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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-04-28

I really caught her looking at me while
I was sitting on the old stone bench
down by the pond.
/ jumped up and ran after her all the
way down Long Lane and up the Low
Road TO where the red COW broke her leg
that time and there / lost her. ! didn't
find her again and had to come away
without her and now feel so queer
sort OF haif-y, just like you.
Somehow / can't blame her. She didn't
want to leave the Hill in the gorgeous
month so she Just stayed behind. Do you
remember
This is the gorgeous month when ieafy
fires
Mount to the gods in myriad summer
pyres
A few hours ago when I was doing my
mile on the avenue ! almost got run down
and Mam'selle gave me an awful scolding
for being so absent-minded. II was true
word I was just Observation-Disclosures
because my mind was off chasing that
other half. And then I came back and
there ! was on the avenue with people
staring at me more than they ever have
before. l suppose II was because l was
out OF breath with chasing in my mind
Good-by, Alan. GLEN
Alan sat In the circle of light from
the hanging lamp and stared into the
darkness. From the river came the
sound OF sucking mud, then a heavy
tread. A monster hippo Numbered
through the bushes In search of food.
On the other side of the tree trunk the
Ianzibari was snoring. The fires were
burning out at the mems camp. Once
more the odor of their bodies hung In
the air.
Alan arose and dragged his chair to
the outer edge of the mango tree. He
sat down and with hands locked and
elbows on knees gave himself up to
memory. He forgot the sounds and
smells of Africa, the black-green Of
overhanging leaves, the black shadows
of the swirling river, the black bronze
of the men about him. For an hour he
tore himself away from the black
world to wander over the beloved hills
in New England where summer dies
In burst of light.
Red Hill, crowned with mountain
ash, called to his spirit as torch In
the night to lost wanderer. The thir-
ty months that had passed since last
he saw its budding promise were
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-04-28
Look and Feel
Clean, Sweet and
Fresh Every Day
Brink glass Of real hot water
before breakfast to wash
out poisons.

Life is not merely to live, but to
live well, eat well, digest well, work
well, sleep we'll, look well. What
glorious condition to attain, and yet
how very easy it is IL one will only
adopt the morning inside bath.
Folks who are accustomed to feel
dull and heavy when they arise, split
ting headache, stuffy from cold, foul
tongue, nasty breath, acid stomach,
can, instead, feel as fresh as daisy
by opening the sluices of the system
each morning and flushing out the
whole Of the internal poisonous stag.
nant matter.
Everyone, whether ailing, sick or
well, should, each morning, before
breakfast, drink a glass of real hot
water with teaspoonful of limestone
phosphate in it to wash from the
stomach, liver, kidneys and bowels the
previous days indigestible waste, sour
bile and poisonous toxins; thus cleans
ing, sweetening and purifying the en-
tire alimentary tract before putting
more food into the stomach. The &C
ton of hot water and limestone phos-
phate on an empty stomach is wonder
fully invigorating. 1t cleans out all the
sour lamentations, gases, waste and
acidity and gives one a splendid ap-
petite for breakfast. While you are
enjoying your breakfast the water and
phosphate is quietly extracting large
volume of water from the blood and
getting ready for thorough flushing
Of all the inside organs.
The millions of people who are both
cred with constipation, bilious spells,
stomach trouble, rheumatism; others
who have sallow skins, blood disor-
ders and sickly compilations are urged
to get quarter pound of limestone
phosphate from any store that handles
drugs which will cost very little, but
is sufficient to make anyone a pro-
nounced crank on the subject of in.
ternal sanitation.-Ady
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-04-28
Penn,s Descendant to War.

Vernon George Green, thirty-fve
years old, musician, in applying at
Sheerness for absolute exemption from
service on the ground of ill health and
conscientious objection, made the
claim that he was the great-grandson
of William Penn, who was born 272
years ago. In his written appeal he
said:
Il was brought up under strict Chris
tian principles not to take life in any
form, my great-grandfather being Will
liam Penn, Quaker, founder of Penn
sylvania." The tribunal refused ex-
emption to PENIS descendant.-Lon
don Observer.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-04-28

