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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-03-26

wei, she would Just look the other
way and answer an uncomprehending
"uh-huh" that stabbed him to 81
lence. What had happened to her?
With their money, not only her self
respect but her whole self had gone.
Why couldn't she keep their little
house tidy? Why wouldn't she keep
his children clean? Leonie was eight
and the twins six. They were ola
enough TO know how to behave to
people. Why wouldn't she teach
them? Poor little youngsters hud-
died together in that dirty bed!
He rose and went to the window.
There was light in yerbeek,s cot
tage. Suddenly his mind pictured the
Interior. His home should be like
that. They had exactly the same
things hut their dishes shone on the
cupboard shelves. their beds were al
ways made when he called, and the
children had excellent manners. They
were well washed. too They looked
healthier and happier than his little
ones. Was the difference his fault?
Surely not-he and yerbeek were in
the same positions they did the
same things. But Madame yerbeek
did not say "why bother" 1t was
true she worked all day long TO keep
things going and make ends meet.
She did 1t because she had not lost
her pride and 1t was the work that
kept her from Tossing herself. Mathil-
da--but he must not think that way.
He began to prepare for bed.
Though the lamp was burning low. he
could still see his wife as she lay
asleep. She had been pretty once. but
now somehow her face had changed.
the skin was sallow, the expression
different-that was 1.-THE expression.
she had not. taken down her hair !;
Wisps of Il made ragged fringe about
her forehead and neck. Hairpins
stuck out at grotesque angles. He
wished she would brush IL as she used
to do. The bed--he turned out the
lamp and finished undressing in The
dark and took his place beside her. 1t
WAS easier 50.
1t was toward dusk one evening
after he had come home from work
that Leonie answered a rap at the
door. YES, he's here" she said, hold
ing the door half shut
''Who is it? Ask them in" com.
manded Andre. and hurried across the
room.
He gave the priest his chair. Ma
thilda removed some dishes from the
other one, wiped il with her apron,
and gave it to Monsieur Rameau. The
third man sat gingerly upon the edge
of the bed We've come to ask you
Ito ask" his gazed roamed about
the Uttered room and he paused.
The priests kindly voice began
"Yes-we've come-a school is to be
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-03-26
BelgiuInS Sketches
The
Refugee
By katharine E.ggleston Roberts
(copyright, Isas. wsstern gsvsnsn $1,000.

Copyright. 1899. Western Newspaper Unionl
Mathilda van Straelen tucked the
blanket about her three sleeping chill
hreh and, for moment, regarded the
touseled little heads. Maybe if the
Dedclothes had been clean. she would
have noticed how dirty the children's
races were and washed them. But she
only pulled the soiled blanket up to
the small, grimy chins and left dirt.
the harmonizer Of all things, undis-
turbed. Across the room was another
cot. its coverings heaped In the midst
OF 1t as they had been left In the
morning. She started toward ii.
stopped halfway. then pushing some
newspapers from chair, sat down
and duly regarded her husband. He
was writing at a small table, the top
OF which was clear save for pile of
neatly written pages. The pickering
light from the lamp on the cluttered
dinner table near him emphasized the
sharpness of his ascetic features and
deepened the shadows under his eyes.
Mathilda's gaze followed the move
ment of the pen in his long slender
fingers.
81 don't see why you go on with
that writing Andre. You'n never get
anywhere with il now. The war
spoiled every chance anybody had at
everything"
No, not everything Then as he
looked up the light in his face cloud
ed. st spoiled just about everything,
though" he admitted "Mathflla,
can't you clean things up little
around here? Somehow it wouldn't
seem so crowded if everything weren't
so strewn about. and dirty"
Mathilda pushed her hair out of her
eyes. II s'pose / could. but why
bother? Cook, eat, sleep in one room
anyway. 1t just gets mussed up again.
We used TO be someone wien you
were Occurring in the college. Now
the college is gone. the town is gone,
you're just refugee like lot of
other Belgians, only you don't know
how to dig so well. We used to have
nice house, BOW we have a shack.
What's the use of trying to do any,
thing, anyway? don't care" Her
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-03-26

