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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-09-03
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SKY, unstained by single cloud, was
blue as turquoise floor, and against
1t, black and portentous, flew the yul-
lures. Here and there the sun-touched
pools gave life and reason to the
oasis.
Fatou Ami parched her corn. Her
barbaric chant was interrupted by a
sharp bark and low pleading whine.
She had never heard sounds just
like that The dogs of the village
were great wolflike creatures Pit
choune's bark was angelic compared
with theirs. He crossed the charmed
circle drawn around her house. and
did not fall dead, and stood before
her, whining. Fatou Ami left her
corn, stood upright and looked at Pit
choune. To her the Irish terrier was
an apparition. The fact that he had
not fallen dead proved that he was
beloved of Allah. He was, perhaps, a
genie, an afrit.
Pitchoune fawned at her feet She
murmured a line of the Koran. 1t did
not seem to affect his demonstrative
affection. The woman bent down to
him after making a pass against the
Evil Eye, and touched him, and Pit
choune licked her hand.
Fatou Ami screamed, dropped him,
went into the house and made her
additions. When she came out Pit.
choune sat patiently before the
parched corn. and he again came
crawling to her.
The Arabian woman lived In the
last hut of the village. She could
satisfy her curiosity without shocking
her neighbors. She bent down to
scrutinize Pitchoune's collar There
was sacred medal on it with sacred
inscriptions which she could not read
But as soon as she had freed him this
time, Pitchoune tore himself away
from her, flew out of the sacred ring
and disappeared. The he ran back
barking appealingly: he took the hem
of her dress in his mouth and pulled
her. He repeatedly did this and the
superstitious Arabian believed herself
to be called divinely. She cautiously
left the doorstep, her veil falling be
fore her face. came out Of the sacred
ring, followed to the edge of tho berry
field. From there PitchouRe sped over
the desert; when he stopped and
looked back at her. Fatou Ami die
not follow, and he returned to renew
his entreaties. When she tried tc
touch him he escaped, keeping at :
safe distance. The village began tS
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-09-03
Why Some Are Color Blind.

1t is known that color blind people
cannot distinguish colors, but the rea-
son for this is not generally known.
They cannot distinguish many cclors,
and most of them usually give the ap-
pearance of being gray. The cause
lies in the constitution of the retina,
which microseopically consists of rods
and cones. If a certain part OF the
cones is wanting the sensation they
arouse is also wanting. blind man
who does not see at all is not much
more deceived by his sight than the
color blind man. Even the normal eve
has not cones fine enough to detect
ultra violet rays and electric rays
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-09-03
SYNOPSIS.
--12-,.

lie Comte de Sabron, eaptain of French
cavalry, takes to his quarters to raise by
nand motherless Irisi. terrier pup and
names II Pitchoune. TJe dimes with the
Msarquise Esclignac ard meets Miss Ju-
"a redmond, American heiress. He is or
uered 10 Algiers but is not allowed IL
taEe servants or dogs Miss Redmond
taxes care Of Pitchoune who, longing Y0r
ms master, runs away from her. The
Ilarquise plans to marry Julia to the DUO
&c fremont. Pitchoune follows Sabron to
Alsiers, dog and master meet. and Sabron
us permission TO keep his dog with him
Inc Due de fremont firds the American
helfess capricious. Sabeon, wounded in
an engagement, falls intD the dry bed OF
a river and Is watched over by Pitchoune
AFTER horrible night ard day Pitchoune
leaVes MIN. fremont tales Julia and the
marquise to Algiers in his yacht but has
doubts about Julia's Rel Cross mission
xAIler long search Julia gets trace of Sa-
pron's whereabouts. Julia for the mo-
ment turns matchmaker In behalf of Ire
mont Hammet Abor tells the Mar
quise where he thinks Sabron may be
found.
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Soldiers, Winter cIothinn

The soldiers of Japan have learned
the value of paper clothing for winter
wear. The paper. which is made from
mulberry bark, has little sizing in it.
and is soft and warm. Between two
sheets of the paper they place thin
layer of silk waddlng. and then quit
the whole 1t is something of a draw
back that clothing so made is not
washable. bat in a winter campaign s
solIier has other things 70 think OF
than the dirt on his uniform Youths
Companion
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-09-03
CUTlCURA SHAVING
10 up-to-Date Shaving for Sensitive
Skins. Trial Free.

