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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-11-09

paper at the closing news stand and
glanced over It. standing under an arc
light. For all his engrossment he saw
quite distinctly the figure Of the chief
as he crossed the track and took up
his station behind pillar Of the train
shed. BOroday was thinking hard. Il
had been that unIucky swerving Of a
machine on the hill that had betrayed
him. He knew that now. And ne had
just come out Of the Kingston place.
1t was bad, very bad.
BorOday rode all the way into the
city with the chief dozen seats be-
hind him. The chief did not follow
him home. He knew where he lived,
and he could lay his hand on him when
he wanted lin. He was going to want
him now pretty soon. The Russian
knew that, too.
When he had entered his apartment
and turned on the light, he found HUFF
standing by a window. The boy
ducked back as the light went up.
For a moment the two eyed one an
other. Huff was unshaven, sunken-
eyed, dirty. The contrast between this
wild-eyed boy and the tall Russian was
strong.
"WeIlg' said HUFF defantIy.
"Sit down" Boroday's tone was
kind. He went to a closet and got out
a bottle Of vodka.
"When did you have anything to
eatT'
Il am not hungry"
Nevertheless BOroday forced on him
little bread and meat.
Il didn't know you were out until
tonight" Huff said at last, pushing his
I plate away.
where have you been?"
drinking my head of in a dive on
Fortieth street." said HUFF savagely
''Tm all right now"
What got into You, Walter? Fol-
You TO turn on US like that--to expose
everyone Of US, as you have"
"She was in love with him. / wish
I'd killed him"
/ Very patiently, Boroday told him
what had happened. Over the mattel
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-11-09
20 90 "a IreIand.

Ireland possesses 25.OOO,OOO acres Of
peat bOg-one-seventh the total area
Of the island. Much Of this peat is
concentrated in the center Of the coun-
try, in the Bog Of Allen. but there are
also large tracts In other localities.
To utilize this peat, not merely for
domestic use, but also for power pur-
poses, Is a problem which has exer-
cised the minds Of prominent Irishmen
for many years, and the department
Of scientific and industrial research
appointed a committee, with Sir John
Grifiths Of Dublin as chairman TO in
vestigate the whole question Some
successful attempts have already beer
made In Ireland to deal with the sub
stance on a commercial basis, but any
efforts to utilize the deposits must al
ways have regard to three circum-
stances---that peat contains and re-
tains a large amount Of water; that,
compared with other fuels, it has a
low caIorific value, and that it Is ex-
tremely bulky, involving a high cost
Of carriage.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-11-09
HOLES IN OTHER STOCKING
Arlstocratic Customer Undone by I'M
patient Clerk, Who Pulled off
the Wrong Shoe.

The aristocratic and plutocratic
looking young woman walked into the
downtown shoe store, says the Indian
apolis News, and demanded a fitting.
Demanded was the tone of voice.)
Majestically she lowered herself into
the regulation seat Droffered her by
the manager of the department and he
assigned Classy Charles, the niftiest
matinee idol in the shop, to the Gus
toner.
The woman began by asking to see
everything that was shown in the win
dow outside. Classy G. started out TO
fill the order. He did. But none Of the
shoes were good enough for madam's
dainty foot. AS the day wore on and
the customer stayed, @. @. began to
perspire The other clerks looked on
and grinned. Not that they disliked
Charles, but, well, there was feeling
among the fellows about him. All this
did not change the expression on Char
Iey's face. It remained, that same
winning smile. But finally after about
half the stock had been laid out for in
spection, the manager whispered TO
Charles, "Are you that rotten?" Which
made Charles as mad as could be. He
forgot himself. He violated the first
rule of etiquette of the shoe clerk.
(No, it is the second; the first is to
hand out the usual line about the
quality, etc. He yanked OFF her left
shoe. Lo, and behold, the stocking on
the left foot was full Of holes! If
the right one was perfect. what flaw
in the woman's other piece of hosiery
The clerks gasped. The woman scream
ed. The other boys laughed.
Then with a sigh of it-can't-be'
helped, she remarked: But we won't
mind the holes" She bought pail
of tennis shoes, high tops, ten minutes
later.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-11-09
AUSTRALIANS GREAT HUNTERS
KNOWLEDGE Of the Habits Of Animals
Makes Up for Crude Weapons
and Lack OF Endurance

