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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-06-19

tors if there was anything I could
take to help me and they said there
was nothing that they knew of. am
thankful for such good medicine and
will always give it the highest praise. !"
~ Mrs. C. Fl. GRIFFITH, 1905 Madison
Ave, Cleveland, Ohio.
Hanover, Pal suffered from fe-
male trouble and the pains were SO bad
at times that could not sit down. The
doctor advised severe operation but
my husband got me Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound and / experienced
great relief in a short time. Now feel
like a new person and can do hard
days work and not mind it. What joy
and happiness it is to be well once more.
] am always ready and willing to speak
good word for the Compound. Mrs.
ADA Wilt, 1876 Stock St, Hanover, Pa.
III there are any complications you
do mot understand write to Lydia Il.
Pfnkham Medicine Co. (c0nffdential)
Lynn, Mass. Your letter will be opened,
read and answered by a woman and
held in strict confidence.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-06-19
MAKE SUCCESS IN ORCHARDS
Much Depends on Good Cultivation
and Proper Handling of Soil
Oxygen Is Necessary.

To no small degree the success of
orcharding depends upon good Guilt
walton and proper handling of the soil.
To have healthy plant growth. GER
tain amount of oxygen must be in the
soil This oxygen is formed in the air.
Again, good preparation should deepen
the soil. increasing the feeding sur
face, all the more encouraging roots
to strike deeply and bringing the
moisture up from the water table.
BY having. the soil particles small the
water is enabled to rise. Thus, in the
feeding area of the soil we have set
more plant food free and we also have
plenty of moisture. These two points
are very essential, as the only way
plant food can enter the roots is in
the form of solution. Water must
be present. This solution entering the
roots rises to the leaves, where the
food is retained for future use and the
water is given of. The more moist.
IRE that enters the plant. the more
food is deposited.
In summer our object is to pulverize
two or three inches on the surface
as finely as possible to prevent the
moisture from evaporating from the
soil. The nearer we bring the top
soil to the condition of road dust the
better will be our results. The fine
soil prevents the water from passing
through it. If we stopped with the
spring cultivation, the soil after each
rain would bake the crust and 1t would
crack open, letting out the moisture.
Summer cultivation also keeps down
the weeds, and this is well worth
while. as weeds pump out an enor.
nous amount of water from the soil
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-06-19

to project beyond it, coat the project.
Ing edge with paste, and turn 1t up
and over the edge of the third gore.
In like manner paste the five re-
naming cores; then paste the upper
edge of the eighth gore to the lower
edge of the first gore. When dry, fan
the balloon full of air and examine
the seams to make sure that they are
tight.
The bottom hoop should be made of
split bamboo or reeds of the proper
diameter to fit the open end of the
balloon, and its ends should be bound
together with thread Gig. 50. Make
the cross supports for the f1re-ball of
lightweight wire. Fasten the hoop in
the balloon opening by FASTING and
tapping the bottom edges over it.
The ffreball is made of excelsior,
soaked in melted candle grease and
bound with fine wire Gig. 81. and is
wired to the cross supports at their
Intersection. 70 protect the sides Of
the balloon from sparks. and to form
chimney to carry the heat up into
the balloon. make a collar of sheet
asbestos (get this at a hardware
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-06-19
BY A. Nicely HALL.
HOW TO MAKE FIRE BALLOONS
FOR FOURTH OF JlIlay

Fourth Of July Is not complete with
out few fire balloons, and these
should be made beforehand because
there will be little or no time to spare
for the work on the Fourth.
A balloon Is made in sections
known as cores, usually eight in num-
Der. For gore pattern for the bal
loon illustrated, get piece of heavy
wrapping paper feet long. Lay of
spaces 4 inches wide along the entire
length of one straight edge Gig. u;
then, beginning at one end, rule line
across the paper through each of
these points, and along the lines lay
off the measurements given upon the
diagram. By now drawing a curved
line through the points at the ends
of the measurements, you will have
the proper outline for half a gore.
Strong tissue paper is best for bal
looms of medium size. Paste together
two pieces end to end for each Of the
eight cores, IL you cannot get 4-foot
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-06-19
HOW TO TREAT PlMPLES AND
BLACKHEADS

