-10-23

The body of E. E. Collins, of SCrat' ton, Colo, was found in cabin on the i McMillan river, branch of the Pelly, which flows into the upper Yukon. He went into the country last August to hunt and trap alone. The body was found few weeks ago by William Al. croft, Joseph Greene, of the Dawson News staff, and others, who were hunt ing moose.
 A radiogram received Oct. s at Mare Island navy yard from the collier Nero, now in Alaskan waters, announced the completion of the wireless station at Cordova. The station now is in full commission. The Nero will proceed to Kodiak to rebuild the wireless static a destroyed at the time of the volcano activity. This work is expected to take until some time next month.
 Albert Mckay, pioneer of the Yp- kou country, aged 56 years, was shot and killed by Harry McWharter, at Gordon's Handing, on Stewart river, Oct. 9th. Mckay approached McWhar- ter's cabin in the dark, and McWhar- ter's dog set up a howl. McWharter, thinking wolves were approaching, ii red in the darkness, the second shot strik ! inc Mckay. who died in two hours.
 The Pacific Coast Steamship Com pany's freighter Meteor, Capt. William Thompson, sailed from Sulzer for Se' attle recently, with cargo of about s, ,1GO tons. Included in the shipments are 1890 barrels of whale oil loaded ct | Whale bay, Baranof islandi 800 tons of marble and 250 tons of fertilizer from KiIlisnoo, fifty tons of copper ore from Sulzer and 42O00 cases of canned sal mon from Rose inlet and other South eastern Alaska ports.
 Steamer Independents, of the Welding & Independent Fisheries Company reached Seattle recently from the half, bat banks with catch of nearly l00,. O00 pounds. The Independent is the first vessel of the halibut fleet to ar rive for several days and prices are going skyward. The barge William H Smith arrived in tow of the Independ, ent, bringing big cargo of canned sal mon and salt fish. The Smith has'spent the aammer on Frederick sound, South eastern Alaska.
 A Dawson paper says: Mrs. Lillian Hall, wife of James Halh the sour dough Klondiker, former owner of No. 1 F on Eldorado, the claim which pro- duced more millions than any other one claim in the Klondike, arrived on the last steamer from the outside. Mrs, Hall is here on a business trip. She came to dispose of the extensive prop erty holdings she and MT. Hall have in Dawson. They are among the heaviest owners of realty in this city.
 W. w. Woodward, 8 prominent min ing man from Cook inlet, says the out put of the Sasitna, Yentna, Kachatna and Necochns diggings has been cut in two this past season by too mach water, In the past the miners were handi- capped by a lack of water for sluicing, but this year just the opposite prevail, ed and many of the smaller plants were forced to close because the rivers ran brink full all the season and washed away their strings of boxes and cleaned out their works.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1912-06-21
LOOK"

| will sell eggs from my prize
winning Partridge Wyandottes a
one half the regular price the
balance of this season. These
birds have won "Two State Sill
yer Cups" sweep stakes in sew
eral leading shows and blue rib
bons galore. 1t is an opportun-
ity you may never have again to
obtain eggs from this great breed
at such a reduced price. Ask
for mating list.
VINCE E. OWEN.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1912-06-21
Yes. We Dc Love Work.

Don't forget US, we are in
town and we want to make your
side walks. We make the best
and treat you white. Others
come and make big talk then 60.
We stay, WORK, and deliver the
goods.
JOHN J.. ASHURST.
Office Phone 437. Res. Phone 325.
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The Dangers That Lie in Too
Cheap Ice-Cream.


oH0@p 10re"m'
Mary Heaton worse, writing
an article In the July Woman's
Home Companion, tells about the
cheap sweets that a child may
ouy Tor one cent and run the risk
OF buying sickness at the same
tllne' The article Is entitled.
Inc Fatal Penny, and one o
the most important passages has
: Go with what Mrs. worse calls
lile deadly hoky poky about
winch She goes on to say:
rms is not to be mus
CONSUMED INTO am attack on r..
efeaIo' manulacturld m or out
oa .lle nome as unsuitable io'
growing children Ihe lce-cream
n""ul'c'ufefSoI reputable stand
lle are oomg all they can to
MAINTAIN proper standards to
make their product out OF the.
Purest materials ana under the
uloSl sanitary cohdltlohS' IL IS
'he irresponsible dealer who
makes ms frozen stun from re-
clPeS out OF a BOOK containing
o'lLy Twelve pages, put costing
WE'VE dollars VINO Is tine one 10
Pc WaJcAed. Inc reason ths
mule DOCK costs SO much is be-
cause it cells now TO make nee
cre''h Tor len cents a gallon
Vel"lII OF the cIleaI'est klna ana
u'NJfihe IIour are mgredlehJS.
ernaPS you GO NOT know Wh'1
ueNIflne liouf is; you may ou'
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Florida Land.

