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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-10
FRUIT TREES ON ROADSIDE
Scheme in Meeting With Greatest Sue
cess In Hungary-State Railroads
Lending Assistance.

A new industry which has developed
in Hungary with amazing results is
discussed in an interesting article in
Popular Mechanics. II is the cultiva-
ton Of fruit trees along all the public
highways. The magazine says: The
state railroads are lending assistance
to the fulfillment of the idea by charg-
ing only half the usual rate for the
transit of fruit tree stock. and the
scheme is meeting with the greatest
success. At the present time there
are about 100000 fruit trees on the
state highways. and perhaps one OF
the most astonishing facts is that all
the trees planted, saving an inslgnlt-
cant six per cent, are doing nicely.
Undoubtedly this success is largely
due to the care with which the keep
ers of the trees were educated. 1t is
possible to rent anywhere from three
or four to 800 or 400 trees for the sea
sons crop, and If ten trees OF one
kind of fruit growing in one locality
and ten trees of another kind of fruit
in another locality are wanted, il
is possible to have them for the re
quired rental. if not already contract
| ed for.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-10
ALL AGAINST THE BILLBOARD
Agitation for Its Elimination Has Now
Become Almost National
In Its Scope.

The campaign against billboards Is
SO well-nigh universal that it may be
said to be national in its scope. In
several states this nuisance is rapidly
coming under conditions that promise
either total elimination or consider
able degree of control. Locally the
question is live one, and with an
educative campaign ever before US we
may hope to see the day when bill
boards will be legislated out of ex-
istence in California. In doing this 1t
would be just to grant those in the
business six months or year in which
to retire their blots upon our falrest
landscapes. Such action is always
taken in response to general pubic
demand, and when so many OF our
people have expressed themselves
against this nuisance shrewd advertis-
ers will conclude that local advertis
ing on billboards does not pay. KeeT
up the agitation; it pays.-Los Ange
les Times.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-10
Chinese Dread of Milk.

A Chinese has the same dread OF
milk that an American has of oysters
out OF season. Several evenings ago
Chinese dignitary, who had just
come into the country to study edu-
cational institutions, was taking din
ner with a widely known educator.
He ate freely of the American dishes
until it came to the last course. Look
ing at the ice cream obviously for
some time, he finally took mouthful.
It must have given him pleasurable
sensation-this first taste of ice
cream-for he smiled pleasantly at his
host. Suddenly another Chinese, who
was present and who had not taken
any of the desert, spoke quickly to
him single Chinese word. In an
instant the dignitary spat out his
mouthful on his plate, much to the
CONSERVATION of everyone at the table.
What did you say?" inquired the
host of the Chinese who had spoken.
Il said milk" was the stoical reply
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-10
Esthetlc RiIIboards.

Travellers in the smaller towns and
cities of this country are painfully
edited by the contrast in them be-
tween the material plenty and the in.
tellectual poverty. There is more than
enough money. Yet the town has man
aged to build itself in exactly the ug,
Hest way. Perhaps it would have cost
less to make the street prettier. But
nobody cared; that was evident. A
community which will not tolerate bad
grammar on the billboards, if educated
in esthetics as in letters, would cease
to tolerate the billboards. Or (whc
knows?) they might let the billboards
remain and cause them to be made
oeautiful!-Boston Transcript
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-10
WAY TO PLANT FRUIT TREES
In Mild Climates Fall ls Best Season
for the Work-Dry, High Ground
10 Best Location.

October and April are the two best
months for planting all varieties OF
fruit and deciduous trees. For mild
climate fall is the best season for
planting; for severe climate plant
early in spring as soon as ground is
dry and mellow. Land that will grow
corn will grow fruit.
Fruit trees should never be planted
in low, wet land; select high. dry.
well-drained ground. Plant two-year-
old trees, buy direct from reliable
nursery; trees bought from agents sell
dom give satisfaction. In ordering
trees instruct. nurserymen to give
trees with an abundance of roots.
When trees arrive, unless they are
| frozen, unpack and either heel in a
| trench, being careful to press the
earth close to the roots, or plant at
once. If trees are frozen when received
| place package in cellar where they
| will thaw out gradually or bury In the
earth. If trees appear dry or shriv-
eled through delay on cars, take them
from package, plunge into a barrel
of water, then bury the roots In the
ground in sloping position, and
cover the entire limbs with straw
and fine earth, thoroughly soaked with
water. In few days they will regain
their freshness and may then be
planted.
Before planting cut with sharr
knife all broken roots, cut slopint
from below upward, then shorten II
the top at least half of last year;
growth. Do not look upon yount
tree for what it is, but for what it will
be when the buds have grown int
limbs. The last bud left on the liml
will become the leader, and 1t shoul'
point outward or to the left or right
as is needed to shape the tree, blu
seldom or never inward. If necessar'
to cut two or three buds below tn
one preferred in order to find on
bud that points in the right direction
do it. Cut near to, but not too clos
/ to the bud, and never leave a stu
above the bud to decay. Also Gu
out all useless branches and thos
which will cross.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-10