established here. Some one must take
charge of it. We thought you might.
We're going TO get several candidates
and one will be selected"
Yes, yes, that is it" Monsieur Ra-
meau took up the speech. Eve thought
you might like to be a candidate"
Andre van Straelen. thanking them.
had assured them that he was anxious
to be considered. and they had care
fully made their way to the door. Out
In the road they stopped to talk. One
of them indicated the neighboring
house. The others nodded slowly and
they went TO call on Karel Verbeek.
1t was then that Andre realized.
Their hesitation after they had entered
his house. their stammering embar.
rassment and exchange of glances,
their INDIGESTION and their consultation
in the road after they had left-all
meant one thing. There had been no
idea of candidates: they had intended
to give him the position till they saw
how he lived. how his house was kept
Then they had taken the kindest way
out of the situation.
He was not surprised to hear the
next day that yerbeek was appointed.
but, for long time. he could not make
himself go home. When he finally did
open his door Il was very late. Ma
thilda was asleep. He awakened her,
"Verbeek was elected"
"Uh-huh." She closed her eyes
again, apparently uninterested.
do you know why?" demanded
Andre almost fiercely. at was be-
cause" But she had gone back to
sleep-she had not cared.
He stood s;iffiy. staring down at her,
his fists clenched TIL the knuckles
were white. his teeth set. He hated
the injustice of circumstance; he
hated this sQualid room; he hated
his Then something in him let go
and. instead of hate. a wave of pity
and tenderness for her as she used to
he swept through him. He relaxed
and as he sat down at his table and
took out the clean. white sheets OF
paper, he looked over at his wife. His
dark eyes were full of compassion.
After all" he thought. "she isn't to
blame and Il must be dreadful, terri.
bic, to have lost ones self" And he
began to write.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-03-26

voice dragged through the sentences
as she dragged through each day, in
differently, without any particular
feeling.
"But It's our own shack-at least
we aren't living in regular,refugee's
home. And as soon as the town
builds up, II will need school, and
maybe | can get the work | know how
to do. OF course, there's verbeek next
door. He used to teach, too. but the
people here know ME better than they
DO him." He paused.
'Uh-huh." His wife shook out the
bedclothes and crawled under them.
Andre turned back to his writing
but the clear thoughts would not
come. They were stained by the touch
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-03-26
No Place to Go.

O'Hara stood surveying the body OF
his friend, lying in state. Then he be-
gan TO smile.
what is there funny about it," de-
manded an outraged friend.
" Twas only last week as Clancy
was saving TO me how there amt NO
heaven and no purgatory An here
he lies now. poor divil, all drissed up
and nowhere to go.-The American
Legion Weekly.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-03-26
Do Not Get Careless
With Your Blood Supply

the great vegetable blood medi-
cine, will revitalize your blood and
give You new strength and
healthy, vigorous vitality. Every
one needs it just now to keep the
system in perfect condition. Go
to your drug store and get bottle
to-day, and if you need any med
ical advice, you can obtain it with
out cost by writing to Medical Di-
rector, Swift Specific Co., 100 Swift
Laboratory. Atlanta. Ga.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-03-26

fine results.
II u sed DR..
Pierce's Favor
lite Prescription
for woman's
trouble and was
cured.
II consider
both of these
medicines to be
W fully
good and re-
commend them
to 'everybody.s
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-03-26
Impurities Invite Disease.

You should pay particular heed
TO any indication that your blood
supply is becoming sluggish, OF
that there is a lessening in Its
strong and vital force.
BY keeping your blood purified
your system more easily wards of
disease that is ever present, wait
ing to attack wherever there is an
opening. A few bottles of S. s. S.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-03-26
Both Kinds

Bix-They say those fortune teIlers
make 10: of money.
DiN-Naturilly. 1t is by its nature
a business of prophets, you kRow.-
Boston Transcript.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-03-26
In the Cyclone Belt.