For pimples and blackheads the fol-
lowing is a most effective and eco.
nomical treatment: Gently smear the
affected parts with Cuticura Oint-
ment, on the end of the finger, but
do not rub. Wash Off the Cuticura
Ointment in five minutes with Cuti-
cura Soap and hot water and continue
b"thing for some minutes. This treat
ment is best on rising and retiring.
At other times use Cuticura Soap
freely for the toilet and bath, to as
sist in preventing Inflammation, irri-
tation and clogging of the pores, the
common cause of pimples, blackheads.
redness and roughness, yellow, oily,
notify and other unwholesome condi-
tons of the skin.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free. with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post.
card "Cuticura. Dept L, Boston. ADV.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-06-19
EYE STRAIN
Relieved by Quitting Coffee.

Many cases of defective vision are
caused by the habitual use of coffee.
1t is said that in Arabia where cof-
fee is used in large quantities, many
lose their eyesight at about fifty. Tea
contains the same drug, caffeine, as
coffee.
A N. J. woman writes to the point
concerning eye trouble and coffee.
She says:
MY son was for years troubled with
his eyes. He tried several kinds of
glasses without relief The optician
said there was defect in his eyes
which was hard to reach.
He used to drink coffee, as we all
did. and finally quit it and began to
use Postum. That was three years
ago and he has not had to wear
glasses and has had no trouble with
his eyes eilce.
and finally became so nervous / could
hardly sit still long enough to eat
meal. My heart was In such con-
dition / thought might die at any
time.
Medicine did not give me relief
and was almost desperate. It was
about this time we decided to quit cot.
fee and use Postum, and have used it
ever since. am in perfect health.
No trouble now with my heart and
never felt better in my life.
Postum has been great blessing
to us all, particularly to my son and
myself"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Greek, Mich. Read 1.-THE Road to Well
VILE" in pkgs.
Postum now comes in two forms:
Regular Postum-must be well
boiled. 15c and Csc packages.
Instant Postunl--is a soluble pow.
der. A teaspoonful dissolyes quickly
in cup of hot water and, with cream
and sugar, makes delicious beverage
Instantly. 30c and SOC tins.
The cost per cup of both kinds is
about the same
There's a Reason" for Postum.
sold by Grocers
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-06-19
SKINNY.

A contributor to the American Mag
azine tells the following story:
"A clerk in one of the great jewelry
stores on Fifth avenue In New York
City exhibited to lich and weary
customer lady's handbag. five inches
square, made of platinum and fairly
well covered on one side only with
diamonds. The price was $4,000 The
fact that one side only was covered
with diamonds troubled the customer
Turning the handbag around and
around, and looking at it from all
sides over and over, he finally said,
Very pretty really. But l don't like
one side without diamonds. Honestly
the thing looks skinny rather skim
py.' At an additional expense of ST.
600 this difficulty was removed"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-06-19
SCORED ONE ON HIS RIVAL
Brown Had Overlooked Leap Year,
and Jones Was Quick to Mark
the Point,

Irving Fletcher. the well-known ad-
vertising expert, said at an advertis-
ing mems dinner at Delmonico's in
New York:
"A good advertisement never lies.
1t never deceives. For it can only
pay by making life patrons, not tran
sient ones.
"A good advertisement never lies,
but it states its case as strongly as
possible, and it avails itself of every
point, however slight. There it is
like young Jones.
Young Jones proposed at Lake.
wood to pretty girl. but she said un-
certainly. swinging her slim foot in
and out of her slashed skirt:
:" / like you, Mr.. Jones. But, then,
like Mr.. Brown, too And Mr.. Brown
is SO devoted. He says he thinks
of me 365 days in the year
HUH! snorted young Jones, con.
temptuously. He wants a day of
every four years, does he? Well, !
hope you're not taken in by any such
one-horse devotion as that .
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-06-19
A Real Need.

