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,NIINlJET.
+, De: Guy de Maupasant.

De: Guy de Maupasant.
Nenorocirilc, fic ele cit de mari,
pc mine nu ma impresioneaza de
loc, zice j. Rridelle, un bnrlac
'batrfn care trecca drept sceptic.
Eu aan vazut razboiul de aproa-
pc; am umblat printre cadavrc
fara sa STINT mila laptcle mari 81
brutale ale naturci orr umanita-
til, poatc cauzeaza plinsetc 81 in
dignarc; Insa M cauzcaza IN
catusarc a mimci. tremurare e.
motionanta ce-ti moaie 81 face
sa tremure picioarclc, c9 uncle,
in aparenta, mici episode.
Cca mai mare suferinta ce ori
care poate indura perderea
cOpilului. de catra mama: 81 per-
derea mamei de catra un ON. A
ceaSta allrere g intenSa. teribila, !,
aceasta iti cuprinde mima si-ti
tulbura mintea; dar 81 aceste ra-
ne sd vindeca ca ori care altelc.
Uncle intllniri, uncle lucrlri pc
jumatate intclesc orr banuite, IL
ncle durcri sccretc. uncle lovituri
ale fatalitatii ce destcapta in moi
hume de ginduri dureroase. ce
deschid poarta misterioasa su-
fcrintelOr morale cOmplicate. in
curabile; mai grele pentru ca a.
par bine voitoarS mai amare pen
tru cd sunt inpipaibile. mai india
ratnicc pentru ca ne apar aproa-
pc fictive, aceStea lasa in Sufletul
tau urma de tristeta, o amara-
ciune, mclancOlie. de care nu-
mai dupa nm lung timp te poti e..
libcra.
Totdeauna am avut in vedere
doua orr trci lucruri pc care &C.
ealalti abba le bagau in sama, lu
cruri cc au intrat in mintea mea
ca niste ace fine, ascutite 81 in
curabilc
Nu cred ca puteti intelege G.
motiunile cc lc incerc prin accste
impresii. O sa Va povcstesc un
caZ. Am cunOscut O femeie, era
cam tomnatica. insa viOaic ca o
fata tinara. Cind am cunoscut-O
am ramas obsedat in fata ei. Sc
poatc ca numai imaginatia singu-
r;i vinovata de aceSte cmotlunl.
Stunt de cincizeci de ami acnm.
Eram pc atunci tinar 81 studiam
dreptul. Fran mai multi trist, un
Eel de viSator, plin de o filOsofie
pesimrsta 81 putin imi pasa de ca
fcncle galagiOase, de prictenlile
vulgare orr de fetele stupide. Ma
sclllam de dimineata 81 sigura-mi
placere era sd ma preumblu sim
CUR, pima pc la opt dimneata.
prin gradina spitalului din Lu-
xemburg.
Vol nu stiti gradina spitalului.
Era ca gradina uitata din yea
cul tpecut, 81 frumoasa ca zlmbe
tut gcntil al unei batrlne. Gardul
viu, despartea de rest, cararea re-
gulata. pasnica carare ce serpuia
printre cele doua ziduri verzi ale
gardului viu. Foarfecele gradina-
rului ciuntau mereu ramurile ce
sd ridicau deasupra, pc clnd lei
81 colo florile priveau duios, lar
in citeva straturi, pomi abba de
schioapa, pareau ca niSte cOpii
de scoala ce au esit Ia preumbla-
re; intregi cempanii de rose zim-
beau regimentelor de pOmi rodi-
tori.
Tn intrcg colt din acest raj
fost cuprins de albine. Cosnitele
de pale erau artistic puse la dis
tante pc niste scinduri, avind in
trarea - mare de abba intra de-
getul - intoarse spre scare, 81 in
tot lungul cararii sa auzia zum-
zaitnl 81 sburatul lor, ele erau a.
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Iarta-ma, copila mea, iarta-

