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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-05-24
Her Natural Protector.

20 Clara, we had a dreadful scare
this morning, a burglar scare!" said
Mrs. Fink. There was a frightful
noise about two o'clock, and l got up.
turned on the light and looked down.
to see mans legs sticking out from
under the bed"
Mercy. how dreadful! The burg
lar's?"
mo, my dear. my husbands. He
had heard the noise, too."-Youth's
Companion. #.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-05-24

While vie lay the wreaths of affec'
tIenate remembrance over the mound.
ed graves in Goods acre" let US re-
solve anew TO be more patient with
the living. more kindly affectloaate
ona with another, not waiting to
bre=k our aIabastsr boxes OF fragrant
ointment and strsw our flowers over
the silent clay when the heart they
would have cheered has stopped Its
beating forever, IL you love your
sister or your neighbor. tell her 80,
II the children do little thoughtful
things for your comfort tell them how
much You appreciate Il. II you think
they are doing weil In school let them
know you are proud Of them; and II
the little son or daughter looks welt,
tell them so unless they are insuffer-
able little pFsgs and need holding
down. Few people are injured by
honest words Of concentration. AZ
a rule Il calls them TO do their best IN
order to live up 10 the standard you
have set. Another thing. don't walt
10 have your good times together IN
ell "by aud by Have them now. In
the days 10 come the family clrcls
may be broken and though you may
have moro time aud money then
there viii be aching hearts when yoy
think how father or sister or brothei
would have entoyed this" MAXI
more Of the holiday
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-05-24
UnapprecIatIve,

Hal" unused Noah, as he looked
upon the flood from one of the win
dows of the Ark, the folks who ieered
at me for building this vessel, laugh
ed at me when told them it was the
original water wagon, but they would
have Jared better had they appreciated
in time the dry wit of my little
Joke"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-05-24
Taklnu rhelr Meaaure.

DO those people who moved into the fiat
across the hail seem to be desirable neighbors?
asked the man.
NO" replied the woman. Fl watched every
thing that came out OF the moving van ht
haven't thing that would care to borrow
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-05-24

rades on the other side his body Is porne 10 the
chapel, minister of his religion says the last
rites over him and then. in casket borne upon
a caisson and escorted by squad OF men under
arms, accompanied by ME ana drum corps
rIayins dirse he is given full military honors,
including the rattle Of muskets over his grave.
The cemeteries by the homes are growing eacn
year but every stone is monument to brave
heart who gave his best years in order that the
nation might endure.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-05-24
Equivocai.

Whats in that report about private
still in the mountains near your
place." -. .....-
"Oh, that's all moonshine"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-05-24
paradoxicaI poIitics-

There is one odd thing about the
English candidates for parliament"
What is that"
They stand for a seat"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-05-24

Mike-Oi thought that Pat and Jer'
ry would be mortal enemies after that
fight, but OF hear they're both togeth'
er agin.
Terrence-Sure, that's right, they're
both in the same cell.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-05-24

IN~Sss -. --sll--,-
9feisk esepe upon ous baaasn
41 And ssms reversed. We mesa
h nemoy q the soldiers
Sepulchred q eus ises.
They ass tbs voiceIsss heroes
Who spoks ~hess the Geld was sed---
spoLs ~hsa ths captain ordered,
'sFhs isoun behind The dead
rSssYhey cane irom farm and village.
~ From crowded ely aad plsiai
Thsy marched IN The sullsy aunshiae.
And piilowed lheir bead, ID rain.
Thsy heard tho blaa IL the busie.
And quickly answered The CALI
Form ID hns 81 haills--
laEaasy. troopers. ILL
.oas 81 il,esa dropped BY the waysiae.
~ Some while % plekes were shot
Soms ieli ID slc skifaish liner
Some where the baille ragged hot.
But. alas. To- ahs youthful soldier.
Alaa. Eos bic veteran gray,
Who laaguished IN pitllsas prisons
Where llse reaper. Death. held sway
1stesnins 81 skiea they eould no. ses--
- Hoping where hope was vain
To break lha guarded prlaon bars
And breathe Itea air again.
Ysaning ior vile Of mothss---
Yeanang TO b satessed.
Or loagirg wi.h broken spitis
10 "a. hks thess. At resi-.
Aves ,hsss dead nine huadfed
W Fold The aag 81 ,hs brays.
I Wide Tie marching column halls 10 plant
A aas Il saeh soldiers grave.
Viaie,a. psaks and daisies.
4 Rssss and lilies bring,
4 When tie apple trees are 10 blossom.
Il And tie I'D end Tie linnst sing.
Il hes fsaa
H stflsa Msas4iat fav 1ssssi,a
III ~ f8aH
---Y - {. -
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-05-24

For liver or kidney troubles, nothing Ia
quite so reliable as Garfield Tea.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-05-24

The man who hesitates may win by
watching others lose.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-05-24

Never exaggerate your faults: your
friends will attend to that.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-05-24
its Use.