take me long TO get hep. II the shade,
is down at her bedroom winder a.
half-past seven, count me out right
on that proposition. II she's singins
at her work she's got cheerful dispo
sition. If see the cat scooting every
time she picks up a broom, nix on
that. Not any! Then rye got to find
out how she stacks up on the eats
How? Easy! l notice the garbage
can when go to empty it. II there's
q mess OF scorched cakes and maybe
the half of roast and lot of stale
bread and peck or so of oatmeal like
there Is In some, 1t don't take no Sher.
lock Holmes to figger out that she'll
waste about as much as her husband
can make and send him to the hos
pital with stummick trouble. No sir,
the less garbage there is, the better
her chancesll be- says Bill. Not
when you've got the opportunities that
you've got around a fiat building
WELL says ], that sure sounds
like sense And 1t is sense. That's
why I'm giving you the tip, Nels. You
take little less notice Of Hilda or
Helga or whatever her name Is and o
little more of what she sets out for
you to empty. You've got the same
opportunities that Bill had.
What kind of woman did Bill
get? Why, forgot to tell you about
that. One day he come to me look
ing pleased and told me that he't
found the right one. A fine, cookbook
ing girl she was. Cook and genera
in IL, where the Greenwalls are now
Always had on clean dress ant
apron, Bill said; kitchen as neat as ;
pin, up at six sharp, sang like blesse,
lark and no waste. Me for her. say
Bill. It's just as easy to pick a goo,
one as poor one,' he says.
go to her. says I. And he die
the very next day. The only troubl
was, though, that she didn't fancy Bill
! and in fact she throwed dipper Q
! hot water over him and told the ice
! man and the iceman wiped up tn
alley with him and Bill got SO ma
} that just to spite 'em he married
+. girl that was just leaving her place 9
] 13 that he hadn't Investigated. No
8 he says the best thing Teller ca
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-10

Embroidered linen is effectively used
in this model with broad sash OF
blue and white striped silk. The low
belted frock is the newest for chill
dren. A pretty feature Of the little
skirt is the cluster of plaits--in the
front, and the broad revere on the
front of the blouse is another. The
sleeves are set into the normal. Serge,
linen, chambray or ratine can all be
used successfully with this design.
Girls dress pattern (6330) is cut in
sizes 6 to IL years. Medium size re-
quires 25s yards OF SO inch material.
To procure this pattern send 10 cents
to Pattern Department" of this paper.
Write name and address plainly. and be
sure to give size and number of pattern.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-10
The Basement
Philosopher
BY KENNETT HARRIS
(coDyrighl l01,. By W. c. chapmaa)

sT take notice that you've quit shaw
ing yourself with the timers shears,
Nels. ny friend" remarked the Jani-
tor to nis Scandinavian assistant. "You
must have eprung yourself for razor
lately. And that four-in-hand danger
signal you're sporting Is another thing
that gives me food for thought, as the
teller says, not to mention the rhine
stone collar button. Is 1t the spring
season in a general way, or is it the
primrose blonde in 10 In special?
Well. 1t amt no business of mine, only
wcuTl DO well to be careful. Keep
YOUR eyes open and look about you be-
fore you make up your mind.
sYou see, Nels," the Janitor went
on. as he hoisted himself to seat on
rhe basement railing, you see you've
got opportunities, owing to the job
that you're holding down here, that
most men ain't got. You don't have
to take the chances that you'd have
to take If you was on the section OF
working in livery stable. The ginl
who's digging sewers or driving {
dray for a living has to take risks
that makes me shudder when | thinl
of them. He goes to dance, wei
say, or a picnic. He amt in no frame
of mind to use sense. He's too full
of ham sandwiches, hot dogs, chowde
and high spirits to have any room TO
reason and judgment, and while he
in that there condition of tempry in
sanity he runs up against a bunch o
skirts, and the next thing he know
one of 'em is cashing his pay check
at the corner grocery regular ever
Saturday night. Just like that!
"They all look good to him. Sur
thing! That's what they're there fol
They've got on their longeree waist
with the narrow pink ribbon shown
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-10
NEVER BOUND BY TRADITION
True Follower of Art May Not Be Die
tated To, and Wise Men Reeos-
nize the Fact.