i = Iarta-ma, copila mea, iarta-
ma!
Ingenunchiata linga asternutul
parintesc, Gu miinile impreunate,
biata .copila plingea desnadajdui-
ia; parea Cd nu mai simte foamea
nici frigul haineIor muiate de plo-
ae. Orlik vislia, dar % roua de IA
crimi Use pogorain JOS pc obraji.
Spre seara inceta ploaea 81 vre-
mea Sc limpezi putin. Cite-va minu-
te soarele scoase fapul printre no.
Ri desi; razele sale Sc rasfrinsera
pc suprafata valnrilor galbene 81
incununara Gu ~ nimb de- lumina
fata muribundulli. Dumnezeu avu
mila de batrinnI kran sill ingadui
70 moarte pacinick Inca odata sopti
Gu nespusa pafsre de rau. Mi
am parSsit casa olenia mea, lu-
mea nea cea vcc1 Apoi, inject, in
Get, in agonia ce( sllui din urlna i
Sc paru Cd $ q an - in patrie. B&-
trinul donn din York la sea-
pat. Sc imbarca q eorabie Gu copi-
Ia 50, 81 ii 81 a. M vasul alerga
repede taind vsI me- gilgfinde de
spulna, 81 sears orinarii cintau
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G o N G q R s.

Par0chia romina gr. ort. ,,Po
gorirea Duchului Stint din De.
troit, Mich, roaga toata preoti.
mea de ritul gr. ort. din Statele
Unite, a Sc adresa Comitetulu
parochial din SCI r.: Lafayette
cei ce au buna vointa a ocupa po.
stul vacant al parochiei sus nu.
mita.
Parochia dispune de biserica
scoala 81 casa parochiala.
Vasile Macedolian, presedinte
(No. 2-6).
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GRATIS FACUTA GU RA-
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PRETURI. RESONABILE
DIAGNOSE ONEST1
81 adevarat Statement dam in ca
zlil de cura. Va ofer D-tra impat-
rita oportunitate 81 un avantaj din
ldnga mea experienta; snnt spe
cial in bolile recente 81 in boale
,cronice. Pacientii carl s 'au yinde
cat in timb de 2 ami din Alliance
Va poate spune D-tale.N
ELECTRO MEDICAL DOCTOR
3H y. Main Street, deasupro Ia
Prdvdlia de- ghete Lsoyds.
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L. SYLKOWSKI

IL ~ i lLNOW OH
UNDERTAKEN
800 Russell Str, Detroit, Mich.
Fratii Romfni din Detroit, cind
,au lipsa de Automobile sau Street
car pentru fnmormintari, cununii
sau parada. - Serviciu cinstit Gu
preturi moderate. - oficiul des-
chis ziua 81 noapt6a. Locuinta lin
ga biserica rom. ST. Gheorghe. Te-
lefon Ridge 6026.~ "a
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-05-10

throwing the jam-tln bomb. count
slowly one twol threel"
This In order TO give the fuse time
enough 20 burn down, so that the bomb
would explode before the Germans
could throw Il back.
Tommy read the orier--he reads
them ali. but after he ignited the fuse
and u began 10 smoke--orders were
forgotten, and away she went In record
time and back she came TO the further
discomfort OF the thrOwer.
Then another order was Issued to
count, zone hundred two hundred |!
three hundred r. But Tommy didn't
care n the order read 90 count up TO
a thousand by quarters, he was going
% get rid OF that "iam tin" because
from experience he had learned not
20 trust Il.
When the powers that be realized
that they could not change Tommy
they decided 90 change the type OF
bomb and did eo--substituting the
hair brush" the cricket ball" and
later the Mills bomb.
The standard bomb used Ia the Brit.
ikh army Is the mills" II IN about the
shape and size 0f large lemon. Al.
though not actually lemon. Fritz In
sists that Il Is; perhaps he judges Il
~ the havoc caused by It's explosion,
The Mills bomb Is made OF steel. the
outside of which is corrugated into As
small squares. which. upon the explo,
sion OF the botab. scatter IN Wide
area. woandlng or killing any Fritz
who Is unfortunate enough to be hi
by one o. the flying fragments.
Although very destructive and ef
/ iident bomb the mills has the con
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-05-10
CHAPTER XIII.
My First official Bath.

