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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-31
ODD CITY TRADES

ly with results much more doubtful
than when the chimney specialist is
called in.
In line with the chimney expert is
the man who devotes his life to defec-
tive hot water pipes. He calls him
self domestic engineer, but hastily
asserts, on being interviewed, that he
isn't intending any interference with
the domestic relations court and that
his domestic engineering ceases when
the hot water pipes are in perfect or
der and there are no general heating
repairs to be made in the fiat. He is
a specialist in these two kinds of work
and he is on tap for emergency serv-
i've all the time.
Useful in the world of business as
well as that Of the home is the firm
which takes care of floors.
Making over store fronts Is an in
dustry which has found so many pat
rons in New York that number of
firms have found it profitable to set
aside all other forms of building and
devote themselves wholly to helping
New York merchants improve the ap-
pearance of their establishments by
putting new face on the matter. All
classes of merchants, from the small
dealer In the suburb to the great dry
goods firms which do millions of dol
lars worth of business in year, in
dulge in the luxury of a new kind of
front to their business homes every
once in so often. The new store front
builder is also an architect and his art
demands all the taste, discretion and
sense of appropriateness which are
required for the erection of an entire
new building, with perhaps a greater
degree of ingenuity. In line with the
new store front enterprises there are
certain firms of architects which have
made reputation for their ability in
the making over of house fronts in
city houses. so that, while the remod-
eled residences fit perfectly into their
place in the city block, they at the
same time are greatly improved in an
pearance and are given an originality
of aspect which enables the occupants
OF the mansion and the friends of the
family to recognize a residence with.
out referring to the number on the
transom.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-31
Sawdust Wholesaler Who
Handles Refuse of Mills.
Men Make Specially of Putting New
Faces on Old Stores and Dwelling
Houses--Role Of Chimney
Expert.

New York.--Among the occupations
of New York city are many of an UNI
usual nature, which could not exist
elsewhere than in a center of vast
population. Specialized occupations
these are, which demand huge pop
ulation from which to draw their pat
ronage. New York is the city Of spe-
cialized trades. Innumerable articles
which in smaller cities could be but a
ness find here a sufficient market to
make their separate existence pos
sible.
There is the sawdust man, for in
stance, who in New York is very inn
portant business man. The wholesale
sawdust dealer advertises all kinds
of sawdust and requests that you will
telephone your needs so that there
may be an early delivery.
1t used to BE that anyone who want
ed sawdust went to the sawmill and
asked for as much as he wanted. There
was only one kind of sawdust In the
good old days and that was an amin
portant product which anybody could
have for the asking. Now the saw
dust wholesaler will tell you that saw
dust is a very valuable product and
that the sawdust business is Offering
greater opportunities every day.
There are about sixty kinds of saw.
dust ON the market, so says the saw
dust expert, and all of them have their
stated uses in the realm of trade.
Mahogany sawdust is just as artistic
cratic and elegant product as ma
hogany furniture. II is useful for
smoking-not as tobacco. Mahogany
sawdust is employed because of the
good, clear kind of work that it does
In smoking hams, fish, etc.
All the way from the preparation of
food to the polishing of precious met
ais, ranges the usefulness of sawdust.
The hardwood dusts are used for pol
ishing in some jewelers. shops and
cheaper sawdusts are used for polish
ing less valuable metal work. In pack
ing and making cushions. for the Gov
ering OF floors and in the fur business
sawdust is useful
, a
who have no other care in this world
than TO discover the dark secrets OF
why chimneys smoke. They don't
bother to attend to the big buildings,
either. They are almost entirely de.
voted to solving the secrets of the do
nestle hearth, Business is plentiful
too, for nowadays everybody who
builds a new house in the country OF
the suburbs of New York wants al
least one open fire in it, and, strange
to say, there are more new chimneys
that smoke than there are new chin
neys that don't smoke. So there you
are with an excellent opportunity fol-
the smoking chimney doctor-and all
directly in the New York zone. Ii
less closely populated regions the new
householder with smoking chimney
is Obliged to consult an architect, {
mason or an oldest Northumberland
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-31

