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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-01-24
BEAR WAS HIS INDIAN WIFE.
Where the Hunter Shot Her Is Now Called Bears
House.

Along one Of the branches of the Cheyenne
river in South Dakota there stands hill called
Matoti or Bears House, Tradition tells this
Indian legend about it:
Once upon time an Indian hunter was out
on the chase He wandered for many a day
through forest and plain, hill and dale, till
he finally came to a spot where Bears House
now is Here he hunted for while until one day
he met a beautiful Indian woman.
AS he saw her he wanted to marry
her Long and hard was the wooing. for the
Indian woman was unwilling to marry the
stranger. At last she consented, but she made
the stranger promise that he would never in the
future hunt or kill the bear. This animal was hei
totem sacred to her and an object of her wor
ship. The hunter faithfully promised to obey hei
wishes and to hunt all other animals and leave
the bear unframed. Then they we're married
and lived on in happiness and contentment fol
many day
Once it happened that the hunter started on the
chase. Early he went and roamed all through
the neighboring forest without killing a single
thing. At last he became weary and tired from
the chase and resolved to return to his wigwam
AS he was approaching his home he saw in thu
dusky twilight the dark and shaggy form of
huge bear making straight for the wigwam.
Now my wife will be lost" he thought, 80
If the bear reaches there before me he vii
surely kill her"
Doubt at first stayed his hand. for he remem
bered his marriage vow. But fear and anxiet
overcame his doubts He raised his bow to hi
shoulder and aimed at the animal One arrov
sent straight to the heart laid the animal low
When the Indian came near he saw instead c
the bear the lifeless form OF his wife. The hi
where they lived is still called the Bears House
or Matoti Hill
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-01-24

Lola the traveller who for days has been wearied
by the sight of nothing else but the monotonous
blue of the burning sky and the dreary desert
all about him is exhilarated, pleased and rested
by the sight of those beautiful cypress trees with
their cool dark foliage down in the wadi-the
Arabic for hollow or valley. Orr can
scarcely imagine anything more dreary than the
valley where these trees raise their heads above
the rock-bound hollow in the desert. They stand
in all their majesty in the gardens of the monas
terry of the Sinaittc monks st. Catherine one
of the mountains of the range called the Forty
Martyrs, and great pride is taken by these men
of God in these trees, which for thousand years
have broken the monotony of the desert waste
and have cast their welcome shade wherein the
weary traveller and the travelstained caravan
may rest and take shelter.
For more than year the Israelites were en-
camped in the valley of Sinai when they again
took up their wanderings in search of the prom
Used land Through Asia Minor they proceeded
to the land of Canaan their great leader, Moses.
dying as they came in sight of the country
which God had promised to Abraham. Isaac and
Jacob
One of the most important places in Asia
Minor, on the road from Constantinople to Konia,
is the ancient town of Alum Kara-Hissar whose
extraordinary citadel rising 500 feet in its very
center, the Byzantine fortress of Aeroenus
where in $50 A. D. the Arabs under the leader
ship of Sid ell Battel ell Ghazi, defeated by
the Turks in it's very shadow To get a view OF
this most picturesque town climb up the stair
way cut in the rock of the citadel brings one to
the very summit where there still remain the me-
diaeva Turkish Notifications
Like all other towns in Asia Minor, Alum
Kara-Hissar is built of mud bricks. Its streets
run in every direction of the compass. Although
the language spoken there is Turkish, there is
a large Armenian population. 1t is as dirty a
place as one imagine. Overrun with half
starved. bowling dogs in the day, the night Is
made hideous by their mad attempts to clean up
the refuse thrown in the streets It is good
place to be avoided by the fastidious. The town
boasts of a fine bazaar, churches for the Armer-
ians and mosques for the Turks as well as
schools for both classes. The Armenians have
made a commendable effort to make their part
Of the town inhabitable and sanitary
The story of the birth and infancy of the
founder and first legislator OF the Israelite ma
ton is one of the treasured gems of Hebrew
literature. He OF the tribe of Levi. and
his mother Jochebed This fathers name was
Amram). hid him three months in defiance oil
the edict of Pharaoh. who to prevent the growth
of his Hebrew slave population had ordered al
their male children to be put to death at birth
As the danger of discovery became great. the
infant placed in an ark the Nile. was
found and adopted by the daughter OF Pharaoh
and was brought up Egyptian prince Bu
his heart was with his enslaved brethren. anC
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-01-24
ASK YOUR DRUG
GIST FOR FREE Pc
RUNA ALMANAC
FOR 1913.
WHERE WE FIND EMERALDS
Famous Muzo Mines In the Republic
of Colombia Produce Finest
Gems.