The difficulty of finding house is
not exclusively an Eastern problem
Out in Kansas, for instance, native
observed stranger looking around
and ventured to say, Good morning,
sir. House hunting?"
"Yes," replied the stranger. Il won
der if it could have blown this far
Boston Transcript.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-03-26
BEL.CHING
Caused by


Ii Let EAToNIC, the wonderful modern
&omaeh remedy, give you quick relief
Mom disgusting belching. food-repeating.
#digestion, bloated. gassy stomach. dyspsp-
#a, heartburn and other stomach miseries
hey are all caused by Acid-Stomaeh from
mich about nine people out OF ten suffer
one way or another. One writes as fol-
Tvs; Before used EATONIC, 1 could not
HI bite without belching it right up, sour
ID bitter. have not had q bit Of trouble
nee the first tablet"
II Millions are victims OF Acid stomach
&ithout knowing 1t. They are weak and
2,lng, have poor digestion, bodies inprop-
~ nourished although they may eat heart
~ GraVe disorders are likely to follow IL
II ecid-stomach is neglected. Cirrhosis OF
~ liver, Intestinal congestion, gastritis
&htarrh OF the stomach--these are only A
~ 81 the many ailments often caused by
&cid-St0maeh.
a sufferer from Catarrh of the Stomach
u ~ years standing writes: 81 had catarrh
& me stomach for IL long years and never
%unu anything to do me any good-5ust
#mporary relief-until used EATONIC 1t
n without it," ~
You are not feeling quite right-iack
z1ergy ana enthusiasm and don't know lust
Mnsre to locate the trouble--try EATONIC
~ -. see how much better you viii feel In
Al all drug stores--a big box for soc and
Fpur money back if you are not satisfied
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-03-26
Getting "worther and worther."

SIS life worth hving:"
Il think that question has been an
swered for good and all. The cost has
been more than doubled aud we all
hang Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-03-26

II Is as easy for You TO please every
body as it is for everybody to please
YOU
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-03-26

Of his surroundings. He put the pa
pers in a fiat box In the drawer of his
table and sat looking into space,
No. he didn't imagine be could ever
do anything with his book. That
wasn't why he worked on it each eve
ming. II was only because there was
consolation In filling the clean white
pages with thoughts he could no long
ar speak aloud. Only to Matilda
.ould he ever have told them and now
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-03-26

When Nature takes vacation it Is
sometimes one of a million years. She
isn't making any more mastodons.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-03-26
An Inference.

What's Flubduh prating about?''
1.-THE fairness OF these magazine
contests"
II see. He won a prize"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-03-26

Stupid!
Pete-Have you got any mail for
me?
Postman-What's your name?
Pete-You'n find it on the envelope.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-03-26

More than likely YOU were eeAsid-
cred handsome baby.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-03-26
Women's Troubles

Roy, Wash. MY uncle used DR..
Heroes Golden Medical Discovery with
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-03-26
Young Motherhood

& Vallejo, $50. VaIlejo), Calf. ST
8bok DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip-
Hon during expectancy and found il
kceTent; it relieved headache, backache,
Id helped in great many ways. / was
and had a good appetite and had
much easier time than with the other
hldren. / was strong and well when /
aDt up and had a nice healthy baby
MRs. s. P. Houston, GAO 9th st.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-03-26
prorninent
Worr1erl
| Testify

Hon,ian,. Wash. .--'sT was 10 such q
4 Jown condition that / had to sit
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-03-26
AT0NlC.
- FOR YOUR AcID-sToMAcD
SLOW
DEATH

hcnes, pains, nervousness, diff
uity IN urinating, often mean
serious disorders. The worlds
standard remedy for kidney, liver,
piaader and uric acid troubles
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-03-26

Most women would rather he fat
pred than praised.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-03-26

down 20 40 my
work. My back
and head ached
continuously. i
took twelve bot
ties of DIR. Pierce's
Favorite Prescrip-
ton and it COM
pletely cured me.
/ am doing all my
own work and feel
good all the time. =
q 111Q Cimnsora
The Jasper news., 1920-03-25
SHERIDAN NEWS.
Mrs, JOY kERNEY.

