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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-05-16

feel better than ! have for years. I
recommend Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound to all who suffer as |
did. Mrs. M. ZEuNER, l045 New Jer-
sey Street, Lawrence, Kansas.
Montana Woman's Case.
Burns, Mont. -" Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound cured me of awful
backache which / had suffered with for
months. was soweak could hardly do
my work and my head and eyes ached all
the time. Your Compound helped me
in many ways and is a great strength
ener. always recommend it TO my
friends and tell them what a grand med
scine it is for women. You may use my
name for the good of others. Mrs.
JOHN FRANCIS, Burns, Montana.
The makers of Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound have thousands of
such letters as those above they tell
the truth, else they could not have been
obtained for love or money. This med
scine Is no stranger It has stood the
test for years.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-05-16
Low Mould &c short.

.oh, swear not BY the moon, the in
constant moon" said Juliet
How about the modern maidens who
are going to be loved .till the sands
Of the desert grow cold9T
Don't their physical Biographies tell
them that the sands of the desert
grow cold every night, owing TO the
lack OF aqueous vapor2. Ours used
TO-
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-05-16
mords Of RsaI Wisdom.

IF YOU are a kicker and see the
.hadow Of failure in everything that is
nronosed to help the town. for heav-
ans sake so into some secluded can
von and kick your own shadow on the
slay bank, and give the men who are
workinS to build mp the town q
,hance one long-faced. hollow-eyed.
shining, carping. chronic kicker can
a. more to keep away business and
,spital from a town than all the
sroughts. short crops. ehinch bugs. cr
stones and bliEzards eomeined.-Whits
Hali tnl.l Register.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-05-16
wiIIinu to Try.

"The man who marries my daugh-
ter" said the old gentleman, must
demonstrate before he receives my
consent that he can earn his own iv-
ing
IAN right" the boy replied. "iust
make me vice president of your COM
pany for a little while, and III show
YOU"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-05-16
What is CastOria.

ASrORIA harmless substitute Oil, Pegmic Drops and
- Soothing Syrups pleasant contains neither Opium Morphine nor
other Narcotic substance It's its guarantee destroys Worms and ays
Penes For more than thirty years for the relief
Of Consultation Faulency Wind Collie Teetng Troubles and Nahea
regulates Stomach and Bowels ama the Fo giving healthy and
natural eeu The Chldrens Panac-The Mothers Friend
Always Bought and which has been use Tor over
40 wears has borne the signature of @ Fletcher and has been made under
personal supervision its infancy Allow one to deceive you In t
All ounerfs limitations Ju-as-ood" but Experiments that tribe with
and endanger health Of Infants and Children against Experiment
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-05-16
His Experience.
football?'

"Haye you ever played footballs"
she asked.
Mo- he replied, "but when was a
cowboy was once run over by herd
OF stampeded steers
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-05-16
KANSAS WOMAN
Who SUFFERED
From Headache, Backache,
Dizziness and Nervousness,
Restored to Health by
Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.
Lawrence, Kans. "a year ago was
suffering from number of ailments. I

always nad pam ana
was irregular. Dur
ing the delay ! suf-
fered a great deal
with headache, back
ache, dizziness, few
erish spells, nervous
ness and bloating.
/ had been married
nearly three years.
I took Lydia E. Pink
hams " egetable
Cnynporfnd and now
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-05-16
His ELEGANT LANGUAGE.

How careful that Mr.. Piimley is
about his language. He seems to be
so anxious always for fear he may not
use the right word or give his as
and RS the proper sound"
"Yes. he is very fastidious in that
way. He even pronounces it 'catapil-
low"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-05-16
More Painful to Many.

THE worst of all isms." said the
lecturer, lis pugilism.'
Pardon my, my friend" reioined a
man who had just entered the hall on
crutches, but l know worse one
than that"
What is it, sir?" queried the lee
turer.
Rheumatism" answered the other
STRAY Stories.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-05-16
naas AGAINST Him.

The bravsst man may be the one
Who is always telling whas
Blood-curdling oadsrs he ha DONE
But the chances are he's not
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-05-16
ne MAJ %.