The finest emeralds are found in
the Republic of Colombia, at the ia
nous Muzo mines in the department
of Boyaca, seventy miles north by
west of Bogota, which have been
worked since 1858. The Spaniards
mined there in the middle of the six
teenth century, but withdrew after
time, owing to continual fighting
with the Indians; with the result that
for awhile the locality of the mines
was unknown. They are now worked
by an English company in partner
ship with the government. The emer-
aids at Muzo occur in calcite veins
running through black carboniferous
limestone in all directions and at all
angles. Often the limestone is COW
cred with earth, in which bushes and
trees are growing; this has to be
cleared before prospecting is possible.
When caIcite veins have been located,
the side of the hill is dug away in
banks" usually by Indians, whose
chief tool is a steel bar forged to a
point at one end. The pieces of cal
cite vein are examined specifically
for emeralds, and are then set aside
for conveyance to the sorting-shed,
where detailed examination is made,
and the emeralds are divided into fit.
teen grades according to color, trans.
parency, size, freedom from flaws, and
| so on
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-01-24
swat Indirect,

Mandy-What foh 20 ben goin' to
de postofice so regular? Are yo' cor
respondin' wifi some other female?"
Rastus-"N Nope; but since ah been a
readin' in de papers bout desc con.
science funds ali kind of thought ah
might possibly git lettah from dat
ministah what married us.''-Life.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-01-24
Rather Formal.

Are you on friendly terms with
your neighbor in the apartments"
well, no. She's rather formal.
Always sends her card when she
wishes to borrow -four, and If she
wants both -four and sugar she sends
two cards"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-01-24
DR.. Hartman Says:
Write to Peruna Testimonials If Yea
Want to Know the Truth.


Want to Know the Truth.
The following letter was received
by DR.. Hartman through his regular
correspondence:
Il notice the testimonial OF Mrs.
Alice Boyle, which you give in your
last article. If should write her do
you suppose she would give me fur
ther particulars? / have heard it said
many times that such testimonials are
fakes; that they are either absolutely
fictitious or else the people have been
hired to write them. | have been in
clined to write you great many
times but these stories about patent
medicine advertisements have dis
couraged me from doing so. / am
afflicted with catarrh and should like
very much to find remedy such as
your article describes"
To the above letter DR.. Hartman
made the following reply:
My dear Madam do not wonder
that you are confused and have lost
all faith in advertised remedies.
There has been so much said against
them, so much controversy concern
ing them, am not surprised that
some people have lost confidence in
them.
wish you would write Mrs. Boyle,
as one woman to another. ! wish you
would ask her whether she has been
| hired to write such a testimonial,
whether her testimonial represents
/ the truth.
| hope you will remember that she
is housewife, like yourself, that she
| has something to do besides write
letters, that she is woman of mod
crate means and cannot afford to
write these letters and pay her own
| postage. | hope you will enclose
stamp SO she can answer you without
loss to herself. Mrs Boyle is a very
estimable lady and no doubt you will
both profit by being acquainted with
each other
Should you conclude to try Peruna
for your catarrh / would be very glad
to hear of the result. can assure you
that no use will be made of your let
ter, except by your written consent.
Mrs. Boyle very kindly consented to
have me use her letter, which is my
reason for doing so, and you will be
treated exactly as she has been.
People recover from chronic ca
tarrh who take Peruna. There is nc
doubt about that Some surprising
| recoveries are reported almost daily
have thousands of them in my files
Peruna is for sale at all drug stores
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-01-24

his Staying of one of their oppressors necessitat
ed his fight to indian, where he received the
divine call to be the deliverer of his people from
Egypt After considerable trouble he led them
forth, crossed the Red sea, in which the pur'
suing Egyptians were drowned and then, during
forty years residence in the desert, organized
the religious and social polity of the nation
Moses stands out as sublime and unique figure
without whom neither Judaism, Mohammedanism
nor Christianity could have been what they are
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-01-24
Helping the Game.
Socialist.