ITO BE coNTINuEDl
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-04-28

swept away. He imagined those very
budding leaves at the end of their
course, the pale amber of the elms,
the deep note of the steadfast frs, the
Haunting fire of the brave naples.
Maple House arose before him, its
lawn carpeted with dry leaves. From
the leaves tloated an incense, dusty,
pungent. The cool shadows of the
great rambling house beckoned to
him. Here is peace, here is rest, they
seemed TO cry. The memory of home
gripped him, held him and soothed
him. His head nodded and he slept
only to awake with start, for he had
dreamed that he had lost the way
back forever
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-04-28

Gerry turned to his work Of filling
the soil. He cut the best of the cane
and Bonifacio planted the joints at a
slant with knowing hand He sorted
the bolls of cotton. The women stu
died the fiber and when II was long,
silky and tough they picked out the
seeds with care and boarded them, for
their time was not yet. One duty
urged another. The days passed rap
idly.
One morning Gerry looked up from
his labor to find mounted figure Just
behind him. An elderly man of florid
face sat FESTIVE stallion of Arab
strain. The strangers note was opu-
lence. From his Panama hat, thin and
light as paper, TO his silver spurs and
the silver-mounted harness of his
horse, wealth marked him. He was
dressed In white linen and his flarlng,
glossy riding boots OF embroidered
Russian leather stood out from the
white clothes and the whittier sleeps
fleece that served as saddle cloth. with
telling effect. In his hands was a
silver-mounted rawhide quirt. His
face was grave. his eyes blue and kind
ly. AS Gerry looked at him he spoke,
I'm Lieber from up the river"
Gerry started at the familiar Eng
fish and frowned. At the frown the
strangers eyes shifted. Il didn't come
down here TO bother you," he went on
hastily. One of my men told me
about the green grass and couldn't
keep away. I've got cattle and horses
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-04-28

finish. He strobe forward and was re-
warded with large lump of sugar.
The sugar was coarse and black, first
cousin to virgin molasses, but it was
redolent. The horses crowded around
Gerry. They paved at him. He had
to beat them back. They made a bold
assault on the empty but odorous hat.
Gerry laughed and cleared the fence to
get away from them. Il think your
master must be mistaken" he said
with a smile to the foreman. "Some
of these colts can never have been
backed"
The foreman looked his admiration.
He began to take Gerry seriously; it
was man to man now. He pointed out
the horses that were broken to saddle
and named their gaits and mettle.
Then his shrewd eyes looked around
for further details to add to his report
to his master. He noted that few,
a very few, Of the cattle were still
lying down when they should have
been on their feet and eating. These
were herded into a corner of their own
and old Bonifacio was tending them.
Beside each was pile of fresh cut
grass. AS they ate they nosed 1t away,
but Bonifacio pushed it back.
The foreman's eyes caught on two
newborn calves They had been taken
from their weak mothers and were in
rough pen by themselves. The fore
man did not have to count the stock
to see that none was missing. He was
cattle bred. A gap in the herd or the
punch OF horses would have flown at
the seventh sense of the stockman the
moment he laid eyes on the field. IN
stead there were these two calves
Master" he said to Gerry, you have
made up your mind not to lose a head
You would save even these little ones,
born before their timer
Gerry nodded gravely. He had
worked hard to save all. He WINGED
at the mere thought of death at Fa-
zenda Flores even down to these least
Weaklings. He himself had fed them
patiently from warm bottle. In trou-
Die and valuable time they had cost
MN an acre of cotton. But an acre of
cotton was a small price to paw for
life.
A grip of the hand and the foreman
was Off In cloud of dust. At tbe
bridge he pulled his horse down "a the
shamollng fox trot that spares beast
and man but eats steadily into lono
Journey A bearer of good tidings rides
slowly.
Gerry turned to his work but a crv
from the house arrested him. NJ
dropped his field tools and ran 70 thf
house. Dona Maria glanced at him
elawed and hustled him out Of Il,
room-out of the house. The doc,
slammed behind him. He heard III,
great bar drop. He was locked ont
Gerry paced angrily up and dow,
the veranda. Calm came back r. him
He saw that he had been fool r,
stopped and sat down on the stems !
the veranda. Here, before no no,
made his benches, she had often ga
beside him. caressed him. sung to him
How cold he had been. How little y
mad done for her. He rememberp,
that as she had worked on hah
clothes she had said she wished 81
had some blue ribbon. They had !
laughed at her, but she had nodded no
girls head gravely and said, "Yes
wish | had some blue ribbon-a llttl
roll of blue ribbon" What bruta },
had been to Taught
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-04-28
SYNOPSIS.
copYRNoHT -5Y e cxW7UgY CO