Right behind our rest billet was a
large creek about ten feet deep and
twenty feet across, and II was habit
OF the company TO avail themselves of
an opportunity to take swim and at
the same time thoroughly wash them
selves and their underwear when on
their own. We were having spell of
hot weather, and these baths To us
were a luxury. The Tommie3 would
splash around In the water and then
come out and sit In the sun and have
what they termed a "shlrt hunt" At
first we tried to drown the Coolies"
but they also seemed TO enjoy the bath.
One Sunday morning the whole sec
tlon was In the creek and we were hay-
ing gay time, when the sergeant ma
Jor appeared on the scene. He came
70 the edge of the creek and ordered I:
"Come out OF IT, Get your equipment
on, 'drlll order and fall In for bath
parade. Look lively. my heartles. You
have only got fifteen minutes" A howl
of Indignation from the creek greeted
this order, but out we came. Dlscl-
pline Is discipline. We lined up In
front OF our billet with rifles and bay
onets (why you need rifles and bayo-
nets to take bath gets mel. full
quota OF ammunition, and our tin hats.
Each man had u piece OF soap and u
towel. After an eight-kllo march along
dusty road, with an occasional shell
whlstling overhead. we arrived at a
little squat frame building upon the
bank OF creek. Nailed over the door
OF this building was large sign which
read Divisional Baths" In wooden
shed In the rear we could hear a
wheezy cid engine pumping water.
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bomb. To ignite the fuse. you had to
rub IL on the STRIKER" Just the same
as striking a match. The fuse was
timed TO i've seconds or longer. Some
Of the fusea issued in those days would
burn down In a second or two, while
others would 'slzz'' for week before
exploding. Back In Bllghty the muni-
tlon workers weren't quite up to snuff,
the way they are now. II the fuse took
a notion to burn too quickly they gem
orally buried the bomb maker next
day. SO making bombs could not be
called "cushy" or safe Job.
After making several bombs the pro-
fessor iBstructs the platoon Ia throw
ing them. He takes "jnm tin" from
the fire step. trembling a little, be-
cause It IN nervous work, especially
when new at II, lights the fuse on his
striker. The fuse begins to "slzz" and
sputter and a spiral OF smoke, like
that from a smoldering flag, rises from
Il. The platoon splits In two and
ducks around the traverse nearest To
them. They don't like the looks and
sound Of the burning fuse. When that
fuse begins TO smoke and "sizz" you
want to say good.by 20 II as soon as
possible, so Tommy with all his might
chucks Il over the top and erouche'
against the parapet. waiting for the
explosion.
Lots OF times In bombing the "jam
tin" would be picked up by the Ger
mans, before II exploded, and thrown
back az Tommy with dire results.
After lot OF men went West In this
manner an order was issued. reading
something like this;
ITO all ranks In the British army
After igniting the fuse and before
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-05-10
Care Makes Bees Efficient,