red hot stoves all winter and could
go back to 1t any time. Some of EN-
Will have to 90 back, but 1t won't be
because they want to. They're aching
for chance to work-for honest TOLL
collecting for ports, representing in
foreign countries, registering in land
Offices, handing out mail In postof-
fices-any old thing just so 1t gives
them good hard work and lots Of 1t.
DO they want to loaf? Ask 'em.
mo, Nels. there's a thousand or
two OF 'em would be glad of your job
II they could get 1t, and they wouldn't
make no roar about the hours or the
work. All they'd ask would be a
decent salary and a half dozen
husky deputies. And them amt the
only ones. Look at all these fellows
you BEE playing golf and riding around
IN automobiles and buzzing the merry
merry and smoking cigarettes and
drinking cocktails In the clubhouses
just to pass away the time. They
haven't got any job, and what's the
result? They're miserable. OF course
they are. Nothing to do. Look at me
and you. we're happy. We're honest,
horny-handed sons of toll and our
hearts are light and we eat our chuck
with relish. Wheel me back about
yard now and fix them fires. Holy
smoke Look at the gauge. Get a
wiggle on, now"
The assistant did as he was re-
quested and then wheeled his supe-
rior back In accordance with further
instructions.
But all said and DONE" remarked
the janitor. the horny-handcd 10 most
generally the bone.headed~
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-31

the sweat of its brow and come up
smiling every time.
What you want to do to get the
respect OF your fellow man--which at
the present time is me--is TO work.
Bend your blooming back TO II, Dig
In your toenails and push. Get under.
Meath and lift. bust your suspender
buttons. rip your shirt, put your
shoulders to IL and your whole soul in
Il and keep everIastingly at IL; that's
the way TO do It, That's the way
done before got weak heart. Peo-
pie used to stand around by the hour
to watch particularly my boss
would. II was sight TO see me work
"a rare sight, you might say.
"And another thing, Nels, my
friend: When you start In on a Job,
do It rlght--the way 1t ought to be
done. Take pride inN your work,
take pains with it--and aches. Never
mind II you do bark Jour shins or
knock little OF the slin or your
knuckles. II cinder gets IN your
eye, shut your eye and don't think
any more about Il: II red hot coal
falls inside your shoe. don't make that
an excuse to stop working; leave Il
alone and itll cool on In time. II
the ashes gets in your lungs. cough Il
you must. but don't indulge yourself
more'n necessary. Keep your mind on
your work whatever happens. a well.
cleaned crate is a thing Of beauty
and Joy till II clogs up again. A
clear bright window pane is a testi-
monial OF character. and hallway
well scrubbed certificate OF merit
Let your brass work so shine that q
woman can powder her nose and set
her hat on straight by It. Clip the
grass as II you were doing an extra
fine job on your own whiskers with q
view 10 that chrome-topped country
woman OF yours on the fourth floor.
What you've got to think about all the
time Is your work.
ITS what we was put here for, is
work You need to sleep SOS you'll
be rested up for 1t, and eat and drink
so you'll have the strength for it, But
sleeping and eating amt what ought
10 occupy your mind the way it does
You don't want TO be looking at the
clock 10 see if it's time to quit, either
WHAT'S the difference Of a couple OF
hours or the missing of meal or SC
IL there's something to be done
Nothing at all, especially when I
mans young and strong and has whit'
eyebrows and yellow teeth and {
name ending In SEN Work!
Think OF the men that haven't go
Jobs. Washington's full OF em thi
moment. Fellows that's been settinI
around and doing nothing but spit a
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-31
The Basement
Philosopher

81 KENNETH HARRIS


The janitor, having improvised a
luxurious couch by spreading half a
dozen burlap sacks in his wheelbar-
row, III his pipe and disposed himself
comfortably with his extended logs on
the barrow handles.
I'll call II day he said TO his
Scandinavian assistant. IF there's
anything else to be done. I'll let you
do it Don't thank me: it's no more
than my duty. What's THAR You
wasn't going to? Well, I'm not sur
prised. A man who looks for graft
tude from q guy he's trying to help
ain't got the knowledge OF human ma
ture that I've raked together In the
last thirty years, But you had ought
to be grateful just the same.
THE trouble with you. Nels," con-
tinued the ianitor. is that you've al
ways been used TO work and you don't
realize It's blessings. I'll bet a bottle
OF brass polish you've done your
eighteen hours a day steady In the
old country ever since you was old
enough TO chew on a hunk OF rye
bread, and II there was any rush, you
done another six hours and didn't
think nothing OF IL 1t got so il wasn't
no particular treat to you. didn't IL?
Sure thingi And all them other
square-heads around you was working,
too. the same way, so you never felt
you was any ways privileged There
didn't seem to be no special dignity
about II. Amt l right?
"Well, I'm here to tell you that the
man that oats his bread In the sweat
OF his brow Is the king.pln OF the row.
and any politician will tell You the
same. The honest toiler can lift up
bis head and look the whole world in
the face. and II the whole world
doesn't like II, It knows what It can
do. or course In some trades that's
more so than 1t 10 In others, but
there's no getting around the fact that
labor's the whole thing. It may get a
few knocks in the federal courts
once In while. but you'll see II wipe
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-31
Rout OF the Money Germ.