Life,s path has many a hidden pit
And many steps anf powders !.
And they fall hardest there VINO SIT
on other peoples shoulders.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-05-16
Easy.

Il see you have new COOK said
Mrs. Keen. as she smiled at the host
ess across the table
Yes" replied TIE hostess How
did You know
I've been studying the thumb
prints on the plates. replied Mrs,
Keen
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-05-16
ouIte 81.

DO you believe in the once seeking
the mani
That depends altogether on the
amount Of his shortage"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-05-16

There is nothing more pitiful than
a life spent in thinking nothing but
self.-Farrar.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-05-16

Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces infiamma-
sionaliays pair, cures wind collie, CSC bottle4aG
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-05-16

EREMATuRE sENILiTY : Most msladles,
sacrobss u Prot Metsehnikees tfasteu- lnstitese,
EArssl aocsrine. MOUNTAINEERING this petson re-
wvcnates, prclonEs vitality aud beauty
kssnenArs- xoghuFsGp. Aaxelsaeee 40 &c. CAs
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-05-16

Deaf mutes must be noisy lot II
actions speak louder than words.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-05-16

An ostrich can eat tacks. but it cant
lay a carpet.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-05-16

rPa. what's a barren ideaiity
"A drink OF water the next morning
after 3 fellow has been At stag am
ner."
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-05-16

mans Way,
Mhen sac Wasn't looking kissed
"whay did she 49,. mass.
a. 49,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-05-16
Letters from Prominent Physicians
addressed to Chas. H. fletcher.

Dr. Albert W. Ka Buffalo II have used Castoria m
practice past years regard excellent medicine
for children
Dr. Gnsaye Efsengaeber Paul. Mnn- have used
results and recon-
remedy for children
your caa in my ganitartunn practice
and find it be remedy children
Il have used your CAY
a in the ny pleasant take and have
obtained excellent results use"
e H. II have used Casoa u
medicine OF its kind
On the
81 find Castora 70 BE
standard family children
have KNOW recommend it
No. Yor Castcria certainly
has merit Is not all these
sufficient recsrdatun1
What a the Mothers
For several years have
your castora continue It haa
invariably produced results"
n. T. object caeo
medicines what ingredients are Put IN
them Castoria and advise its
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-20
Our S11l,nberi11g Riva1s
BY c.. F. MARKELL


His successor, Lopez, Sr., was a beast
of brutal lust. He tyrannized over his
people for % years when his death placed
his son in the presidential chair. Lopez,
Jr., was a fiend incarnate and violated
every law of the decafogue. He murdered
his father and brother, had men torn
limb from limb by tieing them to rampant
horses and even had his enemies sewed
up in green hides and placed before
large fire where by the shrinking of the
hide they were slowly crushed to death
and stopped the passage of foreign steam
ers up the river Parana by claiming
logs across the stream. This act brought
him in collision with Uruguay. Argentina
and Brazil and inaugurated war of six
years duration which practically killed
off every male inhabitant of the country
None was left In Paraguay to bury the
dead and the conflict cost the three op-
posing allis s250,000000.
At the close of the war the republic
was a nation of women Women titled
the land, women felled the trees, women
built the houses and women conducted
the trade and commerce of the country
Immigrants were invited to enter and
thousands of foreigners found rich wives
and fertile farms for the asking. A
census taken by Lopez before the war
showed a population of one and third
million and at the close of the war a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-20

similar census found less than a quarter
of a million of people. So there was
plenty of room for immigrants.
The Rio de la Plata is the widest river
in the world and with its tributaries is
said to command more miles of navigation
than all the rivers of Europe combined
1t is sensible TO the tides of the Atlantic
for 800 miles above it's mouth and over
it and it's conflvents large boats may
travel for 250O miles. 1t drains some of
the richest territory in the world.
Paraguay is the land of mandioca
and mate. the latter often being called
Jesuit's tea. The mandioca Is a root
somewhat resembling our yams and
from this root a sort of farina Is OBJ
tanned 1t is the flour of the nation
especially of the poorer classes The
plant grows to the height of four feet
that of the tomato and the stalk
makes excellent fodder for cattle. The
tubers sometimes weigh as much as
40 pounds, but the root has the pc
culiarity of carrying death and sus-
tenance in Its fibre. Eaten raw it is
deadly poison, 80 drops producing
terrible commissions and dissolution
Heat, however. destroys or neutralizes
this poison so that the mandioca is
eaten with impunity when baked or
boiled. 1t contains 80 per cent Of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-20
Long Live the Treasure Hunters

