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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-07-21
The Forbidden Vine.

Among the things to be avoided,
when you stroll into the country, is
poison ivy. 1t Chambers luxuriantly
over walls and fences and trees and,
late in the season, the old glossy
leaves. each of which is divided into
three lobes, turn to reds, browns and
yellows. Its fruit is small dun
colored berry. The flesh that touches
it becomes inflamed and swollen and
breaks into blisters that are commu-
nicated to other parts as the victim
rubs them. Some persons are so SEN
sitive to the poison that they cannot
go near the ivy without being affected.
The ivy is goSd to look upon, but il
Is bad to handle.
A couple of years ago there was a
project to organize society to make
war on this enemy of the human kind,
but it seems to have Disappeared
perhaps with the disease from which
its chief promoter was at the time suf-
fering. In the absence of any eygan-
lied effort to destroy the poison ivy,
it behooves every individual to look
out for his own welfare. The poison
ivy is the forbidden vine-COlumbus
Dispatch
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-07-21

to me at times. Lydia E. Pinkham'
Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills re-
stored me to health and want to thank
you for the good they have done me. !!
have had quite bit of trouble and
worry but it does not affect my youth
full looks. My friends say Why do you
look so Young and well?' / owe it sll
to the Lydia E. Pinkham remedies.
Mrs. RoBT. SToPIEL, Moore Avenue,
Washington Park, Illinois.
We wish every woman who suffers
from female troubles, nervousness,
backache or the blues could see the let
tiers written by women made well by Ly-
,dia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
If you have any symptom about which
YOU would like to know write 10 the
lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn,
Mass, for helpful advice given free OF
charge.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-07-21
DINER SURE OF ONE THING
Whoever Paid for Meal Party Had
Consumed, Most Certainly It
Was Not He.

Talking about good dinners" SAID
the Yankee traveller. slowly. 4 remem-
her one | had in Chicago. | went into
a slap-up restaurant with SOME chums
and ordered the finest thing in din
ners. Then. when the bill came around,
we couldn't decide who was to pay.
They all wanted to, and so did l."
Very awkward for you ALL agreed
one of his listeners. skeptically.
'Waal. yes" continued the man
from the States; "as we couldn't
settle the matter I proposed that we
should blindfold the waiter. and then
whichever one he caught would have
to pay the BILL"
"A very good idea" said another lis
tener, sitting yawn. Whom did he
catch?'
Il dunno" replied the Yankee. brief
ly; but he amt caught me yeti
London Tit-Bits.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-07-21
Practical Diplomacy.

Papa" inquired "A young hopeful Of
some seven summers. as he looked up
from book he was reading. there's
a word here which puzzles me-diplo-
macy?"
Diplomacy, my son" and the old
man smiled paternally as he said it,
means this: Doing or saying precise
~ the right thing at precisely the right
time"
All" retorted the young hopeful,
then l guess l exercised Diplomacy
last night"
How. my souT' inquired the fond
parent.
"Why. l rolled Johnny over into my
place just before ma came in with
the castor oil. and then back again just
before she came to the other side"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-07-21
The Byplay MinstreIs-

Mr.. InterlOcutor, can you tell me
which is the richest country in the
worId?"
Why the United States is the rcfI-
est country in the world. Mr.. Tambo.~
NO, it isn't. Ireland is the richest
country in the world"
And why is Ireland the richest cOun-
try in the world. Mr.. Tambo?"
Because IFS capital is always Dout--
lin"
while the undertakers are gather
ing up the shattered remains of the
late Mr.. Tambo, Mr.. Payne will rem
der that pathetic ballad. Here Lies
What's Left of Poor Jim Flynn. He's
Gone. He Couldn't Stop; He Sang
Raus Nit der Kaiser in a German Bar
Der shop. philadelphia Ledger
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-07-21