A Frenchman named Delaney has
invented an apparatus whereby you
can wind your clock by opening and
shutting a door, the winding machine
doing its work by the action of the
door.
What is really needed, however, is
an invention that, attached to door,
will get rid of people inside of the
room. No known method has yet been
invented to accomplish this purpose.
Yet is there anything which would pro-
mote greater efficiency and comfort
and give more lasting satisfaction
Life
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-06-19

through each near the ends, for the
spool pegs to slip through, cut down
the width between the holes to about
n inch Gig. A.. Slip the lower ends
Of uprights D over the pegs in spool
wheels E. then the upper ends over
the pegs in spools A. Glue the upper
ends to the ends of spoo1s A, then
slip the carriage sides C over the
pegs of spool A.
The carriage top Gig. 81 is made
Of piece of writing-paper about Az
inches square.
The carriage handle is made Of two
cardboard strips Of, Fig. y and a
match (G).
The doll swing shown in Fig.
has cardboard base with two spools
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-06-19
1T MAKES SICK SKINS WELL

No matter how long you have been
tortured and disfigured by itching.
burning, raw or scaly skin humors,
Just put little of that soothing. anti
septic resinol ointment on the sores
and the suffering stops right therel
Healing begins that very minute, and
in almost every case your skin gets
well SO quickly you feel ashamed Of
the money you threw away on tedi-
GUS. useless treatments.
Resinol ointment and resinol soap
clear away pimples, blackheads, and
dandruff; great for sunburn and insect
bites. Sold by all uggists.-Adv.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-06-19
BEST SOIL FOR AN ORCHARD
Depth is Quite an important Factor
In Successful Fruit Growing
Desirable Properties.
tBy c. LEWIS,

(By c. LEwIs)
The opinion is quite prevalent that
fruit trees will grow and flourish in
almost any kind of soil. This theory.
however. appears to be wrong, for
fruit trees, to put forth their best
efforts. require a soil of good quality,
as much SO as do the smaller crops,
such as grains, corn, potatoes, ETC.
Where such crops thrive, some fruits
are found to do equally we'll Good
soils vary in many particulars, but
they should be fertile, that Is, contain
the necessary elements for plant
growth. The soil should be deep and
mellow IL best results are desired
Depth is indeed very important fac
tor In successful fruit growing, be-
cause the root systems of the trees
require plenty of room for good devel-
opment. Young trees will thrive for
a time on shallow soils, but sooner or
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-06-19

1t slightly as shown, to give a curve
to the carriage bottom, and tack the
ends to the spools.
The sides c are of cardboard and
should be liz inches wide at the
widest point, by the length of the
carriage body. Punch holes through
these sides in the right places for the
ends of pegs A to stick through. Be.
fore fastening the side pieces to spools
A, you must attach the wheels, Figs.
3 and 4. Cut the cardboard up.
rights D 31A inches long and ~ inch
wide; then after cutting holes
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-06-19
For Handy Bous and
Girls 10 Make and Do
(copyrisht by A. Nicely HalD
BY DOROTHY PERKINS.

SPOOL AND CARDBOARD ToYs.
All that you need to make the dolls
baby carriage are four common thread
spoois, wooden pegs cut of the right
diameter to fit loosely in the spool
holes, and one-half inch longer than
the spools, a piece of letter paper
some tacks, and glue.
Figure 2 shows details for making
the carriage body. Slip two of the
short pegs into the holes of a pair
Of spools CA, Fig. p, making their
projecting ends of equal length. Then
cut the bottom strip B four inches
long by the width of the spools. bend
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-06-19
Why Not Armor for Every BulIet7

Why Not Armor for Every Bullet7
An ingenious New York doctor has
invented a bichloride of mercury tab
let in which the antidote is combined
with the poison, so that person may
swallow corrosive sublimate, intern
tionally or accidentally, with impunity.
It's capital idea, and ought to be
applied to poisons generally, and pos
sibly Maxim might find some way OF
applying the principle to firearms. An
automatic. self-resisting bullet, or
something of that sort, would be of
much greater utility than his silencer.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-06-19
Her EXPLANATION.

Uncle Hank" Barnhart, member of
congress from Indiana, tells of a
young man from out his way who met
young woman he had not seen for
many years.
Il though you were. dead" was the
young mans greeting
No insisted the girl, but I'm
married.
ITO whom?"
"Oh, some Englishman."
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-06-19
A Young Orchard In Which Trees Are
Given Sufficient Room for Good De
velopment.


