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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-04-02

doom, lay in all it's weight upon every
ear and heart, as the clerk. advancing
with the cry, Order in the court" put
his momentous question:
Gentlemen OF the jury. are yor
ready with your verdict?"
A hushI-then. the clear voice Of
the foreman:
/ I'VE are"
How do you fnd7 Guilty or moi
guilty?"
Another hesitation. Did the fore
mal feel the threat lurking In the air
about him? II so, he failed TO show
II In his tones as he uttered the words
which released the prisoner:
mot guilty"
A growi from the crowd, almost like
that OF beast stirring in its lair,
then quick cessation of all hubbub
as every one turned to the Judge to
whose one-sided charge they attrib-
uted this release.
Deborah experienced in her quiet
corner no alienation OF the fear which
had brought her into this forbidding
spot and held her GREATNESS through
these formaiities
For the end was not yet. Through
all the turmoil Of noisy departure and
the drifting out into the square OF a
vast, dissatisfied throng, she had
caught the fash of bit OF paper chow
introduced into this moving mass OF
people no one ever knew passing
from hand to hand, toward the eoll-
tary figure of the Judge, its delay as
u reached the open space between the
last row Of seats and the judges
bench and It's final delivery by some
ofiicious hand, who thrust II upon his
notice just as he was rising to leave.
Deborah saw his finger tear its way
through the envelope and his eyes fall
frowningly on the paper he drew out.
Then the peoples counsel and the
counsel for the defense and such
clerks and hangers-on as still fingered
In the upper room experienced de-
cided sensation.
The judge, who a moment before
had lowered above them all in mel
ancholy but impressive dignity, shrunk
with one gasp into feebleness and
sank back stricken. If not uncon-
scious. into his chair.
II happened suddenly and showed
her the same figure she had seen once
before-a man with faculties sus-
pended, but not impaired, facing them
all with open gaze but absolutely dead
for the moment to his own condition
and to the world about.
But, horrible as this was, what she
saw going on behind him was infinite
ly worse. A man had caught up the
bit Of paper Judge Ostrander had let
fall from his hand and was opening
his lips to read II to the curious people
surrounding him.
She tried TO stop him. She forced
a cry to her lips which should have
rung through the room, but which
died away on the air unheard The
terror which had paralyzed her limbs
had choked her voice.
But her ears remained true. Low as
he spoke, no trumpet-call could have
made its meaning clearer to Deborah
Scoville than did these words
We know why you favor criminals
Twelve years is a long time, but not long
enough to make wise men forget.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-04-02

up on that dreadful bridge for anyone
70 see. After twelve years, Mrs. SEQ.
yillel After"
Miss Weeks" All, the oil OF
that golden speech on troubled wa,
tersl What was It's charm? Let me
see those lines or what there is left
OF them so that | may share your
feelings. They must be dreadful"
They are more than dreadful. They
are for the kitchen fire. Wait a mo-
ment and then we will talk"
But Deborah had no mind to let
these pieces escape her eye. Nor did
she fail AT the end OF fifteen min
utes she had the torn bits OF paper
arranged In their proper position and
was reading these words:
The scene OF olive der's crime.
"The beginning of the endt" was
Deborah's thought III. after Mr..
Blacks efforts. charge like this is
found posted up In the public ways.
the ruin Of the ostranders Is deter.
mined upon. and nothing we can do
can stop IT,"
In Ave minutes more she had said
good.by to Miss Weeks and was on
her way 10 the courthouse. Ae she
approached il she was still further
alarmed by finding this square full OF
people. standing In groups or walk.
ing impatiently up and down with
their eyes fixed on the courthouse
doors. Within, there was the uneasy
hum, the anxious look, the subdued
movement which marks an universal
suspense. Announcement had been
made that the jury had reached their
verdict, and counsel were resuming
their places and the judge his seat.
Those who had eyes only for the
iatter-and these were many-nottced
change in him. He looked older by
years than when he delivered his
charge. Not the prisoner himself
gave greater evidence OF the effect
which this hour OF waiting had had
upon heart whose covered griefs
were. consciously or unconsciously. re-
yeaiing themselves to the public eve
lie did not wish this man sentenced
This was shown by his charee-tba
most one-sided one he had given An
all his career
Silence. that awful precursor Of
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-04-02
He Assumed Some Show of His Old
Commanding Presence.

advanced bravely down the steps, aw-
ing some and silencing all, until he
had reached his carriage step and the
protection OF the officers on guard.
Then a, boot rose from some far-off
quarter of the square, and he turned
short about and the people saw his
face. Despair had seized it, and il
any one there desired vengeance, he
had it. The knell of active life had
been rung for this man. He would
never remount the courthouse steps.
or face again respectful jury.
ITO BE CONTINUEDl
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-04-02

fem ale weakness,
pain and IRREGULAR
ties. The pains In
my sides were in
creased by walking
or standing on my
feet and / had such
awful bearing down
feelings, W as de-
pressed in spirits
and became thin and
pale with dull, heavy
eyes. I had six doc
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-04-02
ONLY A FEW PIMPLES
But Many More May Come II You
Neglect Them. Try cuticura Free.

