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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-09-24

XXTHEN Grant left the White House,
Wv freed from public care for the
first time In Is years, his uppermost
wish was to visit his daughter, Mrs.
Nellie Sartoris, In England, where he
was surprised by the public welcome
that greeted his arrival. He was "puz-
zled to find himself parsonage" said
James Russell Lowell. But his politl-
cal friends were quick to see in his
triumphs abroad a chance to restore
their own prestige at home, and they
urged him on until he had completed
a tour of the world, which remains
perhaps, unequaled in brilliance. As
he went his way from London to
Tokyo, emperors and kings honored
him.
Coming home after a three years
absence, he weakly yielded to the
politicians who were using his name
In a desperate adventure to regain
power for the "Stalwart" faction OF
the Republican party. But the unwrit'
ten law against third term was vim
dictated in his defeat In the Republican
convention of 1880.
Failing the White House, he was
tempted by a "young Napoleon of
Finance" into the whirlpool of New
York and to become a partner In Q
Wall street bank. Into that blind
venture he put what little money he
had and nnnct nF oil bic nopoa
After three years he was rudely
awakened from his dream of wealth
by the ''young Eapoleon's" reques
that he go borrowing from William FL
Vanderbilt to save the bank from
crashing. He was lame from a fal
on an icy street when the truth was
broken to him, but he limped into
the Fifth avenue palace of the multi
millionaire and came out with $3.50, 900
AS he entered the bank, two day.
later, he was met with the crushin,
news that the firm of Grant & Ware
had gone down in a shameful failure
Hours afterward a clerk found the
broken man still sitting at his desl
AZ 9'0hI ueSpth' Ills neau uroppet
forward, his hands gripping the arm!
of his chair.
Out of bad came good. Grant open!
his Personal Memoirs" with franl
admission that he consented to writ,
that great narrative only because h,
was living on borrowed money whel
publisher proposed the undertaking
AS he pursued his theme he was graf
flied to discover an unsupported gif
for unfolding a moving tale of his ad
ventures and achievements in the field
He wrote on until he had finished
story as imposing in it's directness an,
simplicity as his own nature. Ant
the first sales of 1t brought his wife
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-09-24

when he was gone, more money than
all the earnings Of his lifetime.
one day, In the midst Of his writ
ing as he was eating peach, he
teit stabbing pain in his throat A
deadly cancer had him in its clutch
with grim heroisrn, he fought # nm.
I'll he had completed the two volumes
OF his Memoirs" although he was 20,
duced to the necessity of whlsnering
his dictatlon In the ear of a stenog'
rapher, Finally he was left speerS.
less and had to write out the closing
chapters ON pad in his lap.
Az the coming of summer, he wos
taken up state to a cottage on Mt. Nc
dregor. There he silently welcomed
us he sat on the piazza, the visitors
VINO came to see him, among them Gen.
eral Simon Bolivar Buckner. To tbot
elassmate at West Point and foeman
at Fort Donaldson, Grant gave his Iast
message of rejoicing that his suffer.
lhss mad united North and South IN
common sympathy.
Copyright. 1920, by James MOrran,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-09-24
ULYSSES S. GRANT

1s22-Aprll 81, Hiram Ulysses
Grant born at Point Pleas
ant, o.
ts3o--EnroIled at West Point
Military academy as
Ulysses Simpson Grant.
fs46-e--In the Mexican war.
fs4s-Aug. %, married Julia
Dent.
1854--Reslgned from the army.
1s61--coIoneI Of Twenty-first I'LL
nois volunteer regiment Of
Infantry.
fs61-August, brigadier general.
1s62-Aprll, fought battle Of shl-
ioh.
1s63--July 4, took Vicksburg.
ts64--March, lieutenant general
In command Of the armies.
May, opened his campaign
In the Wilderness in Vlr-
ulnia. .r
1s65--ApriI 9, received Lees
surrender at Appomattox
Court House. "
1s69-March d, inaugurated
eighteenth president, aged
as.
f872--Grant reelected.
The Credit MobiIier scam
dial exposed.
1s76--February, whisky ring"
exposed.
March, BeIknap, secretary
of war, impeached.
1877--March 4, Grant retired
from the presidency.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-09-24