In endurance and speed the Aus
tralian aborigine is not the equal Of the
American Indian, and his weapons Of
wood and poorly fashioned stones are
effective only at short range, says the
National Geographic Magazine. But
as a hunter the native Australian is
marvelouSly adapted TO his environ
ment. His success lies in an intimate
knowledge OF the habits OF the animals
on land, in the ground. in trees and
under water, and his wonderfully de-
veloped power of observation.
He deeoys pelicans by initiating
their crys, catches ducks by diving be
low them, locates an opoSsum in a
tree by marks on the bark or by the
fight Of mosquitoes. finds sharks by
observing the action OF birds and fol-
lows bee 60 its store Of honey.
Any animal which leaves a track
however dim IN sand, on rock or in
grass falls an easy prey TO the native,
Children are taught 10 track lizards
and snakes over hare rocks and TO ind
their absent mothers by following
tracks too indistinct TO serve as q
guide for any European When q white
man is lost in the desert or a child
strays from home the final resort is to
secure o 'Ablack tracker."
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-11-09

of the Bryant pearl he passed as light
" as he could. But HUFF realized the
significance of Elinor's placing il in
the almsbOx. He went rather white.
sWe would have got of with the
country club matter well enough, but
this murderous frenzy of yours has
finished US all Wen have to break
up and get away. want you to go
out TO Elinor's tonight"
"She will not see me"
Il think she will said Boroday. Il
want her TO get away the first thing in
the morning. Let her empty the vault
He heSitated. Elinor's fortune in
Jewels was becoming 4 menace, Who
ever took them in charge was possibly
putting a halter around his neck
Bring the jewels to me, if you
have a chance. If il seems better. per
haps you'd better bury them out there"
"WhereT''
You might" said the Russian
thoughtfulIy. bury them in old Hill
ary's grave"
CTO BE CoNTINUED)
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-11-09
It i q PHYSICIANS prescription.
Hun Music Barred.

Our Tommies writes the anonymous
author Of From Bug-out and Billet
don't appreciate the Boches' music on
little bit; they say there is no tun,
TO it.
The other evening they Cthe Boches)
had a piano in their advance trenches.
and we were close enough TO hear the
performance.
what the bIaEes are you playin' n
one Of our chaps shouted across
Wagner - came the reply
We'll" grumbled Tommy, II don't
wonder we're fightin' you about f."
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-11-09
ceaseIsss Worry.

"Are You still planning TO move 70
the country
NO"
Il thought you said that was an
ideal way to spend your declining
years in peace.
4 used TO think so. but notice
that a great many people who move
to the country for thar purpose are
continually wrought up over the in
adequate transportation facilities for
getting back to town. Birmingham
Ase-Herald
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-11-09
Its My
Standby
for a
Cold.
Least Of Two Evils

An employee in the Office Of a noisy
munitiOn plant was absent from work
one morning After luncheon, how
ever, he presented himself. He looked
pretty bad. but he claimed that he was
ready for work
why, what are you doing down
heref7 cried the boss. Your wife tel
ephoned that you probably wouldn't
be able to work for several days. She
said you were on the verge Of nerv-
Gus prostration, and that the least
noise was bad for you. Why didn't
you stay at homer
We'll" answered the wage slave,
raising his voice to be heard above the
distracting din. 4 did get through
with the morning at home. But my
wife had bridge party this afternoon.
so I thought I'd be better on down
here
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-11-09
Housekeepers Can Save
$500, 900, 1000 on Food

In these days when the high cost OF Gy-
ing piRcheS nearly every home, no waste
should be overlooked. One OF the most
fragrant and the most easily prevented, IS
the destruction Of food BY rats. One RAT
viii often 60 hundred dollars damage o.
food ana property ia a single night. and a
careful estimate gives over $50 lto,eJo as
the value o. foodstuEts destroyed annually
BY these pests Extsrminare them with
StearnS' Paste and save this eEorDous
loss Of t9ud A small box OF SteaCuS
Paste costs only $ cents and is usual
" enough to completely nd the house OF
rats and mice. also elective against cock
reaches and wassrbugs- ADV.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-11-09
cUTIcURA STOPS ITCHING
Instantly in Most czses-WrIts fer
Free Sample.