Cuticura Soap and Ointment are
most effective in clearing the skin of
pimples, blackheads, redness, rough.
ness, itching and irritation as well as
freeing the scalp of dandruff, dryness
and itching, besides satisfying every
want of the toilet and nursery.
Sample each free by mail with Book.
Address postcard. Cuticura, Dept. Y,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-04-02
tynklnd Comment.

Recently while going through GEM
etery in California town the visitor
came upon this on a tombstone; II
would not live Away" Beneath the
inscription some irreverent person had
penciled. "Sour Grapes"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-04-02
Reflections.

Have you ever thought seriously of
marriage, sir?"
Indeed have; ever since the cere-
mony."
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-04-02

A self-made man is often the only
one satisfied with the job.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-04-02

Pity is akin to love, but girl is new
ar willing to accept it as a substitute.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-04-02
MRS. WILLIAMS
LONG SICKNESS
Yields To Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compound.

Elkhart, Ind. -" I suffered for four
teen years from organic inflammation,
Evening star., 1915-01-01
An Interpretation of Pain.

From the Atlantic.
Pain has been explained as an ac-
compartment of the Promethean spirit
of life, which, in precipitate haste to
proceed upon it's journey, takes the
most ready and efficacious path on
ward, needless of what it breaks and
crushes on the way. But pain is rather
an impulse within the spirit Of life.
Pain is it's conscience urging it on.
Unless we were pricked on by pain, we
should wish to stand still, content
with our own satisfaction, meanly in.
different to higher pleasures; without
pain all life might have been content
to house itself in low animal forms,
and wallow in bestiality, ease and lust.
1t may be that the onward progress
might have been accomplished without
pain; we might have been whirled up
ward, insensible satellites, toward the
universal goal. But we have received
the privilege of consciously sharing in
the upward journey. Each onward
movement must be wrench from the
past, each moment parting, each step
an eternal farewell. These noble in
constancies are tasks imposed by pain
Evening star., 1915-01-01
Less Small Talk.
From the New York Times.

From the New YORK Times.
Much as can and must be said in con-
demnation of war, there is no need to
let realization of it's cost and horror
blind the observer to the few facts, at
least little consolatory, that careful
search among its consequences can to-
day discover. Whoever would has
been able to note, ever since the great
struggle in Europe began, a change,
which was also an elevation, in the
quality of most conversations he hears
"a change and elevation not less cas-
lily remarked in what is written than
in what is said. The matters on which
so nearly all of public interest con-
centrates are, indeed, at once terrible
and lamentable, but there is a large
ness about them that has a compensa-
tory influence and is exercising innum-
cradle minds on things more important
than neighborhood gossip. Even the
partisan politicians and the devotees
of base ball--probably the two classes
in our population whose sense of rela-
tive values is less accurate than that
of any others-now occasionally think
and talk in a way that shows some re-
laxing of their pitiable obsession by
the trivial
OF course not all of the war talk is
but most of it shows some
thing of both information and compre-
hensoin, and there is a general desire
a desire often gratified. fortunately
to hear or read the opinion and argu-
ments of men who speak with authority
derived from experience and study.
Evening star., 1915-01-01
Commissioner Claxton to Speak.

Commissioner p. P. Claxton is to de-
liver an address before the citizens of
the National Junior Republic, at An
napolis Junction. Md, Monday after
noon at 3 O'Clock. the occasion of the
Inauguration of the president and vice
president. IT. j. De Lashmutt in the
Riggs building is making arrangements
for taking a party of Washington
friends OF the institution to the junior
republic, leaving the Union station at
Ppm.
When an inch of rain falls it means
that 101 tons of water have poured from
the'skies on every acre within the area
affected by the rain.
Evening star., 1915-01-01
ELEVATOR CONDUCTOR
FALLS TO HIS DEATH
Steps Into Shaft at University Club
and Drops Four
Stories.