From the Charleston News and Courier.
For the sake of romance and adventure
and all that puts color into life it is to
be hoped that the failure of the expedi-
ton which recently went to the Isle OF
Cocos in search OF pirate gold viii not
mark the end of treasure hunting. In
the interest also of the good town OF
Panama. where the treasure seekers are
wont to outfit. and buy supplies, we
should point out that negative recruits
never really proved anything There may
be gold on Cocos There may be mil
lions of ipeces Of eight and Jewels ga
who had more than they could drink.
laid aside for a rainy day. Because
many treasure hunters have ransacked
Coeos from end TO end no man can say
that the next treasure hunter win not
find that for which all the others have
1abored and sought in vain.
Treasure hunters are of the earth's
salt. They are the dreamers Of great
dreams, the seers of wonderful visions.
the makers Of romance. All the world
loves or should love them. The news OF
the day Is too much burdened with heavy
reading One wearies at last OF political
and social reform, Of divorce and murder.
H. sordid barrooms, of the cost Of living
and the course of the markets. There IS
craving for something not so common
place. for something less prosaic. for
something which has touch of moon
shine in it, Let us not, therefore, dis
courage the treasure hunters with cold
reason like a dash of cold water Let
us rather fan their enthusiasm ana
keep it forever aslow so that as long az
newspapers exist there may be now and
then a tale of Cocos Island wedged in
between the tariff and the trusts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-20

frum the pay roll. We still insist that he
is making good. He is starting rite out
to prove to the American peepul that the
demmycratic party is not maid up of
lot of one-gallused two-by-fore irrespon-
sibull patronage garfters who go out
on the stump and pose as statesmen who
long to perish in the servlse of the pee
pul, and deplore the inniquitus missdeeds
of the republcon party and If they Will
just trust them and put them in power
they will newer betray the peepul but
win be faithful to there Promises. Wood
row is going to make them make good,
or he'll show sumboddy up.
woodrow don't know so much about the
tariff, but he knows a man who does
know sumthing about 1t. He knows that
man is as strait and relabully as a Cash
Registur. He knows that the DENNY
cratic party, rite or rong. is pledged to a
downwerd REVISION of the tariff; he
knows that the peepul won't stand for
emmy Munkey bizness about It, and he
determined to pin his faith in that one
man so he calls in Oscar and togethur
they fixed upon what they believe to be
rite and they put it rite square up to
that little cortery of Senators who believe
in tariff reform for evvery boldly exsept
themselves
The result in the past week or so
has been loud groans frum the ranks
of suger and wool. Opake and deense
gloom surround that camp. 1t has cum
to the showdown. If there is emmy
fore-flushing the fore-flushers will
stand plainly out in the veew of the
peepul; there win be no bush to hide
behind, they Will loom up like a bat
tleship In a bathtub and IL they fail
In the test they will call for the rocks
and the mountains to fall upon them
Woodrow hasn't got that long pro-
truding chin for nuthing. If the wool
and suger senators get togethur and
fix rate on these two commodities
and say unto Woodrow you had bettnr
take this bill for 1t represents a reduc-
ton all along the line, and we have
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-20
ACCIDENT PREVENTION
By FERDINAND C. SCHWEDTMAN