Cuticu-a is wonderfully effective.
The Soap to cleanse and purify, the
Ointment to soothe and heal all forms
of itching, burning skin and scalp AZ
fections. Besides these super-creamy
emoIllents if used daily prevent little
skin troubles becoming serious.
Free sample each BY mail with Book.
Address postcard. Cuticura, Dept. I,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Ady.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-11-09
RELIABLE REMEDY
RESTORES KIDNEYS

For many years druggists have watched
with much interest the remarkable record
maintained b. Dr.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root,
the great kidney, liver and bladder rem
edy.
It Is physicians prescription.
Swamp-Ro IS STRENGTHENING msdi.
cine. DR.. kilmer used It for years in his
private practice. It helps the kidneys,
liver and bladder do the work nature IN
tended they should do.
Swamp-Root has stood the test Of years.
It IS sold b. all druggists on it's merit and
It viii help you No other remedy car
successfully take its place.
Be sure TO get SEamp-Root and star
[ treatment at once.
\ However, II you wish first to test thi
great preparation send ten cents TO Dl
hllmer / Co, BInghamton, N Y, for
sample bottle. When writing be sure a
mention this paper.-Adv.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-11-09
a poIeful Lever.

'T see, he said, that coal has gone
up again.
HAS itz7 she replied.
"And they're raising rents he CON
tinued.
Well, she exclaimed, fiaring up, If
you wish TO have orr engagement bro
ken of, say 50. always hate to have
people beat about the bush in q case
Of this kind
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-11-09
Suffered Several
Years. PERIJNA
MADE ME WELL T.-M-

Mrs. Elizabeth Reuthsr, 1902 18th
st., n. W. Washington, D. C., writes:
Il endorse Peruna as a splendid
medicine for catarTh and stomach
trouble, from which / suffered se7-
eral years. took K for several
months, found my heath 8ss re-
stored and have felt spiendiGIy ever
aimee. / now take It Ehsu I con
tract q cold, and It soon rids the sys-
ten OF any catarrhal tendencies"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-11-09
AWAITING Peace.

New York jews have postponed
calling proposed Jewish congress uu-
til peace is declared.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-11-09

When a rich man is seriously III he
sees a lot Of people standing around
waiting for his old shoes.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-11-09

To keep clean and healthy take DR..
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. They regu-
late liver, bowels and stomach.-AdT.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-11-09
Where Many Stop.

What is regarded as a stepping
stone to business often proves an eter-
nal roosting place.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-11-09

Success depends almost as much
on what a man is as what he does.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-11-09

Speaking of marble hearts, it's more
satisfactory to give than TO receive.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-11-09
When Memory Lasts

There is one thing a man always
remembers and that is decent
treatment.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-11-09
Cant DODGE That.

''ne man dat lodges work, said
Uncle Eben. generally gets hit by
trouble"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-11-09

You can never tell. Many man
gets to the top and stin isn't above sus-
pieion.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-11-09

Money makes many, bur unmakes
more.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1917-10-10

A sack of powder was recently found in
a car of hard coal in Aberdeen. Many com
munities should be glad to receive hard
coal, even if they had to run the risk Of
separating sack Of powder from the an
thracite. Brown County Journal.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1917-10-10
A Talk With a Red
wood Falls Man
Mr.. r. N. Robertson of Second Street,
Tells of an Interesting Experience.

Mr.. J. N. Robertson of Second Street,
Tells of an Interesting Experience.
There is nothing like a talk with
one Of our own citizens for giving
hope and encouragement to the anx-
ious sufferer from the dread kidney
disease. We, therefore. give here an
interview with a Redwood Falls man:
Mr.. Robertson says: "About four
teen years agoI began to suffer from
backache, weakness across my hips
and loins and other kidney ailments.
Drinking the hard water in Iowa !
believe affected my kidneys. There
was one winter about five years ago
/ T couldn't ride in the wagon on &C
count Of my back being SO bad. The
jar nearly killed me and had to
walk wherever / went. got no re-
| lief until / began using Doan's Kid
Iney Pills. They went right to the
| seat Of the trouble, regulated my kid
neys and rid me of the distressing
aches and pains. have used Doan's
Kidney Pills off and on since and they
have spared me great deal Of suf-
fering."
Price Coo, at all dealers. Don't SIM
ply ask for q kidney remedy get
Doan's Kidney Pills the same that
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1917-10-10