pounds from first year paintings to
little less than 90 pounds for subse7
quent years. The average price Of
thymol for number of years prior to
the European war was about 81
pound.
The cost of producing the thyrnOl
will depend to a great measure upon
whether the hOrsemint is grown in
connection with other oil-yielding
plants for which a distilling appara-
tus is maintained. Unless this is
done, it is said, it is not probable
that the profits will be sufficient to
warrant anyone engaging in the in
dustry. Excluding such items as land
rent, taxes, depreciation, upkeep and
interest on the distilling plant, it is
estimated that thymol can be pro-
duced at an approximate cost OF $23
per acre the first year, and SO per
acre thereafter. These figures include
the growing of the plants, fertiliza-
ton, cultivation, harvesting and dis
filling. A plantation of horsemint
will not have to be replanted oftener
/ than once in five years at the most,
and by returning the distilled herb
to the soil. material reduction in
cost of fertilization can be made after
the first year.
Fuller information in regard to
methods of cultivation, harvesting
and distilling are contained in Bull.
letin 372 which has already been men.
1 toned.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-07-21
Our Family History.

Why does the ordinary family keep
so poor record, not of its own doings
they are, for the most part, dun
enough--but of it's own PERSONAL---VERY.
None of as can see in front of US
much further than the probable Hfe-
time of ctr own children, and we do
not like to look even so far as that.
Surely it would give us sense OF
space if we could see clearly Iittls
further behind us.
Moreover. TO those who are engaged
in the bringing up of their own chill
dren. a history of the family might
furnish many hint
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-07-21

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture)
The production of thymol from
horsemint may&be, under favorable
circumstances, profitable CONNER
cial undertaking, according to a re-
cent publication of the United States
department of agriculture, Bulletin
372. Thymol, which is extensively
used in medicine, was formerly i'm
ported from northern Europe where
it is manufactured from seed grown
war, however, has reduced the impor-
tations of this substance from $4,000
pounds in 1914 to a little more than
1000 in 1915. To make up this deficit
it is believed that thymol might be
manufactured from improved horse
ment of agriculture has been expert
menting for some time.
Horsemint is found wild on light
sandy soils over the entire region
from southern New York to Florida,
and westward to Wisconsin, Kansas
and Texas, and it is probable that it
will thrive under cultivation over the
same area. From 20 to 80 pounds of
oil per acre should be obtained from
a planting, according to the investiga-
tons of the department. and little
less than 20 per cent of this oil will
be thymol. The yield of thymol per
acre of horsemint, therefore, is est.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-07-21

nifty enterprise. as is done with peas,
potatoes, apples, alfalfa. etc, it is not
wise TO depart from it.
Always try just a little of anything
new-a quarter acre, half acre, or
even an acre. Give it just average
ground-it is better right alongside
the standard crop. Don't baby it.
Make it prove its worth, if it has any.
The pleasure OF trying out for one
self the value of a crop is the hest
return. Do not make your whole farm
an experiment farm or you will surely
fail. But little experiment now and
then is relished by successful men.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-07-21
In Exalted Company.

One of the members of a committee
Of inspection on it's tour of a certain
penitentiary found himself in conversa-
ton with one of the convicts. The lat
ter was disposed to be confidential
and thus unburdened himself:
st is terrible thing to be known
by number instead of name, and
to feel that all my life shall be an
'objecr of suspicion among the police"
'But you will not be alone, my
friend" said the visitor, consolingly.
"The same thing happens to people
who own automobiles"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-07-21
Mosquitoes Put Out Liaht.

Great swarms of mosquitoes swept
in from the marshes and extinguished
for three nights the light in the light
house at the Vermillion Bay entrance
to the canal. The insects blocked the
air vent, despite the efforts of the light
keeper TO fight them off. The mos
quitoes have caused great discomfort
in this section.-Abbeville Qa.) Dis
patch New Orleans Item.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-07-21
FOR BABY RASHES
cutieura Soap Is Best Because So,
Soothing and Cooling. Trial Free

If baby is troubled with rashes, ec-
zemas, feelings, chafngs or hot. irri-
tated skin follow Cuticura Soa> bath
with light application of Cudcura OiHt-
ment to the affected part. Nothing so
soothing, cooling and refreshing when
he is fretful and sleepless.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard. Cuticura, Dept L,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-07-21

tered Win 1emal9
trouble, backache,
nervous spells and
the blues. My chill
dren's loud talking
and romping would
make me so nervous
/ could just tear
everything pieces
and / would ache all
over and feel so sick
that / would not
want anyone to talk
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-07-21
ALFALFA AND WHITE GRUBS
Excellent Crop to Alternate With Corn,
as It cIearo Soil of Aphis
and Other Insects.