There are various approaches to
life; the way of religion, of action, OF
commerce, of art No one OF these
can dictate the path of the otheH'
Not only can religion not undertake
to show the artist which way 10 turn'
or art to tell commerce Of the main
chance, but the artist in one KIND
cannot dictate to the artist IN anotn-
er. Buonarroti could not add to the
wistful grace of Raphael Madonna,
nor could the Urbinite teach Angelo
aught of the damonic strength or
terribilito; Angeles marbles could
not have fitted into the smiling land
scapes or open sky spaces OF Peru
gino. They belonged as they were
set against rough, bare rocks, IKE the
Carrara quarries.
great man when he sees an art
that surpasses comprehension, because
II is wide of tradition, puts his finger
"a his lips and keeps silence. Inc
empty-headed are the glib dictators OF
ready judgments. Very many years
ago when DR.. William James saw tor
the first time a collection OF futuris'
paintings in Paris he said: i nave
never seen anything like this before
II is strange and inimical to me. Bu,
these are serious men. They woule
not waste their time. They mus
mean something, though I can't under
stand" His rtterance was that of thu
wise man.
But the artist with a new thing Z
say or a new and faithful mode OF say
ing it must be of an independence un
tbinkable! He must be able to liv'
alone gaily; to live on a crust am
water; to take only such rewards a
are thrust at him, for he cannot amor
10 seek. He must be celibate an
drag no others into his dilemma AN
he must work for the Joy of the Wort
ing-Harper's Weekly.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-10
[iEljINI[i N(lKyyH|
RLilE1TL[pS y
~
oES
VILLAGES LACKING IN CHARM
Writer Compares Them With Those
Of France and Germany to Their
Disadvantage.

The average American has no eye
of beauty for its own sake; and In
none of the arts is this lack 30 evident
as In architecture, says H. L. Mencken
in the Smart Set.
No distinctively American style has
arisen, and the average American
home remains as ugly and as undis.
tinguished as a Zulu kraal In its
essence, 1t is simply square box.
And from that archetype it proceeds
upward not through degrees of beau
ty, but through degrees of hideousness,
The more it is plastered with orna,
ment, the more vulgar and forbidding
it becomes. The more it is adorned
with color, the more that color be-
comes sadness, debauch, public
indenecy. Take train ride through
any American state and you will be
sickened by the chaotic ugliness OF
the fitting villages-houses spraying
and shapeless, green shutters upon
yellow churches, huge advertising
sign upon every fiat wall, an intoler-
| dDlG eject Oh CdT6leSSuSS51 A6uOA nASO
squalor, bad taste and downright vici
BUSINESS But make the same sort Of
journey through France or Germany
say from Bremen to Munich or from
Paris to Lyons-or through Austria
or Italy or Switzerland, and you vii
be charmed by the beautiful harmon!
visible on all sides, the subordinattor
Of details to general effects, the In
stinctive feeling for color, the sount
grouping, the constant presence OF
tradition and style. The design o
the peasant houses changes 20 time
between the Westphalian. plain an
the foothills of the Alps, but in ever,
change there is a subtle reflection Q
the physical expression Of human as
piration, worldly estate and character
/ don't know any ugly villages betWee
Bremen and Munich, nor even a vi
lage without it's distinction, its specia
beauty, its individual charm. But
don't know of village between Wasf
ington and Chicago that is not franl
ly appalling.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-10