II suppose you'n
be telling me that
you're collecting
statistics for a
government bu-
reau, or maybe
for the state
board of health.
1t seems that
the authorities
are greatly inter-
ested In family
mat tiers tina I
don't cone err n
them nowadays,
and every day or
two somebody
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-09-24

xnnke-beiteve. Deaths An the family,
sorrow and fluctuations OF ali kinds,
the struggle to make n way In the
world by teaching and serving ms gov
ernesn, the nec~ssity OF acting as
mother to the family, all were a part
of she intense life of Charlotte.
In 1879 the three sisters ISSUED a
small volume of poems under the
names of Currcr, Ellis and Acton BELL.
The book was hardly noticed nj the
dme. The three sisters each began a
newell. Emily's swutherfng Heights
and hnne's @Agnes Grey found pub
iisherm. but sThe Professor. of Char
iotte remained unnccepted until shr
had made her name famous with other
works. she threw herself into the COM
position of .Jane Eyre, which was
published In IS4S. IL took the reading
public by storm, the literary sensation
~ the day was ayyho In Currer BelIf'
The answer did mot come tilI SHIRLEY
had been published In Is49, when the
author became n part of the great
world OF letters. avilIette,' her Inst
book, cnme In 1893. The next year she
WINS married 10 the Rev. Mr. Nichols
she died the year after, when success
and happiness should have crowned her
life.
BeRfnning with the life by Char
softe's friend, Mrs. GnskeIl, the three
sisters have been the subject of I'm
numer0bIe books and articles.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-09-24
Five-Minute Chats About
y. Our Presidents
=
W. BY JAMES MORGAN
sLUcs AND ARROWS

1877-9--Grant's tour Of the
world.
1sso--June, defeated for nornl.
nation for third term In
Republican national con-
ventloH. Entered the firm,
Of Grant & Ward, bankers
in New York.
1894-Fallure OF Grant q Ward.
Grant began to write hIs
personal Memoirs" Az
fiicted with cancer Of the
throat.
fss5--March a, Congress revived
the rank Of General for
him. july 20, died at Nit.
McGregor, N. T., aged ak
ty-three.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-09-24

A FAILURE at thirty-nine, at for
N ty-one Grant was the most
successful soldier of his gener-
alton. War was his element, but
he did not suspect 1t. On the
contrary, he hated warfare, was
bored by army life and never read
books on the military art. In the Mex
lean war he had been contented to be
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-09-24
Worlds Supply Of Nltrates.
The worlds visible supply of nj
trates Is estimated AT 2,102,O0 tons.
The TYNE.

u heard Mabel said when she mar
ried that she had selected the very
flower of her admirers. To what par
ucular bloom did she liken himT
AT first she thought he was the
pink Of perfection, but when the baby
came to claim her attention, he was
Just mere poppy."
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-09-24

Charlotte Bronte,
sister of Emily
and Anne Bronte,
was born April
III. 1916. and died
March 81, 1855.
Their father was
am freshman OF
poor health and
eccensrle w q y y.
Their mother died
when the children
were young, and
shey were left to
bring themselves
mp I'm a bIenix and
solitary n o u . e,
close to an c
churchyard, their
only seIace an I'm
te N 8 e enjoyment
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-09-24
7 HER yery hlrth Jane d,