It is claimed that the corn-root
aphis, white grubs and other insects
which caused so much damage TO the
corn, will not feed upon alfalfa roots
Fer this reason alfalfa is considered
q very excellent crop to alternate with
corn. as it clears the land of corn enc
mics.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-07-21
lmprovement PossihIe.

Any man who will read and work
can double his milk and butter yield
If it is below $50 pounds of busserfat
year. and 1t is possible for him TO
do il in n surprisingly short time.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-07-21
Prevailing Trouble.

what was the matter with the in
FAINT industry in which James was in
terested?"
Guess it was something like in
FAINT paralysis"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-07-21

Wife, hate these cramped berths
in the sleeper. Couldn't we get fiat
dear?
Hub-Who ever heard Of a fiat on
a train?
Wife-Why, I've often heard of fiat
cars.-Boston Transcript.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-07-21
Real Diplomat.

Lady Of the House-What do you
want?
Weary Walter am de official rep
resentative Of de Woman's Household
Kitchen Culinary Cuisine league and
I'm making coast-to-coast trip test
ing the favorite recipe of de most
prominent lady in each town.-Judge.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-07-21
EXPERIMENT NOW AND THEN
New Crops and Methods Should Be
Given Thorough Trial-Try a
Little Of Anything New.
By BREEZE BoYACK, Colorado Agri-
cultural College Fort Collins. CoInl

(By BREEZE BOYACk, Colorado Agri-
cultural College, Fort Collins. Coln.)
Why not try a new variety of your
main crop? DO not wait for some
one to do your experimenting for
you. The successful business man is
the one who is first in the field. He
tries out carefully, new methods or
new products. The successful farm
er is first in his field.
If you have never raised a forage
crop, try one. If you are growing
Defiance spring wheat why not try a
macaroni wheat? Perhaps another
common variety such as Marquis or
Red Fife would do we'll.
Of course. if your community has
settled upon a variety as a commu-
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-07-21
His Mistake.

Husband, what did you do with
those perforated piano rolls?''
Il thought they We're lot of peek
a-boo shirtwaists and l put 'em in
the wardrobe"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-07-21
Proper Feed for Pics.

Feed the pig all he can eat without
sauealing. This can he done only by
watching him sat and knowing just
how much he needs.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-07-21
rhe Man 81 Il

smith has been having contrary
kinds of trouble"
How so:"
His salary was very much cut
down and he was in consequence very
much cut up
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-07-21
Ynu OR ANY FRIEND

Suffer with Rheumatism or Neuritis, acute or
chronic, write for my FREE BOOK on Rheuma-
tism-Its Cause and Cure Most wonderful book
ever written, it's absolutely FREE. Jesse a.
Case, Dept G. w, Brockton. Mass--Adv.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-07-21
The Proper Place.

"Where did the police question the
suspected waiter they arrested for
thefts at the clubhouse?"
Il guess it was in the grillroom."
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-07-21

The chronic borrower has one re-
deeming feature at least-he never
strikes a man that is down.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-07-21
| owe
MY HEALTH
To Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound.

Washington Park, Ill. 81 am the
mother of four children and have suf-
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-07-21

placed anywhere. at
tracts and kills all
dies. Neat, clean, or.
nAmensAl, convenient,
cheap. lasta all
season. ade OF
metal, ean'tspil or tip
over; will not soil or
iniure Anythtng
Guaranteed effective.
All dealers ore sent
express paid for sl.oo
A. AwUnklv1 n "
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-07-21

SWAMP Is Isr mot SSsry Fsf0si'n sSt &
DOnT YOU have kidney, liver
NV or bladder trouble 1t
may be found Just the remedy you neec.
At druggists la fifty cent and dollar sizes.
You may receive a sample size bottle Of
this reliable medicine by Parcel Post,
also pamphlet telling about IL
N. Y, and enclose ten cents. also mem
ton this paper.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-07-21

- A GREAT HELP -----------
An article absolutely necessary for new nasflee
coupie. 80 cents in advance, prepaid. TIN NAhl-
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$50 ,ccrc choIce land on railroad Is miles from
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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-07-17