At breakfast ma she says to me
That breads the staff OF life and when
I take lump of sugar she
Just makes me put 1t back again;
can't have doughnuts neither cause
Pa says l mustn't eat such truck
wish boys didn't have no pas
Or mas to watch them, blame the luck!
Pa takes molasses on his cakes
And sugar in his coffee, too
You ought to hear the row he makes
When l want sweetsi-I never knew
The time when he let doughnuts go
Because they might be rich. you bet!
1 wish the doctor'd fix 1t so
He'd only eat the things I ct
At dinner when 1t comes to pie Y
Pa says l mustn't have bite
Because l might get sick and die,
Or have the nightmare in the night,
And then he takes two pieces, cause
He gets the one / ought Of had
If boys would never have no pas
I guess they'd all be pretty glad.
When / grow up to be man
I'm gon' to be doctor then,
Because I've thought about plan
For boys to even up with men
I'll fix it so their pas can't eat
A thing unless the boys can, too
I guess that them the things that's swee
Won't be so bad to take. don't you?
1t makes my pa and ma feel bad
To have me asst for sweets or pie;
You'd think one little doughnut had
Enough bad stuff to make me die
But If they couldn't eat them till
They'd not set heavy on my chest
l guess they'd let me have my I'LL
And just keep hopin' for the best
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-10
Not In His Lire.

Down in Kentucky, not long ago."
said a travelling man, Il saw in front
of store in one of the small towns
. sign which read: Paints, Oils, Hard
ware, Books and Stationary had
a rather long and tedious trip before
me and, desiring something to read
on the way, went in.
"Do you happen to have any Of the
vest pocket classics in stock?' l asked
the proprietor.
"sNo, amt got any of them just
now he replied. but l can show you
fine hippocket Colts, II that'll do
And if you'll take my advice you won't
waste any money on vest-pockei
classic fob use in these pahts.'"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-10

through from underneath and they're
wearing their blue beads and their
bright smiles, and what more would
man want? Can she mop floor or
wash a shirt or cook later the way
1t ought to be cooked? Who cares?
Amt she got on her silk stockings
and low-cut shoes? That's the way to
look at it. Well, you don't have to
go to no pictures, Nels. All you've
got to do is what Bill Nudge done.
who was Bill Nudge? Why, Bill
was Teller that worked for me here
last spring year ago; that's who
Bill was. Bill had sense, Bill had. NO
bugs in Bills bean; he'd tell you SO
himself. First thing Bill would do
was to be sure he was right; then
he'd go ahead. Sometimes he'd go
just little ahead of the toe Of my
boot, but anyway he'd be right. !
amt agoing to jump afore look he'd
say; and he wouldn't-not unless
stuck the point of an anvil in soft part
of him when he wasn't looking. But
he was great on keeping his eyes open
and taking time to make up his mlnd.
I've known a thirty-car train OF mixed
freight made up quicker than Bill TOOK
to get that mind of his ready, and with
less switching. But that's the KIND
of Teller he was.
well, pay attention now! Bill TOOK
notion that it wasn't good TOT q
man to live alone and that two coulo
live just about as cheap as one ana
he used to come and talk to me apou'
1t. There's from sixteen to elgnteel
girls in this here building that mign'
do he says to me. I've made up my
mind that when / find the right one
I'll marry her, but I'm agoing TO VI
dead sure that she is the right one. !.
amt agoing into it blindfold. oon
buy no pig in no sack, me-
""That sounds like sense, | says
I don't say that it is sense, but
sounds like it. How are you agoini
to find out?'
"'By using my eyes and my Juag
ment,' he says. j amt been appiylh
of them in that direction afore, ou
I'm going to. It's a pipe! Amt |
every kitchen door all times oay
Well, here's the way I'll ma gu
She's got to be neat and clean ne
self, to begin with. I don't want Il
sloppy wife. Well, it amt going
take me no time to find that much on
Same way with the way she keel
things. l step in to fix Whee
ketch or something and take notle
whether the floor is SCRUBBED a.
whether there's grease on the g
range. / throw my eye on the SIN
and squirt up at the ceiling for co
webs. If the look of things amt sa
isfactory. l cross her off rlgnt tnei
and don't waste no more time.
1.-THE next question is whetn'
she's a hustler says Bill. II she
up and busy bright and early lo aoi
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-10