Because of lack of attention fully
half the bees now kept In the United
States are virtually useless to their
owners and consequently beekeeping is
often condemned as Improbable Prob
ably In an average season for the
United States as a whole the surplus
honey obtained by good beekeepers
scarcely will exceed 80 pounds to the
colony. Assuming that 400 pounds is
the average needed by hive to main
tain its existence during the year, this
50-pound surplus represents then only
one-ninth of the nectar gathered by the
bees. In such an average season an
apiary of 100 colonies may gather nee
tar equivalent to 22h tons of honey
where the "honey CROP or surplus
honey will be only PA tons. That 100
colonies of bees can find nectar suffi-
cient to make 221a tons of honey with
in range of about two miles gives
some idea of the amount of sugar avail
able in the form of nectar. This
amount doubtless is much below the
actual sugar at hand, for when nectar
is flowing freely bees do not get it all.
Furthermore, in many places more
than so pounds of surplus are obtained
and often more than 100 colonies can
be kept profitably in one place.
In the face of these facts it is regret
table TO find so many beekeepers who
fail to get even the small percentage
which belongs to the beekeeper. There
are parts of the United States where
80 per cent of all colonies of bees are
in hollow logs or plain square boxes
in which combs of bees cannot be
handled. There are few parts of the
country where the box hive is not
found and probably one-third of all the
bees in the country are so housed In
this case both equipment and manage
ment are poor and the energy of the
bees is misdirected. Even of those
who keep their bees in modern hives
of movable frames the vast majority
do not get the full crop, By failing
to control swarming by providing in
sufficient room for storage or by lack
| of proper care in winter their crop
is often reduced one-half or more.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-05-10
LIQUID SWEETS
BY PARCEL POST
Average Distance 654 Miles in
Experimental Shipments by
Bureau of Markets.
LOSS IN THREE SHIPMENTS
Tin Containers With Screw Cap Found
satisfactory for sirups and Honey
Urge Only Hlgh-Grade Prod
ucts Be Shipped.

Producers and consumers may find
IL to their advantage to use the parcel
post for marketing slrups and extract
ed honey. according to a statement
from the bureau of markets, United
States department of agriculture. Elk
perlmental shipments of maple, cane,
sorghum sirups, and extracted honey,
made from many parts of the country
over many different mail routes, have
shown the possibilities of marketing
these products by parcel post. A total
of 1894 trial shipments were made over
distances averaging 654 miles, much
greater distance, 1t is pointed out, than
sirups are likely to be sent by mail.
or these shipments only three showed
any material loss Of contents because
of seepage or leakage and this was due
to unusually rough handling.
Tin Containers Used.
Two types of tin containers were
found satisfactory for parcel post ship
ments of sirups and honey. Both
types have screw caps and are pro-
vlded with outer cartons of corrugated
paper board. The screw caps contain
snugly fitting pieces of cork that cover
the opening in the cans when the screw
caps are properly closed. As protec'
tion to the screw caps, squares of cor.
rugated paper board are placed on tor
of the cans beside the screw caps
Such packages properly wrapped and
securely tied, mt@ked fragile" as re
Quired by the postal regulations fol
packages containing liquids, will carry
without danger of leakage in the mails
High Cost Of Containers.
While the cost of containers Is high
at the present time. there are doubtless
muny cases in which parcel post mar
ketlng would be desirable and economi
cal, as sirups and extracted honey ar,
good substitutes for sugar. Sugges
tons on obtaining customers and con
Quoting business with them by parce
pest may be found In Farmers Bulletin
90. Parcel Post Business Methods"
In order 70 retain customers, say tbs
specialists, II Is necessary that onl!
high grade products be shipped, as th'
principal incentive to buying by parce
post Is TO obtain products of hlgl
! quality. Persons desiring further par
/ titulars In regard 70 shipping sirup,
ard extracted honey by parcel pos
I may apply to the bureau Of markets
( United States department OF agricul
ture,
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SENTIMENT ALL RIGHT, BUT
Youngsters Reason for Buying carna-
tions Knocked All Pathos Out
of the Incident.

He was a poorly dressed youngster
of perhaps fourteen years.
His trousers were shabby, and there
was only one button on his thin coat.
He wasn't tall enough to push through
the crowd of women around the bar
gain countey where fresh carnations
were on sale at two cents each.
Finally a saleswoman saw the grimy
hand reaching out, with six moist PEN
MES and shiny dime in it, and in an
swer to his 81 want eight, please, all
colors," he received an assortment of
pink, red and white flowers, all show
Ing more or less the effect of rough
handling.
A woman who stood near by built
up a pretty little story about him.
She was certain he was little news
boy, and that the flowers We're for his
mother who probably was i'll in free
hospital.
Tenderly the child adjusted the it's
sue paper around the carnations, and
a queer little smile curved his lips.
'Are your pretty flowers for your
mother, little boy?" asked the senti-
mental bystander.
SHAW" answered the youth with
an impish grin, they're for my girl"
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Spoiled His Evening.