Joe Simmons and wife called on
Grandma Faskin' Sunday.
Alice Templin took dinner with Fern
Patrick Sunday.
Basil McClintock and family spent
Sunday at Mr. Winans'.
Frances and Minnie Gresham spent
Sunday afternoon With the Alexander
girls.
Charley McClintock and wife spent
Sunday afternoon at Will McClin-
tocks.
Mrs. Yves Malone and Mrs. Winans
spent Tuesday with Mrs. Basil Nc
Clintock.
re. Gresham and wife called on
Oscar Faskin and family Sunday.
Alvin Radford was at Jasper Owings'
Sunday.
Parker Jacobs and family autoed to
Chas. Crows Sunday.
Chas. Crow and family called on his
parents in Jasper Sunday evening.
Eppie Rice and mother, and Don
Bedell and wife spent Sunday after
noon with George Probert and family.
Wilired Crow took dinner with Hugh
Sterling Sunday.
Mrs. John Gresham called on heI
daughter, Mrs. Carl Denninger, Sun
day.
Carl Denninger spent Sunday with
his mother at Golden City.
Harry Bender is plowing on his new
farm this week.
Jessie Winans spent Saturday with
her sister, Mrs. Basil McClintock.
The Jasper news., 1920-03-25
TeT.lephon. subeerib.i..

On account Of the increased cost oi
al material and supplies used in the
maintenance Of the telephone plant,
and also the necessary increase in
wages for all classes OF labor, the under
signed telephone company is compelled
q ask the State Public Service
Commission for permission to increase
the rates for the various classes OF tele-
phone service at its Jasper exchange,
as follows:
Glass A Rural Service, present rate
$500 per year, proposed fales $500 per
year; yearly in advance.
We have asked that the above pro-
posed schedule Of rates be allowed TO
20 into effect April Is, 1920. Each sub
seribeT Is therefore notified that II there
be any objection to the proposed in
CREASE, that such objection should be
made in writing to the Public Service
Commission at jefferson City, prior to
the effective date OF the proposed
schedule.
Jasper Telephone Co.
80-ot ID. NJ. Johnson, manager.
The Jasper news., 1920-03-25
Annual School Mestinr.

In compliance with section l0Sii, Re
vised Statutes 1909, notice is hereby
given to the qualified voters Of Jasper,
County of jasper, State OF Missouri,
that the Annual School Meeting Of said
District will be held mt Jasper on Tues
day, the 9th day OF April, 1920; among
other things specified by law, the fol-
lowing will be proposed and considered:
The election OF two directors for a
term of three years.
For a nine-months' term Of school.
For a levy OF 40 cents on the hun
dred dollars valuation for school pur-
poses (same as last year,
For fifteen cent levy for repairs.
Jay Good, District Clerk.
This 10th day OF March, 1920.
The Jasper news., 1920-03-25
Additional Local