Has that prison a laundry"
Certainly. Don't they have to wash
and iron the convicts?"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-05-24

send checks to their relatives ZINC
great trouble that the commandments
of the various homes have had mas
been the control of the soldiers who
persist in patronizing the saloons
that are to be found just beyond
the gates, but, by vigilance, the old
men are kept from getting into any
trouble.
When a soldier is stricken with
illness he is sent to the hospital
where every possible attention Is
given him. His diet is specially
prepared to suit his needs and there
is nothing too good for him. 1t
might be added that the hospital Is
always we'll occupied, for there are
many who are failing in health and
strength and are patiently waiting
the setting of the sun.
When the last day has come and
the soldier has gone to join his com
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-05-24
ME NzG ar N5H9G1z

en- the first rows then follow those less ahllcleo,
so that all given equal advantages as tar aS
is possible to arrange.
In the vast amount of work to be done at the
homes the inmates take their part ana therepS
earn little extra for themselves, for the gov
eminent pays them according to what they can
do Some of the homes have farms attache"
on which the men do considerable OF the Work
At other homes the men look after grounds WINE
at all of the homes there are those VINO act DIS
guards guides =,
Tbe money they receive for their work is all
extra for they receive their pensions just tue
same and they are at liberty to either speho
their funds for luxuries at the commissary OF
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-05-24


hut what about the veterans who returned
from the 'front.' torn by shot and she'll unable to
resume their places In the ranks of the work
era without means of selfsupport and unwilling
to thrust themselves upon their kith and kin?
At the close Of the Civil War, when more than
half million men laid Down their arms of war
and In a few months were transformed from
soldiers to citizens. the question of what to do
with those who we're incapacitated arose,
Pensions are we'll enough in their way, but
pensions are not sufficient" declared Congress.
| 1--WE must do more" continued the members of
both House and Senate We must establish
| home for those who have no homes, and this
sentiment crystRlllged into what is now one OF
! the most important features with which the ua'
| ton deals
The National Home for disabled volunteer sol
afsrs is located In the District of Columbia
| There are branches of the National Home ut Day
| ton O.; Milwaukee, Wis; Togus, Me-; Hampton,
| Va; I.eayenworth. Kan; Santa Monica. Cal;
Marion, Ind nanytlle. I'LL; Johnson CITY, tenh'
and Hot Springs, s, D.
1rhsrs are state homes for disabled volunteer
| seidIers provided by the states Of California.
colorado Connecticut Idaho, Illinois. Indiana,
Iowa Kansas Massachusetts Michigan. Mime
sofa Missouri Montana. Nebraska. New Hamp-
i shire New Jersey New York. North Dakota,
ohio Oregon Pennsylvania. Rhode Island, South
nakata Vermont. Washington. Wisconsin and
Wyoming,
some idea OF the extent of the properties sup
/ rur,ad by the Federal government may oe nau
nom the last report OF the board OF managers. In
| which the acreage OF the homes Is set down as
| ass valued al s4s3,474S5 On this land are
buildings aggregatiug value Of si0.bl3SaS4s-
To acquire this property. to maintain II and to
care for the thousands OF soldiers the total out
Iav 10 10 the close Of 1911 has been in the neigh
borhood Of $50 100000
When the first home established. within
{ ,hs vsar there we're $40 veterans cared for
Thea each succeeding year increased at the rats
= On almost / 600 per year uutil. in 1908. the great
4 / sat number 34s49 we're taken care Of. At the
= same time the death rate among the veterans
Increased year by year. and from 1895 per l,ooe
4 fn 1857 Il bas advanced 20 $3.50 per 1000.
= yet when one takes into consideration th'
phvsgcal condition Of soldiers when admitted 4
;. th4 homes and that II has been ~ years sine'
!. | the civil War the death rate IL really low, 10
= the average Iife of the old soldiers has bsen
y. trisa more than 20 years. ripe age for the ma
- sorfty 81 men Indeed. this alone is a most moi
aole tribute 20 the government for sts exesIisn
= care 81 lts wards.
= To gixif one Of these national homes Is to haT
y. fyeat for nowhere wfig find more Happ
- a. eapfenfed set ~ men. Except for the die
enes ii location and style 81 sFchtteefDrs Of %
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-05-24