BAH" exclaimed the Socialist.
Money is filthy lucre"
We'll, I've done the best could TO
day. replied the man who dabbles in
stocks. I've cleaned up $1,000
I.ippincctt's.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-01-24
Better WAY.

Does your wife raise a rumpus
when you stay away from home at
night?"
mo; but she does when get
home"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-01-24
Not for Publication.

"of course, you have some convictions in mat
tiers of public concern"
"Mebbe," replied Farmer Corntossel.
We'll. why don't you come out and express
them?"
81 dasnt We've got boarders from all politica
parties - Washington Star.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-01-24

ORE than 5000 years ago there were
gathered at the command Of Moses,
on the plains of Assemblage in the
valley of Mount Sinai, all OF the
children of Israel to listen to the
reading of the laws that were re-
vealed to Moses during the forty
days and forty nights" he spent IN
the midst of cloud communing with
the God of the chosen people"
Since that momentous and epoch
making event nations have risen to
mighty power, only to go down to
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-01-24
Its Popularity.

What public board is most in IA
vor in municipality
I rather think it is the festive
bcard?"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-01-24
Good ReasonIna.

Are you superstitious about 10 at
table? asked Mrs. Hickenlooper,
Il am when there's hardly enough
food for 13," said Mrs. Giddybody.-
Judge.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-01-24

You can jolly the average man by
referring to him as a prominent citi-
zen
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-12

for vengeance on himself And into
his thoughts now crept a doubt. one
that alarmed his sense OF justice. A
horrible suspicion that he had misjudg-
ed Mary Turner crept into his brain
and would not out. He fought IL with
all the strength OF him. and that was
much. but ever IL abode there
Mary Turner herself. too. was in
condition utterly wretched. and for tho
same cause-Dick Glider. That source
81 the fathers suffering was hers as
well She had won her ambition OF
years-revenge on the man who had
sent her 10 prison And now the toy
Of IL WAS a torture, for the puppet OF
her plans. the son. had suddenly be.
come the chief thing in her life
She had taken IL for granted that he
would leave her after he came TO Know
that her marriage 10 him was only 9
device 20 bring shame on his father
Instead be loved her. That fact seem.
ed the secret OF her distress He loved
her More. he dared believe. and to
assert boldly. that she loved him. Had
he acted otherwise the matter would
have been simple enough But he
loved heB-loVed her still. Though ne
knew the shame that had ciouded her
life. knew the motive that had led her
to accept him as a husband More-by
a sublime audacity be declared that
she loved him.
There came a thrill in her heart each
time she thought OF that-that she
loved him The idea was monstrous.
Of course. and yet Here. as always. I
she broke OF. hot dush blazing in her !
cheeks.
Mary Turner was Just ready for bed !
when a note came by messenger who |
waited for no answer. a. be told the |
maid As Mary reas the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-12

7 Vow Rurke went on h=i>kiy as
7 the door closed behind the servant
where could these men stay ont OF
sight until they're needed"
There followed little discussion
which ended in the selection or n
. sforeroom al the end Of the passage on
The ground floor
And now. Mr. Glider" the inspec-
tor said ener=etically. I'm going 10
give you the same TIP I gave your man.
Co 70 ted and stay there"
Bot the boy" Glider protested.
What about him: He's the one thing
OF importance 70 me
III he SayS anything more about 20
ing 20 Ch!~=-" just Won let him 60.
that's sII, lt's tho best place FOR him
TO- the next few days
-YD,s're in charge here Burke said
10 Cassidy. and hold you responsi-
bic I'm coming back TO get this
bunch myself. and III cali you when
you're wanted Noull wait in the
storcroOm ont there and don't make
move TIL YOU hear from me. unless 10y
any chance things 20 wrong and you
Get call from Gri=cs. He's got a
whistle and he'll Use II II necessary.
Got that StT1ighi - Cassidy declared
IN entire understanding OF the direc-
tons
A. the mon left the room Burke
turned again 20 Glider.
Just one thin: more" he said. AT
or I've gone want you to stay M Tor
half hour anyhow. with the Fights
burning 10 you see? want 90 he
sure 10 give the Turner woman time
20 get here while that gang Is al
WORK"
Glider scTupulously followed the di-
rertioDS Of tine police inspector Tn
easily he had remained I'm the library
until the allotted time was elapsed
He fdGeted from place to Place. his
mind heavy with distress under the
shadow that threatened 10 blight the
life Of his cherished son Finally. with
a sense OF relief he put out the lights
and went 20 his chamber.
His thoughts were most with his son.
and ever rs he thought Of Dick his
fury waNed against the woman who
had enmesEed the boy in her plotting
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-12
CHAPTER XIII.
The Burglary at eIder's.