courage accident prevention; assure
compensation, preferably by compul :
sorry insurance, and cover all wage
that doctors and lawyers fees shall
Z ot rob the injured.
So much for compensation work, TO
a practical accident prevention cam
paign we have, however devoted our
greatest energies. Two experienced
safety engineers have been placed at
the service of members and so great
has been the demand for their services
that there are engagements for more
than six months ahead at this time.
The work of the safety engineers
consists of inspection of factories and
preparation of special reports for i'm
proving conditions, which manufac-
turers have almost uniformly acted
upon; advice regarding safety devices,
shop safety organization and other
means of preventing work accidents:
practical instruction to superintend-
ents, foremen, engineers and workmen
in regard to safety devices and Illus
trated talks with lantern slides and
motion pictures to workers, as we'll as
to employers. especially to local organ-
iNosioiAs' - bctii. All lulpOIldil Ddit -
the campaign is the establishment OF
local safety organizations with the
work in every point inspected placed
in the hands of some one person.
Numerous employers and business
men have as a result Of our advice and
practical work, engaged safety ensi-
reers for their operations The cam
paign has so increased the demand Tor
experts that the supply is inadequate
and open letters have been written 10
engineering colleges urging them to es-
tabIish special course Of training
leading to the degree of safety ensi-
neer."
Local safety revivals" have beer
conducted in many parts of the country
with some member OF the committee
present as the principal speaker n
special effort has been made to get N
touch with factory inspectors and 70
urge the keeping of statistics bearing
upon accidents.
me cooperation we have establishes
win insurance companies, both stock
ana mutual, promises to be most ell
Iective means of ESTABLISHING sys-
tenn ior rating risks which i'm the same
mauer as fire schedule rating. shail
froyide subtractions and additions or
insurance rates contingent upon the ac-
cident prevention activities of each I'M
snrer Many insurance companies are
ehueaForing to arrange for central in-
bad risks
The safety campaign was one Of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-20

factors that led to the organization of
the National Council for Industrial
Safety, which had its first enthusiastic
meeting four months ago. This new or
ganization plans an annual gathering
to take the form of a national safety
revival and an international safety
convention during the San Francisco
exposition.
The associations activity for work
mems compensation and accident pre-
Nention has cost approximately S50,-
600 during the last three years Its
safety campaign Is too young and too
widely spread as yet to give accurate
figures for results. Perhaps the best
sign of its success is the mass of en-
thusiastic testimonials from associa-
tfon members to the value of our ex-
perts' Inspections and advice The fol-
lowing partial figures viii. however
at least give some idea Of concrete
results
Two hundred and seventy-six MEM
bers of the association have placed
special man in charge of their shop
safety organization during the last
year and a half.
Several dozen manufacturers claim te
have reduced their accidents in cam
paign of from one to two years from 10
per cent to so per cent.
In more than so cases the safety
campaign has brought about a better
appreciation of general efforts in the
direction of sanitation and welfare
work.
Twenty or more establishments have
established sickness insurance in CO.
operation with their employees, as part
of their safety campaign.
Old age and inyalidity relief Is be-
ing considered by several dozen large
manufacturers now as part of the safe
ty campaign.
A dozen or more mutual insurance
and relief associations have been es-
tablshed among certain classes of man
ufacturers. such for instance as laun-
dries. mil1ers. etc. and accident pre-
vention is invariably one of the most
important, permanent features OF such
mutual organiza tions
My experience of many years with
associations of manufacturers and busf-
ness men convinces me that, regardless
of popular impressions. the large ma
Jority of captains of Industry believe
that "the gauge of their success is the
assistance they give others to sue
ceed.' Unfortunately. the every day
grind Of their work does not permit
many we'll intentioned business men to
know much about social legislation and
about the advantages of cooperation
and good will. I have found them ex-
ceedingly anxious to secure Information
about these matters and to act In ac-
cordance with sound advice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-20