tho conflicts unscathed are con-
stantly In mind. There are the
Grand Army OF tho Republic, Loyal
Legion and Army and Navy Union.
splendid organizations to which
many Of the ofileers and men who
fought in the Civil War belong,
white the veteran association Of the
spanish.Americau War holds the
membership of many who went
through that struggle.
In the national cemeteries here
aud there. and In other burial
grounds. are stones that mark the
spots where lie the remains Of
those who participated In the con.
diets. and each succeeding necora'
ton Day their memory Ii kept alive
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-05-24

performed under It's flag
The veterans OF the various wars, notably the
Civil and spansh-American. who went through
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-05-24
LESSON THAT ALL MAY LEARN
To Dc Drawn From the Patriotism
and Tenderness That tbs Mem
cries 81 the Day Evoke.

under tho sod and tho dew
Waiting the Judgment day;
Lave and tears for the blue.
Tears and love for the gray.
Hgnrb
The Washington times., 1912-09-04
DELEGATES GATHER
TO FURTHER PLANS
FOR BIG WATERWAY
Association Hears Governors
Baldwin and Mann-Taft
to Speak Friday.

NEW LONDON. Sept. 4-several
hundred delegates representing the
states along the Atlantic seaboard met
here today at the fifth annual conven-
ton OF the Atlantic Deeper Waterways
Association, organized five years ago to
further the development of an inland
water route the entire length of the
coast.
Today's session opened with an ad-
dress of welcome by Mayor b. r.
Mahan, and response by p. A. Stovall,
editor of the Savannah (Ga) Press.
Governor Baldwin addressed the asso-
citation In behalf of the State. Gov
ernor Mann. of Virginia, responded to
Governor Baldwin's welcome.
The convention will come to a close
on Friday. when President Taft will
speak at the historic and patriotic ceIe-
bration in memory of the defense OF
New London harbor against the Brit
ish under Benedict Arnold during the
War of the Revolution.
Most of today's session was given
over to reading of reports, chief OF
which was the report OF the president
of the association, J. Hampton Moore,
of Philadelphia.
The Washington times., 1912-09-04
HITCHCOCK AND WIFE
KISS AND MAKE UP
Actor and Flora Zabelle Once More
Happy in Cozy
Home.

NEW YORK, Sept. 4.-Friends of
Raymond Hitchcock. the popular come
dian, aud Flora Zabelle will no doubt
be pleasantly surprised when they learn
today that there will be no separation
after all. Once more they are happily
settled in their cozy home at Great
Neck, Long Island. and when seen
there last night Mrs. Hitchcock laugh
ingly said her statements upon her re-
turn from abroad on August II were
merely the mutterings and rawlings of
soul that was ''peeved" at things in
general.
AS she stepped off the ship on that
day she told the newspaper men that
she had separated from her husband for
financial, theatrical, and personal rea-
sons, and hinted strongly of obtaining
a divorce. Seven months is the usual
period for theatrical marriages to last"
she said Il have been married seven
years, and it's been too long"
Reconciliation" smilingly queried
Raymond. There's no need of one. I'm
sure. so far as | am aware. Why
should there be a Teconcilia ton when
there has never been an estrangement?"
The Washington times., 1912-09-04
ASKS COURTS AID TO
GUST HER HUSBAND
Anacostia Woman Says He Abuses
Her and Pays No Board in
Her Own House.

A new way to get rid of a husband is
attempted By Mrs. Electra Bury in a
suit for absolute divorce against James
A. Bury, filed in the District Supreme
Court today.
Mrs. Bury informs the court that she
owns the home in which they live in
Anacostia and that her husband re-
fuses to be put out. although, she al
leges, he abuses her and pays no board.
She asks the court to add a little per-
suasion to her demands.
The petition, which was filed through
Attorney w. A. Coombe, states that for
seven years Bury was kind and low
ing husband, following the marriage of
the couple on November 10, 1897 but
then ne became abusive Mrs. Bury
charges that the cause of the trouble
was that she refused 70 give her hus-
band half interest in a general mer-
chandise store she conducted.
Additional charges against Bury. who
10 a carpenter, are that he threatened
to Kill his wife. that he has constantly
drank" for the past five years and that
he has been guilty of misconduct
Justice Stafford issued a rule return
able on Friday.
The Washington times., 1912-09-04
COMMON STABLE TO
Be BUILT IN SOCIETY
ADDITION? HORRORS!
Sauls Addition Owners All
Worked Up Over Pros
poets of Livery Barn.