Alan Wayne 10 sent away from Red Hill,
MS nome. by his uncle, J.. ~, as a moral
faiinre. Glenn runs after him In tangle
or short skirts to bid him good-by Cap
tain Wayne tells Alan OF the failing OF the
Waynes, clem drinks Alan's health on his
birthday. Judge Hemley defends Alan In
bis business with HIS employers. Alan and
AK meet at sea. bomewnrd bound. and
start a Irritation. Al home, Nance Ster-
ling asks Alan 20 go away from Alix. Alix
X taken 20 task by Gerry, her husband
Tor her conduct with Alan and defies him.
Gerry. as he thinks. secs AK and Alan
eloptng, drops everything, and goes to
Pernambuco. Aiix leaves Alan on the
train and goes home. Gerry leaves Per-
nambuco and goes TO Plranhas. on a
canoe trip he meets a native girl. The
Judge fails e. trace Gerry. A baby Is born
80 Aiix. The native girl takes Gerry to
her home, and shows him the ruined
plantation she Is mistress of. Gerry mar
rios her. Al Maple house coiinReford
tells how he met Alan--"Ten Per Cent
Notwithstanding q bridge IN Africa Col
iingeford meets AK and her baby and he
gives her encouragement about Gerry.
Alan comes back to town but does not
80 home. He makes several calls In the
city. Gerry begins 10 improve Margar-
ita's plantation and builds an irrigating
ditch.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-04-28
The Cause.

A Philadelphia woman has long pur.
chased fish from certain market deal
er of that city. One day, when the
prices seemed much too high, the
housewife complained; and her COM
plant was met by the following re-
joinder:
"Yessum, fish is high-yessum!
Amt no doubt bout that! Fish is
awful high! Yo' see, mum, fish is
gettin' scarce on account of all these
heah aquariums!"-You Com
panion.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-04-28

to Gerry. "He says" the foreman re-
marked with a leer, on making the
presentation, you can ride anything
you can catch"
Gerry felt the foreman needed put
ting in place. He went into the house
and reappeared carrying something In
his hat. He climbed the fence and
called. The horses raised their heads
and looked. Some were lazy after wa
tering but the others trotted over to-
ward him. They stopped few yards
off and scrutinized him as though to
divine his intentions. Then they ap-
preached cautiously, with tense legs,
ready to whirl and bolt. A greedy colt
refused to play the game of fear to a
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-04-28

Under the broad dome of mango
tree on the banks OF au unnamed Afrl-
can river Alan Wayne had pitched his
camp, The Selwyn tent and the pro
jeeting veranda iy were faded and
stained The bohbinet mosquito cur
talns were creamed with age and serv-
Ice. Two camp chairs and a COLLAPSE.
bile table. battered but strong, were
placed before the tent. over one OF
the chairs hung towel. On the ground
gquutted take-down bath tub half
oiled with water. In the deep shadow
OF the tree the pale green rot-proof
canvas OF the tent. the fly, the chairs
aud bathtub. cleaned almost white.
ON the farther side of the great
trunk OF the tree was the masters
Kitchen, three stones and half-clrcle
Of forked sticks driven Into the ground.
On the sticks hung few pots and
pans. saddle Of huek, bits Of fat and
a disreputahle looking coffee-bag. Be
tween the stones was bed of Goals
Before them crouched red-fezzed
Zanzibari
From under second tree. fifty
yards away. came the dull. rhythmic
pounding OF wooden pestles in wooden
mortars. The eye could just distin-
guish the glistenlng naked torsos Of
three blacks In motion. They were
singing a harbarous chantey. AZ the
pauses their arms went up and the
pestles came down together with a
thud. The blacks were pounding the
kafir corn for the mems evening meal.
Down the river and almost out of
sight black. spidery construction
reached out over the water-Alan's
latest bridge. Men swarmed on it.
Six O'Clock and there came the trili
Of whistle Suddenly the bridge was
cleared. A babble of voices arose.
There was cracking Of twigs. a
shufiing of feet. here and there high.
excited cry, and then the men poured
into camp. din of talk, held in
check for hours, arose. Glistening
black bodies danced to jerky, fantastic
steps. Songs, shouts and impatient
cries 70 the cooks sweIled the medley
= SQUAD Through TIE eamp stole the
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-04-28
Sarcasm.