'Isn't it glorious here?" she 'ex7
claimed when the waiter had taken
their orders.
do you think 500" he replied.
Its perfectly lovely. Everything is
in such beautiful harmony-the foun-
tain, the trees, the swaying lanterns,
the music--everything is IDEAL It's
like fairyland."
I'm glad you like it."
SIN simply enchanted. Doesn't it
make you feel as if you had stepped
out of the everyday world into some
thing strange and new?"
"NOt bit"
whats the matter? You don't seer4
to be enjoying yourself"
my boss is sitting at the third la
BILE over there to your left, and can
tell by his look that he's wondering
how l can afford to blow myself at
place like this. Dayton News.
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fidencc OF tho thrower. In that he
knows II Will not explode until re-.
leased from his grip.
X In mechanical device, with q
lever, fitted Into a slot at the top,
which extends half way around tho
circumference and IN held In place Mt
The bottom by fixing pin. In this pin
there Is small metal ring, for the
purpose Of extracting the pin when
ready 10 throw
You do not throw a bomb the way a
baseball Ia thrown. because, when in
n narrow trench, your hand is liable
10 strike against the paradoa, traverse
or parapet. and then down goes the
bomb, and, In couple II seconds or
so, up goes Tommy.
In throwing, the bomb and lever are
grasped In the right hand, the left foot
Ia advanced, knee stiff, about one and
a half It's length to the front, while
the right leg, knee bent, is carried
slightly 10 the right. The left arm is
extended at an angle of As degrees,
pointing In the direction the bomb Is to
be thrown. This position is similar
to that of shot putting, only that the
right arm is extended downward. Then
you hurl the bomb from you with an
overhead bowling motion, the same as
In cricket. throwing 1t fairly high In
the air. this In order to give the fuse
a chance 10 burn down so that when
the bomb lands. II Immediately ex-
plodes and gives the Germans no time
to scamper out of its range or to re-
turn IL.
As the bomb leaves your hand, the
lever, by means Of spring. is projected
into the air and falls harmlessly to
the ground few feet In front OF the
bomber.
When the lever flies Off 1t releases
strong spring, which forces the firing
pin into percussion cap. This ignites
the fuse, which burns down and sets
on the detonator, charged with fuimi-
nate OF mercury, which explodes the
main charge OF ammonia.
The average British soldier is not an
expert at throwing; 1t is new game
to him, therefore the Canadians and
Americans, who have played baseball
from the kindergarten up, take natu-
rally to bomb throwing and excel In
this act A six-foot English bomber
will stand In awed silence when he
sees little Notwithstanding Canadian
outdistance his throw by several yards.
have read a few war stories of bomb
ing, where baseball pitchers curved
their bombs when throwing them, but
a pitcher who can do this would make
"Christy" Mathewson look like plker,
and is losing valuable time playing in
the European War bush league, when
he would be able to set the "big
league" on fire.
We had a cushy time while at this
school. In fact, to us 1t was regular
vacation, and we were very sorry when
one morning the adjutant ordered us
to report at headquarters for trans.
portation and rations to return to our
units up the line.
Arriving ut our section, the boys
once again rendered us the glad mltt,
but looked askance at us out of the
corners OF their eyes. They could not
conceive. as they expressed 1t, how a
man could be such blinking idiot as
to join the Suicide club. was begin
ming to feel sorry that I had become
a member of said club, and my life to
me appeared doubly precious.
Now that was sure-enough
bomber l was praying for peace and
hoping that my services as such would
not be required.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-05-10
The Joys Of the bath are de-
ploted by Empey In the next 10
staIlment-
ero BIC cosTINuEpl
oress Writers lazy.