was leIt In the cola lap or
charity. Her aunt-in-law, Mrs.
Reed OF Gateshead Hall, kept the or
phan ten years, during which she was
subjected to such hard, fixed hatred
that she was glad enough to be packed
OFF to Lowood school, semi-charitable
institution for girls.
Her career there was very honor
able; from pupil she became teach
err. She left 1t to become governess of
Adela Vnrens, the ward of Mr.. Ed
ward Rochester, at Thornfield Manor.
There she thoroughly liked her situa-
ton: The grand old house the quiet
library; her little chamber; the garden
with Its huge chestnut tree; and the
great meadow with its array of knotty
thorn trees, strong as oaks.
II Mr.. Rochester had been a hand
some, heroic-looking young gentleman,
Jane could never have felt at ease
with him. But he was sombre.
moody man, with broad and jetty eye
bro@s, decisive nose, and grim, square
mouth and jaw; and In his presence
the plain little governess felt somehow
happy. Yet his character was beyond
her penetration; she felt a vague sense
of insecurity.
He confided to her that Adela Va.
rens was not his child. but the daugh-
ter of Partisan dancer, who had de-
eeiyed him, and deserted the little
girl. So much he told her; but of the
hAN =, a..
happiest moments, of his apparent af-
lection for Jane Eyre along with his
Withholding from her some secret
grief, she could make nothing.
Then there came most mysterious
happenings TO Thornfleld. One night
Jane Eyre found the door of Mr.. Roch-
ester's room open, and his bed on fire,
She managed with great difficulty to
quench the flames, and rouse him from
the stupor into which the smoke had
plunged him. He advised her 70 re-
main silent as to the affair.
Later a Mr.. Mason, from Spanish
Town, in jamaica, arrived at Thorn
field while Mr.. Rochester was enter
taining large party. That night
Jane was awakened by n cry for help.
When she reached the hall, the guests
were aroused.
Mfr. Rochester, candle In hand, was
descending the stairs from the third
floor. "a servant has had a night.
mare" he said.
Thus he persuaded the guests back
into their rooms. But all night Jane
was obliged 70 attend Mr.. Mason, who
FAY In a bed on the third floor, badly
wounded I'm the ERIN and shoulder.
From scattered hints Jane gathered
that woman had inflicted the wounds.
A doctor was summoned, and before
morning Mr.. Rochester had spirited the
wounded man away in coach, with
fhe doctor to watch over him.
Then Jane was suddenly summoned
TO Gatheshead, TO her aunt. Mrs. Reed,
who lay dying. Mrs. Reed gave her a
letter. II was from John Eyre, IN Ma
deira, asking that his niece, Jane Eyre,
come to him, that he might adopt her,
as he was unmarried and childless. II
was dated three years back. Mrs. Reed
had never attempted 10 deliver IL TO
Jane Eyre, because she dlsllked her
zoo thoroughly TO lend hand In lifting
her TO prosperity,
When Jane returned 10 Thornfeld,
gfr. Rochester proposed to her and bo-
cause she loved him and believed In
Aim, sh0 accepted.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-09-24
Wireless Telephone.

A new wireless telephone apparatus,
employing a small aerial, a wave
length OF 375 meters and one-thIrd
kilowatt Of power, can be used to talk
10 points within a radius of 900
miles.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-09-24
Nantune,s Ia,Inhr,,

Il would like to see the wash of the
sea-"
THE best time to do that ought to
ne when you ure crossing the line"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-09-24
A GREAT HELP

CT SUPPOSE you do your own
i washing, ma'amf' inquired the
seedy stranger.
"Yes, / do, although don't see that
it's any of your business" re-
piled Mrs. Curfew, with some warmth.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-09-24
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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-25
Colonial Members
To Further Discuss
Club Plans aStUrdag

Further consideration ~ plans Tor q
new clubhouse will he taken SATURDAY
afternoon al a second meeting OF the
building committee. according 10 sam
+, Mcdonald, president 81 the Colonial
Country club. This second meeting was
called following one held WEDNESDAYS
night az the Chamber Of Commerce, at
which time construct on plans for a
home 10 replace the cae burned several
months ago. were hrt ught M.
When completed the clubhouse viii
cost according TO members. Ia the
neiEEborhood OF $500 600, or slightly
more than originally planned. This In
crease is due 10 additionally fcsures and
accommodations suggested at We'd
nesday's meeting.
The ballroom vii be larger than called
for In the present plans. A sprinkler
system will he installed and more lock
er space for the women golfers will be
provided, il was said. Some argument
over the material for roofing developed
az the meeting, Tile and chingling was
suggested
Insurance money to be collected for
the loss OF the old clubhouse bonds and
n treasury balance will so TO augment
q fund 10 be secured by membership
assessment In obtaining the total build
ing fund Considerable discussion Is
anticipated over the assessment prob
lem. A figure was recently passed on
by the executive board but later re
scinded
While Mr.. Mcdonald declared he could
moi state positively that Saturday >
meeting would end building discussions
and that the club would be ready TO
proceed In construction, be hoped the
conference would definitely determine
the questions now being debated, The
meeting win be held at the Chamber
Of Commerce.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-25
PLANS COMPANY TO
BUILD HOMES HERE