During a years residence there
she gathered valuable data on tropi-
cal vegetation. By crossing varieties
from China and Japan with plant life
in the islands, she has obtained some
queer looking botanical specimens
which she declares are new.
o.
$500 reward for capture of two
burglars who shot and perhaps fatal
ly wounded John Marshall, La
Grange chief of police, last night.
Tokio.-ReNI w. A. 2. Campbell
and wife, Canadian missionaries,
stabbed to death by japanese. burg
lar.
-O-O-
The sharks have now tied the u
boats for first place in the Atlantic
league.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-07-17

Washington.-Robert Stroud, SEN
fenced to be hanged Friday at Leav-
enWOrth, Kan, appealed to President
Wilson for clemency.
Ottawa, 10. - Two men tried to
stop interurban car at wrong spot;
stood in center of tracks signalling
car when it struck and killed them
Orange, N. J. - Thieves worked
long to crack safe of Philip Timson
in his hOuse-and got one damaged
dress suit for their pains,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-01-24
BLACK AND WHITE FOR SPRING.
TIME WEAR
BY Betty Brown

Doesn't it make you sigh for sun
shiney days of spring crispness
and freshness of this linen trimmed
spring suit? And doen't it turn your
fancy toward the hats and frocks
we'll wear in spring?
One think you may count upon
and l have this information from
Nine Reichert, creator of the smart
est modes, disported at Palm Beach
and Hot Springs that many of the
spring suits will be made in bolero
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-01-24

fashion and hip length jackets will
have decided vogue.
Just how effective the bolero may
be is Illustrated in this trim little suit
of black and white check in the new
pinseal cloth. Straps of white linen
trim skirt and jacket, and the white
linen waistcoat and rolling collar add
to it's springlike prettiness.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-01-24

which temporarily had been deserted
for the skating fad.
Of course you will want to dance it,
so The Day Book has arranged to
have the originators of the new
dance, Miss Aimee EhrIich and Rob-
ert Henri, teach Day Book readers
how to dance the Pan-American in a
series of six lessons, with specially
posed photographs, starting today.
Miss Ehrlich is a dancer already
famous both on and off the stage in
New York and Chicago. She made
her first professional appearance as
the fairy queen in the spectacular
production of Little Memo" several
years ago.
The Pan-American-a review Of
the most popular of modern dance
steps-is danced to Victor Herbert's
latest success "Pan-Americana."
''The success of our new dance is
due to it's simplicity" declares Miss
Ehrlich. ct can be learned in 80
minutes by anybody who has ever
danced at all"
The accompanying photograph il
Illustrates the first position of the Pam
American while below it are simple
directions for dancing the first figure.
Six lessons in all will be printed,
one a day, exclusively in The Day
Book, each one illustrated by photo
graphs especially posed for this paper
by the famous creators of the new
dance.
Lesson No. 2 will be printed in
The Day Book tomorrow.)
-O-O"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-01-24

If you are wearing the new mud
blue" be sure to use, wildly colored
braid, leather or buttons with it to
relieve it of that cloudy, muddy color
which is trying to even the best COM
plexions.
The Dickinson press., 1916-09-16
The Man Guessed Rinht.

In a church at Amsterdam there Is a
very ancient funeral monument Of
white marble on which are engraved a
pair Of slippers with the inscription,
"Efen Nyt," which means EXACTLY"
and the story Of this singularity is this:
A man who was very rich, but who
was a bon vivant, took it into his head
that he was to live q certain number Of
years and no longer. Under the i'm
preston Of this idea he calculated that
if he spent so much a year his. estate
and his life would expire together. He
was not mistaken in either Of his CAL
culations. He died precisely at that
time which he had presented to himself
in fancy and had then brought his for
tune to such a predicament that after
the paying Of his debts he had nothing
left but a pair Of slippers. His rela-
tives buried him in a creditable manner
and had the slippers carved on his
tomb with the above laconic inscription.
The Dickinson press., 1916-09-16
First Military Band.