For sale, 10 acres, Z foot muck
land near Miami, Florida. $1,000
cash. Address 110S Felix St.,
st. Joseph, Mo.
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o"ie 10 purchase. The I'M
lance ol Ine service thus rend-
gI" ~ re'al merchants as dis
''o'S rs uiIIlcult to over
''I.ia'e' Ihey render a very
''0' ana wen nlgh mdiSpensa-
''' service 10 the manufacturers
anu are obviously essential to
J'o''F'' VINO are dependent ON
",'' lor VleH trade These re-
'"'i Stores Ioo' are the life OF
'o"IS auu villages OF the
''"'.''| local Well-0eng de-
.'''s on 'lsH' prosperity. For
l' reason a measure IKE the
P'''''S post is a blo" not only
' yIe faJau merchants OF the
''Nu' put at the communities
"'l'u 'neF nave punt up, and
"IIlcn' ~ tafA, make 1t possible
aIo profitable Tor them to do
BUSINESS Ihey nave thus a
large place III the economy OF
''aoe' contributing directly to
''e growth ana Well-oelng OF
countess cities, towns ana ham
.e.S III every state ana territory.
IL retail distribution were abol-
ls1ed p commercial and social
revolution would result, with.
'he desolatlon OF many a com
mlulty whose existence and
prosperity are essential to the
hlgnest Well-beng OF the country.
RETAILERS AS CITIZENS
AND MERCHANTS,
Inc manner IN which this re-
sponslblllty has been discharged
Is greatly to the credit Of thu
hardware men OF the country.
They are usually among the
leading citizens and the most
influential merchants in their
communities. Their business,
indeed calls for special ability,
Tor to be a thorough and sue
cessful hardware man requires a
good mind, a long training and
the qualities of perseverance, in
1rrrN-vr ..-I ..AA..t. II.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1912-06-21
THE OPPORTUNITIES BEFORE
RETAIL MERCHANTS.

There is an added dignity in
the retailers calling when its
opportunities are borne in mind,
The store at the outset is in the
ordinary course of things a small
one, doing a limited business. 1t
has before it, however, the OPP
portunities OF growth, and Of
practically unlimited growth.
The maxim forbidding us to de.
spise the day Of small things
applies here, With the devel-
opment Of the country, the re-
sourcefumess and energy Of the
merchants, and the vitality
there is in a live concern, there
may be, and there often is a
steady and sometimes rapid.
progress in the volume Of BUSH
ness and in the Importance of
the house as a commercial fac
tor. To illustrate the POSSIBLE
tiles, so frequently realized, in
deed, as to possess a large
element Of probability, which are
before a retail store favorably
situated, it is only necessary to
point to the jobbing houses Of
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1912-06-21
For sale.

White Oak Lumber. Mill run
ming daily. Special orders given
prompt attention.
W. M. CoEN,
One mile East Of Lexington.
.5,15 limo.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1912-06-21
Reasons for Opposing Parcels
Post.

Post,
Retail merchants tbousolco
frequently mderestimato A
Importance of the class Of trad
to which thew belono as . fao+o.
and a power in tbo oommoroio
world The saono mistoLo :.
not frequently made NV tboso n,
the other oreat danartnor+s Al,
manufacturers and ;obbors
retail merchant n o,,,.
recently dascr;hod b-ia,..,r
lonoing onlv 40 ..+b, ..,.,
tbe trado 3, ;r N.
tbo ,,boIoso1o 5ish5l,ta
MED 4, biobon nos;soa
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't' n" '"' 'i"0' d P''il'ol III
many resp'.'' "s Important as
','' ~ Oi'il eo.'i's''s lfo"l
".'''H '',e5 purchase g..eE sup
pHgs 70 whose "eI.are' as
"''i as quay ol V"7 PuoIic lley
80 oiLee,ly anu SO SUBSTANTIALLY
coILLIDuIg
LIE RElAILEh 40 fAOloh
in IHE TRADE,
"1nou' deVractllg III any way
Ole recogllileu Importance
u Ihe JoooerS ana manufacturers
u Is wei TO pear IN nina tne
large place MED ana most az
miraOly llileu' by me retail aus
tfloutors' botn Oh the Two great
clasSes from "hom tney oolain
Iilelf goods are entlVled 10 nonor
Tor the SpIenolu service they
render the manufacturers III
making the goods with courage
skill and enterprise, ana the
,Joooers Tor the service OF their
great organizations IN distrlbu-
ing these products far ana vide.
Inc manufacturers OF course
are absolutely essential IN the
commercial world, Tor goods must
be made before they can be sold
and the Jobbers, on the other
hand, are a convenient and Ell
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1912-06-21

The office of the retail mer-
chant is peculiarly responsible
and useful. He is an immediate
contact with the public. Through
him the goods fabricated by
the enterprise and skill Of the
manufacturers reach the open
market and the people by whom
they are to be used. They are.
hidden and unknown until they
brought out by him into tine
light, His store is where peo-
pie can see them. Every mer-
chant maintains all year around
y permanent exhibition where a
great variety Of interesting ar
ticles Of merit used in the fac
tories, workshops, fields and
homes Of the people are display
ed, with constant additions to
the assortment as new appliances
afe put on the market. The
ns Of thousands Of the stores
Of retail hardware merchants ma.
BE regarded as the ware houses
~ which the products Of the