Shelley bad an indolent vein. He
was very fond OF the water, and many
OF his finest poems were composed as
he idled at his ease in a boat. He
made the best OF his short life. how
ever, and that cannot be said for Cole
ridge. who seemed 10 be afflicted with
that lack OF will 10 work which some
people call lazlness. He had one OF
the greatest minds. but he left even
his lines. poems msre fragments.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-05-10
Youthful Etons.

AS tn the suits, any woman with a
trace OF youthfuness will be wise TO
adopt one OF the short ones which
have the Elton line, hut older women
and those who incline to that hughear
Of age, d little excess of weight, Will
do well to avoid them, For lust the
right type of girl or woman they are
extremely launty, and Cor the woman
who l. not OF the right type come
m0,lels lth longer and less trying
lpoa r. loager models have not
Nc.a 10 any great e..tent as
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-05-10

There is a marked differnce In the
kinds Of materials we allow our chill
dren 20 wear today and those that
were permissible three years ago.
Take taffeta, for instance. Ii Is ia
yorite fabric for Youngsters now, aud
the best OF the new spring gowns that
are sent are sent over from Parts are
FASHIONED OF II.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-05-10
War Job for Bows,

Boys who want to help their nation
win this war will devote their next
school vacation to victory work on n
farm, helping farmer feed the fight
ers. Get in touch today with the U. 5.
Boys working reserve, or your county
agent. or your state agricultural col
lege.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-05-10
HOW MANY FARMERS
ARE COOPERATING

Farmers cooperative purchas-
ing and marketing associations
now number about $4,000 with
about two million members and
do an annual business estimated
at one and one-half billion dol
lars. On the basis of the value
of products handled the elevator
associations lead, followed in or
der by fruit and produce organi-
cations, and creameries and
cheese factories.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-05-10
HORRIBLE Enamnle

"Every time 1 touch a beefSteak or
a loaf of bread it turns to gold" ex-
claimed Midas.
"And yet you are scared and uncom-
Portable.
very much so. My experience
proves the fallacy of being profiteer"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-05-10

vet for novelties I'm line and treatment
are always the first of the seasons
showing and models which are more
adaptable are usually shown later.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-05-10
A Bonus.

Milestones: Father-I tell you the
man that marries my daughter wins a
prize!
Chappies-Ah, rather a novel idea,
don't you know.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-05-10

synopsFred sinking the loss of
American living In Jersey CITY,
England aud ensta private the British After
experience London he to train
the Of big and
makes brief period OF training
pey trenches where he takes
while the bullets wh overhead Empey
learns turks IN the trenches
ney time and has desperate fight
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-05-10

Little sins are eggs from which
great sorrows are Matched.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-05-10
Our Part in Feeding the Nation
sIRUPs AND HONEY BY PARCEL POST

Service United states Department Of AgrcuItur
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-05-10

sb.ysr. r--Ta;d an seeeiut Il MI. ~ "a .srL
Levi Strauss & CO., San Francisco
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-10-10
HIGH NECKS AND NO SLEEVES
New Evening Gown Is Revival OF an
Old Historical Fashion Elk
plotted Years Ago.

The long skirt has been accepted by
America, France and Great Britnln
for the day as well as the evening, an
authority states. regardless of the fact
that wartime activities seem to de-
mand the shortest skirt we have ever
worn.
Another feature of apparel upon
which there is such a general unifica'
ton of spirit is the introduction in
America of a type of gown that many
Americans like. 1t is for the evening,
and has high collar and absolutely
no sleeves. This Is revival of an old
historical fashion which was exploited
in this country over q quarter Of a
century ago. The same model worn
then is restored now from the family
album. 1t is princess cut with a
train, a high ruche at the neck, after
the Medici or the Elizabethan manner,
aud merely tight ornamental armholes.
No gloves are to be worn with this