Prepare razor. Dip brush in hot
water and rub it on Cuticura Soap held
In palm OF hand. Then make lather
on face and rub in for a moment
with fingers. Make second lathering
and shave. Rub bit OF Cuticura ONT
ment over shaver parts land on scalp
if any dandruff or itching) and wash
all OF with Cuticura Soap and hot
water. shampooing same time. One
soap for all-shaving. shampooing,
bathing and toilet It's velvet for SEN
sitiye skins. No Shiny mug. No germs
No waste of time or money. Free
sample each, If you wish. Address
postcard, "Cuticura. Dept KY. Bos-
:on." Sold everywhere.-Adv.
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Clear Title.

Uncle Nose aspired to the elective
Office Of justice Of the peace in the
black bottom" part of town. One
bar there was to hir preferment. He
could neither read nor write. His
master advised him TO go to the COM
missioner OF elections and ask
whether he was eligible. Nose went
and returned.
What did he tell you, Mose?" in
quired the master
It's all right. subj" answered Nose;
dat genlemun suttinIy was kind, yas.
sub. He tole me All was illegible TO
dat Office.
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stir. Blue and yellow garments hut-
tered in the streets.
Allah Akbar." Fatou Ami muir
INJURED. these are days of victory, of
recompense."
She gathered her robe around her
and. statelily and impressively. started
toward the huts of her grandsons.
When she returned, eight young war
riors, fully armed, accompanied her.
Pitchoune sat beside the parched corn,
watching the brazier and her meal.
Fatou Ami pointed to the desert.
She said to the young men, Go
with this genie. There is something
he wishes TO show us. Allah is great.
Co."
WheL the Capitaine de Sabron
opened his eyes in consciousness.
they encountered square of blazing
blue heaven. He weakly put up his
hand to shade his sight, and a cotton
awning, supported by four bamboo
poles. was swiftly raised over his
uSdu- AAS sow okJSStS anu LOOK cOSnl-
zance of them. On the floor in the
low doorway of mud hut sat three
little naked children covered with
flies and dirt. He was the guest of
Fatou Ami. These were three Of her
hundred great-great-grandS hildren.
The babies were playing with a little
dog. Sabron knew the dog but could
not articulate his name. BY his side
sat the woman to whom he owed his
life. Her veil fell over her face. She
was 6raiding straw. He looked at her
intelligently. She brought him a
drink of cool water in an earthen yes
sci. with the drops oozing from its
porous sides. The hut reek,d with
odors which met his nostrils at every
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He Understood.

''My husband has deserted me and
] want warrant" announced the
large lady.
What reason did he give for desert
ing your" asked the prosecutor.
Il don't want any lip from you.
want warrant. ! don't know what
reason he had"
Il think I understand his reason"
said the official feebly, as he proceed
ed to draw up a warrant.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-09-03
WOMEN WHO ARE
ALWAYS TIRED
May Find Help in This
Letter.
Swan Creek, Mich. ST cannot speak
Zoo highly Of your medicine. When

through neglect or
overwork I get run
down and my appe-
ute is poor and I.
have that weak, LAM
guild, always tired
feeling, I get a bot
tie of Lydia E. Pink
hams V e ge ia BILE
Compound, and it
builds me up, gives
me strength, and re-
stores me In narfaof
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-09-03
The Danger.

PA, mans wife is his better hall.
isn't she?"
We are told so, my SON.
Then if a man marries twice there
isn't anything left Of him, is there?"
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SAFETY Flrst.

The cook left today. I'll have to
Ioake the dinner myself"
Don't do it, dear. Let's go to a res
teurant. It's cheaper than paying a
doctors bill"
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The frankness with which sew
enteen-year old girl says she's an old
maid is only exceeding the frankness
with which she denies it ten years
later,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-09-03

But mother-in-law can lay down
the law to a lawyer
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-09-03
4 Definition.