later they will become improbable,
as 1t is impossible for them to obtain
the maximum development in such
soils.
The question Is sometimes asked,
What Is meant by good soil?" From
the chemical point of view we would
make the following classification:
Poor soils contain about Is per cent
of potash. .05 per cent phosphoric
acid, 2 per cent lime, .05 per cent
nitrogen. Productive soils: rs per
cent potash, L per cent phosphoric
acid. 8 per cent lime, / per cent nj
trogen. Excellent soils: .35 per cent
potash, rs per cent phosphoric acid,
10 per cent lime, 2 per cent nitrogen.
From the physical point of view it is
harder to say what constitutes the
best soil. but there are certain proper
ties that we find desirable. First, it
should be deep, the deeper the better.
1t should contain enough sand and
gravel to allow one to till it easily. 1t
should have good drainage. 1t should
contain enough clay to make it good
moisture and plant-food retainer, and
should contain at least two per cent
humus.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-06-19

fastened to them A inches apart to
support the framework. Tack the
base to the ends of the spools. The
framework uprights are tightly rolled
tubes of paper 10 or 70 inches long,
and the top cross-piece is another
paper tube 4 inches long. Stick the
lower ends of the uprights into the
spool holes: then fasten the cross
piece to their tops by running pins
through the crosspiece and down into
the upright ends Zig. 81. and then
flashing with thread as shown in
Fig. Z.
The swing seat is made of spool
with cardboard back fastened to it
tFigs. 9 and 10).
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-06-19
Maternal for spraYina.

Lime-sulphur is the important ma.
terial for the first spraying before the
buds open. This material is espe-
cially serviceable in the control of
San Jose scale. but even If scale is
not present, 1t is well worth while
making the limesulphur application
as a precaution against scale infesta
ton. and because of its invigoratina
action upon the tree.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-06-19
Excelsior.

you can never tell these days." re-
marked the man in the armchair,
where the uplift will bob up next.
Every time there are several conse-
cutive days ofsrain and gloomy wealth
er expect to read how committee
of earnest persons has got together
and organized a Society for the Pro-
motion of Higher Baromertic Condi-
tions,'
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-06-19
HOW WOMEN
AVOID
OPERATIONS
By Taking Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compound.
compound.
Cleveland, Ohio - My left side
panied me so for several years that /

expected to have to
undergo an opera
ton, but the first
BIO title 1 took of
Lydia e. Pinkham's
We e ia bic Com
pound relieved me of
the pains in my side
and / continued its
use until / became
re g ular and free
from pains. / had
asked several doc
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-06-19
uninfiuentiaI Quantity.

DO you approve of taking the word
obey out of the marriage ceremony"
No" replied Miss Cayenne. Let
it remain. Nobody is going to keep
bringing up a marriage ceremony and
quoting from it as If it were a party
platform"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-06-19

A girl may work hard to obtain a
husband, but that doesn't necessarily
indicate that she will take in wash
ing and scrubbing in order to support
him.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-06-19
AS History is Written.

Us this the place where the remark
able case took place that was pub
lished lately of the dog that commit
ted suicide by drowning for love of its
lost master?"
This is the place. sir, and can
show you the very dog. Here, Tow
seri"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-06-19

Build a bonfire to supply hot air
Tor initiating the balloon. and place a
piece of screen wire over it to pre-
vent sparks from flying. Hold the
balloon above this fire until it is com
pletely inflated, then carefully light
The flreball, and as soon as the bal
loon tugs to get away, release it.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-06-19
sHAKEINTo YoTTR SHOES

Aliens Foot Ease, the Antiseptc powder for Tired,
Tender, swollen nervous feet. Gives rest and
comfort. Makes dancing delight. Sold everyw here.
Csc. Don't accept aug substitute For FREE sam.
Pile, address Allen S. oimsted, lie Roy, N Y. Adv,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-06-19
Contrary Discipline

"Whew, that was roast you got
this morning from the bossi"
Yes, what | call raw deal"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-06-19
Important to Mothers

Experience is a good teacher, but
experience cannot put sense in the
head of the pupil
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-06-19

A financier may be a get-rich-qnick
promoter who gets by with it.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-06-19

When man gets blind drunk he
sees a lot of things that are not there
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-06-19