Hadn't you better let me clip a
little from the ends of your hair"
queried the tonsorial artist.
Why from the ends?" queried the
victim in the chair. Cant you clip
a little from the middle?"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-04-28

Hens are exclusive; they like to
stick to their own sets.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-04-28

Suppose you asked man for
a Job you needed desperately
to keep from starving. Suppose
that man gave you frIehtful
beating, out Of pure cuasedness
and afterWard gave you work.
Would you watch your chance to
get even, or would you save his
life when opportunity offered2
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-16
Short Snatches From Everywhere.

If congress fears war 50 much, it might prepare
for it-Wal Street Journal
The man who is driven drink always has to
walk back-Chicago Daily News.
It's no treason to say like Wilson, but Roose-
Welt is better still-Columbia state
Most Of the new good stories are old revised
and Observation-Disclosures state Journal
As the can trust has been good. it escapes being
canned trust by a safe margin.-Washtngton Post
Villa is said to be near the border" that
probably means both Texas and eternity-Galveston
News.
You can't keep your heart and your mouth both in
Globe.
Villa need expect no glamour of Robin Hoods and
Rob Roys to gather about his name-St Louis Globe
Democrat
Maybe it would be worth while to send those
nervous members of the house some foot warmers
indianapolis News.
The new secretary Of war did have his seat
warm before he found he sitting a powder
chest-Tucson Citizen
It is announced that Felix Diaz has 100000.
That ought to be enough to make quite noise down
IN Mexico.-Los Angeles Times.
There is no more pitiabe spectacle in the world
than unprepared army trying to fight a prepared
army--St Louis Post-Dispatch.
It is time to swat the fly. But first destroy his
Marble Falls (TeXas) Messenger
Congress may be timid about some matters, but In
Iedera1zing the national guard it isn't going to be
scared by the constitution.-Charleston News and
Courier
our department of justice is watching him, might
be mentioned for secretary of war--Wan Street
Journal
1t would be joke if those Carranza troops should.
camp and capture or kin him. Wouldn't that be
funny ?-PhOenix Gazette
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-16
Serene and Secure

The made as much noise last night as the
"aators and fTe-eaters" that supposed by Wash
ington to make up the population of both sides of
the Mexican border. Never in any city the face
Of the earth was there queter night, or one with
greater safety of person and property than that which
succeeded Wednesdays sunset
Mexicans ard Americans alike, both sides OF
the border giving and have given most admirable
demonstration Of good sound sense stability good dis
cipne and friendliness.
The situation created by the entry of the American
troops into Mexico beginning their chase after the
Villa bandits is novel, for this generation at least
good deal had been said in the past about the prob
able effects of such a movement The American gov
eminent at various times has refrained from taking
certain necessary reasonable honest and friendly steps
for fear its motives might be msconstrued and hostile
acts provoked But those who know the MeXlcans
have believed that good many things might have
been done, in good faith and with proper intentions,
without exciting them 30 unfounded resentment.
So far, it appears that Cafranzas hold his mill
tary and civil subOTdinates is strong Whatever they
may think privately and personally, they obeyng
orders The Caanzs forces in Gen Pershings neighbOr
hood cooperating actively, and there is to
believe that other forces in Chihuahua and Sonora will
either cooperate at least will not interpose any
obstacle the fulfilment of the American purpose
The movement offers excellent test in self con-
troll for the people of both countries. The Mexicans
have far demonstrated that they rely the good
faith Of the United States, and the Americans are
taking it for granted that they moving through
friendly and not hostile country their quest after
the bandits. The success of the expedition, and its
final return without encounering any hostility from
others than the bandits, depend largely on the mental
attitude and personal conduct of the people and
the border
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-16
MEALS ON THE STAGE;
WHAT MAY ROBSON DOES

There have been some very strange
meals eaten on the stays in full view
Of the audience, but probably the most
famously comical one is served in The
Regeneration of Aunt Mary" in the big
revival May Robson is making ana
which win be seen March 26. p and %
at the Crawford. The meal is dinner
and there is much pomp of dress and of
table decorations. And this is what
they eat: Grape fruit, oyster cock tar.
consomme. soft shell crabs This they
irriSate with real champagne After
the dinner they go automobiling and
then TO roof garden, after which tie
audiences agree it's no wonder Aunt
Mary has things go to her head and
needs something that comes in a blue
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-16
FIRST CREAMERY FOR VALLEY
TO OPEN SOON ON TEXAS STREET