Robert-Pop, what is an endurance
contest?
Father-The average argument
Judge.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-09-03

An unmarried woman begins TO have
a good time as soon as she quits
hoping.
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CHAPTER xxI--continued

P1tchoune ran VITA his nose to the
ground. There were several trails for
dog to follow on that apparently un-
trodden page of desert history. Which
one would he choose? Without a
scent dog does nothing. His nos
trfls are his instinct. His devotion.
his faithfulness, his intelligence, his
heart-all come through his nose. A
mans heart, they say, is in his stom-
ach-or in his pocket. A dogs is in
his nostrils. If Pitchoune had chosen
the wrong direction, this story would
never have been written. Michette
did not give birth to the sixth puppy,
in the stables of the garrison, for
nothing. Nor had Sabron- saved him
on the night of the memorable dinner
for nothing.
With his nose fiat to the sands Pit
choune smelt to east and to west. to
north and south, took a scent to the
east, decided on it-for what reason
will never be told-and followed it.
Fatigue and hunger were forgotten
as hour after hour Pitchoune ran
across the Sahara MercifulIy, the
sun had been clouded by the pre-
cursor of windstorm. The air was
almost cool. MercifuIly, the wind did
not arise until the little terrier had
pursued his course to the end.
There are occasions when an ami
mails intelligence surpasses the hui
man. When, toward evening of the
twelve hours that 1t had taken him
to reach a certain point, he came to
settlement of mud huts On the Dor
ders of an oasis, he was pretty nearly
at the end of his strength. The oasis
was the only sign of life in five hun
dred miles. There was very little left
in his small body. He lay down, pant
Ing, but his bright spirit was unwilI-
ing just then to leave his form and
lowered near him. In the religion of
Tatman dogs alone have souls.
Pitchoune painted and dragged him
self to a pool of water around which
the green palms grew, and he drank
and drank. Then the little desert
wayfarer hid himself in the bushes
and slept till morning. All night he
was racked with convulsive witches.
but he slept and In his dreams he
killed a young chicken and ate it. In
the morning he took a bath in the
pool, and the sun rose while he swan
In the water.
If Sabron or Miss Redmond could
have seen him he would have seem l
the epitome of heartless egoism. He
was the epitome of wisdom. Instinct
and wisdom sometimes go closely to-
gether. Solomon was only instinc-
tive when he asked for wisdom. The
epicurean Lucullus. when dying, asked
for certain Nile fish cooked in
wine.
Pitchoune shook out his short
hairy body and came out of the oasis
pool into the sunlight and trotted into
the Arabian village.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-09-03

A man is never so poor that he
isn't able to find some woman who lie
willing to share his poverty.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-09-03
An involuntary PASSENGER

PA, who was It that first rode IN
a submarine?'
Jonah. my son. Boston Tran
script.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-09-03

Some husbands look as If their
wives had got them in exchange for
trading stamps.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-09-03

Drink Denlson's Coffee,
For your health's sake,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-09-03

A dry grin is usually better than two
liquid smiles.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-09-03

health again. 1t is truly great bless
ing TO women, and I cannot speak too
highly of it. / take pleasure in recon-
intending it to others. Mrs. ANNIE
CAMERON, RID, No. i, Swan Creek,
Michigan.
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This is the busy season for the
farmer and the hen.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-09-03

Fatou Ami parched corn in a bra.
zier before her house. Her house
was mud hut with yellow walls. 1t
had no roof and was open to the sky.
Fatou Ami was ninety years old.
straight as a lance-straight as one
Of the lances the men of the village
carried when they went to dispute
with white people. These lances with
which the young men had fought, had
won them the last battle They had
been victorious on the field.
Fatou Ami was the grandmother
of many men. She had been the
mother of many men. Now she
parched corn TRANQUILITY. prayerfully.
"Allahi that the corn should not
burn; Allah! that it should be sweet:
Allah! that her men should be al
ways successful"
She was the fetish of the settle
ment. In a single blue garment. her
black scrawny breast uncovered, the
thin veil that the Fellaheen wear
pushed back from her face. her fine
eyes we're revealed and she might
have been priestess as she bent
/ over her corn.
Allah! Allah Akbar!"
Rather than anything should hap
men to Fatou Ami, the settlement
would have roasted its enemies alive,
torn them I'm shreds. Some of them
said that she was two hundred years
old. There was a charmed ring
drawn around her house. People sup
posed that If any creature crossed il
unlimited, it would fall dead.
The sun had risen for an hour and
the air was still cool, Overhead, the
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-09-03
Another Sufferer Relieved.