It's easier to induce a man to ac-
cept favor than take a joke.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-24

link in the bull chain cannot be dis
cerned before April 10 to Is. A pow
erful and broad market with any
amount OF theoretical residence below
the zoe level has been created.
II has rarely been the fate of wheat
TO meet expansive liquidation on mere
charm OF crop progress at this period
of the year. The July price repre-
sents much of this crop outlook and
the May price is a sure footed express
sion of the worlds supply situation.
Wheat declines should be nominal.
We advise purchases. The excite
ment is in corn and corn rallies should
continue.
We believe oats will continue under
the corn influence until the sentimen-
tally high levels of April arrive.
In corn We must remember It will
be around 20 to 80 days before bull
ideas can be disproved
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-24
TODAY'S MARKET QUOTATIONS

comments show some surprise at the
corn bulge, but favor idea that the
bulls will continue in command. very
extensive covering by shorts was
feature of Monday. Heavy sales OF
Argentine corn to come to America
have had no effect on bears. They
figure the general shortage OF United
States corn kills the Argentine argu-
ment. This Monday bulge may mean
a Tuesday dip as usual. Chicago cash
corn sales small yesterday at 10000.
Omaha and Kansas City sold 100000
to 100000. The liberal decrease In
wheat visible for past week is big
help to wheat bulls. Visible now looks
only moderate at 45,707,00o. Dry
weather in 80 per cent of winter
wheat belt is still paraded as factor
in wheat Anticipation of continued
bull campaign in corn is bringing
warnings against bear pressure on
oats. Oats should continue TO rally
with corn. The advance in corn has
run nine days. Markets that exceed
eight days In one direction usually
run 16 days. We prefer wheat pur-
chases after small dips
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-24
A Very Active Grain.

Chicago, March 24.-Fluctuation
due in corn and corn should remain
a very active grain. Recent high
points should be exceeded, though
there are some indications that Chi
cago stocks will remain large through
out April. America bought over two
million Argentine corn last week.
These contracts were a decisive sign
that the east proposes to save IS cents
per bushel on its corn right along
that Argentine corn will be used stead
lily in the United States.
Dallas. Texas-"There are 100000
Argentine corn booked for Texas
ports during April. Texas feed de-
mand not so heavy as usual and will
not be heavy in the spring" Winni-
peg reports an excessively mild winter
and warns that mild winters of west
orn Canada with favorable seeding
in March are usually fol-
lowed by drouth and heat in May and
June.
Bathgate & Co, of Bristol, England,
pronounce the S00,0OO.00O Russian
1913 wheat crop estimate as exagger-
ated and way above realities. Our
Liverpool correspondents report "our
old friend Russia is as usual the dark
horse. Some firms who are closely
with Russia are confident
she will ship freely in the spring" We |
admit American corn is no longer an |
ronclad domestic proposition but can
not see below Chicago May corn Csc
The bull mark in the present corn
is the 75c level. The weak
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-24

Question-"Shall this township be
come anti-saloon territory"
Places of registration and voting
will be as follows:
First precinct-413 Fourth avenue.
Second precinct-702 Second ave
nue..
Third precinct-1014 Third avenue.
Fourth precinct-924 Ninth street.
Fifth precinct-Court house, east
door.
Sixth precinct-1434 Seventh ave
nue..
Seventh precinct-110t Fifteenth
street.
Eighth precinct-1914 ThirG avenue
Ninth precinct - Trinity parish
house. Nineteenth street and Sixth
avenue.
Tenth precinct Hose house on
Twentv-seccnd street.
Eleventh precinct-Schmid's gro
Gerry store. S23 Twentieth street.
Twelfth precinct Twenty-sixth
street. between Sixth and Seventh
avenue.
Thirteenth precinct - 70s Twenty
seventh stl eet.
Fourteenth precinct - 1882 Fifth
avenue.
Fifteenth precinct-Peterson's car
penter shop. $40 Forty,fifth street.
Sixteenth precinct 1910 Thirty
eighth street.
Seventeenth precinct-1334 Thir-
t,eth street.
Dated at Rock Island, ILL.,. March 13.
1914.
SHIRLEY ID. FOLSOM,
(Adv.) Town Clerk.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-24
WEATHER CONDITIONS

The western area OF low pressure
which is this morning central over
Colorado has been. attended by snow
or rain on the north Pacific coast and
IN the northern Rocky mountain
states and BY higher temperatures az
far eastward as the Atlantic coast.
High pressures and generally clear
skies prevail east OF the Mississippi.
and another high, accompanied by de-
cidediy lower temperatures Oyerlies
western Canada. At a. m II was !
coolest at Prince Albert, where the