William French. forty-tive years old
elevator conductor at the University
Club, 18th and I streets northwest, fell
down the elevator shaft from the
fourth floor of the building about $3.50
o'clock yesterday afternoon and was
instantly killed.
French took the service elevator to
the top floor shortly after o'clock
and turned it over to Engineer Chap
man, who usually takes charge of the
car each afternoon and overhauls it,
Going to the dining room where en-
ployes eat, French enjoyed his dinner
and returned to take charge of the
car, neglecting to recall that he had
surrendered it to the engineer.
Unlocking the door, French thought
lessly stepped through the opening and
fell to the bottom of the shaft. His
skull was fractured, and he sustained
numerous cuts and bruises. His body
was taken to the morgue, where an
inquest was held at noon.
Evening star., 1915-01-01
NEW WORKERS SEE SUN RISE.
Revelry Along Broadway Continues
Well Into Morning Hours.

NEW YORK, January daylight
today failed to quell the noisy and en-
thusiastic greeting which New York
gave to the New Year. The revelry
along Broadway continued far into the
morning hours, and the police, al
though they had little to do, declared
the celebration the biggest of it's kind
in the history of the city. The record
crowds which packed the all-night res
taurants held their places till after
sunup. and at o'clock this morning
many of the larger restaurants were
still turning would-be patrons away
from, their. doors.
Homebound9 transportation arrange
ments characteristic of the evening
rush hour were in effect and needed
this smorning ION suburban lines and
ferries. ,'-s
Evening star., 1915-01-01
POINTED PARAGRAPHS,

It's up to the lovesick youth to take
his from spoon
Hot pokers and heated arguments
should be quickly dropped.
Art is long, but spot cash is what the
artist longs for.
Few women are dangerous-because
they usually talk before they act.
And it's surprising how many bar
gains we see in the shop windows
when we are broke.
A woman never has much confidence
in a grocer unless he belongs to the
same church she does.
What men have done in politics the
women think they can do-and still
keep on the outside of Jail.
What has become of the fash
ioned training school for boys that
used to be located in the woodshed?
A thin man is in difficulties for life,
but a thin woman can join the buy-a-
bale movement and reconstruct her
figure to suit.
Evening star., 1915-01-01
Food Production in War Time
n the American Review Of Reviews.

From the American Review Of Reviews.
Can each of the countries involved
maintain in timeof war the noraml
rate of production? There is, at pres
ent, no sufficient reason for doubling
it. Much depends, of course, upon
where and how the fighting occurs. If
any of the countries should be over
run by invading armies which sweep
across wide areas, destroying crops as
they go. after the manner of Sherman's
march to the sea. it would upset all
calculations. Barring such contingent
c1es, there is no very good reason for
supposing that any country at war will
permit its supplies of the necessaries
of life to run short If it is possible to
prevent it. 1t would be as great,
Evening star., 1915-01-01

blunder to allow the food supply as
to allow the supply of ammunition to
fail We can expect, therefore, that
nothing short of physical impossibility
will stand in the way of production.
The ordinary campaign, which is not
definitely planned to destroy crops
over wide areas, is not to be considered
as of more than local Importance in re-
ducing production. 1t is to be classed
along with hail, winds and floods,
which occur every year over areas
which seem large in themselves, but
are a small fraction of the total pro-
ducing area. The campaigns thus far
have touched only a small fraction of
the total producing area of any crop.
Sugar beets are probably hardest hit
because much of the fighting has been
in region of dense production.
, The expectation that men will not be
availa BILE for the planting or harvest
ing of crops will come true only in the
most extreme cases where country is
making it's last stand in defense of its
national existence. If each country
puts her entire available fighting force
in the field, she will Still have left her
women and her old men and boys
Swedish iron ore deposits are esti-
mated at 1,300,000.000 tons. In 1913 over
6.440,000 tons were exported, mainly to
En-
Evening star., 1915-01-01

tated with 1.-The Red Cross badge of
kOnor, sfirst-class, by the Austrian gov
'ernment
Official notice of, this honor was re-
csivedt ins Washington in foreign Office
dispatches from Vienna to the Austro-
Hungarian embassy here.
The dispatches confirmed war Office
Announcements from the battle lines
and tadded "a, denial of reports of large
numbers of iAustro- Hungarians falling
into the hands of the Russians "Es-
pecfalry' tile number of officers" the
foreign Y Office :: said, lis immeasurably
exaggerated"
Evening star., 1915-01-01
Pleads for Belgium.