The restricted precincts of fashion
able Saul's Addition being threatened
with desecration by the erection of a
large stable for commercial purposes.
and an alleged infraction of the de-
strictive clauses in deeds to property
In that residential suburb, the residents
are up In arms, and the air vibrates
with dire possibilities.
One. W. L. Gary. recently purchased
a lot on the south side of Decatur street
northwest, and erected detached
frame residence thereon which Is num-
bered LIZA. and which has Just been
completed. Toward the completion of
the residence he started to build on the
alley end Of the lot large stable in
which, the neighbors understand, he
purposed to house half a dozen horses
which were to be used for commercial
purposes.
Indignant Protest Made.
A concert of protest Immediately
arose and eliminated last night in an
Indignation meeting of the Piney Branch
Citizens Association, at which resolu-
tions we're passed declaring 1t to ne
the unanimous opinion of the associa-
tion that the erection of the stable Is
in direct violation of the deed by
which residents of the subdivision hold
title to their property and that the as
scciation Ia opposed to any breach of
the covenants contained in the deeds
forbtdCing the use of any property in
saul's Addition for business purposes"
Meantime, however, sufficient pres
sure had been brought to bear by
number Of the residents upon both Mr..
Gary and B. F. Saul. after whom the
temporary halt in the stable building
operations.
By the terms of the agreement Mr..
Gary agrees to withhold further build
DAYS, in which time Mr.. Saul, or his
agents, the n. L. Sa.nsbury Company,
have the privilege Of selling the new
house and lot at Mr.. Gary's figure.
made in thirty days is not certain, but
Mr.: Gary says that in that event the
stable will be finished.
With this uncertainty hanging over
their heads the citizens of the vicinity
got together and filed a formal protest
through the medium OF the Piney
Branch Citizens Association. 1t is
sh unless Of the spector OF
munity of detached and many -windowed
homes is laid for once and all dire con-
sequences will follow.
May Seek Injunction.
Threats Of Injunction, law suits, and
even more drastic measures have been
freely made. The appointment of a COM
mittee Of the association with full power
to act was authorized. The committee
Will be we'll backed up. The thirty days
expires about September 2
Thomas Grant, secretary Of the Cham
Der Of Commerce.; Frank Morrison sec
retary Of the American Federation of
Labor; Bradford Knapp. Of the Depart
ment OF Agriculture: M. T. Galliher,
lumber merchant; Elmer E. Paine, and
many other prominent Washingtonians
are among those who own residences in
the vicinity.
The Washington times., 1912-09-04
District Is Warned
Against Typhoid

Typhoid fever in the District is In
creasing, according to the report of
the Health Department made public to-
day. The number of cases on record
is 153 as compared with 1873 the prevI-
Gus week. The total number OF cases
reported since July / is l6S, and the
number OF deaths, twenty.
This condition is not unusual at this
time of year and should not be looked
upon with any degree of alarm" says
the report. The situation, howe ever is
of sufficient Importance to urge upon
citizens extra precaution IN connection
with the use of milk, OF which the
purity should be assured.
Extra care should be exercised in
screening houses against the fly, and
II there zee any suspicious circumstances
in come ction with the character of the
oughly."
The record of other contagious dis
eases is as follows: Diphtheria, l2
whoopinF cough. 35i: measles, IL; scar
let fever, I; ChickenpuX, %.
There were lOS deaths during the
week, tiflN-siN among the white and
fifty-two among the cOIored population
The births numbered 12l. seventy-six
white and forty-fve colored
The Washington times., 1912-09-04
BULL SNAKE ESCAPES
COMING TO CAPITAL
Was Being Brought From Bar
Harbor BY An Express
Company.

A Mexican bull snake, between seven
and eight feet In length, escaped to-
day from a box brought to the city by
the American Express Company from
Bar Harbor, Ne. The box with the
snake was consigned to Ed. S. Schmid,
the animal man on Twelfth street
The expressman brought only the box,
as Mr. Schmid discovered this morning
II is supposed the snake got out some
where between White House Station
and the animal store.
The consignee said that he had sent
such a snake to e. B. Mclean to catch
rats at his Bar Harbor place, and sup
poses that Mr.. Mclean was returning
the reptile by express. The snake Is a
great rat catcher and Is non-venomous,
II is explained.
The Washington times., 1912-09-04
CONTRIBUTIONS TO
FUND FOR HYGIENE
CONGRESS GROWING
More Than $3.50 Collected
for Entertainment Of
Delegates.