One OF the marks OF the amateur
In counting bills is an unrestrained
habit of wetting his fingers with his
tongue. This has long given experts
the fidgets and has caused general
installation OF sponge cups. 1t is not
q tidy act nor fair to look upon. While
not distressful. It has been classed as
a waste of natural resources which
might be conserved against the ad-
hesion of couple of hundred stamps.
Now, however, DIR. Rucker tof the
national health service) declares that
the danger os infection is so slight as
to be hardly calculable. It appears
that the ink which the notes are print.
ed is germicide; bacteria may
swarm over our money to their con-
fusion-that Is, over the money that is
subject to invasion.
News OF the .bacillus-proof issue
should be aetuating Let us get more
of it, seeing that its reputation as a
germ ambush is false. The opportu'
mites for health increase with the roui
OF this fanciful foe On, then, fol
more money, and let US lick it if it re
sistsl
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-31
RATTLERs ARE LOVING PETs
So says Lonesome Jack" Altman
Who Has Caught 1900 IN
California.

Los Angeles.-Ever since Lonesome
Jack Altman was seven years OLD Is
has been "foolin' round" snakes. Hs
has captured his 18,OO0th snake.
"The rattlesnak0 is the most inteiii-
gent of all reptiles and the most az
fectionate." Jack declared. AFTER
they have been fanged they are tne
most desirable of snake pets. Tney
can be made to come to you just IKE
a pet dog or cat" Jack and ms
brother Sherley made a journey
through the mountains the past week
in quest Of snakes and brought BACK
several large ratrlers.
II found out that rattlers were thick
er in the mountains this summer than
they have been COR years" ne SAID.
"The season seems to have been Just
right to bring them out. A forest
ranger told me that he had killed more
this summer than In the last nve
years put together.
Il have been bitten by rattlers seven
times in my life, but always had per-
manganate of potash with me and
saved myself from serious harm.
promptly split the wound with my
knife and apply the antidote before
the poison has had time to get into
my system"
When Jack returned with the rep
tiles he entertained his friends with
an exhibition of snake dentistry, In
which he extracted the fangs from sew
eral rattlers.
1T isn't generally known that
rattlesnake has seven sets of fangs,
Jack continues. There is one pair OF
main fangs, one pair of reserve fangs
and five pairs of fangs which float In
the poison sac. If the main fangs are
removed and one of the other pairs
left in the mouth they will very short
ly grow into position to be used.
When l am travelling in the mountains
and see a snake track in the dust can
examine it and tell what kind OF
snake made it, which way it was tray
cling and about how long it has been
since it passed by. have a call that
will attract rattlesnakes to me if they
are near. I discovered the sound &C
cidentally and keep it secret"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-31
British Savant Makes Archaeological
Find In West Doneeal-Great in
terest Is Aroused.

Belfast.-Great interest has been
aroused in archaeological circles by
the discovery made by Prof Edward
Spencer Dodgson of Jesus college. OK.
ford. The peculiar markings on the
stone found by the savant at Killult
Falcarragh, West Donegal, are be-
lieved to provide clue to the where
abouts of an extensive treasure be.
longing to an ancient Irish chieftain,
and supposed to be hidden in the i'm.
mediate neighborhood. Several rare
gold ornaments were found near by
during the digging of a mound sixty
years ago.
Professor Dodgson found the stone,
which is over yard in length, par
TALLY exposed in a field less than a
hundred yards from the local Protest.
ant church. The position Of the stone
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-31
npnEp wv Natural Leaf Tobacco from the patch.
uhpCh hi' WEST KY. TOBACCO CO., Kevfl KY.
DID DRAW THE LINE AT THAT
After All, There Was Something the
Victorious Insurgents Would
Not Be Guilty Of.