Hebron, Me. Before taking your
remedies | was all run down, discour-
aged and had female weakness. took
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and used the Sanative Wash. and
lind today that / am an entirely new
woman, ready and willing to do my
Homework now, where before taking
your medicine it was dread. try to
impress upon the minds of all ailing
women | meet the benefits they can
derive from your medicines" - Mrs.
CHARLES ROWE, Kennebago, Maine.
III you want special advice
write to Lydia e. Pinkham Med
fcine Co, (confidential) Lynn.
Mass. Your letter viii be opened.
read and answered by a woman
and held In strict confidence.
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Very Uplifting.

His is a high ambition"
Very much so. | understand he
wants TO signal to Mars"
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At the Beach.

At the Beach.
Jack (1oyously) Miss Plumpleigh
is going to let me teach her to swim.
Tow-Yes; / taught her last year.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-09-03

Drink DenIson's Coffee,
For your health's sake.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-09-03

important TO Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle Of
CASToRIA, safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that IL
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-09-03

W. N. Y. salt Lake CITY, No. ss-isis'
Arizona republican., 1915-08-05
ALL ABOUT CYLINDER
 OIL BY AM EXPERT

"A consideration of the properties of cylinder oils, and an analysis of the conditions under which they lubricate. lead us to the belief that q large majority of the complaints about cylinder oils can be accounted for as due to ignorance regarding the principles governing their use"
 So says Lieutenant G. s. Bryan, of the Navy Engineering Experiment Station, Annapolis. Maryland. Con tinuing, his article in the Journal of the American Society of Naval En- gineers for February, states:
 The three essential requirements of a good motor cylinder oil are: l. It must lubricate the piston eff ficiently at the temperatures en- countered in the cylinder ?. It must give a good seal to the piston and rings, keeping them tight and preventing leakage of the oil and condensed gasoline past them. 8 It must burn without forming carbon deposits in the cylinder when an ex- cess of the oil gets into the com bustion space.
 We have seen that with the water boiling in the jackets the tempera
 
 finder walls will be about PCT degrees F. The temperature of the layer of oil that is in immediate contact with the cylinder walls, which is the part that regulates the friction, cannot be much higher than this. do not know of any motor oils that have flash point lower than 325 degrees F. If the temperature of the cylinder walls gets up as high as this in water cooled motor there is some thing radically wrong, and the rem edy is not to get another oil of higher flash point, but to locate the trouble and remove it.
 Tt is an old theory that was never founded on solid facts that a high flash point is a necessity in a motor oil or the oil will burn up without giving any lubricatio The point was overlooked that, when we have a maximum temperature of the gas es in the cylinder of 2,700 degrees F. and an average temperature of 95o degrees F., an oil with a flash point of 45O degrees F. will offer but little more resistance to burning than one would of $50 degrees F.
 Either oil will burn if kept for any length of time in contact with the hot gas. lubricating oil does not burn very easily or very fast how ever, and the time given for it to burn in a motor cylinder Is very short
Arizona republican., 1915-08-05
Rhody Wallace Umpire Now Cobb Says He Really Looks Dignifed

CHICAGO. Aug. 4.-(SpeciaD-In- tervieWing Roderick Wallace, former manager of the St. Louis Browns and now an umpire, is like trying to eX tract diamonds from coal tar-the pro- cess has hardly passed the theoretical stage Nevertheless a Chicago core spondent succeeded in inducing the once greatest short-stop ever' to dis cuss the subject briefly as follows:
 Just Like Playing Game
 "Umpiring is just like playing diff ferent position. Only the element of rivalry is removed. When the ball players rush up with protests I find it easy to be patient. You see, I re- member that l kicked against many a decision l knew was O. K. So that know what value to place on protests now that the shoe is on the other foot ?
 It may be well to state right here that in the Scots double decade of umpire batting" the only thing that could induce him to protest was some approaching murder, arson 6r mayhem
 Call the plays as you see em- but be sure you see 'em." continued Wal lace. That's all there is to umpiring
 'Umpirlng isn't as easy as playing the game. but the work is just as inter esting because it brings you in per sonal touch with every play that comes up.
 And there would be just as much fun in it if you knew you were to get some sort of a decision at the end just like the winning or losing team
 'I don't mind the abuse of the play CTS or the fans. The players don't hold a grudge against you because you boot one.
 And neither do the fans for that matter. But as a matter of fact l got used to the fans long ago. If I don't
Arizona republican., 1915-08-05
CUBS ELECT OFFICERS
 FOR THE COMING YEAR