Liebigs extract of beef 1t was brought
here nearly half a century ago because
OF the superior quality and cheapness of
beef and from Fray Bentos it Is shipped
in bulk to London and Antwerp where
1t is canned for the market,
In Juxtaposition geographically but dia-
metricaly opposite in the plano of prog
ress to Uruguay lies little Paraguay with
her population and her products consid-
erably less than they were century
ago. But for all this she is one of ma
tures jewels.
Tt has been POLITICALLY said that grass
is the forgiveness of nature and no where
does the grass grow so greenly, so softly
and so abundantly as in this little re-
public. Fire, flood, pestilence and war
may devastate the land, but no matter
how ruthless may be their work when
that work is completed the blades Of
grass spring up to hide the backened
path of flame. conceal the furrowed
course of shell and bullet. cover the stain
of carnage and obi1terate the work of the
deluge. Under its influence despite it's
ptiless treatment the earth smiles and
mods and forgives. This is true in re-
spect to Paraguay for the grass garnished
land has suffered untold horrors at the
hands of ruthless tyrants. For 80 years
President Francia stole and robbed and
oppressed the citizens of the republic.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-20

minute OF palaces, 1t was the most g-
gantic of jewel cases"
The streets of Asuneion are wide and
regular, but most miserably paved and
ankle deep with sand while the public
squares are bleak and void of decoration.
The cathedral is gloomy and uninterest-
ins,s but the dwellings, are rather pretty,
the floors of which are composed Of MARI
BILE or native hard woods.
The most cheerful place is the market
place which is open twice a week and is
full of interest. The women are the sellers
and the men the purchasers. The latter
are always on horseback and every rider,
though barefooted, is equipped with a
pair of immense silver plated spurs.
These spurs are so large and so cruel
that | once heard of two Paraguayans
for want of better weapons fighting a
duel to the death with pair of such foot
gear.
The trousers and shirts Of the poorest
men are usually covered with lace while
the women decorate themselves with
flowers. Both sexes display remarkably
small hands and feet and the Para
guayan differs from all other South
Americans in two respeets--he Is clean
and he is honest
Railroads are scarce in the republic.
trade having been monopolized by river
traffic, and though Ashnoion is just 1870
miles from Montevideo it requires 10 days
to make the journey by water, the steam
efs making innumerable calls for the re-
ceiYing and unloading of cargo.
The vessels are admirably equipped and
the accommodations are good. 1t is said
that the swallow and the honeybee are
the first companions of advancing civili-
cation. and while | enjoyed my trip to
Asuneon | do not wish to repeat 1t un-
til the swallow and the honeybee have
preceded me thlther. But when IRA
quay and Paraguay have once aroused
from their sumber they will become our
rivals and competitors in. agricultural,
arboreal and mineral products.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-20
Bin Vines or, Wilson, Underwood Team Work

eleer to Keep faith with the commun
peepul.
VIII the peepul rise and smite Wood
row for using the big stick? VIII they
demand in loud and boysterus tones to
be allowed. for the sake of harmerny,
to continew to pay the freight and to
chip in for the gassoleen which pushes
the mllyunairs six-syllenders? Will
they cry unto Woodrow to deslst
few well chosen desists and let us be
the goats, we air use to 1t? They viii
rot; on the contrary they will pat
woodrow on the back and tell him to
Go to it Old SlSout. you air giving a
first class performance and If you keep
1t up we1l give you an enkore."
The peepul love a filter. They delite
in a runcksion. especially if the man
who starts the runcksion does so in
there interests. If Woodrow sees fit,
therefore, to crack a few perfectly
good senatorial heds sum badly need
ed and absolutely legitimate cracks
there will be no long loud howl of
protest frum the peepul The holler
that is turned loose In the Senate will
be greeted with LATTER by the peepul
The Senate is in for very bad in
ming and menny a big leeger is going
to have his batting average reduced to
a fare you-w we'll.
President Taft YIELDED to the Senate
President Taft is now teeching school,
and nursing a lot of shop worn regrets
accumulated while he was in offs.
President Taft has no earthly use for
these regrets but they air about the
only souveneers he has of his admlnnis-
trason President Wilsun has fought
school onse and could struggle along a
good while now if he newer saw anuther
school house He has no moor idear of
letting the Senate doctor up the Under
wood bill to there nosion and putting it
over him than he has that Willyum
Bryan will get the nomminason in
1916.
woodrow is not hasty in grabbing an