Nine Lalla Vandervelde, wife of
the; Belgian minister of state. is tour
ing this country and Canada to raise
funds !, for the relief of, the starving
Belgians. Already she has achieved
%ohders. Her plea and her person
alityl are set forth most strikingly in
ana article- next Sunday in the Spe-
cial Features Section of The Sunday
Star s.. = tEr..
Evening star., 1915-01-01
Engineers to Hear Two Lectures.

"Flood Problems in China. is. to be
the subject of an illustrated address
gineers by Arthur P. Davis, chief en-
gineer of the reclamation service,
Wednesday night at o'clock at the
Cosmos. Club. Dr. Bailey Willis will
address the society January 10 on
Engineering Problems in South
America" it is announced
Evening star., 1915-01-01
DR.. J. E. JONES HoNoRED.
Former District Resident and Com.
mander Courtney Decorated.

DR.. ]. E. Jones, consular general at
Genoa, formerly Washington news
paper man, and Commander Charles E.
Courtney, commanding the Santa Claus
ship from the children of the United
States to the children of the war-worn
countries of Europe, have been dec
Evening star., 1915-01-01
A Young Logician.

From Judge.
Sunday School Teacher-William,
what must we do before we can eX-
pect forgiveness of sins?
William-Sin.
Evening journal., 1915-02-20
EDEN CLUE ELECTS.

At the weekly meeting of the Eden 4.
C.. held in their club room last evening.
the following officers were elected; e..
August, Jr., president; Albert Serson.
Harry Grant, Walter Hall, yice-presi-
dents; James Tunstall, recording secre.
tary; Harry Grant. financial secretary
Harry Donahue, treasurer; directors,
Albert Serson. William Biggins. Ray
mond Flanagan. Earl Flanagan, Viii
liam Wallace, Eugene AlcKnih, Walter
Hall. Harry Donohue. Charles Patter-
son; sport writer, William Biggins; ser
gcant-at-arms, John Rielly. The Eden
basketball team VIII clash with the I'm.
manuel team, of New Castle, tonight al
New Castle. The manager requests AT
PLAYERS TO report at the club rooms at
O'Clock.
Evening journal., 1915-02-20
blue BIRDS ROOT FOR
JACK M'COWAN'S eden CLUB
Liston. boysl

Listen, noNSl
Jack McGowans Ail-Wimmgton
League Eden baseball club kicked out
some of it's winter kinks this after
noon. swatting the old pill in Baker
style and running the bags true TO
old-tlmo form. Doc Dolan is the team
coach.
Jack dropped in this morning to
tell the sporting editor that February
20 was not too early TO start baseball
practice particularly If Old Sol is
kind enough TO send the tube stuff up
TO sixty degrees ON that date. as Sol
pulled off that stunt today. Jack lost
no time getting his men out a few
bluebirds joined the rooiers
incidentally, many youngsters we're
swatting the ball on other lots.
After all. Il is not a long way TO
the opening Of the baseball season.
Evening journal., 1915-02-20
BY HAL SHERIDAN.
Iritten for the IInited Pressl

Written for the United Press).
NEW YORK. Feb. 20 Managers OF
the half hundred boxing clubs which
have sprung up on the cast side and
in Harlem were sore today. For the
past year they have been holding their
minor exhibitions two or three nights
a week, and some of the promoters
have blossomed forth in tailored togs
where before a sweater and a pair of
pants served all purposes. They
made few hundred dollars each sea-
son and had learned to spend it,
But there there is woe i'm their
camps. The State Boxing Commits
sion has been collecting five per cent
Of the gross receipts of every Gotham
scrap of any importance. but the lit
tie fellows were overlooked. But the
State athletic commission. the other
day announced it is going after the
little clubs, too, and that they will
have TO pay the tax arrears and all,
if the receipts of previous bouts can
be found, or close up.
mo more delay; we need the
money" is the commissions slogan.
There arc two bouts in prospect for
Freddie Welsh in the near future.
Joe Shugrue won the right to meet
the lightweight champ. in little
scrap by outpointing him i'm ten
rounds at the Madison Square Garden.
and efforts are being made 10 link
the pair together again as soon as pos
sible. Whether Joe and the Britishor
will get together before or after
Welsh meets Ritchie here March II.
remains to be seen.
Perhaps il won't be necessary for
Shugrue TO meet Freddie at all, for
Ritchie buys say he'll regain his title.
if he does it'll be two Americans
for IT,
Jess Willard's chances for winning
the big battle ct Juaroz three weeks
from today arc a whole lot better
than expected. if The story told today
by officer of the Highland Harris. the
boat which carried the big smoke
from MontevideO to Barbados, is
true. The ship just reached here
with her cargo
Evening journal., 1915-02-20
RROWNSON TO PLAY OTAKERS.