Military bands first came into exist.
nee about 1885. in the reign of Charles
II. That monarch had a partially for
music. Anyhow, 1t. was he who by q
royal warrant which he issued in that
year authorized the employment of
twelve musicians in "the company of
the kings regiment, Of foot guards in
London" Furthermore, in order to Sc.
cure higher pay for the musicians than
was granted to the other Tommies Of
that day the merry monarch very "hon-
estly" directed that a fictitious name
should be borne on the strength Of
each Of the other companies Of the reg
iment quartered In the country" The
money received for the payment of
these Tommies who did not exist was
then divided among the bandsmen, a
simple If not very straightforward ar
rangement certainly.-London Globe.
The Dickinson press., 1916-09-16
CAMPAIGN BANNERS.
Making the Big Party EmbIems That
Stretch Across the Street.

Making the Big Party EmbIems That
Stretch Across the Street.
One Of the features Of every great
political campaign, especially in the
large cities, is the showing made by
the big party banners stretched across
the streets or avenues. The services Of
twelve men are required to produce
one of these big campaign banners.
Two men prepare the strips on which
the lettering is done. Two more look
after the lettering of these strips, the
painting Of the names of clubs or asso-
Citations ordering the banners, the cap
lions for the portraits and the Offices
for which the nominees are to contend.
Two men work on the centerpieces,
generally consisting Of an eagle and a
shield. One man devotes himself to
the special portraits. and the others as
semble the various parts, sew the
strips together and give the finishing
touches to the banner.
The "portrait man" corns to do any
other work than the main portrait.
The rest he calls filling in" By work.
ing on the same faces day after day
this artist becomes so skillful that he
can paint the portrait Of a candidate
Ito use the words Of one painter) "in
the dark" and do it as true to life as
the standard Of the campaign banner
industry reQuires.-Los Angeles Times.
The Dickinson press., 1916-09-16
Gold Sovereiuns,

1t was in 1917 that the gold coin
known as the sovereign was declared
to be Of the value of 20 shillings. The
proclamation declaring this to be its
price current was issued on July s Of
that year. In 1889 pieces in value Of
20 shillings, Ito be called the sover-
eign," were ordered to be coined out Of
a pound Of gold, but by 1850 they were
passed as Of the value of "a shillings,
and by 1862 they were passed as being
Of the value Of 30 shillings. By the
coinage act Of 1870 the weight Of the
sovereign was fixed at 123.27447 grains
troy.-London Standard.
The Dickinson press., 1916-09-16

No age is shut against great genius
Seneca.
The Dickinson press., 1916-09-16
VICE PRESIDENT KING.
He Took the Oath Of Office Abroad, bu
Did Not Like to Serve.

He Took tho Oath Of Office Abroad, but
Did Not Like to Serve.
William Rufus King, born April 6,
1876, died April 1S, 1858, was a vice
president Of the United States who
never served in that capacity and one
who took the oath Of Office on foreign
soil, something which can be said Of
no other executive officer who has ever
been elected by the people Of this coun-
try. King was an invalid, but bis
friends urged him to take second place
on the ticket with Pierce in 1852.
Both were elected, but Mr.. Kings
health failed 80 rapidly that he was
forced to go to Cuba some two months
before Inauguration day. Not having
returned to the United States by
March d, congress passed a special act
authorizing the United States consul at
Matanzas, Cuba, to swear him in as
vice president at about the hour when
Pierce was taking the oath Of Office at
Washington.
This arrangement was carried out to
a dot, and on the day appointed, at a
plantation on one Of the highest hills in
the vicinity of Matanzas, MI. King was
made vice president Of the United
States amid the solemn "Vaya vol con
Dios' (God will be with you) Of the
creoles who had assembled to witness
the unique spectacle. Vice President
King returned to his home at Cahaw-
ba, Ala, arriving at that place April
II. 1853. and died the following day.
The Dickinson press., 1916-09-16
Shekels and Half Shekels.

The early Biblical references to pieces
Of silver do not in the original convey
the idea Of coins, but Of weight, shek-
els. The Mosaic "oblation to God" was
a half shekel, and the shekel is ex-
planned by Josephus as equal to four
Athenian drachmae Of the value of
about .55h cents in American money.
The first Jewish coinage under author
ity was, it is believed, struck by ST.
mon, the Maccabee, about the year 40
B. G.. It consisted Of shekels and half
shekels. This coinage had its value
signifed upon it, "Shekel Israel" in
Samaritan characters.