WA d6&K 10 me- tII& old Germany n WHICH
g6s linked by tieS 0f blood, III fond
memories and cherished sentiments
From each of NV visits TO Germany fo1
Twenty five years, / came away more
appalled, BY the sinister transmutation
lPrussianism had wrought amongst the
lpeople and BY the portentous menace
recognized in Il for the entire world.
| It has given to Germany unparalleled
prosperity, beneicient and advanced social
Legislation and not q few other things Of
value, but it had taken in payment the
soul of the race. 1t had made devils
bargain.
And wien this war broke out III Europe
Ii knew that the issue had been joined
between the powers Of brutal might and
insensate ambition on the one side and
the forces of humanity and liberty on
1.-THE other, between darkness and light
Many there were at that time and
amongst them men for whose character
II had high respect and whose motives
were beyond any possible suspicion who
saw their own America duty in strict
neutrality, mentally and actually, but per-
sonally believed from the beginning of
the war, whether we liked all the elements
|of the Allies combination or not and
certainly did not like the Russia of the
Cars that the cause Of the Allies was
Americas Cause.
The Duty of loyal allegiance and faith
full service to his country, even unto death,
rests, Of course, upon every American
But, if it be possible to speak of com
parative degree concerning what is the
highest as it is the most elementary at
tribute Of citizenship, that duty may al
most be said to rest with an even more
solemn and compelling obligation upon
Americans of foreign origin than upon
native Americans.
For, we Americans Of foreign ante
cedents, are here not by the accidental
right Of birth, but by our own free choice
for better or for worse
As Washington led Americans of Brit
ish blood to fight against Great Britain;
as Lincoln called upon Americans of the
North to fight their very brothers of the
South; so Americans Of German descent
are now summoned to join in our country's
righteous struggle against people Of
their own blood, which, under the evil spell
of a dreadful obsession, and, Heaven
knows, through no fault of ours, has made
itself the enemy of this peace-loving Ma
ton.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1917-10-10

With LOCAL APPLICATIONS. as they
cannot reach the seat OF the disease,
Catarrh is a local disease, greatly in
duenced by constitutional conditions and
In order to cure it you must take an
internal remedy. Halls Catarrh Medi-
cine is taken internally and acts thru
the blood on the mucous surfaces of the
system. Halls Catarrh Medicine was
prescribed by one of the best physicians
In this country for years. 1T II COM
posed Of some Of tile best tonics known.
conbmed with some or the best blood
purifiers. The perfect combination or
cine is what produces such wonderful
testimonials, free.
p. CHENEY & CO.. Props, Toledo. o.
All Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1917-10-10
AMERICAS CAUSE.
(By Otto H. Kahn)

y Cd strengthen the conscience and the
understanding, the will and the
power of the German people so that
they may find the only road which will
give to the world an early peace, and in
time, lead Germany back into the family
of nations from which it is now an out
cast.
| speak as one who has seen the spirit
of the Prussian governing class at work
from close by, having at it's disposal and
using to the full practically every agency
for moulding the public mind.
I have watched it proceed with relent-
less persistency and profound cunning to
instill into the nation the demoniacal OBJ
session of poWer-Worship and world do
minion, to modify and pervert the mental
ity, indeed, the very fibre and moral sub
stance Of the German people people
which until misled, corrupted and system
atically poisoned BY the Prussion ruling
caste, was, and deserved to be, an hon
ored, valued and welcome member Of the
family Of Nations VI
I have hated and loathed that spirit
ever since it came within my ken many
years ago, hated it all the more as saw
it ruthlessly pulling down q thing which
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1917-10-10
LET US REMEMBER.

AZ EFT us remember that in year or two
the white souls of a million dead
- soldiers, American lads, our dear
sons, will be speaking to us from their
graves, on the battlefelds of Europe, ask
ing what WE did over here for the cause
|of World Liberty. Was it merely mat
ter Of talking? Was it merely matter
|of signing checks and folding bandages
OF cold business efficiency? Is that all ?
Did we face no PERSONAL danger? Did
we suffer no PERSONAL inconvenience
In what way did we actually WITH OUR
|OWN BODIES get into the trenches Of
sedition HERE? Into the foul and Shiny
labyrinths Of treachery and disunion that
are spreading and burrowing HERE into
the heart of this nation? That is what
the white souls Of million American lads,
our sons, will be asking us in year or two
from their graves on the battlefelds Of
Europe. And we must answer them. God !!
Let us answer worthily. &C Cleveland Moffet.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1917-10-10
LOOKING AFTER THEM.