II Memphis wants to bring the world
here then, she had better get busy and
build homes. according 20 the view
point Of 5. T. Mcdonald prominent
business men, and the only way In
which this can be done is through "a
company Of subgtantial Memphians Mr
Mcdonald will bring 70 the Chamber
Of Commerce shortly plnH whereby
such a company could be organized and
homes for the men coming 10 this city
provided at a nominal cost.
II viii be Mr.. McuonaIuS suggestion
that survey be made Of Memphis and
the actual need be ascertained. lie
proposes TO organize company capi-
talized al $500. 600, and erect moderate
rricod homes, This win attract the Ia
borer here. MIR, Mcdonald thinks. and
win greatly aid the manufacturer,
Richmond tried the plan but found II
too ilate for the laborcr had been there.
he stated, and finding homes lacking.
had left the Virginia city Just now
Memphis faces such condition. was
his assertion
II would be the plan Of the company
TO erect houses TO cost about $4,000,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-25
GOODRICH co. FOREMAN
GAINS FOURTEEN POUNDS
IN FOUR WEEKS Time

believe II or not, Tanlac is the only
thing ! have ever found that did me
any good. For the past ten years I
have suffered with indigestion and was
constantly troubled either with constl-
patton or just the reverse, | had no
fast was soft boiled egg and little
milk Many night | was so nervous
and miserable ! never slept a wink
and, thinking | could never get well,
| lost nearly all interest in everything
and everybody ! was always so tired
and tagged out that | never felt like
doing a thing in the way of work and
life had become a burden to me.
one day ! made up my mind to
try Tanlac, knowing NJ mother law
had taken ii with fine results, and 1t
helped me right from the start and
has proven to be Just what | have
needed all these years. ] have only
been taking II for about four weeks
and have just finished my third bottle,
but | have already gained fourteen
pounds and never felt better in twelve
years, am now Ia well man and am
stil gaining, both weight and strength,
ever day. / am NOW feeling fine and
! mean to say by that that | have no
more Indigestion or an ache or pain
of any Kind, My appetite is just
great and | have gotten off my eggs
and milk diet and eat Just anything.
am now sleeping sound every night
and all that tired, worn out feeling has
left me. If anyone wishes to get il
direct from me what l think of Ianlac
and what 1t has done for me let them
come down to the plant and | will
gladly give them all the facts The
men at the shop are now telling me
that I'm looking fine and getting fat
and want to know what | am doing
for myself and it's pleasure for me
to tell them that Tanlac is what has
made the wonderful change"
Tanlac is sold in Memphis by War.
mock Drug company. and by Weiss
| Pharmacy; in Eads by Connell Mercan.
tile company and in Bartlett by r. j
| Hood adv
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-25

Tomorrow-another one of those remark
able sales events that have made our new
Bargain Basement the chief shopping center for
thrifty women all over the city-this will be one
of the biggest ever launched-and the entire de-
partment will be just trimming over with bar
gains
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-25
Had Spent Thousands Of
Dollars In Fourteen
Years Search for Health
is Finally Rewarded.
SAYS TANLAC HELPED
HIM FROM THE START
att Was Just What I
Needed and I Am Now a
Well Man." States Wei
rath-Eats Anything.

''Of all the people who have made
statements about being benefited by
Tanlar believe | have the most cause
to feel grateful" Aaid Francis Werath.
10 West State street, Akron Ohio, in
statement a few days ago.
MIR Weirath has held a responsible
position with Lhe Goodrich Rubber com
pany in Akron for 30 years He is a
thirty-second degree Mason, has been
an active member Of the Akron lodge
for nine years, aud numbers his friends
by the hundreds
III / should tell what an awful state
Of health | was in beforesI took Tan
lac he added. people who don't know
me would hardly believe 1t when / say
| am now well man, have been
paying out money for treatment and
medicines for fourteen years trying tc
get my health back. have spent
three or four thousand dollars-enougt
TO buy fine automoble-and you MAY
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-25
VISIT CITY HALL.

The eighth grade eiyics class Of Pea.
body school numbering IS pupils Wis
tied the courthouse and city hall
Wednesday afternoon rho children
met several officials, among them
Mayor Rowlett Paine
Pupils from Vocational high school
were expected to he late afternoon Wis
itors Thursday, on similar tour ~ in
spection Teachers Of other classes will
he urged TO bring their pupils to the
courthouse and city hall to permit
them TO study tho forms Of city and
county government
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-25
Named Registrar Of
Vital Statistics

Or, J. ]. Neely Thursday received AZ
appointment from the state board al
health Ak county registrar Of vital sta
tistics He viii take charge Of tbs
to give up the work
DR. Nicely WAS not an applicant fol
the appointment. hut win accept Il
came TO him largely because members
Of the state board knew OF his WORK
for many years when he was superin'
tendept OF the Western Hospital for thu
Insane at Bolivar Dr Nicely will Wort
In close cooperation with the city pn6
county heath departments
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-25
THREE WIN FREEDOM