THE entrance Of the butte
brought tie. inspectors thought
back % tbe matter In hand
My man he said authorita
lively. u want -Du TO 20 ny To- IN,
roof and open the ~-uttIe Y0u-u I'm,
some men Whiting NJ there Rriu-
'em down here They r. police Off
Gers You get EN- down here. ans
then you 20 10 red and stay there I'll
morning Understand:
The butler lookesi M his master TOT
guidance Receiving a nod. he said:
Very we'll sir
How do you snow the-'re going q
break into the h"riSe tonight" Gildei
denIa nfpf Of T;u-ke ~or de- you only
think they're =ciu. 20 break into the
horrSe:-
Il know they are n1ed il"
You did,
"Sure. dII II through stool pigeon -
.Oh. m irf1rr1.-.-- Glider uit.rrunt-
ed. little doubtfr'lr.
-Ycs." Burke agreed: stool ri-con
f. the police nam. FOR him. Really.
he's the vlIcst thing th,t craw!s"
..Hrt II vou think thar. Glider OK
postulated. why do Won have any,
thiug 10 do with tbat sorr OF perso,.-'
because lis good business the in
spector replied We know he's spy
md a traitor aud fb,t everv time ne
comes near ms W. ouch, ~ usa n dis
I,fe,tart E,,r w.. dc,,I win b{-, ,,,s,
the sans because ~. huve 20 Now
tho stooI u!ga,r in This tri.I. il. q s,vcu
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-12

| OF the octa Sonal window in the library
| OF Richard elders town house swuEl
open under tine persuasive influence ot
a thin rod OF steel cunningly used
and Joe Carson stepped confidently
into the dark room.
For a space he rested motionless
listening intently. Treasured. he drew
out an electric torch and set it glow.
ing A little disk of light touched here
and there about the room. travelling
very swiftly and in methodical cir
Giles. Satisfied by the survey, Carson
crossed to the hall door. where he lis
tened for any sound of life without
and found none The door into the
passage that led TO the storeroom
where the detectives waited next en-
gagged his businessiike attention. And
here again there was naught TO pro-
woke his suspicion
II seemed to him that everything
was in readiness for the coming OF his
associates There remained only 10
give them the signal in the room
around the corner where they waited
at a telephone. He seated himself in
elders chair at the desk and drew the
telephone to him.
"Give me 900 Bryant" he said
There was a little wait Then an an
swer in q voice he knew came over the
wire.
Carson picked up a penholder from
the desk and began tapping lightly on
the rim OF the transmitter. IL was a
code message in Morse In the room
around the corner the tapping sounded
clearly. ticking out the message that
the way was free for the thieves com
ing.
For a final safeguard Carson search
ed for and found the telephone bell
box and unscrewed the bells. which he
placed on the desk. He then took his
pistol from his hip pocket and thrust
II into the right side pocket OF his coat
Once again. now. he produced the cleo
trio torch and lighted ii as be extin-
guished the lamp on the table.
He then went TO the door into the
hall, opened it aud, leaving it ajar. !
made his way in silence 10 the outer !
doorway. The doors there were freed |
Of their bolts. and one Of them swung
wide. SO nicely had the affair been I
timed that hardly was the door open
before the three men slipped in and /
stood mute and motionless in the hall J
while Carson refastened the doors
Then Carson walked quickly back to
the library Behind him. with steps as
noiseless as his own. came the three
men
When all were gathered in the H.
brsry Carson shut the hall door.
touched the button in the wall beside
L. and the chandelier threw its radiant
light on the group
Griggs was in evening clothes seam
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-12
BACKACHE A Warming
YOU SHOULD HEED
u 10 One % Natures First Signs Of
Kidney Troubles; n Neglected,
Serious Diseases May
Follow