For courtesy he can't be beat,
real kind hearted man is Glenn;
And when the girls are on the street
He's always looking after them.
Milwaukee Sentinel.
Now how in the dickens did anyone in
far away Milwaukee get wise to this little
trait of one of our prominent toWnsmen.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1917-10-10
ALEXANDER MILNE.
Contractor And Builder

notifies the public of Redwood
Falls and the surrounding coun-
try that he has opened a shop in
the rear Of the VIM. M. Smith
home where he is prepared to do
all kinds Of carpentry work,
furniture repairing and uphols-
tering. Estimates furnished free
of charge. Prices the lowest.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1917-10-10
HIS MOTHERS SON.

HIS MOlHEn DIN.
He has gone to join the fghtin, leavlr
mother an me
/ hadn't much chanst days gone BY T
study jogafee,
So nv mind is ruther hazy about Wher
our boy has gone,
But his ma showed me paper that SOM
iogafer had drawn
And we started where were Twin, am
we crossed lot O land,
And we went across an ocean, me a-noidln
of her hand
And a-fOllerin' the hnger OF the oJnel
hand that went
Over land and over ocean to where he
has pitched his tent,
And where he will do his 6ghtin' fer te
make all people free,
And | hope That God forgives the pride
his mother feels and me
When we think Of him way yonder
straight and tall and clean and true,
Helpin' do the things his country has been
called upon to do.
We was always proud, | recon, sence ne
was little tad
The day he was born his comm made our
hearts so full and glad
That nv heart swole when looked down
in his mothers smilin' face
And went and told the critters, every
critter on the place.
An he'd lay in clothes basket on pill
low in the shade
Of a tree, his ma beside him, an the fur
rows that made
Was the crookedest reckon that Teller
ever drew,
For no matter where started they would
work back to them two!
And I'd kiss the baby's mother and Ia
hug the baby, then
| would say giddap and start in on my
plowin once again,
Only to come back to love them at the
bleeve there's heaven yonder, but /
know there's one below.
Then he growed and went to college when
the deestrict school was done
Went off there to study farm1n, an went
at it like twas fun!
Then he showed me about farmin'- had
farmed since was growed,
But his knowledge made me wonder at
the little that | knowed
And that had got by with, and then ne
heard his country's call
And he bent and kissed his mother and
shook hands with me, and all
Of the farm seems strange without him.,
and as lonesome as can be,
But we're prouder now than ever OF our
boy, his ma and me.
For if he had been slackernot that
he could have been that
And had let the others battle whilst he
skulked where he was at
We'd have thought that we was failures,
and that we had lived in vain
We can stand his loss reckon, stand the
sorrow and the pain
If the Lord does send that to us, and go
heads up just the same;
For there is a pride in sorrow, but there
. amt no pride in shame
And we couldn't have stood that, and,
thank the Lord, we don't have to-
Bein' the son of his mother made nim
loyal, brave and true.
Judd Mortimer Lewis in the Houston Post.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1917-10-10

All the good things Bob La Toilet
tie has done will be forgotten and he
will go down to his grave unwept, I'M
honored and unsung Frank Day.
Also unhung, we fear!
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1917-10-10

Lake City, Fergus Falls and Rochester
have told the Townley gang and in no
uncertain tone, that it cannot enter their
respective precincts and teach the sedition
which it has speWed forth at other cities
lin fact no amount of promises of talk
ing only straight Americanism will give
this aggregation the entree to these cities.
Hip, Hip Hooray! Now if Mankato will
only see the light, too
Some Marshall people came to. Redwood
Falls last week to shop in our dry goods
and furnishings stores. You've got to
take off your hat to the Marshallites
they certainly do recognize real worth
when they see it, and they have come to
realize that no shops this side of the Twin
lCities.can compare with the shops Of Red
wood Falls.
Petitions are pouring into the senate
from all parts Of the country praying
THAT La Toilette, the pro- German who is
evidently tool of the kaiser, be expelled
from congress- The privileges and cleo
| lions committee will act upon the petit
tons and, as it is within the province Of
this committee to recommend the expul-
| sion Of this anarchistic foe, no reason is
apparent for hesitation III the premises.
| Kick the rascal out The sooner congress
las rid Of such enemies to the government
1.-THE better Bob Dunn.