Andrew Tudlttus Augustus Suseberr,
and John Hopgood. charged with lar.
Ceny aud receiving property. won
freedom In second division OF criminal
court Wednesday when they agreed TO
pay costs Of their cases. which were
notie pressed. The men We're charged
with buying $40 hats, said 10 have been
stolen from the Brown Hat company,
for 81, from Leroy Lowe l6, negro
porter M tho hat store Lowe pleaded
guilty 10 petit larceny, and was sen
fenced 10 30 days In the workhousc
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-25
The Goats
at $19.88
Regular $1,000 and $500 Values

And, of course, your Easter wardrobe willy be
iacomplete without nobby spring coat--we offer
remarkable values in this special salehe sport
three-quarter effects, pole cloths, velours weeds
svertones and novelty ceatngs; the sensational
ever offered for less than $4,000 for this special
sale, $f9.SS
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-25
Seek Ideas For
TTi-State Hotel

Martin =. lscle and Walk e. Jones.
Of Jones & Furbringcr. soon viii visit
number Of cities iH wbic. new hotels
have been built 20 get new ideas which
may be Incorporated ia the plans for
TIE new TTi-State hotel The building
committee authorized the trip at q
meeting held Wednesday
Members Of the committee tentative
Y approved the plan 20 make the new
hotei one ~ IL instead Ut II stories.
thu, adding more than 10 additional
rooms. j \ lseie, treasurer. reported
That about 100000 Of additional sub
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-25
ACQUIT NEGROES

n Greer, negro, charged with TIN
murder Of bis wife. Katie In October
1918, won freedom tn first crimina
court Wednesday because the state
could not find witnesses sam o, Bates
states attorney, recommended a yer,
dict OF acauittal which was ordere,
returned by Judge j. I'D Richards,
Roden Poe. negro, tried for murder
was found not guilty by jury OF Kill.
ing Jesse Hart negro in May, 1918
Self defense was Fne's plea.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-25

serptions has come Ia within the past
week The authorized capital stock y
now Sl.nUe 900. and to tbs hotel b mace
larger that sum VIII be needed
A call Tor first payments DC - per
cent of the stock subscmnuons is being
mailed 20 subscribers The payments
will be due Apri Members of the
building committee are J. T. Walsh. Z
b. BlgeE a. H. Chears. N j. lscit
and e. L Reed
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-25
WILL MEET HEADRICK.

The soeialN agencies Endorsement
committee or the Chamber Of Com
mcrCe iyil meet in room G. Friday at
noon, William e.. Headrick will meet
with the committee Tor the FIRST time.
MIR Headfick having been recently
elected secretary
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-25
STORM WARNINGS UP.

WASHINGTON, March 25.--The
southwest section Of the disturbance of
Wednesday is now central over Okla
homa, with increasing intensity. the
weather bureau announced today and
storm warnings are displayed on tho
gulf coast from Brownsville to Cedar
KEYS
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-25

Now is the time when thrifty folks will find
it to their particular advantage to depend on Gold
smiths Bargain Basement for their Easter needs
Now is the time when our value-giving shows to
real advantage-for nowhere will you find more
extensive assortments of new, reliable spring mer-
chandise, priced so ridiculousy low.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-06-28

To profiteer is human, to catch
them would be divine.-Salt Lake
Herald.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-06-28
SHERWOOD FOREST
a)PEN FULL BLAST
Forty New Cottages And Golf
Course Among Additions Made
Since Last Year

Sherwood Forest, on the Severn
river, has again opened its season
with tan increased number of enthu-
slastfc club members and the. addition
OF 40, new cottages. also of a golf
course. in the laying out of which sew
eral thousand dollars have been ex-
pended. The service of an instructor
for beginners in golf is also available.
Arrangements have been made to fea-
ture the dances to be held at the club
house twice a Notwithstanding now
and then with outside attractions. and
music will be furnished by Louis
FishaR's orchestra, Mr.. Fisher himself
to had the music on Wednesday, even
ingsS There are also plans this sum
mer Tor older boys and girls, enter
tainntent approaching the advantages
of a9summer camp. to be provided
through the eng cement of leaders in
this line of work
To,one of the dining halls-doubled
in capacity since last season. has been
added model kitchen situated mid
way between the upper and lower
floors, New servants quarters TO
house an additional staff have been
built in a secluded spot; the COM
munity store. with offices above, has
been rebuilt, and is proving a greater
convenience than ever. and 20 new
garages have been erected, making 40
in all Roads have been improved
and graded and an increasing number