The successful revolutionist (for
that month"; leaned back in his chair.
while you correspondents have
been reasonably accurate in your &C
counts" he remarked, you have over
looked some of our good points. We
acknowledge capturing the insurgent
general, starving him a week, beating
him regularly, cutting off his ears and
finally banishing him, but"
He paused that the force of the re-
mark might be fully felt.
when you say we have been in
human and given to extreme cruelty,
you overdraw it. We haven't even
limited at running him for vice-presi-
dent!"-New York Evening Post.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-31
TO WEAR BYZANTINE CROWN
King Constantine of Greece Will Be
Hailed as Augustus" at the
Coronation.

Vienna.-An invitation has reached
Emperor Francis Joseph to participate
as an honored guest at the splendid
and unique coronation ceremonies in
Athens next May, when King Constan-
tine of Greece and his royal spouse
will be crowned
The feature of the ceremony will lie
in the fact that the Byzantine imperial
diadem of old will be placed on the
brow of the ruler of small but am
bilious kingdom, and that with the
browning will go the assumption of the
ancient title of Augustus"
The very crown of the old Byzantine
empire, kept hitherto in the monas-
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-31
FOUND HER ORDERS oBEYED
Trained Nurse Knows Now That CHI
nesc Are Literal, and Trait Does
Not Appeal to Her.

rive always heard that the Chi
nese were literal" said trained
nurae. Last week / satisfied myself
ON that subject. AS ! was hurrying
off for few days rest made UP two
brown paper parcels. which happen
ed to be about the same size. In one
was a bunch Of collars and cuffs for
the Chinese laundry. ! was to leave
this on my way out.
THE other package contained a
yard OF blue velvet and two hand
some feather ornaments. My mill
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-31
DOES STONE HIDE FORTUNE?

and It's peculiarities attracted the sa.
want attention, and he obtained per,
mission to have it removed to Gorta.
hork Gaelic college. where it attract.
ca the attention of many teachers
ana students. Some of the markings
nave been deciphered, one group be.
lns interpreted as signifying soul or
spirit lut no further light ON the mes.
sase can be obtained pending the ar.
rivai OF experts. The markings re,
semARe ogham, peculiar alphabet
OF straight lines used by the ancient
Irlsn' Some parts of the surface OF
.ne stone bear resemblance to the
body of petrified fish.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-31

terry of Mount Athos, will be used on
this occasion, with the purple robe Of
old
Simultaneous with the coronation
festivities there will be fortnight's
athletic games in the stadium at Ath-
ems and historical plays will be given
in the Acropolis.
Austrians are wondering how Rus
STA will like this assumption of sue.
censorship of Byzantium.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-31

One 81 bottle of Di-Col-Q is positively
guaranteed to cure eczema, itch, ring
worm, letter. Few drops cure collie.
cramps, dysentery. One drop cures
toothache. One spoonful guaranteed to
cure horse collie. Dicolq heals burns,
cuts, sores and removes inflammation
and swellings. Powerful, penetrating,
painless. Won't blister or remove hair.
Retailed by dealers or sent by mail by
New York Drug Concern, New York.Adv.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-31

Pinkham's Vegetable Compound adver-
tised, I tried it. My health improved
wonderfully and / am now quite well
again. No woman suffering from fe-
male ills will regret it if she takes this
medicine. - Mrs. JAMES G. LECLEAR.
1856 Hunt ST., Detroit, Mich.
Another Case.
Philadelphia, Pa" Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound is all YOU
claim it to be. About two or three
days before my periods i would get bad
backaches, then pains in right and left
sides, and my head would ache. Icalled
the doctor and he said had organic in
fiammation. Invent to him for while but
did not get well so took Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound. After TAX
ing two bottles was relieved and finally
my troubles left me. / married and
have two little girls. ] have had no re-
turn of the old troubles. Mrs. CHAs.
BoELL, 1850 S. Chadwick ST., Phila., Pa.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-31
Would Jar Him. Too.