At the meeting of the Cubs Athletic Club last night, officers for the coming year were elected.
 Earl Reno was unanimously elected president, Holmes Mann was reelected vice. president. Lewis Irvine was re elected secretary and Russell Rhoades was elected treasurer. Of the two new offices created by the recently adopted constitution Holmes Mann was elected to serve as sergeant at-arms (while not serving as vice-presidenD, and Ed ward Edwards was elected athletic di- doctor. The athletic director has charge of the athletic purchases and is an ad- visor to captains of teams
 Three weeks from last night there will be a big feed for paid up mem bers only. This feed promises 10 be a good one and members can not af- ford to miss it
 It was decided last night to keep the football captain of last year. Next Wednesday captains of the athletic teams will be elected.
Arizona republican., 1915-08-05
CLIMBS MT. TAMALP PAYS
 OVER RAILROAD TIES
Eight and One Half Mile Stretch Over "Crookedest Railway in World'' Is
 Feat of Dodge Car

Driven by Walter G. Collins, of Los Angeles, a Dodge Brothers touring care recently established a new record on Mt. Tamalpais, one of California; s highest peaks, by climbing eight and half miles over the railroad ties to the summit
 The railway which scales the sides of Tamalpais has earned the name of being the most crooked road in the world. There are scarcely 10 yards of which meant constant watchfulness on the part of the driver
 Added to the uncertain route was the tremendous strain on the car, Probably no stiffer test was ever ad- ministered to the springs of a car Driver Collins came through without a broken leaf in any of the four springs.
 Starting from Mill Valley at the foot of the mountain, Collins drove the Dodge Brothers car on train sched- ule time to the summit checking in at each station en route, in order to prevent colliding with any of the reg ular train service. Grades varying from to 15 per cent were encoun-r tered at various stages, but it was never necessary to use first gear ex- cept in starting, the trip being made on intermediate and high.
Arizona republican., 1915-08-05
The Art Of Swimming


Unless beginners express a wish for a certain stroke they are usually taught according to temperament and buoy ancy. All persons are not of the same buOyancy, some being much heavier than others, in the water and l start them a stroke best fit ted for their physical ease. Heavy muscular persons generally do better in the beginning with the breast stroke the most useful of all strokes, as it is the progenitor of all other strokes and may be used where other strokes would be impossible. For semi buoyant per sons l use a variation of the side stroke that where both hands move at the same tune. one ahead and one at the side, with the scissors kick, persons who float easily and lightly I start on single overland stroke. hands being used alternatively. one over, the other under, with the scissors kick Most popular of the variations of the side stroke are the trudgeon and the crawl, the latter being the fastest of all strokes In my first lesson in tomor- rows Republican I will take up in de- tail the breast stroke.
Arizona republican., 1915-08-05

Every instructor has different ideas Of the correct method of teaching the different strokes to beginners. It has been my experience that different me thods must be applied, according to the temperament, physical strength and nerve tension of the pupil Persons of q nervous, tcmperamental disposi- tion are much harder to teach on ac- count Of their tendency to work too fast; thereby tiring themselves un- duly and accomplishing nothing in the way of progress, at the same time sub Jcting themselves to a mntal strain. imagining all sorts of dangers and be- ing in fear at all times of sinking, des- bite the assurance of the instructor that no dangers exist People of this type are very hard to instruct; but once having overcome their fears and the movements they become the best and fastest swimmers
 Persons of a cool phlegmatic dispo- Sltion learn easily, because they are attentive to instruction and not bother ed by fearful imaginings; but pay strict attention to details and usually swim in from two to three lessons.