More than $3.50 has been received for
the entertainment fund for the dele
gates to the Fifteenth International
Congress of Hygiene and Demography
and the convention of the American
Pu6 c Health Association. which will
be held here late this month by the
chairman of the finance committee. Ed
mund S. Wolfe, cashier of the District
National Bank.
Mr.. Wolfe left the city today to be
gone until tomorrow. but announced
that about 500 had been received since
the list given out was made up.
The committee. aided by the efforts
of the secretaries of the Chamber of
Commerce and Board of Trade, will
now make every effort to com~lete the
entertainment fund In order that the
entertainment committee, of which DR..
Frank E. Gibson is chairman, may COM
plete its plans.
The contributions to the fund and the
amounts they have paid toward the en-
tertainment OF the hygienists are:
The Washington times., 1912-09-04
STOMACH SICK, SOUR, UPSET AND
FULL OF GAS! PAPE'S DIAPEPSIN
In FIVE minues Time it'll All Indigestion Heartburn and
Dyspepsia gone and your stomach feels fine.

bad stomach a little Diapepsin oc-
casionally keeps the stomach regu-
lated and they eat their favorite foods
without fear.
II your stomach doesn't take care
of your liberal limit without rebcE
lion: II your food is a damage instead
of a help. remember the quickest,
surest most harmless relief is Pape's
Diapepsin which costs only fifty cents
for a large case at drug stores. It's
truly wonderful--it digests food and
sets things straight, so gently and
easily that II is astonishing. Please
don't go on and on with a weak, dis
ordered stomach; it's SO unnecessary.
The Washington times., 1912-09-04
MISS WILSON WILL
WE'D CONGRESSMAN,
IS RUMORED HERE
Daughter of Secretary Said
to Be Engaged to Jeffer-
son M. Levy.

Washington society heard the rumor
Wilson. daughter of the Secretary of
Agriculture, and one of the most wide
iy known concert singers In this coun-
try, to Congressman Jefferson NJ. Levy.
of New York and Charlottesville, Va,
who also owns the famous Jefferson
home, Monticello.
The New York Congressman is out of
the city, as is Miss Wilson, who is
visiting friends at Eastern ocean re-
sorts, and no authoritative confirma-
ton or denial of the rumor could be
obtained.
Secretary Wilson Is also absent from
the city. at this time being in Iowa.
He is not expected to return to WASH
ington for a month. 1t will be several
weeks before Miss Wilson returns to
Washington.
The rumor, based on what is consid-
cred reliable information, follows a
friendship covering several years Miss
Wilson and Congressman Levy have
been close friends since the latter ap-
peared in Washington for the first time
a 8 Congressman, and when Miss Will
son was the youngest Cabinet hostess.
When Miss Wilson determined to go on
the concert stage. Mr.. Levy tried to in
duce her to give up this profession, but
failed. Since that time, 1t is said. he
has made repeated efforts to have her
return to Washington and occupy her
old position as Cabinet hostess.
Miss Wilson Is a close friend of Mrs.
Carl Won Mayhouf. a sister OF Congress-
man Levy, who has been his hostess for
many years. The pair have been in
separable for many years.
Miss Wilson and Congressman Levy
have been together much here in Wash
ington. and during the European trips,
which each has made in recent years.
The rumor OF the engagement came as
result of the experiences of the pair
on the latest tour of the Old World.
The Washington times., 1912-09-04
"FEMALESOUSA"M MAY
APPEAR In CAPITAL
Band Mistress, Now in Philadel-
phia, Has Many
Talents.

Whether washington will be given an
opportunity to see and hear Edla
soller. the Female sousa." vhe has
JUST arrived In this country, has not
been decided by her manager. The
directress, who is a native OF Sweden,
now is In Philadelphia. in charge of an
orchestra OF thirty pieces.
Miss Soller Is but twenty-five years
old. She performs on any one of
twenty-eight different musical instru-
ments, Is suffragette. a horsewoman
and philosopher. and declares that
The Washington times., 1912-09-04

Wonder what upset your stomach
which portion of the food did the
damage-do you? Well, don't bother.
II your stomach is in revolt; IL sour,
gassy and upset. and what you just
ate has ferrhented into stubborn
Jumps; your head dizzy and aches;
belch gases and acids and eructate
undigested food; breath foul, tongue
coated-just take a little Diapepsin
what became OF the indigestion and
distress. ..
Millions of men and women today
know that 1t is needless to have a
The Washington times., 1912-09-04
Two Boys Depart
From Training School

The police were asked today to send
out an alarm for Charles Thompson,
thirteen years old, and James Carlisle,
fifteen, who ran away this morning
from the Matt lal Training School for
Boys,
The police have been asked to search
for five boys who ran away during the
last few days from the National Junior
Republic at Annapolis Junction.