M. L Amer and family enter
tanned Sunday, Hi Jackson and
wife from Indiana, George Arner
and family from Bethel neighbor.
hood and Floyd Joyce and wife
from near Boston.
D.. Knott reports cases of flu
still in the families of Wayne Swec-
zy and Will Metzger, in the neigh
borhood II miles southeast of Jas
per. and three new cases of the
same in the last few days.
Mrs. c A. Arnold, who lives two
mile north Of Jasper, and her moth
er Mrs. w. B. TIouser of Jasper,
visited Mrs, Arnold's daughter,
Mrs Nettie Van Wey, and other
relatives at Sedalia last week.
Mrs. Cyra Houeh. " no has so far
recovered from the injuries received
at the time her husband and baby
were killed VIXEN passenger train
wrecked their car at Carytown
crossing, is visiting With Robert
Wolfe and family east of Jaspr.
Members of the NJ. E. Church,
South, gave John Gather and fam
lily a surprise last Thursday when
they came in carrying big dinner
in their baskets. Mr. Gather and
his family will move to Car ithage
soon and this affair was in the ma
ture of farewell dinner.
Mrs. w. S Kunkler, we'll known
here a few years ago as Miss Hazel
Coiner, who now lives in California,
recently sent Harve Coiner and
family a box Of fancy California
fruit. Mr.. and Mrs. Coiner sent
The News a nice sample OF the
oranges and lemons. Mr. and Mrs
Kunkler operate dairy and fruit
farm near Ramona. Cal.
The following Jasper people at.
tended Madame Schumann. Heink's 4
concert in Joplin last Friday night
L. T. McCune and wife. c. E.
Teeter and wife, Ollie Roberts and
wife. Arthur Teeter aud wife. Mrs
Houser, Miss Ida Drake, Miss
Lizzie Lawson. Mrs. Allen Peterson
Miss Pearl Cunning, Mrs. Dora
Hastings and Miss Helen Hastings
The Jasper news., 1920-03-25
Had Preferred Position.

Walford came home from the neigh
bors and his mother inquired what he
was doing. He said they had been
playing war and were knocking the
boys down. His mother then inquired
if he wasn't afraid of being hurt. "Oh,
no; was one Of the knockers" he re-
piled.
The Jasper news., 1920-03-25

Their are practically no minerals,
no coal, no iron, no copper, no silver
in Palestine. though recently some oil
wells have been discovered in the Jor-
dan valley. Neither are there any
large forests, though the land may
have been better wooded in the days Of
Joshua than now.
The Jasper news., 1920-03-25
4 ST. PATRICK PROGRAM
Two Events Of Interest by the Uthai
Society Of the M. E. Church.

the Uthai Society Of the NJ. f. Church
on March II, was we'll attended.
Mendel Drake gave on thesaxophone
"The Wearing OF the Green" and
"Nnen You and Were Young, Mag
gle" 10 which he received a hearty APP
plause and responded, playing Oar
danella."
Mrs. Stella Magers read an article on
"The Origin Of st. Patricks Day"
The ladies' quartette composed OF
Mrs. Allen Peterson, Misses Elizabeth
Dunning, Esther Vinson and Ida
Drake, sang widow Malone" which
won the hearts OF their hearers, and in
response to the hearty encore sang
"rhe Low Back'd Car"
The orchestra, composed OF Mr.. and
Mrs Roy Wells, Miss Ora Wiseman,
Mrs. Lloyd McCune, and Homer Bayne
played two numbers, "Pennant Win
ner," and "AIammy's Boy" which the
audience applauded heartily, this being
the orchestra's first appearance in
public.
Helen Nunnelly very pleasingly gave
"The DearLittle Shamrock Of Ireland"
The piano duet, Deeds OF Valor,"
by Misses Lucille Scott and Helen
Hastings, was we'll rendered, the young
ladies responding to an encore.
The male quartette composed OF
Patrick O'Teeter, Dinty Moore McCune,
Jerry O'Teeter and Michael Thomas,
real Irish squires, sang Fair Killarney
Across the Sea" in true Irish style.
"Ireland Must BE Heaven for My
Mother Came From There" was sweetly
sung by Marguerite Teeter.
A true Irishwoman, Biddy O'Wise-
man, just from the old country, with
h Irish dialect, gave "Mrs. Maloney
On the Chinese Question" in splendid
style.
Mrs. David IIouser, an Irish maid,
then sang beautiful Isle of the Sea"
add "rhe Tumbled Down Shack in
Athlone."
The ladies quartettc gave two pleas
ing numbers OF Irish pathos, believe
Me If All Those Endearing Young
Charms" and Something in the Name
of Ireland"
The Uthai Society met Thursday,
March 1S, with Mrs Stella Mayors.
After a short business session the rest
OF the afternoon was spent socially.
Much merriment WAS afforded the
members by the hostess, who had pre-
pared enignias of the members names,
AL sought to solve. 80 unique were
the enigmas that the following are
given:
a part OF chicken and II river cros-
sing Crawford.
The pest ot the cornGeId Crow.
A beast OF burden (CnmpbelD.
| y vehicle and MS (CarnS).
A part of fish and that which we
cannot live without (iilbreath).
The way most OF us make our living
tIlarlawaN.
What The groom must do for his
bride (Houser).
A woman's crowning glory and .
verb (Harris).
A boys name, a chinaman's pigtail
and ne (McCune).
A Catholic sister and sufIix Nun
nelIy).
An apostle and male child peter
SOM.
How we kept her cool (Pfander).
Large showers (Rains).
A land near Ireland (Scott-land).
What we do for our daughter
(Schooler).
i n, plus, and river crossing Trad.
ford).
Il What the children like to play
| (Teeter).
A political district WARD.
Where our drinking water comes
from (Wells)
The way the Irishman pronouncel
bean (Bayne).
Officers in the American Army
lAIagers)
y part OF an auto (shields).
Places Of beauty (Iiowersl.
Hard to unite knott.
| a feline creature and pronoun Of
feminine gender (Cather).
The name we give our gentlemen
The Jasper news., 1920-03-25
Renewals and New subsCribors.