When the kidneys are clogged up
and inactive. nature has way OF
warning you.
Backache Is one OF the first symp-
toms. You may also be troubled with
disagreeable. annoying bladder disor-
ders: have attacks OF Iumbago or
rheumatism: become nervous. tired.
and feel all worn out: puffy swellings
show under the eyes or in the feet and
ankles: and many other symptoms are
noticed. II they are neglected. dropsy.
diabetes. or Bright's disease. which so
often prove fatal. may result.
II is not only dangerous. but needless
for you 10 suffer and endure the tor
lures of these troubles. when a little
Crcxone now viii quickly and surely
end all such misery.
There is no more effective remedy
known for all such troubles than CroX-
one, because IL reaches the cause. IL
soaks right into the kidneys, through
the walls and Innings; cleans out the
clogged-up pores: neutralizes and dis
selves the poisonous uric acid and
waste matter that lodge in the joints
and muscles and cause those terrible
rheumatic pains. and makes the Kid
neys hitter and sifr the poison out OF
the blood and drive II from the sys-
TEN
You win find CroxOne different from
all other remedies. II is practically
impossible TO takesi 4; without results
An original package costs but tri-
he. and all druggists are authorized 10
return the purchase price II Croxone /
should fail in a single case. Three /
doses a day for q few days is often all 1
that is ever needed 10 end the worst 1
backache relieving rheumatic pains. Or
overcome urinary disorders.-tAdv.) /
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-12

the wrong he mad done me. / wouldn't
let myself even think of you. and then
l realized that l had spoiled your
life"
NO. not spoiled it Mary! Blessed
! 1t. We must prove that yet"
/ Yes. spoiled it, the wife went on
| passionateiy. IF | had understood, If
/ could have dreamed that / could ever
! care Oh. Dick. / would never have
married you for anything in the
world"
But now you do realize the young
man said quietly The thing is done.
II we made mistake it is for us to
bring happiness out of that error"
''Ob, can't you see:" came the
stricken lament I'm jailbrd"'
But you love me-yOu do love me.
know The young man spoke with
joyous certainty. for some infection OF
her voice had told the truth 10 his
heart. Nothing else mattered But
now. 70 come back TO this hole were
in here Don't you understand at last
that you can't beat the law: If you're
caught here tonight where would you
get on-caught here with a gang Of
burglars? Why didn't You go to Chi
cago. as yOu pIanned:'
PLANNED: With whom:''
why. with Burke"
who told you that l had arranged
any such thing:'
Burke himself did.
''When:" Mary was standing rigid
nov. and the rare color famed in her
cheeks. Her eyes We're blazing.
Less than an hour ago
-'Where:"
lin this ROOM
what was be doing here:"
Talking TO my father
The seemingly simple answer ap- /
peared the last straw 10 the girls bur /,
den OF fFcnZied suspicion Her voice
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-12

ned guuaw Of laughter from the big
chest of Chicago Red.
Your safety depends on me" the
young man warned. suppose l should
call for help:"
You would only call once" Carson
said grimly. His hand went to the
noiSeless weapon in his coat pocket.
Once would be quite enough
You win" Carson said. with half
laugh He turned to the other men
and spoke a command.
You get over by the nall door Red.
and keep your ears open every second.
Give us the office if you hear anything.
If we're rushed and have 10 make 4
quick getaway see that Mary has the
first chance. Get that all of youY"
Carson turned TO Dick.
Make it quick, remember"
Dick spoke at once. with hesitancy
that betrayed the depth of his emo
ton.
Don't you care for me at alp" he
asked wistfully.
The girls answer was uttered with
nervous eagerness, which revealed her
own stress of fear.
NO. no, no." she exclaimed.
81 know you do, Mary" he asserted
confidently: "a little anyway. Why.
Mary, can't you see that you're throw
ing away everything that makes life
worth while? Don't you see that
There was no word from the girl.
Her breast was moving convulsively.
Mary, Mary" he cried. You've got
to change Don't be so hard. Give the
woman in you a chance"
The girls form became rigid as she
fought for self control.
81 am what l am she said sharply.
II can't change. Keep your promise.
now. and lets get out of this
You can change" Dick went on i'm
petuousiy. MARY. haven't you ever
wanted the things that other women
have-sheltcr and care and the big
things of life. the things worth while?
all ready for you now, Mary.
And what about me? After all. you've
me. Now, it's up to YOU to
give me my chance TO make good. I've
tried much. | shall. now. if you will
have it so. Mary-if you'll help me. l
will come out all right, | know that;
so do you. Mary. Only you must belp
me | need you. and you need me.
Come away with me-
NO. no. | married you not because
loved you, but to repay your father