The Rio Grande Creamery company
il preparing to open the first creamery
i'm the FL Paso valley at 70f, Texas
street within the present month.
G. l. Jacobsen, an expert creamery
man, is on his way from Trinidad. Colo,
to take charge of the erection of the
plant Mr.. Jacobsen will make several
stops on his way here in the effort to
establish creamery stations for Ell Paso.
a large part of the machinery for
the new plant is already in Ell PasO and
the balance is en- route. and the pro-
motors Of the project feel confident in
making the statement that within 80
days this creamery. with a capacity of
more than twice the present total
supply Of milk from the Mesilla and
Rio Grande valleys viii lie ready for
operation
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-16
America Discovered Columbus Last Thursday
Ell Paso Has All East Possesses Plus Per"


real rubes for you people here have ali
we have back east and then some for
you have swing which is not found
east Of the Mississippi"
X x
This is not the same city 1 saw in
1901; it is an entirely different town
larger. more metropolitan in appear
ance. more like our typical American
city" said Conrad Z. Dykeman. of
Brooklyn, of the imperial divan Of the
Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine. In fact,
there is little now to remind me of the
town that L saw Is years ago. There
may be some landmarks still standing.
but 1 haven't found them. Certainly
the city has grown as no other city Of
my recollection has grown since 1901
Everyone in the Panhandle country
is watching with the keenest interest
the developments on the border" said
D. W Harrington, assistant district at
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-16
Direct Primary Makes One Vote Good As Another
1t Has Also Raised the Price Of Some Votes

"liE direct primary is "a recent in
vention which makes one mans
vote as good as another. II has
also raised the price Of votes i'm some
states to a point where il costs more
to run for congress than il did to
run a ball team IN the Federal league.
Before the direct primary came into
being, politics in this country was con-
Quoted by the caucus or town meeting
method. by which four men in each
township decided who should be elected.
This was an ideal arrangement and
deadly blow at the perpetuity Of our
institutions was struck when it was
laid low. Some Of the greatest men
we have ever had were elected to Of
flee with the aid of the township
caucus and yet il was ruthlessly side
tracked in favor of the direct primary.
All those who have noticed that the
mental calibre of American office
holders has been raised over per cent
by the direct primary viii please hold
up their right hands
The primary was brought out by
reform politician who had never been
able to secure a loOk-in at a caucus.
as he was too well known by the
neighbors- Primary elections are
usually held in the spring OF the year,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-16

torney. Il have just returned from
that section Of the state. My visit re-
vealed to me that there, as well as
right on the border, the new turn in
the Mexican situation is uppermost in
the minds of the people"
Los Angeles has a motor reserve
corps under the supervision Of the
United States army and the present
situation on the border makes it quite
evident that the Ell Paso motorists
should organize such a body here" said
c. T. Tryon. "The Los Angeles organ
ization has both truck and touring car
divisions and while it is impossible
for FL PasO to muster as many cars as
the California city. L believe that an
organization with 100 trucks and 1000
touring cars could be easily organized
in FL Paso Such an organization
would be capable of transporting 1000
troops and their full quota Of field
equipment
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-16
To
BE HERE APR. g
Principal Numbers on the
Program Announced;
New Equipment.

III Paso will be the opening city for
the Allison White Chautauqua system
this year.
Starting April 29 at FL Paso, the first
week Of May is to be devoted to the
chautauquas in Arizona ana New Mex
leo. The balance Of the month of MAY
viii be spent in California. from
whence the system swings into Nevada
and Utah FOR the first two weeks in
June
The kaffir boy choir from Africa.
real "bushers." will come first in most
peoples minds as the big attraction.
The New York City Marine band will
perhaps be a close second. The NOV
ing picture lecture on the South Pole
expedition by Sir Douglas Mawson. the
lecture on 'Tallow Dips" by Robert
Parker Miles as well as Lou Beau
champs popular lectures and those of
sylvester A. Long. are expected to ap-
peal to all thinking people as first
class in their respective lines
In the engagement Of the Riner sis