This smart little collar adds great
ly to the effect of this dress. The
lines of this design are simple, but
exceedingly modish. There is o pref
ty bloused effect at the waist line.
and the skirt may be cut with high or
normal waist line. The sleeve, which
fits smoothly into the armhole. is full
ed slightly into a broad cuff. Buttons
and buttonholes extend from the Y
shaped opening at the throat to the
bottom OF the skirt and the long line
Ia very graceful. Cheviot, serge, whip
cord or ratine are all suited to this
design.
The lady's one piece dress pattern
(6344) is cut in sizes "a to AZ inches
bust measure. Medium size requires
55s yards of SO inch material.
To procure this pattern send 10 cents
| to Pattern Department" of this paper.
| Write name and address plainly. and be
sure to give size and number of pattern
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-10

the Popular Mechanics. The same tool,
changeable to fork, hoe, weeder,
a trowel, or a dibber. all in one, can be
used for wedding, digging, planting
and transplanting flowers and plants.
No single tool can be mislaid or lost.
The individual tools are brought and
held in position by a spring, and the
combination weighs less than pound.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-10
Old Yacht still Survives.

The famous old yacht America
which won the Queens Cup in the
races between the American and Eng
lish yachts over half century ago,
is now owned by Butler Ames of Mas
sachusetts. Occasionally the yacht is
taken out for a short cruise.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-10
reIepathy Among Insects.

Recent experiments have proved
moths and other insects to be capable
of thought transferrence so far-reach-
ing as to impress their fellows miles
away with a knowledge of their
whereabouts.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-10
Sentiment.

Sneak Theft yer so hard up, wy
aoncber pawn yer watch chain?
Second Story Mani don't IKE tet
1T belonged ter me family!
sneak Thief-Fambly! Gwan!
Second Story Man-Straight In
given yer-swipad it frum me gran
popl-Puck
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-10
.YoUvE GOT OPPORTUNITIES MOST MEN AMT GOT"

do is to keep his eyes shut When
he's married, anyway.
$50 there it is, Nels," concluded the
janitor, as he got down from
the railing. "It's all very well for q
man to be careful about taking his
pick, but he's got to be in shape to
stand inspection himself"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-10
GARDEN TOOLS ARE COMBINED
implement, chanaeabie to Fork, Hoe,
Weeder, TroweI or Dibber, Just
Put on Market.

A combination garden tool for five
different purposes has recently been
patented and put on the market, says
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-10
sursst Fruit Bearer.

After all, the grape vine is one OF
the surest bearers, as it fruits on new
wood entirely, and even if some of the
new vines are neg tied, It puts out
fresh wood which bears some frat&
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-10
Anomalous.

Queer thing, wedlock! You find
yourself attached to a woman, and go
and get tied to her. When you find
you're tied to her, the attachment dis
appears.-Judge.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-10

The black sheep of the family al
ways gets four times as much credit
for doing well as he would have re-
ceived if he ha dbeen decent from
the start.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-10

Just been accept
ed, is that the
binding of the
book should be in
keeping with the
story. Do you
grasp my mean
ing ?"
"Oh, yes," re-
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-10

The winnings of the bank at Monte
Carlo are said to average SIS min
ute. This may account for the fact
that there are SO many poor fools in
the world.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-10
Too Much Hopping.

New Yorker-"One of our new ho-
tells, Uncle Bill, is to contain over
$500 rooms" Uncle Bill-"Gee crack
ey! I'd hate to be the bellboy!"-
Judge.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-10

Truth is stranger than fiction. This
is proved by the fact that in truth
the villain generally gets both the
girl and the money.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-10
MERE OPINION.

The things that come to the men
who wait are generally done up In
cans.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-10
RATHER vEALY.

what would like" said the very
young author, whose first story had
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-10

plied the intelligent and accommodate
ing publisher. I'll have it done in
aalf calf"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-10
The Rose That Was.

He used to call her his June Rose,
Twas June when they were wed;
How soon the lovely glamour goes,
How soon the joy is dead.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-10

He used to bring her gifts galore.
AS II he'd been prince;
But that, remember was before,
And she has faded since.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-10

They skimp and save in many ways
To make an outward show;
Beneath the pride that each displays
There oft is hidden woe.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-10

He scolds because the money goes
When she gets hat or gown;
He used to cali her his June Rose,
But now he calls her down.