do you think that the new motor
delivery business will ever displace
the postman?" asked the CONVERSE
tional young man, when crossing the
street, of his companion.
Certain to if it hits him."
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-31
Pain in Back and Rheumatism

are the daily torment of thousands. To Ell
fectually cure these troubles you must re-
move the cause. Foley Kidney Pills begin
to work for YOU from the first dose, and ex-
ert so direct and beneficial an action in the
kidneys and bladder that the pain and tor
ment of kidney trouble soon disappears
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-31
DOCTORS did
NOT help her
But Lydia E. Pinkham's Yes.
etable Compound Restored
Mrs. LeClear's Health
Her Own Statement.
Detroit, Mich. ct am glad to dis.
cover remedy that relieves me from

m y suffering and
pains. For two years
/ suffered bearing
down pains and got
all run down. was
under a n ervous
strain and could not
sleep at night. I
went to doctors here
in the city but they
did not do me any
good.
" Seeing lydia r
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-31
His Weakness.

She-He does not seem to be bril-
liant conversationalist.
He-No; unfortunately, he can't
talk on any subject unless he knows
something about it-Puck.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-31

dreams He Sees Robber; Shoots SALE
frederick, Md.-Dreaming that J
t t seized a bag containing 500
Harry 5 Devilbiss. local merchant
grabbed his revolver in his slee. and
his own leg. p'eieeu
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-31

Finds $500 Diamond in oysters.
Wakefield, Nashville eating din
ner, Mrs Margaret Barrett found in a
plate Of oysters diamond. finely cut
and polished.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-31
Rare Domination.

i have an ideal wife"
Whats your idea of an ideal wife?"
"one who can keep house, her com
per and her help"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-31
important 10 Mothers
Extreme Regularity.

SIS Mike good worker?"
"Oh, yes; fair"
Regular"
Regular as the clock. Strikes
every hour"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-31

Jealousy will not listen to reason
because it doesn't believe there is such
thing.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-31

Break up that cough. A single dose. OF
Deans Mentholated Cough Drops brings
prompt relief-5c at all Drug Stores.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-31
Associated Profits.

rs he good piayer?"
We'll. when ne handles poker, you
just ought to see him shovel IN
money"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-31
Another Case.

AnrAIr0 Sell self-th $ading needles. The blind
NfqEM " can thread them. Sample package and
HSAts " terms l0c. A. l.. DEAN co., Taunton Mass
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-12
As Reported
In the Home Paper.

The Atlanta lawyer who moved
here from a small town in Alabama
opened his copy of the home paper
and i'm the society column read the
following
The Thimble club met with Mrs.
Wilder. Darniug was the order Of
the day. As usual. Mrs. Bell gave a
short synopsis of 'Disrael's Life, the
principal point being ne was ten long
Years in the House Of Commons be-
fore he made an impression on 1t. He
then. in 1917, made a speech that i'm
mOrtalized his name ana he remained
one of the leaders of the British ma
tion until his death i'm 1851.
The ho-,@ss daintly served two
kinds of cake. snow pudding and cof-
fee, all 20 fine quality The day was
beautiful and all enjoyed 81 lovely
time"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-12
F aMILY IN FAVOR
Of CHALONER
SANITY SUIT
Bid Him Return to New York and
Prove Competence to Ham
die Own Estate.

NEW YORK. June ~ John Arm
strong ChaIoner. brother Of sheriff
Bob" CbanIcr. has been offered the
chance 20 come back TO New York
State ana prove that he is sane. Il
he can do this. his New York con
servator saws. he may have control
over his check book and $500, 900
estate
Chaioner was committed by his rel
atives 10 Bloomingdale Asylum six
teen years ago and confined Tor four
wears i'm She insane hospital He
managed To escape to his Virginia
farm and was declared sane by
jury in that State.
Kept Out Of New York.
He changed the spelling of his name
and since that time has kept out Of
New York state, contentiug himself
with drawing as much money from
his New York property as Thomas
T. Sherman, his committee, was per
mitted by the court to give him This
amount Is $4,000 a year
In an appiiCatiO filed recently in
the supreme Court Chaloner asked
for an additional allowance of $4,000
year
Among the papers submitted is an
affidavit by Mr. sherman declaring
that If Mr.. ChdIoner will come to
New York and snow capabiiity of
managing his property the commit
lee will not oppose his application or
effort To prove his sanity Ii is in
rimateJ that Mr. sherman is acting
with the consent of the various mem
hers of he t'nHU.pT family