Next Saturday the basketball fans
of Philadelphia will be given an op-
portunity of seeing the famous Brown
son five of Wilmington in action. when
it viii clash with the Aquinas team in
the latter's hall, Eighth street. above
Morris. Upon the financial success Of
this game depends the appearance at
AQuinas Hall OF such teams as Lam
caster. Pittston. Hazleton Profess
SIGNALS. York. Pottstown Senecas and
Harrisburg Independents.
Evening journal., 1915-02-20
MISSIONARY ALLIANCE.

The regular services will be held
at the Christian and Missionary ALI
ance. No. 504 West Fifth street. to-
morrow. with preaching by the pas
tor. Rev. S. NJ. Schuman, at 1880
o'clock and o'clock. The Sunday
school is at ? o'clock and the young
peoples meeting at Z o'clock. Spc-
cial services will continue every night
next week
Evening journal., 1915-02-20
BROWNSON DAREENS
LIGHTS OF ALL STARS

The All-stars' basketball team. of
Philadelphia, minus Harry Fritz. took
drubbing from ,rownson here last
night, 81 to "a. "Doc" Hancy, the star
forward of the locals. also was out of
the game with a cash over one OF his
eyes and Doe Dougherty, of the
Salosianum High School team, took
his place and played a bang-up game.
lie scored three field goals.
Charlie McDonough had his eye on
the basket and at the end of the game
he had six douhlo-deckers TO his credit
His dribbling was a feature OF the
game.
Livingston, of the Denver Baseball
Club, played best for the All-stars. and
tailed three times from the field and
seven points from the l5-foot mark.
on next Friday night the Brown
son five will battle with the Riverton
five from Riyerton. a. j. The lineup.
All-Stars. Brownson
Wood ..... forward NJ. McDonough
Livingston. forward .Dougherty
Lohr.......... centre. C.. McDonough
Evans. guard ........ Walsh
Miller....... guard ..... Rigncy
Field Wood 2; Livingston,
8, Lohr, 81 Evans, ?; NJ McDon-
ough 3 Dougherty, 3; c. Melon
ough, 6: Walsh. D. Foul goals-Liv-
irgaton. z: NJ. McDonough. T. Referee.
Maxwell: timer, Russell Time of
halves 20 minutes.
In the preliminary game the Delmar
five won from the Clarion quintet 10y
a. TO % score. A shot hy Cassidy
was the feature Of the game.
Evening journal., 1915-02-20
ALL MONEY IN SIGHT
FOR M'FARLAND- GIBBONS
h, JAMES O.DEA
= ~ = III
lNrItlen for the United Pre-.

iNfiltcn Tor the United Prcssl
CHICAGO. Feb. Federal au-
thoritics at Washington may have 10
bc appealed TO by prize fighters OF theI
country to restrain Paokcy McFar-'
land and Mike Gibbons from corner
ing all the big purses Tom McCarey,
OF New Orleans. made The first yoster-
day The New York Madison Square
Garden management is known to have
been on the Packey-Mike trail for
some weeks. Garden scouts today
were said TO have offered to meet any
purse any western OF southern pro-
moicr puts up.
Like McCaroy. Andrews is willing
TO let The fighters decide on how TO
split the purse. They may also choose
the referee and decide on the Weight
at which thy viii fight.
Evening journal., 1915-02-20
w A
NJ. EYES HOWE

Dr II. p Ewes. state Veterinarian.
has returned from Chicago. whcre ne
attended the annual meeting 0f tho
United States Live Stock Sanitary
Board. AZ the meeting. unanmou
approval was made of the action of
The Bureau of Animal Industry OF tho
Department of Agriculture in their o..
forts TO stamp out the hoof and mouth
disease.
Evening journal., 1915-02-20
RAILROAD BOWI.ERS.

The p. b. and W. r. r. bowling
team defeated the Crescent teams on
the Crescent alleys last night by a
very good margin. Jackson was nigh
with total of 5G4 The Oloan. n. Y.
railroad team will play the p. y.
and W. r. r. on the Crescent alleys
February % az D. m. Captain Har-
vey Taylor will be ON the job for p.
b. and w. and will lead his team to
victory
Evening journal., 1915-02-20
ST. LUkE'S.FRIENDs AGAIN.

In Friends School gym this after
noon the St. Luke basketball team OF
Wayne, Pa. will meet the Wilmington
Friends School warriors in what IS
expected to be a most sensational
game of basketball. In a former en-
gagcment. which took place in Wayne
the Quaker boys defeated st. Luke.