The following renewals and new sub
scnbers have been recorded the past
week:
Fred Campbell Lando Hendricks
A G Cline Will Weston
s II Mitchell 8 r Templln
Vivian Costley w g Law
Don Bedell Tbeo Lawson
] NJ Ettet ii 6tockdale
The new subscribers are:
John L. Goddard, Joplin, Mo.
=. II. cearnal, 1, Jasper.
The Jasper news., 1920-03-25
STORE NEWS

Don't forget, we refund transportation
according to the plan of the Business
Mems League
The Jasper news., 1920-03-25

Our rest room is furnished for your con.
venience. Come in and make yourself
at home
The Washington herald., 1920-02-24
MINISTER'S DAUGHTER
APPEALS FOR SERBS

Authorized to speak for Prince
Regent Alexander of Serbia, Miss
Helen Losanitch, daughter Of a
member Of the Serbian ministry.
arrived in New York last week to
plead the cause of half a million
homeless Serbian children.
Her native land. wrecked after
six continuous years of war Serbia
today Is a country of old men,
women and children, Miss Losanitch
declared. and unless expediency is
exercised in relieving the distress
and destitution of the juvenile pop
uiation Serbia Is threatened with
destruction.
For six, years Serbia has been at
war" Miss Losanitch stated at the
headquarters of the Serbian Child
welfare Association OF America, to
which organization she came to
report on present-day conditions.
During the two years preceding the
great war. Serbia was engaged in
the Balkan campaign. and through
out the entire time her resources
and energies were devoted to equip
The Washington herald., 1920-02-24
i35. 900 TRANSMITS
AIDED IN FIVE MONTHS

Assistance was rendered TO more
than 10, 1000 transients by the Travellers
Aid branch Of the Citizens COMMITTEES
from September is to January 81. ac-
cording to report submitted TO the
committee. The cost for the service
amounted to 81 cents for each person
served.
!, The Travellers Aid maintains a
booth at Union Station where tran
sients are directed to hotels and room
ing houses. Persons in need are sent
to the Associated Charities or to the
Jewish Welfare Board.
Special care has been given TO the
cases Of young women and girls COM
ing into the city alone. the report
states.
The greatest care is taken" IT
states. ito see that every young
woman, girl or boy who comes in
alone is put into such a home as would
be approved by the mother of that
person. They are given card with